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• One is either expiration of sentence or a break in custody, which would be a bail situation.
• The expiration of a sentence is predictable, and everybody knows when that's going to be.
• , the House of Correction sentence, and those who are pre-trial detainees.
• And you also mentioned sentence versus pre-trial.
• Of the 125, I mentioned 11 are sentenced and 114 are pre-trial.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on several public safety bills, with testimony first on S.2681, Colby’s Law, which would establish safety standards for BMX and motocross tracks. Supporters, including the family of a child killed at a track, argued the bill is needed because some tracks lack basic protections such as barriers, emergency plans, on-site medical staff, and adequate track maintenance. A motocross track representative opposed the bill as overregulation that could impose major costs and argued existing safety efforts and voluntary safety committees are preferable. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S.2680, which would expand emergency preparedness requirements around aging nuclear power plants and nuclear waste sites from a 10-mile to a 50-mile radius. Supporters from Cape Cod Downwinders, Massachusetts Peace Action, physicians, and other advocates said current law is outdated and insufficient, citing risks from radioactive waste storage, limited federal oversight, and the need for broader evacuation and emergency planning. Testifiers urged the bill’s passage, and no action was taken. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Protect Act, H.5158, dealing with limits on cooperation between state/local agencies and federal civil immigration enforcement. Sheriffs testified about how ICE detainers and notification requests work in practice, emphasizing discretion, public safety, and the difference between sentenced prisoners and pretrial detainees. Supporters from labor, education, and health care groups said immigrant communities are living in fear and asked for stronger protections, including bans on 287(g) agreements and clearer limits on ICE activity in schools, hospitals, and other sensitive locations. The hearing also included testimony on H.4697 regarding training and certification of constables and civil deputy sheriffs, with the Hampshire County sheriff saying sheriffs are already working with POST and MPTC on training standards and that the bill may be duplicative.

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• WHO HAVE BEEN FOUND FACTUALLY INNOCENT BY THE ORIGINAL SENTENCING COURT.
• HE EVENTUALLY WAS GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER AND SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS.
• THE JURY ULTIMATELY FOUND WALLACE GUILTY OF A LESSER CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER WITH A FIREARM AND WAS SENTENCED
• MANSLAUGHTER WHEN COMMITTED AGAINST THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO THE LIST FOR WHICH A COURT MUST SENTENCED
• THIS TALKS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE CONVICTION WHAT HAPPENS ON THE SENTENCE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The legal standard used by the prosecution and sentences handed down indicate that the environment for
• The HLF sentencing could have a chilling effect on U.S.
• handed down indicate that the environment for U.S. charity used by the prosecution and sentences handed
• The HLF sentencing could have a chilling effect on U.S.
• or one sentence and two lines that greatly affects my industry, and we also believe greatly affects

Bills: HB2009, HB2022, HCM2001, HCM2002, HCM2004, HCR2001, HM2001, HM2004

Keywords: campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization

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• <01:16:51.320> to felony and may be sentenced to felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment
• <01:17:06.199> to felony and may be sentenced to felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment
• I like a wider range, a larger possibility for a sentence to be a bit more severe.
• I like a wider range, a larger possibility for a sentence to be a bit more severe.
• I like a wider range, a larger possibility for a sentence to be a bit more severe.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , and so this would remove the mandatory sentence part or remove the mandatory sentence part or as if
• burdened by a required jail sentence burdened by a required jail sentence because<03:10:15.479><
• :10:57.080> or remove the ma mandatory sentence part or remove the ma mandatory sentence part
• We're saying that jail sentence can be suspended.
• sentence we're saying that jail sentence sentence we're saying that jail sentence can<03:11:24.520

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Yeah, just flipping how you're structuring the sentences. Yeah, really. So what are we doing?
• How you're structuring the sentences. Yeah, really. So, what are we doing? Anything? Really?
• I'm not sure where it belongs in the sentence.
• Yeah, where in that sentence is the right place grammatically. Yep.
• I think it's after the word general based on the sentence structure of the next one, but we will defer

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee reconvened and reviewed the status of several bills. The chair said bill 1377 could not be acted on until the House finished work on campaign finance bill 2156, and bill 1535 likely would not be ready because of unresolved concerns from Representative Davis and planned meetings with Highway Patrol and BCI. The committee therefore focused on bill 1601, which dealt with when the Attorney General may refuse or revoke special assistant attorney general appointments for certain state offices and entities. Members debated the policy and constitutional implications of the bill, including whether it was solving a real problem or creating a potential conflict, and whether statewide elected officials and independent bodies should have their own counsel. After testimony from the Chief Deputy Attorney General clarifying current law and the appropriations process, the committee amended the bill to add the Ethics Commission to the list of entities and to narrow the affected offices to the Governor, State Auditor, and Ethics Commission. The committee also changed one provision from “and” to “or” to clarify the standard for refusal or revocation. The committee then approved the bill as amended on a 6-0 vote and designated Senator Braunberger as the carrier. The chair said the committee would not meet the next morning and would instead reconvene the following week at the call of the chair.

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• HB 544 by Gervin-Hawkins relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for more than one criminal
• HB 578 by Moody relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case, referred to the Committee
• the Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development, HB 578 by Moody relating to certain sentencing
• constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for the court to terminate the sentence
• constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for the court to terminate the sentence

Summary: The House met for first reading and referral of a large number of bills and joint resolutions, with no substantive debate on the measures themselves. The filings covered a broad range of topics, including agency rulemaking and regulatory deference, occupational licensing reciprocity, business entities, eviction procedures, higher education, public education, health care, elections and voting procedures, criminal justice, property tax and appraisal issues, transportation, agriculture, energy, and local government authority. Several proposals also addressed constitutional amendments on matters such as Medicaid expansion, property tax limits, quorum and special-session rules, voting citizenship proof, parental rights, reproductive autonomy, and state funding allocations. Many of the measures focused on education, public health, and election administration. Examples included bills on financial literacy in schools, school nurses and librarians, student meal debt policies, suicide prevention notices, menstrual products, and community-based learning programs, as well as election-related bills on voter registration, disability access, ballot corrections, political advertising, and voting equipment or procedures. Other notable bills dealt with housing and property issues, including evictions, homestead tax exemptions, and land ownership, along with criminal justice measures involving sentencing, juror challenges, trafficking-related nondisclosure, and firearm reporting or transfer restrictions. The House also referred a set of resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars Committee. At the end of the proceedings, Mr. Bell moved that the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in memory of James Edward Cook of Eustace, Texas. There was no objection, and the House adjourned.

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• <02:50:53.520> to Trump Peter Francis stagger sentenced to Trump Peter Francis stagger sentenced
• Julian Cadar, sentenced to six years, attacked Officer Brian Synik with pepper spray.
• His sentence was commuted so he could die at home with an ankle bracelet on.
• Later on, he was finally convicted in 2012 and sentenced to death, then commuted by Gavin Newsom.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• longer sentences than state courts could or would.
• <01:05:49.320> And the potential sentences could be.
• And the potential sentences could be.
• So, that's done issue of uh, sentencing.
• He was convicted and sentenced to jail.

Keywords: 981, all

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• I I apologize uh uh sentence, please.
• sentence will be helpful and and then uh sentence will be helpful and and then uh we'll<01:04:05.599>
• Your last sentence. Uh the committee. Your last sentence.
• Okay, last sentence.
• Okay, last sentence.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What's the next sentence? It wasn't exactly.
• Because it obviously, like I said, where that fits, because it is shortening sentences and people are
• guess it kind of begs the question: If we're looking at everything, that's something that shortens a sentence
• Chairman, I would move the language for the Legislative Management study for sentencing, corrections,

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee discussed a draft amendment to consolidate two proposed studies into one Legislative Management study on sentencing, corrections, and parole oversight. Representative O’Brien explained that the revised language would cover the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s inmate classification, housing, placement authority, and transitional services, including work or educational release, while avoiding confusion over separate study proposals. Members also discussed whether issues such as earning good time, meritorious time, parole eligibility, and release decisions would be included; the chair and members concluded those topics would be covered under the parole board and related study language. Several members raised concerns about recidivism data, including the difficulty of counting people who are incarcerated in other states or in the federal system after release from North Dakota custody. Representative Murphy noted that DOCR appears to be using the best available national-study-based method, but that the data limitations remain a problem. The chair and others said the study should focus on what can be measured and that interagency communication is important, while Representative Burke noted that incorporating federal data would be difficult because comparable state-level data would be lacking. The committee then moved and approved the amended study language, with a technical correction changing “early release” to “placement authority.” The motion passed 8-0. The committee later took up further amendments to engrossed Senate Bill 2015, approved those amendments 8-0, and then passed engrossed Senate Bill 2015 as amended on an 8-0 roll call. Members briefly discussed a minimum security facility planning number, confirming the pad/landing number at 20, and the chair said the bill would be sent to Legislative Council for final drafting and could be ready as soon as the next day.

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• I served 23 years on a life without parole sentence.
• Right now, defendants who have determinate sentences like five years, 20 years, 50 years, who qualify
• We had another defendant, similarly, whose sentence was 355 years to life.
• I've seen this firsthand through my volunteer work with people serving life sentences.
• . for people with sexual convictions. proceedings for individuals with indeterminate sentences.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety bills, with most of the discussion focused on AB 1650, AB 2014, AB 1886, AB 2126, AB 2624, and AB 2257. AB 1650 would require clearer identification on privately owned vehicles rented or leased to government agencies for enforcement operations; supporters framed it as a transparency and safety measure in response to ICE activity, while no opposition testified. AB 2014 would allow post-conviction habeas relief where gender bias or stereotypes were used at trial and may have affected the outcome; supporters described cases involving sexist and anti-LGBTQ stereotypes, while the California District Attorneys Association opposed the bill as overbroad and likely to restrict relevant evidence, though the author said recent amendments removed the evidence-code provisions and left only the habeas remedy. AB 1886 would extend a 12-month probation presumption to youth in out-of-home placements and those discharged from secure youth treatment facilities; youth advocates supported it as a fairness and rehabilitation measure, while judges, probation officials, and district attorneys opposed it as undoing a recent compromise and limiting individualized decisions. AB 2126 would speed hiring of peer partners in child welfare by creating a narrow exemption process for certain foster-youth-related offenses; it drew broad support and no opposition. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters cited threats, doxing, and harassment, while one journalist opposed it over possible effects on reporting, and the author and committee members said the bill preserves press protections and is narrowly aimed at threats and harassment. AB 2257 would restore county authority to create a separate corrections department to run jails instead of the sheriff; supporters argued it would improve accountability and address jail deaths and fiscal problems, while sheriffs opposed it as unnecessary and said sheriffs are already subject to oversight. The committee also noted several bills pulled by their authors and adopted a consent calendar of unrelated measures. Votes were not always taken immediately because the committee was waiting for a quorum, but AB 2624 was moved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and left on call, and the chair indicated support or favorable recommendations on several of the other measures.

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• If the sentence goes beyond age 25, they transfer... until they're 25.
• If the sentence goes beyond age 25, they transfer to the Department of Corrections.
• And these laws also made changes to the sentencing grid and increased diversion opportunities.
• And the average length of these adult sentences also in... to 25 laws were passed.
• And the average length of these adult sentences also in 11% to 25%.

Summary: The committee met on July 15, 2026, but initially lacked a quorum, so it could not adopt prior minutes. Chair Jerry Pollett welcomed new member Senator Victoria Hunt and new JLARC staff, and noted national recognition for recent JLARC reports. The meeting then moved into a series of preliminary audit presentations and an agency strategic management update, with committee members asking questions after each item. JLARC presented a preliminary audit of DCYF’s Juvenile Rehabilitation programs. Staff concluded that crowding, staffing shortages, weak risk assessments, and inconsistent programming combine to create unsafe conditions. The report found that most youth are housed in two large secure facilities operating near or above capacity, incidents rise as population rises, 47% of frontline staff leave within a year, current assessment tools are not valid for the population, and program access depends more on facility than individual need. JLARC made one recommendation to the legislature to address crowding and seven to DCYF, including improving retention, training, incident response procedures, validated assessments, program alignment, and data quality. DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter said the agency agreed overcrowding is a serious problem, described ongoing efforts to improve staffing and safety, and said a detailed response would be provided later. Committee members raised concerns about education access, retaliation against staff or youth who participated in the audit, and whether JR-25 has helped or worsened conditions. JLARC then presented a preliminary audit of Labor and Industries’ enforcement of farm worker labor laws. The audit found that L&I generally meets inspection timelines for health and safety complaints, but not for wage and hour or retaliation complaints, where delays are driven largely by time before assignment to an investigator. Staff said complaint volume exceeds capacity, though the agency has added staff, created screening processes, and reorganized workloads, and 2026 legislation now allows prioritization of complaints and broader investigations. JLARC recommended that L&I report back in December 2026 and December 2027 on backlog reduction and implementation of the new law. An L&I representative said the agency is hiring additional staff and will provide a formal response later. The committee also received a JLARC overview and Department of Health strategic management plan update on hospital data reporting, inspections, complaints, and adverse event reporting. DOH reported measurable progress on inspection compliance, new staffing and licensing systems, translated complaint forms, and plans for future work on language access, adverse event reporting, and financial data dashboards. After lunch, JLARC began its 2026 tax preference performance reviews. The first review covered the Main Street tax credit, which JLARC said has helped increase the number of Main Street communities and businesses, with positive growth near designated districts; JLARC recommended continuing the preference and improving business-count data. The second review covered the equitable access to credit program, which JLARC said appears to support underserved communities by funding loans through CDFIs; JLARC recommended continuing the preference beyond its 2027 expiration. The committee began questions on the program mechanics and the role of the Community Reinvestment Act, and the presentation was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• And so you can see in the added second sentence it says no tenant, members of tenants' families, guests
• So the beginning of that sentence says if the tenant fails to file an appearance or fails to appear at
• 00:22:16.880> beginning<00:22:17.120> of<00:22:17.280> that<00:22:17.440> sentence
• <00:22:17.840> says So the beginning of that sentence says So the beginning of that sentence
• section in here where one of the additions I think there just needs to be like a comma to make the sentence

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up a proposed amendment to HP 598, with Nick Norman walking members through changes intended to preserve the existing eviction framework rather than create a separate expedited process. He said the amendment folds the bill’s changes into current law, adds limits on post-judgment motions and continuances, shortens or eliminates certain discretionary stays in default situations, and speeds issuance of notices and writs of possession. The amendment also adds language to RSA 540A to allow action against tenants, family members, guests, or occupants engaging in conduct that damages property or threatens health and safety, and it changes the effective date to 90 days after passage. Norman also said the amendment was meant to reduce frivolous delays and court fiscal impacts. Members raised concerns about several provisions, especially the clause barring discretionary stays after tenant default, the use of the word “immediately” for issuing writs, and the reduction of discretionary stays from 90 days to 60 days. One member asked for clarification on whether any meritorious circumstances should still allow a stay, and another suggested defining a specific timeline for judgments after hearings. Norman responded that the default provision was aimed at cases where tenants do not appear at all, and he said the intent was to prevent abuse of the process. He also discussed the new RSA 540A language as a way to address serious health and safety problems, including unauthorized occupants and hoarding. Other testimony was generally supportive of the amendment as an improvement over the original bill, but several witnesses urged changes. New Hampshire Legal Assistance said it would likely be neutral if recommended edits were made, and suggested clarifying language, preserving the ability to strike defaults, and allowing longer stays by agreement of the parties. That witness and others argued that a 60-day cap could interfere with negotiated move-out agreements and could be too short in some cases, especially for elderly or disabled tenants. There was also discussion of narrowing the new 540A remedy to the specific person causing the problem, while preserving protections for innocent household members, particularly in domestic violence situations. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt; the chair indicated the committee would consider revised language before executive session.

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• And so you can see in the added second sentence it says no tenant, members of the tenant's family, guests
• So the beginning of that sentence says if the tenant fails to file an appearance or fails to appear at
• 00:22:16.880> beginning<00:22:17.120> of<00:22:17.280> that<00:22:17.440> sentence
• <00:22:17.840> says So the beginning of that sentence says So the beginning of that sentence
• comma and to make the sentence clear up. comma and to make the sentence clear up.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But you could even strike that entire sentence and it wouldn't change the action of the bill, because
• But you could even strike that entire sentence and it wouldn't change the action of the bill, because
• And then the end of that sentence is however if someone with gender dysphoria has one of those conditions
• And then the end of that sentence is however if someone with gender dysphoria has one of those conditions
• And then the end of that sentence is And then the end of that sentence is however<00:28:33.679> if

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Move to page three, sentencing governor.
• , force on mandatory minimum sentences, force on mandatory minimum sentences, and<00:21:49.440>
• <00:22:27.360> the the governor recommending sentencing the the governor recommending sentencing
• The last section in this article, section 12, is the task force on mandatory minimum sentences.
• First, the discontinuation of the sentence-to-service program to save $3.5 million over the biennium.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The next data set is around people’s maximum sentence structures.
• people out before their minimum sentence people out before their minimum sentence structure<00:42
• How many of those 60 and over are serving life without parole sentences?
• on this uh the previous page on sentence on this uh the previous page on sentence structure<00:45
• We don’t have that many mandatory sentences in the state, but that’s one.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Well, so it's just the last sentence in paragraph five.
• families primarily and then it actually is as I said in the bottom part of paragraph five the last sentence
• this is for every family as I said in the bottom part of paragraph five the last sentence this is for
• And I'll read you the first sentence: "This state may not confiscate monies from any scholarship account
• And I'll read you the first sentence.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology heard HCR 2048, as amended by a strike-everything amendment. The amendment would constitutionally prohibit the state from confiscating scholarship account monies from children of military families who are eligible for education scholarship accounts (ESAs) and can use the funds for tuition and fees at eligible postsecondary institutions. It also would make any later bill or voter-approved measure that violates that prohibition void in its entirety, with no severability, for measures enacted or approved on or after November 1, 2026. Representative Way, the sponsor, said the measure was intended to protect military families from having education funds taken away and argued that military children face unique disruptions because of deployments and frequent moves. Supporters including Matt Beinberg of the Goldwater Institute, Kevin Beasty of the Arizona Christian Education Coalition, Peter Gentala of the Center for Arizona Policy, and Senator Rogers said the amendment was needed to safeguard military families and preserve their ability to use ESA funds flexibly, including for college savings. Opponents, including Senators Alston, Fernandez, Kuby, and Epstein, argued the proposal was unnecessary, overly broad, and an attempt to preempt or invalidate a pending ESA-related citizen initiative. They also raised concerns about ESA accountability, public school funding, and constitutional issues involving voter initiatives and judicial review. After debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then voted on HCR 2048 as amended. The final committee vote was 6 ayes, 4 noes, and 1 not voting, giving the measure a do-pass recommendation.

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• SB 892 revises Florida's enhanced sentencing laws for repeat offenders, including habitual felony offenders
• SB 892 revises Florida's enhanced sentencing laws for repeat offenders, including habitual felony offenders
• provided to defendants prior to the time the defendant pleads or chooses to go to trial when enhancing sentence
• status so they know if they're going to get the enhanced sentence.
• It also adjusts how prior convictions are treated for enhanced sentencing purposes while continuing to

Bills: S0124, S0216, S0382, S0488, S0490, S0524, S0584, S0656, S0816, S0892, S1156

Keywords: Florida Virtual School, FLVS, virtual school, online education, distance learning, K-12 education, public school choice, charter-like franchise, student enrollment priorities, home education, homeschool, military families, active duty military, rural schools, inner-city schools, accelerated graduation, education technology, supplemental funding, direct-support organization, foundation

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first postponed SB 524 and SB 1156. It then heard and favorably reported several bills, including SB 488 and SB 490 by Sen. Massullo, which update Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles procedures, raise the crash-reporting threshold, expand email use, and create a related public-records exemption. The committee also favorably reported SB 892 by Sen. Martin on enhanced sentencing for repeat offenders, SB 124 by Sen. Rodriguez updating Florida Virtual School statutes, and SB 584 by Sen. Yarbrough strengthening oversight of commercial driving schools and tax collector authority. SB 656 by Sen. Bradley, codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and related grant program, and SB 816 by Sen. Bradley, formally establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute, also passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on SB 216 by Sen. McLean, which would tighten unemployment assistance eligibility by adding job-search requirements, more frequent verification, and fraud-reporting measures. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud and improve program integrity, while opponents from labor groups and several senators warned it would burden claimants, especially rural residents, seniors, and workers facing layoffs, and could sharply reduce access to benefits. Despite those objections, the committee reported the bill favorably on a divided vote. The committee also considered CS/SB 382 by Sen. Truenow on electric bicycles, requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating a task force to study broader regulation of e-bikes and related devices. A mother whose son was killed on an electric scooter urged the committee to restore scooters to the bill, and several members expressed support for further work on that issue. The committee reported the bill favorably. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional affirmative votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.