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• Yeah, I'll be happy to support this bill because it is addressing housing issues and affordable housing
• This bill passed the Senate Housing Committee with full bipartisan support. ...square feet.
• Laird, Seyarto, aye. 3-0. Keep that bill and call for absent members, thank you.
• Laird, Seyarto, aye. 3-0. Keep that bill and call for absent members, thank you. Thank you.
• Okay, the bill stands 3-2, and then also leave it open.

Committee: Senate Local Government

Transcript Highlights:

• Can you clarify your bill whether this is to comply with the requirements of brush clearance if the house
• Yeah, I'll be happy to support this bill because it is addressing housing issues, affordable housing
• This bill passed the Senate Housing Committee with full bipartisan support.
• Laird, Seyarto, aye. 3-0. Keep that bill and call for absent members, thank you. Thank you.
• Okay, the bill stands 3-2, and then also leave it open.

Committee: Senate Local Government

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire resilience, land use, and local government transparency. SB 911 by Senator Becker would require notification to fire enforcement agencies when a home in a high fire severity zone is sold with an agreement for the buyer to bring the property into defensible-space compliance; the California Association of Realtors said it would drop opposition if the bill is amended to use the preliminary change of ownership report, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 994 by Senator Cabaldon would bar local officials from signing nondisclosure agreements that prevent them from sharing information with the elected decision-makers of their jurisdiction; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, and it also passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1041 by Senator Riggins would expand PACE financing for wildfire home-hardening improvements and add consumer protections, but it drew strong opposition from homeowner advocates, county treasurers, bankers, and others over predatory lending and lien concerns; it passed 3-2 and remained on call. The committee also considered SB 1075 by Senator Reyes, which would require local governments in AB 617 communities to consider air-quality reduction measures in land-use approvals for industrial and commercial projects. Environmental justice groups supported the bill as a way to implement community air plans, while counties, cities, business groups, builders, trucking interests, and others opposed it as duplicative of CEQA and a barrier to investment and jobs. After debate over local control and environmental justice, the bill passed 3-2 and remained on call. SB 958 by Senator Cabaldon would advance the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, replacing a former arena and parking lots with housing, affordable units, parks, and a new entertainment venue; with no opposition voiced, it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. Another wildfire-related measure, SB 1182 by Senator Allen, would require local governments to consider insurance availability in safety planning for development in high fire hazard areas and direct state technical guidance on the issue. Supporters said insurance access is now a key indicator of risk, while some members questioned whether the bill would add useful information or burden local governments; the bill received a 1-1 vote and remained on call. The committee then began hearing SB 1116 by Senator Caballero, a starter-home/infill housing bill creating a streamlined ministerial path for small projects up to 10 units, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or a vote on that measure.

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• House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1718 through House Bill 1766 will move to the informal calendar
• House Bill 1757.
• Committee Substitute for House Bill 269 and 2208, House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1694, 1780
• House Bills 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, 2036, 2662, and 2743, and House Committee Substitute for House Bills
• House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2375.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal, and a long series of special guest introductions recognizing interns, community leaders, FFA officers, library advocates, park and recreation professionals, and others. Members also used points of personal privilege to honor Black History Month and the legacy of William Clay Sr. The chamber then moved into first reading of several bills, including measures on University of Missouri curators, personal property assessment lists, and state department spending. The main floor action centered on House Bill 1757, which would require universal screening of third-graders for gifted education using flexible screening methods and would help ensure students who qualify are identified regardless of zip code or family resources. Supporters argued the bill would close gaps in gifted identification and expand access, while questions focused on funding, screening methods, and whether the bill would create an unfunded mandate. The House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. Members then debated the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, presented as House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1667 and 2294. Supporters said the bill would require medical care for infants who survive an abortion attempt and impose civil and criminal penalties for knowingly harming such a child. Opponents argued the bill was duplicative of existing law, could criminalize medical providers, and would worsen Missouri’s maternal care shortages. The debate included extended questioning about the bill’s standards, scope, and enforcement, but no final vote on the born-alive measure was taken in the excerpt.

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• Call this the “comma bill.”
• to Tier 3 reforms, that really scares me. ...to Tier 3, or not a gateway to Tier 3 reforms, that really
• Tier 3 was 3. In 2025, Tier 1 and Tier 2 is 21 years; Tier 3 is 1.
• You pass Senate Bill 1270, and the last bill is Senate Bill 1290. Mr.
• You will see another bill related to valuation of permanent crops that'll be coming from the House as

Committee: Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard several tax, retirement, and property-related measures. SB 1215, the so-called “comma bill,” was described as a technical correction to firefighters’ cancer coverage language: it reorganizes the listed cancers into a column format to avoid comma-delimitation confusion, and an amendment removed unintended police-officer language. The bill was amended and passed 6-1. SB 1180 would codify the Department of Revenue’s practice of assuming federal tax conformity for above-the-line items when preparing state tax forms; DOR said it would not have changed this year’s executive-order-driven changes, and the bill passed 7-0. SCR 1028, a referral to voters, would narrow an existing exception under Prop. 108 for agency-set fees and assessments; supporters said it would curb delegation of taxing authority, while opponents warned it could hinder public services and business operations. The resolution passed 4-3. The committee also advanced several other measures. SB 1292 clarifies that the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System’s 5% ownership cap applies only to publicly traded corporations, to avoid problems with investment funds being classified as corporations; PSPRS supported it, and it passed. SB 1294 restores county assessors’ authority to prorate property value for property destroyed in any manner, while preserving the five-year classification protection for property destroyed by verifiable accident; it passed 6-1. SB 1430, the annual tax corrections act, made minor cleanup changes and codified current practice, and passed unanimously. SB 1270 would allow CORP employers to make optional supplemental defined-contribution incentive payments of up to $5,000 to certain Tier 3 corrections employees to aid recruitment and retention; supporters called it an optional tool, while some members raised concerns about county costs and pension policy, and it passed 6-1. SB 1290 drew the most extended debate. It requires advance notice and inspection reports for property inspections by DOR and county assessors and bars repeat on-site inspections of agricultural property for three years after an inspection. Farm and ranch groups said the bill would improve transparency and reduce repeated disputes over agricultural classification, while county assessors opposed it, arguing it would add costs, create inconsistent reporting, and interfere with their duty to inspect and value property annually. The bill passed 4-2 with one member not voting, and the chair noted it would likely remain a work in progress.

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• Resolution 20 and House Bills 507, 508, 509, and 510.
• House Bills 507, 508, and 509 referred to the Transportation Committee.
• House Bill 510 will refer to the State Affairs Committee. January 21, 2026, Mr.
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill No. 511 by the Resources and Conservation Committee, an act
• House Bill 515, 516, 517, and House Joint Resolution 7 will refer to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration

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• late to his own meeting, so the So the bill that we're going to use as a vehicle is House Bill 1143.
• Next bill up is House File 1340, Representative Lee's bill.
• Members, the next bill on the agenda is House File 1673, and the plan is to lay this bill over.
• I move House File 2461 for possible inclusion in the omnibus housing budget bill. So moved.
• He's got **House Bill 2381** up next. Representative, the plan is to lay this bill over.

Bills: HF1143 , HF1548 , HF1340 , HF2549 , HF2559 , HF1673 , HF2740 , HF2507 , HF2461 , HF2381 , HF2695

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

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• Sixteen were maxed out at 3%, but the balance were slightly less than 3%.
• Sixteen were maxed out at 3%, but the balance were slightly less than 3%.
• Sixteen were maxed out at 3%, but the balance were slightly less than 3%.
• Bill 1176 regarding the 3% cap and how it ties to our K-12 funding.
• The 3% levy limitation that was put in in House Bill 1176 prevented several of our school districts from

Committee: Joint Budget Section

Transcript Highlights:

• So this is the first attempt, really, along with House Bill 3 from Chairman King.
• House Bill 164 is left pending. This is House Bill 123. All right.
• Camp Longhorn C-3. We strongly support the overall goals and many provisions of House Bill 129.
• Hearing none, House Bill 48 will be left pending. This time, Chair lays out House Bill 66.
• Chair lays out Senate Bill 3.

Bills: HB48 , HB66 , HB68 , HB71 , HB75 , HB164 , HB171 , HB254 , SB 3 , SB 18 , HB123 , HB149 , HB117

Committee: House Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 2774.
• House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1696 through House Bill 2576.
• 173 and 174, House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1696, House Bill 1867, House Bill 1812, House
• Substitute for House Bill 269 and 2208, House Bill 1749, House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2642
• , House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2668, and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2610.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the House Journal by a 121-0 vote, and a brief suspension of business for the Speaker to sign HB 2014. Members also observed a moment of silence for Butler County Fire Protection District Sergeant Commander Jatin Warren, who died in the line of duty, and the chamber introduced several guest groups, including Missouri Council on Aging representatives and county clerks. A resolution was also presented honoring former state representative K. H. Steinmetz for her 18 years of service in the Missouri House. The House then received committee reports recommending passage of HB 2934, HB 1800, and HB 1707. On third reading, HB 2974 passed 136-0 on telehealth and licensure reciprocity; HB 2934 passed 121-24 on consolidating St. Louis convention center governance; HB 2057 passed 137-10 on entertainment districts for Osage Beach and Chesterfield; the combined HB 1839/2921/3015 passed 120-19 on age verification for harmful online content; HB 1707 passed 149-0 to bar the Department of Revenue from taxing credit card processing fees; HB 2819 passed 145-0 to set rounding rules as the penny is phased out; and HB 2600 passed 148-0 to allow ambulance districts to combine resources for coverage. HB 1800, which reduces the inflationary growth factor for certain taxing districts from 5% to 3% and adjusts assessment ranges, drew the most extended debate over its effect on schools, fire districts, and taxpayers; it ultimately passed 82-61. Members also perfected HB 2774, which bars state and local governments from restricting equipment sales or use based on fuel source, and HB 2383, a utility infrastructure protection bill adding wired/copper infrastructure to existing critical infrastructure protections and setting penalties for theft or damage; HB 2383 was amended to align with the Senate version and then perfected. Finally, the House began debate on a combined bill package including HB 1664, 1610, 1645, and 2182, which would extend the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse civil claims while also shortening the general personal injury statute of limitations from five years to three; the child sexual abuse provisions drew broad support, while the tort-reform portion prompted sharp disagreement over access to justice versus business certainty.

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• Turning to page 3, at the top of page 3, we are still in Section 1.
• But when you mentioned the bills, that's why it went not voting because there were Newcastle County bills
• Its purpose, and it provides that the funding is contingent upon passage of House Bill 341.
• Substitute 1 for House Bill 450.
• We've worked through the bills. We've worked through bills meaning monies to be paid.

Committee: Joint Finance

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• I believe that was also in House Bill 45.
• Then there is was also in house bill 45.
• between House Bill 45 and SF 39 as engrossed.
• That is language to is in House Bill 45.
• , or the House bill.

Bills: SF0079 , SF0080 , SF0039

Committee: House Revenue

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• The amendment just essentially matches the this bill with the House bill.
• So we're just looking for, you know, we're looking for for this bill to help us with the revenue 3 times
• I've seen this bill.
• The number in the house when this bill passed the first time when it passes the texting ban on texting
• That is the bill. >> Having explain the bill, are there questions on the bill?

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• </c> to lay this bill over. to lay this bill over.
• </c> vetted this bill. vetted this bill.
• I've been informed by counsel that because housing is the topic that the entire bill technically is within
• </c> this bill? this bill?
• Under this bill, a park owner above 3%.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• So it did have that piece. ...in Senate Bill 2.
• That bill was both passed by the House and Senate; unfortunately, it died in conference for nothing other
• It was 3:30 by that point, and they were evacuating.
• Garrett before we turn to the judge on the House side?
• Seeing none, the House will stand at ease for 15 minutes.

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• A major key legislative priority for the upcoming session will be a repeat of House Bill 145, or our
• And so House Bill 145, when it's introduced with its new bill number, will create more than $70 million
• And then in House Bill 6, which was the big tax penalty, package in 2019, Mr.
• Regarding the first bill you mentioned, the House Bill, I know there were many special... ...major projects
• House Bill 2, Section 9 for another $115 million. Got more I-25.

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• Moving on to House Bill 3 compression.
• House Bill 3 includes provisions that are outlined on this page.
• House Bill 3. Okay. Fiscal year 20.
• Different House Bill 3. Yeah. Sorry, this is the 2019 House Bill 3.
• Since House Bill 3 in 2019, the Golden Penny Yield has risen by 70%.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• We are going to start right at the top with House Bill 1346.
• Chairman, I move to amend House Bill 2071, page 5, section 3, lines 5, by deleting the phrase 2 cents
• And again, I move to amend House Bill 2071 on page 5, section 3, lines 20 by deleting the phrase of the
• OK, this will be Senate Bill 3 and it will, it will be PCS number 3, represent 2, PCS number 2, excuse
• To be clear, SB 3 is no longer a biosolids bill.

Bills: SB1346 , SB1509 , SB1928 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB2110 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB722 , SB3

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: water infrastructure, wastewater, investment program, loans, local government, SB1509, groundwater, water wells, well spacing, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, basin, subbasin, maximum annual yield, aquifer management, water allocation, water permits, temporary permits, irrigation

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• House Bill 480, House next measure. House Bill 480, House draft<00:03:22.959><c> 1.
• Bill 214, House draft testify on House Bill 214, House draft 1?
• House Bill 874, House next measure. House Bill 874, House draft<00:14:06.120><c> 3.
• Any others wishing to testify on House Bill 874, House Draft 3? Association. In support.
• Any others wishing to testify on House Bill 874, House Draft 3? I have a quick question. Smar: Yep.

Committee: Senate Labor and Technology

Summary: The Labor and Technology Committee heard testimony on several bills, mostly related to workers’ compensation, labor relations, retirement, and employment exemptions. HB 423 would clarify selection of certified rehabilitation providers and require automatic approval of vocational rehabilitation services when likely needed for suitable gainful employment; the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations supported the bill but requested timeline amendments, including advancing the plan within 90 days of the initial evaluation and filing it with the employer, employee, and director within two days. HB 480 would let an attending physician request a functional capacity exam without employer permission and deem licensed occupational and physical therapists qualified to perform such exams; it drew support from the department, the Hawaii Insurance Council, and the Hawaii Medical Association. HB 162 would expand the pool of interest arbitrators for collective bargaining disputes by allowing the HLRB to request a list from FMCS as well as the ABA, and testimony from labor groups supported that change. HB 164 concerned indebtedness to the state and wage deductions; HGA supported it with comments, while the Department of Accounting and General Services raised concerns about the percentage structure but said it could implement the requested changes. The committee also heard HB 1152, which would permanently exempt three specialized Department of Taxation positions from civil service; the department supported the measure and said the positions are not currently civil service positions. HB 214 would allow certain retirees to work in school resource officer or investigator roles without losing retirement benefits, subject to conditions; ERS expressed concerns about shortening the required separation period from 12 months to 6 months and about uniform administration and cost implications, while the Department of the Attorney General and Department of Education supported the bill, and the Department of Law Enforcement asked to include its investigators as well. HB 874 would amend the Uniform Custodial Trust Act for child performers, requiring trust accounts for minors meeting certain earnings thresholds and making misuse of funds a fiduciary breach; SAG-AFTRA Hawaii, HGEA, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, and the Hawaii Nurses Association supported it, and members discussed that enforcement would likely need further research, possibly through labor or the film office. HB 159 would cap the civil service exemption for personal service contracts with qualified community rehabilitation programs at $850,000 in the aggregate per private person or entity; United Public Workers, HGEA, and the Hawaii State AFL-CIO supported it. No final votes were taken because the committee lacked quorum. After recessing and reconvening, the chair announced that decision-making on the agenda would be deferred to Wednesday, March 12 at 3:01 p.m. in Room 224.

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• Also starting on page R1, House sections 2 and 3.
• On page R2, Senate section 3, House section 5.
• </c><00:38:10.640><c> House</c> on page R2, Senate section 3, House on page R2, Senate section 3, House
• On R72, Senate sections 2 to 3 and House sections 18 to 19, these provisions are the same.
• On R77, House sections 2 to 3, this is House-only language to narrow the definition of nursing home to

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• Those concerns are focused on Section 3 of the bill, which would allow a new state requirement on housing
• And look forward to continuing to work with the author on Section 3 of the bill.
• Section 3 of the bill is a bit challenging the way it's currently drafted.
• Section 3 of the bill is a bit challenging the way it's currently drafted.
• This bill does not mandate housing. It's simply... ...of time. This bill does not mandate housing.

Committee: House Agriculture