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• Thursday, February 19, 2026, the 39th Legislative Day. House Bill. Last line.
• Friday, February 20, 2026, the 40th Legislative Day.
• Friday, February 20, 2026, the 40th Legislative Day. Gubernatorial appointment 9329, Peter K.
• Friday, February 20, 2026, the 40th Legislative Day. Gubernatorial appointment 9329, Peter K.
• I move the Senate now adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 23rd, the 43rd Legislative Day.

Summary: The Senate approved the previous day’s journal, then handled routine referrals of committee reports and gubernatorial appointments to the designated committees, including appointment 9329 to the Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee. It also received a WSDA pesticides report from the Department of Agriculture. The main substantive item was Senate Resolution 8693, honoring scholars and participants in Washington State Leadership Board programs such as Boundless Washington, Compassion Scholars, and Washington World Fellows. Senator Claire Wilson sponsored the resolution and spoke at length about the value of youth leadership, service, civic engagement, and opportunities for students across the state, with examples of individual scholars’ accomplishments. Senator Torres also praised the students and their future potential. The Senate adopted the resolution by voice vote, with ayes prevailing. The chamber then recognized guests from the Washington State Leadership Board and the LGBTQ Youth Advisory Board in the North Gallery before adjourning until Monday, February 23, 2026.

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• </c><01:24:14.840><c> body</c> and say that what the legislative body and say that what the legislative
• Um... legislation that you're passing? legislation that you're passing?
• </c><02:12:06.000><c> Senator</c> this particular legislation. Senator this particular legislation.
• </c> this legislation? this legislation? &gt;&gt; Yes,<02:39:39.240><c> ma'am.
• </c> is very in support of this legislation is very in support of this legislation because<02:52:58.040

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 February, 2026; 9:30 AM, 925, all

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• 53.920><c> and</c> introducing the legislation and introducing the legislation and answering<00:08:54.640
• So now I'm trying to of legislation.
• After the Claremont legislators.
• It's not legislative defiance.
• That assumes legislative power.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Legislative Services, was a um chief of Legislative Services, was a um chief of staff<00:01:40.079><c
• </c><00:14:19.440><c> we</c> generation energy act legislation we generation energy act legislation we
• </c> legislation that's illconsidered. legislation that's illconsidered.
• We are going to get legislation.
• </c> this legislation. this legislation.

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

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• legislation would undermine That legislation would undermine Russia's<00:28:23.600><c> war</c><00:28:
• </c> the underlying legislation. the underlying legislation.
• </c> separate occasions to block legislation separate occasions to block legislation that<02:37:50.800
• </c> this rule or the underlying legislation this rule or the underlying legislation is<02:57:47.680>
• 05:50:21.120><c> owners</c> legislation requires power plant owners legislation requires power plant

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• My name is Kelsey Vela with the Legislative Budget Board.
• Corey Sharp: ...the legislative budget board.
• My name is Annie Fine with the Legislative Budget Board.
• Haley Ewing with the Legislative Budget Board.
• Haley Ewing with the Legislative Budget Board.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee heard a Legislative Budget Board presentation and then testimony from the Department of Public Safety on the Article 5 public safety budget. LBB said DPS’s 2026-27 recommendation totals $3.7 billion, down from the prior base, while FTEs rise by 856.7. Major items included increased funding for driver license services and customer support, new trooper funding and recruit schools, crime lab operations, border security, and reductions tied to one-time facility, vehicle, and aircraft spending. The committee also discussed new riders, including one to lapse unused trooper funds and require reporting after recruit schools. Members focused heavily on driver license operations, questioning why prior staffing increases and a prior efficiency study had not solved long wait times, high call abandonment, and appointment delays. DPS and LBB said the agency receives about 22,000 calls per day, answers only about 9 percent, and is seeking more staff plus technology upgrades such as automation, kiosks, and better online processing. Senators also raised concerns about rural access, REAL ID document requirements, and whether the department should rethink its processes rather than simply add employees. DPS leadership then described needs for the Williamson County training academy, additional troopers, Capitol and Alamo security, border operations, aircraft and vehicle replacement, and regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio. Members asked about Operation Lone Star costs, overtime, pursuit safety, border crime, oilfield theft, and sexual assault kit and toxicology backlogs. DPS said border deployments remain focused on criminal threats, that overtime is partly driven by deployments and staffing shortages, and that the sexual assault kit backlog is down to 118 cases with a goal of zero by April. The committee later recessed and began the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission budget presentation, where LBB outlined a $115.1 million recommendation and noted ongoing costs for the AIMS technology project.

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• I don't see how such legislation will strengthen our democracy.
• Passing this legislation does statewide.
• President. ...legislation, primarily House Bill 707.
• ><c> to</c> legisl legislative study committee to legisl legislative study committee to examine<05:03
• Critically, PAS legislation problems.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• board and physicians rather than legislatively.
• board and physicians rather than legislatively.
• medical board and physicians rather than legislatively.
• We just don't want to see it legislated. Okay, all right.
• </c><01:33:25.760><c> needed</c> excuse me on any legislation needed excuse me on any legislation needed

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee opened its March 4 meeting with procedural announcements, including a deadline for any Minority Report, notice that the committee would not meet the following Tuesday because of town meeting day, and a preview of its March 18 agenda. The chair said that meeting would include hearings and executive sessions on HB 518, requiring DHHS to provide a detailed annual report of DCF costs, and HB 775, directing DHHS to seek proposals for supervised visitation centers; HB 553 was also slated for executive session. The committee also heard an update on Representative Grossman’s son, who remained in the PICU at Mass General. The main hearing was on HB 493, which would require child abuse and neglect education for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants as a condition of licensure. Representative Alicia Gregg presented the bill and an amendment reducing the required training from two hours to one hour, saying the goal was to improve recognition of abuse and prevent both missed cases and false accusations. Cassandra Sanchez, the state Child Advocate, strongly supported the bill, describing a 2020 review of nine cases of non-ambulatory infants with serious injuries and later system mapping that identified gaps in medical recognition; she said the training should be part of existing continuing education hours and that voluntary uptake had been limited. Dr. Michael Matos of Wolfeboro Pediatrics also testified in support. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association opposed legislating the requirement, saying hospitals already train staff and that the legislature should not single out one topic for statutory mandate when other reporting obligations are handled differently. In questioning, committee members asked whether the hour would be part of existing continuing education, whether hospitals already provide similar training, and whether the bill should be placed in the continuing medical education statute instead of child protection law. Bradley said hospital members already provide annual training and collaborate with proponents, but did not support putting the requirement in statute. Sanchez said the bill was intended to use one of the hours already required for training, though members noted that the bill text did not clearly say so. The committee also heard broader testimony about the Family Division of Circuit Court, including a proposal to create a subcommittee to study more difficult issues such as pre-trial counseling, evidentiary practices, and domestic violence-related cases, with the Speaker appointing members to that subcommittee.

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• We also support funding legislatively.
• Now uh this new program legislation.
• </c><00:41:31.200><c> commission</c> partnering with legislative commission partnering with legislative
• </c><00:49:44.319><c> to</c> know it it authorized legislator to know it it authorized legislator to
• There's legislation actually in the Senate that does that very thing.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Grateful to Almighty God, we open this day of legislative service.
• This legislation will...
• I rely on his ability to dig into my questions regarding pending legislation and past legislation.
• Thank you. this legislation and how they should implement it.
• We passed legislation that really has no teeth in it.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and memorial remarks, including a moment of silence for service members killed in the conflict in Iran. The chamber then moved to special orders and took up a series of bills, with many measures passing unanimously after brief explanations and, in several cases, substitution of House companions. Early bills included CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, which drew extensive supportive debate about the civic value of debate programs and passed 37-0, and SB 1072 on an anti-Semitism task force, which was amended to clarify that criticism of Israel is not prohibited and then passed 37-0. The Senate also approved CS/CS/SB 1230/HB 1019 on PFAS chemicals and firefighting foam, with discussion focused on phasing out AFFF, testing requirements, exceptions for federal aviation and military uses, and support for firefighters and water quality; the bill passed 37-0. Other measures passed without opposition included SB 1706 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, SB 186 on student health and safety and seizure response training, SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services, SB 990/HB 883 on protected cell captive insurance companies, SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, SB 560 on child welfare and foster care medication procedures, SB 684/HB 961 on electronic signatures for salvage titles, and SB 778/HB 569 on forensic client services. Two bills, SB 432 on intoxicating substances and SB 928 on dangerous crimes, were temporarily postponed. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related activities. The sponsor argued the bill would prevent counties and municipalities from funding or promoting DEI efforts he described as discriminatory or indoctrinating, while opponents offered amendments to narrow the bill to spending only, add an intent requirement for penalties, and preserve local proclamations and observances. Those amendments were debated at length but were not adopted. The sponsor then continued explaining the bill’s exceptions, including references to holidays, heritage sites, and the Pulse Memorial, and the chamber was still in debate on the underlying measure when the transcript ended.

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• <00:43:09.680><c> the</c> summary, this legislation addresses the summary, this legislation addresses
• 00:43:33.599><c> of</c> legislation promotes the savings of legislation promotes the savings of billions
• Adawi from Beauty Well, and we look forward to continuing to work on this legislation.
• Adawi from Beauty Well, and we look forward to continuing to work on this legislation.
• </c><01:50:58.000><c> and</c> and environmental legislation and and environmental legislation and priorities

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I started reading up on some proposed legislation that.
• I served as a deputy prosecuting attorney, a legislative attorney.
• I'm excited about this piece of legislation.
• So, I know this is life-saving legislation.
• It's a waste of valuable legislative time and energy to entertain purposeless legislation.

Bills: HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HB799, HB 1135, HJR15, HJR16, HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HJR15, HJR16

Keywords: family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit

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• This is, I think, how legislation is supposed to work.
• So thank you for this good piece of legislation.
• That's why I proposed this last legislation.
• That's why I proposed this last legislation.
• You, our legislators, banned vaccine passports.

Bills: S0036, S0620, S0796, S0934, S1080, S1096, S1366, S1536, S1548, S1580, S1588, S1620, S1756, S7034, S7044

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, payment bond exemption, Habitat for Humanity, Florida Forever Act, land acquisition

Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.

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• </c><00:01:39.280><c> I</c> others from our legislative team. I others from our legislative team.
• </c><00:15:59.839><c> intent</c> uh to align with the legislative intent uh to align with the legislative
• And so um we're um of of legislation.
• Uh I specific legislative direction.
• Uh but particular uh legislation.

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• Betsy Ritzer, committee legislative assistant. I'm Molly Peterson, and I'm House DFL research.
• I'm here today with Dan Kitsberg, who is my legislative director.
• The third column were 2023 legislatively named grantees, and then at the bottom, the legislatively named
• The third column were 2023 legislatively named grantees, and then at the bottom, the legislatively named
• </c> progress on all those legislatively progress on all those legislatively named grantees<00:25:52.760

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Legislative session.
• Let me now state our legislative priorities.
• Our remaining legislative priorities...
• UNT's legislative priorities.
• Now as we move into the legislative session.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

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

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• We had to change our legislation. They had to change theirs in other states.
• </c> states have enacted similar legislation states have enacted similar legislation and<00:29:06.080
• He pointed out that prior legislators have promised this money.
• He pointed out that prior legislators have promised this money.
• We are left with what should be an obvious choice: legislate based on cold, hard data, or legislate for

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation of California, in support.
• Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation of California, opposed.
• Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation California, in support.
• This bill, AB 1685, is the first of two in my DUI legislative package.
• So we encourage legislators to look at that instead.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c><01:31:51.720><c> intent</c> effective date to the legislative intent effective date to the legislative
• Like much of our work, I suppose this legislation balances conflicting rights.
• We should and do spend a lot of time in this building working to get legislation right.
• </c> legislation balances conflicting rights. legislation balances conflicting rights.
• </c> this building working to get legislation this building working to get legislation right.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• ><c> training</c><00:30:53.600><c> is</c> No legislation for massage training is No legislation for massage
• </c> without legislating massage training. without legislating massage training.
• c><00:35:14.000><c> not</c> legislation that opens pathways, not legislation that opens pathways, not
• And that is what this legislation is doing.
• And that is what this legislation is doing.

Bills: HF362, HF2590, HF2760, HF3444

Keywords: massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation