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• article article three three three um<01:32:10.560> and<01:32:10.960> that<01:32:11.119
• <01:37:08.880> one looking at at the re act article one looking at at the re act article one
• <01:41:37.920> two give your presentation of article two give your presentation of article
• Chair, that is Article Two, and it is, um, Chair, that is Article Two, and it is, um, you know, I'll

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Policy Committee approved the minutes from January 21, 2025, and then heard testimony from several school superintendents about the financial and operational impact of recent education-related mandates. Chair Bennett framed the hearing as an opportunity to hear from districts about the effects of more than 65 new mandates and restrictions adopted in recent years. The first witnesses were Corey McIntyre of Anoka-Hennepin, Michael Thomas of Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, and David Law of Minnetonka Public Schools. The superintendents said districts are facing rising costs, flat or declining enrollment, the end of federal pandemic aid, and mandates they described as unfunded or underfunded. McIntyre cited major budget cuts in Anoka-Hennepin, including reductions in central office staff, and said the district faces continuing shortfalls tied to special education, multilingual learner costs, unemployment claims, paid leave, transportation, literacy materials, and the K-3 discipline statute. Thomas said Prior Lake-Savage is balancing growing student needs against limited revenue, and argued that mandates such as REACT and other requirements should be delayed or better funded so districts can implement them with fidelity. Law said the concerns are statewide, not just metro-based, and criticized the accumulation of expectations around food service, mental health, sick and safe time, unemployment, and family leave without corresponding resources. Several witnesses emphasized that school budgets are heavily committed to staff costs and that new obligations create administrative burdens as well as direct expenses. They urged lawmakers to reduce, delay, or better fund mandates, adjust timelines, and provide more flexibility in local revenue tools and equalization aid. No votes were taken on legislation during this portion of the meeting beyond approval of the prior day’s minutes.

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• <01:30:21.560> of March 18th, 2026, including articles of March 18th, 2026, including articles
• of impeachment did lay the articles of impeachment did lay the articles<01:30:59.960> before<
• Whereas the articles before the Senate.
• c><01:31:04.120> of Senate received the articles of Senate received the articles of impeachment
• raised by the articles of impeachment. raised by the articles of impeachment.

Keywords: In an effort to stave off issues that may occur with long format live streams, we have split this stream into two parts., 958, all

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• 57.679> those broadly article one contains those broadly article one contains those appropriations
• Uh, the first of briefly in article one.
• And then Article 3 contains conforming changes.
• And then Article 3 contains conforming changes.
• Um and then article rebate program.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• of practice. article modifies acupuncture article modifies acupuncture practitioner<01:20:18.600>
• > trainer Article 2 covers athletic trainer Article 2 covers athletic trainer practice.<01:20:
• > athletic And this article modifies athletic And this article modifies athletic trainer<01:20
• Article 4 covers mortuary science, and this article includes Senate Files 2154 and 2155.
• Article<01:21:30.240> 6<01:21:30.600> covers Article 6 covers Article 6 covers physician

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I will pick up at Article 2.
• I will pick up at Article 2. members. I will pick up at Article 2.
• <00:30:45.040> of<00:30:45.120> Human Article 2 on the Department of Human Article
• And finally, article 9 is miscellaneous. And finally, article 9 is miscellaneous.
• >> Is that an article? Okay. >> Is that an article? Okay.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• different articles that are in the bill. different articles that are in the bill.
• Article two is insurance.
• 1615DE is divided into three articles. 1615DE is divided into three articles.
• The final article, this is article three. These are the hemp business regulations.
• The final article, this is article three. These are the hemp business regulations.

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• Dear President Ferguson, in accordance with Article 2, Section 13 of the Constitution of Maryland, I
• Dear President Ferguson, in accordance with Article 2, Section 13 of the Constitution of Maryland, I
• 2, Section 13 of the with Article 2, Section 13 of the Constitution<00:03:08.360> of<00:03:08.440
• <00:03:25.200> 3, authority conferred on me by Article 3, authority conferred on me by Article
• 2, Section 13 in accordance with Article 2, Section 13 of<00:04:14.680> the<00:04:14.800>

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 27, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate met in a brief pro forma session. After roll call, the chamber welcomed a guest, recognized two senators’ birthdays, and approved the prior day’s journal. The main business was transmitting messages to the House of Delegates on Senate Bill 282, the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, and Senate Bill 284, the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026; in both cases, the Senate refused to concur with House amendments and requested that the House recede, while also naming conference committee members and advisory members. The Senate also received a message from Governor Wes Moore submitting Supplemental Budget No. 2 as an amendment to the FY 2027 budget, which was journalized and referred to the Budget and Tax Committee and the conference committee later that day. In addition, the Governor sent one executive nomination for Senate confirmation, which was referred to the Executive Nominations Committee, and a separate notice withdrawing a previously submitted nominee, also referred to that committee. No substantive debate or votes occurred beyond adopting the messages and ordering them journalized. The session concluded with thanks to the pages and a motion, adopted without objection, to recess until 6:30 p.m. Monday.

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• Um, there's a change to the acupuncture and herbal medicine practice article, article one.
• Um, there is the APRN article 11.
• , and herbal medicine practice article, and herbal medicine practice article, article<00:02:07.080
• Um there's some just some article one.
• um article 11. um article 11.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , Article 2 of the Administrative Procedures Act, Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, as well as the State
• Oklahoma's constitution, Article 5, sections 59 and 46. Say that special laws are not allowed.
• So again, the Oklahoma cases applying and analyzing Article five, section 23, including Fair and the
• Article five, section 23 is a narrow safeguard against self-dealing.
• These facts place this situation squarely outside the parameters of Article five, section 23.

Keywords: 914, all

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• pages R29 through the end of the article pages R29 through the end of the article are<00:38:06.079
• <00:48:18.319> is where otherwise stated, the article is where otherwise stated, the article
• Article four is the livestock 2025.
• by article uh section by article uh section by section.<00:48:44.079> Um<00:48:44.640>
• Article 5 starts on page R39 and goes to page R65. Article 6 starts on page R65.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Agriculture Conference Committee met for an initial organizational and comparison session on House File 2446, the agriculture broadband and rural development bill. Members introduced themselves, noted that no conference target had yet been set, and agreed to begin with a side-by-side review of House and Senate positions. No oral testimony was taken; instead, the chair listed written testimony submitted by a wide range of agricultural, environmental, local government, food bank, and industry groups. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the major funding differences. Both bills included some shared items such as operating adjustments, wolf and elk damage compensation, and certain technical changes, but they differed on several major appropriations. The House generally proposed larger increases for meat inspection, local food purchasing, and the Board of Animal Health, and added items such as county inspector grants, biofertilizer innovation, a biosolids/PFAS-related study, a soil health study, broadband installation study funding, an Agri Works program, an Agri Support program, a milk grant program, and several House-only transfers and grants. The Senate included items such as a climate coordinator position, biofuel-related reductions and policy changes, livestock processing funding, farm-to-school and urban agriculture changes, MARL funding, cottage foods licensing updates, and several Senate-only pass-through grants and transfers. Staff also noted differences in the agriculture emergency account transfer approach and in how the two bodies handled the Second Harvest Heartland and related food distribution provisions. House Research then reviewed the policy language differences in the bill. The House language included provisions allowing more flexible use of grant administration funds, unpaid prior-year claims, county inspector grants, and updates tied to its own policy article, while the Senate language included the climate coordinator, PFAS-related commercialization language, cooperative development grant permissive language, and other Senate policy changes. The committee did not take any votes or final actions at this meeting; the session was informational and focused on identifying differences for later negotiation.

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• Article one is the general education article.
• Article 2 is the education excellence article, and section 1 requires the commissioner to report language
• Article 3 is the charter schools article, and this is a reviser instruction.
• Article 4.
• Article seven is the state agency's article.

Bills: HF1306

Keywords: education, school policy, teacher training, student health, emergency response

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• The result will be that article three will stay in the tax committee and articles one and two will be
• So then, Senator Hauschild, your motion is to delete article 3.
• delete article 3. delete article 3.
• articles.
• articles.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Article 2 is insurance...
• Article 5 is Modifications to the Minnesota Business Corporations Act.
• Article 6 is garnishment forms.
• The first article deals with medical cannabis provisions.
• The final article, this is Article Three, these are the hemp business regulations.

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• Moving on to Article 2, the Department of Health Policy Article.
• Moving on to Article 3. This is the health licensing boards article.
• I'll start with Article 4, which is the pharmacy benefits article.
• Moving on to Article 5, which is the health care finance article.
• Article 7 is the miscellaneous article. In this article, Sections 1 and 7 are from House File 862.

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health

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• institutions article. institutions article.
• Starting with Article 1, that article is solely comprised of Article 1 that was in the governor's bill
• Article 3 is also the same article from Senate File 5046.
• is also the same article from Article 3 is also the same article from Senate<01:46:27.240> File
• through 3, Article 4, As with Articles 1 through 3, Article 4, which<01:46:52.640> is<01:46:52.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, the article one uh addresses bill.
• In article within the direct treatment.
• the<00:10:28.079> behavioral In article five, it's the behavioral In article five, it's the
• are<00:10:33.839> policy And article seven, those are policy And article seven, those
• And article 9 is continuity of care.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House began with a point of personal privilege honoring Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer of White Bear Lake, including a House resolution recognizing her military service and sacrifice and a moment of silence. Members then took up House File 4987, which would rename a highway in White Bear Lake as the Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer Memorial Highway. The motion to suspend rules and advance the bill prevailed, and the bill later passed 126-0 after supportive remarks from Representatives Olsen and Curran about honoring Amimer and her family. The chamber then considered Senate File 476, the human services policy bill. Representative Noor described it as a broad package covering direct care and treatment, Department of Health policy, aging and disability services, behavioral health, vulnerable adult maltreatment, continuity of care, and miscellaneous policy changes. Representative Schumacher said the bill reflected stakeholder work and added guardrails, especially around fraud and provider processes. Several amendments were offered and adopted, including a technical A13 amendment; an A8 amendment was withdrawn; and an A1 amendment on individualized home supports was also withdrawn. The bill passed 93-39. Finally, the House took up House File 4546, the forecast adjustment bill for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Representative Noor said it was a routine biennial adjustment to align spending with the February forecast. Representative Johnson W offered an amendment on foster family information-sharing but withdrew it after concluding it was not germane. Debate focused heavily on the size of the forecast increases, especially in medical assistance and housing supports, with Representative Schultz arguing the bill reflected large cost growth and urging a no vote. Noor responded that the increases were driven by forecasted utilization, eligibility, rate changes, and program integrity changes. The bill passed as amended 93-39.

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• raise the point of order against further consideration of HB 1804 against Rule 8, Section 3. and Article
• consideration of the committee's substitute for House Bill 1804 under Rule 8, Section 3 of House Rules and Article
• Article 1.052 of the Code of Criminal Procedure states that, however, for whatever reason, many courts
• Article III, Section 30 of the Texas Constitution, on the grounds that the committee substitute changes

Bills: HB1535, HB 123, HB 111, HB180, HB342, HB 1027, HB 1178, HB610, HB 1277, HB1615, HB1620, HB5342, HB4885, HB4751, HB4689, HB4530, HB4488, HB2149, HB2041, HB2071, HB1813, HB2282, HB2248, HB2243, HB2522, HB2310, HB2513, HB2300, HB1902, HB3719, HB4284, HB4327, HB3743, HB3778, HB3801, HB5153, HB5147, HB4877, HB4850, HB3158, HB3261, HB3005, HB3033, HB3138, HB3099, HB2849, HB2967, HB3488, HB3477, HB3466, HB3396, HB3469, HB2594, HB2776, HB2564, HB2298, HB5331, HB5646, HB5247, HB5323, HB2015, HB4384, HB3896, HB4014, HB3627, HB3594, HB2524, HB510, HB561, HB5111, HB5446, HB 1181, HB3963, HB2785, HB1661, HB2460, HB24, HJR138, HB3800, HB42, HB 129, HB677, HB668, HB2128, HB2038, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB 1160, HB3883, HB2788, HB2663, HB3305, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3783, HB2017, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB4700, HB3560, HB3860, HB3146, HB184, HB198, HB247, HB367, HB449, HB1778, HB514, HB632, HB2582, HB766, HB2715, HB2712, HB3069, HB3505, HB 1269, HB4224, HB5032, HB2240, HB5180, HB3348, HB4668, HB4665, HB3395, HB3157, HB4395, HB4325, HB4386, HB4273, HB2760, HB2820, HB1828, HB1579, SB2349, SB1268, SB610, SB1577, SB1369, SB2032, SB2034, SB1057, SB1044, SB922, SB1759, SB1143, SB1506, SB1403, SB2361, SB870, SB372, SB72, SB1583, SB2314, SB1267, SB1273, SB765, SB552, HB2145, HJR112, HB1804, HJR110, HB 1194, HB1531, HB5008, HB3421, SCR27, HB5398, HB1407, HB426, HB1535, HB 123, HB1773, HB1871, HB2035, HB2448, HB2492, HB1411, HB4753, HB4666, HB4529, HB1499, HB1610, HB2028, HB1506, HB886, HB3546, HB796, HB223, HB1475, HB3556, HB4638, HB 111, HB180, HB342, HB 1027, HB 1178, HB610, HB 1277, HB1615, HB1620, HB5342, HB4885, HB4751, HB4689, HB4530, HB4488, HB2149, HB2041, HB2071, HB1813, HB2282, HB2248, HB2243, HB2522, HB2310, HB2513, HB2300, HB1902, HB3719, HB4284, HB4327, HB3743, HB3778, HB3801, HB5153, HB5147, HB4877, HB4850, HB3158, HB3261, HB3005, HB3033, HB3138, HB3099, HB2849, HB2967, HB3488, HB3477, HB3466, HB3396, HB3469, HB2594, HB2776, HB2564, HB2298, HB5331, HB5646, HB5247, HB5323, HB2015, HB4384, HB3896, HB4014, HB3627, HB3594, HB2524, HB510, HB561, HB5111, HB5446, HB 1181, HB3963, HB2785, HB1661, HB2460, HCR98, HCR92, HCR126

Keywords: Trinity River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, board of directors, governor appointment, public water authority, regional water authority, water resources, local government, natural resources, board training, ethics, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, complaint procedures, public comment, director removal, governance reform

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• Seeing none, um, let's go to article two. Senator Raspersonson.
• Seeing none, um, let's go to article two. Senator Raspersonson.
• So, uh, go to R17 and the article 2.
• If you go to R17 on article Mr. Chair.
• We have um language from article 2.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:41:21.639> budgetary budget uh warrant article budgetary budget uh warrant article budgetary
• a petition warrant article.
• petition Warren article petition Warren article and<02:24:51.240> then<02:24:51.600> no
• petition warrant article goes on the petition warrant article goes on the ballot<02:25:06.200>
• The offer of monies will be on warrant article, and therefore that article is to be voted upon by the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I move adoption of article 4, R17 House language, lines 48.1 through 48.25.
• Chair Noatne moves adoption of article 4, R17 House language, lines 48.1 to 48.25.
• Um, I move adoption of article 5, R1, Senate lines 101.10 to 102.4, with the following changes.
• of article 4 adoption of article 4 R17<00:08:01.680> house<00:08:02.000> language<00:08
• Um, I move adoption of article 5 you.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee met on May 13, 2025, with a quorum present and heard emotional testimony on Senate File 281, the coercion crime bill. Jamie Bumth testified about her son Carter’s death by suicide after being targeted in an online sextortion scheme, describing how the perpetrator groomed, shamed, and extorted him and urging lawmakers to hold offenders accountable and better protect children online. Members thanked her for sharing her story, and the committee then moved on without further discussion of that item. The committee next adopted several agreed-upon policy items. It approved Article 4, R17 House language, which extends consecutive sentencing to local jail inmates who assault a sheriff’s correctional officer, mirroring existing law for state correctional inmates and limiting the scope to first- through fourth-degree assault. The motion passed unanimously. Members also adopted Article 5, R1 Senate language with changes: replacing “preserve and protect” with “document,” removing a disputed provision related to fleeing individuals for future work, and inserting “active” so the language refers to facilitating the active search for a missing person. The committee then adopted the A3 amendment concerning felony murder resentencing, clarifying that when eligible individuals are resentenced, the predicate felony or lesser-included offense is redesignated for the felony murder charge while preserving the original conviction date, and applying the clarification to resentencings from August 1, 2023. All motions passed, and the committee adjourned after concluding its formal agenda.