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• Notwithstanding the regular practice, Notwithstanding the regular practice, the<00:10:06.520> edge
• executive session when I have a chance. executive session when I have a chance.
• >> wait until I call the executive session? >> wait until I call the executive session?
• go into executive session? go into executive session? Yes,<01:24:48.600> ma'am.
• executive session? executive session? >> Absolutely. >> Absolutely.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• . session. session.
• fact that they're not used on a regular fact that they're not used on a regular basis,<00:56:49.040
• why anybody would have a regular why anybody would have a regular registration<00:57:00.880>
• <00:59:45.839> transportation could be used for regular transportation could be used for regular
• They're not regular transportation, and they can be used as regular transportation.

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• charging more for it than a regular charging more for it than a regular driver's<00:19:27.039>
• These are regular bicycles. They look like a regular bicycle and they're referred to as e-bikes.
• session on House Bill 1350. session on House Bill 1350.
• <05:10:47.280> on I'll open up the executive session on I'll open up the executive session
• I guess regular calendar it will be. That's all we're going to take up today for executive session.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This session and it also it started last session Post COVID, there were federal dollars available to
• It was the last session or the session before where they were able to use more of the money. they received
• HB 1 this session. Notable inflation is a regular presence in transportation infrastructure.
• From 2019 and then again last session.
• But the first tranche of money, we got a billion dollars last session.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We ask that you would put your hand on this session.
• Senate Bill 57 by Senator McMath is an act to amend Section 5 of Act 463 of the 2025 Regular Session
• House Bill 735 by Representative Jackson is an act to amend Title 17 and Act 93 of the 2025 Regular Session
• House Bill 977 by Representative Boe... is an act to amend Title 51 and Act 481 of the 2025 Regular Session
• Act to amend Title 51 and Act 481 of the 2025 Regular Session relative to minors' use of applications

Bills: SCR63, SCR12, HB89, HB451, HB595, HB617, HB621, HB730, HB1064, HB1125, HB221, HCR58, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SB104, SB122, SB180, SB260, SB424, SB476, SCR9, SCR30, SB57, SB414, SB525, SB35, SB65, SB135, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB276, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB691, HB712, HB720, HB723, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB17, HB21, HB51, HB55, HB74, HB106, HB108, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB168, HB215, HB226, HB263, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1033, HB1034, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1237, HB1239, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382

Keywords: fiscal notes, legislation, legislative auditor, state policy, conflict of interest, logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, HB89, Act 615, district attorney, assistant district attorney, retiree health insurance, group health insurance, retirement benefits, public employee benefits, Third Judicial District, Thirtieth Judicial District

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• And so we appreciate the work that you all do on a regular basis.
• They're currently in session.
• in session, Illinois is still in session, so we're looking at a number of bills likely becoming law
• Pennsylvania is still in session, New York is still in session, Illinois is still in session, so we're
• York is still in session, Illinois is still in session, so we're looking at a number of bills likely

Keywords: Technology and Science, Joint Commission on, 976, house, all

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• We're moving on to the regular calendar.
• Um we uh had two sessions since uh 2024.
• > um<00:36:46.960> in additional stakeholder sessions um in additional stakeholder sessions
• changes from those stakeholder sessions. changes from those stakeholder sessions.
• >> Sorry, the the rules are on the regular >> Sorry, the the rules are on the regular

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with housekeeping items, approved the minutes and consent agenda, and reminded the public that JLCAR’s role is limited to determining whether agency rules are within statutory authority, not to decide policy. Testimony was to be limited, and members noted that policy concerns should be addressed through the legislature rather than the committee process. The first major item was Public Utilities Commission rule 25-215 concerning natural gas suppliers. Staff said the proposal had been postponed because the PUC appeared to lack authority to impose fines and penalties in this rule set, especially suspending or revoking registrations, and recommended either a conditional approval removing those provisions or a preliminary objection for lack of statutory authority. PUC counsel responded that the cited authority had been incorrect, that the Department of Energy now has most registration rulemaking authority, but argued the commission still has jurisdiction over mediation and dispute resolution and may still have authority over fines because natural gas suppliers are not expressly excluded from public-utility status. Committee members discussed the split between PUC and DOE authority and the possibility that the transition in authority had not been fully cleaned up in statute. The committee then voted to grant a waiver of the time limit and postpone the item for another month so the agencies could work with counsel and clarify which parts of the rule could proceed. Members also urged that any needed legislative fix be brought forward quickly, noting that the Senate was not taking up non-germane amendments and suggesting the House as the likely venue for a cleanup bill. The committee next took up Department of Energy EN900 and EN1000 rules. Staff said the EN900 net-metering rules had been postponed previously and that the main remaining issue was a retroactive requirement in EN909.03(b), which the agency agreed to revise so the language would apply only on or after the 2026 effective date of the chapter. The agency described the EN900 rules as implementing net metering authority transferred from the PUC and expanding the chapter to cover municipal group net metering and low- and moderate-income community solar projects. The EN1000 interconnection rules were described as implementing 2024 legislation requiring uniform procedures for distributed energy resources. The department said both sets of rules were developed through extensive stakeholder input and asked for approval subject to the oral amendment already discussed."}】【。json

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• So that's our regular federal funding that we get at ARDOT to take care of the highways.
• So that's our regular federal funding that we get at ARDOT to take care of the highways.
• Would you say the majority of the budget goes to regular maintenance or for new projects, new development
• We do want to talk about some potential legislation at the next session in 2027 about litter, but, you
• And I know during the session, we strengthened some of the laws or gave you some more tools to work with

Summary: The committee received a report from Director Wiley of the Arkansas Department of Transportation on a series of routine and quarterly items, including the closeout of the department’s efficiency review. Wiley said all five remaining recommendations from that review had been implemented, highlighted a new public maintenance dashboard on the agency website, and reported four surplus properties sold since the last meeting. He also noted that ARDOT had obligated $3.14 billion in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to date and reviewed the annual expenditure report tied to 2019 revenue changes, which funded $98.7 million in maintenance projects last year. Members asked about the balance between maintenance and new construction, with Wiley saying about 75% of construction dollars go to maintaining the existing system and that ARDOT’s overall spending is overwhelmingly focused on upkeep because of the size of the state highway network. He also discussed major projects and corridor priorities, including Interstate 57 and Highway 5 work in Lonoke County, Interstate 49 public meetings, passing-lane improvements on Highway 412/62 in north central Arkansas, Highway 82 widening in south Arkansas, and long-range plans to widen Interstate 40, possibly including a toll study. On the Toad Suck Bridge flood mitigation project, he said the design had been revised to reduce public impacts and would not require a long-term bridge closure. The committee also discussed safety and enforcement tools in work zones. Wiley said new work-zone cameras and cell phone detection tools were being used on projects such as I-30, I-57, and I-49, mainly to improve safety rather than issue citations. In addition, he said ARDOT spends about $8 million annually on litter control and is expanding anti-litter efforts, including a spring cleanup day involving more than 2,500 operations employees and some office staff. He also announced agency initiatives on human trafficking awareness training for field and office staff and the Street Smart education program for middle school students, with plans to expand it to high school content next year. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the director’s presentation and member questions.

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• know, when we did the 12 sessions ago on 3.5 cap.
• session, regular session, so we can figure out what, what to, what consequences it will have on our
• Your next session we'll have a long runway who will have our local.
• Hopefully Senator Bentalcourt or the House will agree to bring this up to the regular session and not
• during the special session when we have such a short runway and very short notice.

Bills: SB 10, SB 8, SB 15, SB 12, SB 6, SB 13, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, criminal prosecution, jurisdiction, hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids

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• A couple of sessions ago, we...
• And so that's something going in the next session.
• I believe it was two or three sessions ago.
• So if we went into executive session, it would indicate in the minutes that we go to executive session
• , that you are staying on the topic of the executive session, that that portion of the executive session

Summary: The committee met to receive a series of audit presentations, beginning with the statewide Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for fiscal year 2025. The State Auditor’s Office and OMB reported a clean, unmodified opinion for the state, with strong financial results including a $40.6 billion net position, $30.99 billion in assets, $1.81 billion in liabilities, and continued Legacy Fund growth. OMB also explained the new GASB 101 compensated-absences reporting change and discussed pension-liability fluctuations tied to discount-rate assumptions and investment performance. Members asked about how the state compares to others and about the effect of short-term commodity price swings, and OMB said the report reflects actual fiscal-year results rather than forecasts. The committee then heard the University System audit, which also received a clean opinion but included four findings: misreporting of Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund revenue, insufficient monitoring of service organizations at CTS, NDSU, and UND, improper bank reconciliations at Dakota College of Bottineau, Dickinson State, and Williston State, and investment/cash reconciliation problems at Bismarck State College related to bond proceeds. University officials agreed with the findings and said corrective actions were underway, including internal review of bank reconciliations. Members raised questions about NDSU’s use of certificates of deposit, and university staff explained that CDs are used to earn interest on funds being accumulated for future projects. Several other audits were presented, most with clean opinions and no findings, including the State Auditor’s Office, Workforce Safety and Insurance, Housing Finance Agency, Housing Incentive Fund, Job Service North Dakota, the Retirement and Investment Office, PERS, the Center for Distance Education, the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents, the Ethics Commission, and the Office of Administrative Hearings. Notable exceptions included a State Fair Association audit with an adverse opinion on the foundation component unit because its financial statements were not available for audit, and a Securities Department performance audit finding that performance-based pay increases and bonuses were issued without required evaluations. The committee also discussed the State Auditor’s future needs, including more staff capacity, data analytics, cybersecurity reviews, possible subpoena authority, independent legal counsel, and whether some audits—such as the Ethics Commission and State Fair—should be handled by independent third parties or under different statutory arrangements.

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• <00:05:24.880> Each worked on during the 2025 session.
• Each worked on during the 2025 session.
• Um one is a this coming session.
• Um, and regular basis to fund that.
• get together with staff on a regular get together with staff on a regular basis<01:14:10.719>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Thank you, Senator Sessions.
• <00:29:49.840> Any Senator Session seconds. All right. Any Senator Session seconds.
• , >> Senator Roberts, Senator Sessions, >> Senator Roberts, Senator Sessions, Senator
• Senator Sessions, Roberts, Senator Sessions, >> Senator<00:33:35.279> Singleton, >>
• >> ain't no come by y session y'all had. >> ain't no come by y session y'all had.

Bills: HB125, HB116, HB183, HB342, HB341, SB280, SB245, SB159, HB125, HB116, HB183, HB342, HB341, SB280, SB245, SB159

Keywords: HB125, sunset law, Alabama Sunset Committee, Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, veterinary medical examiners, veterinary board, veterinary licensing, veterinary regulation, professional licensing board, state board continuation, sunset review, regulatory board, animal health, veterinarians, disciplinary authority, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding

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• With that, we will begin with our work session. With that, we will begin with our work session.
• The forum may submit one bill draft request to each regular legislative session.
• The forum may submit one bill draft request to each regular legislative session.
• Working with Max over the past two sessions has been one of the absolute highlights of the last two sessions
• Last session, we were incredibly impressed with Max.

Bills: SB60, SB85, SB323

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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• the second regular session of the 75th the second regular session of the 75th General<00:18:24.799
• Welcome to the opening day of the second regular session of the 75th General Assembly. each other each
• to the opening day of the second regular to the opening day of the second regular session<01:20:
• During the second regular session of the General Assembly and in the year of our 150th anniversary, as
• session, year after year after year. session, year after year after year.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened for the opening of the second regular session of the 75th General Assembly of the State of Colorado with ceremonial music, the presentation of colors by the Civil Air Patrol, the national anthem, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber then handled organizational business, including appointing Vanessa Riley as chief clerk temporarily, establishing a quorum, and reading notices of resignations and vacancy appointments. The Committee on Credentials was appointed, met, and reported that Lori Goldstein and Kenny Van Wyn were properly appointed to fill vacancies in House Districts 29 and 33; the House adopted the report and both representatives-elect were sworn in. Afterward, the House appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was organized and ready for business, and later received those committees’ reports back in chamber. The House also received and read the full list of committee of reference and Joint Budget Committee assignments for the session. These included standing committees such as Appropriations, Education, Finance, Judiciary, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Housing, and Local Government, among others, along with the Joint Budget Committee membership. No substantive bills were debated or voted on in this transcript beyond the organizational motions and adoption of the credentials report. The remainder of the meeting consisted of opening-day remarks from House leadership. The Speaker and other members welcomed new and returning legislators, thanked staff and veterans, and noted recent losses and a moment of silence for those who had passed. The Speaker’s address focused on political violence, the state’s fiscal challenges, affordability, health care, housing, education, public lands, civil rights, and the need to lower costs while protecting prior policy gains. The session was framed as one in which the House would work on budget pressures, affordability, and continued investments in schools, health care, housing, and environmental protections.

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• Will it be within our regular school budget to afford the trips?
• Will it be within our regular school budget to afford the trips?
• We can make things more regular.
• <01:22:31.480> system of Latin court go to the regular system of Latin court go to the regular
• session.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Members, it is now time for us to recess the regular session and convene the first extraordinary session
• We will substitute the prayer pledge and other orders of business from the 2020. 25 regular session for
• Members, we are back into the regular session. The quorum call remains in place.
• Session schedule is The bill as follows, Tuesday, January 28th, check-in session.
• Wednesday, January 29th, check-in session. Thursday, January 30th, floor session at 9 AM.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I nominate Senator Kathy Kip for President Pro Tem of the Senate for the second regular session of the
• I move that Kathy Kip be elected President Pro Tem of the Senate for the second regular session of the
• Kathy Kip be elected President Pro Tem of the Senate for the second regular session of the 75th General
• Now, I move that Kathy Kip be elected President Pro Tem of the Senate for the second regular session
• session of the 75th General Assembly.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the corrected February 25, 2026 journal, and received a series of committee reports. Those reports advanced several bills, including SB 110, SB 20, SB 115, SB 61, SB 35, SB 26, and SB 3, while SB 24 was postponed indefinitely. The chamber also confirmed or placed on the consent calendar several appointments, including reappointments to the boards of Fort Lewis College and the University of Northern Colorado, and later confirmed appointments to the Clean Fleet Enterprise. The Senate elected Senator Kathy Kip as President Pro Tem by a vote of 21-12. It then took up SJR 013, recognizing Youth Mental Health Action Day, which was adopted 33-0 after remarks emphasizing youth suicide, rural behavioral health needs, and the importance of expanding access to mental health care. The Senate also passed SB 37, allowing local elected judicial officers to set weekend bonds, and SB 84, concerning privileges for certain state entities in connection with the state auditor’s fraud hotline. In the Committee of the Whole, the Senate passed HB 1035 on second reading and HB 1064, concerning modifications to the youthful offender system, after adopting amendment L004. The House bill on youthful offenders was described as clarifying Department of Corrections contracting and helping youth with disabilities participate in YOS programming. The Senate also confirmed appointments to the Institute of Cannabis Research Governing Board. Several items were laid over, including SB 53, SB 43, and SB 21, and the chamber recessed until 11:30 a.m.

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• The tour will visit all areas of the state before the next regular session begins in February 2026. things
• ><00:03:52.400> before<00:03:52.720> the<00:03:52.959> next<00:03:53.200> regular
• of the state before the next regular of the state before the next regular session<00:03:54.080><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate bill Senate Bill 15 is a combination of Senate Bill 15 as filed and Senate Bill 2611 from the regular
• session.
• With the criminal defraud work we need to do in order to get it done in this special session, so we're
• session. provided for a criminal offense for notaries who notarize a thing, a signature for a person
• session and just as Mr.

Bills: SB15

Keywords: real property, fraud, theft, elderly, disabled, statute of limitations, criminal offense, property rights

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• session and the special legislative session.
• The session. It's going to get worse for me. So thank you.
• It's Senate Bill 3 from last session, the behavioral health framework. Gotcha.
• It's Senate Bill 3 from last session. Gotcha. The behavioral health framework.
• And in a 60-day session, I probably wouldn't allow it in a 30-day session.

Keywords: 996, all