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• </c><00:18:21.200><c> regulatory</c> Playing Field and a uniform regulatory Playing Field and a uniform
• framework with uniform terminology, uniform standards all in one place that everybody can look at.
• framework with uniform terminology, uniform standards all in one place that everybody can look at.
• framework with uniform terminology, uniform standards all in one place that everybody can look at.
• framework with<00:53:53.880><c> uniform</c><00:53:54.400><c> terminology</c><00:53:55.200><c> uniform

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• agencies, a searchable database of resources available in the state for veterans, members of the uniformed
• Available in the state for veterans, members of the uniformed services, and their families.

Committee: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee met on February 3 for its first meeting in the new committee room. The chair welcomed members and staff, including the ranking member, and the committee then took up a series of bills related to emergency management, veterans’ services, tax relief, and support programs for veterans and service members. The committee reported several measures favorably, including S-869A on local comprehensive emergency management plans, S-1188 requiring a 120-day warning period for certain violations at veterans’ organization facilities, and S-1788 concerning real property tax exemptions for veterans. Members also discussed and supported S-2070 establishing a veterans’ career assistance program within SUNY and CUNY, as well as a separate S-2070 proposal directing the Department of Veterans Services to create a searchable statewide resource database for veterans, service members, and their families; the career assistance bill was reported to the calendar, while the database bill was reported to finance. The committee also advanced S-7765, which would establish a New York State veterans and service member law, and S-8968, which would create a veteran suicide mortality review board. Most items were approved unanimously or without opposition, with brief supportive comments from members. After completing the agenda, the committee adjourned.

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• It does not affect the name-change code section. All right.
• </c> It does not affect the name change code It does not affect the name change code section. section
• </c><01:39:01.600><c> property</c> when they're doing commercial property when they're doing commercial
• Section 41-43-37 of the Mississippi Code. Yes, do you know what that code that you cited says?
• </c> of the Mississippi Code. of the Mississippi Code.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• That's a uniform model that drives up price across the board.
• That's a uniform model that drives up price across the board.
• That's a uniform model that drives up price across the board.
• That's a uniform model that drives up price across the board.
• That's a uniform model that drives up price across the board.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Isn't that current code?
• In current code, when you are fined in a traffic violation in the work zone, fines are doubled.
• Isn't that current code?
• The bill also makes technical corrections to existing code. Mr. President, I urge passage.
• The bill also makes technical corrections to existing code. Mr. President, I urge passage.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on March 11, 2026, with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous guest and page introductions, including school groups, prayer caucus visitors, and advocates for Home Family Education Day and Women in Blue Day. The chamber then took up committee reports and a large number of House bills, most of them on third reading, along with several resolutions and referrals. Senate Resolution 62, designating March 12, 2026, as West Virginia Athletic Trainers Day, was adopted after remarks emphasizing the value of athletic trainers in preventing injuries and tragedies in school sports. Several other resolutions and concurrent resolutions were referred to the Committee on Rules or laid over under the rules. The Senate passed a wide range of bills addressing economic development, public safety, health, licensing, and state administration. Measures approved included bills on the West Virginia Collaboratory at Marshall University, the Business Ready Sites program, volunteer fire company spending authority, the Load Forecast Accountability Act, funeral service licensure, work zone fines, biennial business reporting, correctional officer retirement law, the Right to Try Act, quick claim deed tax exemptions, an ibogaine drug-development grant program, aggravated vehicular homicide sentencing, 529 savings plan definitions, opportunity zones, barber apprenticeship, municipal and county hotel occupancy fund uses, criminal-record licensing standards, intimate image disclosure remedies, executor training materials, contempt penalties, PEIA treatment flexibility, PANS/PANDAS information, the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, capitation rate review expansions, convention and visitors bureau board membership, peer support services, cosmetology licensure compacts, natural resource police retirement, DNR fee indexing, ALS care services, the Neighborhood Investment Program, oil and gas well plugging and carbon capture-related provisions, DUI technical changes, abuse intervention program terminology, and a youth summer employment and career readiness program. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, with a few closer votes, including the Load Forecast Accountability Act and the DNR fee-indexing bill. Several bills were amended on the floor, including title amendments and strike-and-insert changes. The Senate also debated the work zone penalty bill, with supporters citing worker safety and fatalities and opponents arguing the bill increased fines too much without requiring removal of outdated work-zone signs. On the energy-related load forecast bill, senators discussed the inclusion of provisions from Senate Bill 420 and concerns about coal plant utilization and utility impacts. After debate, the Senate adopted amendments and passed the bill. In most cases, after passage the Senate ordered the bills communicated to the House, and for a few measures it also adopted title amendments or made bills effective from passage or on a specified date.

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• House Bill 841, although it's titled expropriation, is dealing with landman code of conduct.
• But if you look in line three in the title, it says to establish a code of conduct.
• Making it product agnostic for the code of conduct. That's correct. That's correct.
• Code of conduct for the landman.
• And they're mostly commercial recyclers that take those bulk type of equipment.

Summary: The House Natural Resources Committee met on April 29, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several bills related to property rights, expropriation, renewable energy recycling, and local permitting. Representative Domangue first presented HCR 80 on private property rights, using it to highlight the 2025 landman code of conduct and the need for stronger guardrails in expropriation negotiations. She then deferred the resolution in order to allow Chairman Geymann to present HB 841, which was described as establishing a code of conduct for landmen and expropriation-related negotiations. The committee heard testimony and watched video examples from landowners describing intimidation, inadequate compensation offers, and the need for fair treatment. Amendments were adopted to broaden the bill to all certificate holders, prohibit threats about court costs and attorney fees, shorten response times, and add graduated fines and public posting for violations. HB 841 was reported favorably as amended, with no opposition cards recorded. The committee then considered HB 621 by Representative Coates, which would require recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure to the extent practical. After discussion with DEQ, the bill was amended to clarify that existing universal waste rules apply and to remove language that would have required the renewable facility owner to pay decommissioning costs in that section; the effective date was set for January 1, 2027. Testimony from renewable energy industry representatives supported the measure and explained that solar panels and related components can be recycled at high rates, with established markets for recovered materials. The committee adopted the amendments and reported HB 621 favorably. Next, Representative Jacob Landry presented HB 595, aimed at preventing local governments from unreasonably delaying or impeding energy projects through permit requirements, especially road permits affecting Haynesville Shale operations. After amendment, the bill required timely action on local road permits and deemed them approved if not acted on within 30 days. Supporters emphasized the economic importance of the Haynesville and the need for predictable permitting, while opponents argued the bill could further erode local authority, particularly regarding carbon capture and sequestration. The committee reported HB 595 favorably. Landry then presented HB 1191, creating a certificate of compliance process for oilfield and exploration and production sites to provide a cleaner path for cleanup, finality, and future investment. The bill drew technical and substantive amendments, including changes to definitions, confidentiality, and the role of DEQ; discussion continued over whether the bill should be deferred to allow more time to work through the remaining issues.

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• It doesn't matter what type of customer you are, whether you're a resident, a commercial business, a
• um, is that the resident is going to pay the exact same percentage as, as the industry and the commercial
• Commercial paper and revenue bond programs to try to take care of those drainage needs.
• So we actually got it into Section 16.144 of the water code.
• But Yeah When a, when a developer builds, whether it's commercial or residential, they're responsible

Committee: House Natural Resources

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• It doesn't matter what type of customer you are, whether you're a resident. a commercial business, a
• we serve, is that the resident is going to pay the exact same percentage as the industry and the commercial
• water loss somebody's offsetting that cost and it's likely going to be a rate payer whether it's commercial
• We have launched our kind of first. commercial paper and revenue bond programs to try to take care of
• So we actually got it into section. 16.144 of the water code for entities that are building reservoirs

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This was included to ensure a uniform change across the state and is modeled after the California bill
• We already have enough information to support this change and to take action now to make this uniform
• saying you're just talking about the students, just their regular locker that they put their, you know, code
• I think that the abuse might have been prevented if our school had a clear code of conduct and a culture
• educator across the state needs to have abuse prevention training, and every school needs a clear code

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened a public hearing on 41 bills related to school climate and safety, with chairs Jason Lewis and Ken Gordon outlining procedures and noting more than 125 witnesses. The first major topic was the “Study Act” on cell phones in schools and related social media restrictions (House 666/Senate 335). Secretary of Education Pat Tutwiler and Attorney General Andrea Campbell testified in strong support, arguing that bell-to-bell phone-free policies would improve student focus, reduce anxiety and distraction, and support mental health. Several legislators also supported the approach, though Representative Jeff Turco and Senator John Keenan emphasized narrower bills focused only on school-day phone restrictions rather than broader social media regulation. Senator John Velis likewise backed a comprehensive school-hours restriction, citing student distraction and mental health concerns. Representative Tarsky described successful implementation of a Yondr pouch system in a school where he served as principal, saying it improved engagement and reduced bullying and discipline issues. The committee then heard testimony on a bill to prohibit Native American mascots in public schools (Senate 312/House 575). Senator Joe Comerford, Brittany Wally, and Rhonda Anderson all urged passage, saying Native mascots are dehumanizing, harmful to Native youth, and inconsistent with civil rights and educational values. They described support from tribal nations and noted that many Massachusetts schools have already changed mascots, but some still resist. The hearing also included testimony on school start times (House 647/Senate 360), where middle school students Caroline Duffy and Emery Jarvis described exhaustion and survey data showing widespread sleep deprivation. Former educator Telia Jacobs, former principal Rep. Tarsky, and others argued that later start times would improve health, learning, and student well-being, while acknowledging transportation and scheduling challenges. Zoriana Petrosian, who helped write one of the bills as a student, said the state already has enough research to act now. Additional bills drew testimony on related school issues. Dr. Raul Fernandez supported a bill promoting racially integrated schools (Senate 324), citing a recent advisory council report showing large disparities in segregated schools and urging DESE to develop a statewide integration strategy. On safe firearm storage education (House 548/Senate 397), multiple witnesses from Grassroots for Gun Violence Prevention and school communities supported annual school-based education about secure storage, saying it would help prevent child access to unsecured firearms and build on local resolutions already adopted in some districts. The committee also heard testimony on bills to expand career and academic plans (House 533/Senate 438), with speakers saying more structured planning would help students make informed college and career choices. Later, testimony on child sexual abuse prevention and survivor support bills described the prevalence of abuse, the need for training in schools and youth-serving organizations, and the importance of extending compensation and prevention measures. Throughout the hearing, chairs repeatedly closed bills with no witnesses and moved the agenda forward, but no votes were taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• high-quality pre-kindergarten programs, textbooks, fees for classes, and assessments, tutoring, uniforms
• Notwithstanding Chapter 21.1.3 of the Government Code which prohibits the Comptroller from marketing.
• They can use their funds as allowed by the Texas Education Code and such. They're not.
• most of my career was in a more segregating than forcing a student to attend a school. because of zip code
• Tuition's a major part of it, but there's uniforms, there's transportation, there's food that normally

Bills: HB 3

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

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• </c><00:46:06.640><c> we</c> materials people who make codings we materials people who make codings we
• you're saying what I understood is you're saying there's<01:00:32.160><c> a</c><01:00:32.280><c> coding
• what's that cating made there's a coding what's that cating made out<01:00:34.000><c> of</c><01:00:35.000
• of what we want to do is what's really exciting about this project: it's going to be the first commercial
• Factory in the US we've commercial Factory in the US we've chosen<01:09:48.120><c> the</c><01:09:48.199

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That includes agricultural, commercial, and oil and gas.
• ><c> oil</c><00:24:57.120><c> and</c> agricultural, commercial, and oil and agricultural, commercial,
• We even color coded some of them to kind of get the attention of the taxpayers.
• We even color coded some of them to kind of get the attention of the taxpayers.
• We even color coded some of them to kind of get the attention of the taxpayers.

Bills: HB0045

Committee: House Revenue

Keywords: property tax, exemption, homeowners, long-term, aged, 916, all

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• <00:43:02.880><c> alongside</c><00:43:03.599><c> six</c> commercialization alongside six commercialization
• </c> companies, this is a first commercial companies, this is a first commercial application,<01:04:56.000
• </c> try to commercialize for the first time. try to commercialize for the first time.
• </c> products are ready for commercial products are ready for commercial application. application. application
• </c><01:32:17.360><c> kitchen</c> housing, and the commercial kitchen housing, and the commercial kitchen

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The last one, SB 1231, this was the parentage bill, the Uniform Parentage Act, which generated quite
• 1231, this was the parentage<00:08:54.280><c> bill,</c><00:08:54.480><c> the</c><00:08:54.560><c> Uniform
• </c><00:08:54.920><c> Parentage</c> parentage bill, the Uniform Parentage parentage bill, the Uniform

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• It creates a uniform that gas will work all across the country.
• It creates<00:23:25.280><c> a</c><00:23:25.520><c> uniform</c><00:23:26.080><c> that</c><00:23:26.400
• c> gas</c><00:23:26.799><c> will</c><00:23:27.039><c> work</c><00:23:27.440><c> all</c> creates a uniform
• that gas will work all creates a uniform that gas will work all across<00:23:28.080><c> the</c> across

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Is it your lease agreement, is it a uniform template agreement that you guys provide in order to enter
• which is to say if you have 10 different leases on a block with 10 different landlords, is there one uniform
• The lease document is uniform. Thank you for the question. The lease document is uniform.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Summary: The committee heard three informational presentations. First, Lieutenant Rob Rowe of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission discussed derelict vessel removal, explaining the legal definition of derelict and at-risk vessels, the causes of vessel abandonment, and the impact of recent hurricanes on the number of cases. He said FWC has nearly 1,000 active derelict vessel cases, with 576 ready for removal, and described the agency’s use of ARPA funds, grants to local governments, contractor lists, and the V-TIP vessel turn-in program to speed removals and prevent vessels from becoming derelict. Senators asked about how to expedite removals, insurance coverage, due process timelines, and storage challenges; Rowe said the 21-day process is constrained by constitutional due process and that more staffing and prevention funding would help. Next, Stephen Fielder of the Department of Financial Services presented on the My Safe Florida Home program, which provides grants for homeowners to harden homes before storms. He reviewed program eligibility, grant types, reimbursement averages, and performance data, and said the program has received $633 million in appropriations overall. He noted that the program is outsourced to private vendors, has low administrative overhead, and has processed large numbers of inspections and reimbursements. Senators questioned contractor requirements, permits, overhead costs, and whether the program should be brought in-house; Fielder said permits are required before reimbursement, contractor licensing is verified, and the department is considering several administrative clarifications, including townhome roof work, inspection expiration, and whether grants should be limited per person or per home. A retired educator also testified in support of more assistance for homeowners facing insurance problems. Finally, Tom Berger of the Department of Management Services outlined the Florida Facilities Pool and the state’s real estate development and management work. He described the bonded facility program, the state’s 112 managed facilities, lease administration, parking contracts, maintenance operations, and more than $1 billion in active construction projects. He highlighted major projects such as the Emergency Operations Center, Capitol complex upgrades, a new visitor screening center, and facilities for other agencies including veterans’ services, juvenile justice, and the courts. Senators asked about lease terms, appropriation language, vacancy in leased space, and whether the state uses a uniform lease form; Berger said the lease document is standardized and that agencies determine their space needs. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment by motion.

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• The wiring is not up to code, the plumbing is not up to code, and the building is falling apart. those
• > is</c><01:27:46.719><c> not</c><01:27:46.880><c> up</c><01:27:47.000><c> to</c><01:27:47.199><c> code
• </c><01:27:48.000><c> the</c> the wiring is not up to code the the wiring is not up to code the plumbing
• the the the plumbing is not up to code the the the building<01:27:51.199><c> is</c><01:27:51.280><c>
• in consultation with and state fire code in consultation with and in<03:08:07.800><c> consideration<

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on House Bill 433, which would appropriate $4 million for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the governor’s executive budget already includes $4 million for the same purpose and asked that the measure defer to that budget. Supporters, including the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the ACLU, backed the funding but urged that it be tied to a clear re-entry plan, performance measures, transparency, and regular reporting to the legislature. They emphasized that re-entry should begin at intake and involve community partnerships, housing, treatment, employment, and family reunification services. Committee members questioned the department about current re-entry services, pre-trial detainees, and how the new funds would be used. Johnson said the department’s current statewide re-entry budget is about $1.5 million to $1.7 million, separate from the larger Corrections Program Services Division budget for in-facility programs. He described the proposed $4 million as supporting a mix of services, including a pilot apprenticeship program, substance abuse treatment, navigator or warm-handoff services, and short-term transitional housing. He also said the department already tracks performance outcomes in its annual report and can provide a matrix showing the intake-to-discharge process, program contracts, and volunteer organizations. The discussion also covered pre-trial detainees, electronic monitoring, and mental health services. Johnson said the department has limited jurisdiction over pre-trial detainees but works with courts to seek supervised release when possible; he noted that many requests are denied, though electronic monitoring has improved release rates somewhat. On mental health, he said the jail is not an ideal therapeutic setting for people found unfit to proceed and suggested a secure community-based step-down facility run by the Department of Health for those needing care above what the jail can provide but below forensic-level treatment. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the hearing.

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• Supporters often point to California Public Contracts Code 2500 and say PLAs don't discriminate.
• Human trafficking is a crime involving exploitation of persons for labor, services, or commercial sex
• They don't have the capacity to do this kind of code enforcement.
• This is not code enforcement. Okay, sorry, not code enforcement—certification.
• That's very, very different than mandatory code enforcement.

Committee: House Emergency Management

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• CJA made the tax code more progressive, helped all Americans keep more of their hard-earned money, and
• His experience covers every aspect of the Internal Revenue Code, and since 1981, he's been involved in
• In both roles, he was outstanding and his understanding of the federal tax code, to my view, is encyclopedic
• These opportunities have afforded me an opportunity to work in virtually every aspect of the tax code
• A current policy baseline is a path to achieving permanence in the tax code.

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

Keywords: Commerce, International Trade, Tax Policy, Nominees, Inflation, Middle-class, Trade Practices, Economic Concerns

Summary: The committee convened to discuss various bills and nominees, including the critical nominations of William Kimmett for Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Ken Keyes for Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department. Discussions highlighted the nominees' roles in managing critical trade and tax policies amidst rising economic concerns, particularly focusing on inflation and its impact on American families. Members expressed both support and skepticism, emphasizing the significance of fostering fair trade practices and ensuring tax policies that benefit the middle-class amidst claims of an agenda favoring affluent individuals and corporations.

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• So First Amendment is bar code 1, 8, 7, 5, 8, 6, by Senator Deciglie.
• There is one Amendment bar code 377-5345. We fall Amendment by Senator Deciglie.
• There is one amendment will take up Amendment bar code 3, 4, 8, 5, 0, 4, by Senator McClain.
• There is one amendment timely filed bar code 2, 4, 2, 3, 5, 8, by Senator McClain.
• I want you built some commercial spaces. You know what Gulfstream Park is done.

Keywords: 999, senate, all