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• that you are received as was mentioned, I'm here to testify in support of legislation that I am co-leading
• Arbitrary is bad because arbitrary can lead to litigation.
• Arbitrary can lead to conflicts with the tax entities in the state, and businesses would really like

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a public hearing on House Bill 5036, concerning consumer information related to tariffs, and House Bill 5138, concerning consumer protections for low-value tender scarcity and penny rounding. The chairs opened with procedural remarks, noted both chambers were in session, and explained that testimony would be limited to three minutes. The hearing also included light discussion of the committee’s one-year anniversary and the large volume of bills the committee handles. Testimony on H. 5138 was broadly supportive. Senator Paul Feeney, the bill’s co-sponsor, said the measure would address confusion caused by the penny’s scarcity by creating a statewide cash-rounding standard to the nearest five cents, with rounding up or down depending on the final digit. He emphasized that the bill would apply only to cash transactions and would require consumer notice rules from the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. Representatives from the Massachusetts Package Stores Association, Massachusetts Retailers Association, Massachusetts Restaurant Association, and New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association all supported the bill, citing operational efficiency, legal clarity, fairness, and reduced burden on retailers and restaurants. The Retailers Association suggested amendments to make rounding discretionary rather than mandatory and to clarify that taxes and fees would not be affected. Testimony on H. 5036 was largely opposed by business groups. The Massachusetts Retailers Association, New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association, and Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association all said the tariff disclosure requirements would be difficult or impossible to implement in practice, especially given frequent tariff changes and the complexity of pricing goods and vehicles. They argued the bill would create compliance burdens and could increase costs rather than help consumers. No votes were taken on either bill. The hearing concluded after no further witnesses came forward, and the committee voted to close the hearing.

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• If your name is listed first, you're the lead conferee.
• If your name is listed first, you're the lead conferee.
• For Senate Bill 494, the replacement lead conferee as part of the House will be Delegate Franklin of

Keywords: March 12, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• The NGFO beginning balance plus forecasted revenues and other resource changes lead to total revenues
• funds over the two-year period include net increases of $4.7 billion and decreases of $1 billion, leading
• four-year NGFO perspective, there are $3 billion in NGFO increases and $2.2 billion in NGFO decreases, leading

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The conference committee on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5998 received a detailed briefing from House and Senate budget coordinators on the operating budget conference report. They walked through comparison documents showing the Senate-passed budget, House-passed budget, and the conference proposal, including statewide totals, agency-level changes, revenue assumptions, transfers, and outlook impacts. The proposal uses the February 2026 ERFC forecast, includes an $880 million transfer from the Budget Stabilization Account to the general fund, and reflects various revenue-related bills and prior-period adjustment assumptions. The coordinators highlighted major spending and policy changes across several areas, including Working Families Tax Credit expansion, local government fiscal health funding, child care attendance policy changes, behavioral health facility and staffing adjustments, long-term care support for certain non-citizens affected by federal changes, health care and public health responses to H.R. 1, K-12 changes such as free school meals contingent on legislation, Running Start and transportation depreciation adjustments, higher education administrative reductions, corrections staffing and bed changes, and natural resources funding including wildfire response and low-income energy assistance. They said the conference report results in $80.2 billion in near general fund spending for 2025-27, with projected ending fund balances of $231 million in 2025-27 and $563 million in 2027-29, though fiscal year 2028 shows a negative near general fund ending balance. After the briefing, Senator Robinson moved to adopt the conference report and pass the bill, and the motion was seconded. Supporters said the budget reflected a compromise between House and Senate proposals and protected core services, while opponents criticized it as overly reliant on optimistic revenue assumptions, the rainy day fund transfer, and reductions in K-12 and other areas. The committee then voted 4-2 to recommend the conference report to the legislature, with Representatives Gregerson and Ormsby and Senators Robinson and Stanford in support, and Representative Couture and Senator Gildon opposed.

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• Would you please recognize Senator Hamilton to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and the Salute to
• Senator Hamilton, you are recognized to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and the salute to the Oklahoma
• Madison, when she is not busy being a devoted mom and wife, she takes great pride in leading with love

Bills: SB683 , SB1579 , SB1389 , SB1387 , SB1390 , SB1391 , SB2063 , SB1829 , SB2060 , SB1842 , SB1398 , SB1212 , SB2158 , SB102 , SB1772 , SB1958 , SB2010 , SB1595 , SB1687 , SB1684 , SB2049 , SB1966 , SB1989 , SB1191 , SB1258 , SB1920 , SB1936 , SB2143 , SB2122 , SB330 , SB2071 , SB2169 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB2157 , SB1806 , SB1430 , SB206 , SB1547 , SB1849 , SB1428 , SB1653 , SB1984 , SB1644 , SB1561 , SB1813 , SB1570 , SB1796

Keywords: education, tax credit, student support, private school, Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit, financial assistance, homeschooling, qualified expenses, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, school choice, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, sales tax, motor vehicles

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including introductions of the psychologist and nurse of the day, a citation for Diesel Fritz’s All-State Choir achievement, and a gallery introduction highlighting fine arts advocates from Norman Public Schools. Members also marked birthdays and read excerpts from George Washington’s first inaugural address in honor of the first president. On floor business, the Senate laid over item number three and then considered several bills. Senate Bill 1191 repealed the unused Oklahoma Energy Initiative Low Carbon Initiative Board and passed 48-0. Senate Bill 1258 clarified open-carry law to expressly allow firearms on boats and vessels on Oklahoma waters and passed 41-7. Senate Bill 1920 raised the salvaged title threshold from 60% to 70% to reflect repair costs and align more closely with neighboring states; it passed 48-0 after brief questioning about consumer benefits. Senate Bill 1936 added falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer, including federal officers, to the list of Class D1 felonies and passed 48-0. Senate Bill 2143, after an amendment restoring the title, authorized assessors to use state-funded aerial images to inspect property changes and included language intended to ensure fair treatment of builders and consistency with assessing standards; it passed 34-13. The chamber then heard announcements about upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.

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• And at this time, I'd like to refer to our lead analyst, Liz Colia, for a review of our statewide capital
• If there's any questions or comments, we can open the floor for that now. to refer to our lead analyst
• , Liz Colia, to refer to our lead analyst, Liz Colia, for<00:02:12.720><c> a</c><00:02:12.879><c> review

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:01 Approval of Minutes 00:01:40 2026-2032 Statewide Capital Improvements Plan 00:02:15, 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by approval of the prior meeting minutes. The board then reviewed the 2026–2032 statewide capital improvement plan, including project recommendations across maintenance, renovation, IT, and new construction categories. Staff explained that 15 projects were selected in each category and described how the board’s tiebreaker process was used to finalize the recommendations. Members asked about the asset preservation pool, specifically whether institutions receive a blanket appropriation or must identify projects. Staff explained that the Council on Postsecondary Education serves as the gatekeeper after appropriation, reviewing institution-submitted uses to ensure they meet criteria for maintaining and improving existing facilities rather than new construction. Staff also outlined revisions to the draft plan, including updated summary data, revised wording for clarity, an updated maintenance pool policy recommendation based on Pew research, and a change to cross-reference major state-funded construction project status information rather than listing it directly. During discussion, one member praised the work on the plan and commented on the budget reserve trust fund, noting disagreement with Pew’s suggestion that the process should be in statute because Kentucky has long used the budget bill to govern deposits and uses. The board then moved to final action and unanimously adopted the draft 2026–2032 statewide capital improvement plan, with authority for staff to make final technical and editorial revisions and insert the comprehensive project list before publication. The chair thanked members for their work, noting it was the final meeting of the year, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Assemblymember Rambula will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• So, muito obrigado to the Majority Leader for taking the lead on this resolution, and I respectfully
• She was particularly proud of her work, singularly leading the effort to raise funds to build a central

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Secondly, Texas needs to set an upper limit on how long a referral agency can track a lead or own a lead
• or exhibit aggressive behaviors, resulting in emotional or physical actions by the client that may lead

Bills: HB1531 , HB2667 , HB2809 , HB2865 , HB3589 , HB3151 , HB3748 , HB3750 , HB4419 , HB4643 , HB3597 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

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• Would the gentlelady from Doña Ana, Representative Dow, please lead us in today's invocation.
• The gentleman from Doña Ana, Representative Lara, will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Now, Representative Hall will lead us in the pledge to the New Mexico flag.

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• So I'm going to go right here to our lead.
• So I'm going to go right here to our lead.
• So I'm going to go right here to our lead.
• So I'm going to go right here to our lead.
• So I'm going to go right here to our lead.

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And then we'll have Walker Thomas lead us in prayer.
• that, and I'm referring to leads because that's what the program refers to, the veterans.
• The leads who are interested in admission, we're categorizing them as hot, warm, cold.
• </c> leads that and I'm referring to leads leads that and I'm referring to leads cuz<01:04:04.640><c>
• Uh the leads who are the veterans.

Committee: Joint Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection

Keywords: 958, all

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• We have with us Carlos Horeka, lead analyst at the LBO, and Vlad Fuond, lead economist at the LBO as
• I'm a lead budget analyst with the LBO.
• And that's designed based on this midpoint for the credit at each income range, and so that can lead
• and can lead to overpayments and underpayments. underpayments. underpayments.
• Herka is still with us, lead analyst at Turk, and Mr.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now I'm outside until right before I lead students to class because ICE circles the school until 8:45
• Now I'm outside until right before I lead students to class because ICE circles the school until 8:45
• </c> I'm outside until right before I lead I'm outside until right before I lead students<00:08:19.759
• I urge you to lead with right to learn.
• </c><00:42:20.319><c> up</c> because everything in our mind leads up because everything in our mind leads

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senator Andis, lead us off on SB 300. All right, I'm happy to do so, thank you, sir.
• , and Senator Carson, um, she's still in the room, but for taking a lead in addressing the significant
• in the room but for taking a lead in addressing<01:01:31.920><c> the</c><01:01:32.240><c> significant
• interact in feel good not to help them interact in ways<01:04:19.559><c> that</c><01:04:19.760><c> lead
• leadership is about ability to lead leadership is about Vision<01:14:30.719><c> communication</c><01

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Chief Justice, of course, leads the Supreme Court, which continues to have the responsibility for
• The Chief Justice, of course, leads the Supreme Court, which continues to have the responsibility for
• the</c><00:05:09.919><c> Supreme</c><00:05:10.360><c> Court</c><00:05:11.160><c> which</c> course leads
• the Supreme Court which course leads the Supreme Court which continues<00:05:11.919><c> to</c><00:05
• The leading reason employees cite for leaving is inadequate compensation.

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This cycle, it's been the House's opportunity to lead through the chairmanship.
• All STS offerings are provided by best. class vendors utilizing leading industry standards, proven best
• We have around. thousand nationwide, and we're the leading organization representing small businesses
• That can actually lead to a lot of.
• to any sort of outcomes impact or begins to lead to outcomes degradation, it's just.

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Corporal Miller continues to lead and inspire.
• Speaker, this time is for Congress to take the lead.
• </c><04:55:25.520><c> bill,</c><04:55:25.840><c> Miss</c> The lead sponsor of this bill, Miss The lead
• </c> the lead sponsor of the bill, Mr. Crane. the lead sponsor of the bill, Mr. Crane.
• </c><05:26:35.920><c> the</c> and Representative Lee for leading the and Representative Lee for leading

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• ensuring every infant, child, and family receives the comprehensive care and support they deserve to lead
• I'm so honored to lead DDS at this exciting and challenging time.
• Over 1,700 of these individuals are between the ages of 18 and 21, leading to our continued investment
• Congress is currently engaged in discussions about cuts that could lead to upwards of a 25% reduction
• Cuts that could lead to upwards of a 25% reduction in SNAP benefits.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was an informational and oversight session of the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities, with chairs and members hearing agency updates from several commissioners. The Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition described its maternal and child health work, including home visiting, early intervention, WIC, newborn hearing screening, and cross-agency efforts on prenatal substance exposure, respite care, children’s vision, and maternal health initiatives. DPH emphasized that federal grant cuts, layoffs, and the loss of data systems such as PRAMS would weaken services and planning, and members asked about Title V funding and the impact of federal uncertainty. The Massachusetts Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing highlighted communication access services, interpreter and CART referrals, emergency after-hours support, family navigation, and independent living services. Commissioners and members discussed the shortage of ASL interpreters and the need to expand training pipelines, including partnerships with colleges and possible ASL programming for younger students. The Department of Developmental Services reported serving nearly 50,000 people and focused on youth and adult services, transition-age supports, autism services, self-direction, respite, and new high-acuity residential models. Members asked about respite availability, self-direction outcomes, and workforce shortages; DDS said it was expanding clinical capacity and provider rates while monitoring possible federal Medicaid, SNAP, and immigration-related impacts. The Commission for the Blind described services for about 28,000 legally blind residents, most of whom are older adults, including social rehabilitation, orientation and mobility training, children’s services, assistive technology, vocational rehabilitation, and Turning 22 supports. The commissioner discussed a UMass-based effort to build the workforce pipeline for blindness services and said the agency was watching federal restructuring but had not yet seen direct cuts. MassAbility’s leadership then warned about major federal changes affecting Social Security disability determinations, including staff restructuring, office closures, and a new overpayment repayment policy, and said the agency was preparing for possible increases in claims and uncertainty around reallotment dollars that help fund services. The Disabled Persons Protection Commission closed the hearing with an update on its abuse investigations and protective services for adults with disabilities. DPPC reported rising hotline calls and investigations, a growing caseload, its sexual assault response team, the abuser registry, and a new interagency protective services integration system funded by ARPA dollars through 2027. The agency also flagged new federal rules that could affect funding eligibility and said it may need statutory changes to comply. Members asked about funding, reporting pathways, and how complaints reach DPPC, and the commissioner said the agency uses both mandated reporting and proactive outreach to identify and respond to abuse.

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• , needing to take the lead on protecting their critical infrastructure with the idea that the states
• And I think, you know, believe it or not, I know Louisiana can lead in technology in certain ways.
• And I'm just proud of you guys recognizing that and leading the charge.
• In fact, this bill might lead to more competition, which is what we're looking for.
• So the idea being that, you know, through leads online or whatever program, the enforcement agencies

Bills: HB1163 , HB1168 , HR252 , HR253 , HCR103 , HCR108 , SB80 , SB131 , SB251 , SB254 , SB279 , SB384 , SB414 , SB468 , SB469 , SB496

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: fireworks, retail sales, fire safety, legislation, holiday celebrations, construction standards, precast concrete, DOTD, building regulations, minimum requirements, public projects, private projects, consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction

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• Rather, help us to become part of the solution by our courage and our unselfish efforts to lead our state
• I'm taking the lead of other legislators, really.
• All that they've said, I'm taking the lead of other legislators, really, all that they've said, really
• I'm taking the lead of other legislators, really, all that they've said, really, T.J. has demonstrated
• Someone files a case in Missouri about, let's say, a lead smelter poisoned people in Peru.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 129-0 vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize Law Enforcement Week, discuss personal health and family matters, and honor colleagues, spouses, interns, and guests in the gallery, including students, community members, and a visiting governor from Uzbekistan. The chamber also received Senate messages on House Bill 1871 and House Bill 2818, and fiscal review committee reports recommending passage of several deferred bills, including Senate Bills 953, 1470, and 1871, and House Bill 1940. The House agreed to conference requests on Senate Bills 835 and 1111 and on Senate Bill 1020, the latter a Department of Revenue bill focused on customer service and inspection language. Senate Bill 977 and 1011, dealing with limits on international organizations and foreign law, drew extended debate. Supporters argued the bill would protect Missouri from foreign or international mandates and foreign laws that conflict with constitutional rights, while opponents said such bodies already lack authority in Missouri and warned the bill was unnecessary, politically motivated, and could create problems for forum non conveniens and private arbitration. The bill ultimately passed 99-45. House Bill 1470, revising legislative research and statutory publication procedures, was amended on the floor to remove privacy-sensitive provisions and change a state auditor duty from mandatory to permissive; a later amendment to alter committee composition was defeated 50-94. The bill then passed 148-1. House Bill 1940, the newspaper/public notice bill, was adopted and finally passed 142-1 with two present. House Bill 1871, an elections administration bill, was also taken up with debate over added Senate language, including campaign finance and election testing provisions; discussion continued near the end of the transcript, with no final vote shown before the excerpt ended.

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• And we have over 50 leads and initiatives within the statewide system of support.
• I have the privilege of leading that work with our districts and our team.
• I have the privilege of leading that work with our districts and our team.
• And I think that's what this shift could lead to, and I'm concerned about that.
• And I think that's what this shift could lead to, and I'm concerned about that.

Keywords: 988, house, all