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• being considered as having abused or neglected, or being charged with abuse or neglect of a child, based
• backdoor open for a family or parent to be investigated by DCS on the initial findings of poverty based
• defining mutual, if there's mutual domestic violence, the presumptions are out, everything's fair game
• We had another bill like this in another committee, and the essential thing is it’s about word games.
• It's like a game of telephone.

Committee: Senate Senate Federalism and Family Law Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2793, which would let cities and towns expedite annexations when 100% of the affected property owners request it, and would modernize notice requirements by allowing electronic newspaper publication and a single on-site notice for small single-parcel annexations. Buckeye supported the bill as a way to streamline uncontested annexations and reduce delay and cost, while a senator raised concerns based on a recent contentious Tucson annexation and the speed of public notice. The committee voted 4-3 to give HB 2793 a do pass recommendation. Members then considered HB 2041, which would prohibit a parent, guardian, or custodian from being found to have abused or neglected a child solely because poverty prevented them from providing supervision, clothing, food, shelter, or medical care. Child welfare advocates supported the bill as a step toward decriminalizing poverty, while another witness argued it did not go far enough because it still allowed investigations based on poverty. Several members said they supported the concept but wanted further changes, and the bill passed 4-3. The committee also approved HB 2239, creating a child care grant program and infrastructure fund at DES to expand access in underserved areas; testimony from child care providers and parents emphasized shortages, workforce challenges, and the need for facilities, and the committee adopted an amendment adding tax credit language and eligible applicants before passing the bill 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2321, requiring DCS to place a credit freeze on a child’s credit report when the child enters care, passed 7-0 without testimony. HB 2371, allowing consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration and adding an amendment on therapeutic interventions and expert testimony in parenting cases, drew concerns about using AI for binding family-law decisions and about the amendment’s relevance; it passed 4-3. HB 2594, strengthening protections for participants in the address confidentiality program in family-law matters and sealing related voter records, received strong support from a witness describing repeated attempts by an ex-partner to obtain a protected address and passed 7-0 after amendment. HB 2661, requiring DCS to inform parents under investigation that they may delegate temporary guardianship and, as amended, limiting additional documentation requirements, passed 4-3 despite concerns that it gave too much discretion to parents accused of abuse or neglect.

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• They endured harsh conditions and overcame racism and sexism, yet persevered with skill, discipline,
• sexism, yet and overcame racism and sexism, yet persevered<00:12:01.560><c> with</c><00:12:01.800><c> skill
• ,</c><00:12:02.440><c> discipline,</c><00:12:03.120><c> and</c> persevered with skill, discipline, and
• persevered with skill, discipline, and determination.<00:12:04.760><c> Their</c><00:12:04.960><c> mission

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 9, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• As a senior, she wanted to grow in her leadership skills.
• . senior, she wanted to grow in her senior, she wanted to grow in her leadership<00:24:33.840><c> skills
• > So,</c><00:24:35.120><c> she</c><00:24:35.360><c> held</c><00:24:35.600><c> vice</c> leadership skills
• So, she held vice leadership skills.

Bills: HB1751 , HB1752 , HB1636

Keywords: Hawaii National Guard, tuition assistance, graduate degrees, education, military personnel, funding, school districts, state budget, performance metrics, shopping carts, abandoned carts, cart retrieval, cart impoundment, county enforcement, municipal ordinance, retail businesses, grocery stores, wholesale stores, membership stores, private clubs

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• It's about good-paying jobs for our thousands of skilled trades people across the state.
• It's about good-paying jobs for our thousands of skilled trades people across the state.
• It's about good-paying jobs for our thousands of skilled trades people across the state.
• It's about good-paying jobs for our thousands of skilled trades people across the state.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• No games.
• ,</c><00:22:15.679><c> no</c> There's no games in deliberative, no There's no games in deliberative,
• </c><00:22:31.280><c> No</c><00:22:31.520><c> games.</c> times 10. No games. No games. times 10.
• No games. No games.
• </c><02:24:21.040><c> on</c> occasionally they do change based on occasionally they do change based on

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I TOTALLY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF ADDING THE FAITH-BASED SECTION TO IT.
• YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE A FAITH BASED PATH.
• WEEK IS FAITH-BASED AND ONE FOR WEEK LOOKS AT IT FROM A FAITH BASED PERSPECTIVE.
• THESE ARE SECULAR PROGRAMS OFFERED, NOT FAITH-BASED.
• HUNDREDS OF EVIDENCE-BASED STUDIES DEMONSTRATE THE POSITIVE IMPACT UPON FAITH EVIDENCE-BASED STUDIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Employers across Wisconsin are telling us they cannot find enough workers with the skills they need while
• And can you shed a little insight based on the fact that you are both attorneys?
• Were you in a position where, based on those discussions, you were able to document, just to cover the
• Based on the work that he was doing and had been doing, again, I don't know if those are in writing or
• And can that be found somewhere in terms of just the base relationship between President Rothman and

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

Keywords: 970, all

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• Chairman, it's a contingent fee-based schedule.
• If the VA can't take you at their clinic or their hospital, you can go, as we used to say, off base.
• Would you do me a favor and clarify that the base is already okay with it, the county is already okay
• Here in America, because that's what this country was based on. So with that, again, I vote no.
• And I work in a place that is based on morals and ethics.

Bills: SB1232 , SB1421 , SB1505 , SB1511 , SB1520 , SB1803

Committee: Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Keywords: outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting, undocumented immigrants, financial services, identification requirements, loans, foreign remittances, transitional housing, military, veterans, grant program, supportive services, SB1511, commercial driver license, CDL, nondomiciled CDL, nondomiciled commercial driver license

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• Federal law allows covered entities to charge a reasonable cost-based fee that considers the cost of
• patient's estate, the health care provider providing health care services to the patient, a community-based
• or system-based advocate designated by the patient or the patient's guardian.
• But sadly, that was the last game he played, because PANDAS struck him out.
• A little A5 introduces a new concept of a community-based or system-based advocate.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on three health care bills. HB 1496 would cap charges for electronically stored medical records at $50 for patients and certain authorized recipients, while removing a free-copy provision tied to SSI/SSDI appeals and changing attorney fee language to “prevailing patient.” Supporters, including patient advocates, attorneys, and injured workers, said current record fees can reach thousands of dollars and block access to justice; opponents, including hospitals, home care providers, and records vendors, argued the bill would not cover the labor and HIPAA compliance work involved in large third-party requests and could shift costs to providers and patients. The bill remained in hearing with testimony continuing after the committee moved through other bills. HB 2182 would change how the Department of Corrections distributes its stockpile of mifepristone and misoprostol, removing the requirement that the medications be sold at cost plus a $5 fee and instead allowing, but not requiring, payment while directing DOC and the Department of Health to coordinate distribution to providers and facilities. The prime sponsor and supporters said the bill is needed so the state’s stockpile does not go unused or expire and to remove barriers to access for abortion and miscarriage care; opponents argued the bill subsidizes abortion, raises legal and taxpayer concerns, and should be rejected. Public testimony on HB 2182 was closed after hearing from both supporters and opponents. HB 2196 would require certain fully insured health plans to cover IVIG for PANS and PANDAS, with initial and medically necessary follow-up courses, and would bar denials based on prior treatment, age, out-of-state care when unavailable in Washington, or treatment guidelines that only address psychiatric symptoms. The sponsor, families, and physicians described severe, sudden-onset symptoms in children and said IVIG can be life-changing after other treatments fail, while insurers warned the mandate could add to already rising premiums and noted the treatment can be very expensive. HB 2242 would shift vaccine and preventive-service recommendation authority from federal bodies to the Department of Health, while preserving no-cost coverage for preventive services and updating the reference date for protected services; the governor, insurance commissioner, public health officials, and many physicians supported it as a way to preserve access amid federal instability and rising vaccine-preventable disease, while questions focused on whether the bill would change school or daycare requirements, which staff said it would not.

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• As policymakers, we must continue to support victims and assist with these programs and community-based
• He was also an avid athlete, a longtime baseball player who not only enjoyed the game as a player and
• spectator, but threw a strike when he was asked to throw out the first pitch at the River Cats game.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and handled several procedural matters, including referral of AB 686 to Rules, approval of motions to advance Budget and Fiscal Review Committee measures and adopt authors’ amendments, and requests to move AB 28 and AB 2539 to the inactive file. The chamber also confirmed two gubernatorial appointments: Maggie Hallahan to the Bodina Waterways Commission and Kansasaki to the Building Standards Commission. On the floor, members took up two resolutions focused on public awareness and policy messaging. SCR 181 designated June 10 as Family Justice Center Day and highlighted the work of Family Justice Centers serving survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, and human trafficking; it passed 36-0. SR 112 declared June 14-20 as Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Awareness Week to encourage awareness, family health-history sharing, and early screening; it also passed unanimously. SJR 18, a resolution opposing the Citizens United decision and calling for limits on corporate influence and dark money in elections, generated extended debate over campaign finance, transparency, unions, nonprofits, and corporate political spending before passing 28-8. The consent calendar was then adopted on a 35-0 vote. The session concluded with multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, including Larry Mazzola, Sr., Steve Zaley, and James J. McClain, Sr., followed by announcements that the Senate would recess and reconvene on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 2 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• As policymakers, we must continue to support victims and assist with these programs and community-based
• He was also an avid athlete, a longtime baseball player, who not only enjoyed the game as a player and
• spectator but threw a strike when he was asked to throw out the first pitch at the River Cats game.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And I think they are the people that have the most skin in the game, and yet they are not the stakeholders
• This is another bill designed to target educators with legal action based on unfounded allegations.
• Members, tomorrow is going to be the annual legislature charity softball game versus the lobbyists.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the journal. The body then extended the session under Rule 27 and agreed to request House consent to adjourn until April 27, 2026. It moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House bills, including HB 2170 (procurement code-related), HB 2415 (kratom regulation), HB 2700 (housing technology study committee), and HB 2950 (special districts/tourism improvement areas). Amendments were adopted on HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2950, and the committee reported HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2700 do pass; HB 2950 was later defeated on third read. The Senate also heard a brief welcome for visiting students and a personal privilege statement on Earth Day and environmental issues. The Senate then entered an additional Committee of the Whole for HB 2035 (child welfare and placement), HB 2249 (parental bill of rights), and HB 2573 (DUI/local referendum-related language). HB 2035 received a Warner amendment expanding the definition of extended family to include adoptive family members; HB 2249 received a Mesnard amendment adding liability and technical changes; and HB 2573 received a Rogers technical amendment. All three were reported out do pass as amended. On third read, HB 2573 passed 20-9, with several senators explaining opposition based on referendum and emergency-clause concerns tied to a Marana data center dispute; HB 2170 passed 17-12; HB 2415 passed 22-7; HB 2035 passed 26-3; and HB 2249 passed 17-12. HB 2950 failed 10-19. The Senate also considered House Concurrent Resolution 2043, substituting it for the Senate version and sending it to third read. The resolution, which calls for a convention to propose a federal constitutional amendment limiting congressional terms, passed 16-13 after several senators warned about the risks of a constitutional convention and the lack of limits on its scope. The House’s message on adjournment was read, committee meetings for April 27 were announced, and members made personal privilege remarks, including birthday wishes and an announcement about the annual legislative charity softball game. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, April 27, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• Based on past voter turnout, approximately how many Oklahoma voters engage in a special election in August
• the same benefits as the 25-year-old who just finds reasons not to go work and rather go play video games
• the same benefits as the 25-year-old who just finds reasons not to go work and rather go play video games

Summary: The committee primarily considered House Bill 440, which would move Medicaid expansion language from the Oklahoma Constitution into state statute and send the change to voters in a special election. Supporters argued this would give the Legislature flexibility to manage the program, especially if federal Medicaid matching rates were reduced, and said it would help protect the state budget and allow future adjustments such as eligibility or work requirements. Opponents said the measure would weaken voter-approved constitutional protections, create uncertainty for more than 300,000 enrollees, rural hospitals, and providers, and could allow future cuts without another vote of the people. Members also discussed the possible fiscal impact of a federal match change from 90-10 to 60-40, with supporters saying the state could face roughly a billion-dollar annual cost and would need flexibility to avoid cuts to other services. Questions also focused on the choice of an August special election rather than the November general election, and on whether tribal governments and other stakeholders had been consulted. After debate, the committee tabled an amendment and passed House Bill 440 on a 14-2 vote. The committee then took up House Joint Resolution 1087, which would change the Avalon reimbursement program so the Legislature could manage funding levels and methodologies rather than being bound to the current structure. It passed 14-2. The committee also considered House Joint Resolution 1067, a trigger measure that would only appear on the November ballot if House Bill 440 failed in August; it would relieve the state of any obligation to fund Medicaid expansion for working adults if the federal match dropped below 90%. After adopting a committee substitute and tabling an amendment, the resolution also passed 14-2. The committee then laid over H.J.R. 1089 and adjourned.

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• The Stillwater Girls Varsity Soccer Team and Head Coach Christine Ihnatolya won their final game to secure
• THE STILLWATER GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER TEAM AND HEAD COACH CHRISTINE IHNATOLYA WON THEIR FINAL GAME TO SECURE
• Drug Administration is taking additional steps to make it easier for people to remove these petroleum-based

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Imam Tahir Kukaj of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, who offered remarks about gratitude, diversity, and support for Kosovo’s independence. The Journal was approved, and the chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Resolution 1516 commemorating the 18th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence and Resolution 1317 honoring the Stillwater Girls Varsity Soccer Team and Head Coach Christine Ihnatolya for winning the NYSPHSAA Class C state championship. Both resolutions were adopted, and the sponsors were authorized to seek additional co-sponsors. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed a series of bills, including measures on environmental conservation, education, public health, civil service, penal law, public service, labor, and a retroactive real property tax exemption for the Silver Lake Foundation. Most bills passed with broad support, though several drew recorded no votes from a small group of senators. Senator Fahy explained her vote on a bill renaming an OASAS scholarship in honor of Father Peter Young, emphasizing his work on addiction, incarceration, and homelessness. Two items drew extended debate. On Calendar 141, Senator Walczyk appealed the chair’s ruling that an amendment to a public service bill was nongermane; the Senate voted 21 to overrule the chair, so the ruling stood, and the bill then passed 52-6. On Calendar 213, Senators Kavanagh and Borrello debated a food-safety bill concerning disclosure of certain food ingredients and chemicals; supporters said it would improve transparency and protect children’s health, while opponents argued federal action was already underway and a national standard would be preferable. After the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar, it passed 56-2. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 9 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days as legislative days.

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• Madam Chair, I guess my question would be: is this based upon specifically fraudulent activity, attempts
• I'm just trying to figure out what the end game is here, Madam Chair, Representative.
• The end game is to collect information.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In our cloud and AI-based world of public information, modernized government should mean modernized transparency
• But as we play that partisan game back and forth, what happens is that the executive continually encroaches
• It's become a big game.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• And so we could sit here and play that game all day. I just I think Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• This bill is based on the fact that colleges already have websites and provide information on voting.
• I think those voter registration forms could change based on other states' actions, with little notice
• So I guess a question for the author based on the conversation we just heard, because what I just heard
• I think that would probably be up to the institution's discretion based on the way this is written, but

Bills: HF2185 , HF1849 , HF3719 , HF3721 , HF3845 , HF3720

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: flag display, residential property rights, homeowners association, HOA, covenants, restrictive covenant, deed restriction, subdivision regulation, local ordinance, rental agreement, property rights, patriotic display, United States flag, Minnesota flag, POW/MIA flag, military flags, armed forces flag, Blue Star flag, Gold Star flag, common interest community

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• referred the House bill relative to teacher preparation and student literacy, House No. 4683, also based
• Sweet Paws Rescue is a registered nonprofit animal rescue, currently based in Groveland, Massachusetts
• They are a grassroots, boots-on-the-ground, shelterless, foster-based, and volunteer-powered organization
• extensive personal library, and found joy in both Boston's professional teams and local high school games

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution congratulating Anna Karaz on her 100th birthday. It then took up and passed to be engrossed a home rule bill authorizing bilingual ballots in English and Haitian Creole for the Town of Randolph. The sponsoring senator spoke in support, saying the measure would improve access, inclusivity, and voter participation for Randolph’s growing Haitian Creole-speaking population, and noted the town’s low recent turnout and the importance of not waiting for a federal language-access review. The Senate also passed to be engrossed a bill authorizing the Town of Milford Select Board to appoint a highway surveyor. It later adopted a Ways and Means order advancing a House bill on teacher preparation and student literacy with a new draft, and suspended rules to refer several Senate petitions. Additional local bills were enacted, including measures concerning Provincetown’s charter, the appointed town clerk in Avon, and Westwood liquor license authority. The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer a House petition on retirement benefits for a Massachusetts Maritime Academy associate professor. Later, the Senate amended and passed a bill validating and confirming certain acts and proceedings of elected and appointed officials in the Town of Plymouth. A senator also offered remarks congratulating Sweet Paws Rescue on its 15th anniversary and new facility, which were ordered printed in the Journal. The chamber then adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Gerard W. Moynihan of North Reading, followed by a moment of silence, and adjourned until the following Monday at 11 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• referred the House bill relative to teacher preparation and student literacy, House No. 4683, also based
• Sweet Paws Rescue is a registered nonprofit animal rescue, currently based in Groveland, Massachusetts
• They are a grassroots, boots-on-the-ground, shelterless, foster-based, and volunteer-powered organization
• extensive personal library, and found joy in both Boston's professional teams and local high school games

Keywords: 1212, all

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• A perfect example of ensuring that we have skilled, trained, knowledgeable support coordinators.
• The SFO would track it, and it's based on whatever money is left in the account.
• However, the dates that come up are generally based on when that bargaining unit was created.
• Our base student allocation is already stretched too thin.
• And because I’m based here in Tallahassee, and PERC is based here in Tallahassee, I went to every single

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with several measures that were amended and reported favorably, including a strike-all to SB 4 on child protective investigations and specific medical diagnoses, SB 1570 restoring a statewide missing-persons project for individuals with special needs, and SB 182 creating a teacher training and mentoring program for schools needing improvement. Members also advanced SB 794 on APD background screening and support coordination standards, SB 1168 on background screening for athletic coaches and related entities, and SB 214 to let rural special districts pay verified invoices directly for state- and federally funded work. Supporters emphasized improved child welfare investigations, help for families of vulnerable individuals, teacher retention, and better administrative efficiency; the APD bill drew especially strong testimony from waiver clients and providers about the importance of competent support coordinators and stable services. The committee also favorably reported SB 1376 on grants for genetic counseling education, SB 1574 requiring newborn screening for biliary atresia, SB 1510 as the DEP agency package with environmental, septic, water quality, solar, and permitting changes, and SB 598 updating funeral and cemetery licensing and consumer protections. SB 688, after a delete-all amendment, would create licensure for naturopathic doctors and a board of naturopathic medicine; it drew strong support from naturopathic advocates and sharp opposition from a critic who argued the bill would authorize diagnosis and treatment beyond appropriate limits. SB 1318 made a technical change to scholarship account reversion language, with senators clarifying that remaining funds would return to the scholarship funding organization for future use rather than to the state. Later, the committee approved SB 682 on domestic violence and protective injunctions, SB 130 on workforce training for current and former inmates, and SB 1548, the latest Live Local Act iteration expanding affordable housing options and limiting local barriers. It also reported favorably SB 536 on criminal gang membership criteria after extensive debate about constitutional issues and modern gang activity, SB 762 allowing cross-jurisdiction assignment of capital cases among regional conflict counsel offices, SB 1332 strengthening career offender registration requirements, SB 1742 creating a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor, and SB 1750 increasing penalties for serious sex offenses and child sexual abuse material crimes. The most contentious discussion came on SB 1226, which would overhaul Public Employee Relations Commission rules, require majority support for union certification, and impose new limits on union activities and dues-related practices; members debated constitutional concerns, differences between first responders and other public employees, and the bill’s impact on union representation and public-sector labor rights. Most bills were reported favorably by roll call, with SB 536 drawing several no votes and SB 1226 still under active debate at the end of the transcript.