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• And so we created this process under Section 420, and this is not part of the uniform law.
• And so one of the things, Proceedings, these little mini hearings as part of a case.
• So are the, excuse me, is ASCA or DPS part of consolidated ITSD? I can't speak to DPS.
• OSCA, because of the nature, being a part of a third branch of government...
• It is part and parcel. Obviously, we're identifying different records when we expunge them.

Summary: The Committee on Financial Institutions heard House Bill 2863, which would clarify Missouri’s trust “no contest” clause law under the Missouri Uniform Trust Code. Representative Cameron Parker said the bill was brought forward by the Missouri Bar to clean up and clarify existing law without changing its substance. Testimony from trust and estate attorney John Chalas and the Missouri Bar supported the measure, explaining that it would refine procedures for seeking court guidance, protect nominal defendants, preserve beneficiaries’ ability to challenge bad-faith trustee conduct, and clarify the effect of prior rulings. No opposition was offered, and the hearing on HB 2863 was closed. The committee then heard House Bill 2967, which would create the Missouri expungement fund to support technology and system maintenance for expungement-related work, including the statewide court automation system and the Missouri criminal history records system. Representative Parker described the bill as a framework to help handle growing expungement demands, including marijuana-related and clean slate expungements. Committee members asked about funding sources, the one-third allocation among agencies, whether personnel costs could be covered, and whether the fund should include language on interest and biennial sweeps. Eric Cheneings of the Judicial Conference testified in favor, saying the bill is largely a housekeeping measure that recognizes the ongoing, coordinated nature of expungement work and the need for stable funding. He noted that the bill’s proposed dedicated fund would help avoid annual lapses and support continuing maintenance of sealed records, while leaving funding source decisions to the legislature. No one testified in opposition, and the hearing on HB 2967 was also closed.

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• >> It's the right to, uh, Part One, Article Eight, I think, isn't it? Part One, Article 8.
• </c> article eight I think isn't it part one article eight I think isn't it part one article<00:13:12.320
• </c> handed out that we have also part-time handed out that we have also part-time teachers<02:10:48.000
• Those are not, of course, outcomes in the first part of the bill.
• </c><02:12:16.960><c> of</c> course, outcomes in the first part of course, outcomes in the first part

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting covered two committee of conference items. On HB 1260, the House and Senate debated a Senate amendment dealing with sealing certain divorce-related financial records. House members argued the amendment conflicted with the Keane Sentinel decision and would improperly flip the burden of proof on public access to court records, raising constitutional concerns under the state constitution’s open government and privacy provisions. Senate members responded that the privacy amendment and modern conditions support more protection for sensitive financial information, especially in limited uncontested divorces, but several members agreed the issue should be studied in a separate bill with a full hearing next year rather than resolved in conference. The committee ultimately voted unanimously to have the Senate recede and pass HB 1260 in the form originally passed by the House, preserving the underlying bill without the Senate amendment. The committee then took up HB 1574, which extends free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs and provides funding for SNAP administrative costs. The main dispute was the Senate’s addition of $4.4 million for SNAP administration. Senator Gray and DHHS officials said federal changes will shift more administrative costs to the state and that underfunding administration could raise the SNAP error rate, which could trigger future federal penalties and larger state costs; DHHS reported a current error rate of 7.57%, below the national average, and said a higher error rate could cost the state roughly $12 million in a partial fiscal year and nearly $16 million in a full year. Representative Papovich said he understood the department’s needs but was reluctant to support the bill as amended, noting the Senate language resembled a prior bill that had already failed in the House. The discussion ended with the committee still considering the Senate amendment, with members weighing the immediate appropriation against possible future costs.

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• Being a part of the surf team was transformative.
• </c> serviced with either like part-time serviced with either like part-time teachers<00:47:07.720><c
• budget, that has got to come out of some part of the pie.
• </c><01:00:19.880><c> of</c> we required them to take on as part of we required them to take on as part
• </c> tax exemptions establish is a general ex tax exemptions establish is a general ex tax<01:00:57.280

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And, you know, having done some development myself, I understood the cost and part of the barriers of
• of the barriers of adding cost and part of the barriers of adding new<00:20:29.600><c> units</c><00:
• </c><00:37:52.599><c> of</c><00:37:52.760><c> the</c> focused groups I I think is part of the focused
• </c> level living is very hard patio homes ex level living is very hard patio homes ex Etc<00:39:48.400
• of which is salvaging these housing part of which is salvaging these housing<00:54:44.640><c> units<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So what part of the bill could you work with the committee in trying to amend it so that we all work
• We don't get into their part of the work.
• We don't get into their part of the work.
• It is part of Governor Green's administrative package.
• The Hawaii State Hospital part was added after the murder of a nurse, Justin Btia, on the campus.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Labor and Technology, Transportation, and Culture and the Arts heard testimony on Senate Bill 396 and Senate Bill 47, then later the Labor and Technology committee took up Senate Bill 136 and Senate Bill 1523. SB 396 drew support from the Metropolitan Planning Organization and others, with a question raised about implementation costs; the director said costs would depend on the scope of the benefit package and the transportation mode involved. The committees recommended passing SB 396 with technical amendments and added appropriation language with a blank amount, and the motion was adopted by recorded votes in both committees. SB 47, which would designate the Lunar New Year as a state holiday, received support from the Office of Collective Bargaining and several individuals, including Charlene Chun, who spoke about family traditions and cultural recognition. Members asked about the cost and whether the day would be a paid day off for state employees; the response was that observance would be subject to collective bargaining. The committees moved SB 47 forward with amendments, noting the collective bargaining and cost issues, and adopted the recommendation by vote. In the Labor and Technology committee, SB 136 on the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund drew strong support from iron workers and related supporters, who argued the bill was about safety, training, and keeping dismantling work within the ironworkers’ trade. Several other unions, including operating engineers, carpenters, laborers, and plumbers and fitters, opposed the bill as too broad and potentially infringing on their jurisdiction. The measure was not decided in the portion provided, but members discussed possible amendments and jurisdictional concerns. SB 1523, which would expand private-sector collective bargaining rights under the Hawaii Employment Relations Act to include independent contractors and others under NLRB jurisdiction, received broad labor support, including from IATSE, AFL-CIO, Hawaii Nurses Association, Unite Here Local 5, and many individual testifiers. Supporters framed it as protecting workers’ rights and strengthening labor protections, while the Hawaii Labor Relations Board warned it could significantly increase workload and require more staffing, space, and operating resources; the board estimated the bill could expand its caseload substantially and suggested an appropriation would likely be needed. The committee then moved on to the next measure, SB 1440, before the transcript ended.

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• ,</c> wasn't prepared to speak on that part, wasn't prepared to speak on that part, but<00:04:47.240>
• And that's a concern because that's part of the airport.
• </c><01:12:41.960><c> of</c><01:12:42.080><c> your</c> needs to be performed as part of your needs to
• about</c><01:38:26.920><c> local</c> Well, the other part about local Well, the other part about local

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 23.919><c> at</c><00:08:24.160><c> a</c><00:08:24.319><c> rate</c><00:08:24.479><c> of</c> projects ex
• uh uh growing at a rate of projects ex uh uh growing at a rate of about<00:08:24.960><c> 20%</c><00:
• of the state and with the other parts of the state and with the fact<00:31:48.880><c> that</c><00:31
• Part of the ACA was a legal requirement and our wisdom at the federal level stripped the requirement
• it is, but u there is no law. part of<00:35:48.640><c> the</c><00:35:48.880><c> ACA</c><00:35:49.920

Keywords: Government Structure - Room 409, 12 January, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

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• We are fundamental parts of people's memories and history.
• We're a very valuable part of our small communities.
• We're a very valuable part of our small communities.
• We're a very valuable part of our small communities.
• We're a very valuable part of our small communities.

Bills: HF1359, HF1829, HF290, HF1933, HF926

Keywords: solid waste management, resource management account, environmental fund, taxation, Minnesota statutes, homestead, property tax, classification, disability, resort properties, recreational use, commercial property, tax refund, estimated tax, interest on refunds, income tax, corporate franchise tax, S corporation, partnership, corporation

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• What we've seen over the last couple years, and this has been a piece of legislation, part of our statute
• Your testifier mentioned that part of this is the opportunity to grow the systems, and so I'm curious
• Your testifier mentioned that part of this is the opportunity to grow the systems, and so I'm curious
• Your testifier mentioned that part of this is the opportunity to grow the systems, and so I'm curious
• </c><00:18:52.080><c> of</c> whether it was that in that part of whether it was that in that part of

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Parts.
• Parts.
• But part of the reason there are two account.
• There have been bills to prevent ex parte communication with commissioners, for example, that I know
• There have been bills to prevent ex parte communication with commissioners, for example, that I know

Summary: The committee heard several energy-related bills, with AB 1715 drawing the most discussion. That bill would require the CPUC to create a searchable database of utility advice letters, protests, responses, and resolutions going back to 2020, and to require utilities to report state, federal, and other public financing so ratepayer savings from loans, grants, and similar funding can be tracked and passed through. The author and TURN said the bill is aimed at transparency, affordability, and preventing double recovery; committee amendments removed some language, and labor said the amendments would remove its opposition. Senators pressed on how “financial benefits” would be defined and whether the bill would require refunds to ratepayers, and the author said the CPUC would determine the details. The bill was later moved out of committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 1301, a CPUC/Public Utilities Code cleanup bill, was presented as a housekeeping measure to remove obsolete references, align deadlines, eliminate duplicative requirements, and extend the Energy Conservation Assistance Act sunset. The Public Advocates Office and Golden State Power Cooperatives supported it, and the committee advanced it do-pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2463, which would require the CPUC to disclose the models and analysis used to set utility authorized return on equity, was described as a transparency measure for a process that is currently a “black box.” EDF and the Utility Wildfire Survivor Coalition supported the bill, while members noted the importance of understanding how utility profits are set; it also passed to Appropriations. AB 1813, on community solar and storage, generated substantial debate. The author said the bill is intended to fix a CPUC program that he argued is unworkable and inconsistent with the Legislature’s earlier direction, while supporters including San Diego Community Power, TURN, and many clean energy, labor, and local-government groups said it would make community solar viable for renters and others who cannot install rooftop solar. Opponents, including the Public Advocates Office, Southern California Edison, SDG&E, and PG&E, argued it would raise rates, create cost shifts to non-participating customers, and conflict with a recently adopted CPUC decision. The bill was moved out on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with some senators indicating support but also concern about affordability and pending amendments. AB 2111, which would require the CPUC to plan transmission using multiple demand and resource scenarios instead of a single forecast, was supported as a way to reduce bottlenecks, improve reliability, and avoid costly under-planning as electrification grows. Supporters said better scenario planning would help avoid transmission constraints that block new generation, while the committee raised questions about cost impacts and the role of current CPUC planning processes. The bill passed to Appropriations. The committee also took up AB 2266, which would consolidate related CPUC compliance reporting, require consistent reliability valuation across programs, and direct an evaluation if CAISO uses backstop procurement; supporters said it would reduce confusion and improve consistency, while opponents warned against forcing one valuation method across different resource types. AB 2266 was also moved to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2175 was taken up on consent and advanced without discussion.

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• their meter, they would pay for the full cost of that installation so that it doesn't end up being part
• And I think, as we look especially at energy, tribes are part of our state's energy future, so now's
• the exemption from the Open Public Meetings Act, and there's a feeling out there that we've got an ex
• parte-type situation that would be inappropriate in a quasi-adjudicative process.
• I spent part of my summer with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, went down the river... ...with the members

Bills: HB2296, HB2301, HB2212, HB2515, HB2436, HB2496, HB2605

Keywords: distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, sustainability, energy policy, extended producer responsibility, paint waste management, environmental regulations, recycling, microplastics, pollution, environmental protection, washing machines, water quality, energy facilities, large energy use, regulation, state oversight, infrastructure, oil tanker

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• Throughout Section 12, we go back to the existing current statute on ex parte rules and guardrails.

Bills: SB3, HB70, HB49, HB60, HB151, HB164, SB17, SB35, SB164

Keywords: mental health, commitment, involuntary commitment, civil commitment, assisted outpatient treatment, AOT, court-ordered treatment, behavioral health, psychiatric hold, danger to self, danger to others, suicide prevention, self-harm, homicide risk, capacity, decisional capacity, guardianship, treatment guardian, crisis stabilization, crisis triage center

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 3, which revises definitions in the Mental Health Code and Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act related to “likelihood of serious harm” and decisional capacity. The sponsor said the goal was to make the standards more workable for courts and treatment providers in civil commitment and assisted outpatient treatment cases. Members adopted a friendly amendment that narrowed and clarified the language, including adding “intentionally,” tying decisional capacity language to a mental disorder, and specifying that a qualified mental health professional makes that determination. A second friendly amendment was then adopted to make the bill’s language consistent throughout the code by adding “serious” before references to harm to self or others in several places. Public testimony on SB 3 was mixed. Disability advocates, the ACLU, and Disability Rights New Mexico expressed continued concern about involuntary treatment, civil liberty implications, possible overuse of commitment as a shortcut around guardianship or capacity procedures, and the risk that some people could remain in the system for a long time. Supporters included the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, police, and firefighters, who said the bill would provide clearer standards, better tools for crisis response, and alternatives to repeated arrest or emergency hospital transport. After debate, the committee voted 10-0 to give SB 3 a due pass as twice amended. The committee then took up House Bill 70, which was presented with a committee substitute intended to make the bill “sleeker” and address concerns raised by members. The substitute restored existing limits on commission decision-making, strengthened hearing examiner independence, reinstated current ex parte and Open Meetings Act guardrails, removed a proposed consumer advocate provision, and changed one provision from “may” back to “shall.” Members asked a few clarifying questions, including about advocacy staff and hearing examiners, and the sponsor said the changes improved the bill. The committee voted 9-0 to do not pass the original bill and due pass the committee substitute. The chair announced the committee had completed its two bills and adjourned after discussing upcoming meeting times.

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• Chair: Well, the ex-officio member of the Health and Human Services Committee who breaks just about every
• House Bill 50 ensures that HIV testing is offered as a part of STD screenings unless the patient opts

Bills: HB50

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas

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• Ex parte communication gave it to the SCJC in writing, nothing being done.

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

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• Ex parte communication was given to the SJC, and nothing is being done.

Bills: SJR27, SB53, SB311, SB1164, SB2807, SB1574, SB 53

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• proposed changes to the fiscal<00:24:41.440><c> bianium</c><00:24:42.159><c> 2027</c><00:24:43.120><c> exe
• </c><00:24:43.679><c> executive</c> fiscal bianium 2027 exe executive fiscal bianium 2027 exe executive
• Speaker, same request again. >> Um, your husband is part of a general class.
• Again, this will be, um, he's part of a general class, so there is no conflict of interest, and this
• </c><00:45:46.640><c> of</c> &gt;&gt; again uh this will be um uh he's part of &gt;&gt; again uh this

Bills: HB2246, HB2119, HB1929, HB1953, HB1572, HB2549, HB2594, HB2551, HB2595, HB2548, HB2459, HB1931, HB1604, HB1616, HB1736, HB2233, HB2241, HB1891, HB1803, HB2567, HB2534, HB2399, HB2172, HB1595, HB1811, HB2168, HB1780, HB1781, HB1785, HB2122, HB2012, HB2398, HB1779, HB2296, HB1894, HB1925, HB2019, HB1896, HB2294, HB2298, HB2300, HB2344, HB2345, HB2391, HB2037, HB2201, HB1941, HB1635, HB1943, HB2325, HB1926, HB2490, HB1710, HB2545, HB1976, HB2173, HB1804, HB1563, HB2015, HB1619, HB2475, HB1889, HB2367, HB2187, HB1765, HB1452, HB2231, HB1700, HB1705, HB1626, HB1897, HB1642, HB1523, HB2593, HB815, HB1655, HB1596, HB1732, HB1842, HB2476, HB2478, HB2022, HB1588, HB2575, HB1163, HB2153, HB772, HB1519, HB2050, HB2309, HB2147, HB2329, HB2274, HB2280, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2306, HB2148, HB2088, HB1764, HB2438, HB2117, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2155, HB1832, HB2216, HB1601, HB1934, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2454, HB2004, HB2427, HB2207, HB1810, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB2323, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB1691, HB2386, HB2423, HB2121, HB1984, HB1593, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB1643, HB2558, HB1864, HB1898, HB2214, HB2167, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB322, HB1964, HB2218, HB2616, HB1535, HB1574, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2250, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1740, HB1724, HB1733, HB1799, HB1725, HB2049, HB2161, HB1970, HB2519, HB1790, HB2416, HB1873, HB2001, HB2151, HB1603, HB1880, HB1753, HB2198, HB1511, HB1991, HB2546, HB1615, HB1939, HB2140, HB2429, HB1870, HB1850, HB1782, HB2137

Keywords: agriculture, federal grants, Hawaii, grant administration, revolving fund, department of agriculture and biosecurity, grant compliance, financial support, coffee, pest control, subsidy program, coffee berry borer, coffee leaf rust, economy, biosecurity, invasive species, Molokai, advisory board, quarantine, environmental protection

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• </c><00:08:00.479><c> That</c><00:08:00.720><c> is</c><00:08:00.960><c> ex</c> visionary.
• That is ex visionary. That is equitable.
• Senator Reid chose not to do that, and so he pulled that part back.
• </c> ...feel empowered to have an authentic part in actual decisions.
• One of the parts that I find important.

Keywords: 958, all

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• I just want to remind members that as part of getting rid of E-tabs in 2023, charities were told, oh
• well, in the 2024 bill we'll give you $40 million as part of the sports betting to ease some of the pain
• </c><00:29:32.399><c> of</c> you know in a lot of different parts of you know in a lot of different parts
• I will just say that there's a part of me that is a little bit torn about what we're doing here, what
• I will just say that there's a part of me that is a little bit torn about what we're doing here, what

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 169, which would change the tax structure for charitable gambling. Representative Robbins offered and the committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment, described as a technical correction to ensure sports-themed tip boards are not inadvertently taxed under the bill. Robbins then presented the bill as a way to replace the current tiered combined net receipts tax on charitable gambling with a flat 5% rate, arguing charities were being overtaxed and that prior promises of relief had not been fully delivered. Chair Stevenson pushed back on several of Robbins’ factual claims, correcting the record on the status of E-pull tabs, the share of charitable gambling revenue they represent, and the amount of tax relief already enacted in 2023 and 2024. He said E-tabs were not eliminated, that the revenue split between paper pull tabs and E-tabs is closer to 45/55, and that charities had already received a $15 million tax cut plus savings from reduced developer fees. Robbins responded that the changes still significantly reduced revenue and that the bill was intended as a middle-ground approach. Testimony largely came from charitable gambling and veterans groups in support of the bill. Rachel Jenner of Allied Charities of Minnesota said nearly 1,000 charities depend on charitable gambling, cited high taxes and fees, and said many organizations were seeing revenue declines after the new E-pull tab rules took effect. Dr. Christy Jano of the American Legion Department of Minnesota said charitable gambling funds support veterans, youth, and community programs, and that a flat 5% tax would help posts continue those efforts. Members asked about the size of the revenue drops and how much gambling proceeds go to overhead and operating costs; Jenner said the losses varied by organization and that it was too early to know the long-term effect, while Jano said some expenses are used for property taxes and building upkeep. The committee then moved on to additional testimony, including Tim Angstrom, but no final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• </c><01:18:48.560><c> of</c><01:18:48.719><c> Ireland</c> point to any part of Ireland point to any part
• </c> using that uh part of the constitution? using that uh part of the constitution?
• </c> and actually not dismiss an entire part and actually not dismiss an entire part of<03:50:32.960>
• That that person filed a false report or not because it's when it's done ex parte and it can rely on
• Part of the work going on around us this year is a renovation of Part of the work going on around us

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Well, that part of that team worked at.
• And part that we don't currently meet.
• </c> months away from figuring that part out. months away from figuring that part out.
• </c><01:58:32.080><c> of</c> than money, but money is still part of than money, but money is still part
• Part of it will Milwaukee tools, though. Part of it will be<02:10:03.599><c> open.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 1:30 PM, 925, all