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• I would like to know whether or not those modifications impacted the ultimate adoption with those other
• I, I need to read it because it says, it's a sentence fragment of the bill, so I need to read what the

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• Uh, it would provide online access to contracts and proposed addendums or modifications and give pharmacies
• Bill 1635 is a bill and a conversation that's been going on for quite some time, literally about a sentence

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• Those grant funds services include financial assistance, home modifications, service dogs, veteran treatment
• Now this guy gets an enhanced 10 year sentence.

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• All right, so this basically implements the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act.
• So modification in a mortgage can include a change, an amendment, a revision, a correction, an addition
• . what is uh changed in in modification.
• So<03:22:17.240> modification<03:22:18.560> in<03:22:18.680> a<03:22:18.720>
• mortgage<03:22:19.160> can So modification in a mortgage can So modification in a mortgage

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• those aesthetic requirements that are now imposed upon new homebuyers, and there's a very important sentence
• I mean, who would have ever thought those two names could be mentioned in the same sentence?
• Current hiring practices require modification. Case.
• My criminal is in prison for five years, serving a concurrent sentence for two houses he stole in California

Bills: SB1108, SB1205, SB1241, SB1286, SB1366, SB1431, SB1473, SB1477, SB1478, SB1479, SB1492, SB1517, SB1563, SB1586, SB1665, SB1671

Keywords: cash transactions, mandatory rounding, swedish rounding, public notice, Arizona Revised Statutes, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, SB1241, private permitting provider, private permit, private certificate of completion, building permit, building plan review, inspection, single-trade residential construction, residential construction, municipal permitting

Summary: The Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and first considered the reappointment of Troy L. Campbell to the Arizona State Liquor Board. Campbell described his nearly 10 years of service, his role as chair since 2019, and his focus on fairness, public safety, and applying the law consistently. He answered questions about the board’s workload and authority, noting it handles roughly 40 to 50 cases a year and does not issue fines. With no public testimony, the committee voted 6-0 with one not voting to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate. The committee then heard and passed SB 1478, a liquor omnibus bill making technical and policy updates to liquor statutes, including changing “manufacture” to “produce,” allowing rather than requiring cities and towns to levy certain liquor-related taxes or fees, repealing a federal food-safety preemption reference, and clarifying cider’s definition to include products up to 8.5% alcohol by volume. Supporters described it as an annual stakeholder-driven cleanup bill, and the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control testified neutral. The committee adopted the Bolick amendment and then passed the bill as amended. It also passed SB 1108, which creates a Swedish-rounding framework for cash transactions when pennies are unavailable, with signage and enforcement provisions; the Leach amendment removed an individual-item exemption and clarified tax treatment. The Greater Phoenix Chamber supported the bill, and the committee passed it as amended. The committee next approved SB 1205, regulating private-property vehicle booting by prohibiting local bans, setting signage, written permission, rate limits, release rules, and misdemeanor penalties. Supporters said it would provide a more transparent, less costly alternative to towing, while members raised concerns about signage, appeals, and consumer protections. The Bolick amendment made a technical change, and the bill passed as amended. SB 1241, allowing private permitting providers to conduct plan reviews and inspections for single-trade residential projects, drew the most debate: supporters argued it would reduce delays and costs for homeowners and help cities with backlogs, while cities and counties warned about public-safety risks, loss of local control, and liability concerns. After adopting the Payne amendment on immunity, the committee passed the bill 5-2. Finally, the committee passed SB 1366, which creates a Public Property Towing and Impound Practices Study Committee to review fees, standards, insurance, background checks, and related DPS and public-property towing practices. Some members objected that the study committee lacked minority-leader appointments, but supporters said the review was needed before making permanent changes. The committee then began hearing SB 1431, a housing-design bill limiting municipal design standards and restrictions on certain shared features, but the transcript ends before any action on that measure.

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• And also, there are cases sentences.
• You'd add maybe three, four more sentences.
• You'd add maybe three, four more sentences.
• You'd add maybe three, four more sentences.
• You'd add maybe three, four more sentences.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The journal was approved as corrected, several Senate files were given second reading, and House files 5099 through 5102 were introduced. The Rules and Legislative Administration report placed a large group of bills on the May 4 calendar with pre-filing requirements for amendments. The first major floor bill was House File 3426, the annual LCCMR bill appropriating about $102.036 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for 108 projects, including a new community grants program. Members spoke in support, emphasizing natural resources, outdoor recreation, and added integrity safeguards; the bill passed 117-15. The House then passed House File 4151, a bipartisan occupational licensing bill for private detectives and protective agents. It ends partnership detective licenses and requires background checks for controlling officers and qualified representatives, while preventing licensure of people with disqualifying offenses from other states or federal law. The bill passed 133-0. After that, the chamber took up Senate File 4760, a public safety package incorporating multiple previously heard House bills and additional provisions. The package included items on recognizing Canadian protective orders, sextortion penalties, gift card fraud, firearm age restrictions, restitution, juvenile detention licensing, corrections data and terminology, chemical irritant disclosure, victims’ rights, BCA fraud statutes, and the private detective bill. Several amendments to Senate File 4760 were adopted, including one inserting House language, one changing the effective date for public-employer discretion provisions, one allowing the Office of the Legislative Auditor to request BCA fingerprints for federal tax information compliance, and one clarifying jail medication provisions. Another amendment, A3, drew a roll call after Representative Duran argued it would keep the current juvenile delinquency age and allow more time to build infrastructure; Representative Feist urged a no vote, citing opposition from other stakeholders. The transcript ends during discussion of that roll call, before the final outcome on A3 or the overall public safety package is shown.

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• to look at the costs of educating a virtual student Differently than our current SEG units and modifications
• And those last three sentences in that paragraph say that instructional materials for English language
• There's not a whole lot of time if a bill gets bogged down, that often is a death sentence unless there's

Keywords: 996, all

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• Moving all the way down to page two, specifically line 2.34, that eliminates a sentence drawn from Senate
• That sentence provides that a legislator, when notifying the Commerce or HHS committee chair of an anticipated
• In the Department of Commerce's budget proposal, one of the modifications that they'd like to do and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we have also in our final engrossment incorporated feedback from the Minnesota Senate Sentencing
• the Minnesota Senate Sentencing the Minnesota Senate Sentencing Guideline Guideline Guideline I'm
• We also incorporated feedback from We also incorporated feedback from Minnesota<00:10:55.840> Sentencing
• <00:10:56.560> Guidelines Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines
• I think the last sentence about the office presenting the information in person before any legislative

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It amends RSA 31:13 by adding one sentence to it.
• It's one sentence. It's bipartisan.
• It's one sentence. It's bipartisan.
• It's one sentence. It's bipartisan.
• Um, sentence that was added on line 30.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I was strongly something I read in an American Jewish Week article was focused on and a sentence read
• phase—when the jury ultimately decides the appropriate punishment, whether it's life imprisonment or a sentence
• individually whether the aggravating evidence sufficiently outweighs the mitigating evidence to justify a sentence
• We talked about how we can better improve security, any modifications, or taking another look at hate
• The individual who swerved his car to intimidate the two teens in Newton was recently sentenced, when

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting focused on the commission’s work addressing antisemitism in Massachusetts, including security, education, victim services, and legal responses. A major presentation came from former federal prosecutor Eric O’Sham, who described the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, the attack’s planning and execution, the 11 victims killed, the defendant’s white supremacist and antisemitic online activity, the federal prosecution, and the long aftermath for the victim community. Commissioners asked about prevention, radicalization online, security for houses of worship, and how to support victims; O’Sham emphasized the limits of law enforcement when speech is protected, the importance of public education, security grants, and victim-witness support. The commission also heard from Ariel Holman of Agudath Israel, who described a wide range of antisemitic incidents affecting Orthodox Jews, including assaults, threats, vandalism, school harassment, and zoning barriers, and urged expanded security personnel grants, mental health resources, kosher food access, and support for synagogue development. Other speakers included advocates and local officials who supported Holocaust education, the planned Boston Holocaust Museum, cemetery protection, and broader public education efforts, while some public commenters criticized the commission’s focus or raised concerns about definitions of antisemitism and free speech. The meeting concluded with approval of prior meeting minutes and the start of public comment, which was limited to three minutes per speaker due to time constraints.

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• rules for the purpose of allowing members to co-sponsor bills and resolutions or to submit vote modifications
• the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment just because someone might get a sentence
• someone might punishment just because someone might get<00:30:53.760> a<00:30:54.000> sentence
• c> than<00:30:54.960> what<00:30:55.120> they<00:30:55.360> truly get a sentence
• less than what they truly get a sentence less than what they truly deserve.<00:30:56.880> So<

Keywords: The live stream for the House Chambers was interrupted and this version was recovered from backups and should contain the complete Legislative Session. Convene 00:00:00 Senate Message 00:04:40 Calendar/2nd Readings 00:05:38 Orders of the Day 00:06:14 HB 312 00:06:42 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 01:11:07 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 01:13:24 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 01:14:30 ConC/Rules Report 01:19:42 Adjournment 01:21:18, 958, all

Summary: The House convened, received the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 89 members present, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the prior day’s journal and received notice that the Senate had passed SB 13, 22, 46, 51, and 90 and requested concurrence. On second reading, HB 134 (sexual assault nurse examiners), HB 168 with HCS 1 (voting under the influence), and HR 7 (recognizing guiding principles of elections in Kentucky) were reported. The House also recommitted HB 258 to the Transportation Committee and took up HB 312 for third reading and passage. HB 312, relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons, drew the bulk of the debate. The sponsor argued the bill would allow law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds to obtain a provisional concealed carry license, saying they are adults in other respects, the Second Amendment protects their right to bear arms, and Kentucky should align with other states. Supporters framed the measure as a constitutional rights issue and cited defensive gun use statistics, while one member argued the root problem is family upbringing rather than guns. Opponents said the bill would increase risks in schools and public spaces, pointed to concerns from school district police and SROs, and cited research linking younger age groups and loosened carry laws to higher firearm violence; they also argued the bill would make communities less safe and that no one’s rights would be taken away by voting no. The sponsor said no stakeholder had expressed opposition and clarified the bill would not change where firearms are permitted. The transcript provided does not include the final vote on HB 312.

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• Right now, the waiver is going to be focused on sentences.
• We're not, obviously, the Department of Corrections with the long-term sentences.
• They may give them a split sentence or a full sentence of maybe two and a half years and two years on
• It will vary from facility to facility and from sentence to pre-trial.
• With the sentenced population, we can encourage that if you want to.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held its sixth public hearing on the Governor’s H-2 budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, focused on public safety and judiciary agencies, at the Foxborough Community Center. After opening remarks and local welcomes, the committee heard first from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, led by Secretary Gina Kwan, who outlined a $1.72 billion budget, up $69.8 million from FY26. She said the proposal emphasizes core operations, readiness, and partnerships with municipalities, and highlighted work on firearms-law implementation, State Police reform, DOC reentry efforts, hate-crimes prevention, emergency response, and planning for major events including the World Cup. Members also raised concerns about DNA backlog reporting, State Police academy boxing and training standards, ICE communication, disaster relief funding, crime lab staffing, EMS placement, and diversity in public safety leadership. Several exchanges focused on specific operational issues. Secretary Kwan and her team said the State Police are tracking the influx of forensic work from local sheriffs, that the boxing program remains suspended pending an IACP review and likely will not return in its prior form, and that EOPS has no direct communication with ICE but supports law-enforcement coordination where appropriate. On disaster preparedness, officials said the new disaster relief fund is being developed with MEMA and A&F, currently capitalized at $14 million with another $14 million expected, though members urged a more permanent funding source. On the crime lab, staff said the roughly $4.5 million increase is intended to cover core operations and a structural funding gap rather than expand services. The secretary also said EOPS is not ready to absorb OEMS from DPH at this time, though she would keep an open mind. The committee then heard from district attorneys, led by Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden, who said the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association is seeking a 10% increase in operating budgets, including about $16.7 million for staffing salaries, to recruit and retain prosecutors, advocates, and support staff. He said the request reflects rising workload and the need to keep the criminal justice system functioning efficiently and fairly. The hearing was recessed briefly after the district attorneys’ opening remarks, with additional testimony expected to continue afterward.

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• Last year's bill, in conjunction with the modifications of this bill, try to attract more.
• Those detainers can and should be served by ICE after they serve their sentences.
• Wait, because it's not even just about releasing them after their sentence.
• If a sentence is more >> That's correct.
• If their sentence is shorter pre-trial.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum and first honored Nancy Crawford with a resolution recognizing her 46 years of state service, including 20 years as Senator Pam Beidle’s chief of staff. Senator Beidle then spoke at length about her own retirement plans and public service, reflecting on her career in the House and Senate, her work on the Finance Committee, and thanking her staff and colleagues. The chamber unanimously journalized the remarks. The Senate then moved into business on House and Senate messages, including House Bill 139 and Senate Bill 311, and adopted a conference committee report on House Bill 1532, the Utility Relief/Reducing Energy Load for Inflation measure. The report was described as a broad energy and utility package that had already passed the Senate 38-4 and was said to address short-, medium-, and long-term issues, including rate relief, in-state generation, data center policy, consumer transparency, and low-income utility assistance. During debate on the conference report, the majority leader explained several changes from prior versions: no legislative ban on forecast test years, instead deferring to the Public Service Commission; removal of gas programs from Empower to avoid inequities across service territories; modest opening of the retail supply market with guardrails; and rejection of some floor amendments, including a gas line extension provision and a study amendment. The minority leader argued the bill offered only limited relief, focused too much on talking points and short-term savings, and said many bipartisan amendments were not retained. The majority leader responded that the bill would save ratepayers real dollars through provisions on utility adders, executive bonuses, FERC-related returns, and new generation, and urged adoption of the conference report.

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• I appreciate all the work that went on this year to socialize and to bring forward changes or modifications
• I appreciate all the work that went on this year to socialize and to bring forward changes or modifications
• I appreciate all the work that went on this year to socialize and to bring forward changes or modifications
• to the police, the therapist was charged, tried, and convicted, and is currently serving a prison sentence
• This one is the acupuncture and herbal medicine practices licensing modifications provision.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:21:04.320> to<01:21:04.400> the<01:21:04.640> state and code modifications
• to the state and code modifications to the state building<01:21:05.120> code<01:21:05.360>
• Um, but the woman was given a lenient sentence after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a minor there
• Um, Christy Bean, she pled guilty to sexually assaulting minors at YDC and got a lenient sentence of
• minors at YDC and got a lenient sentence minors at YDC and got a lenient sentence of<04:59:08.080

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Looks like a slight modification. Oh, it makes it a one-time appropriation.
• /c><01:38:33.960> a<01:38:34.120> slight Looks like a slight Looks like a slight modification
• . modification. modification.
• >> Madam Chair and members, if you look at line 1.19, mid-sentence, through any licensed professional
• look at line<02:02:59.520> 1.19, >> Madam Chair and members, if you look at line 1.19, mid-sentence

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There was no need to fight over uniformity of values in curriculum, grading, or behavior modification
• There was no need to fight over uniformity of values in curriculum, grading, or behavior modification
• <03:38:51.680> So,<03:38:52.000> in that sentence, it didn't appear.
• So, in that sentence, it didn't appear.
• coherent sentences tonight. coherent sentences tonight.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• What you most likely will not hear is that of those 20 states, they did so with modifications and amendments
• and amendments to fit with modifications and amendments to fit within<00:38:55.920> their<00:
• And if I further know that there has been widespread rejection and modifications from all other states
• Just February 6th, the Brazilian national was sentenced to federal prison for selling firearms without
• <00:54:57.760> to Brazilian national was sentenced to Brazilian national was sentenced to

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The remaining federal findings did not result in an opinion modification.
• I don't really understand that whole sentence and probably need someone to explain that to me a little

Summary: The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met on June 5 and first adopted prior minutes and several committee reports. The executive committee report noted adoption of its minutes, staff updates on scheduled audits, approval of an annual financial audit for the City of Horseshoe Bend, and an update on the intern program. The Counties and Municipalities report covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, compliance follow-up with towns including Denning, Gum Springs, Omer, Fargo, Jericho, and Haynes, and review of current and deferred reports; the committee filed most current reports but deferred several and referred some matters to prosecutors and the Attorney General. The Educational Institutions report said 103 education audits were reviewed, most with no findings, while several school districts had findings and one Booneville School District finding was referred to law enforcement. The State Agencies report included findings at the Department of Finance and Administration and a deferred Department of Health report, and the committee filed 13 reports. The committee then received lengthy presentations on the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report and the state single audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Legislative Audit issued unmodified opinions on the state financial statements, but identified two material weaknesses: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology to monitor threats and unauthorized access, and improper methodology changes and documentation issues at the Division of Workforce Services affecting year-end estimates for unemployment-related accounts. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed. Auditors reported 33 findings overall, including 31 federal findings, $12.9 million in outstanding questioned costs, and qualified opinions for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster. Committee members questioned DHS, the broadband office, OST, DFA, Education, and Workforce Services about the findings, corrective actions, cyber protections, federal drawdowns, child care reporting, and accounting methodology changes. Several agencies described corrective steps. DHS said it had changed how it draws Summer EBT funds, addressed provider revalidation and incarceration-related Medicaid issues, and updated internal processes and staffing. The broadband office said the questioned costs reflected invoice documentation disputes rather than missing payments and expected Treasury review to resolve the issue. OST said it was expanding logging, endpoint detection, and enterprise monitoring, and described broader cybersecurity investments, training, and a roadmap. DFA and Workforce Services addressed the workers’ compensation and unemployment accounting issues, with Workforce Services saying it had updated its policy and submitted the methodology to DFA. After discussion, the committee voted to hold the two statewide audit reports over until the August meeting, with members asked to submit specific questions in advance so only needed agencies would return. The final item was a special report on the Hot Spring County Solid Waste Authority for January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The audit reviewed compliance with laws, board procedures, bidding, payroll, permits, inspections, and cash handling. It noted prior private audit findings on segregation of duties, that recent private audit reports had not been obtained for 2023 through 2025, and that the current administrator said prior office staff and bookkeeping contractors resigned when he was hired. The authority’s operations and revenue sources were described, and the report was presented for committee review.