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• That’s sort of an internal lobbying group.
• Um there's an internal lobbying group.
• They get involved in legislative activities related to child welfare.
• </c><02:32:24.560><c> that</c> scientific, and athletic activities that scientific, and athletic activities
• /c><02:55:52.800><c> additional</c> active assertive search for additional active assertive search for

Summary: The meeting was a House budget briefing focused on the overall state budget and the first of three divisions. The presenter reviewed the size and structure of the budget, noting that the state had eliminated the interest and dividends tax and still balanced the budget. He explained the major spending categories in the general fund and total budget, emphasizing that health and human services and education remain the largest areas, while transportation is largely self-funded. He also walked through the revenue picture, including business taxes, insurance taxes, court fees, communications taxes, and Medicaid recoveries, and said the remaining interest and dividends tax revenue reflected late payments from prior assessments. Members asked about the size of the tax cut from eliminating the interest and dividends tax, federal funding stability, and why Medicaid was being reduced if federal support was expected to remain steady. The response was that the lost revenue would have been about $200 million absent repeal, and that the budget gap was addressed through many small cuts across departments. On federal funds, the presenter said most aid is tied to multi-year grants and that core programs such as Medicare and Medicaid were expected to remain relatively stable, though some federal reductions could occur. He also said some agency reductions came from eliminating long-vacant, funded positions and from expected lapses. The discussion then moved into Division One, which covers smaller and miscellaneous agencies. The division made cuts to the governor’s office, eliminated a temporary position at the Governor’s Commission on Disability, reduced Department of Information Technology spending through a back-of-budget cut, and found savings in Administrative Services. It also delayed maintenance at the Sununu Youth Services Center, stopped advertising for paid family medical leave, changed retiree health insurance funding, and consolidated several personnel-related boards into one. The division eliminated the Commission on Aging and the Office of the Child Advocate, made a temporary special education advocate position permanent, reduced the Secretary of State’s budget, kept municipal rooms-and-meals distributions flat, and made changes to the retirement system, including $55 million to improve Group 2 retirement benefits and a new retirement structure for future state hires. The judicial branch was also asked to find savings and received two additional judges because of expected caseload increases from other eliminations.

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• They're required to show ID for routine everyday activities like boarding a plane, buying a cell phone
• Voting is at least as important as any of these activities and should meet the same standard.
• They're required to show ID for routine everyday activities like boarding a plane, buying a cell phone
• Voting is at least as important as any of these activities and should meet the same standard.
• Also present, not wishing to speak, but in support: Mayor Beth Dickerson; Lobby King Jones, with the

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 319, which would tighten and standardize voter identification rules at polling places. Senator Presley and Secretary of State Nancy Landry said the bill replaces the current “generally recognized” photo ID standard with a specific list of acceptable IDs, removes the affidavit-only option, and allows voters without a photo ID to cast a conditional paper ballot at the registrar of voters office or during early voting if they later provide approved documentation within two days after the election. Supporters argued the bill improves consistency, election integrity, and poll-worker guidance while still preserving access through alternative documents and free state IDs; opponents warned it could create confusion and burden seniors, students, homeless voters, and others without easy access to the required documents. After debate, the committee reported SB 319 favorably by a 7-2 vote. The committee then approved Senate Bill 202, which adds one day of compensated meeting time for parish boards of election supervisors in certain elections, and Senate Bill 25, which revises the compensation schedule for registrars of voters and related staff. SB 25 was amended to remove outdated step references and make conforming technical changes, and supporters said the pay structure has not been updated since 2007 despite increased duties and workload. The committee also adopted and reported favorably Senate Concurrent Resolution 29, creating a legislative study committee on water quality in the Chafalalaya Basin, and House Concurrent Resolution 85, creating a task force on illegal dumping, both with technical amendments. In addition, the committee advanced Senate Concurrent Resolution 63, which asks the legislative auditor to review how fiscal notes are prepared during session, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 33, which creates a work-based learning coordination task force to improve alignment among education, workforce, and employer partners. SCR 33 was amended to change the appointing authority for two members. The committee also approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, establishing the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, and House Resolution 196, which creates a study committee on the impact of fallen trees on residential property and insurance issues. Several of these measures were supported by agency representatives or outside groups, and the committee adopted technical amendments where needed before reporting the bills and resolutions favorably.

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• And they talk about how movement and physical activity, the right to physical activity, is just that.
• And they talk about how movement and physical activity, the right to physical activity, is just that.
• ban so that we can't go lobby for six years, and neither can other public officials, and neither can
• people who are heading state agencies go back and lobby their own agency.
• I'm grateful to Moses Holmes, my father-in-law, who spent 30 years in Washington, D.C., lobbying for

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• He remains active in osteopathic and family medicine advocacy efforts across the state.
• other colleagues for the American Heart Association day, their advocacy day here at the Capitol's lobby
• Somebody out there actively looking as a state. I think we're kind of missing a bet here.

Bills: HB4319 , HB4317 , HB1225 , HB3076 , HB3081 , HB4226 , SCR17 , HB4432 , HB3304 , HB3411 , HB3435 , HB4339 , HB4331 , HB4341 , HB4342 , HB1770 , HB1016 , HB4113 , HB2950 , HB4141 , HB3277 , HB2988 , HB3029 , HB3338 , HB1889 , HB3834 , HB3831 , HB2939 , HB3045 , HB3657 , HB1739 , HB3759 , HB3755 , HB4484 , HB4486 , HB4108 , HB1250 , HB2961 , HB1219 , HB3025 , HB1782 , HB1907 , HB3718 , HB4459 , HB2976 , HB3548 , HB3545 , HB2952 , HB2929 , HB2956 , HB2973 , HB3055 , HB3086 , HB3040 , HB3794 , HB4336 , HB3151 , HB1590 , HB3581 , HB3313 , HB3429 , HB3448 , HB1752 , HB2650 , HB3584 , HB4202 , HB3586 , HB4321 , HB4280 , HB3650 , HCR1020 , HB2116 , HB2206 , HB4301 , HB3625 , HB3147 , HB3403 , HB3498 , HB3970 , HB3975 , HB3976 , HB3980 , HB4265 , HB4266 , HB3638 , HB3880 , HB3930 , HB3942 , HB3944 , HB4191 , HB3242 , HB3678

Keywords: administrative procedures, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity

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• Joint Organizational Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives is waiting in the inner lobby
• I did just that when my administration established the Wilcox Active Management Area to protect the region's
• And that's why today I am announcing a new active management area for La Paz County to crack down on

Summary: The transcript is the opening joint session of the Arizona Legislature’s 57th Second Regular Session, featuring remarks from House and Senate leaders and Governor Katie Hobbs. House and Senate leaders emphasized a conservative governing agenda focused on affordability, public safety, parental rights, accountability, school choice, election integrity, and water policy, while also highlighting plans for tax cuts and cooperation across chambers. Governor Hobbs centered her address on the “Arizona promise,” stressing affordability, security, and freedom. She highlighted prior actions on job growth, medical debt relief, housing, public safety, border security, water management, and economic development, and announced new proposals including a middle-class tax cut package, a capacity and efficiency initiative to save state funds, a new active management area for La Paz County, a Colorado River Protection Fund, elimination of the data center tax exemption, a housing acceleration fund, and an Arizona Affordability Fund funded in part by a short-term rental fee. She also called for more accountability in the ESA program and for renewing Prop. 123 to support public schools. The governor and legislative leaders also addressed political violence, honoring retiring Senator Lela Alston and recognizing public safety and firefighting personnel. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the session; it concluded with the joint session being dissolved after the governor’s remarks.

Transcript Highlights:

• Joint Organizational Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives is waiting in the inner lobby
• I did just that when my administration established the Wilcox Active Management Area to protect the region's
• And that's why today I am announcing a new active management area for La Paz County to crack down on

Summary: The transcript is the opening joint session of the Arizona Legislature’s 57th Second Regular Session, featuring remarks from House and Senate leaders and Governor Katie Hobbs. House and Senate leaders emphasized a Republican governing agenda focused on affordability, public safety, parental rights, tax cuts, election integrity, school choice, and holding government accountable, while also highlighting cooperation on water policy and border security reimbursement. Senate President Warren Petersen said the legislature would pursue a major tax cut, send an election integrity measure to voters, defend women’s sports and school choice, and continue negotiations on Colorado River guidelines. Governor Hobbs framed her agenda around the “Arizona Promise,” stressing affordability, public safety, water security, housing, and economic opportunity. She highlighted prior-year accomplishments including job growth, medical debt relief, lower costs for child care and housing, public safety investments, and major business recruitment. She called for an immediate middle-class tax cut, more efficient government spending, and new initiatives including a Colorado River Protection Fund, elimination of the data center tax exemption, a housing acceleration fund, and an Arizona Affordability Fund financed in part by a nightly fee on short-term rentals. Hobbs also announced a new active management area for La Paz County to address groundwater depletion, defended her administration’s water and housing policies, and urged renewed funding for public schools while criticizing the ESA program for lack of accountability. She called for bipartisan action on disaster relief after floods in Globe and Miami, and condemned political violence. No legislative votes were taken; the joint session concluded with the governor’s address and the session was dissolved.

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• TRANSPARENCY AND REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN AND A SECOND FUNDING OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY
• WE'RE LOOKING TO DO, WE SIMPLY SAY YOU NEED TO REGISTER IF YOU'RE GOING TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
• AND I REMEMBER THE DAY I WAS WALKING OUT OF THE OFFICE OR OUT OF THE BUILDING IN THE LOBBY I WAS STOPPED

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• Texas was a republic, they have come to expect and demand that details about their government's activities
• I'm a very active council member and being at the... Lowest level of elected office.
• Right, and then you're prohibited in many ways from lobbying for it, from lobbying using the funds from
• the municipality or the county to lobby.
• So, as we think about those activities, and then you consider the cost of insurance, on average, healthcare

Bills: HB17 , HB23 , SB 10

Committee: House Ways & Means

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• Um, and tolls are simply user fees for those who cross the bridge, and so we lobbied very hard.
• :23:16.320><c> we</c> who cross the bridge and and um so we who cross the bridge and and um so we lobbyed
• </c><00:23:18.080><c> The</c><00:23:18.559><c> senator</c><00:23:19.039><c> from</c> lobbyed very hard
• The senator from lobbyed very hard.

Summary: The Kentucky Senate convened with an invocation, pledge, and roll call establishing a quorum of 37 members. The chamber approved the journal from Monday, January 12, 2026, and then moved through routine business including recessing briefly for the Rules Committee and Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees reported referrals of Senate Bill 7, Senate Joint Resolution 11, and Senate Joint Resolution 27 to Transportation, and Senate Resolutions 25, 28, 29, 30, and 31 to the Senate floor. Several new bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on identity documents, youth vaping prevention, local occupational license fees and taxes, healthcare provider credentialing, constitutional amendments on voting and restoration of rights, substance use disorder medication regulations, forcible entry and detainer, coroner response times, special needs trusts, immigration enforcement collaboration, and a resolution recognizing Physician Anesthesiologist Week. The Senate also adopted Senate Citation 001 honoring Shelby County Sheriff Mark Moore as the Kentucky Sheriffs’ Association’s 2025 Sheriff of the Year, and adopted Senate Resolution 14 honoring David Delvin Drake. A major floor discussion centered on Senate Resolution 10, which honored the victims of the UPS Flight 2976 crash and commended first responders. Senator Herron described the crash, named the victims, and thanked emergency responders and government partners; the resolution was adopted unanimously, followed by a moment of silence. Another extended discussion came from the Senator from Marion regarding the I-69 bridge project, explaining the bipartisan effort behind the project, the push for a federal grant, and the state’s tolling requirements if no grant is secured. The Senate also heard announcements about committee meetings, upcoming receptions, and a film release, and several members requested co-sponsorships on various bills before the chamber adjourned until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

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• And quite frankly, in my 26 years of lobbying, I've actually never seen a fiscal note that I thought
• And quite frankly, in my 26 years of lobbying, I've actually never seen a fiscal note that I thought
• And quite frankly, in my 26 years of lobbying, I've actually never seen a fiscal note that I thought
• And quite frankly, in my 26 years of lobbying, I've actually never seen a fiscal note that I thought
• And quite frankly, in my 26 years of lobbying, I've actually never seen a fiscal note that I thought

Bills: HF500 , HF718 , HF1096 , HF1246 , HF1469

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Then we have Senate Bill 19, which goes hand-in-hand and bans taxpayer-funded lobbying.
• border, protect children from abuse, defend the rights and liberties of Texans, ban taxpayer-funded lobbying

Keywords: immigration, children's rights, E-Verify, social transitioning, election integrity, Texas GOP, legislative session, urgent legislation

Summary: The committee meeting was characterized by fervent discussions surrounding critical legislation, particularly regarding immigration, children's rights, and election integrity. Key bills such as HB2258, aiming to ban social transitioning for children, and E-Verify legislation were highlighted as urgent priorities. Several representatives expressed frustration over stalled bills and emphasized the necessity of decisive action to fulfill their commitments made during their campaigns. The urgency was marked by the approaching deadline for bill passage, with only days remaining in the legislative session. Members urged House leadership to prioritize these bills, warning that failure to act would undermine public trust in their capacity to fulfill the Republicans' campaign promises.

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• We've<00:16:58.320><c> actively</c><00:16:58.880><c> been</c><00:16:59.040><c> working</c><00:16:59.440
• ><c> with</c><00:16:59.640><c> the</c> We've actively been working with the We've actively been working
• We're not supported by external funds and have never lobbied legislators.
• </c> and have never lobbied legislators. and have never lobbied legislators.
• Um, I have pictures of the board members that are in our office lobby along with about 40 other people

Committee: Joint Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Transcript Highlights:

• And that gets my question to official legislative activity.
• But, um, yeah, the feeling was that yes, you are... um any activity that relates to official um any activity
• >> Yes, that's definitely an official activity.
• And by the way, this this activity.
• So, that you take any official activity.

Committee: House Legislative Administration

Transcript Highlights:

• number 1130 by Isaac relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities
• read the bill. 1718 by plessa relating to the definition of closing for purposes of certain prior Activity
• closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities
• Assistance Fund for the Committee on State Affairs SB 36 by Parker ruling the homeland security activities
• complaints before the committee on state affairs SB 87 5 by Byrd overruling the prohibiting election activities

Bills: HB14 , HJR31 , HB43 , HB18 , HB 106 , HB36 , HB26 , HB149 , HB 121 , HB206 , HB136 , HB3114 , HB2733 , HB1732 , HB3700 , HB467 , HB 1130 , HB1846 , HB1442 , HB 1147 , HB2176 , HB2701 , HB805 , HB2890 , HB 1154 , HB1644 , HB2118 , HB1718 , HB2488 , HB2596 , HB1971 , HB2468 , HB484 , HB2578 , HB3204 , HB 1041 , HB307 , HB685 , HB1710 , HB538 , HB2525 , HB3125 , HB2027 , HB2894 , HB3077 , HB3684 , HJR99 , HB1399 , HJR5 , HB1330 , HB2110 , HJR2 , HJR6 , HB1587 , HB14 , HJR31 , HB43 , HB18 , HB 106 , HB36 , HB26 , HB149 , HB 121 , HB206 , HB136 , HB3114 , HB2733 , HB1732 , HB3700 , HB467 , HB 1130 , HB1846 , HB1442 , HB 1147 , HB2176 , HB2701 , HB805 , HB2890 , HB 1154 , HB1644 , HB2118 , HB1718 , HB2488 , HB2596 , HB1971 , HB2468 , HB484 , HB2578 , HB3204 , HB 1041 , HB307 , HB685 , HB1710 , HB538 , HB2525 , HB3125 , HB2027 , HB2894 , HB3077 , HB3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• But I hope that we start to talk and see more of the intersegmental working types of activity that you
• But I hope that we start to talk and see more of the intersegmental working types of activity that you
• So our faculty are active participants in this work alongside the faculty of the Community...
• Excuse me, I'm Christina DeCaro Lobbys for the California Veterinary Medical Association.
• Excuse me, I'm Christina DeCaro Lobbys for the California Veterinary Medical Association.

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• We created 20 solid waste districts, and they were intended to divert waste from 77 active landfills.
• Because if there's only, like, a handful of active sites that are not being taken care of, then that
• of the districts in the eastern half of the state who purchased a $6,500 piece of artwork for their lobby
• have enough landfills to hold our own waste, and we are exporting it to other states that have more active

Committees: House Emerging Issues , House Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

Transcript Highlights:

• Today I am incredibly proud to welcome students from the Advocacy Club at the Academy for their annual Lobby
• Williams moved to Brooklyn as a teenager, becoming actively involved in music programs.
• , Europe, and Spain, and after years of touring, she returned to Coney Island, where she remained active
• She was also an active member of DC 37 Local 1549. You could always count on seeing Ms.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation focused on memory, gratitude, and recognizing the unseen people who sustain public life, then approved the prior day’s journal and moved through introductions of guests, including domestic violence advocates, medical scholars, and student advocates. Senator Webb’s Resolution 1633, designating February 23, 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Day, was adopted after remarks describing the scope of domestic violence in New York and the need for more survivor services. The chamber also adopted memorial Resolution 1558 honoring Margaret D. Williams, a vocalist, public servant, and community leader, and Resolution 1630 marking the 20th anniversary of Park and Public Lands Advocacy Day, with comments emphasizing the health and community benefits of parks and green space. The Senate then took up a series of bills on the calendar, passing measures including amendments to the Environmental Conservation Law, Labor Law, Education Law, Administrative Code of New York City, General Municipal Law, Tax Law, Cannabis Law, and Executive Law. Senator Ramos explained her support for the labor bill as the Anti-Waiver of Employment Rights Act, which would prevent employers from forcing workers to waive labor and human rights protections in applications or onboarding documents. Several bills were passed by wide margins, while some were laid aside for the day. The chamber also restored Senate Print 438 to the third reading calendar after reconsideration. A contested amendment to Calendar 234, Senator Comrie’s Executive Law bill, was ruled non-germane by the chair; Senator Walczyk appealed, arguing the amendment addressing the state energy code and all-electric building mandate was relevant to housing costs, but the Senate voted 20 to sustain the chair’s ruling. The underlying bill was then returned to the non-controversial calendar and passed. Finally, the Senate adopted a concurrent resolution electing two members to the Board of Regents, with supporters praising the nominees’ experience and critics objecting to the limited vetting time; the resolution passed 42-15. The Senate then adjourned until Thursday, February 26 at 11:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Harold, if you're still out in the lobby.
• officer to make that arrest even when they didn't witness it in those scenarios where the person isn't actively
• Currently, there are five active children's initiatives located in the counties of Duval, Orange, Hillsborough
• Currently, there are five active children's initiatives located in the counties of Duval, Orange, Hillsborough

Bills: S0086 , S0554 , S0760 , S0774 , S0778 , S0844 , S1022 , S1230 , S1246 , S1594 , S1630

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first reported favorably SB 774, which extends enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries, after adopting a late-filed amendment declaring an important state interest. The committee also heard supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County dispatcher. SB 770, which updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents in secure forensic settings, was reported favorably as well. Members then approved CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized operation of a commercial vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and imposes driver, carrier, and enforcement consequences, despite questions about vehicle impoundment and cargo handling and one appearance in opposition. SB 1594, which protects veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth from being used as reimbursement and instead sets them aside for education and transition services, was reported favorably after supportive testimony. The committee also approved CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in certain violent crime cases, though the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about expanded warrantless arrest authority in one section. The committee next reported favorably CS/SB 554, a complete rewrite of Chapter 617 governing nonprofit corporations, after a technical delete-all amendment. It also approved CS/SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care for certain health care professionals; the bill drew extensive supportive testimony from advocates and patients describing pain management gaps and health disparities. SB 1022, expanding Florida Children’s Initiatives by adding programs in Bay County and Broward County, and CS/SB 1246, broadening the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science workforce programs and related uses, were both reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230, which restricts the use, sale, and distribution of aqueous film-forming foam containing intentionally added PFAS and requires inventory and disposal reporting, after adopting amendments that removed airports from one provision. It also approved CS/CS/SB 128, directing DEP to erect markers for the Andrew Red Harris Spoil Island water body designation. Several senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Harold, if you're still out in the lobby.
• officer to make that arrest even when they didn't witness it in those scenarios where the person isn't actively
• Currently, there are five active children's initiatives located in the counties of Duval, Orange, Hillsborough
• Currently, there are five active children's initiatives located in the counties of Duval, Orange, Hillsborough

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• But if you're a basketball coach at a state tournament and you tell your team, "I'll see you in the lobby
• unethical in terms of using district-approved devices or networks, really expanding it to all explicit activity
• He gave examples from his own children’s softball and baseball activities and said that is how they communicate
• touching on F, is this something that happens a lot—that we have to be explicit in things like this activity

Committee: House Education