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• This legislation is so crucial and vital for the thousands of Floridians living with sickle cell disease
• Bronte, you've been up here multiple times advocating for sickle cell and ensuring that this legislative
• Bronte, you've been up here multiple times advocating for sickle cell and ensuring that this legislative
• The legislative intent is revised to reflect a broader focus on health science workforce needs and to
• I think this is good legislation to address this firefighting foam, I think.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The 36th legislative day and recommend the same be adopted as corrected, moved by Skog, seconded by Gannon
• I have designated Kenneth Zakin of Rathstrom, Idaho as a qualified substitute for legislative district
• Amending Section 39-4402, Idaho Code, to provide legislative intent and make technical corrections.
• Do I need permission to refer to other legislation? Consent has been requested. Is there objection?
• House Joint Memorial 12 will hold its place on the third reading calendar for one legislative day.

Summary: The House convened with 69 members present, approved the previous journal, and received a substitute appointment notice for Kenneth Zakin to temporarily serve in Legislative District 3, Seat B. It also received an enrolled Senate bill for the Speaker’s signature and a large batch of committee reports and bill referrals, including several new bills and resolutions being printed or sent to standing committees. House Joint Memorial 15 and House Resolution 24 were sent for printing, and multiple bills were introduced and referred, including measures on hazardous waste, libraries, transportation funding, motor vehicle registration, campaign finance, elections, building codes, and taxation. The chamber then considered and passed several bills on third reading. House Bill 528, concerning self-directed and directed blood donation, passed 52-17. House Bill 521, which moves fingerprinting authority for certain non-criminal-justice private entities into a new code section, passed 69-0. House Bill 498, allowing the Legislature to hire private counsel for offensive litigation, passed 61-8. House Bill 539, tightening rules around temporary administrative rules and related review requirements, passed 67-2. House Bill 516, correcting a leftover reference in the parental rights and education law, passed 59-10 after debate over its effect on existing education restrictions. House Bill 522, addressing drone incursions near prisons and related penalties, passed 62-7. House Bill 635, requiring the Education Professional Standards Commission to report possible criminal conduct to law enforcement, passed 66-8. House Bill 594, codifying a court decision on distribution of penalties and interest from late tax payments to subjurisdictions, passed 69-0. House Bill 610, preserving homeowners exemptions for Idahoans serving religious or community missions when they intend to return, passed 48-20. Other business included holding House Bill 639 and House Joint Memorial 12 on the third reading calendar, and announcing that House Bill 620, 532, 629, 503, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 115 had been reported out of committee earlier in the day. The House also heard announcements about the Simplot Games, Idaho Food Bank, Whammy Kids, an Energy Caucus meeting, Idaho School Board Association lunch, and girls’ state basketball tickets. The House adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

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• Now, you all know, legislative work... ...faithful even when answers are delayed.
• Now, you all know, legislative work can often move slowly. Great reforms can take time.
• Senate Joint Memorials 110 and 111 will be referred to the 10th order of business and held for one legislative
• Senate Joint Memorials 110 and 111 will be referred to the 10th order of business and held for one legislative
• The good senator from District 33 will be presenting a nuclear energy piece of legislation that I'd like

Keywords: 989, all

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• We believe that the study that's called for in the legislation... and Randy Lerner.
• By setting a clear, equitable minimum contribution for school districts and charter schools, the legislation
• LESC, the Legislative Education Study Committee, have been promoting a 3%, and it was taken out without
• Without this legislation, you'd lose 37 per unit in every district in New Mexico.
• I do, I'm looking at the Legislative Education Study Committee bill analysis.

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: 996, all

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• So that's under legislation.
• But once it’s on the website, you go to legislation, you find House Bill 2.”
• Yeah, on top, legislation. Then it’s just a drop-down menu. You go by find legislation by number.”
• “Well, there’s $300 million in House Bill 2 that’s contingent on that legislation passing.”
• I keep finding Medicaid, behavioral health...” that legislation passing, including for the medical school

Bills: HB97 , HB280 , HB183 , HB151 , HB202

Committee: Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: Shaken Baby Syndrome, abusive head trauma, child safety, training and education, healthcare funding, youth internships, workforce development, education, grant funding, employment, drinking water, water quality, environment, public health, water filtration, private well testing, federal funding, childhood sexual abuse, time limitations, civil actions

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2, the General Appropriations Act, and reviewed the Senate Finance Committee substitute and amendments. Staff described the budget as balanced, with recurring growth of about 2.65% and reserves maintained at roughly 28% if the related disaster reform bill passes. Members discussed the bill’s major spending areas, including health care, child care, public safety, economic development, natural resources, and education, along with technical corrections, cleanup items, and where the public could find the revised bill online. There was also discussion of contingent appropriations that depend on other bills passing, and staff said a hot list of those items would be circulated. Several members asked about specific allocations, including university athletics and facilities funding for UNM and NMSU, tourism, the State Racing Commission, the Spaceport Authority, and school-related items. The committee also discussed reserve levels, oil and corporate income tax revenue assumptions, disaster and fire recovery funding, and concerns about fraud, waste, and abuse in emergency spending. Members raised questions about a Gallup DA funding issue, online school funding, and a personal care/health care item in the Health Care Authority budget. Staff clarified several line items and explained that some appropriations were tied to future legislation or temporary provisions. After debate, the committee adopted the Senate Finance Committee amendments and then voted on the committee report for House Bill 2. The motion to do pass House Bill 2 as amended passed 8-3. The chair noted that the committee would need to return later because of caucuses and the floor schedule, and staff thanked members for the process and preparation.

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• It really impacts this legislation.
• This legislation will empower our students with... ...credit for their hard work.
• It really impacts this legislation.
• This legislation will empower our students with disabilities and promote a more inclusive, efficient
• And that is the funding model that we have presented for this legislative session.

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And they bring them to the Capitol to learn and to engage about the legislative process.
• The DOE brings students here today so they have the opportunity to learn about the legislative process
• about</c><00:09:52.000><c> the</c> learn and to engage about the learn and to engage about the legislative
• </c> legislative process. legislative process.
• process and to advocate the legislative process and to advocate for<00:10:02.720><c> their</c><00:10

Bills: HB2118 , HB1764 , HB1815 , HB2117 , HB2436 , HB2438 , HB2532 , HB2566 , HB2573 , HB1736 , HB2425 , HB1590 , HB1913 , HB1573 , HB1542 , HB1804 , HB1976 , HB1704 , HB1996 , HB1541 , HB1926 , HB1703 , HB1866 , HB1710

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, SFCA, Performing Arts Grants Program, arts grants, culture and the arts, history and the humanities, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Works of Art Special Fund

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• Kelly Arwari, Legislative District 4, introduced by Representatives Pamela Carter and Gress.
• Representative Tony Rivero, Legislative District 27. Representative Rivero. Thank you, Mr.
• Everything is done with this piece of legislation other than putting it in the ground in the plaza.
• Everything is done with this piece of legislation other than putting it in the ground in the plaza.
• And today, they're here to observe firsthand and to learn more about the legislative process.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• But John Braun, State Senator for the 20th Legislative District and Senate Minority Leader, Republican
• We've got a very diverse group of legislators who have a variety of feelings on the topic.
• One, we actually have to have a Washington state legislative nexus as part of our rules in order to be
• The Democratic majority has used several different legislative maneuvers to try to undermine that facility
• because they don't like the facility, and they have every Legislative maneuvers to try to undermine

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: House and Senate Republican leaders used the media availability to argue that the Democratic majority is making Washington less affordable through new taxes and fees. They cited measures including a utility surcharge bill, expanded producer responsibility costs for clothing, a tire fee bill, proposed tobacco and pharmaceutical taxes, and speculation about an income tax, saying these would raise the cost of living and burden working families and small businesses. They also criticized a bill affecting initiative procedures, calling it an attack on direct democracy, and said Republicans would continue to oppose measures they view as adding costs or limiting voter input. A major portion of the discussion focused on immigration-related bills and public safety. Republicans condemned Governor Ferguson’s comments about events in Minnesota as inflammatory and said the incidents there should be investigated without political escalation. They also opposed a bill to restrict face coverings for federal immigration officers, arguing it would not be enforceable and would not affect federal law enforcement. Another bill they criticized would allow the state health department to fine the Northwest Detention Center if inspections are blocked; Republicans said the state lacks authority to regulate the federal government in that way. They also rejected a proposal to bar ICE agents hired under the second Trump administration from future law enforcement jobs in Washington, saying it was political messaging and inconsistent with the state’s public safety needs. The caucuses also discussed several other bills and policy areas. They said they were generally supportive of restoring College Bound and Washington College Grants funding for private nonprofit colleges, but only if done through the budget without new taxes. They backed a proposal to increase accountability and reporting for nonprofit organizations involved in state programs, citing concerns about fraud in mortgage assistance and other state programs. On a housing bill that would limit local enforcement of anti-camping ordinances, House Republicans said the measure was delayed for further work and that cities were worried about implementation and liability. In closing, Republicans said they would keep pushing solutions centered on affordability, transparency, and public safety while continuing to oppose what they described as politically driven bills from the majority.

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• For the record, Catcher Baden, I am Director of Legislative Affairs with the Governor's Office and pleased
• But despite just having the legislative affairs title, I was staffing this committee actually when this
• And I want to take a moment to thank all of you and the legislative staff for giving me the opportunity
• Legislation also added new requirements for the program, such as schools participating in the program
• In 2019, this legislative body added school counselors and school social workers.

Committee: Senate Senate Education Committee of Reference

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Uh, the legislative prayer breakfast is next Wednesday at 8:00 a.m.
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Keywords: MS House Floor - 8 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

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• I've been in the 13th legislative district, and I've been working on this committee, I think, since I
• I'm representative of the counterpart of the 40th legislative district. Welcome, Chair Reeves.
• I'm the senator from the 10th legislative district and a farmer. So.
• The senator from the 10th legislative district and a farmer, so. Okay.
• And I think in 2023 there was legislation passed for drought funding like that, but it... ...legislation

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought

Summary: The Joint Committee on Water Supply During Drought opened its 2025 meeting by electing new leadership. After brief discussion of the committee’s membership and the usual practice of alternating leadership between chambers and parties, members unanimously elected Senator Ron Mazzal as chair and Representative Christine Reeves as vice chair. The outgoing chair, Representative Ybarra, continued presiding for the remainder of the meeting at Senator Mazzal’s request. The committee then heard a presentation from Sage Park of the Rosa Irrigation District on the severe 2025 water year. Park said Rosa is facing very low reservoir levels, declining water supply forecasts, and an earlier-than-planned end to the irrigation season. She described the district’s conservation and drought response measures, including canal shutdowns, pump-backs, leased water, on-farm fallowing and water pooling, emergency well permits, and long-term investments in piping, sealant, drip irrigation, and storage. Park also urged continued emergency drought funding, more efficient state lease funding processes, and support for water releases that benefit fish during drought conditions. Urban Eberhard then presented on the Kittitas Reclamation District and the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan. He described widespread on-farm conservation, reduced acre allocations, early shutoffs expected in late summer, and ongoing infrastructure work such as piping, lining, telemetry, and the Springwood reservoir project. He emphasized that these projects are intended to improve water delivery, support fish flows, and provide future storage, including possible hydroelectric generation as part of feasibility work. In response to a question, he said the districts are monitoring aquifer impacts from canal lining and are working on managed aquifer recharge to direct conserved water to beneficial groundwater areas. No additional votes or formal actions were taken after the leadership elections.

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• well as those in Las Vegas and, of course, anyone watching online through Nellis or through our legislative
• It was sponsored by the Senate Committee on Judiciary on behalf of the Nevada Silver-Haired Legislative
• We support this legislation. Good morning, Chair and members of the committee.
• of legislation.
• We support this legislation. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else here in Carson City?

Bills: SB60 , SB85 , SB323 , SB309 , SB465

Committee: Assembly Judiciary

Keywords: elderly, vulnerable persons, criminal penalties, theft, civil penalties, criminal justice reform, traffic stops, law enforcement, data recording, public safety, racial profiling, SB323, Nevada, Department of Corrections, offenders, inmates, incarcerated people, prison phone calls, free phone calls, family communication

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• Yes sir, and that was in the 2019 legislative session. OK. And educate me, uh, more if you could.
• Why would we legislate this?
• Well, I'd have to see the legislation, but I don't think that that you can compare the two situations
• So that's the assessment that we have on this piece of legislation in terms of what would be added or
• When I, I also sit on elections and when we hear legislation like this coming through elections, a lot

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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• To ensure strong legislative oversight, Senate Bill 7 creates the Water Advisory Fund and the Texas Water
• It establishes legislative reporting requirements for the Texas Water Development Board to protect local
• The actions we take through legislative... ...your vehicles will be remembered in years to come, and
• Our minds in the legislative process think in two-year segments. It's just the nature of the beast.
• Then we have legislators starting to ask why, and wouldn't that money be better spent somewhere else?

Bills: SB7

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, 1185, senate, all

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• And it's disturbing for the neighborhood and it's disturbing, obviously, the legislative intent.
• And it's disturbing for the neighborhood and it's disturbing, obviously, the legislative intent.
• There was legislation or language put into the bill last year that didn't really deal with milestone
• This language, and I was very involved with this legislation last year, as many of you were, I let it
• There is no legislatively mandated requirement that says you can only have two per month or whatever.

Summary: The committee first temporarily postponed HB 381, then heard and passed HB 1015 by Rep. Hunschofsky, which expands flood disclosure requirements to long-term rental tenants in addition to homebuyers and clarifies that renters’ insurance does not include flood coverage. An amendment changed rental disclosure language to “dwelling unit,” and the bill received support from the American Flood Coalition, Audubon Florida, and the Florida Association of Realtors. Rep. Robinson praised the bill’s added protections, and the measure passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee then considered HB 247 by Rep. Connerly, an affordable housing bill requiring local governments to adopt ordinances allowing accessory dwelling units in single-family residential areas without added parking requirements, while limiting ADUs in planned unit developments and master-planned communities. Two amendments were adopted: one removed mezzanine financing language and another added certain newer manufactured homes to the ADU definition. Testimony was generally supportive, including from AARP, Florida Realtors, Americans for Prosperity, the Florida Chamber, and the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, but several members raised concerns about parking, infrastructure, historic neighborhoods, and short-term rentals. The bill passed favorably, though Ranking Member Cross voted no. Next, the committee took up HB 913 by Rep. Lopez, a broad condominium reform package addressing governance, financial transparency, reserves, insurance, voting, recalls, structural safety, and related issues. Three amendments were adopted: requiring seven years of posted meeting minutes online, allowing reserve contributions to be paused if a building is deemed uninhabitable, and clarifying that certain 2024 condo-law amendments do not apply retroactively to pending matters. Support came from AARP, the Florida Land Title Association, the Florida Bar’s Real Property section, Association Reserves, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, Marriott, and others, while speakers urged continued work on reserve-account clarity and caution on hotel-condo provisions. Members praised Rep. Lopez’s work, and the bill passed unanimously. Finally, the committee heard HB 579 by Rep. Overdorf on development permits and orders, which would require clearer application requirements, hold local governments to existing review timeframes, provide fee refunds when deadlines are missed, and prevent local governments from arbitrarily limiting quasi-judicial hearings. Members asked about incomplete applications, substantive changes that restart timelines, and whether the bill should address additional land-use changes; the sponsor said he was open to continued discussion but believed the bill’s definitions were broad enough. Public testimony supported the bill, and after debate from Rep. Hunschofsky and Rep. Cross noting some remaining concerns, the bill passed favorably. The chair then reminded members to engage sponsors early on future bills and moved to rise from committee.

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• Legislative Administration designates the following bill for the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration
• Courts continue to overreach and insert language into legislation.
• The legislative branch, as you know, makes laws and writes laws.
• And let's be perfectly clear: any legislator who votes to hide Minnesotans defenseless.
• That is a court-imposed rule, not a legislative-imposed rule. So it's their reading of it.

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Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 199, which would extend the statute of limitations for civil actions seeking damages from PFAS contamination from six years to 20 years. The prime sponsor and other supporters argued that PFAS contamination in southern New Hampshire has long-term and often delayed health and property impacts, making the current six-year period too short for victims to discover harm, connect it to exposure, and seek relief. Supporters described contamination in places such as Merrimack and surrounding communities, cited health concerns including cancer, developmental issues, and other illnesses, and said a longer period would better preserve legal rights while still requiring proof of causation. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but acknowledged the contamination and ongoing work to address it. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill, arguing that evidence becomes stale over time, memories and documents fade, and a longer window would make it harder to determine causation when other exposures or intervening factors may be involved. Committee members questioned both sides about causation, the difficulty of proving PFAS-related illness, and whether a 20-year period was necessary if a plaintiff already knows of the injury and its source. Supporters responded that PFAS effects can emerge slowly, that scientific understanding continues to develop, and that current knowledge is still incomplete. Opponents said the existing discovery rule already starts the clock when harm and causal connection are known, and that extending the period would reduce clarity and fairness in litigation. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing on HB 199. The committee then opened House Bill 268 FN, which was described as a technical measure to confirm that the Board of Tax and Land Appeals may hold hearings in its Concord hearing rooms. The sponsor indicated the bill reflects current practice and does not require additional facilities. With only one witness listed and no apparent opposition, the discussion was brief and focused on why the authorization should be placed in statute rather than left to practice.

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• In recent years, the Legislature has passed legislation to minimize the undue burden required by certain
• We think the University of California can provide that important legislative support.
• As we move this bill through the legislative process, I do look forward to working with CARB to ensure
• So we're really excited to be working on this legislation and urge your support.
• So we're really excited to be working on this legislation and urge your support.

Summary: The committee heard a series of Senate bills on environmental, climate, recycling, wildfire, outdoor access, and clean transportation policy. SB 958 would clarify CEQA treatment of impacts tied solely to increased building height, and SB 1230 would increase penalties and create CalRecycle support tools for repeat commercial illegal dumping. SB 1341 would revise how processing fees are calculated for bag-in-a-box wine under California’s recycling program. All three measures received due-pass recommendations to Appropriations, with roll calls showing majority support and the bills left open for absent members. Members then took up SB 1300, which would create a more permanent legislative role in California’s international climate cooperation and establish a climate secretariat at UC; SB 1370, which would codify and streamline wildfire fuel-reduction permitting with added safeguards, geographic and size limits, and pesticide-related amendments; and SB 1260/1268, which would codify the Outdoors for All initiative and the Deputy Secretary for Access position at the Natural Resources Agency. Each drew support from environmental, utility, business, and local-government witnesses, while SB 1370 also drew opposition from environmental and advocacy groups concerned about reduced CEQA review and herbicide use. The committee discussed amendments at length, especially on SB 1370, and all three measures advanced with due-pass recommendations. The committee also heard SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transparency Act, requiring baseline pricing disclosure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission trucks tied to state incentives and directing agencies to explore alternative financing. Support came from clean-air, business, and environmental groups, and the trucking/manufacturing opposition moved to neutral after amendments; the bill advanced on a due-pass vote. Finally, SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise, sought to strengthen AB 617 implementation and clarify community emission reduction planning, but it generated substantial opposition from air districts, business groups, and others over enforceability, funding, and the distinction between formal SERPs and community L-SERPs. The author described additional pending amendments to narrow L-SERP provisions, and the bill also received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations.

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• Thank you so much for your work and service to the committee, with gratitude to legislators and advocates
• And I want to recognize Seamus and Legislative Information Services, helping us be hybrid.
• While the proposed legislation does not currently include funding provisions, it's important to note
• And, of course, thanks to my distinguished Vice Chair for filing the legislation.
• If you pass this legislation, that's not needed.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Higher Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its fourth public hearing, opening with remarks about the importance of protecting and expanding access to higher education amid federal disinvestment. The chairs also announced future informational hearings on the impact of federal cuts and on ASAP models. The hearing then focused on several bills, beginning with S. 951/H. 1462, An Act to Support College Students in Recovery, which would require recovery-focused housing on public campuses and expand naloxone access and overdose training. Senator Rausch, medical professionals, students, and advocates testified in support, emphasizing the prevalence of overdose risk among college students, the value of recovery housing, and the need for campus naloxone; committee members asked about implementation details and the existing state pilot program. Deb Schmill and Rep. Tarski gave especially personal testimony in favor of the bill, and the committee discussed broadening the naloxone language to opioid reversal agents. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1461, which would expand MassReconnect scholarships to practical nursing students at vocational and technical schools to help address the long-term care workforce shortage. Rep. Stanley argued that vocational schools graduate more practical nursing students than community colleges and serve many low-income students in areas without nearby community college programs. The committee then took up H. 1433, which would require public higher education institutions to accept IEPs and 504 plans as sufficient documentation for disability accommodations. Advocates from the National Center for Learning Disabilities described the high cost and burden of repeat testing, the lifelong nature of disabilities, and the need for more uniform access across campuses; committee members raised questions about documentation freshness, campus autonomy, and how to preserve the integrity of accommodations. Later, the committee heard S. 919/H. 1454 on modernizing the Community College Endowment Match Program so community colleges could receive state matching funds for current-use donations as well as endowments and capital gifts. Community college foundation leaders said the change would help fund immediate student needs such as food pantries, child care, emergency aid, and equipment. The hearing then moved to faculty-related bills: S. 933 on UMass faculty rights and tenure transparency, S. 930/H. 3948 on contingent faculty rights and career advancement, and S. 940/H. 1429 on an Adjunct Bill of Rights. Testimony from faculty and union representatives focused on low pay, lack of benefits, job insecurity, and the need for clearer pathways to full-time positions and fairer treatment for adjuncts who teach large shares of courses. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked clarifying questions.