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• The House will be in order. The Chair lays before the House a communication from the Speaker.
• </c> the house of representatives. the house of representatives.
• House Calendar Number 27, House Resolution 405. House Resolution 405.
• </c> consideration of the House. consideration of the House.
• in the House.

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• Opposition to House Bill 5580.
• I am testifying today in opposition to House Bill 5580.
• I'm here to express my concerns about House Bill 5580.
• I'm testifying today in opposition to House Bill 5580.
• House Bill 4661 is pending. Is there any objection? Hearing none, House Bill 4661 is lifted.

Bills: HB1320 , HB2012 , HB2293 , HB2655 , HB3174 , HB4108 , HB4661 , HB4799 , HB5534 , HB5580

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

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• All those in favor of adopting the House substitute for House Bill 2080, please signify by saying aye
• I now move the House Committee substitute for House Bill 2080 be voted do pass. Any discussion?
• All right, we're going to be skipping House Bill 2888, and I move that House Bill 1745 be voted do pass
• It's not like my house, right?
• It's not like my house, right?

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

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• These spreadsheets are now available on the House website.
• Members, House Bill 657.
• By your vote, House Bill 1197 passes. Please show C.S. for House Bill 1197.
• Let's hear CS for House Bill 1461. Thank you, Chair.
• Please show CS for House Bill 543 reported favorably.

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• With that, we will move on to item number two, which is House Bill 3281.
• Moving on to agenda item number three is House Bill 4319.
• House Bill 4319 primarily does two things.
• House Bill 4319 primarily does two things.
• House Bill 4319, receiving seven ayes, zero nays, I declare it passed.

Bills: SJR49 , HB3281 , HB4319 , HJR1086

Committee: Senate Administrative Rules

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Joint Resolution 49, as amended, which revokes an Oklahoma Wildlife Department rule requiring oil and gas companies to post a surety bond. Senator Murdoch explained that the change was intended to eliminate what he described as duplicate regulation, since the Corporation Commission already requires security bonds, and said the Wildlife Department had agreed to the revision. Senator Merritt’s amendment narrowing the resolution to the surety bond provision was adopted by voice vote, and the resolution then passed 6-0. The committee then heard House Bill 3281, described by Senator Bergstrom as the same measure previously passed as Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act. It was advanced without questions or debate and passed 6-0. House Bill 4319 followed, requiring agencies to have explicit statutory authority for each rule and to inventory existing rules within three years so noncompliant rules would be automatically repealed by January 1, 2030; it passed 7-0 after a due-pass motion. Finally, House Joint Resolution 1086 was approved, which ratifies rules from the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the Attorney General, the Department of Public Safety, the State Fire Marshal Commission, and the State Board of Licensed Social Workers. Senator Bergstrom said committee concerns had already been addressed in prior hearings, and the resolution passed 7-0. The chair then announced a meeting for the following Wednesday at 11:30, urged members to continue reviewing rules and raising concerns promptly, and adjourned the meeting.

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• >> House will be in order. The Chair lays before the House a communication from the Speaker.
• House.
• Pursuant to the order of the House of Monday, April 20th, 2026, the House stands in recess, subject to
• HOUSE.
• THE HOUSE STANDS IN RECESS, SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR. The House will come to order. >> Mr.

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• I move House Bill 4018 with a due pass recommendation. Mr.
• Chair, I move House Bill 2417 with a due pass recommendation. Mr.
• Chair, I move House Bill 2417 with a due pass recommendation. There's no amendments.
• Chair, I move House Bill 2418 with a do pass recommendation.
• Chair, I move House Bill 2170 with a do pass recommendation.

Committee: Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety approved the March 18, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills, beginning with HB 4018, which would give county sheriffs exclusive authority to regulate posse and reserve organizations acting under the sheriff’s authority and in support of the sheriff’s office. Supporters said it merely clarified existing law and improved accountability for volunteer public safety groups; one member opposed it as concentrating too much authority with too few guardrails. The committee recommended the bill do pass by a 5-1 vote, with one member not voting. The committee then heard HB 2417, which would let certain drivers choose a speed-inhibiting device instead of a license suspension for specified offenses, and HB 2771, which would allow the Department of Corrections to require prisoners to pay reasonable rehabilitation program costs as a condition of community supervision. HB 2417 drew support from a coalition focused on safer roads and second chances, but one member raised concerns about cost, privacy, and enforcement; it passed 6-1. HB 2771 was described as a simple language clarification and passed 5-2. Members also approved HB 2772, which would place a medical indicator on a driver’s license for advanced health care directives such as a living will or DNR so first responders can see it quickly; the sponsor said ADOT helped design the process and that it would not create a burden, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee then passed HCR 259, reaffirming support for county sheriffs, by a 4-3 vote; HB 2418, which directs $600,000 in state funds to be distributed evenly among five county sheriff task forces, by a 7-0 vote; and HB 2170, which would bar state contracts with companies domiciled in or controlled by the Chinese government except in limited circumstances, by a 4-3 vote. The meeting ended with thanks to staff and adjournment.

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• So on the Assembly's one-house budget bill, let me get back to it. Sorry.
• SO ON THE ASSEMBLY'S ONE HOUSE BUDGET BILL, LET ME GET BACK TO IT. SORRY.
• So grateful to both houses for putting the cost-of-living adjustment in.
• SO GRATEFUL TO BOTH HOUSES FOR PUTTING THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN.
• We are missing it in our one-house budget, and I want to put it back on the table.

Summary: The Human Services and Labor budget hearing opened with Senate and Assembly co-chairs introducing members and naming secretaries for the record. The agencies covered included Human Services, Labor, Temporary and Disability Assistance, Children and Family Services, Veterans Services, Human Rights, Workers’ Compensation, the Welfare Inspector General, and the Public Employment Relations Board. Members then gave brief statements on their priorities for the upcoming budget negotiations. A major theme was affordability, with repeated discussion of child care, SNAP, housing, and worker supports. Senators and Assembly members highlighted the Senate and Assembly one-house proposals for a $500 million child care worker retention grant program, additional child care slots and subsidies, cost-of-living adjustments for human services workers, and expanded support for supportive housing, youth employment, HEAP, and energy affordability. Several members also emphasized food insecurity and SNAP-related issues, including funding to address payment errors, prevent penalties, expand SNAP education, and respond to expected federal changes. Labor-related issues included workers’ compensation fraud, wage theft enforcement, workplace violence, temporary disability insurance reform, and the creation of dedicated enforcement funding for the Department of Labor. Some members supported using workers’ compensation assessments or insurance-company-related funding to pay for anti-fraud efforts, while others preferred grants to district attorneys or broader DOL enforcement. There was also discussion of occupational health clinics, labor standards in any SEQRA changes, and expanding access to doctors in the workers’ compensation system. Veterans, child care, and public assistance fraud prevention were also discussed, including funding for veterans legal defense and mental health services, microchip/secure EBT cards to reduce skimming, and restoring or protecting various programs. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with the chairs stating that the Senate, Assembly, and Executive would continue negotiations toward a final budget.

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• Let's see here in House Bill 2, sections, let's see here, in House Bill 2, um, that are, where are they
• I just wanted Bridges House—yes.
• So we're going to have House Bill 1 and House Bill 2 public hearing on Wednesday.
• session on House Bill 619, FNA.
• </c> here for both House Bill 66 and House here for both House Bill 66 and House Bill<04:40:18.760><c

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2 provisions affecting the New Hampshire Retirement System, focusing on Group 2/Tier B retirement changes in pages 25 through 39 of the bill. NHRS Executive Director Jan Goodwin and deputy chief counsel Mark Kavanaugh explained that the 2025 bill is largely similar to prior versions and to HB 727, with the main difference being that the 2025 version does not include the earlier increase in the maximum benefit. They also said the fiscal note for HB 2 is based on earlier actuarial work and that an updated valuation was expected later in the week. A major topic was whether the bill accidentally removed an anti-spiking or special-duty compensation limit. NHRS said the omission appears to be a scrivener’s error caused by moving language between Group 1 and Group 2 definitions, and they planned to flag it in the fiscal note. Members also reviewed the bill’s intent to restore Tier B members to pre-2011 benefit rules, including changes to earnable compensation, average final compensation, and the comp-over-base rule. Some members questioned whether restoring those older rules was appropriate, arguing the 2011 changes were meant to curb pension spiking and that undoing them could be problematic. The committee also discussed the bill’s cost and funding assumptions. NHRS said the 2025 bill would reduce unfunded actuarial liability by about $98.2 million and would have a more favorable effect than the 2023 version, while employer contribution impacts would remain relatively small. Members noted the bill assumes annual appropriations of $27.5 million for 10 years, but House Bill 1 currently provides only $5 million in the first year, and NHRS had not yet analyzed the effect of that shortfall. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on clarifying the bill’s language, intent, and fiscal impact.

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• I move that the House grant permission for the Committee on Public Education to meet while the House
• The House will come to order.
• Humane housing.
• while the House is in session.
• The House adjourned until 10 a.m.

Bills: SB31 , SB33 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB10 , SB2581 , SB2570 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SB4 , SB23 , SB1762 , SB34 , SB60 , SB706 , SB1814 , SB1220 , SB523 , SB565 , SB1253 , SB840 , SB764 , SB2383 , SB2155 , SB1535 , SB1423 , SB1566 , SB1804 , SB1728 , SB1816 , SB1952 , SB75 , SB2068 , SB1455 , SB213 , SB627 , SB2037 , SB670 , SB896 , SB917 , SB1184 , SB971 , SB1255 , SB1261 , SB1283 , SB991 , SB1733 , SB21 , SB231 , SB739 , SB1252 , SB1371 , SB646 , SB3 , SCR27 , SB552 , SB1405 , SB1948 , SB243 , SJR1 , SB31 , SB33 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB10 , SB2581 , SB2570 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SB546 , SB647 , SB648 , SB1493 , SB1709 , SB2001 , HB5669 , HB3115 , HB5655 , HB5675 , HB5689 , HB5690 , HB5653 , HB3228 , HB2802 , HB45 , HB1318 , HB5560 , HB2894 , HB4344 , HB2775 , HB33 , HB 12 , HB148

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• </c> House Bill 1544. House Bill 1544.
• </c> big E, House Bill 1395. big E, House Bill 1395.
• </c> session on House Bill 1395. session on House Bill 1395.
• </c> session on House Bill 1149 is closed. session on House Bill 1149 is closed.
• </c> executive session on House Bill 1395. executive session on House Bill 1395.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

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• </c> ahead and proceed with House Bill 485. ahead and proceed with House Bill 485.
• House Bill 485 them does matter. House Bill 485 matters. matters. matters.
• </c> House Bill 485. House Bill 485.
• </c> housing type things. housing type things.
• We don't have any supported<00:50:23.520><c> housing.</c> supported housing. supported housing.

Committee: House Health Services

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• floor, came through the House committee with huge support.
• Bill 863 that passed the house and is in here as a 21 That passed the House and is in here as a $21
• The House votes seven ayes, three nays.
• The House voting 10 ayes, zero nays, zero absent, excused.
• The House voting 10 ayes, zero nays, zero absent, excused.

Summary: The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee met to revisit the Health and Human Services maintenance budget after the prior appropriation bill failed. Members debated competing FY 2027 budget motions that adjusted the Department of Health and Welfare budget, including reductions tied to House Bill 863’s residential habilitation provider rate changes. One substitute motion to cut the program more deeply failed, while the original motion passed and received a do-pass recommendation. Several members voiced concern about the size of the residential habilitation cuts and the absence of funding for ACT teams, peer support, and other services, while others argued the program’s rapid growth and federal funding dependence justified the reductions. The committee also adopted unchanged standard language from the prior bill and approved new language requiring the department to report by year-end on rules citing Idaho Code 56-202 and to justify or repeal any unsupported rule sections. The committee then approved language for the Department of Water Resources, including filing-fee language and reappropriation authority for ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund money, by unanimous consent. It next considered the Workforce Development Council budget, including consolidation of the STEM Action Center into the council and a budget-neutral transfer among expenditure categories; that motion passed. The committee also approved a FY 2026 supplemental reduction for the STEM Action Center and then a FY 2027 reduction that zeroed out the STEM Action Center’s standalone budget in connection with the consolidation, both with do-pass recommendations. Finally, the committee considered language for the Office of the Attorney General restoring about $980,000 from the Consumer Protection Fund. After discussion, members removed “continuous appropriation” wording and replaced it with a regular appropriation for a two-year period. Some members objected that the language would divert dedicated consumer-protection money and reduce general fund reversions, while supporters said it would help cover personnel costs and avoid layoffs. The amended language passed with a do-pass recommendation. The chair then announced the committee would meet the next day to address public schools and IDLA and adjourned the meeting.

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• So, Representative Hewitt moves the A-1 amendment to House File 2601. Questions?
• And so I will move House File 2607 before the committee.
• Representative Hewitt moves the A-1 amendment to House File 2607.
• Provisions that are in the House bill and that is the DE amendment.
• Our House Research Analysis. Thank you, Chair and members.

Bills: HF2601 , HF2607 , HF2027 , HF2608

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• Next, we'll move to Senate File 2298, which is the Senate companion for the housing finance bill, House
• <c> File</c> the housing finance bill, House File the housing finance bill, House File 2445.<00:01:51.920
• </c> House File 2445, the first engrossment. House File 2445, the first engrossment.
• </c><00:03:43.599><c> File</c> the front, I will move that House File the front, I will move that House
• </c> this point just the fact that the house this point just the fact that the house has<00:45:33.520

Bills: SF1959 , HF2444 , SF2298 , HF2445 , SF2216 , HF2443 , HF2130 , HF1943 , HF2436 , HF2442

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• House Bill 4507. Is there an objection? The chair hears none.
• Paper from the House.
• , House Number 5552, comes from the House passed to be engrossed.
• Paper from the House.
• domain certain land in the town of Norwood, House Number 5553, comes from the House passed to be engrossed

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• Paper from the House.
• Paper from the House: The House bill authorizing the town of Dartmouth to grant an additional license
• the House passed to be engrossed.
• House No. 4006 comes from the House passed to be engrossed.
• Marblehead from 3 to 5 members, House No. 3912.

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution commending the Transgender Day of Remembrance Planning Committee for its observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance. The chamber then took up several Ways and Means reports on local bills, including legislation authorizing Westford to release agricultural preservation restrictions on land owned by Westford Gateway LLC and authorizing the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey a parcel of land in Wellesley. In both cases, the rules were suspended, the committee amendments were adopted, and each bill was ordered to a third reading. The Senate also considered a Veterans and Federal Affairs report on a petition by Senators Creem and Peisch to rescind all prior Article 5 Constitutional Convention applications. The committee recommended approval, but Senator Durant moved to postpone the matter until the next session, and it was postponed without objection. Another House bill authorizing Dartmouth to grant an additional off-premises alcohol license was taken up under suspension of the rules and ordered to a third reading. Later, the Senate passed two bills to be enacted: House No. 2016, as amended, concerning affordable care rentals, and House No. 3912, increasing the membership of the Marblehead Board of Health from three to five members. The Senate also adopted an order to reconvene the following Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in full formal session with the calendar, and then adjourned.

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• :08.000><c> 1582,</c> File 2000, House File 1582, File 2000, House File 1582, uh,<00:17:09.919><c> is
• </c><00:21:45.520><c> File</c> and I are bringing forward House File and I are bringing forward House
• And so the House gets credit for that. The process is the House and Senate.
• And so the House gets credit for that. The process is the House and Senate.
• </c><02:10:43.360><c> Uh,</c><02:10:43.599><c> House</c> Mr. Chair. Thank you. Yes. Uh, House Mr.

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• The House will be in order.
• The House our country today.
• House will be in order.
• of the House.
• </c> immediate uh consideration of the House. immediate uh consideration of the House.

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• </c> their house? I wouldn't put it that way. their house? I wouldn't put it that way.
• 01:12:21.679><c> you're</c> that apply to your house because you're that apply to your house because
• </c><01:23:48.800><c> Uh</c> searching the house?" Um and she did. Uh searching the house?"
• He lets him into the house.
• </c> else in House Bill 778. else in House Bill 778.

Committee: Senate Judiciary