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• We assisted ten land grants throughout the year with obtaining either bonds or tort liability waiver
• One of the challenges we have is the limitation in the number of surveyors available.
• These applications are limited to about $50,000 per acequia per year.
• These are limited to $250,000 per year per applicant or per acequia.
• The cost of bringing that engineer back on board is over and above the $250,000 limit.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

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• Policy and Scheduling reports recommending that the House bill providing for the terms of certain bonds
• Second reading of the bill: An act providing for the terms of certain bonds to be issued by the Commonwealth
• An act providing for the terms of certain bonds to be issued by the Commonwealth, printed as House No

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House took up several routine and ceremonial matters first, including a resolution honoring the Solomon Northup Committee and commemorating the arrival of the Solomon Northup sculpture in Boston, which was adopted. Members also adopted an order extending the Revenue Committee’s reporting deadline on House No. 4606, concurred in a Senate sick leave bank petition for Jeffrey Yatson, and suspended Joint Rule 12 for a similar sick leave bank petition for Jean McCarran. The House then advanced House No. 4413, a bill on the terms of certain Commonwealth bonds, to third reading and later passed it to be engrossed. The main floor debate centered on House No. 4601, the fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The bill was described as a $2.25 billion supplemental budget with a net Commonwealth cost of about $750 million, covering MassHealth, snow and ice deficiencies, Home Base, universal school meals, reproductive health care supports, a sports and entertainment fund, and other items. The bill also included outside sections on public health and finance, and it ratified seven collective bargaining agreements. The House adopted Amendment 70, which added Health Safety Net funding measures, including higher hospital assessments and a $50 million transfer from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, after supporters said it would help avert a projected shortfall and generate federal Medicaid revenue. A separate amendment on Home Base eligibility was rejected. The House also adopted a consolidated amendment that included provisions affecting western and central Massachusetts municipal health insurance costs and changes to violent injury benefit language for first responders, including clarifying the definition of a weapon and tightening the standard for covered injuries. Another consolidated amendment was adopted by roll call, and the bill itself was then passed to be engrossed by a recorded vote. The session ended with an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and a motion to adjourn in memory of former House members Thomas and George, which was agreed to before adjournment.

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• >> THE BILL SUGGESTS WE WOULD HAVE A 5 MG PER SERVING AND 50 MG PER PACKET LIMITS ON HEMP SALES.
• WE HAVE 70 DAY LIMITS WHICH IS A MUCH LARGER NUMBER BUT IT EQUATES TO 60 MG A DAY REGARDLESS .
• SEE IT'S DIFFERENT PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY SO LIMITING IT TO 5 MG WHEN YOU GET 50 IT'S LIKE TELLING A BAR
• SO ANY SINGLE SERVING SHOULD BE MULTIPLIED TIMES 34 CONTAINER LIMITS.
• DEFINITELY PUT LIMITS ON WHAT FLORIDA PRODUCERS ARE DOING BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THEM.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And then access to these seats is not limited to a specific community within that district.
• The others, there was no restrictions because there was bond funding.
• </c> restrictions because there was bond restrictions because there was bond funding.<01:25:22.159><c
• funding that other fiscal year bond funding that other fiscal year right. right. right.
• So, we're in the process of the EA and are in the process of the 2011 exemption for the height limit.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Harding Special District; to provide relative to the governance, powers, and duties of the district, bond
• Senate Bill 131 by Senator Pressly, professions and occupations; limiting recovery of attorney fees and
• House Bill 662 by Representative Geymann: Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, limit the seizure of
• House Bill 662 by Representative Geymann: Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, limit the seizure of
• But because of budgetary constraints, they decided at this point to limit that number to 80.

Bills: HR252 , HR253 , HR254 , HR255 , HR256 , HCR103 , HCR104 , HR244 , HR245 , HR246 , HR247 , HR248 , HR249 , HR250 , HR251 , HCR101 , HCR102 , SCR40 , SCR60 , SB112 , SB131 , SB145 , SB194 , SB268 , SB307 , SB312 , SB319 , SB333 , SB341 , SB346 , SB464 , SB466 , SB488 , SB495 , SB503 , SB507 , SB509 , HR9 , HR196 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR50 , HCR62 , HCR67 , HCR71 , HCR78 , HCR81 , SCR20 , HB123 , HB251 , HB625 , HB662 , HB709 , HB769 , HB775 , HB783 , HB895 , HB1011 , HB1057 , HB1155 , HB1186 , HB1224 , HB1245 , HB1247 , HB1253 , HB1254 , HB1255 , HB1256 , SB8 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB40 , SB48 , SB55 , SB69 , SB75 , SB77 , SB78 , SB85 , SB102 , SB115 , SB133 , SB140 , SB148 , SB151 , SB165 , SB169 , SB170 , SB185 , SB197 , SB200 , SB217 , SB235 , SB278 , SB280 , SB291 , SB300 , SB303 , SB315 , SB324 , SB330 , SB411 , SB416 , SB420 , SB436 , SB438 , SB449 , SB455 , SB456 , SB477 , SB489 , SB521 , SB97 , SB105 , HR171 , HCR49 , HCR65 , HCR72 , HR37 , HCR64 , HR170 , HR191 , HR206 , HR207 , HR208 , HR217 , HCR11 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR66 , HCR68 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SCR11 , SCR22 , SCR2 , HCR6 , HB64 , HB68 , HB92 , HB130 , HB258 , HB633 , HB801 , HB61 , HB98 , HB102 , HB139 , HB142 , HB170 , HB185 , HB194 , HB199 , HB231 , HB247 , HB294 , HB336 , HB474 , HB661 , HB842 , HB852 , HB66 , HB153 , HB165 , HB326 , HB387 , HB455 , HB513 , HB603 , HB660 , HB719 , HB762 , HB766 , HB802 , HB816 , HB833 , HB940 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1028 , HB1039 , HB1051 , HB1053 , HB1080 , HB1201 , HB1215 , HB1228 , HB1251 , HB1252 , SB1 , SB23 , SB32 , SB42 , SB43 , SB46 , SB51 , SB110 , SB113 , SB150 , SB154 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB221 , SB253 , SB289 , SB310 , SB351 , SB399 , SB404 , SB502 , SB26 , SB28 , SB29 , SB30 , SB41 , SB44 , SB64 , SB84 , SB87 , SB93 , SB98 , SB107 , SB118 , SB142 , SB192 , SB195 , SB199 , SB219 , SB222 , SB234 , SB241 , SB255 , SB275 , SB277 , SB292 , SB294 , SB306 , SB314 , SB482 , HCR32 , HB798 , HB998 , HB1084 , HB1223 , HB59 , HB955 , HB1191 , HB1234 , HB646 , HB824 , HB341 , SB397 , SB442 , HB901 , HB79 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB306 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB911 , HB926 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB47 , SB82 , SB89 , SB149 , SB382

Keywords: consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction, building codes, inspection practices, housing costs, task force, HR254, House Resolution 254, Ty Hebert, Acadiana Legislative Delegation, Louisiana State University, LSU, graduation, commendation

Summary: The House met with a quorum, opened with prayer and the pledge, adopted the journal, and received a large number of Senate messages, committee reports, and bill referrals. Members also introduced several resolutions and recognized guests, including students from Allen Parish, federal appointees Brandon Beach and Paul Hollis, and other visitors. The chamber then moved through a lengthy agenda of House and Senate measures, with many bills and resolutions reported favorably, amended, or referred to committee. Among the notable floor actions, the House adopted H.R. 32 urging the Port of New Orleans to obtain backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge. It also passed bills on a wide range of topics, including local court and ordinance procedures for Alexandria, prohibiting reporting criminal fines and fees to credit bureaus, veterans’ lottery benefits, police chief residency in Tickfaw, fire marshal plan review authority, expanding the definition of first responder to include public works employees, NIL protections for student athletes, salary increases and additional positions for assistant district attorneys, limiting OMV debt referrals for unpaid reinstatement fees, watershed restoration and flood control funding, a sexual assault survivor task force, elderly consumer protection education, recreation of the Public Service Commission, Medicaid reimbursement for non-emergency medical transportation, local sales tax audit procedures, alcoholic beverage definitions for salons and similar businesses, transfer of removed monuments to state park property, hearing aid dealer regulation updates, a permit fee for small in-state distillers, expanded city court jurisdiction in Avoyelles Parish, and a narrowed version of the Alexandria administrative adjudication bill. Several measures were amended on the floor before passage, including the Alexandria ordinance bill, the sales tax audit bill, the alcohol/beverage bill, and the monument transfer bill. The House also temporarily returned some bills to the calendar for later consideration. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, though House Bill 153 on criminal court debt reporting passed with 67 yeas and 18 nays, House Bill 660 on assistant district attorney salaries passed 94-1, House Bill 719 on additional ADA positions passed 95-0, House Bill 883 on the sexual assault task force passed 86-2, House Bill 1028 on non-emergency medical transportation passed 81-15, and House Bill 1215 on monuments passed 78-14.

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• But our tight bond that we had during her junior year, which was last year, was incredible.
• In truth, we have put forward bonds to even— it was looking that big—and sometimes our community votes
• those bonds down.
• In truth, we just have to those bonds down.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee approved the January 20, 2026 minutes and then took up Senate Bill 1225, sponsored by Senator Den Hartog. The bill would codify a search committee process for public university president searches and add a 10-business-day waiting period before naming a sole finalist, with the stated goal of increasing transparency and allowing public engagement while also protecting candidates’ current jobs. Senator Den Hartog said the bill was prompted in part by the Boise State presidential search and asked that it be sent to the amending order so the waiting-period language would apply only to university president searches and not other government entities. After questions about student representation in the process, the committee voted to send SB 1225 to the amending order. The committee also heard a print request from Senator Carlson to rename Lewis-Clark State College as Lewis-Clark State University. The request was brief and was approved to print without objection. Later, Superintendent Debbie Critchfield introduced Idaho’s 2026 Teacher of the Year, Laron Johnson of Rigby High School. Johnson spoke at length about the importance of teacher-student relationships, mentoring, Holocaust and economics instruction, and keeping students connected to school. Committee members asked about growing school size, supporting new teachers, and rebuilding public respect for educators. Johnson emphasized relationships, administrative support, and staying focused on students. No formal action was taken on the Teacher of the Year presentation. Critchfield then presented an informational overview of proposed federal education waivers and an EdFlex-style request that would give Idaho more flexibility over reporting and assessment requirements. She said the state wants to reduce duplicative testing, especially for third graders, and allow students to choose from an approved list of high school assessments aligned to state standards and college/career readiness. Members asked about possible inclusion of ACT, NAEP, and other multi-measure assessments. Critchfield said the list is not final and that the State Board would evaluate options. The meeting ended with a reminder that the committee would take up rules the next day, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• But our tight bond that we had during her junior year, which was last year, was incredible.
• In truth, we have put forward bonds to even—it was looking that big—and sometimes our community votes
• those bonds down.
• In truth, we just have to... ...those bonds down.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

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• mayor of McGee, and then also on behalf of Senator Rhodess and myself, uh, Miss Cynthia Patterson Bond
• mayor of McGee, and then also on behalf of Senator Rhodess and myself, uh, Miss Cynthia Patterson Bond
• the members of the tourism committee that we are expected at 12:30 at Thaliamar Hall for a tour of Bond
• Thank you, Bond of Florence. Thank you, &gt;&gt; Senator<00:26:40.000><c> Younger.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 13 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• The bonding is in the Senate-only provision.
• 13:23.360><c> the</c> small small issue pool allocation the small small issue pool allocation the bonding
• <00:13:24.079><c> is</c> bonding is bonding is in<00:13:26.160><c> the</c><00:13:26.560><c> Senate</c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This increases the maximum bond indebtedness for the State Armory Building Commission.
• This is in increases<00:09:29.920><c> the</c><00:09:30.880><c> maximum</c><00:09:31.440><c> bond</c><
• 00:09:31.920><c> indebtedness</c> increases the maximum bond indebtedness increases the maximum bond

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We did a $200 million bond issue for schools in Midland a year ago.
• These areas, even in the small areas, are passing bond issues and stuff to build facilities.
• of why I think this is so important right now in Midland, Texas and in Odessa, Texas today, we have bond
• As we continue with bonds and all these sorts of things, and we don't get to see property tax relief

Bills: HB188 , HB 265 , HJR35

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: emergency preparedness, flood-prone communities, Texas Rural Emergency Preparedness Fund, disaster relief, funding, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid

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• We did a $1.2 billion bond issue for schools in Midland a year ago, and we're putting local money into
• Even in the small areas, they are passing bond issues and other measures to build facilities, but if
• Right now, in Midland, Texas, and in Odessa, Texas, we have bond issues up for our community colleges
• As we continue with bonds and all these sorts of funding measures, we don't see property tax relief because

Bills: HB188 , HB265 , HJR35 , HJR47 , SB1901 , HB188 , HB265 , HJR35

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Texas STRONG defense fund, severance tax revenue, oil and gas revenue, constitutional transfers, rainy day fund, economic stabilization fund, state highway fund, oil and gas production, qualifying county, county grants, water infrastructure, first responders, public safety, DPS staffing, commercial motor vehicle safety, gang violence prevention, human trafficking prevention, economic development, TxDOT grants, school districts

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• specifically Wayne County and Woodford County, had to do with local funding that had become available, some bonding
• 09:21.720><c> become</c><00:09:22.040><c> available</c><00:09:22.560><c> some</c><00:09:22.880><c> bonding
• </c> that had become available some bonding that had become available some bonding of<00:09:23.640><c

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Committee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met, approved the minutes from its first meeting, and then received a presentation on the School Facility Assistance Fund audit. State Auditor Allison Ball’s office and its third-party contractor, Blue and Co., explained that the audit followed the scope set in the budget bill: to review each school project’s cost, available local resources, and eligibility criteria for state gap funding, with the Auditor of Public Accounts certifying the final report. The presenters walked through the 20 school projects identified for review and gave the current gap funding amounts found for each. Examples included Adair County at about $7.6 million, Augusta Independent at $5.3 million, B.S. Down Independent at just over $43 million, Fleming County at about $15 million, Garrard County at $14.9 million, Johnson County at $78 million, Somerset Independent at $1.7 million, Walton Verona at $48,000, Williams Town Independent at $7.4 million, and several others. They also noted that some districts were fully funded before the audit or withdrew because they had secured enough local funding, including Breathitt County, Kent County, and Lewis County. Washington County’s project was flagged as failing some House Bill 6 eligibility criteria even though the report calculated a $27.6 million gap. Members asked whether districts that secured funding on their own were being penalized, and the auditors responded that changes in gap amounts reflected several factors, including rising project costs and newly available local funding. They also said the audit did not attempt to determine whether local funds were earmarked for one project versus another, because the budget bill directed them to assess available local funding as provided. The committee requested the presentation slides, and the meeting concluded with no further questions and a motion to adjourn.

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• This has to do with county limitation on payments to the county cap and nursing services.
• </c><00:55:45.839><c> on</c> This has to do with county limitation on This has to do with county limitation
• If you want your bond rating to stay a plus, which is what it is, then you need the plan to replace as
• And if<01:17:29.520><c> you</c><01:17:29.760><c> want</c><01:17:29.920><c> your</c><01:17:30.159><c> bond
• rating to stay a if you want your bond rating to stay a plus,<01:17:33.440><c> which</c><01:17:33.679

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> that they've treated a pretty limited that they've treated a pretty limited number<04:00:28.479>
• that</c> limited discretionary measures that limited discretionary measures that clinics<04:36:24.240
• time or a hard limit?
• ,</c> current two-year statute of limitations, current two-year statute of limitations, the<05:11:10.958
• As investigations by limitations.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• awarded in the construction project related to West Virginia business sites are not subject to surety bond
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4710, changing the limit on switching parties before filing
• purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations
• the penalties for drivers who fail to obey traffic control instructions or exceed the posted speed limit
• the penalties for drivers who fail to obey traffic control instructions or exceed the posted speed limit

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• That's why I'm sponsoring that constitutional amendment, helping them to remove that limit of five acres
• which is entirely possible, and if I am, I encourage you to please correct me, um, it is... ...it is limited
• yeah, and I'll just mention with all solar projects there's decommissioning language, decommissioning bonds
• Across the country, cities and towns are joining together for limited periods of time to invest in these

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on H. 3256, a bill stemming from the Massachusetts Cranberry Revitalization Task Force that would remove Chapter 61A barriers for certain renewable energy projects on non-producing agricultural land. Supporters said the bill would let farmers separate adjacent land from Chapter 61A without a municipal right of first refusal, avoid rollback and advance tax penalties, and use small solar or other renewable projects to generate supplemental income while keeping the farm in operation. Testimony emphasized that the proposal is intended to be “farm-first,” limited to marginal or accessory land, and could also produce local tax revenue for municipalities. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill should be limited to solar, the appropriate project size, impacts on other agricultural sectors, and whether future sales or conversion back to other uses should trigger local rights of first refusal. Witnesses said the bill had been reported favorably in a prior session and noted that similar projects typically involve 20-year leases with extensions. The committee also took testimony on S. 2009, which would authorize regional transportation ballot initiatives. MAPC and Transportation for Mass argued that the bill would give municipalities and groups of municipalities a flexible tool to raise local revenue for transportation projects such as transit, roads, bridges, bikeways, and pedestrian infrastructure, with sunset provisions so the revenue ends when the project ends. They said the measure would not raise taxes on its own, but would allow local voters to decide whether to adopt a revenue source, and pointed to examples from other states where similar initiatives funded major transit and infrastructure projects. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony was also heard on S. 1922, which would create a Massachusetts fund allowing voluntary taxpayer donations to the UN Least Developed Countries Fund or related 501(c)(3) nonprofits supporting climate-vulnerable communities. Climate Reality Project representatives said the bill would let Massachusetts residents support climate resilience projects in the world’s poorest countries at no cost to the Commonwealth, and could serve as a model for other states. Senators questioned how recipient countries and nonprofits would be selected, what safeguards would exist regarding countries such as Yemen, and how taxpayers would know where donations would go; witnesses said the fund would be administered through the UN system and that they would provide more clarification. Rep. Michelle Ciccolo also testified on H. 3051, seeking a one-year deferral of the higher interest rate that applies when deferred property taxes become due after the death of a senior or veteran, saying the current jump to 16% can burden heirs and discourage use of the deferral program. The hearing concluded without any votes or committee actions.

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• Affairs Committee, an act relating to digital identification, to establish provisions regarding limitations
• Representatives, House Bill 613 by State Affairs Committee, an act relating to polling places, to provide a limitation
• And we bonded really quickly.
• terms, to provide for the formation, approval, and powers of regional service centers, to provide limitations

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the corrected journal, and received communications on substitute senators, gubernatorial appointments, and House bills transmitted for introduction. Committee reports moved a number of measures forward, including Senate Joint Memorial 110, House Bill 533, House Concurrent Resolution 24, Senate Bill 1258, and several newly printed Senate bills that were referred to standing committees. The chamber also advanced multiple bills through first and second reading, including measures on self-defense immunity, digital identification, state office vacancies and agency director appointments, beer sales, highway district elections, polling place liability, rangeland improvement, concealed weapons instruction, virtual education, and public charter schools. The Senate then recessed into a memorial service honoring former Senator Carl Crabtree, former Senator Reese Werner, former Senator Wayne Kidwell, and former Secretary of the Senate Janine Wood. Each memorial was adopted unanimously after brief readings and motions, and senators and guests offered tributes highlighting the honorees’ public service, integrity, work ethic, and impact on Idaho. The service included prayer, a musical performance, and remarks from current and former senators and family members. After the memorial service, the Senate returned to business, received additional committee reports and first-reading bills focused on water, irrigation, juvenile corrections, human fetal tissue, ignition interlock systems, public assistance, naturopathic licensing, hospital maternity price transparency, health exemptions, and regional education service centers. The chamber also heard a brief announcement from a guest and then adjourned until the next day.

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• recall that the last substitute we brought to you had an increased fiscal note because there was a limitation
• The claims include warrants voided by the statute of limitations, outstanding invoices to private vendors
• who've not received a substantial enhancement in their annuity for over 20 years, notwithstanding the limited
• It's a much more conservative allocation to bonds and fixed income.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c> Anne suggested that we put a time limit Anne suggested that we put a time limit on<01:29:01.040>
• Anne suggested that we put a time limit on how long they could do it. So for this one, we did a...
• , and I could have slid a cash bond... you know.
• David, what's kind of the reasonable limit for a request from Legacy?
• </c><01:40:04.760><c> for</c> of the the the the reasonable limit for of the the the the reasonable limit

Keywords: 1183, house