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• Then we're going to lay it over in the committee for some additional work, and we'll get to that discussion
• I look forward to discussion. Representative, do you have any testifiers today?
• I look forward to discussion. Representative, do you have any testifiers today? I don't believe so.
• Seeing none, we'll move to member discussion. in culinary arts but um with the guise in culinary arts
• </c><00:02:19.640><c> representative</c> forward to to discussion representative forward to to discussion

Keywords: 919, house, all

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• </c> the last two years uh to how to discuss the last two years uh to how to discuss how<00:05:16.400
• Madam Chair, is there any discussion?
• <01:09:22.400><c> representative</c> discussion representative discussion representative McDonald<01:
• Thank you so much, everybody, for the discussion today.
• Amendment members any discussion to that Amendment members any discussion to that motion<01:32:37.600

Bills: HF1367 , HF2732 , HF1897 , HF1424 , HF1383 , HF2728 , HF2863 , HF1685 , HF2929

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• Further discussion to the Third reading. Further discussion to the bill.
• </c> discussion? Representative Perryman. discussion? Representative Perryman.
• Any further discussion to the bill? you. Any further discussion to the bill?
• Any further discussion?
• Any further discussion? Seeing green. Any further discussion?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• that we discussed.
• So, just to me... ...to vote for it if I don't see some of the discussion that we discussed.
• Yeah, I know, I appreciate the discussion.
• And with that, is there any more discussion? The bill has been moved.
• I, I I've had very good discussions with the author on that.

Summary: The committee heard three major insurance-related bills. SB 1209 by Senator Allen would give the Insurance Commissioner new authority to require insurers to implement corrective actions found in market conduct and financial exams, with penalties for failure to comply. Supporters, including Commissioner Ricardo Lara and his deputies, said current law leaves CDI without a direct way to compel remediation of repeated violations or obtain needed financial information, while opponents argued the bill expands CDI authority too far, could duplicate existing penalties, and should be limited to legal violations rather than recommendations. After discussion, members and the author agreed to narrow the bill through amendments, including tying it to legal violations, applying penalties per exam rather than per policy, and clarifying accounting language; the committee then passed the bill 5-1 to Appropriations, with one member on call. SB 1301, also by Senator Allen, would reform residential property insurance non-renewals by requiring clearer written explanations, giving homeowners a chance to mitigate correctable issues, and prohibiting certain unfair non-renewal bases such as claims below deductible or claims not paid by the insurer. The author and supporters said Californians face unusually high non-renewal rates and often receive vague notices that make it hard to keep coverage, while opponents warned the bill’s original 180-day notice period and reporting requirements were too burdensome and could worsen availability. Senator Richardson said he would support the bill after the author agreed to reduce the notice period to about three months and continue working on a mitigation-based process; the committee then approved the bill 4-1, with one member on call. The committee also considered SB 1026 by Senator Gonzalez, which would strengthen regulation of bail fugitive recovery agents by allowing CDI to suspend or revoke licenses without a criminal conviction, expanding prohibited conduct, and tightening insurance and appointment requirements. Supporters, including Commissioner Lara, said the 2022 licensing law left loopholes that allow misconduct to continue and that the bill would improve public safety and accountability. Opponents from the bail industry and crime victims groups argued the bill requires unavailable or impractical insurance coverage, including coverage for willful acts, and could reduce the number of recovery agents and delay justice. Members raised concerns about the insurance language and availability, and the author said the bill was still being worked on with opposition; the committee passed it 4-1, with one member on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 982 by Senator Wiener, the Affordable Insurance and Recovery Act, which would let the Attorney General seek recovery from fossil fuel companies for climate-related costs affecting the Fair Plan and private policyholders. The author said Californians are paying rising insurance and disaster costs while fossil fuel companies that contributed to climate change are not, and witnesses from flood and wildfire communities and climate policy experts supported the bill as a way to fund recovery and resilience. Opponents, including business and labor representatives, argued the bill would impose broad liability, invite litigation, and harm jobs and energy affordability. The hearing included extensive testimony, but no vote was taken on SB 982 in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Some of the things that we discussed here today were discussed a month ago.
• Any further discussion?
• And so this is a difficult one to vote on, but I think maybe more discussion, amendments, more discussion
• Any further discussion? Madam Chair, I'm sorry.
• Any discussion?

Bills: HB2150 , HB2262 , HB2267 , HB2268 , HB2351 , HB2425 , HB2426 , HB2427 , HB2755 , HB2781 , HB2913 , HB2943 , HB2956 , HB2975 , HB2985 , HB4009

Committee: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Keywords: state land department, mineral lease, renewals, indexed royalties, land use planning, auditor general, five-year plans, geospatial data, Arizona Geological Survey, resource analysis, geographic information systems, wildlife protection, public nuisance, renewable energy, wind farm, solar farm, residential property, public health, local regulations, state land

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• Any uh discussion? I see no opposition. Any uh discussion? No<00:04:35.600><c> discussion.
• </c> No discussion. Do I have a motion? No discussion. Do I have a motion?
• </c> discussion on the amendment? discussion on the amendment?
• Any further discussion?
• </c> discussion on the amendment. discussion on the amendment.

Committee: Joint Judiciary, Division A

Keywords: Judiciary, Division A - Room 216, 29 January, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

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• Seeing no discussion, Senator Putnam, any final words?
• Seeing no discussion, Senator Putnam, any final words?
• Okay, members, questions or discussion?
• </c> members uh seeing no further discussion members uh seeing no further discussion Senate<00:44:49.920
• Members, questions or discussion? Madam Chair, thank you. Members, questions or discussion?

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• going to be working out with it, and I would appreciate to go and get a full hearing on this bill and discuss
• Is there any comments or discussion? I do not see. Is there any comments or discussion?
• Any more discussion or comments? Representative Hostettler. Thank you, Chairman.
• Chairman, just for some discussion, if I may. I really appreciate the opportunity to look at this.
• Is there any discussion on that motion? You turned your light off because it was on.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The committee first considered RS 33-117, a proposal from Rep. Levitt to give charter school enrollment priority to children of school founders, siblings, foster children, and then active-duty Title 10 military families. Members moved to introduce the bill, and the committee approved introduction by voice vote. The next item was House Bill 599 on digital curriculum funding. Rep. Raymond said the bill would change the program from first-come, first-served grants capped at $50,000 per district to a needs-based process administered by the State Department of Education. Superintendent Critchfield described a scoring rubric focused on underserved and rural districts, alignment with reading/math/college-and-career goals, implementation and evaluation plans, prior funding history, and sustainability. Some members questioned how “need” would be defined and worried the criteria were too discretionary. A motion to send the bill to the floor was replaced by a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee until a date certain, and the committee agreed to hold HB 599 until the 19th. The committee then heard House Bill 516, a cleanup bill related to last year’s law restricting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. Rep. Hawkins and a lobbyist supporting the bill said the measure would remove leftover language from the earlier version and clarify that the K-12 restriction was intended to be broad. Opponents, including Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, argued the bill would erase age-appropriate discussion of LGBTQ topics and create vague censorship concerns. Idaho Family Policy Center supported the bill, saying schools were not complying with the prior law. Members raised questions about possible effects on CTE and health-related courses, parental opt-in rules, and legal conflicts with existing code. After testimony and discussion, the committee voted to send HB 516 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.

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• Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye.
• Any discussion?
• Any discussion? I'd like to say, just for the record, Any discussion?
• Any discussion on the motion?
• Hearing none, all those in favor of the motion. discussion on the motion.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so as we had talked originally, that was never part of the discussion.
• We do know that um that... never part of the discussion. It was not never part of the discussion.
• Are there discussions about bonding? Yeah, discussions on bonding are still ongoing.
• Um, that is still being discussed. We'll take a look at that, and that is being discussed.
• That is being discussed. You guys are good.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:03:05.400><c> Discussion.</c> number 2200. Third reading. Discussion. number 2200.
• Discussion.
• Any further discussion to the bill?
• Any further discussion to Mr. Speaker. Any further discussion to the<00:07:15.560><c> bill?
• ><c> the</c><00:08:09.120><c> clerk</c> Seeing no further discussion, the clerk Seeing no further discussion

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Any discussion? Move the bill.
• Discussion. Moved by Senator Hartford, seconded by Senator Hamilton, seconded by Senator Helman.
• Discussion. Moved by Senator Hartman, seconded by Senator McDowell.
• Any discussion? Move the bill. Moved by Senator Gadab. Good job. I’ll take it.
• Any discussion? Moved by Senator Helene. Seconded by Senator Adopt.

Committee: Senate Insurance

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The committee met on Monday, May 18, 2026, for its final meeting of the year and considered a series of insurance-related bills. The chair thanked staff and the public for their work and input. Members present were noted at the start of the meeting. The agenda included measures on Medicaid and health care organizations purchasing experience and health insurance, utilization review determinations, disability benefits, discrimination based on mental health or substance use disorder, service contracts and accidental damage coverage, property rehabilitation protection, reproductive health care access funding, life insurance compliance and indexing provisions, and pet insurance. Several bills were reported from committee after brief discussion and voice votes, including the bills on Medicaid/health care organization coverage, disability benefits, mental health and substance use discrimination, service contracts, life insurance compliance, and pet insurance. The utilization review bill was approved but referred to finance, the property rehabilitation protection bill was referred to consumer protection, and the reproductive health care access fund bill was also referred to finance. Some members were recorded as voting without recommendation or in the negative on certain measures, including Senators Helming, O'Mara, and Askey on the reproductive health care funding bill. The meeting concluded with thanks to committee members and staff, and the chair announced that this completed the session’s agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• Any further discussion? Seeing none, we'll go to 2013. HB 2013, please.
• Any further discussion? Seeing none, we'll go to HB 2133, please.
• Any further questions or discussion? Seeing none, HB 2226, please.
• Any further discussion? Seeing none, we'll go to HB 2693.
• Any further questions or discussion? Seeing none, that is caucus.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed several House bills with Senate amendments and discussed whether sponsors would concur or refuse. HB 2003 would lower the minimum age for an instruction permit from 15 and a half to 15 and extend permit validity periods, but the sponsor refused concurrence because the bill did not grandfather in applicants in the transition period, so the measure will go to conference committee. HB 2013, dealing with ADEQ exceptional event demonstrations for large wildfires on federally managed land, had Senate changes narrowing the wildfire threshold and impact criteria; the sponsor was reported to concur. HB 2133, which would require consent verification for online sexual material, drew a refusal from the sponsor due to a circular definition and an unintended entity being included, also prompting further fixes. HB 2226, concerning court inquiry into veteran status and referrals to veterans’ services, and HB 2693, revising bona fide association qualifications and adding a health insurance feasibility study, were both reported as having sponsor concurrence. HB 2032, which changes the statewide assessment testing window and reporting dates, also had sponsor concurrence after the Senate extended the testing window and adjusted the start date restriction.

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• Any discussion? Seeing none, I do have an amendment ending in .02H to offer.
• Any discussion? No discussion. Very good. All those in favor...
• Any discussion? Seeing none, I do have a substitute ending in .02C.
• Is there any discussion? Seeing none. It was sent to you.
• Any discussion? Seeing none, Madam... Any discussion?

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development met in executive session and considered two bills. House Bill 1659 was advanced after the committee adopted a House Committee amendment ending in .02H, rolled it into a House Committee substitute, and then voted the substitute do pass by a roll call vote of 9 ayes and 0 noes. The committee then took up House Bill 2740, which would create a task force. The substitute described a task force made up of members from the House and Senate, higher education, the Department of Health, public and private health care, research, Missouri University, nonprofits, and a patient advocacy group. The task force would meet quarterly starting in January 2027, issue annual reports on research, outcomes, funding, and legislative recommendations, and expire in December 2030. An additional amendment ending in .03H clarified the partisan balance of the elected members, specifying that the two Senate members could not be from the same party and the two House members could not be from the same party. That amendment was adopted, rolled into a substitute, and the House Committee substitute for HB 2740 was then voted do pass by 9 ayes, 0 noes, and 1 present. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Is there any discussion on the bill?
• Seeing no further questions, will there be any discussion or debate?
• Seeing no further questions, will there be any discussion or debate?
• Will there be discussion or debate? Seeing no debate. Staff, please.
• Second, will there be discussion or debate?

Bills: HB2293 , HB3176 , HB3545 , HB3546

Committee: House Government Modernization and Technology

Keywords: broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, funding, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, state agencies, high-risk AI decisions, deepfakes

Summary: The Government Modernization and Technology Committee met with a quorum and announced that House Bill 3523 was laid over and not heard. The committee first considered House Bill 2293, which extends the sunset date of the Oklahoma Broadband Office to December 31, 2030 so it can continue administering the final and largest round of federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment grant funds. The bill was adopted and passed 6-1. The committee then heard House Bill 3176, described as creating an ecosystem of research and innovation around Oklahoma’s largest industries, especially in response to recent oil and gas company departures from the state. After brief presentation and no questions, the bill passed 5-2. Next, the committee took up House Bill 3545, which sets standards for state agency use of artificial intelligence, including human oversight for high-risk decisions, transparency for AI-generated content, and annual reporting on AI use. The committee adopted a PCS and passed the bill 7-0. Finally, House Bill 3546 was considered to prohibit AI systems and other non-human inanimate objects from being granted legal personhood in Oklahoma; it also passed 7-0. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The previous version, we had major discussion about what was Section 4 about the Department of Human
• Is there any further discussion? Version 02005 with a second. Is there any further discussion?
• Any other discussion? All right, if the clerk would open the key, please, and take the roll.
• Again, any discussion? Workforce? No. Any other discussion? Any other discussion?
• Okay, no other discussion. If the clerk would please open a key and take the roll.

Bills: HB1119

Committee: Senate Workforce Development

Keywords: child care, childcare, day care, daycare, early childhood education, child care licensing, provider licensing, child care regulations, administrative rules, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, licensing advisory committee, child care providers, group child care, preschool programs, child to provider ratios, square footage requirements, staff training, certification requirements, child care funding

Summary: The Workforce Development Committee reconvened to consider House Bill 1119 with amendment version 02005. Senator Hogan explained that the amendment removed a section requiring the Department of Human Services to respond to legislative management, in order to make the bill feel more like a program evaluation than an audit and to avoid placing an unreasonable burden on the executive branch. The amendment also clarified that the Child Care Advisory Committee would provide an update and that the committee would dissolve after the rewrite of licensing standards, making it a time-limited body. Committee members discussed the bill as a novel approach to forming a group to study an issue and then disbanding after reporting back. Senator Larson noted the concept was similar to broader performance-review ideas, and Senator Hogan said the Legislative Council program evaluation effort was parallel to, but separate from, other performance-review proposals. The committee then voted 4-0-1 to adopt the amendment. Afterward, the committee moved to give House Bill 1119, as amended, a do pass recommendation. That motion also passed on a roll call vote, and the committee adjourned.

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• And so a lot of those issues were discussed at great length in those meetings.
• It's going to be a very collaborative effort, is what we've discussed.
• Some of this is already discussed in, like, the cellular development.
• I’m happy to work from here to the floor and discuss it after committee if we can.
• That's a scary topic and a whole other discussion.

Bills: HCR26 , HB113 , HB380 , HB392 , HB476 , HB513 , HB608 , HB682 , HB905 , HB987

Committee: House Education

Keywords: human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, community college, technical education, pilot program, driver training, transportation, Safe Haven Law, flyers, child safety, infant relinquishment, name image likeness

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• Any discussion on the meeting? Any discussion on the second.
• Any discussion? Treasury Piedel. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr.
• Discussion. Go ahead, Representative Kempenich.
• Representative Bush said that, as long as they were discussing that, it was an early discussion about
• And, well, I was going to, you know, as long as we're discussing that, because that was an early on discussion

Committee: Joint Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board

Keywords: 908, all

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• So, happy to discuss those with you or discuss any questions that you have about the bill in general.
• So, happy to discuss those with<00:03:46.159><c> you</c><00:03:46.400><c> or</c><00:03:46.640><c> discuss
• </c> Do you know if they're discussing it? Do you know if they're discussing it?
• </c> Any further discussion on the amendment? Any further discussion on the amendment?
• We have a second on saying discussion. discussion. discussion.

Bills: SF0071 , SF0088 , SF0056

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: homeland security, search and rescue, grants, emergency response, Wyoming, sex offender, child care facility, residency restrictions, public safety, criminal law, sex offenders, child care facilities, legislation, kratom, regulation, healthcare, age restrictions, manufacturing standards, 916, all

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• for this discussion on this bill. bill. bill.
• :18:50.480><c> negotiation</c> normally a discussion and negotiation normally a discussion and negotiation
• If members have any today's discussion.
• Um but we haven't up and discuss this.
• </c><01:04:25.680><c> on</c> moved, and we have some discussions on moved, and we have some discussions

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all