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• Due to the short time the committee has to hear bills, I move that the five-day notice rule be suspended
• Members of the committee, I'm Kimmy Idy, staff to the committee.
• Members of the committee, I'm Kimmy ID staff to the committee.
• Members of the committee, Kimmy Idy, staff to the committee.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee. Madam Chair, members of the committee.

Bills: HB2521 , HB2249 , HB1796

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: firearms, background check, gun control, public safety, legislation, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering

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• Affairs Committee.
• The committee will adopt the rules which have already been sent to each member electronically.
• Members, are there any questions about the rules?
• by the committee.
• Hearing none, the rules are so adopted.

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• So, I'd like to call rules committee. >> Rules committee being called.
• </c> So, I'd like to call rules committee. So, I'd like to call rules committee.
• Uh can I &gt;&gt; Rules committee being called.
• The committee has ruled, and I agree with the committee, that this is germane.
• I agree with the committee has ruled and I agree with the committee<01:51:07.199><c> that</c><01:51:

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Rules will come to order.
• This bill came to Rules Committee last session, and we ran out of time before it got to the floor.
• First, to note that, as Senator Conway said, this is likely his final sit-down Rules Committee meeting
• There being no further business to come before the committee, it is mercifully...
• Before the committee, it is mercifully...

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Good afternoon, Chair, members of the committee.
• Good afternoon, Chair, members of the committee.
• Let us call the rule. Thank you, man. Okay, let us call the rule. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Good afternoon, Madam Chair, committee.
• Oh, good afternoon, committee.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee met and first heard House Memorial 7, which asks Legislative Council Service, the State Personnel Office, DFA, and GSD to study the use of temporary, term, seasonal, casual, on-call, and other non-regular classifications in state government. The memorial was presented as a response to concerns that some workers are repeatedly terminated and rehired, sometimes after a one-day break, to avoid regular status and associated benefits. Testimony from CWA and AFSCME described long-term temporary workers at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and other agencies who allegedly do full-time work without health insurance, retirement, leave, or consistent pay progression, and who in some cases were denied union coverage. Committee members questioned the scope, definitions of temporary employment, and whether the issue should instead be referred to the state auditor; the sponsor said the study would gather data and recommendations first. The committee voted due pass, and House Memorial 7 passed unanimously. The committee then heard House Bill 177, which appropriates funds to the Veterans Services Department to contract for shelter and care of service and companion animals so veterans can access housing, medical care, and other services without fearing separation from their pets. Support came from the Veterans Services Department, Animal Protection New Mexico, and the Veterans and Military Families Caucus/Veterans Integration Center, all of whom said pets are often a barrier to veterans seeking care and that existing community-based animal boarding models could be used. The bill received no opposition, and the committee voted due pass with no opposition. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 43, a PERA cleanup bill intended to update and clarify the Public Employees Retirement Act and align it with administrative practice. Testimony focused on a provision allowing PERA to use licensed physicians, including out-of-state physicians who can be licensed in New Mexico, to serve on the disability review process when needed so disability cases are not delayed. Committee members raised concerns about ensuring medical expertise and avoiding abuse of the licensing flexibility, but PERA explained the change was meant to address recruitment difficulties and maintain timely review. The committee voted due pass on House Bill 43.

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, everyone, to the second, the last meeting of this committee for this year.
• And I know we've had this come through committee before, and this is a good government bill.
• I hope the members of this esteemed committee... Thank you for the opportunity to explain it.
• Rules in relation to enacting the Sunshine and Litigation Act regarding protective orders.
• It's an act to amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules in relation to arbitration.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The committee met for its final meeting of the year and considered a series of Judiciary-related bills. The first measure, S.48 (Walsh), proposed a constitutional amendment to bar the governor from using messages of necessity for budget-related bills. Supporters argued that budget bills should receive the normal three-day review period and that the public and legislature need more time to examine major spending and policy changes. Despite that support, the motion to advance the bill failed, and it was not reported. Several other bills were advanced with little or no opposition. S.951 (Kavanaugh), requiring disclosure of certain demographic information by real estate brokers and salespersons, was reported to Finance. S.7279 (Scarcella Spanton), allowing certified school psychologists to participate in certifications related to intellectual or developmental disability, was reported to the floor. S.9582 (Gonzalez), concerning persons ineligible to act as fiduciaries, drew concerns that judges should retain discretion and that the bill could create problems for well-intended fiduciaries, but it was still reported to the floor. S.9765 (Sunshine and Litigation Act on protective orders), S.9788 (arbitration), S.9788/9789 (jurisdiction over certain defendants in city and justice courts), S.9848 (contents of claims in the Court of Claims), and S.9894 (rape shield/evidence of a victim’s sexual conduct or dress) were also reported to the floor. The committee also discussed S.9790 (audio-visual coverage of judicial proceedings), with supporters saying cameras would increase transparency and public trust while preserving safeguards for sensitive proceedings; it was reported to the floor. Another bill, S.9798, would prohibit the use of reproductive or sexual health devices as evidence of prostitution in certain criminal or civil proceedings; it was reported to Codes. The meeting concluded after all listed bills were acted on, with the chair thanking members and guests and noting the committee would meet again the following week.

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• </c> committee. So, welcome. Thank you, sir. committee. So, welcome. Thank you, sir.
• . committee. committee.
• </c> the new rules? the new rules?
• </c> committee uh the commission, I'm sorry. committee uh the commission, I'm sorry.
• He added, “Text the clerk rule.”

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met on April 14 and began by welcoming a new member, Representative Samban Denier, who briefly described his background as a Clarkson University environmental engineering graduate and Air Force veteran. The committee then moved into a work session on five energy-related bills, starting with Senate Bill 65 on stormwater management for solar arrays. Representative McGee presented amendment 1594H, which would exclude projects in shoreland areas from the bill’s permit-by-notification process and require the standard alteration-of-terrain permit review instead. Members asked for clarification, and McGee explained the amendment was requested by the New Hampshire Lakes Association and others to preserve the fuller review process for shoreland projects. The committee appeared satisfied with the explanation and moved on. The committee next discussed Senate Bill 230 on electric utility restructuring and investment in distributed energy resources. Members concluded that section one was unnecessary because a better definition of advanced nuclear resources had already been added to House Bill 710, and that section two would allow investment in advanced nuclear resources in a way they had already rejected in another bill due to ratepayer risk. Several members agreed the bill was redundant and supported an ITL motion. They also discussed Senate Bill 232 on net metering terms and conditions, focusing first on whether hydroelectric generators could be listed in ISO New England while also taking net metering credits. Granite State Hydropower Association representative Heidi Kroll testified that generators are subject to checks and balances, that double-dipping is not occurring, and that rules and tariffs already require participation in one market arrangement or the other. Discussion on Senate Bill 232 then shifted to section two, which would bar retroactive changes to net metering tariffs in place as of January 1, 2025. Representative McGee proposed alternative language to protect existing customer generators, group hosts, and municipal hosts from retroactive changes, while others said the language was needed to provide stability for current participants operating on thin margins. Some members supported the clearer wording; others argued the committee should not tie the hands of the PUC and DOE, noting future circumstances could require regulatory flexibility and that conflicts could be resolved in court if necessary. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended.

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• provided committee members with a copy of the committee hearing on it as well as a copy.
• </c> committee. Um, my name is Victor Muzzy. committee. Um, my name is Victor Muzzy.
• The witness said that is a great question and he is not sure whether it goes through rules in the committee
• </c> it goes through rules in the committee. it goes through rules in the committee.
• Committee.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, members of the committee.
• </c><00:07:36.560><c> I'm</c> committee. My name is Holly Stevens. I'm committee.
• Any questions from the committee?
• Second. >> Seconded by Senator Pearl. questions from the committee? questions from the committee?
• </c> committee. Senator Rosen. committee. Senator Rosen.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I move that the proposed substitute receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee
• I move that the bill receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.
• I move that the proposed substitute receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee
• I move that the proposed substitute receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee
• I move that the bill receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.

Bills: SB6277 , SB5992 , SB6078 , SB6089 , SB5918 , SB5861 , SB6118 , SB6065 , SB6052

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: military families, military children, school enrollment, residency requirements, public schools, school districts, educational stability, student mobility, interstate compact, military relocation, active duty, military orders, special education, IEP, Section 504, records transfer, conditional enrollment, Washington schools, RCW 28A.225.215, military installation

Transcript Highlights:

• Under Assembly Rule 82, this appeal is not debatable when relating to a transgression of the rules or
• We talked about this in committee.
• AB 381 passed out of committee with bipartisan support.
• I want to thank the chair of the Public Safety Committee and our two Republican colleagues on that committee
• The amendments are clearly in violation of Assembly Rule 92. Thank you. The ruling is well taken.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• :27.440><c> committee</c> the committee favorable committee the committee favorable committee report.
• . sub-committee. sub-committee.
• </c> committee report. committee report.
• Leadership, you know, a committee chair or committee vice chair or president of the Senate—do the rules

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Good morning, Chair and committee staff.
• . the minimum nutrition But have to apply the time limit rules.
• When rules change, impacts are immediate as well as widespread.
• When rules change, impacts are immediate as well as widespread.
• Good afternoon, Chair and committee staff.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• A 6-0 map would not come out of this committee. A 6-0 map will not be coming out of this committee.
• It is your belief that we, Of the rules in this institution, it is your belief that we followed the rules
• And under Joint Rule 21 of this body, we still did not follow those rules. Okay.
• committee.
• committee.

Bills: SB116 , SB121 , SB130 , SB407

Committee: Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Louisiana, 2020 census, elections, precincts, voting, election, political representation, 2026 precincts, demographics, Louisiana congressional map, U.S. House, election districts, precinct shapefiles, Voting Districts, VTD, 2020 Census, 2026 Precinct Shapefiles, apportionment

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• Not everybody on this committee does.
• </c> I apologize to the rest of committee I apologize to the rest of committee members<00:30:48.600><
• Explain my vote. the committee sub vote aye. Those the committee sub vote aye.
• Will the committee against vote no.
• </c><00:33:57.000><c> to</c><00:33:57.080><c> be</c> of the committee seeking to be of the committee

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:04 Roll Call 00:00:14 HB 682 Discussion 00:01:41 HB 682 Vote 00:03:10 HB 731 Discussion 00:04:33 HB 731 Vote 00:06:26 HB 607 Discussion 00:09:24 HB 607 Vote 00:32:15 Adjournment 00:34:12, 958, all

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• Good morning, committee members. For the record, Matt Sterling, staff to the committee.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• Good morning, Chair, members of the committee.
• The ATF issued a new rule to regulate these guns a few years ago, but the rule did not include 3D-printed
• Chair Taylor and members of the committee," "Chair Taylor and members of the committee, my name is Lily

Bills: HB2255 , HB2320 , HB2548

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: litigation finance, legal funding, lawsuit, financial services, access to justice, firearm regulation, manufacturing, safety standards, background checks, license requirements, health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change

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• I also remind the committee that the rules currently only allocate 30 hours of instruction for classroom
• I also remind the committee that the rules currently only allocate 30 hours of instruction for classroom
• I also remind the committee that the rules currently only allocate 30 hours of instruction for classroom
• I also remind the committee that the rules currently only allocate 30 hours of instruction for classroom
• I also remind the committee that the rules currently only allocate 30 hours of instruction for classroom

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• committee? committee? Senator<00:18:06.880><c> Wickland.
• </c> the letter to the committee today. the letter to the committee today.
• Chairman, committee members, I respectfully ask this committee not to pass this bill.
• Chair and committee.
• Chair and committee. This &gt;&gt; Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• on rules begs leave standing committee on rules begs leave standing committee on rules begs leave to
• committee the 119 by the house rules committee the 119 by the house rules committee the special order
• rules the rules the rules and I know you don't have anything to do and I know you don't have anything
• okay now once he makes that ruling okay now once he makes that ruling okay now once he makes that ruling
• the committee sub just changed from being a committee sub just changed from being a committee sub just

Bills: HCR 21 , HCR 22 , HCR 23 , HCR 24 , HCR 25 , HCR 26 , HCR 27 , HCR 31 , HCR 41 , HCR 42 , HCR 43 , HCR 44 , HCR 45 , HCR 52 , HCR 53 , HCR 66 , HCR 67 , HCR 73 , HR 8 , HR 10 , HR 13 , HR 20 , HR 21 , HR 50 , HR 59 , HR 61 , HR 71 , HR 74 , HR 79 , HR 84 , HR 86 , HR 90 , HR 91 , HR 102 , HR 103 , HR 107 , HR 113 , HR 125 , HR 126 , HR 132 , HR 142 , HR 145 , HR 149 , HR 150 , HR 152 , HR 167 , HR 179 , HR 181 , HR 183 , HR 186 , HR 192 , HR 196 , HR 199 , HR 207 , HR 211 , HR 212 , HR 213 , HR 216 , HR 249 , HR 256 , HR 259 , HR 261 , HR 263 , HR 272 , HR 281 , HR 285 , HR 294 , HR 295 , HR 300 , HR 305 , HR 311 , HR 313 , HR 315 , HR 316 , HR 323 , HR 331 , HR 339 , HR 340 , HR 346 , HR 349 , HR 352 , HR 357 , HR 358 , HR 360 , HR 363 , HR 374 , HR 377 , HCR 20 , HCR 28 , HCR 30 , HCR 32 , HCR 49 , HR 14 , HR 15 , HR 19 , HR 23 , HR 24 , HR 25 , HR 26 , HR 27 , HR 29 , HR 47 , HR 48 , HR 55 , HR 56 , HR 66 , HR 85 , HR 92 , HR 93 , HR 95 , HR 96 , HR 140 , HR 155 , HR 164 , HR 204 , HR 241 , HR 242 , HR 250 , HR 253 , HR 260 , HR 262 , HR 265 , HR 279 , HR 310 , HR 312 , HR 328 , HR 332 , HR 359 , HR 362 , HR 367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

Transcript Highlights:

• Lastly, please remember that in accordance with the Senate rules of decorum which we follow in this committee
• </c><00:03:49.159><c> of</c> in accordance with the Senate rules of in accordance with the Senate rules
• Good morning, committee members.
• </c> support good morning sh committee support good morning sh committee members<00:10:54.639><c> real
• </c><00:21:53.080><c> to</c> requires the dep Department's rules to requires the dep Department's rules

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held its first hearing of the 2025 session and reviewed several measures. SB 102 would restrict third-party restaurant reservation services from listing or selling reservations without a written agreement from the restaurant; the Attorney General recommended amendments to strengthen the bill against First Amendment and Contracts Clause challenges, and the Hawaii Restaurant Association strongly supported it, saying restaurants should control who represents them. The committee also heard SB 137 on electric utility mergers and acquisitions, with support from Ulupono Initiative and IBW Local 1260. Supporters said the bill would preserve state policy protections, including renewable energy and rate-making goals, and protect workers; IBW also suggested amendments, including a severability clause. The committee discussed a possible alternative approach from the PUC involving solicitation of bids from non-investor-owned utilities, and Ulupono said it would consider that idea but was concerned about preserving time for co-op formation. Members then heard SB 142, which would require insurers paying claims by check to send them by certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt. The Insurance Division stood on its written testimony, while the Hawaiian Insurers Council, State Farm, NAMIC, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association opposed the bill. A senator questioned whether the measure was too prescriptive and could create problems for claimants displaced by disasters; the response was that insurers and claimants usually remain in contact and that other payment methods may already be available depending on the carrier. SB 157 would ban algorithmic price setting in Hawaii’s rental market and require a public education program; the committee noted written testimony in support and comment, but no oral testimony was taken before moving on. SB 158 would create a state-owned bank implementation board within DCCA; DCCA’s financial institutions division, the Budget and Finance Department, and the Legislative Reference Bureau submitted comments, while the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed and the Hawaii Credit Union League commented. The committee also heard SB 318, which would require DCCA to adopt privacy rules for direct-to-consumer genetic testing and specify whether genetic information may be used for investigative genetic genealogy. The Office of Consumer Protection and Andrew Crossland opposed the bill, saying federal law and existing state protections already cover much of the area and that rulemaking would be a better way to address it; members raised concerns about federal changes and the need for state protections, but OCP said the bill was not the best approach. SB 332 would prohibit bundling foreclosed homes at public sale and delay finality of sales; L. Strong and written testimony supported it, citing Lahaina’s post-fire foreclosure risks and warning of investors profiting from the disaster. The final measure, SB 525, would require written notice and consent before mortuaries, cemeteries, or pre-need funeral authorities sell or recycle precious metals recovered after cremation. DCCA’s consumer protection and licensing divisions offered comments, while the Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association opposed the bill, saying it was surprised by the measure and was unaware of current consumer problems in the industry.