Transcript Highlights:

• child 88, sex offenders residents near child care<01:04:34.799><c> facilities.
• </c><01:16:18.480><c> Those</c><01:16:18.719><c> in</c> that Senate file 88 do pass.
• Those in that Senate file 88 do pass.
• Senate File 88 due pass. Mr.<01:16:48.880><c> Mr.
• Senate file 88 due pass. due pass. Senate file 88 due pass.

Transcript Highlights:

• You said 68, not 88, so thank you for not tabling the bill. Mr.
• Is there anybody here who would like to speak in support or opposition to House Bill 88?
• And we are asking for support for HB 88. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you very much. Okay.
• And we are asking to support for HP 88. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you very much. Okay.
• Thank you. on House Bill 88. Is there any opposition to that motion? Seeing none. Thank you.

Bills: SB241 , SB145 , HB2

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

Transcript Highlights:

• You said 68, not 88, so thank you for not tabling the bill. Mr.
• Is there anybody here who would like to speak in support or opposition to House Bill 88?
• And we are asking for support for HB 88. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you very much. Okay.
• Thank you. on House Bill 88. Is there any opposition to that motion? Seeing none. Thank you.
• Thank you. on House Bill 88. Is there any opposition to that motion? Seeing none. Thank you.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 7, the Apprenticeship Assistance Act, which would keep apprenticeship trust fund distributions at $2.5 million rather than reducing them and remove a reference to the tobacco settlement permanent fund. Labor, construction, business, and environmental groups testified in support, emphasizing workforce development, retention of workers in New Mexico, and expansion of apprenticeship opportunities. The bill was moved and adopted without opposition. Members then considered House Bill 66, as amended, to increase funding for health professional loan repayment and related workforce supports. The amendment struck an appropriation because the funding was already included in House Bill 2. Testimony from health care providers, chambers of commerce, social workers, and physical therapy advocates supported the bill as a way to address provider shortages and improve recruitment and retention. After questions about eligibility, repayment terms, and overlap with similar Senate bills, the committee voted to do pass the bill as amended. House Bill 96, creating a working group to study a possible New Mexico Space Commission, was also amended to strike an appropriation. Support came from the chamber, Virgin Galactic, and aerospace advocates, who said a commission could help coordinate economic development and workforce efforts in the space sector. Members asked about other states’ commissions, workforce pathways, and the working group’s timeline, and the sponsor agreed to add clearer dissolution language later. The committee then passed the bill as amended. The committee then took up House Bill 80, a committee substitute to redirect more of the oil and gas conservation tax to the reclamation fund for orphan well plugging and site remediation. Supporters from industry, environmental groups, tribal advocates, and chambers said the bill would better align the tax with its original purpose and provide stable funding for cleanup, while an opponent argued the bill shifts costs from industry to the public and should instead raise the tax or bonding requirements. After discussion of backlog, phase-in timing, and procurement reforms, the committee voted do pass. The committee also heard House Bill 4, as amended, which phases in a larger share of premium surtax revenue to the Health Care Affordability Fund over three years. Supporters said it would sustain BeWell enrollment and affordability programs, while opponents questioned the burden on private payers and the size of the general fund impact. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed it on a 10-7 vote. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 65, as amended, creating a Foster Care Plus pilot project for children in CYFD custody, with testimony both supporting the need for better services and cautioning that implementation should respect tribal law, cultural practices, and family reunification. The committee also tabled House Bill 68 at the sponsor’s request. The transcript then began discussion of House Bill 88, which would make minor changes to the land grant assistance fund, including capturing reverted payments that currently go back to the general fund.

Transcript Highlights:

• So my question: does that mean $88 million in tax revenue, or is it a 7.5% times the $88 million?
• So my question: does that mean $88 million in tax revenue, or is it a 7.5% times the $88 million?
• So my question: does that mean $88 million in tax revenue, or is it a 7.5% times the $88 million?
• </c> um used was 1.2 billion offsetting 88 um used was 1.2 billion offsetting 88 million<00:45:02.880
• </c> decrease in revenue to the state 88 decrease in revenue to the state 88 million.<00:48:33.680><c

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, Senate Bill 88 makes the change of deleting the inspections that they do.
• Um, Senate Bill 88 makes the change of deleting the inspections that they do.
• Um, Senate Bill 88 makes the change of deleting the inspections that they do.
• Um, Senate Bill 88 makes the change of deleting the inspections that they do.
• Um, Senate Bill 88 makes the change of deleting the inspections that they do.

Bills: HB245 , SB16 , SB59 , SB62 , SB79 , SB88 , HB245 , SB16 , SB59 , SB62 , SB79 , SB88

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, SB16, four-point restraint, hog-tie, hog tie, prone restraint, law enforcement, police, sheriff, use of force, restraint techniques, positional asphyxia, arrest procedures, detention

Transcript Highlights:

• But I would like to also highlight lines 84 to 88, which is the overall purpose of the task force. that
• But I would like to also highlight lines 84 to 88, which is the overall purpose of the task force.
• Lines 84 to 88 describe the overall purpose of the task force.
• And the details of what the task force will focus on are there in the amendment to lines 84 to 88, I

Committee: House Children and Families

Transcript Highlights:

• HJR 88 is the constitutional enabling legislation for HB 1256.
• Is there anyone who wishes to testify for or against House Joint Resolution 88?
• Seeing none, the Chair recognizes Representative Zwiener to close on House Joint Resolution 88.
• There's no objection; House Joint Resolution 88 will be left pending. Any further objection?
• House Joint Resolution 88 is left pending. Thank you.

Bills: HB 103 , HB 1256 , HB1587 , HB1632 , HB2027 , HB2525 , HJR88 , HJR138 , HB103

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: taxing unit, bond database, local government, transparency, civil penalty, education reform, funding allocation, school infrastructure, teacher recruitment, student achievement, tax exemption, water conservation, graywater systems, rainwater harvesting, ad valorem taxation, county commissioners, HB 1587, Texas sales tax holiday, back-to-school tax holiday, clothing tax exemption

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote on H.R. 88. Thank you, Assembly Member.
• I, too, rise today in support of H.R. 88.
• I, too, rise today in support of H.R. 88, celebrating our nation's 250th birthday.
• We're talking about file items 88 through 90.
• We're talking about file items 88 through 90.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a largely procedural session with several unanimous-consent motions, guest introductions, and budget-related trailer bills. Members also adopted resolutions recognizing June as Dairy Month and June 2026 as Electronic Dance Music Month, and later approved H.R. 88 commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Guest introductions highlighted the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Kappa League, Assembly staff member Mukhtar Ali, and Jennifer Levy, who is advocating against drunk driving after the death of her son. On the floor, the Assembly considered a series of Senate budget trailer bills presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 170 reorganizes housing and homelessness agencies; SB 171 makes labor-related cleanup changes; SB 172 addresses general government, broadband, and NextGen 9-1-1; SB 174 extends remote court hearings and related court provisions; SB 177 advances options related to Medi-Cal and employer contributions; SB 180 extends the California Competes tax credit and conforms tax treatment for certain savings accounts; SB 169 covers transportation and DMV-related provisions; SB 168 creates a zero-emission vehicle incentive program and other clean-energy changes; SB 166 implements natural resources and environmental protection budget items; SB 165 extends the skilled nursing facility financing framework; SB 163 updates developmental services; and SB 135 funds higher education initiatives, including community college enrollment and Cal Grant changes. Most of these measures passed with bipartisan support, though several drew opposition over concerns about bureaucracy, fees, oversight, or policy direction. The Assembly also passed SB 719, which updates vehicle-related protections for domestic violence survivors, SB 97, an urgency bill making clarifying changes to digital financial asset law, SB 1350, which supports hydrogen and clean energy development, and SB 1344, which aims to reduce meritless lawsuits delaying affordable and supportive housing projects. AB 182, which sets the order for proposition numbers on the November ballot, was approved despite criticism that it manipulates the ballot numbering process. Votes on the measures were recorded, with many passing on strong margins and several transmitted immediately to the Senate or Governor as noted in the proceedings.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> 88. >> Senator Mchu, are you introducing 88 or are you introducing 416?
• I would defer questions to Bill 88.
• So I ask you please support SB 88 in terms of fairness.
• Um I'm here a little bit different 88.
• hearing on SB 88 and open the hearing on SB 416.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:

• number that we had to go by is what that number was in the governor's executive budget, which was $88
• In the governor's executive budget, I believe the request was $88 million for Alligator.
• And so what we did is we determined, for $88 million, how many students would that serve?
• So in the governor's executive budget, I believe the, the request was $88 million for Alligator.
• And so what we did is we determined for $88 million dollars, how many students would that serve?

Summary: The committee first adopted the fiscal status statement and five-year baseline summary after a brief discussion about how the baseline percentages are calculated and why projected expenditures exceed revenues in later years, with staff explaining that inflation assumptions drive much of the increase. The Office of Facility Planning and Control then received approval for several items: adding eight higher education deferred maintenance projects, approving a $412,993 change order for LSU’s Jesse Coates Building project, reporting four smaller change orders for information, and combining two Hornbeck water projects into one expanded water plant/well and distribution plan. The committee also approved a two-year extension for UL Lafayette’s Banner ERP consulting contract and approved additional Water Sector Commission funding of $5.5 million for the Tensas Water District Association, with a $100,000 local commitment noted. The most extensive discussion centered on a proposed tax increment financing package for a new 1,000-room Omni headquarters hotel adjacent to the New Orleans Convention Center. Project representatives said the hotel would require about $550 million in private investment, with the authority contributing land and $80 million, and that the package would dedicate state and local tax increments for 45 years after opening. Senators and representatives questioned the structure, the length of the incentive, the expected return to the state, possible cannibalization of existing hotel tax revenue, and why the convention center would receive a 1% stream for so long. Several members said they wanted more information on projected annual revenues and the overall return before voting, and the committee deferred the item to the next month. Later, Louisiana Economic Development requested one-year extensions for two marketing-related contracts with Zender Communications and Graham Group, and the Department of Education sought an amendment to the Odyssey contract for the Louisiana Gator program. The education discussion focused on the per-student cost of $143.50, the use of current enrollment and appropriation levels to set the contract ceiling, the fact that startup costs were no longer included, and the need for continuity before the current contract expires June 30. Members asked for an RFP to be considered for future years and for more information on student outcomes and actual spending. The committee took no vote on the education item during the discussion, and the meeting adjourned after the final exchanges.

Transcript Highlights:

• By Senator Myrie, on favor of post, the bill is reported: 88, Florida. In addition, law.
• By Senator Dabbas, Senator Krueger, on favor of post, the bill is reported: 88-27, DeNardis.
• Moved by Senator Harckham, Senator Myrie, one favor of favor of post, the bill is reported: 88-32, Canada

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Committee on Rules convened for its first 2026 meeting and considered a long list of Senate and Assembly bills, mostly moving them from committee to the floor. The transcript reflects routine motions, seconds, and voice votes on measures spanning election law, public authorities, public health, real property, insurance, labor, environmental conservation, general business, local tax, domestic relations, state finance, and New York City administrative code provisions, along with several chapter amendments and bills from 2025. No substantive debate or testimony is recorded in the excerpt; the discussion is largely procedural, with bill numbers and sponsors announced as they were reported out. Most items were approved without objection and reported to the floor, including Senate Print 324 and numerous bills such as 568, 1035, 1036, 1085, 8604, 8646, 8754, 8761, 8762, 8764, 8768, 8772, 8774, 8778, 8783, 8800, 8822, 8823, 8824, 8825, 8827, 8831, 8832, 8834, and 8835, as well as several Assembly bills. The chair noted that all bills would go to the floor, with seven to be taken up and returned to session shortly. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our first bill up is SB 88. You'll carry that right there. You can do that.
• Our first bill up is SB 88. You'll carry that right there. You can do that.
• Uh, we are opposed to SB 88 and the coming substitute for really three reasons.
• Uh, SB 88 puts that in jeopardy.
• SB 88 would remove this.

Bills: SB88 , SB337 , SB88 , SB337 , HB623

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: expungement, criminal records, courts, victim rights, rehabilitation, Alabama law, SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, construction management

Transcript Highlights:

• First is House Bill 88.
• Representative Dossett voted yes and asked to record a vote on House Bill 88.
• A member then asked to record a yes vote on House Bill 88.
• A member asked to record a yes vote on House Bill 88, and the chair asked whether anyone else wanted
• House Bill 88 please okay would you like House Bill 88 please okay would you like us<00:24:44.919><c>

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 88, which was described as a short bill to clarify procedures for Waste Management boards, including term limits, appointments, and making sure consolidated governments actively recruit community members and make openings easier to find. The sponsor said the bill was intended to resolve confusion about members staying on after terms expire. The bill received no opposition, passed the committee unanimously, and was reported favorably for the floor. The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a committee substitute. The sponsor explained that the bill responds to a dispute over air emission fees, especially for emergency generators and backup generators used for worker safety and limited non-emergency testing. The bill would exempt emergency generators and backup generators operating 100 hours or less for maintenance/testing from fees, while also removing an existing 4,000-ton cap so the per-ton fee would drop for most permitted sources. Members discussed the possible impact on utilities and ratepayers, with concerns raised that costs could be passed through to consumers and affect coal-dependent areas. The sponsor and another member argued the change would generally reduce fees for most sources and incentivize emissions reductions; the cabinet was described as neutral, and the affected utilities were identified as TVA, LG&E, East Kentucky Power, and Big Rivers, with only TVA having raised comments. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed the committee with a favorable recommendation, though one member voted no and several members explained yes votes while expressing ongoing concerns about future rate impacts. At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed broader concerns about utility surcharges and the need to monitor the effects of legislation on ratepayers, but those comments were not part of the bill under consideration. The chair noted that future meetings may include more bills and could start earlier if needed, and the committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Currently, I'm told they've over-pumped to the tune of $88 million. Mr.
• I'm told they've pumped 88 million gallons above their permit, and to date, they haven't paid a dime
• I don't know what the economic value of 88 million gallons was to them when they charged down at the
• That we need science, and when the science says you permit this much, and then we allow people to do 88%

Bills: SB1169 , SB1285 , SB1583 , SB1611 , SB1898 , SB1976 , SB2160 , SB2161 , SB2658 , SB2661 , SB2662 , SB2692 , SB1055 , SB1359 , SB2660

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• And uh number one to Senate File 88.
• </c> number one to Senate File 88 say I. number one to Senate File 88 say I. &gt;&gt; I.
• Senate File 88 has passed the committee of the whole.
• </c> the recommendation that Senate file 88 the recommendation that Senate file 88 do<01:42:21.840><c
• Senate Senate file 88, due pass amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Up next, we will take up Item 32, H.R. 88 by Assembly Member Cork Silva. The clerk will read.
• Thank you, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote on H.R. 88. Thank you, Assembly Member.
• I, too, rise today in support of H.R. 88.
• I, too, rise today in support of H.R. 88 celebrating our nation's 250th birthday.
• We're talking about file items 88 through 90.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate File 88, Sex Homeland Security.
• Senate File 88, third reading of the Senate file.
• file 88, third reading of the Senate<01:18:49.120><c> file.
• Seeing none, Senate File 88.
• File 88, sex offenders residents near File 88, sex offenders residents near child<01:34:13.040><c> care

Transcript Highlights:

• I do believe House Third Reading 88, Neman, amends this provision to take those funds and move them to
• 00:26:51.440><c> House</c><00:26:51.760><c> third</c><00:26:52.000><c> reading</c><00:26:52.400><c> 88
• </c><00:26:52.880><c> Neman</c> do believe House third reading 88 Neman do believe House third reading
• 88 Neman amends<00:26:54.240><c> this</c><00:26:54.480><c> provision</c><00:26:54.960><c> to</c><00:
• million from the it's moving that $88 million from the school<00:34:31.760><c> foundation</c><00:34:

Bills: SF0032 , SF0010 , SF0001 , HB0001

Committee: House Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• providers, disability advocates, agency staff, and many more, in order to find savings of at least $88
• If this group isn't able to get that done, the local experts can't figure out where to save $88 million
• savings</c><00:14:15.120><c> of</c><00:14:15.360><c> at</c><00:14:15.440><c> least</c><00:14:15.760><c> 88
• </c> in order to find savings of at least 88 in order to find savings of at least 88 million<00:14:16.959
• <c> then</c><00:14:27.519><c> there</c><00:14:27.680><c> are</c><00:14:27.839><c> some</c> to save $88

Transcript Highlights:

• and then that gets added to our list of exemptions, and our exception list is 80-plus, I think it's 88
• I think it's 88 now, and so I think it's time to change the rule if there's that many exceptions to the
• times before we got there to deliver school supplies is the organization that we've added, and in the 88
• times before we got there, to Deliver School Supplies, the organization that we've added, and in the 88
• times before we got there, to Deliver School Supplies, the organization that we've added, and in the 88

Committee: House A&B Finance Subcommittee

Summary: The committee heard an interim study on expanding or simplifying sales tax exemptions for Oklahoma nonprofits. Representatives Stark and Schreiber said the issue has been filed repeatedly over several sessions and framed it as a bipartisan effort to keep more charitable dollars in service of communities rather than paying sales tax. Schreiber also suggested broader tax reform or an omnibus approach rather than continuing to add individual exemptions. Marnie Taylor of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits gave an overview of the sector, describing nonprofits as a major part of the state economy and safety net, and argued that many organizations are highly regulated, under-resourced, and facing declining donations and funding. She said the current patchwork of exemptions is uneven and that a blanket or broader exemption would help organizations serving public needs. Committee members asked for sources behind some of the poverty, education, and health rankings cited in her presentation. Several nonprofit leaders testified about how sales tax affects their operations. RG Foods described the cost of opening neighborhood grocery markets in food deserts and said sales tax on a Tulsa project would divert about $85,000 from programming. Jubilee Partners, Skyline Urban Outreach, the Pencil Box, the Tulsa Police Foundation, Blue Rose Ranch, and Legacy Parenting Center each explained how exemption status or the lack of it affects food assistance, school supplies, public safety equipment, animal rescue, and diapers and family support. Members asked follow-up questions about food desert definitions, budgets, and how much sales tax savings would change operations. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the study concluded with closing remarks emphasizing that the exemption would keep more money in direct services and support the nonprofit sector statewide.