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• Industrial Agent 20 years ago. Industrial Agent 20 years ago.
• taking away the industrial agent taking away the industrial agent position. position. position.
• He is a trusted agent both domestically and internationally.
• registered with New Hampshire<05:07:15.680> Medicaid.
• For those, the registered with Medicaid.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• When our state law enforcement agents are buying weapons and ammunition from dealers, we need measures
• Anyone else wishing to speak in support of the bill, please register.
• Anyone else wishing to register their support? We will now invite opposition to come and join us.
• The visible signs that will be posted will signal to both the public and immigration agents that state
• We are a proud co-sponsor, also registering support for Public Counsel, CHIRLA, Working Partnerships

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• are and now to try and prate a registers are and now to try and prate a fee<00:57:39.240> from
• So I just want to register that as a concern. Director, any comments on that? Mr.
• are suffering more and Deputy registers are suffering more and more<01:10:09.800> every<01:10
• out we're putting more Deputy registers out we're putting more Deputy registers out of<01:10:
• license agents and our full driver's license agents and our full service<01:10:55.360> providers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate File 75, a pilot project to test autonomous or semi-autonomous mowing and vegetation management along state highways. Senator Jasinski said the bill is intended to reduce traffic delays caused by ditch mowing and improve worker safety by moving crews out of active traffic. An A1 amendment was adopted to shift the funding source from the general fund to trunk highway funds. Testifiers from Bot Crew described robotic mowing technology, including remote piloting, autonomous navigation using LiDAR, cameras, GIS data, and obstacle detection, and said the machines could work at night and potentially reduce labor needs while improving safety. Members asked about mowing around guardrails, bridge features, and sensitive plants; the company said the system could be programmed to identify and avoid certain vegetation and could also be used for seeding. The committee then approved the bill, as amended, and re-referred it to finance. The committee next received the Department of Public Safety’s presentation on the governor’s budget request. Commissioner Bob Jacobson outlined an operating adjustment for DPS divisions, a request for grant administration authority to allow a portion of grant funds to cover oversight costs, and then turned to division-specific items. State Patrol Colonel Christina Bovich presented a request for $48.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a new metro headquarters, plus a recruitment proposal that would provide $1 million in each of 2026 and 2027 and $10 million in later years to expand recruiting, advertising, and academy capacity. She also proposed a change to the excessive-speed penalty so that driving more than 35 miles per hour over the limit would trigger a six-month license revocation, regardless of the posted speed zone. Members questioned the headquarters funding source, the cost of recruitment efforts, and academy expenses; Bovich said the academy costs about $350,000 per person and that the recruitment request would support broader outreach, including nationwide recruiting. Office of Traffic Safety Director Mike Hansen then presented a request for an additional $485,000 per year in trunk highway funds for planning and administration. He said the money is needed to cover rising operating costs, maintain the federal match for traffic safety grants, and support new federal public participation and engagement requirements tied to traffic safety funding. No votes were taken on the DPS budget items during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Before we proceed, let me briefly mention witnesses: please be sure to register using the electronic
• Please be sure to register using the electronic witness registration system accessible on the tablets
• if you are using a translator or if someone is translating for someone, please be sure that you register
• I don't have anybody registered for public testimony on HCR 98.
• I see no one registered for invited testimony. The chair now opens for public testimony.

Bills: HCR98, HB180

Keywords: counter-unmanned aircraft systems, C-UAS, counter-drone, drone mitigation, unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, border security, U.S.-Mexico border, aviation safety, airspace regulation, federal preemption, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, FBI, state-local coordination, tribal and territorial partners, border patrol, cartels

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum present and first took up HCR 98, a resolution urging Congress to improve coordination among federal, state, and local authorities on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology for border security. The author and sponsor described increasing drone activity along the border, saying unauthorized drones are used to track agents, identify weaknesses, and smuggle contraband, and argued for clearer procedures to detect, identify, and neutralize such aircraft. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted 4-0 to report HCR 98 favorably to the full Senate; the resolution was also ordered for local and uncontested calendar placement without objection. The committee then heard HB 180, sponsored by Chairman Birdwell, which would authorize the governor to coordinate directly with Mexican officials and individual Mexican states on border security agreements and appoint representatives to implement them. Birdwell said the bill would codify prior border-security cooperation efforts, improve responses to cross-border challenges such as drug and human trafficking, and include a finding that entrants from foreign countries must use a legal port of entry. No questions were asked, and there was no invited or public testimony. After the hearing, the committee left HB 180 pending. The meeting concluded with no further business and the committee standing in recess subject to the call of the chair.

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• Members, please register. Have all members registered. Have all members registered.
• Barry, relating to certain contract refusals, terminations, and suspensions of licensed insurance agents
• By Noble relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member
• from mountable taxation provided by a homebuyer, by a title insurance company, or a title insurance agent

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• If I may, witnesses, please be sure to register using the electronic witness registration system accessible
• I have no witnesses registered for public witness. But I do have a resource witness from TCEQ.
• special agents that are conducting these investigations that also have other duties and so these are
• If anybody wishes to register for public testimony, please do so now. Senator Blanco.
• We do have your guest registered, Senator. Chair calls Kenneth Burgess and Angela King.

Bills: SB766, SB290, SB494, SB1145

Keywords: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water regulation, environmental protection, pesticide management, natural resources, LP-gas, property owner notice, gas installations, safety notification, petroleum theft, task force, oil and gas, law enforcement, economic impact, environmental regulation, water permits, water quality, land application, 1185, senate

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• I don't know if they're registered with the. PRC or not, you know, as far as I know they weren't.
• How many of those veterans, you said 8,000 were registered?
• Registered, but how many of those 8,000 are from the state of New Mexico?
• When you say registered veterans, what does that mean?
• Quickly, what's your plan to register them?

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• So as the committee reviews this, it may want to broaden paragraph to include registered sports agents
• Paragraph 3 requires sports agents or attorneys to comply with federal sports agent law.
• <00:35:17.400> to registered Sports agents in addition to registered Sports agents in addition
• Then after the first year, you may or may not still have them as your registered agent.
• not still have them as your registered not still have them as your registered agent<02:25:41.160

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, a PFAS-related measure to add ski, snowboard, and boat wax to the state’s list of banned consumer products containing PFAS. The sponsor said the product is already banned in many other places, alternatives exist, and the concern is that these products go directly into water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and argued the bill would help stop further contamination. A member of the public also described personal experience with ski wax products disappearing from the market, suggesting PFAS may have been the reason. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167. The committee next opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett explained the bill was prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s NCAA v. Alston decision and was modeled on New Jersey law. He said the bill would prevent colleges from restricting NIL compensation, require athletes to use licensed attorneys or registered sports agents, and limit certain endorsements involving addictive drugs, adult entertainment, firearms, and weapons. He framed the measure as a proactive response to a changing college sports landscape and noted possible future conflicts involving schools, agents, and endorsements. Committee members raised several concerns and suggested changes. One member questioned the bill’s exclusion of two-year institutions, another objected to the weapons restriction, and others asked how the bill would affect scholarships. The sponsor said the intent was to protect scholarships, especially athletic scholarships, and clarified that need-based scholarships were not meant to be affected. He also acknowledged discomfort with the endorsement restrictions and said the committee might want to broaden or revise the language. The hearing remained open for further consideration, with no vote taken in the excerpt.

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• Have all members registered? Have all members registered? There are 96 members present.
• Have all members registered? Have all members registered? There are 96 members present.
• The Department of Public Safety has special agents deployed in every region of Texas.
• The mission is to be entered in today's journal for each member registered as present during today's

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• civil rights workers were murdered alongside James Chaney, a Black Mississippian, while helping to register
• SB 1311 also ensures the governor can appoint the additional registered veterinary technicians member
• Fourth, it clarifies who can sign a POLST on behalf of a patient: a health care agent, a conservator,
• I rise to present SB 1244, which requires health insurance brokers and agents and related professionals
• public agencies benefit from disclosures already available to private employers, requiring brokers, agents

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Fees and expenses of any trustee, bond registrar, paying agent, authenticating agent, rebate analyst,
• or consultant, calculation agent, remarketing agent, or credit enhancement, liquidity support, or interest
• May be in fully registered form or bear a form registerable as to principal or interest or both.
• And deliver the bonds may first be delegated to an officer or agent of the enterprise.
• The sum of annual fees paid by propulsion battery providers that are registered pursuant to section 25

Keywords: 981, all

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• who is who is 18 years of age or older who is required<00:01:48.240> to<00:01:48.479> register
• as<00:01:49.040> a<00:01:49.200> sex<00:01:49.520> offender required to register
• as a sex offender required to register as a sex offender shall<00:01:50.640> reside<00:01:51.040
• This on page two, it says that this paragraph shall not apply if the registered offender's residence
• if the registered offender's residence was<00:07:42.800> established<00:07:43.360> before<

Bills: SF0087, SF0088, SF0092

Keywords: felony, law enforcement, police officer, criminal penalties, public safety, sex offender, child care facility, residency restrictions, criminal law, sex offenders, child care facilities, legislation, false claims, civil penalties, state accountability, whistleblower protection, fraud prevention, 916, all

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• This is simply stating that if you have an agent, you can only authorize the agent to voluntarily consent
• So it clarifies that if you name an agent to allow for voluntary admission on your behalf to a mental
• So it clarifies that if you name an agent to allow for voluntary admission on your behalf to a mental
• So it’s like, if someone’s doing it, if an agent is doing it on your behalf, the form is not aligned
• So you can allow your agent to consent for your voluntary admission for up to 72 hours.

Bills: SB274, SB301, SB249

Keywords: healthcare, life-sustaining treatment, patient preferences, POLST, advance directive, medical orders, hospital discharge, pregnancy, patient care, discharge planning, healthcare policy, substance use, harm reduction, syringe services, needle exchange, overdose prevention, naloxone, opioid antagonist, drug paraphernalia, syringe

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several measures related to health care, public health, and patient protections. House Concurrent Resolution 148, urging a statewide educational strategy on menopause, was presented as a workplace awareness measure and received supportive comments from members before being released. Senate Bill 274, updating Delaware’s MOST program to POLST and clarifying capacity determinations and documentation for end-of-life orders, also drew supportive testimony from medical and nursing groups and was released. House Bill 458, limiting local backflow preventer requirements for certain low-hazard buildings, was presented as a cost-relief measure for homeowners and small businesses; DHSS expressed concerns but said it was willing to work on amendments and a sunset provision, and the bill was released. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and ordering flags at half-staff, was released after brief supportive remarks. The committee then considered Senate Bill 339, a technical correction to the advance health care directive form clarifying that an agent’s authority for voluntary mental health admission cannot exceed 72 hours, consistent with existing law. Members asked detailed questions about how the 72-hour limit works and whether it applies to voluntary directives; the sponsor and a Disability Rights Delaware witness explained that the bill only aligns the form with current statute and does not expand authority. The bill was released. House Bill 301, requiring hospitals to create discharge plans for pregnant patients discharged while showing signs of labor, prompted extensive discussion. The sponsor and supporters said it would improve safety, transportation planning, and aftercare, while some members noted Delaware hospitals already do much of this work and questioned whether codifying it was necessary; supporters emphasized maternal mortality disparities and the need for guardrails. The bill was released. Senate Bill 196, creating ownership disclosure requirements for long-term care facilities and resident notice rules after ownership transfers, was presented as a transparency measure for seniors and families and was released after supportive testimony from the Delaware Nurses Association and elder-care advocates. Senate Bill 320, expanding pharmacists’ independent prescriptive authority for certain non-controlled medications and allowing opioid use disorder medications under standing order, with added malpractice reporting requirements in Senate Amendment 2, was supported by pharmacists and nurse practitioners as an access-to-care measure and was released. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 161, establishing a unified licensing and oversight framework for adult behavioral health providers under DSAM, was presented as a patient-protection measure; providers supported the goal but cautioned that regulations must be workable, and the substitute was released. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was released with a note reflecting concerns about broadening the analysis to include additional cost drivers and alternatives. Finally, Senate Bill 249 with Senate Amendment 2, modernizing harm-reduction programs and paraphernalia laws, generated the most extended debate: supporters framed it as life-saving public health policy, while opponents raised concerns about needle litter, community impacts, and whether the approach facilitates addiction. Despite the objections, the bill was released.

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• And we have had federal ICE agents and federal law enforcement agents actually killed, targeted, and
• ,<00:57:56.160> and agents actually killed, targeted, and agents actually killed, targeted
• The deadline for registering is Sunday, May 18th. And once you're registered, you'll Thank you, Mr.
• The agents did not have a warrant.
• The agents did not have a warrant. The agents did not have a warrant.

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• All rental properties need to be registered within each town. The same type of tragedy.
• All rental properties need to be registered within each town.
• The homeowners never registered their property. Sadly, they are not registered.
• The homeowners never registered their property. Sadly, they are not outliers.
• Joining today, I'm a fellow legislative agent, Craig Hardy.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on a range of public safety bills, with especially emotional testimony on the Maggie Hubbard Rental Safety Act, which would require short-term rentals to be inspected for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and require platforms or agents to verify compliance before listing. Rep. Hadley Luddy, Sen. Julian Cyr, and the Hubbard and Waldron families described the fatal Airbnb fire that killed Shannon Hubbard and her daughter Maggie in New York, saying the deaths were preventable and that the bill would save lives. Committee members expressed sympathy and support for the families’ efforts to turn their loss into legislation. The committee also heard testimony on a proposed peace officer oath (S. 1680), described by Sen. Lydia Edwards as a binding ethical standard tied to certification and recertification, with discipline and annual reporting to promote accountability and de-escalation. Rep. Tom Walsh testified for a bill requiring hotel and motel workers to be trained to recognize human trafficking and to post hotline signage, and later testimony supported a school safety data grant program to provide first responders with standardized, up-to-date school maps for emergencies. Another major topic was a bill to allow temporary door-locking devices in public buildings; supporters said the devices are removable, do not alter fire code, and could improve lockdown response during active shooter events. Additional bills discussed included measures to transfer the Office of Emergency Medical Services to EOPSS, increase penalties for unlicensed hood-system cleaning, expand membership on the Massachusetts Fire Training Council, and strengthen confidentiality for peer support and critical incident stress debriefings. Firefighters and fire chiefs also supported a bill to tighten penalties for violations of hot-work regulations, citing the 2014 Beacon Street fire that killed Lt. Walsh and Firefighter Kennedy. Law enforcement groups backed a package including a Blue Star plate and Blue Alert system for fallen officers’ families, stronger move-over penalties, and a memorial fund, while the State Police Association supported the move-over provisions but asked for further work on the special state police officer bill before final action. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• And then more recently, we've seen advances in agentic AI over the last year especially.
• So there's a lot of talk about agentic AI.
• So that's the next thing we're starting to see is software agents. Done for you.
• Because as AI develops and as these agentic agents develop and are able to do a lot of white-collar work
• So we have a holistic risk register that we're... ...we do at NDIT through a risk register.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, establishing its purpose as a study and policy-development body rather than one aimed at producing many bills. Majority Leader Hogue urged members to move quickly, focus on federal and other states’ AI laws, consider possible federal preemption, child protections, and the siting and economic impacts of data centers. Committee leadership echoed that the goal is practical, balanced governance that protects North Dakota while allowing innovation to continue. Legislative Council staff provided a background memo and NCSL presented a detailed overview of AI concepts and the current state legislative landscape. The presentations distinguished narrow AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and theoretical AGI/ASI, and summarized major state policy themes: comprehensive AI laws in states such as Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois; targeted laws on deepfakes, chatbots, health, education, notifications, and digital likeness; and growing use of appropriations and agency inventories. Members asked about Colorado’s repeal and reenactment, Texas’s sandbox and training provisions, oversight structures, and whether AI regulation is bipartisan; presenters said most issues cut across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfakes but more division on broader regulatory approaches. The federal update focused on executive orders, preemption, and congressional activity. NCSL described a White House framework favoring a single federal standard, a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department review of state laws, and possible funding conditions tied to state AI policy, though no formal state-law challenge had yet occurred. The presentation also covered a recent executive order creating a voluntary federal vetting process for advanced frontier models after safety concerns, and congressional proposals including a failed 10-year state moratorium, Senator Blackburn’s child-safety bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, a House-passed children’s digital safety package, a Senate data center moratorium proposal, and a House ratepayer/data-center bill. The committee took no formal action beyond receiving testimony and asking questions.

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• And then more recently, we've seen advances in agentic AI over the last year especially.
• So there's a lot of talk about agentic AI.
• So that's the next thing we're starting to see: software agents. ...done for you.
• Because as AI develops and as these agentic agents develop and are able to do a lot of sort of white-collar
• So we have a holistic risk register that we're... We do at NDIT through a risk register.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, established a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from Majority Leader Hogue and the chair about the committee’s charge. Members said the goal was to build a factual foundation on AI, hear from experts and stakeholders, and develop practical North Dakota-focused recommendations rather than simply produce a large volume of bills. Legislative Council also reviewed interim committee rules and procedures before the informational presentations began. Staff and NCSL presenters then gave overviews of AI concepts and the state and federal policy landscape. The background memo and presentations covered AI categories and terms, state laws in areas such as consumer protection, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, chatbots, children’s safety, health, education, and government use, as well as data center siting and economic impacts. NCSL described a growing number of AI bills introduced and enacted across the states, with comprehensive laws in places like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois, and noted recurring issues around transparency, privacy, liability, and protections for minors. A major focus of the discussion was federal preemption and the tension between state regulation and national AI policy. NCSL said a recent White House executive order and related federal framework seek a light-touch, innovation-friendly national standard, with possible challenges to state laws and possible funding conditions tied to compliance, though no broad federal preemption has yet been enacted. Members asked about Commerce Clause concerns, industry pushback, oversight models, and whether AI policy is bipartisan; presenters said the issue cuts across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfake restrictions but more disagreement on broader regulatory approaches. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting, and the committee recessed briefly for technical issues during the second presentation.

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• Additionally, we are the enterprise insurance agent, protecting $22.4 billion of insured state assets
• Additionally, we are the enterprise insurance agent, protecting $22.4 billion of insured state assets
• Additionally, we are the enterprise insurance agent, protecting $22.4 billion of insured state assets
• First, Admin is proposing a small cut by eliminating an unassigned Fiscal Agent appropriation.
• appropriation so in 2023 Fiscal Agent appropriation so in 2023 funding<00:23:12.240> for<00:23

Keywords: 1183, house

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• a position only, you can register out on the kiosk.
• Keeping Texas Prepared, the Extension Agent Network.
• As Texas rapidly grows, the Extension Agent Network ensures local agents in every county deliver effective
• So with the ag match, we have increased ag agents, extension agents.
• These are Prairie View A&M Ag Extension agents, and while our extension agents oftentimes collaborate

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• -<00:29:25.520> registered information for regist- registered information for regist- registered
• officers and probation agents officers and probation agents scholarship<01:13:35.000> program
• And is the operative assumption of the bill that federal agents are kings?
• for state law enforcement agents for state law enforcement agents that<01:37:59.160> they
• Um, so, with the amendments, what we've done is said if there is a rogue EPA agent...

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum present and then proceeded through committee reports, largely adopting favorable reports and amendments without objection. Early measures included SB 530, which funds grants for multigenerational social connection programs for older adults; SB 731, clarifying the legal status of the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council; SB 809, directing a feasibility study on a caregiver infrastructure program; SB 860, creating an Aging Resilience Fund with reporting and budget protections; SB 910, requiring insurance reimbursement for services provided by graduate-level clinical interns under supervision; and SB 972, making several Baltimore City alcoholic beverages licensing changes. Each of these bills was advanced to third reading after committee amendments were adopted. The Finance Committee also advanced SB 555, establishing a Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and a provider resource toolkit for dementia care; SB 757, creating a Maryland Local Sourcing Portal to connect businesses with local sources for tariff-impacted goods; SB 772, creating an employment training and opportunity database to help people qualify for or maintain Medicaid and SNAP; SB 792, requiring hospitals to adopt and train staff on immigration-enforcement policies consistent with Attorney General guidance; SB 869, establishing a workforce training pilot program through Commerce and community colleges; SB 905, creating an advanced manufacturing grant program through TEDCO; and SB 974, changing who may serve as inspector for the Caroline County Board of License Commissioners. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or narrowing amendments and then ordered printed for third reading. Budget and Taxation advanced SB 28, which would create binding arbitration for state employee collective bargaining impasses and include a proposed constitutional amendment requiring funding in the Governor’s budget; SB 466, expanding a physician preceptor tax credit and adjusting training-hour requirements; and later SB 704, concerning estate tax treatment for qualified agricultural property transferred to an LLC. SB 557, a gaming-related bill, was laid over until the end of the evening at the majority leader’s request. In the Education, Energy, and the Environment report, the committee advanced SB 35 on a state natural science museum designation, SB 166 on shellfish aquaculture permit sanctions, SB 189 on municipal drainage inlet safety requirements prompted by a child’s death, SB 242 on civil relief for service members and spouses, SB 266 on local regulation of invasive trees and tree-of-heaven, and SB 267 on a corporate rental-property registry and local housing application review process. SB 267 drew a brief question from the minority leader, who asked whether prior opposition remained and how the amended bill differed; the sponsor said the opposition had gone away and described the bill as now focused on a responsible-owner registry and an administrative review process.