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• Our remaining legislative priorities are similar to those in the past and are straightforward.
• And as you can see by our hand. out our top legislative priority is clear to support the Coordinating
• Thank you for the support you provided last legislative session. $32 million you allocated for our College
• We are grateful for the increase in formula funding in the last legislative session.
• I'd like to thank you for this opportunity to present our legislation. of Appropriations request.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c> operating outside normal legislative operating outside normal legislative oversight.<00:31:53.039
• </c> that it is inexpedient to legislate. that it is inexpedient to legislate.
• That was a bad way to legislate two months ago, and it's a bad way to legislate today.
• </c> that is inexpedient to legislate. that is inexpedient to legislate.
• </c> Stavis moves in expedience to legislate. Stavis moves in expedience to legislate.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm with the Employment Development Department as a legislative analyst, and I strongly support this
• As legislators, I know we have often complained many meetings could have been an email, right?
• Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation of California, in support.
• Thank you. ...on legislation of California in support. Thank you.
• And so we really support this legislation because we believe... It's the AI's assessment.

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on AB 1729, which would update California state telework policy. The author and many unionized state workers argued that telework has improved productivity, reduced emissions and commuting costs, saved the state money on office space, and should be governed by written, evidence-based departmental policies rather than blanket return-to-office mandates. Supporters emphasized flexibility, morale, and the need for transparency through a public dashboard. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill was later moved on a 2-1 vote, with the item placed on call. Members also heard AB 805, which would create a Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to connect high school career technical education with registered apprenticeships. The author and supporters said the bill implements recommendations from the California Youth Apprenticeship Model report and would expand earn-and-learn pathways, especially for youth facing barriers. The bill passed the committee 3-0 and was placed on call. Two workers’ compensation and labor-relations bills drew sharp opposition. AB 1576 would reform the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund; supporters said it would reduce litigation and employer assessments, while opponents argued it did not go far enough and preferred the administration’s trailer bill. AB 1582 would make it an unfair labor practice for UC or other higher education employers to disregard arbitration decisions on contracting out; supporters said it would protect arbitration outcomes for service workers, while UC argued it would interfere with bargaining agreements and threaten patient and student services. Both bills were moved on 2-1 votes and placed on call. After quorum was established, the committee also advanced AB 1630, allowing union representatives to invite bargaining-unit members to observe meet-and-confer sessions remotely; AB 2650, a CalSavers cleanup bill to improve retirement savings access and administration; AB 2054, expanding paid family leave eligibility for relatives of military service members on domestic duty; AB 2157, making permanent the Displaced Oil and Gas Workers Fund pilot program; and AB 1838, requiring bidders on local public works projects to disclose recent wage-and-hour violations. AB 1630 and AB 2157 were both placed on call after divided votes, while AB 2650 and AB 2054 passed 2-1 and 3-0 respectively, and AB 1838 was placed on call after a 1-1 vote. The transcript ends as the committee begins AB 2682, which would conform the appeal process for transportation network company driver unionization law.

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• And basically what it would be, would be the legislation, legislators would have to approve it first,
• Governor, auditor, and the legislative approval. Okay.
• And again, that's the purpose of the legislation: legislators, the auditor, and the governor to approve
• I mean, we can't cover every single case in legislation.
• Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation is against this.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This legislation was shaped out of real-world needs. After the 2025 St.
• Speaker, this is an important piece of legislation.
• Charles for working on this piece of legislation.
• So I just wanted to go back to really the crux of this legislation.
• Next Monday is our Women Legislator Scholarship Ceremony.

Summary: The House first established a quorum, then heard a presentation from Debbie Huang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver. Huang thanked Missouri lawmakers for their annual Taiwan resolutions and described Taiwan as a democratic and economic partner of the United States, emphasizing cooperation with Missouri in agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, semiconductors, and AI, while also warning about pressure from China and the need for stronger Taiwan-U.S. ties. The chamber then took up House Bill 311, which would move oversight of bail bondsmen under the existing board for private investigators and fire investigators, add bail bondsmen to that board, and increase training and oversight. Members said the bill was industry-requested, had unanimous committee support, and carried no fiscal note. The House adopted the committee substitute and perfected and printed the bill. Lawmakers also debated and adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 3009, a pharmacy bill aimed at clarifying rules for pharmacies serving low-income and underserved patients, emergency medication dispensing, and out-of-state pharmacy accreditation. Amendments were adopted to update the title and align Missouri law with national pharmacy board accreditation standards. The bill was described as a response to access problems during the 2025 St. Louis tornado and was said to have no state cost. A large block of floor action followed on a combined package of bills and amendments covering public safety, criminal law, health, and licensing. Measures discussed and adopted included changes to the sex offender registry and related corrections, an offense for impeding first responders, Mason’s Law to flag drivers with disabilities in law enforcement databases, a hands-free cell phone law update, Highway Patrol equipment purchasing authority, psilocybin language for first responders and veterans, AI-generated explicit material and child pornography provisions, gift card fraud penalties, stronger fentanyl trafficking penalties, Melanie’s Law on ignition interlock/DUI penalties, a domestic violence registry, boiler inspection and Missouri fire/life safety standards, Kansas City police retirement age corrections, and a commercial driver English proficiency bill with stronger penalties for drivers and carriers. One amendment on the sex offender registry was withdrawn after debate, and the House ultimately adopted the remaining amendments and referred the combined House Bills 368 and 3049 substitute to the Committee on Legislative Review.

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• As of now, there is no legislation, including the Senator-President Gates' bill, to change accessory
• I'm not alleging that you don't have a right to file legislation as a senator.
• That is what you told me when I asked you if you intended to file legislation to do this in this legislative
• It was clear because I didn't file any legislation. I filed an amendment.
• Or I'm reminded from a legislative affairs director, you weren't in support of this bill.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I hope in my time in this legislative body that we will eventually get to them.
• Speaker, I urge the body to vote yes on this legislation. Mr.
• We had a piece of legislation a year or two ago that some headlines said ban books.
• We had a piece of legislation a year or two ago that some headlines said ban books.
• This bill, and no legislation, is going to change that.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Legislative proclamation, recognition, and honor of Justice Daffin, Barak Irez.
• And lastly, I want to acknowledge guests who's here for the African American Legislative Day.
• Arizona State Senate legislative proclamation: Arizona Aerospace Day proclamation.
• Arizona State Senate legislative proclamation: Arizona Aerospace Day proclamation.
• Arizona State Senate legislative proclamation: Arizona Aerospace Day proclamation.

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• I am against this proposed legislation. I'm a board... I am against this proposed legislation.
• I reside in Star Legislative District 10.
• Idaho who seek to oppose this harmful legislation.
• I've spoken to our board of county commissioners, who oppose this legislation.
• I've spoken to our board of county commissioners, who oppose this legislation.

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• I'm not disparaging model legislation.
• You know, I've used model legislation for progressive legislation I like to look for because when I see
• Is this model legislation, or did you author this bill on your own?
• And that's what this legislation is.
• Legislation that isn't just bad for environmental policy.

Bills: S0558, S1294, S1468, S1474, S1682, S1628

Keywords: stormwater systems, environmental standards, municipal infrastructure, engineering certifications, local compliance, Florida Department of Transportation, biosolids, agronomic rate, land application, environmental protection, Florida statutes, nutrient management, recordkeeping, farming, compost products, wastewater treatment, environment, sewage disposal, pollution control, reporting requirements

Summary: The committee took up several environmental bills, beginning with SB 1682 on local administration of vessel restrictions. Senator Trumbull said the bill would give cities and counties tools to address abandoned, derelict, and long-term anchored vessels while following state standards and FWC guidance. Members from affected areas spoke in support, citing recurring derelict vessel problems and the difficulty and cost of removal once vessels sink. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1468 on advanced wastewater treatment, which would require DEP to compile a detailed statewide report on wastewater treatment plants, including construction age, treatment levels, contaminant data, spill history, flood risk, and receiving waterbody impairment information. Florida Rural Water Association testified that any move to require advanced treatment for all plants over one MGD could create major financial burdens without dedicated funding. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 1294 on biosolids management, with a strike-all amendment adopted. Senator Bradley said the revised bill would require bulk Class AA biosolids fertilizer and compost products to be land applied only at agronomic rates and, absent a bona fide sale, only at permitted DEP-approved sites, with a transition date moved to July 1, 2028. Supporters said it would protect water quality and legitimate fertilizer and compost markets, while rural utilities asked for funding and flexibility. The committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1628 on net zero policies by governmental entities. Senator Avila said the bill would prohibit local governments and other governmental entities from adopting or funding net zero policies, imposing related fees or taxes, or operating cap-and-trade or carbon trading programs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying the definition of carbon dioxide. The bill drew extensive debate: supporters argued it would protect residents and businesses from higher costs and preserve predictability, while opponents said it would block local climate and clean-energy policies, including electric buses, energy-efficiency measures, and climate resilience planning. After public testimony on both sides, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 1474 on biosolids management, which Senator Gates said would require biosolids and septage to be treated at the highest practical level when wastewater treatment facilities are reasonably accessible and would bar Class B land application within 50 miles of a permitted wastewater facility. An amendment applying the statutory definition of septage was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 558 on stormwater system standards. Senator Burgess said it would create statewide standards for municipal and county stormwater systems using FDOT guidelines and third-party inspections, with an amendment making technical changes and broadening who may perform inspections. Supporters said uniform standards could improve safety and reduce failures, while contractors, engineers, and industry groups warned it could raise costs, delay projects, and preempt stronger local standards. The bill remained under discussion as the transcript ended.

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• You know, with our legislative part.
• I'm also a staff attorney with the Legislative Council Service.
• I mentioned earlier that we will be considering legislation next month.
• Twenty-seven other states have introduced some form of legislation.
• Question, and I'm thinking about bringing some legislation again.

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• Guns do not make legislators safer or our constituents safer. They simply make more people dead.
• Guns do not make legislators safer or our constituents safer. They simply make more people dead.
• Every single person wanted to be a legislator.
• Every single person wanted to be a legislator.
• </c> why they don't support that legislation why they don't support that legislation um<02:16:59.840>

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• Comerford for legislation to reform charter school funding in Massachusetts, to the Committee on Education
• Comerford for legislation to provide for utility shut-off protections during periods of extreme heat,
• Comerford for legislation to educate the public on the importance of wearing a seatbelt while riding
• Comerford for legislation to provide for a utility shut-off protections during periods of extreme heat
• Comerford for legislation to educate the public on the importance of wearing a seatbelt while riding

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports extending committee reporting deadlines on various House orders. The House suspended the rules as needed and adopted each extension, including for the Committees on Aging and Independence, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Housing, and Transportation. The House also concurred in several Senate petitions referred under Joint Rule 12, including proposals on charter school funding, a Salem police retirement, utility shut-off protections during extreme heat, and seatbelt education for passengers in large vehicles. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported four local bills for House consideration: legislation concerning employees of the Dedham-Westwood Water District, the membership of the Prim Board, the Williamstown Library Trustees, and rodeos. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave each bill a second reading and ordered them to a third reading. The House then passed several local bills to be engrossed, including measures on the Cotuit Fire District water commissioners, the town charters of Acushnet and Provincetown, the elected term of Holden’s moderator, and a bill designating Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which was amended to add an emergency preamble. The House also adopted an amendment substituting a new bill for House Bill 2244, relating to making the Chicopee city charter gender neutral, and passed the amended bill to be engrossed. Later, the House considered and enacted additional measures, including House Bill 4530 making fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations, House Bill 4531 establishing the 2026 state primary election day, and House Bill 3298 designating July 2 as Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet the following Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• I'm the legislator from Legislative District 8.
• We are the largest geographical legislative district in the state.
• I'm the legislator from Legislative District 8.
• We are the largest geographical legislative district in the state.
• So this piece of legislation codifies that current practice.

Summary: The Senate Education Committee held its first meeting of the year with member introductions and welcomes from senators, many of whom noted their backgrounds in education, school boards, homeschooling, or related public service. The committee also introduced two pages: Deacon Davis of Meridian, who said he was surprised by how little time the Senate spends on the floor and plans to serve a church mission before attending BYU-Idaho for cybersecurity, and Chase Van Epps of Mud Lake, who said she enjoys music and opera, is involved in BPA, and plans to attend BYU-Hawaii. The main legislative item was RS 3266 C1, presented by Senator Den Hartog, relating to presidential searches for Idaho colleges and universities. The proposal would codify the State Board of Education’s current practice of using a search committee and would change public disclosure rules from releasing five finalists’ names to releasing only a sole finalist’s name, which would have to be public for at least 10 days before a final decision. Den Hartog said the change was intended to help retain strong candidates, especially in the ongoing Boise State University presidential search, where some applicants had withdrawn over concerns about public disclosure. After brief questions, Senator Cook moved to send RS 3266 C1 to print, the motion was seconded, and the committee approved it unanimously. The committee then adjourned after noting the item would be scheduled for further consideration.

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• . >> As legislators, we have 2 crucial responsibilities in this process.
• The Department of Health will provide us with implementation briefings on legislation.
• Health and I'm honored to be here today with my calling to share the implementation updates on legislation
• passed during 2024 2025 legislative session.
• This legislation establishes new statewide requirements for screening training and reporting to improve

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• The committee substitute will also make the bill a Legislative Council draft and require law enforcement
• So that's a great added bonus in this legislation this go-around. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Mr.
• As with all legislation, we learn what works well and what can be improved as Senate Bill 1133 was put
• One of the funny aspects of this legislation is the need, and I'm going to take this time to chastise
• So that's a great added bonus in this legislation that's go around. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Mr.

Bills: SB2601

Keywords: landowner compensation, border crime, agriculture damage, law enforcement, crop loss

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum and heard only one bill, Senate Bill 2601 by Senator Blanco, laid out by Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo. The bill was presented as a committee substitute to revise the Landowner’s Compensation Program created last session under SB 1133. The changes would expand eligibility to include land lessees with the landowner’s permission, cover damage to the land itself as well as structures and real property, add continuous smuggling of persons as a qualifying border crime, prohibit insurers from using claims under the program in rate calculations, and require law enforcement to provide requested border crime reports to the Attorney General within 14 days. Public testimony was unanimously supportive. Charles Maley of the South Texans Property Rights Association said the program has been beneficial and that the bill helps clean up implementation issues, including clarifying compensation for debris and pollutants left on land. Stephen Diebel of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association also supported the bill, saying it would help address fence damage, destroyed infrastructure, and other harms along the border, and that lessees who manage properties day to day should be eligible for direct compensation when they have the landowner’s permission. Members discussed border-related property damage, including vehicles crashing through fences, broken sheds, livestock escaping, and resulting highway hazards. Senator Hinojosa asked about how conflicts between landowners and lessees would be handled, and testimony indicated documentation of lease authority would be required. After public testimony closed, the committee adopted the committee substitute without objection and voted to report SB 2601 favorably to the full Senate by a 5-0 vote, recommending it as local and uncontested.

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• The Special Legislative Commission shall investigate and study the status, feasibility, and utility of
• We shall submit a report of our study and recommendations, together with any legislative recommendations
• Thank you, Chair Lipper-Garabedian and Moore, for this opportunity to speak before the Special Legislative
• Citizens' input into legislation is always very critical, or objectives that we try to move forward with
• Citizens input into legislation is always very critical or objectives that we'd policy objectives that

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology convened its fifth hearing, led by co-chairs Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Senator Michael Moore, with a quorum present. The co-chairs reviewed the commission’s charge to study emerging firearm technologies, including personalized firearms and microstamping, and to assess their feasibility, utility, legal issues, commercial availability, and potential costs and impacts in Massachusetts. They noted prior hearings on smart guns and microstamping and said this session was for public testimony. The only registered speaker was Matthew Nugent of Beverly, who urged the commission to recommend microstamping legislation. He argued that microstamping could help identify crime guns, solve shootings, and hold traffickers accountable by imprinting a unique code on cartridge casings when a firearm is fired. He cited other states, including New Jersey, California, and New York, as having adopted similar requirements and asked Massachusetts to follow suit. No other oral testimony was offered, though the co-chairs reminded the public that written testimony would continue to be accepted and posted for commissioners. Senator Moore thanked attendees for their input, and the commission then voted to adjourn without any substantive action or recommendations taken at the hearing.

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• We have agencies like MMB and the Legislative Auditor that obviously need to be close to legislative
• </c> Minnesota and I remember as a legislator Minnesota and I remember as a legislator there<00:58:01.480
• And certainly this legislative session, as all legislative sessions, you know, are an example of that
• </c> opportunity with the legislative opportunity with the legislative committee<01:17:52.639><c> on<
• </c> certainly with that legislative certainly with that legislative committee<01:18:00.880><c> uh</c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That list was produced during the 2023 legislative session and provided to a member.
• And then we've even seen in 2025 legislation passed that added more components to the bill. 2025 legislation
• But, you know, it's fair for us as legislators to have an opinion.
• And if we can do something to the legislation to change it, then we're going to.
• And the Tort Claims Act is the principal expression of that legislative...

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• days to revise and extend their remarks on the legislation and to insert extraneous material on House
• It is literally<02:45:25.120><c> celebrating</c><02:45:26.000><c> legislation</c><02:45:27.120><c> to
• </c><02:45:27.439><c> put</c> literally celebrating legislation to put literally celebrating legislation
• That's who they're helping out with this legislation.
• And with that, I'd this uh legislation.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1012, house, all