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• Without objection, so ordered.
• Without objection, so ordered.
• , so ordered.
• Order the bill be engrossed, passed to his third reading without objection, so order.
• Speaker, Special Order 1. House Bill 1. Mr. Speaker, Special Order 1, House Bill 1.

Bills: HR159 , HR160 , HR161 , HR162 , HR163 , HR164 , HCR60 , HCR61 , HCR62 , HCR63 , HCR64 , HR153 , HR154 , HR155 , HR156 , HR157 , HR158 , HCR57 , HCR58 , HCR59 , SB124 , SB399 , SB441 , SB447 , SB460 , HCR4 , HCR47 , HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB175 , HB330 , HB364 , HB414 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB628 , HB786 , HB909 , HB1008 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1041 , HB1052 , HB1062 , HB1070 , HB1079 , HB1112 , HB1118 , HB1139 , HB1151 , HB1154 , HB1176 , HB1182 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1231 , HB1241 , SB244 , HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB383 , HB314 , HCR3 , HB983 , HB1126 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB345 , HB366 , HB446 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , HB55 , HB385 , HB394 , HB396 , HB406 , HB608 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB897 , HB1030 , HB1035 , HB1038 , HB1045 , HB1049 , HB1056 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1092 , HB1100 , HB1117 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1177 , HB1180 , HB1189 , HB1216 , HB1239 , HB1240 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , SB127 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB750 , HB911 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB151 , HB180 , HB192 , HB193 , HB310 , HB635 , HB690 , HB961 , HB1003 , HB1146 , HB864 , HB977 , HB181 , HB31 , HB664 , HB615 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB284 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1113 , HB1234 , HB1236

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and received Senate messages, including several Senate bills and resolutions that were referred or laid over. The chamber also adopted a series of House resolutions honoring local organizations, commemorations, and community events, and referred one resolution on climate action to Natural Resources. Several Senate bills were read and referred to the appropriate committees, including measures on peer review confidentiality, higher education research security, pre-K program standards, police civil service, and a memorial highway designation. The main floor business was the budget. The House considered House Bill 1, the general appropriations bill, in Committee of the Whole and reviewed major funding levels and committee changes across state government. The bill included significant funding for early childhood education, higher education, TOPS, health care, corrections, public safety, transportation, and other agencies, along with adjustments tied to LASERS debt payoff, Medicaid, MFP, and various one-time or recurring items. Members heard brief questions on higher education funding and DOTD road needs, but no amendments were offered on the floor during the schedule-by-schedule review. HB 1 was reported from Committee of the Whole with amendments and then finally passed by a vote of 104 yeas. The House then took up House Bills 2 and 3, the capital outlay bill and the omnibus bond authorization act, both of which were explained as the financing measures for the capital program. HB 2 emphasized limited member project funding, reallocation of dormant projects, and bundling of projects to move them forward more efficiently; HB 3 authorized the bond sales needed to fund HB 2. Both bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The chamber also passed supplemental and fiscal bills including HB 312, HB 313, HB 383, HB 314, HCR 3, HB 983, and HB 1126, covering supplemental appropriations, treasury fund transfers, ancillary funds, hospital assessments, judiciary funding, and legislative expenses. The meeting ended with personal privileges, staff recognition, announcements, and adjournment to Monday at 1:00 p.m.

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• Is there data to show that veterans discharged currently under this executive order are receiving any
• So, Mike, the other piece is I looked at the executive order, and I also looked at the DSM in support
• So Mike, the other piece is I looked at the executive order, and I also looked at the DSM in support
• of... ...in this, according to the DSM, the executive order, and the pattern of military history, is
• And I will say that prior to the recent executive order, the military medical establishments actually

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

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• </c> executive order. executive order. &gt;&gt; Thank<00:33:41.919><c> you.</c> &gt;&gt; Thank you.
• it's</c><04:51:00.240><c> a</c> executive order issued because it's a executive order issued because
• </c><04:53:31.680><c> to</c> executive order that directs OPM to executive order that directs OPM to
• Representative Lloyd, please. executive order. Uh so I I just think executive order.
• be asking for an executive order, but the scope of that executive order is very narrow.

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

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• Under this new executive order, the office was assigned responsibilities, including...
• But also my question is, you know, I know the previous governor had an executive order about diverse
• But again, the previous governor had an executive order on diverse spend.
• So Executive Order 25-09, signed by...
• Executive Order 25-09, signed by Governor Ferguson, was announced at the end of September.

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Summary: The committee met for a pre-session kickoff focused first on voting access on tribal lands. Dr. Chelsea Jones of the Brennan Center presented research showing turnout on tribal lands trails turnout off tribal lands in every federal election studied from 2012 to 2022, with about a 10-point gap in Washington and about 11 points nationally. She identified barriers such as long travel distances to polling places and drop boxes, nontraditional addressing, unreliable postal service, lack of language assistance, and limited broadband and voter information. Members asked about the meaning of the turnout gap, the role of tribal leadership and community outreach, and whether the figures reflected lost ballots or missed voting opportunities; Dr. Jones emphasized the issue is access, not ballot disappearance, and said trusted local voices and tribal-government partnerships are important complements to policy fixes. The University of Washington Elections Database then presented vote-by-mail data for tribal reservation areas from 2020 to 2024. The presentation showed voter registration on reservations rose steadily from about 107,000 in 2010 to 137,000 in 2024. Turnout on reservations remained lower than outside reservations by roughly 8 to 9 percentage points in general elections, with similar but slightly smaller gaps in primaries. The UW team also reported that about 1.5% of ballots cast on reservations were signature-challenged in general elections, that cure rates were generally similar inside and outside reservations and ranged around 60% to two-thirds, and that late return was the most common reason for rejection in primaries while signature mismatch was the leading reason in general elections. Senators raised concerns about mail delivery and postmarking, and the researchers said they would continue studying return methods and cure rates. The committee next heard an overview of the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs from staff and Executive Director Tim Rennon. They described the office’s history, its role as a liaison between the state and tribes, and its work on consultation, training, convening work groups, and supporting the Centennial Accord and related tribal-state agreements. Rennon said the office now has six positions, is working on statewide tribal relations training, and does not speak for tribes but helps ensure consultation occurs early and often. Members asked about whether tribal voting is discussed in Centennial Accord settings and were told it is more commonly addressed through ATNI and its voting committee. The final major topic was state contracting and supplier diversity. WSDOT’s Earl Key described the impact of Initiative 200 and the recent federal suspension of the DBE program, and said WSDOT has expanded race-neutral tools such as mentorships, small business goals, veterans goals, trucking consortia, small-works set-asides, and emerging/rising small business goals. DES’s Adrian Thompson and OMWBE’s Sharon Harvey Hughes and Laca Fernandez outlined statewide contracting policy, outreach, certification, and spend data, noting efforts to centralize support, expand the EDGE program, and improve procurement systems. OMWBE reported agencies increased spend with certified firms to over 6% in the latest period, with total certified-firm spend at 4.15% or about $371 million, while higher education lagged behind. Members pressed for clearer performance data, asked about certification barriers and the effect of federal changes, and were told the agencies coordinate through a governor’s sub-cabinet, regular meetings, and ongoing outreach. The Office of Equity then began its update, describing its role in agency consultation, dashboards, and accountability monitoring, including a homelessness dashboard and a trooper-cadet application dashboard, before the transcript ended.

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• We can switch order. Chair Bacolotti, you want to go ahead and take yours?
• Sheriff Kevin Cobb, Executive Director of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association.
• Sheriff Kevin Cobb, Executive Director of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association.
• District District Attorney; Darrell Basco, Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police; Kevin Cobb, Executive
• Daniels, Executive Director of Louisiana District Attorneys Association; Sunny Wall, Executive Director

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on March 25, 2026, and first voluntarily deferred HB 884. The committee then took up HB 806, which strengthens Louisiana’s hit-and-run laws by adding rapid notification procedures through law enforcement systems and clarifying investigative protocols. Vice Chair LaFleur and several family members of hit-and-run victims testified in strong support, describing the bill as a needed accountability and public-safety measure; it was adopted as amended and reported favorably. The committee also heard HB 143, which raises the per diem paid to sheriffs for housing state inmates in parish jails from $26.39 to $29.39 to match current appropriations practice. Sheriffs and committee members emphasized that local jails are underfunded and provide important programming and cost savings to the state; the bill was reported favorably. The committee next approved several local or criminal justice measures. HB 93, which places the Lincoln Parish jury commission under the clerk or deputy clerk, was reported favorably without opposition. HB 166, which removes Vermilion Parish from the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District, drew discussion about regional juvenile detention funding and representation, with members noting similar concerns from other parishes; it was reported favorably. HB 429, which adds theft or unauthorized entry of critical infrastructure as a predicate crime for terrorism and expands protections for energy facilities, received support from industry groups and law enforcement, with one opposition card filed; it was amended and reported favorably. HB 231, creating the crime of intentional evasion of service of process for certain court orders, especially protective orders, was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from the sponsor and support from domestic violence and women’s advocacy groups. The committee then advanced a package of bills by Chairwoman Villio aimed at protecting minors and addressing impaired driving. HB 58 and its companion constitutional amendment HB 51 would restrict post-conviction bail for offenders convicted of aggravated offenses against minors; the Attorney General’s office and law enforcement groups supported the measures, while the Southern Poverty Law Center opposed them, and both measures were reported favorably. HB 69 would make it a misdemeanor to tamper with or circumvent court-ordered ignition interlock requirements while on probation or otherwise required by law, and HB 82 would increase penalties for repeat DWI offenders with prior serious injury or death-related convictions; both were supported by prosecutors, police, sheriffs, and MADD, amended where needed, and reported favorably. The committee adjourned after completing action on the listed bills.

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• The office was established by Executive Order 802 in 1980 and was given responsibilities to, among other
• Past legislation and executive orders have also directed the office to provide training to certain state
• The executive head of the office is the executive director, who is appointed by the governor and serves
• That will conclude executive session.
• As background, in January 2025, Governor Ferguson issued Executive Order 25-03, which directed all executive

Bills: SB6084 , SB6137 , SCR8406 , SB5892 , SB5863

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility

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• So now, rather than just being limited to one fund, which is called the Executive Orders for Disaster
• Second, it sets a clear limit and structure around the governor's executive orders pending authority
• fire, and then what was the total of those executive orders?
• there doesn't have to be 463 executive orders because that takes time to release those funds.
• How many of the 463 executive orders last year, how many were non-natural disasters? Mr. Chair, Mr.

Bills: HB2 , SB193 , SB132 , SB35 , SB145

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

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• So they're all appointed by the executive branch, reporting to the executive branch.
• So they're all appointed by the executive branch, reporting to the executive branch.
• They're executing a search on behalf of law enforcement.
• We even need to realign the executive branch.
• order of the governor.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• e e e e e e e All right, good afternoon, and I'll bring the Commerce Committee to order.
• </c> and the brains and our executive and the brains and our executive director<00:10:58.560><c> and<
• </c><00:11:51.920><c> director</c> key Wallace I'm the executive director key Wallace I'm the executive
• I'm Sam Evans-Brown, executive director of Clean Energy New Hampshire.
• </c><00:18:27.960><c> on</c> meeting and we'll plan to execute on meeting and we'll plan to execute on

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• The executive order prohibits state laws from conflicting with the policy set forth in the order and
• branch issues executive orders on a lot of these topics.
• This is another agency that the president discussed in the executive order.
• This is a recent executive order from June 26, so the end of June.
• order, talking about an executive order that would create a federal vetting regime for advanced AI systems

Committee: Joint Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee

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• In June of 2024, Hobbs issued an executive order purporting to strip county prosecutors of their ability
• This executive order declares that, quote, conversion therapy, close quote, is, quote, harmful, close
• We looked at the executive order. You know, our belief is that it doesn't impact us.
• Again, quoting from the executive order: use state resources.
• So do you agree with the governor in her executive order that any form of conversion therapy is, quote

Committee: Senate Director Nominations

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• </c><00:11:58.880><c> session</c> my executive session my executive session this<00:12:00.279><c> is<
• The chair then closed the executive session on House Bill 240 and opened executive session on House Bill
• </c> consent I hearby close the executive consent I hearby close the executive session<00:20:38.679><
• The chair then closed the executive session and opened executive session on House Bill 602, recognizing
• </c> retained I hereby open the executive retained I hereby open the executive session<00:49:35.880><

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• I am grateful for President Trump's rapid action through his executive order. order to return to work
• Notice that on day one of his administration, the last president issued an executive order directing
• With that clarification, earlier you said, Senator, that President Trump's executive order overturned
• So, in your opinion, does an executive order overturn a law that was put on the books by this committee
• It can't be done by executive order? Yes, Senator. I will uphold the law. Okay, thank you.

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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• </c><00:01:32.040><c> order</c> this year that by executive order this year that by executive order Governor
• </c><00:30:00.240><c> goes</c> an executive order so the governor goes an executive order so the governor
• The good thing about this executive order is now you can say nothing about all executive orders going
• that</c><01:23:23.040><c> what</c> executive order what triggered that what executive order what triggered
• part</c><01:23:34.760><c> that</c> the executive order that's the part that the executive order that's

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• Yes, you need to pass legislation in order to fund those judges.
• You know, we had to balance with the executive wanted stuff.
• Chair, over $400 million in changes were requested by the executive.
• What was executed was substantially less. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• I'm trying to get us by the executive. The executive is going to push back.

Bills: SB190 , HB247 , HB8

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, capital outlay, capital projects, appropriations, reversion, encumbrance, reauthorization, reappropriation, general fund, capital development and reserve fund, tribal infrastructure project fund, Department of Finance and Administration, DFA, state board of finance, severance tax bonds, tax-exempt bonds

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• Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions will now come to order.
• However, we are just hearing bills today, no executive session.
• The prison is very quiet on the day of an execution.
• Also, when we execute a human being, we deny the possibility of what they continue Also, when we execute
• They do deserve to be executed.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

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• The Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions will now come to order.
• However, we are just hearing bills today, no executive session.
• The prison is very quiet on the day of an execution.
• executions, at least one person has been exonerated.
• They do deserve to be executed.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Summary: The Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions met with a quorum and heard testimony on three bills, with no executive session. House Bill 2153, by Rep. Jim Murphy, would repeal the death penalty in Missouri. Murphy argued the death penalty is costly, not a deterrent, irreversible when mistakes are made, and harmful to victims’ families through repeated appeals. Supporters included Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski, Baptist minister Brian Kaler, Public Defender Director Matthew Crowell, Dr. Heidi Moore of Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty, former inmate Clifton Davis, Empower Missouri’s Gwen Smith Moore, the Innocence Project, Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation, and former Rep. Tony Lobotto. Testimony focused on moral objections, wrongful convictions, racial arbitrariness, the burden on victims’ families, and significant state and defense costs. Several members asked about costs, retroactivity, and the effect on current death-row inmates; Murphy said the bill would apply prospectively only. No vote was taken. House Bill 3154, by Rep. Bennie Cook, would update Missouri Gaming Commission fingerprint/background-check requirements to explicitly include sports wagering and fantasy sports applicants, suppliers, and key persons. Cook said the bill is intended to ensure proper criminal background checks through the Highway Patrol and to align the statute with newer gaming activities. Missouri Gaming Commission Executive Director Mike Lira testified in support, explaining that fingerprints are needed to identify out-of-state criminal histories and that federal guidance requires specific statutory language for sports wagering background checks. The committee asked a few clarifying questions, and there was no opposition. House Bill 3535, also by Rep. Bennie Cook, would add fireworks-related authority and clarify that state fire marshals, who are already post-certified peace officers, may act in exigent circumstances and assist other officers during investigations or emergencies. State Fire Marshal Tim Bean supported the bill, saying it would give fire marshals another tool and help with illegal fireworks investigations. One witness opposed the bill, objecting to the phrase “exigent circumstances” as too subjective and potentially harmful to Fourth Amendment protections. The hearing concluded without a vote, and the chair then dismissed the committee.

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• And with that, I close the executive session. I'm going to jump a little bit out of order.
• I open the executive session. I open the executive session on House Bill 206.
• I close the executive session. With that, I open the executive session on House Bill 343.
• I close the executive session. With that, I open the executive session on House Bill 343.
• </c> executive session I open the executive executive session I open the executive session<02:14:23.360

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• Joy Ridenour serves as the executive director.
• Madam Co-Chair, I just have kind of a point of order.
• Madam Co-chair, I just have kind of a point of order.
• Raquel Rivera serves as the board's executive director.
• the executive director, given that the current executive director was also previously a board employee

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

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• I'll call the meeting to order. All right.
• Include the reason for the executive session in the minutes and anything that's discussed in executive
• session; the purpose of the executive session And anything that's discussed in executive session, the
• what was discussed in executive session.
• Executive session, again, stay within the topic of the executive session.

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy