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• Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Senate File 1474 as amended.
• Senate File 1474 will bring that transformative program to the rest of our state.
• Senate File 1474 will transformative.
• Senate File 3570 would exactly do that.
• Again, as a student body at the University of Minnesota, we support Senate File 3570.

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > 4147</c> We support Senate File 4147 We support Senate File 4147 concerning<00:16:00.680><c> corporate
• </c> Senate File 4147 addresses the solution. Senate File 4147 addresses the solution.
• </c> Senate File 4147. Thank you. Senate File 4147. Thank you.
• Senate<00:26:49.680><c> file</c><00:26:50.080><c> 4147</c> Senate file 4147 Senate file 4147 and<00:26
• </c> File 4143, Senator Westlund. File 4143, Senator Westlund.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House file number 14, an act the bill.
• House File 5. House File 5. The clerk will report the bill.
• House file third reading. Third reading. House file number<01:00:33.359><c> five.
• :22:51.040><c> 24</c> So, members, House File 5 that's in front of you, when House File 24 left the floor
• </c><01:30:16.320><c> Olson</c> House file five. Olson votes no. Olson House file five.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Seeing as we do not yet have a quorum, we will start as a subcommittee and we will go in file item.
• We will start with file item number one, AB 1574 by Assembly Member Chris Rogers.
• We'll start with file item number one, AB 1574 by Assembly Member Chris Rogers, and he may approach the
• File item one, AB 1574. The motion is due pass to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Lee? Aye.
• File item 3, AB 1618. The current vote is 5 to 0. Castillo? Aye. Final vote, 6 to 0. Thank you.

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ACA 12, preventing double taxation on our roads, to be taken up without reference to file.
• guests in the rear 12, preventing double taxation on our roads to be taken up without reference to file
• File item 1 on concurrence, we will pass and retain. File items 2 through 4 shall be continued.
• File items 5 through 6, we're going to pass and retain.
• And Senate Third Reading file items 7 and 8, we will also pass and retain. Thank you. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Those lawsuits were then joined by additional lawsuits filed by Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, and
• I believe Seminole was the only one of the five tribes that has not joined or filed their own lawsuit
• There are lawsuits against myself and District Attorney Arro Ike that were initially filed.
• The attorney general was advised of the lawsuits when they were filed.
• We started with two lawsuits filed by DOJ against Masiki and myself.

Committee: House Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations

Keywords: 914, all

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• May this matter be received and filed?
• You must file the committee reports with the Chief Clerk's office by 7 p.m. this evening.
• Please allow yourselves and your staff sufficient time to file your reports before the deadline.
• You must file the committee reports with the Chief Clerk's office by 7 p.m. this evening.
• Please allow yourselves and your staff sufficient time to file your reports before the deadline.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It seems that the rank-and-file members of the majority don't have any information either, and that is
• &gt;&gt; THAT'S THOSE WHO HAVE FILED, WHO WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS CHANGE IN LAW, YES.
• You would have to file.
• But each not-for-profit is required under the law to file its own disclosure. >> Through you, Mr.
• burdened by the requirement of filing simply because they hire someone to come up to Albany and work

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with routine formalities, approved the journal, welcomed a SkillsUSA student delegation, and then moved into budget and policy business. The chamber accepted a Rules Committee report and took up a supplemental budget extender, Senate Print 9963, which would extend state operations through April 22 and authorize $12.7 billion, including about $5.1 billion in new funding for Medicaid, payroll, and school aid. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in the budget, the lack of public detail, and unresolved issues such as CLCPA changes, auto insurance, and SEQR reforms; the sponsor said negotiations were ongoing and that school aid would likely build on the executive budget. The extender passed 57-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 1887, sponsored by Senator Brisport, memorializing the Governor to proclaim April 2026 as Arab American Heritage Month. Senators Brisport, Fahy, Salazar, and Gounardes spoke in support, emphasizing Arab Americans’ cultural, civic, and economic contributions in New York and condemning anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias. The resolution was adopted by voice vote and opened for co-sponsorship. The chamber next considered several bills on the calendar, including a bill by Senator Cleare to prohibit state-chartered financial institutions from investing in private correctional facilities. Supporters framed it as a moral response to private prisons and rising federal use of detention facilities, while opponents argued it would overregulate state-chartered banks and affect private investment decisions. The bill passed 36-22. The Senate also passed a bill by Senator Krueger raising the nonprofit lobbying disclosure threshold from $5,000 to $10,000, after debate over transparency and whether the change would reduce oversight; it passed 35-23. Finally, the Senate passed Senator May’s bill on advanced transmission technologies and utility planning, after extensive debate over ratepayer costs, battery storage, and data center growth; supporters said it could lower energy costs through more efficient grid use, while opponents said it would raise rates and duplicate existing studies. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar.

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• House Bills 936 and 937 were filed with the second reading calendar.
• House Bill 927 was filed on the second reading calendar.
• House Concurrent Resolution 37 was filed in the office. That's it.
• House Resolution 29 was filed for a second reading.
• House Bill 706 will be filed with the second reading calendar.

Summary: The House convened with 66 members present, approved the journal, and received messages that several House bills had been signed by the governor and that multiple Senate bills and House bills had been transmitted, enrolled, or filed. The chamber also handled committee reports, introduced new measures, and referred several bills and resolutions to committees, including House Bill 938 and House Concurrent Resolution 37. House Concurrent Resolution 37, which urged rejection of rural health transformation funds, and House Resolution 29, which would amend House Rule 18, were sent to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee for printing. On third reading, the House passed House Bill 897 on data center tax exemptions and resource-use requirements, House Bill 926 expanding community infrastructure districts to counties outside city limits, House Bill 935 consolidating the Board of Denturity with the Board of Dentistry, House Concurrent Resolution 36 supporting the Idaho Air National Guard’s transition from A-10s to F-16s, and Senate Bill 1326 as amended, a property-rights/open-fields bill limiting warrantless entry onto private land while preserving certain law-enforcement and welfare-check exceptions. House Bill 842, a property-tax and budget-limit bill revising the earlier 389 framework, failed on a 28-41 vote. House Bill 910 was returned to committee. Later, the House passed Senate Bill 1258 allowing rural distilleries to serve their own products without a restaurant requirement, Senate Bill 1387 on the State Historical Society budget, Senate Bill 1388 on Department of Correction enhancements, Senate Bill 1262 clarifying insurer investment rules, Senate Bill 1285 as amended recognizing nonpublic-school diplomas for licensing purposes, Senate Bill 1250 expanding protections for death-scene photographs, Senate Bill 1260 revising immigration-related enforcement language, Senate Bill 1311 requiring ignition-interlock vendors to notify authorities of violations, Senate Bill 1369 changing venue rules so lawsuits may be filed where an incident occurred, and Senate Bill 1303 expanding eligible uses of energy royalties to additional energy resources. Senate Bill 1382, the Fish and Game budget, failed on a 32-36 vote after debate over wolf depredation funding and federal funds. The House also considered Senate Joint Memorial 11 urging protection of public lands from mass disposal; debate focused on access, land exchanges, and the fiscal effects of federal land ownership, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote is recorded.

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• The corrected journal will be filed in the office of the Secretary. Mr. President.
• the individual client files in granular detail, flagging missing documents and potential issues, and
• This would allow the action to be filed in that location as opposed to being required to be filed in
• This would allow the action to be filed in that location as opposed being required to be filed in Boise
• Currently for the ...location as opposed to being required to be filed in Boise.

Summary: The Senate convened with 27 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge, approved the corrected journal, and then moved through committee reports, messages from the House, and first and second readings of several bills. Among the measures introduced or advanced were appropriations bills, child custody and visitation bills, a digital identification bill, a virtual currency kiosk fraud prevention bill, and bills on public outdoor target ranges, hearing loss screening, and small claims procedure. The chamber also re-referred or held several resolutions and bills, including SCR 125 and SR 121 for printing, and later took a short recess for caucus and announcements. On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1347, a transparency bill requiring more reporting from the Idaho Housing and Finance Association on federal housing and homelessness funds; supporters said it would improve oversight of subrecipients and outcomes, while opponents argued it duplicated existing HUD and IHFA reporting. The Senate also unanimously passed SB 1369, which rewrites Idaho’s civil venue statute and allows certain lawsuits to be filed either where the defendant resides or where the cause of action occurred, and SB 1358, which lets returning school administrators count prior administrative service toward the teacher career ladder if they meet performance requirements. SB 1379 passed 28-7 to raise the Project Choice vehicle registration fee by $5 to help recruit and retain Idaho State Police troopers, with supporters citing public safety and opponents warning about taxpayer burden and impacts on local law enforcement. The Senate then passed HB 635, requiring the Professional Standards Commission to report suspected criminal conduct in education cases to law enforcement; HB 532, standardizing identity requirements for DMV transactions; HB 520, standardizing hearing-notice requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act; and HB 541, expanding the definition of a child for electronic enticement offenses to cover some 16- and 17-year-olds when the offender is at least five years older. Later, the chamber passed HB 581, allowing the Legislature to formally notify the Supreme Court when it believes a court rule conflicts with statute or substantive rights, despite separation-of-powers concerns raised by one senator, and HB 599, changing distribution of digital curriculum funds to a needs-based process. The Senate also approved HB 544 on military leave, HB 642 on death benefits for surviving spouses and dependent children of fallen public safety officers and firefighters, HB 560 allowing county election workers to be drawn from the jury pool, HB 697 separating election-crime offenses into distinct code sections, HB 698 closing a loophole for out-of-state felony convictions, HB 503 transferring the Soil and Water Conservation Commission to the Department of Water Resources, and HB 676 on geothermal water applications, which began debate on Boise’s geothermal system before the transcript ended. Most final votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, with the main recorded opposition on SB 1347, SB 1379, and HB 581.

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• have the option of filing a plan.
• But does it look like the model that is used by TDI for the filing used by other agencies?
• In 2024, we just filed our earnings monitor report, and we filed a 7.26 EMR. ...And your statutory cap
• Then the filing is made, and we have a 120-day process until the Commission has to approve.
• In an interim filing, we could be looking at 200. to 400 pages of information.

Bills: HB106 , HB144 , HB145 , HB252 , HB1732 , HB2221 , HB2467 , HB2468 , HB2517 , HB2518 , HB2963 , HB3016 , HB3689 , HB3960 , HB4386 , HB4490 , HB4751 , HB5247 , HJR175 , HB2213 , HB106 , HB144 , HB145 , HB252

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection

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• What is the bill the bill was filed.
• </c> as you can see um the bill as filed as you can see um the bill as filed would<01:24:35.760><c> um
• </c> filed functionally duplicative. filed functionally duplicative.
• </c> The bill as filed is clear.
• </c><06:06:38.320><c> the</c><06:06:38.718><c> application</c> to filing the application to filing the

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:19:51.120><c> a</c><00:19:51.600><c> a</c> file a a file a a report<00:19:53.679><c> that</c><00:
• The current penalty for a late filing is $50 a day.
• Next, we have Senate File 4135.
• Next, we have Senate File 4135.
• Next, we have Senate File 4135.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> &gt;&gt; Senator Seabberger moves Senate File &gt;&gt; Senator Seabberger moves Senate File 3832
• Um, I'll present Senate File 3686.
• File 3687 Senate File 3687 be<01:38:05.040><c> referred</c><01:38:05.440><c> to</c><01:38:05.600><c>
• </c> File 3686. File 3686.
• </c><01:56:07.679><c> 3686</c> motion to pass Senate File 3686 motion to pass Senate File 3686 to<01:

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

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We begin our presentation today of Senate File 5052.
• There are two Yaeger, Senate File 3980.
• </c><00:30:41.920><c> 5052</c> uh, Senate File 5052 uh, Senate File 5052 as<00:30:43.960><c> amended<
• </c> Senate File 5052. Senate File 5052.
• </c> adjustment and for authoring Senate file adjustment and for authoring Senate file 4044<01:01:42.200

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Without objection, the late-filed amendment is introduced.
• Without objection, show the late-filed amendment introduced.
• Without objection, show the late-filed amendment introduced.
• Without objection, show the late-filed amendment introduced.
• Without objection, show the late-file amendment.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer by Rabbi Moshe Umatz, the Pledge of Allegiance led by pages, and several introductions and recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar after a motion to reconsider SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. Several bills were also set aside during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included funding for expedited DNA testing grants for local law enforcement (SB 1072/HB 847), additional aggravating factors in capital cases involving religious, school, or government gatherings (SB 984/HB 693), fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients (SB 924/HB 677), commuter rail indemnification for Miami-Dade and Broward counties (SB 916/HB 867), restrictions on disposing of migrant vessels in Florida waters (SB 830), specialty license plates including Miami Northwestern and several colleges and institutions (SB 824), an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign (SB 398), relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University (SB 364), charter school changes allowing parent conversion and municipal job-engine charter schools (SB 140), sex offender registration reporting changes (SB 1654/HB 1351), penalties for assaulting utility workers (SB 1386), juvenile justice revisions and truancy process updates (SB 1344), reporting of student mental health outcomes (SB 1310/HB 969), foster home license transfer simplification (SB 1174/HB 989), water access facility funding and boating industry incentives (SB 1162/HB 735), Florida Virtual School operational changes (SB 1122), school readiness program support for children with disabilities (SB 1102), sexual image offenses involving minors (SB 1180/HB 757), age-related defenses in child sex offense cases (SB 1136/HB 777), tampering with electronic monitoring devices (SB 1054/HB 437), certified recovery residences and local zoning accommodations (SB 954), and the FSU Election Law Center (SB 892). Most of these bills passed with strong bipartisan support, though SB 984 and SB 140 drew some opposition. One of the most extensive debates centered on SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office staff, citing emails and campaign-related communications tied to Amendment 4; the amendment failed on a 13-23 vote. Senators then debated the bill’s relationship to state election law, free speech, and the role of faith-based outreach. Supporters emphasized the office’s service network and reported benefits to children and families, while some senators raised concerns about interfaith representation and political use of government resources. The bill was then read a third time and the Senate proceeded toward a final vote as the transcript ended.

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• </c><00:09:58.880><c> 88</c> well um so with that Senate file 88 well um so with that Senate file 88
• Senate File 11 is laid over for possible inclusion. Senate File 735 is in front of the committee.
• Senate File 7 is laid over for possible inclusion. And before the committee now is Senate File 23.
• Senate</c><01:10:14.679><c> file</c> um uh Senate file um uh Senate file 23<01:10:17.080><c> um</c><01
• No, I'm finished with that Senate File. Senate File 23 is laid over for possible inclusion.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of conditional release in RSA 169-B:2 and RSA 169-D:2, to clarify that as long as the violation is filed
• as the Romanal 3 to clarify that as long as the violation<00:06:34.880><c> is</c><00:06:35.199><c> filed
• within</c><00:06:35.840><c> the</c><00:06:36.000><c> period</c><00:06:36.319><c> of</c> violation is filed
• within the period of violation is filed within the period of conditional<00:06:36.960><c> release</c
• </c> such a violation as long as it is filed such a violation as long as it is filed within<00:09:58.959

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I filed it again a year later. The House sponsor just didn't file it. I don't know why.
• Filed it again the next year. Couldn't get a hearing.
• But before he filed this bill, my colleague, Senator...
• That was a late-filed amendment, barcode 625-674.
• Why don't we take up this late-filed amendment?

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 678, which would allow pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; it drew support from a business representative and was reported favorably. Members then heard several bills by Senator Leak, including SB 466 to designate St. Johns County as the site of the Florida Museum of Black History and create a board to work with the museum foundation and Florida Memorial University; the bill drew supportive testimony about preserving accurate Black history and the significance of the site, and it passed favorably. Leak’s CS/SB 578 would let Florida wineries use recyclable inserts and other alternative containers for larger wine sales, and it also passed favorably. SB 582 would increase penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and structures, limiting the higher penalties to certain nationally or internationally recognized historic properties; it was supported by preservation advocates and reported favorably. CS/SB 1168 would create an aggravated offense for installing or using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of crimes such as murder, domestic violence, or robbery, and it passed favorably after a brief discussion about stalking and violent crimes. CS/SB 806 would make the Florida Attorney General the exclusive public official with standing to enforce Florida charitable trusts, limiting out-of-state attorneys general from suing over Florida-administered trusts; members debated whether this would burden out-of-state beneficiaries, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1228 would advance spring restoration efforts for Ichetucknee Springs and Santa Fe spring flows and allow a utility compliance plan amendment to deliver reclaimed water to replenish the aquifer; it passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 304 would require a qualified medical opinion in child protective investigations involving infants and young children with possible genetic or medical conditions that can mimic abuse, and it drew emotional support from parents and advocates before passing favorably. SB 1286 would clarify that ordinary unsupervised childhood activities like biking or playing outside do not constitute neglect absent reckless endangerment, and it was reported favorably. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated the most extensive debate: it renames the texting-while-driving law, expands the prohibition to handheld device use, and adds penalties in work zones and school zones; supporters cited fatal crash statistics and personal loss, while opponents raised concerns about enforcement, civil liberties, racial disparities in traffic stops, and the need for broader distracted-driving and insurance reforms. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably after amendments. The committee also approved two claims bills, SB 14 for the estate of Penao-Hanvier against Miami Beach and SB 20 for J.N. against Hillsborough County, both settled claims recommended favorably by the special master. Finally, CS/SB 68 would modernize health facilities authority financing for private not-for-profit health systems, and CS/SB 172 would restrict misuse of health care specialty titles while preserving titles authorized under existing practice acts; both were discussed with questions about doctors, optometrists, and CRNAs, and both were reported favorably after amendment and debate.

Transcript Highlights:

• The first bill on the agenda today is House File 688. Representative Fraser, welcome to committee.
• So I'm here to talk about House File 688.
• So I'm here to talk about House File 688. Is it 688? I do.
• Our next bill on the agenda today is House File 1143.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of House File 1143.

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house