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• Made it all the way to conference committee last year. The lady from San Francisco.
• For the last couple of sessions, made it all the way to conference committee last year.
• I will know that this bill will probably go to conference.
• I'm going to hope maybe it goes to conference committee, and then maybe once it comes out of conference
• The Speaker hereby appoints the following conferees to a conference committee to act with a like conference

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Uh, Senator Jasinski, I know you are on transportation and working on the conference committee.
• Uh, Senator Jasinski, I know you are on transportation and working on the conference committee.
• <00:42:50.400> Um, working on the conference committee.
• Um, working on the conference committee.
• an interaction in your conference an interaction in your conference committee<00:42:55.200> with

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > we<00:10:36.800> look conference committee process, we look conference committee process
• hasn't and it has to go to conference hasn't and it has to go to conference committee.<01:02:57.599
• will be going into the uh uh conference will be going into the uh uh conference committee<01:09:
• I think it's it's conference committee.
• I think this would be discussed, as you said, in the conference committee.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Who support this bill, meet and confer contracts do not have any bearing on in-camera review.
• So we disagree on the meet and confer that you need to have some kind of agreement to be entitled to
• They're members of a meet and confer contract that is in... Place today.
• So would it be accurate to say that in a meet-and-confer you could disclose...
• On this meet and confer that you all had...

Bills: SB 15

Keywords: law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, 997, house, all

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• Senator Abeler explains what helped the human services policy conference committee balance its largest
• Senator Abeler explains what helped the human services policy conference committee balance its largest
• Uh, one thing that came out of the conference committee in 2023 was work together and bring back some
• committees is bad ideas don't conference committees is bad ideas don't get<00:10:34.640> vetted
• Uh, one thing that came out of<00:10:42.480> the<00:10:42.640> conference<00:10:42.959>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that the Speaker appoint a committee of three to act with a like committee from the Senate as a conference
• Continuing on the 12th order, the Speaker appoints to the Conference Committee on House Bill 1218.
• The Speaker appoints to the Conference Committee on House Bill 1218 Representative Hagert, Representative
• We shouldn't be doing things just to bring a couple bills to a conference committee.
• For those of you that have been appointed to conference committees, keep an eye on your dashboard.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The North Dakota House convened with prayer, roll call, and recognition of guests and student visitors, then moved through a long calendar of resolutions and bills. Early in the session, members honored Mandan High School’s e-sports team for state championships and recognized House Minority Leader Zachary Ista’s birthday. The House then passed HCR 3037 unanimously, urging mandatory reporting requirements for public officials, after committee support and remarks emphasizing accountability in public office. The chamber then considered numerous Senate amendments and final-passage votes on bills covering ambulance service grants (HB 1597), Public Service Commission records and open meetings (HB 1110 and HB 1063), squatter/trespass law (HB 1305), nonconforming structures in local governments (HB 1500), academic tenure policy (HB 1437), retirement eligibility for correctional officers and state radio dispatchers (HB 1274 and HB 1419), a Medicaid dental study (HB 1567), above-ground fuel storage tank regulation (HB 1058), gaming site authorization procedures (HB 1615), an oil extraction tax incentive outside the Bakken and Three Forks formations (HB 1483), and simple assault protections for hospital workers (HB 1341). Most of these measures passed, though HB 1231, which would have created a study on early discontinuation of sex offender registration, failed on final passage. A major point of debate was Senate Bill 2354, which would restrict student use of personal electronic devices during the school day in public and nonpublic schools, with exceptions for medical and special education needs and annual reporting on impacts. Supporters argued it would improve focus, behavior, and mental health, while opponents raised concerns about private-school regulation, logistics, liability, and duplication with a similar bill. The House passed SB 2354, and also passed SB 2112, which temporarily authorizes the Life Skills and Transition Center to serve certain non-eligible youth in crisis, despite objections that the facility should remain focused on developmental disabilities and concerns about repeating past institutional problems. The House also debated and rejected HB 1300 on legislative term limits after extensive discussion about whether the Senate’s date change altered the effect of the voter-approved measure. The session ended with announcements, committee notices, and adjournment until April 8, 2025.

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• Um, the State and Local Government and Elections Conference Committee will come to order.
• Uh, we're hoping that for today's conference committee we could do a walkthrough of all the provisions
• Looking forward to a uh productive conference committee. We'll hand it off to you. Good morning.
• Welcome to the state and local uh government and elections conference committee.
• Carrera, welcome to the State and Local Government and Elections Conference Committee.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:12:40.839> report<00:12:41.880> which its committee of conference report which
• "So, on Thursday, we have committee of conference reports to pass judgment on.
• "It was a pretty easy committee of conference."
• "Representative McGee and I were both on that conference, as well as Representative Thomas, who had to
• It was a pretty easy committee of conference."

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• resolutions on second reading, assignment or reassignment of bills and resolutions, bills, resolutions, conference
• resolutions on second reading, assignment or reassignment of bills and resolutions, bills, resolutions, conference
• And I certainly would like to request conference as well. Thank you.
• Speaker, I move to reject the Senate amendments on House Bill 3021 and request conference.
• I mean, we're going to try to wrap up everything we have on the conference. By tomorrow. Both.

Bills: SB1687, HB1687, HB4431, HB2894, HB2979, HB3262, HB3298, HB3369, HB3431, HB3462, SB1226, SB1876, SB1916, SB1920, HB3467, HB3498, HB3500, HB3521, HB3581, HB3650, HB3673, HB3764, HB3767, HB3781, HB3800, HB3831, HB3834, HB3941, HB2749, HB3970, HB3972, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, HB3996, HB4095, HB4104, HB4191, HB4248, HB4298, HB4338, HB4427, HB4428, HJR1023, HB3660, HB3718, HB4326, HB3443, HB3880, HB3649, HB3000, SB1651, SB504, SB372, SB1326, SB1633, SB248, SB1242, SB1238, SB423, SB1989, SB1286, SB904, SB1213, SB1216, SB1827, SB65, SB1390, SB259, SB1944, SB540, SB2139, SB346, SB1595, SB1400, SB1555, SB1209, SB2110, SB1670, SB1061, SB2104, HR1057, SB1946, SB1734, SB1316, SB1360, SB1557, SB1684, SB2049, SB1410, SB2011, SB1437, SB1204, SB1732, SB1775, SB2084, SB1380, SB1572, SB1772, SB1224, SB710, SB1338, SB1266, SB1303, SB1307, SB1562, SB1794, SB1191, SB1983, SB1832, SB1448, SB1534, SB1593, SB1597, SB1630, SB1489, SB1726, SB1796, SB1806, SB1877, SB1451, SB1553, SB1632, SB1423, SB1425, SB1502, SB2180, SB1725, SB2182, HB3003, HB3004, HB4434, HB4324, HB4342, HB2137, HB4432, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53

Keywords: driver licenses, exam proctor, Service Oklahoma, commercial training, background checks, advance directive, advance health care directive, health care proxy, medical power of attorney, durable power of attorney for health care, living will, surrogate decision-maker, default surrogate, health care agent, capacity determination, supported decision making, mental health directive, psychiatric advance directive, end-of-life care, life-sustaining treatment

Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized Eileen Cooper Grubbs as Nurse of the Day. The chamber then took up several procedural items, including second-reading referrals of Senate Joint Resolutions 50, 52, and 53 to Administrative Rules. Speaker Hilbert also announced the House would continue working despite uncertainty about action in the other chamber, and members were told dinner had been ordered for a long day of floor work. On legislation, the House rejected Senate amendments to House Bill 1728 and House Bill 3021 and requested conference on both. It adopted Senate amendments to House Bill 2137, a criminal procedure bill, and then passed the bill. The House also approved a motion by Speaker Hilbert to override the governor’s veto of House Bill 4432, with a recorded vote of 68-15, allowing the bill to become law notwithstanding the governor’s objections. The House then adopted House Concurrent Resolution 1028, which authorizes the House or Senate to modify legislative deadlines for the remainder of the 60th Legislature. Members discussed that the change was intended to keep legislation moving while the Senate was not meeting and to preserve the ability to hear bills and return them between chambers. The resolution passed after a recorded vote of 77-4. Finally, the House suspended certain rules for the rest of the session by a 68-15 vote and recessed until 1 p.m., with a reminder that the rural caucus would meet in Room 206.

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• It's not going to happen here either, so I think we have a way better opportunity to get to a conference
• Well, it could go into 2243 on a conference.
• It can be handled in a conference committee, too, if you wanted to look at the points.
• would have to be into 1298 because I don't know if we can, well, that's, it could go into 2243 on a conference
• It can be handled in a conference committee, too, if you wanted to look at the points.

Bills: HB1053

Keywords: North Dakota highway system, state roads, road mileage cap, transportation code, Department of Transportation, DOT, highway mileage limit, road classification, county roads, township roads, state highway network, Century Code section 24-01-01.2, infrastructure, public roads, transportation policy, 908, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 1298 and first discussed an amendment from Senator Paulson that would add variable electronic speed limit signs to the bill while leaving the 80-mile-an-hour provision unchanged. Members said the signs would be used on interstates I-29 and I-94 in selected problem areas, based on weather or accident conditions, and that the proposal would not require a fiscal note. The discussion then broadened to Senator Rummel’s concerns about related bills, especially 2243, 1250, and 1229. He argued that the House changes were removing municipal authority to double fines, lowering or eliminating points for serious traffic violations, and undoing prior Senate positions. Several members said they were willing to use HB 1298 as the vehicle to restore the earlier fine and point provisions, including the 29 violations previously assigned three points, and to avoid concurring with the House versions. Members did not take final action on the amendments or the bill. Instead, they agreed more work was needed and asked Legislative Council to prepare a combined amendment and options for the next meeting. The committee recessed and scheduled further discussion for the next morning.

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• And we still have conference committee ahead of us, and anything can happen in conference committee.
• How are we going conference committee?
• anything can happen in conference us and anything can happen in conference committee.<02:29:55.120><
• these provisions to conference these provisions to conference committee.<02:31:29.760> Uh
• take these provisions to conference take these provisions to conference committee.<02:31:40.240>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Senate File 4612, a state government bill affecting the Department of Health, Human Services, and Children, Youth, and Families, was taken up with a House language amendment adopted at the outset. The bill’s authors gave sharply different perspectives: one described it as a limited, reactive measure tied to federal Medicaid changes and said it fell short of needed health care improvements, while the other argued it would avoid large federal penalties, add Medicaid work requirements, save taxpayer money, and help certain rural and disability-related services. Members then debated several amendments. A technical House research amendment was offered, followed by a contested amendment on the all-payer claims database. Supporters of that change argued the bill expanded data access and could allow sensitive health data to be sold or used outside the United States, raising privacy and jurisdiction concerns; opponents said the data would remain deidentified, access would be limited to researchers, and the fee structure was a cost-recovery mechanism rather than a sale. The amendment to the amendment failed on a 67-67 tie, and the underlying amendment was not adopted. The committee also adopted an amendment updating mortuary science rules for natural organic reduction and another that would automatically enroll certain people into medical assistance if they did not choose a program themselves. A later amendment creating a therapeutic psilocybin pilot program for mental health and PTSD treatment drew strong bipartisan support, especially from members citing veteran suicide, trauma, and promising research; it was adopted after discussion. The transcript ended while discussion continued on how the program would be administered, including questions about using the Office of Cannabis Management rather than the Department of Health.

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• Um and so they were conference.
• into the conference committee. into the conference committee.
• time between now and conference time between now and conference committee.<03:03:27.920> That
• I mean, again in conference committee.
• floor, we're going into conference floor, we're going into conference committee<03:06:09.279>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Member from Poultney, on our notice calendar, is the Committee of Conference report on House Bill 816
• The bill was referred to a Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two chambers.
• calendar is the Committee of Conference calendar is the Committee of Conference report<00:15:29.320
• The question is, shall the House adopt the report of the Committee of Conference on its part?
• The ayes appear to have it, and you have adopted the report of the Committee of Conference.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance, then read HCR 307 honoring Representative Kevin “Coach” Christie of Hartford for his civic leadership, long career in education and public service, work on equity and human rights, and his vocal performances. Several members offered remarks praising Christie’s service and announcing that he would not seek another term, while expressing appreciation for his contributions and wishing him well amid recent health challenges. During announcements, members recognized a visiting guest, shared caucus notices, and one member spoke about the connection between military appreciation month and mental health awareness month, citing high suicide rates among service members and urging attention to veterans’ mental health. The House then moved to the day’s orders and took up two bills related to mental health. On H. 817, concerning mental health literacy and peer-to-peer supports in schools, the House suspended rules to consider the Senate’s proposal of amendment. A member from Winooski explained that the Senate strike-all amendment directed the Department of Mental Health and the Agency of Education to inventory related work, recommend integration of peer-to-peer youth mental health programming and school/after-school literacy efforts, and consider grant support beginning in July 2028, with funding recommendations to be included in the FY28 budget. The House concurred in the Senate amendment. The House then suspended rules to take up H. 816, relating to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of mental health services, and adopted the Committee of Conference report. Supporters said the conference changes addressed concerns from mental health clinicians about digital therapeutics, clarified where clinical guidance is needed, aligned definitions, allowed research and development to continue through universities such as Dartmouth, and added the Board of Medical Providers and the Office of Professional Regulation to the AI Advisory Council. The House adopted the report and then recessed until 1:00 p.m.

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• Do you conference? Can you not conference if there's nothing there?
• the other side to meet with it.<00:02:21.600> Do<00:02:21.680> you<00:02:21.800> conference
• Do you conference? Can you not it. Do you conference?
• Can you not conference<00:02:23.600> if<00:02:24.080> there's<00:02:24.320> nothing<
• conference if there's nothing there? conference if there's nothing there?

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate leaders said they were in the final weeks of session, moving long days of floor and finance work focused on priorities they described as affecting Minnesotans’ cost of living, safety, and security. They said next week would bring major packages to the floor, including public safety, health and human services, Metro Surge, and a gun violence package, while negotiations continued with House leaders and the administration. They also highlighted a human services bill from Sen. John Hoffman as the final item completed that day. A major topic was the Senate’s response to H.R. 1, which leaders said would require about $1 billion in state budget adjustments to avoid federal penalties and Medicaid losses. They said the proposal would address federal compliance issues, support hospitals such as HCMC and other distressed providers through uncompensated care funding, and include food support for SNAP-related needs, food shelves, food grants, and prepared food. They also emphasized system modernization, especially IT upgrades, as both an implementation and anti-fraud measure. Leaders said several items appeared to have bipartisan support, including HCMC relief, the Office of the Inspector General, bonding, and IT modernization. They said they were arranging a meeting with House and Senate leaders and the governor to work through bonding differences, but noted that IT modernization and HCMC were unlikely to be financed through general obligation bonds this year. They also said the Senate would take up a bill on prediction markets after Sen. Klein’s recent platform suspension, describing the issue as a violation of platform rules and saying the chamber may need updated rules or statutes. In response to a question about an elections bill provision, they said the measure reaffirmed that a president should serve only two terms and that the language had moved through the normal committee process.

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• You know, one thing that happens in conference committees is bad ideas don't get vetted very well.
• You know, one thing that happens<00:08:42.240> in<00:08:42.399> conference<00:08:42.800
• > committees<00:08:43.200> is<00:08:43.839> bad happens in conference committees
• is bad happens in conference committees is bad ideas<00:08:44.640> don't<00:08:44.880> get
• thing that came out of the conference thing that came out of the conference committee<00:08:53.680

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• so that we pass it off the floor, send it to us, we pass it off, and it would not have to go to conference
• The goal is to not have to go to conference committee.
• not have to go to conference committee. not have to go to conference committee.
• <00:08:25.199> Uh have to go to conference committee.
• Uh have to go to conference committee.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It is Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, a few minutes after 2:30 p.m. here in Conference Room 309 of the State
• the investment as we move forward into the Mountain<00:17:05.760> West<00:17:06.000> Conference
• where we know Mountain West Conference where we know the<00:17:06.959> investment<00:17:07.400
• That's benchmarked to competitors within the Mountain West Conference.
• That's benchmarked to competitors within the Mountain West Conference.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard SB 3263 SD2, which would create a University of Hawaii NIL (name, image, and likeness) endowment trust fund, require UH to establish an NIL program and distribution criteria, allow student athletes to be compensated through registered athlete agents, permit parents or guardians to assist in some areas by agreement, require annual reporting to the legislature, and appropriate funds. UH Athletics Director Matt Helliot testified in strong support, saying NIL funding is critical to recruit and retain athletes and keep UH competitive, especially as the program moves into the Mountain West Conference. He cited the men’s basketball team’s success and said UH had already raised private NIL money for that team. The Iron Workers Stabilization Fund also supported the bill, calling it a modest but important investment in UH athletics and a way to help keep local talent in Hawaii. One supporter said the bill would help UH compete with larger schools and retain athletes amid rising costs and large NIL deals elsewhere. Another supporter, Cliff LaBoy, said the current NIL environment makes funding essential and argued UH needs more money than the bill’s structure provides. A testifier noted the Senate version’s corpus may be insufficient and said they preferred the House version. During questioning, Helliot said UH’s private fundraising target for the current year was $3 million and that the department was already more than two-thirds of the way there. In decision-making, the chair said the committee would move the bill forward as an HD1 replacing the contents with the House version, remove the blank appropriation section because $5 million had already been inserted into the UH budget through HB 1800, and focus the bill on the framework rather than the funding amount. The committee then voted to pass SB 3263 SD2 with amendments, with all voting members present voting in favor and one member excused.

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• They just had a press conference, House Democrats, about trying to address some of the changes at the
• just<00:03:00.400> had<00:03:00.480> a<00:03:00.640> press<00:03:00.800> conference
• ,<00:03:01.200> House just had a press conference, House just had a press conference, House
• back<00:04:44.000> at<00:04:44.800> uh<00:04:44.880> the<00:04:45.120> conference
• <00:04:45.600> committee push back at uh the conference committee push back at uh the conference

Keywords: 1183, house

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• much all sides of the issue are against this bill, so I'm asking the committee to move it on to conference
• much all sides of the issue are against this bill, so I'm asking the committee to move it on to conference
• Okay, um, as I mentioned, a bad date, so Senator Buenaventura can amend it more in conference if she
• c><00:07:25.040> if<00:07:25.160> she<00:07:25.480> feels amend it more in conference
• if she feels amend it more in conference if she feels it's<00:07:25.919> necessary.

Bills: HB2592

Keywords: Mauna Kea, MKSOA, Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, University of Hawaii, UH, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 195H, land management, transition period, management plan, administrative rules, rulemaking, lease extension, sublease, public lands, Native Hawaiian rights, cultural stewardship

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on several decision-making agendas and first considered HB 1696, which would lower the minimum age for commercial driving in-state from 19 to 18 and adjust qualifying criteria. The committee agreed to accept amendments, including changes suggested by the Operating Engineers Union, and voted unanimously to pass the bill with amendments. HB 2333, which would authorize airport special districts and increase penalties for certain aeronautics violations, was deferred after concerns were raised about treatment of people outside airport security perimeters. On the next agenda, the committee passed HB 1710 with technical amendments only. That bill would allow the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct phase reviews of certain private-property projects and revise concurrence deadlines. HB 1737, clarifying allowable agricultural district uses related to farm dwellings and farm employee housing, also passed with technical amendments only. HB 1823, dealing with coastal zone management and excluding certain state- or county-funded infrastructure projects in Lahaina from the definition of development, passed with amendments from the Attorney General’s office. The committee then took up HB 1897, an alternative dispute resolution measure for condominium-related disputes, including facilitated mediation, evaluative mediation, and binding arbitration. Despite noting broad opposition and a reservation from Senator Buenaventura, the committee adopted the measure and moved it forward as is. Finally, HB 2576, which streamlines background check requirements for health care facilities and workers, passed with amendments reflecting input from OHA, HAH, and DOH. The meeting concluded with notice of a later joint agenda and adjournment.

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• You'll hear, I'm sure, from the Catholic Conference that we'll talk at length about that.
• So ACES tuition top-up scholarships and the Catholic Conference.
• So ACE has tuition top-up scholarships and the Catholic Conference.
• The ACE and the Catholic Conference are there to provide it, and not only that.
• Well, if it's not, ACE and the Catholic Conference are there to provide it.

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all