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• Up next, we have the Office of Superintendent of Insurance. Assurance. Schools Insurance Authority.
• We are now moving on to the Office of Superintendent of Insurance.
• And at the table with me is Superintendent Alice Kane and Ariana V. Hill with DFA.
• My name is Alice Kane, and I am the Superintendent of Insurance.
• Madam Superintendent, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

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• We have Treasurer of our state, Kimberly Yee, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne.
• Members and guests, please introduce—let me introduce Superintendent Shelley Boggs. Thank you.
• Members and guests, please introduce—let me introduce Superintendent Shelley Boggs. Please stand.
• She’s served as Maricopa County Schools Superintendent since January 1, 2025.
• Former Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas. Thank you.

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Summary: The House convened for an opening-day floor session marked by ceremonial activities, including the invocation, posting of the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and musical performances. Members also welcomed the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jason Jamison, and a large number of special guests, dignitaries, family members, and community leaders. The Speaker delivered extended remarks about Arizona’s history, the responsibilities of legislators, and the importance of civility and respect in the chamber. Guest speakers included ASU football coach Kenny Dillingham and University of Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd, both of whom spoke about leadership, culture, teamwork, and the role of athletics in uniting and retaining talent in Arizona. The House then took up organizational business. Members adopted amendments to the House rules for the 57th Legislature, Second Regular Session, and then adopted the amended rules as the governing rules for the session. The chamber also approved an emergency declaration for bill readings, allowing bills, resolutions, and memorials to be read by number and short title only. The Speaker announced two new standing committees for the session: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, chaired by Representative Justin Wilmeth, and Rural Economic Development, chaired by Representative Teresa Martinez. A House Organizational Committee was appointed to notify the Senate that the House was organized and ready for business and to join a committee to notify the Governor. A lengthy portion of the meeting was devoted to points of personal privilege, during which many members introduced family members, constituents, local officials, educators, business leaders, veterans, and advocacy groups. Several members highlighted issues such as water security, affordability, education, health care access, reentry services, veterans’ citizenship, and support for working families. The session concluded with the House recessing and then reconvening for the formal start of legislative business, including committee membership changes and the first reading of a large slate of bills covering elections, taxes, education, health, water, transportation, public safety, and other topics.

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• I'm the proud superintendent of Valley School District in Valley, Washington.
• That's when Superintendent Reykdal gathered us at OSPI and many of the business partners that we work
• And I'm going to ask Superintendent Kristen Barr, Chief Information Officer Chris Hagel, and high school
• I am Creston Barr, superintendent of Peninsula School District.
• My role as the superintendent today is to ask for you to think about what districts need to scale this

Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of Washington’s alternative learning experience (ALE) programs and then an update on artificial intelligence in schools. OSPI’s Anissa Sherritt explained that ALE is a course-level funding designation for instruction that occurs partly or wholly away from the traditional seat-time model, with online, site-based, and remote course types. She emphasized that ALE is still basic education, subject to the same public school requirements, and that OSPI provides technical assistance, annual reporting review, and program reviews. Representatives from several programs described different models: Washington Virtual Academy (a large online ALE operated through Omak School District and partnered with for-profit Stride), Columbia Virtual Academy in Valley School District (a district-run, nonprofit online/remote program), Pearl in Quilcene (a K-8 remote parent partnership program), and River Home Link in Battleground (a site-based hybrid program). They discussed student supports, special education, enrichment, family choice, transportation, and how they measure outcomes. Members asked for follow-up information on funding, demographics, racial and ethnic data, multilingual learners, and post-graduation outcomes, and OSPI agreed to provide additional data where available. The committee then heard from OSPI and several districts about AI guidance and implementation. OSPI’s Holly Ryan Calloway described the agency’s human-centered AI framework, three guidance documents for schools, statewide professional learning, an AI innovation summit, and new AI literacy and informatics course frameworks and CIP codes. Quincy School District described a multi-year effort to integrate AI by centering student needs, creating district policy and classroom guidance, and training teachers to use AI responsibly while building an AI readiness plan from elementary through high school. Peninsula School District described its AI action research team, teacher professional learning, and classroom uses of generative AI to support science instruction, communication, and prompt engineering, while stressing that AI should enhance rather than replace learning. Members raised questions about privacy, energy and water use, prompt engineering, workforce and university connections, and the need for clear standards and ongoing educator training. No votes were taken.

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• I'll pass it over to Superintendent Evans. Thank you.
• My name is Superintendent Evans from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• I'm going to go with the detention chair first, Superintendent Evans, and just to In other committees
• Superintendent Evans: Chair Moeller and Representative Greenman, thank you for the question.
• Superintendent Evans: Chair Moeller and Representative Greenman, that's a good question.

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• I just had a meeting yesterday with school superintendents and charter leaders from around the state,
• I mean, good thing that the superintendent canceled the contract... and filed a lawsuit, and everybody
• Superintendents take a swearing in.
• The other thing that I think we ought to look at is doing some superintendent performance and budgetary
• Either a performing superintendent, you're performing in your budgetary process, or you're not.

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• LUCIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS JOURNEY BEGAN BACK IN AUGUST 2023 AND THAT'S WHEN OUR SUPERINTENDENT CAME TO US
• IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT THAT HE BILLED THIS WITH VERY INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON WHAT WE
• AND MY SUPERINTENDENT WOULD BE VERY UPSET WITH ME IF I DIDN'T SAY YOU EARNED US THAT A LAST YEAR THIS
• AND LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME TO BECOME AN A RATED DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE VISION THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT
• IT STARTS FROM THE VERY TOP AND THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN TALK TO US JUST AS MUCH AS I CAN TALK TO YOU FROM

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• With regard to the issue of cell phones in schools, we have listened to superintendents, we've listened
• And so they asked us to act, and the vast majority of superintendents asked us to impose this ban bell
• I spoke with a superintendent in Watertown just Monday morning to see how it's going.
• Over the last 48 hours, I spoke to four of my school districts, between school committee and superintendents
• And all of those committees and superintendents said unequivocally that they do not want to change these

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Summary: The House first recognized several student athletes and teams, including East Bridgewater cheerleaders, Medway athletes and teams, and the Housatonic Valley basketball team, and adopted a resolution congratulating the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps on its 25th anniversary. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance a petition concerning an extension of a lease authorization for conservation land. The chamber then took up Senate 2581, as amended, a major education and youth technology bill. The bill was rewritten to promote safe technology use and distraction-free education, including restrictions on personal electronic devices in public schools and limits on social media access for children. Members debated whether the policy should be bell-to-bell or allow more local flexibility, and several amendments were offered. An amendment from Attleboro to preserve district-specific policies was rejected, while a consolidated amendment tightening social media restrictions and related protections was adopted. The House also considered and passed several other bills, including measures amending the Sandwich charter, authorizing Springfield to help certain residents with local tax obligations, authorizing charity alcohol auctions, and directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific police applicant. In addition, the House rejected concurrence on a Senate version of a higher education infrastructure bill and instead appointed a committee of conference. Later, the House accepted a conference report on modernizing cannabis laws after debate focused on regulatory streamlining, equity, ownership caps, and hemp regulation. The report was adopted by roll call, and the House then passed the amended education bill to be engrossed before adjourning to the next day.

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• :37, Section B, it says the salary of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East Superintendent
• of Police Security shall not exceed the salary of the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police.
• So when you have a chief of police and the statute says you can't make more than the superintendent of
• previous HR director was here, it went before the Civil Service Commission approval of both the superintendent
• I guess my question would be, it sounds like the chairman wants to create two positions: keep superintendent

Bills: SR86, SB491, HB205, HB210, HB228, HB813, HB1045, HB1177

Keywords: Senate rules, Louisiana Senate, Senate Chamber, smart glasses, recording eyewear, audio recording, video recording, wearable technology, covert recording, legislative security, media access, chamber decorum, Senate President, internal rules, public access, lobbyists, official journal, public notices, competitive bid, Louisiana legislation

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• For the record, my name is Mary Prisinski, here representing the Nevada Association of School Superintendents
• For the record, my name is Mary Prisinski, representing the Nevada Association of School Superintendents
• The committee is comprised of advocates, school principals, social workers, teachers, and superintendents
• My name is Mary Presenski, here representing the Nevada Association of School Superintendents.
• I’m here representing the Nevada Association of School Superintendents.

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• The first to testify on this matter is Superintendent Kashi or DOE Al Cherkidani, Vice Chair Marcato
• Kim, members of the committee, Shan Bacon, assistant superintendent for the Department of Education,
• of the committee Shan bacon Kim members of the committee Shan bacon assistant<00:02:41.920> superintendent
• <00:02:42.640> for<00:02:42.879> the assistant superintendent for the assistant superintendent

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• <00:46:20.480> of we have Brenda Lewis, superintendent of we have Brenda Lewis, superintendent
• Thank you, Superintendent. And next, we'll hear from Jake Carup.
• You just heard from Superintendent Dr.
• Thank you so much, Superintendent.
• I'm like, "What did you superintendents.

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• superintendent of maeri schools and and superintendent of maeri schools and and maybe<00:02:27.800>
• My name is Jeremy Olen, and I'm the superintendent of Maeri Schools.
• <00:04:20.400> we of Minnesota um as a superintendent we of Minnesota um as a superintendent
• Yes, Steve Massie, Superintendent for Forest Lake Area Schools. Mr.
• <00:14:24.120> funk thank you thank you superintendent funk thank you thank you superintendent

Bills: HF6, HF52, HF53

Keywords: education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment

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• The superintendent and district legal counsel are the best point of contact.
• My name is Bill Adams, superintendent of Wilmer Public Schools. Mr.
• <00:48:46.800> or warrant, and a superintendent or warrant, and a superintendent or designate
• I get emails from the superintendent. ICE is on the school parking lot.
• I get emails from the superintendent. ICE is on the school parking lot.

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• completed because the superintendent completed because the superintendent told<00:56:41.119>
• We can bring him and the superintendent.
• talk to your deputy superintendent. talk to your deputy superintendent.
• But superintendent, I'm sorry I have to chime in.
• But superintendent, I'm sorry I >> Yeah.

Bills: SB2901, SB2902, SB2903, SB2904, SB2905, SB2906, SB2907, SB2908, SB2909, SB2910, SB2911, SB2912, SB2913, SB2914, SB2915, SB2916, SB2917, SB2918, SB2919, SB2920, SB2921, SB2922, SB2923, SB2924, SB2925, SB2926, SB2927, SB2928, SB2929, SB2930, SB2931, SB2932, SB2933, SB2934, SB2935, SB2936, SB2937, SB2938, SB2939, SB2940, SB2941, SB2942, SB2943, SB2944, SB2945, SB2946, SB2947, SB2948, SB2949, SB2950, SB2951, SB2952, SB2953, SB2954, SB2955, SB2956, SB2957, SB2958, SB2959, SB2960, SB2961, SB2962, SB2963, SB2964, SB2965, SB2966, SB2967, SB2968, SB2969, SB2970, SB2971, SB2972, SB2973, SB2974, SB2975, SB2976, SB2977, SB2978, SB2979, SB2980, SB2981, SB2982, SB2983, SB2984, SB2985, SB2986, SB2987, SB2988, SB2989, SB2990, SB2991, SB2992, SB2993, SB2994, SB2995, SB2996, SB2997, SB2998, SB2999, SB3000

Keywords: geological subsurface characterization, groundwater, geothermal resources, environmental review, Hawaii groundwater and geothermal resources center, scientific research, non-extractive, public trust doctrine, clean energy, greenhouse gas, carbon sequestration, climate change, energy policy, Hawaii state energy office, emissions reduction, sustainable development, fare-free transportation, greenhouse gas emissions, public transit, tax on petroleum

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• She said each district comes up with a discipline plan and then it goes to the state superintendent,
• Chairman, members of the committee, Megan Deanfelder, State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
• Justin Parenton, superintendent of Laramie County School District No. 2.
• I'm Ryan Mackey, superintendent of schools in Converse County One in Douglas.
• > in<01:03:38.240> Converse superintendent of schools in Converse superintendent of schools

Bills: HB0159

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all

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• <00:05:29.759> at officials, including superintendent at officials, including superintendent
• For example, the Kentucky Association of School Administrators, who awarded Superintendent Lians with
• a Superintendent of the Year award this year, used the same lobbyist as Fayette County Public Schools
• Superintendent of the Year award this Superintendent of the Year award this year,<00:10:02.800> used
• <00:31:14.480> just spoken with, those superintendents just spoken with, those superintendents

Keywords: Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15 Presentation on voting systems by ES&S 48:14 Presentation on voting systems by Hart InterCivic and Harp Enterprises 01:13:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee met, approved the October 21 minutes, and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal to prohibit the use of tax dollars and public resources to advocate for or against ballot questions, including constitutional amendments. Senator Rawlings and the other presenters argued the current law already bars such advocacy but lacks meaningful enforcement, citing the 2024 school choice amendment campaign and other examples where public officials and school systems allegedly used taxpayer-funded resources to influence voters. They said the bill would add civil and criminal penalties, while preserving First Amendment rights for public employees acting in their personal capacities. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be limited to school districts or broadened to cover other public entities, and on how to define terms such as “advocating in impartial terms.” Members raised concerns about possible effects on county and city lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, on legitimate factual explanations by public officials, and on whether the bill could unintentionally restrict needed representation for local governments. The sponsors said the measure was intended to be narrow, would be vetted further, and would not bar individuals from speaking on their own behalf. Several members suggested revisions. Representative Lockett asked that schools and school employees be specifically named, and suggested separating the lobbying restrictions from the ballot-measure provisions into different bills. Representative Layman questioned the meaning of the bill’s language and whether it would cover factual testimony by officials. Representative Heen asked about a Jefferson County example involving legal fees used to challenge petition signatures; counsel said that situation would likely be allowable under the bill as drafted, though some members thought it should be covered. No final vote was taken on BR 25 during this discussion.

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• I know that there are teachers under the former state Superintendent who were fired for sharing QR codes
• get people, citizens to get people's engaged with civics to get someone to run against that bad superintendent
• Well, while I enjoy your colorful debate, there it's actually the superintendent of the state of Oklahoma
• teacher to be so egregious that they let They terminate the teacher with cause, not the state superintendent

Bills: HB2938, HB2939, HB3306, HB3722, HB4113, HB4123

Keywords: elections, national elections, state elections, voter intent, election reform, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, campaign finance, ethics, political contributions, candidate committee, Oklahoma legislation, voter registration, political party affiliation, Independent designation, Oklahoma, voter eligibility

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• Superintendent Aaron Polanski.
• The principal or the superintendent ought to name it and communicate it very clearly and quickly.
• The superintendent had initially acknowledged that the school was investigating an anti-Semitic incident
• The superintendent and school committee had no further comment on NBC10.
• Will it be sent out to superintendents of schools throughout the Commonwealth?

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Summary: The Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism met to hear testimony from Chief James Hicks of the Natick Police Department, who chairs the Municipal Police Training Committee, and Chief Thomas Fowler of the Salisbury Police Department. They described the statewide civil-rights-officer model for hate-crime response, the HEART Unit, and MPTC training authority under POST, and urged the commission to recommend incorporating the IHRA definition of antisemitism into police training and to fund that effort. Commissioners asked about how law enforcement should handle antisemitic incidents that may not rise to crimes, the 2022 Mapping Project, masking during protests, and the role of HART; the chiefs said departments can update training quickly, that every department should have a trained civil-rights officer, and that HART’s expertise should be integrated statewide. The commission also approved the October 16, 2025 minutes after correcting an initial procedural error. The rest of the meeting focused on the draft report, especially the prefatory statement and the definition section. Commissioners broadly praised the report’s scope and the chairs’ work, but offered many edits aimed at tightening language, reducing advocacy tone, and clarifying the “Massachusetts way” of combating antisemitism. Several members wanted stronger emphasis on Massachusetts values, education, moral leadership, and the distinction between hate incidents, hate crimes, and statutory offenses; others urged clearer references to constitutional protections, First Amendment limits, and Attorney General review of legal statements. There was also discussion of whether to keep or remove references to alternative definitions of antisemitism: some commissioners argued that only the IHRA definition should be centered, while others said acknowledging other definitions was factually important and would reflect the range of testimony. Commissioners also raised specific substantive edits for later sections, including adding examples such as the 2022 Mapping Project, strengthening language on online intimidation, academic boycotts, and divestment campaigns, and clarifying that some conduct may be hateful even if lawful. In the higher education section, members praised recommendations on mandatory training, bystander intervention, trauma-informed responses, mental health supports, and campus climate surveys, while suggesting a few technical edits and additional best-practice examples. No final votes were taken on the draft report during this portion; the chairs said they would incorporate feedback into a revised draft before the remaining meetings and eventual vote.

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• Auden and Picus and the Bureau surveyed superintendents and conducted site visits.
• Auden-Pycus and the Bureau surveyed superintendents and conducted site visits.
• Educators have been involved through the superintendent, principal, and teacher surveys.
• Educators have been involved through the superintendent, principal, and teacher surveys.
• Educators have been involved through the superintendent, principal, and teacher surveys.

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and then shifted to an update from Department of Education Secretary Jacob Oliva and Deputy Commissioner Stacey Smith on early childhood education, especially the state-funded Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) program. They said Arkansas had received a federal Preschool Development Grant and described ABC as a large state program with about 23,800 funded slots and roughly $114 million in annual appropriations. Department officials said they are reviewing slot allocations because about 1,000 seats are funded but unfilled, while more than 2,000 families are on waiting lists, and they plan to reduce or reallocate slots from providers that have not filled them over several years. They also said they are examining whether income thresholds, curriculum expectations, daily rates, and summer programming should be updated, and members raised concerns about access, local control, transportation, and whether the program should better align with K-12 choice and school readiness goals. The committee agreed to form an early childhood subcommittee and asked the Bureau of Legislative Research to help gather historical data and other information for future discussion. The committee then received a legal presentation from BLR attorney Taylor Lloyd on the constitutional and statutory framework for education adequacy in Arkansas. She reviewed the Dupree and Lake View cases, explaining that the state must maintain a general, suitable, and efficient system of free public schools, and that adequacy and equity are distinct but related concepts. She emphasized that the General Assembly is responsible for defining adequacy, studying whether the system meets that standard, and reacting to the evidence, while the courts ultimately decide constitutional compliance. Lloyd also explained the current adequacy definition, the role of the matrix as a funding tool rather than a spending mandate, and the distinction between unrestricted foundation funding and restricted categorical funding. BLR’s Elizabeth Bynum followed with a historical overview of how Arkansas responded to the court cases and developed the current adequacy process. She traced major legislative actions from the 1980s through the Lake View litigation, including the creation of funding formulas, categorical aid, isolated funding, declining enrollment funding, and the 2003-2004 adequacy study that led to the Continuing Adequacy Evaluation Act and the matrix used to set foundation funding. She also described later changes to the adequacy statute, the financial reporting requirements for districts, and the ongoing use of surveys, stakeholder testimony, and consultant studies in the biennial adequacy process. Members asked questions about whether private or homeschool programs could use public funds for expenses like utilities, whether stakeholders should include those groups, the difference between average daily membership and attendance, and whether school board members are surveyed; staff said those issues would need further research or were outside the scope of the presenters’ role.

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• The Superintendent of Public Instruction also has to agree to that, but has to confer with the Human
• Tomorrow's Leaders, and the Family Engagement is basically the grant pool that we gave to the Superintendent
• The next section is the salary for the Department of Public Instruction Superintendent.
• Superintendent.
• The next section is the salary for the Department of Public Instruction Superintendent.

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Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge, a quorum call, and approval of journal corrections. It then handled several House messages, appointing conference committees on Senate Bills 2004 and 2006 and House Bills 1018, 1019, and 1363, and re-referring House Bill 1216 to Appropriations. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bill 1601, which would have expanded special assistant attorney general authority for certain offices, but the bill failed on final passage after strong opposition centered on preserving the Attorney General’s control and avoiding a solution in search of a problem. A major portion of the day focused on education funding. House Bill 1369 was amended to raise per-pupil aid from 2% and 2% to 3% and 3% and to increase the school construction loan transfer from $75 million to $100 million; supporters said this would help local schools and military base projects, while opponents raised questions about special education placement language and state coordination. The bill passed 44-3. House Bill 1013, the DPI budget, was also amended extensively to adjust staffing, funding sources, grants, meal assistance, teacher training, and other education programs; it passed 45-2. House Bill 2234, dealing with Choice Ready grants, was amended to shift funding away from general funds and toward federal or other sources, but then failed on final passage after the sponsor urged a red vote. The Senate also approved House Bill 1482, restricting bond and indebtedness elections for counties, cities, school districts, and park districts to primary or general election days, and House Bill 1332, creating a value-added agriculture facility incentive program with an emergency clause. House Bill 1010, the Insurance Department budget, passed unanimously after amendments reflecting the merger of the Securities Department into Insurance and adding staff and fee changes, while House Bill 1011, the separate Securities Department budget, failed because its funding was already included in HB 1010. House Bill 1584, a major pharmacy benefit manager reform bill, passed with an enforcement fund and new licensing/enforcement structure despite debate over ERISA and market transparency. In other action, the Senate concurred in House amendments and passed Senate Bills 2226, 2230, 2069, 2082, 2387, 2385, and 2186, with SB 2186 on parenting time interference and a child custody task force passing 27-20 after debate over whether the issue should be left to the courts. Senate Bill 2234, on Choice Ready grants, and Senate Bill 2243, on driver’s license points and traffic penalties, both failed after concurrence motions were adopted but final passage votes were overwhelmingly negative. The chamber also advanced Senate Bill 2291 to conference committee consideration near the end of the transcript.