Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing no questions, file the report.
• Seeing no questions, file the report.
• Seeing none, file the report, please.
• If there are no questions, seeing none, file that report.
• All right, a minute, as the rules filed by the rules filed by the...

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large slate of agency rules and related reports. The chair announced that several items were stricken from the agenda and that the maternal health providers and remote monitoring rules were pulled by the agency. The committee filed reports on emergency rules, ALC subcommittee rule reviews, and administrative directives, then moved through agency rules from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce/Insurance, Department of Corrections, and multiple divisions of the Department of Human Services. Most rules were explained as technical updates or implementations of 2025 legislation and were approved without objection. Examples included repeal of obsolete equine ID-chip rules, updates to agriculture financing and pesticide rules, removal of duplicative workers’ compensation plan language, a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities, DHS marketing rules for PASS programs, a comprehensive DCFS policy manual revision, Medicaid-related changes for fictive kin, ABLE accounts, presumptive eligibility for pregnant women, SNAP work requirements and alien eligibility, coverage for certain incarcerated youth, nurse aide training updates, and permanent rules for state employee insurance and procurement. The committee also approved requests to exclude the Insurance Department from rulemaking requirements for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting and for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would issue rules later when more guidance is available. The most extended discussion concerned DHS’s dental Medicaid rate rule under Act 1025. Members and witnesses debated whether the statute’s language covered only oral surgeons or also general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, and whether the rate increase should apply more broadly to the services rather than the provider title. DHS said it was following the black-letter language of the law and could not confirm a broader interpretation without further approvals and funding, while legislators and a Dental Association representative said the intent was to increase payment for the services, especially in rural areas. Members also discussed the possibility of fixing the language in a future session or through a new rule if approvals and CMS review allow. Despite the concerns, the committee approved the rule. The meeting ended with approval of rule review reports and monthly updates, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing no questions, file the report.
• Seeing none, file the report, please.
• If there are no questions, seeing none, file that report.
• All right, a minute, as the rules filed by the rules filed by the Item E, as the rules filed by the various
• Seeing none, without objection, the updates will be filed.

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large set of agency rules and reports. Early items were routine filings: emergency-rule reports, subcommittee review reports, and administrative directive reports were filed without objection. One rule from the Department of Agriculture on maternal health providers and remote monitoring was noted as pulled by the agency and not considered. The committee then reviewed and approved several Agriculture rules, including repeal of equine ID-chip rules after Act 703 of 2025, updates to finance rules adding a new water and sewer treatment facilities grant and consolidating revolving-fund rules, and a pesticide rule creating a Class J pesticide category for feral hog toxicant use. It also approved a Commerce/Insurance rule removing duplicative workers’ compensation plan provisions, and a Corrections rule creating a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities and community correction centers. A member asked about prison visitation hours during COVID, and staff said they would check on that. The committee next approved multiple Department of Human Services rules. These included marketing rules for provider-led organizations under Act 301 of 2025, a comprehensive revision of the DCFS policy manual, changes to Medicaid eligibility to include fictive kin placements and to expand ABLE account eligibility under Act 875, presumptive eligibility changes for pregnant women to align with federal rules, and a follow-up SNAP/TEA/Work Pays rule with updated work requirements, mandatory employment and training, alien eligibility changes, and job-search requirements for certain applicants. DHS also presented a rule implementing federal coverage for certain incarcerated youth before and after release, and the committee approved it. Another DHS rule updated nurse aide training requirements to match federal CNA hour standards and moved criminal-records-check procedures to the agency website. The most extended discussion involved DHS Division of Medical Services’ dental rate rule under Act 1025. The agency explained that it was increasing pediatric dental rates and certain oral-surgery-related rates, but not orthodontic rates or a broader special-needs benefit limit because CMS would not approve a diagnosis-based limit. Members debated whether the statutory language was intended to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, with legislators, the Dental Association, and DHS discussing legislative intent, fiscal impact, and whether a future fix or emergency rule might be needed. Despite the disagreement, the committee approved the rule. The committee also approved other DHS medical rules: adverse-decision appeal changes and prior-authorization posting requirements, an increased RSV administration fee for children, expanded emergency treat/triage/transport ambulance authority, and clinic-based physical and occupational therapy coverage. Later, the committee approved permanent rules for the new state insurance program under Shared Administrative Services, procurement rule revisions recommended after an ACASO review, and commodity-management rule updates including a new revenue distribution model. Under Act 595 of 2021, the committee granted two Department of Commerce/Insurance requests to be excluded from rulemaking requirements: one for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting, and one for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would promulgate rules later when clinical guidelines are available. Finally, the committee accepted a recommendation to keep and extend the Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education rules, filed outstanding rulemaking updates, and adjourned without further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Grove, file item 53. Did you do an aye? No. No.
• Senator Grove, file item 53. Thank you, Madam President.
• Senator Grove, file item 58. Thank you, Madam President.
• Senator Rubio, you have file item 71. Secretary, please read.
• Please move file item 67 to the inactive file. The desk will note. Seeing no other member.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several floor items focused largely on housing, public health, and tax-credit awareness. The chamber adopted SR 71, a resolution by Senator Arreguín recognizing the importance of affordable homeownership in California. Supporters from both parties emphasized homeownership as a path to wealth-building, stability, and community strength, highlighted racial disparities in ownership, and praised nonprofit builders such as Habitat for Humanity. After passage, Senator Arreguín introduced Habitat for Humanity advocates in the gallery and noted the role of the CalHome program in funding affordable homeownership projects. The Senate also confirmed Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Aaron McGuire as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, and Lee Herrick for another term as California Poet Laureate, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The Senate then adopted SCR 115 by Senator Daly, recognizing February as Heart Health Month and focusing on women’s heart health. Senator Daly shared her own experience with a stroke during a heart procedure and urged women to listen to their bodies and seek care early. Several senators spoke in support, describing silent heart attacks, the need to recognize symptoms in women, and the importance of challenging medical assumptions. The resolution passed unanimously. The Senate also adopted SR 75 by Senator Rubio, designating California Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Week. Senators described CalEITC as a key anti-poverty tool and urged greater outreach so eligible families do not miss the credit; that resolution also passed unanimously. Later, the Senate heard a series of adjournment-in-memory tributes, including one for architect Frank Gehry, whose work in Los Angeles and Bilbao was praised for its global influence and civic impact, and one for June Roberti, remembered for her long partnership with former Pro Tem David Roberti and her advocacy and family life. Senator Arreguín also moved to place file item 67 on the inactive file. The session ended with announcements, including a committee meeting notice, and the Senate recessed with the next floor session scheduled for Monday, February 9, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Grove, file item 53. Did you get an aye? No? No.
• Senator Grove, file item 53. Thank you, Madam President.
• Senator Grove, file item 58. Thank you, Madam President.
• Senator Rubio, you have file item 71. Secretary, please read.
• Please move file item 67 to the inactive file. The desk will note.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The first bill on the calendar for today is Senate File 2370. The clerk will report the bill.
• Senate File 2370, number six on the calendar for the day, an act relating to cannabis.
• </c><00:03:49.440><c> number</c> to Senate file number to Senate file number 2370.<00:03:51.599><c> Second
• Senate File 2370, as amended. Further discussion to the bill.
• House File 1615, as amended, is not a bad bill at all. It does a lot of good.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So we're going to take up House File 550 first.
• Okay, so our next bill on the agenda is House File 1202, Representative Duran.
• </c> of the critical discussions house file of the critical discussions house file 122<00:30:00.000><
• [Music] The committee now has House File 390 for consideration.
• I move that House File 390 be recommended to pass and placed on the General Register.

Bills: HF390 , HF1202 , HF550

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: government data, data practices, record keeping, penalties, legal enforcement, public meetings, transparency, government accountability, interagency groups, Minnesota Statutes, redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:04:50.000><c> 3946,</c> initiative, Senate file 3946, initiative, Senate file 3946, a<00:04:51.800
• Are we on to Senate File 4377? We Sorry. Are we on to Senate File 4377?
• </c> uh I urge the passage of Senate File uh I urge the passage of Senate File 4377. 4377. 4377.
• Senate File 4167. Yes, Bring us home. Senate File 4167. Yes, Mr.<01:22:59.320><c> Chair.</c> Mr.
• </c> Senate File 4167? Absolutely, Mr. Chair. Senate File 4167? Absolutely, Mr. Chair.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The first bill on the agenda is House File 3296. The first bill on the agenda is House File 3296.
• </c> File 3296. File 3296.
• </c><00:01:27.280><c> 3296</c><00:01:28.479><c> for</c> to move House File 3296 for to move House File
• House File 3296, Mr. Chair. All right. Thank you. Representative Mekeland moves House File 3296.
• </c> House File 3296. >> All right.

Bills: HF3296 , HF3802

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> and I [snorts] will move the House File and I [snorts] will move the House File 362<00:01:47.520
• </c> File 362. Thank you. File 362. Thank you.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Next up is House File 2590. &gt;&gt; Next up is House File 2590.
• </c> testifying in support of House File testifying in support of House File 3444.<01:33:02.000><c> I
• </c> House File 362. House File 362.

Bills: HF362 , HF2590 , HF2760 , HF3444

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

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

Transcript Highlights:

• House Senate File 45.
• House Senate File 45. Okay. House Senate File 45.
• In regard to Senate File 45, we were speaking on and in support of Senate File 45.
• </c> File 45 has passed unanimously. File 45 has passed unanimously.
• </c> bill, Senate File One, off until Monday. bill, Senate File One, off until Monday.

Bills: SF0045 , SJ0001

Committee: House Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Keywords: pari-mutuel wagering, simulcasting, historic horse racing, HHR terminals, horse racing, gaming commission, Wyoming Gaming Commission, local control, city approval, county approval, municipal approval, permit renewal, gaming permit, wagering regulation, racetrack, live pari-mutuel event, district court appeal, public notice, land use, public safety

Transcript Highlights:

• I would like to move House File 1360?
• File 1360 as<00:47:19.440><c> amended.
• </c> Wolgamont with House File Wolgamont with House File 1642.<01:15:51.920><c> Um,</c><01:15:52.239>
• Um, I will move that House File 1642.
• </c> opportunity to present House File opportunity to present House File 1642,<01:16:10.000><c> which

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, you can't just file anywhere.
• I'm a criminal defendant, and I file a motion to dismiss that the...
• So you're a criminal defendant in Joplin, Missouri, and you file a motion to dismiss or have you charge
• I filed a motion to dismiss that the statute is unconstitutional that he’s charged under.
• They’re going to be in every major case we file where you’re contesting anything with constitutionality

Committee: House Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and approved House Bill 2666, Representative Keithley’s anti-SLAPP bill, on an 8-4 vote after a brief clarification that it was the anti-SLAPP measure being considered. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 3054, also by Representative Keithley, which would shift Cole County appellate venue to the Eastern District for workload balancing and require certain challenges to the enactment or validity of statutes and regulations to be filed originally in Cole County to reduce forum shopping. Representative Keithley said the bill was intended to centralize procedural and constitutional challenges tied to lawmaking or rulemaking in Jefferson City, not to move ordinary fact-based civil cases. Committee members pressed him on whether the language would also sweep in personal injury, medical malpractice, or criminal cases, and several expressed concern that the bill was broader than intended and could create venue fights or burden litigants. Keithley acknowledged the language might need clarification, especially regarding whether it could affect cases with constitutional counts in otherwise ordinary civil actions. Opposition testimony came from the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and the Missouri Circuit Judges Association. Both groups said the bill, as drafted, was too broad and could unintentionally move many cases to Cole County, including cases where constitutional challenges are commonly pleaded, and possibly criminal matters because of the “notwithstanding” clause. They also warned it could encourage new venue disputes and undermine expected local venue. The Judicial Conference of Missouri offered to provide data on case types if the committee wanted more information. No further action was taken on HB 3054, and the hearing adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair Kaggel moves that House File 3176 be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
• So, renew the motion that House File 3176 as amended be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
• So, renew the motion that House File 3176 as amended be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
• So, renew the motion that House File,<00:08:26.720><c> uh</c><00:08:26.960><c> 3128,</c><00:08:28.240
• ><c> as</c><00:08:28.479><c> amended,</c> File, uh 3128, as amended, File, uh 3128, as amended, &gt;&

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to issue 500 to 1,500 detailed questions based upon all aspects of the filing.
• It's not part of the main file.
• We filed 14 evidentiary motions in the FPL case. I think we...
• We filed 14 evidentiary motions in the FPL case. I think we won three.
• But that doesn't mean that they're not worth filing.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight met with a quorum present and heard an update from Public Counsel Walt Trierweiler on the work of the Office of Public Counsel. Trierweiler described the office’s role in representing Florida utility customers in rate cases and related proceedings, including investor-owned electric, water, and wastewater matters. He emphasized the office’s use of depositions, expert witnesses, customer correspondence, and service hearings to challenge unsupported utility costs while seeking outcomes that are “fair, just, reasonable, and affordable.” A major focus of the presentation was the office’s work on large utility dockets, especially the Florida Power & Light rate case, as well as other recent cases involving Duke, TECO, Sunshine, and St. Joe. Trierweiler said the office had settled some cases but not others, had two appeals pending, and had filed motions for reconsideration where required. He also discussed storm cost recovery, affordability concerns, and the new challenge of data center tariffs and related energy and water demands. He said the office brought in new experts on affordability and data centers and was trying to get ahead of those issues through workshops and settlement efforts. Members asked questions about how customer input is gathered, how the office evaluates a fair profit for utilities, the role of settlements and counterproposals, and the impact of data centers on energy and water use. Trierweiler said customer voices come in through hearings and correspondence, that utilities are entitled to a fair return but not imprudent costs, and that the office is concerned about data center growth and its resource demands. No votes were taken, and the committee concluded its agenda and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• That 12 months, you don't have to file calendar year; you can file fiscal year.
• That 12 months, you don't have to file calendar year; you can file fiscal year.
• That 12 months, you don't have to file calendar year; you can file fiscal year.
• That 12 months, you don't have to file calendar year; you can file fiscal year.
• That 12 months, you don't have to file calendar year; you can file fiscal year.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We are proposing House File 4074, Lilly. House File 5074, Frederick. House File 3067, Jordan.
• And Senate File 4284, Youakim. Senate File 4282, Youakim.
• will designate Wednesday, May 13th for the adoption of the calendar for the day and establish a pre-filing

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• A Senate language would only apply to bills filed by members to enable joint votes on bills filed by
• There was an issue of bills filed by the governor.
• We talked about that—both branches, if they split, what would happen to bills that were filed by the
• Okay, so 29, filing home rule expiration, it's a textual language for the staff.
• The House has, if it's filed the night before, it can be taken up at 1 p.m. the following day.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The conference committee on legislative rules, led by House Chair Michael Moran and Senate Chair Senator Creem, reviewed the many differences between House and Senate versions of the rules and reported that the branches had agreed on 24 of 52 disputed items. Members said they were moving closer to a final compromise, with several provisions already settled and others still being negotiated offline. The discussion emphasized transparency, committee administration, and ways to move bills through the process earlier in the session. Items agreed to included committee name changes such as adding fisheries to Agriculture and changing elder affairs to aging and independent, adopting House language on joint rules, making committee reports and bill/resolution materials available electronically and online, allowing public access to summaries, and several technical or administrative updates. The committee also agreed on rules for executive sessions, temporary employees, committee travel, favorable/unfavorable reporting, joint petitions, home rule expiration, and special commission meetings. Some provisions were tabled for further discussion, including Mason’s Rules, notice and posting timelines, hearing scheduling, in-person hearings, bill reporting deadlines, and several other administrative topics. A few issues remained unresolved, especially who should draft bill summaries, how to handle notice periods for hearings and postings, and how to structure committee votes and reporting deadlines. The committee also discussed Rule 35, agreeing in principle to a public hearing and broader public comment on rules review, which members said would improve transparency. At the end of the meeting, members praised the work of the committee and staff, said there was “light at the end of the tunnel,” and adjourned after a motion and second.

Transcript Highlights:

• We are going to be taking up Senate File 2373.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Senate File 2373.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Senate File 2373.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Senate File 2373.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Senate File 2373.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Whereas initiative petition 25-14 has been filed and certified, in accordance with Article 48 of the
• Two orders have been filed before us right now, Madam President.
• As folks may be aware, the committee has a lot of work before us with so many ballot initiatives filed
• One, does the petition, which has been filed and certified in accordance with Article 48, Initiative,
• The Senator has filed an order, which the clerk will read.

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, on your tax return, you know, a lot of people file electronically.
• So, both on the paper tax return and on the electronic filing, there will be a place to put this. >>
• </c><00:04:35.600><c> lot</c><00:04:35.680><c> of</c><00:04:35.759><c> people</c><00:04:36.000><c> file
• </c> you know, a lot of people file you know, a lot of people file electronically.<00:04:37.440><c> So
• ,</c> tax return and on the electronic filing, tax return and on the electronic filing, there<00:04:42.479

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:01 SB 69 Discussion 00:00:30 SB 69 Vote 00:05:52, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up only one item: Senate Bill 69, sponsored by Senator Julie Adams. The bill would create an autism spectrum disorder trust fund in the state treasury, allow taxpayers to contribute a portion of their individual income tax refunds to the fund, and authorize additional grants, contributions, and appropriations. Senator Adams said the fund is intended to support autism spectrum disorder research and services in Kentucky, administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services with grants awarded through the advisory council on autism spectrum disorders based on a statewide needs assessment. She also noted the bill includes an emergency clause. During questions, Senator Boswell confirmed the tax refund contribution option would be available on both paper and electronic returns. Senator Funky From asked how families would access services, and Senator Adams explained that providers would apply for grants to the trust fund, which would then review and award funding if the proposal was deemed a good use of the money. No outside testimony was presented; a signed-up witness from the Russell County Fiscal Court did not speak. The committee then moved the bill, with Senator Boswell making the motion and Senator Neil seconding it. The roll call resulted in 12 yes votes and no nays, and Senate Bill 69 passed the committee with a favorable expression. The committee then adjourned.