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• or to the school districts for students participating in dual enrollment programs.
• c> for</c><00:15:55.199><c> students</c> school districts for students school districts for students
• Um, are student teachers or they're called student teachers or they're called something else now?
• Um, are student teachers or they're called student teachers or they're called something else now?
• Um, are student teachers or they're called student teachers or they're called something else now?

Bills: HB0150

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• Because research is so integral to our student experiences, our students are being trained, and our postdoctoral
• As I already mentioned, these student experiences, not only during their education, but to retain them
• This allows us to continue to provide working opportunities to the students and to continue to pay for
• I just had a conversation this week with a student who is completing the master's program and is really
• Talked about New Mexico Tech students coming out with that incredible resume.

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

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• <c> be</c> special education students here would be special education students here would be permissible
• </c><04:32:36.080><c> and</c> cut direct support for students and cut direct support for students and
• now we're under 160,000 students now we're under 160,000 students<04:38:50.520><c> that's</c><04:38:
• </c> divided by the number of students divided by the number of students interestingly<05:04:02.840><
• 05:04:16.360><c> under</c> every EFA student is like under under every EFA student is like under under

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions. The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two. Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.

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• And students from the Espirito Santo School in the City of Fall River.
• , with over 8,000 students still on the wait list.
• We have students who participate in Plymouth County 4-H.
• Our schools want to keep students. It's not equitable.
• That's what's best for the students, families, and the community.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• The clarity will protect students, educators, and school districts. With that, debate is open.
• For some students, that minute may be for prayer. For others, it may be reflection or meditation.
• The key point is that government is not directing that moment; the student is.
• And so, in all, our high school and four grades, we have about 200 students.
• And so, in all, our high school and four grades, we have about 200 students.

Summary: The Senate convened with 27 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge, approved the corrected journal, and then moved through committee reports, messages from the House, and first and second readings of several bills. Among the measures introduced or advanced were appropriations bills, child custody and visitation bills, a digital identification bill, a virtual currency kiosk fraud prevention bill, and bills on public outdoor target ranges, hearing loss screening, and small claims procedure. The chamber also re-referred or held several resolutions and bills, including SCR 125 and SR 121 for printing, and later took a short recess for caucus and announcements. On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1347, a transparency bill requiring more reporting from the Idaho Housing and Finance Association on federal housing and homelessness funds; supporters said it would improve oversight of subrecipients and outcomes, while opponents argued it duplicated existing HUD and IHFA reporting. The Senate also unanimously passed SB 1369, which rewrites Idaho’s civil venue statute and allows certain lawsuits to be filed either where the defendant resides or where the cause of action occurred, and SB 1358, which lets returning school administrators count prior administrative service toward the teacher career ladder if they meet performance requirements. SB 1379 passed 28-7 to raise the Project Choice vehicle registration fee by $5 to help recruit and retain Idaho State Police troopers, with supporters citing public safety and opponents warning about taxpayer burden and impacts on local law enforcement. The Senate then passed HB 635, requiring the Professional Standards Commission to report suspected criminal conduct in education cases to law enforcement; HB 532, standardizing identity requirements for DMV transactions; HB 520, standardizing hearing-notice requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act; and HB 541, expanding the definition of a child for electronic enticement offenses to cover some 16- and 17-year-olds when the offender is at least five years older. Later, the chamber passed HB 581, allowing the Legislature to formally notify the Supreme Court when it believes a court rule conflicts with statute or substantive rights, despite separation-of-powers concerns raised by one senator, and HB 599, changing distribution of digital curriculum funds to a needs-based process. The Senate also approved HB 544 on military leave, HB 642 on death benefits for surviving spouses and dependent children of fallen public safety officers and firefighters, HB 560 allowing county election workers to be drawn from the jury pool, HB 697 separating election-crime offenses into distinct code sections, HB 698 closing a loophole for out-of-state felony convictions, HB 503 transferring the Soil and Water Conservation Commission to the Department of Water Resources, and HB 676 on geothermal water applications, which began debate on Boise’s geothermal system before the transcript ended. Most final votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, with the main recorded opposition on SB 1347, SB 1379, and HB 581.

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• Those are a few of the highlights of this bill that put students first.
• But more importantly, students will feel it.
• It only extends as far as students can be cogs in a machine.
• We prioritize students and families over anything else.
• That's exactly what this bill is about: Minnesota students.

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• We are the largest environmental educator in the state, reaching over 83,000 students over 1,000 schools
• State, reaching over 83,000 students over 1,000 schools.
• as part of Minnesota veterinary students as part of their<00:24:06.840><c> fourth</c><00:24:07.159><
• </c><00:25:00.640><c> interns</c> opportunities for their students interns opportunities for their students
• Are you doing anything in your capacity to help increase veterinary student capacity?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I want to welcome to the Florida House the Cambridge A-student, at, of being here today at the Capitol
• And at first I was going to say from other students, but now I have to actually say from other students
• Our students don't just stay in the state of Florida when it comes to colleges and universities.
• outperform our students.
• Our students to be able to prepare our students, not just in the United States or to compete in the United

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Walton County Deputy Will May, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for April 3, 2025 was adopted, and CS/HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then moved through a series of bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, with several companion Senate bills substituted and passed: SB 36 (Florida statutes adoption act), SB 42 (general reviser’s bill), SB 40 (deleting inoperative statutory provisions), and SB 38 (renaming references from the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services to the Division of Criminal Investigations). All of those passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The House also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to electronically send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection order documents. Members discussed whether judges needed to direct transmission and whether there were fail-safes if clerks did not comply. HB 615, on electronic delivery of notices between landlords and tenants, was amended to strengthen tenant protections and passed 108-0. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance, HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements, and HB 1145 on workforce education also passed, with HB 1145 receiving 100 yeas and 4 nays. HB 649, removing the paper supervised protocol for certified registered nurse anesthetists, passed 77-30 after structured debate. A major portion of the meeting focused on CS/HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill adds a $1 million bond requirement after 25% of required signatures are collected, requires petition handlers to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, imposes background checks and training for paid circulators, shortens petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increases penalties, adds signature revocation notices, and creates additional criminal penalties and enforcement provisions. Supporters argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make citizen-led amendments much harder to qualify. Numerous amendments were offered, including proposals to remove sensitive personal information from petition forms, soften deadlines and penalties, change validation thresholds, and alter the estimating conference process; most failed, though one amendment clarifying who pays for background checks was adopted. The transcript ends during continued debate on an amendment to strike most of the bill and prohibit public funds from being used to advocate for or against constitutional amendments.

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• Members, this bill relates to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public
• For high school students in public schools, let's back up on that, members.
• inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students
• Members, the bill relates to student union building fees at the University of Texas at El Paso.
• Just a clarification on that bill as well, members: the students have already voted on that particular

Committee: Senate Education K-16

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a quorum and considered a long agenda of education-related bills, mostly from the House and several taken up in lieu of Senate measures. Early action included House Bill 27 on personal financial literacy for high school students, which was reported favorably and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also advanced House Bill 4 on public school accountability and assessment, House Bill 4687 on liability and immunity for certain charter school campuses or programs, House Bill 2598 on school psychologists, House Bill 3629 barring registered sex offenders from serving on ISD boards, House Bill 824 adding civics instruction to high school government curriculum, and House Bill 4236 creating a task force to review the comptroller’s school district property value study. Most of these bills were reported out unanimously or near-unanimously and several were certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard and advanced higher education and school governance measures, including House Bill 127 on protecting public higher education from foreign adversaries and trade secret theft; members adopted a committee substitute after explanation that it revised the Research Security Council, clarified definitions, adjusted gift restrictions, and removed redundant procurement language. House Bill 4361 on timely emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education, House Bill 1868 on studying dual credit funding and workforce capacity, House Bill 718 on restricting certain private partnerships for student housing, House Bill 4848 on competency-based/work-based/degree programs at public institutions, House Bill 2853 on student union building fees at UTEP, House Bill 100 on instructional materials adoption, and House Bill 2243 creating the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention were also reported favorably, with House Bill 2853 drawing one no vote. One bill was held pending further clarification: House Bill 1105, concerning tuition and lab fee exemptions for certain paramedics, after a member raised questions about whether the exemption already exists and whether the bill merely clarifies coverage for EMS first responders. The committee also discussed House Bill 100 as a companion to Senate Bill 451 and noted that House Bill 27 and House Bill 127 were being used in lieu of Senate bills. Overall, the committee reported most measures favorably, often by unanimous vote, and several were placed on the local and uncontested calendar.

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• Chairman Parker, the university students enrolled in military programs often face challenges when registering
• When making their schedule, students must carefully coordinate their academic schedules with their military
• We do it with student-athletes, and so this would just add military to that provision. Very good.
• It establishes an agreement by the student and creates a scholarship coordinator.
• At THECB to assist students and families with navigating the program.

Bills: HB102 , HB300 , SB2255 , HB102 , HB300

Committee: Senate Veteran Affairs

Keywords: military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, scholarship, military, Texas Armed Services, military spouses, occupational licensing, state agency, license requirements, reciprocity, training and education, debt obligation, voter information, ballot, elections, transparency

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• What expenditures are allowed for homeschool and private school students?
• But your department estimated 37,000 people or students would be involved this year.
• We know how many private seats are out there, but we don't know how many homeschool students are out
• Rogers said, it kind of levels out because we had about 2,500 students graduate.
• So then when you have about that same number come in with homeschool students, it balances out.

Committee: All JBC-PERSONNEL

Summary: The committee first considered the Lieutenant Governor’s Office budget and personnel request. Office representatives said they wanted to move the office to the state pay plan to better align salaries with other constitutional offices and remain competitive, noting that OPM had approved the positions and grades. Senators questioned the size of the requested increases and the office’s workload, and after discussion the motion to adopt the proposal failed on an 8-8 tie. The committee then voted to expunge that vote and returned to the regular agenda. The committee approved a series of Governor’s letters involving position transfers and appropriation adjustments across several agencies. These included changes for AETN, the Department of Health and Nursing Board/Dietetics Board, multiple DHS divisions, DFA shared services and budget management, and the Department of Public Safety shared services division. Most of these items involved moving positions and associated salary appropriations between divisions, with no major opposition and motions passing. A lengthy discussion followed on the transfer of child nutrition and related nutrition programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture. Education and DFA officials explained that the programs fit better under Agriculture because the funding and commodities are tied to USDA programs, and they clarified that both state and federal funding and all related positions would move. Senators raised concerns about the math in the letters, the split between state and federal funding, and whether all program resources were being transferred. After the explanation, the committee approved the Education side of the transfer and then approved the Agriculture companion letter. The committee also discussed the Educational Freedom Account program budget. Officials said the $309 million request matched current participation and included a $70 million reserve in case applications increase. Several senators expressed concern about the program’s growth and its effect on public education funding and adequacy, while others noted that the program’s rules and funding levels could be adjusted through the State Board and future legislative action. The committee then approved a Public Safety classification change and a member amendment changing a title at East Arkansas Community College from assistant to the president to assistant to the chancellor, with no change in positions or appropriation.

Transcript Highlights:

• But your department estimated 37,000 people or students would be involved this year.
• We know how many private seats are out there, but we don't know how many homeschool students are out
• Rogers said, it kind of levels out because we had about 2,500 students graduate.
• So then when you have about that same number come in with homeschool students, it balances out.
• But it is difficult to budget going forward without knowing how many students are actually out there.

Committee: All JBC-PERSONNEL

Summary: The committee first considered the Lieutenant Governor’s Office budget and personnel request to move that office onto the state pay plan and increase salaries for its positions. Office representatives said the request was intended to make pay competitive with other constitutional offices and state agencies, that OPM had approved the grades, and that the office did not plan to max out any positions. Members questioned the size of the increase and the office’s workload. A motion to adopt the proposal failed on a tie vote, and the committee then voted to expunge the vote before moving on. The committee then approved a series of Governor’s letters and related personnel transfers, including cuts for Arkansas Educational Television Network, transfers within the Department of Health and several DHS divisions, and a DFA shared services reorganization. The committee also approved moving child nutrition and related nutrition programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture, with department officials explaining that the programs fit better under Agriculture because the grants come from USDA and the transfer would include the positions and funding tied to the programs. Members raised questions about how the appropriations and positions were split between state and federal funding, and about the broader implications of the transfer, but the committee ultimately approved both the Education and Agriculture sides of the move. The meeting also included extended discussion of the Educational Freedom Account program. Members questioned the $309 million appropriation, whether it matched current participation, and whether future demand could require additional funding. Department officials said the amount covered current participation and that the governor had set aside an additional $70 million in case applications increased, but that any amount beyond the appropriation would require returning to the committee. Some members argued the program’s growth could threaten funding for public schools and adequacy, while others noted that the program is governed by rules under the LEARNS Act. The committee also approved a technical title change at East Arkansas Community College from assistant to the president to assistant to the chancellor.

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• /c><00:17:26.160><c> where</c> offices, or or other areas where offices, or or other areas where students
• ,<00:17:26.720><c> teachers,</c><00:17:27.120><c> administrators,</c><00:17:27.760><c> or</c> students
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• regularly congregate in the students regularly congregate in the dugout?

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Is that the student government? Is this behind us right here?
• We hope to learn a little bit of student governance from you all.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Student government from Kaitensville. &gt;&gt; Student government from Kaitensville.
• </c><00:04:50.240><c> So,</c> of student governance from you all.
• So, of student governance from you all.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, January 15, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened on January 15 with a prayer offered by Reverend Sheridan Almond of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Kensington, introduced as a guest of the senator from the 18th district. Her remarks were journalized without objection. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including Carter Pry, a recent Crofton High School graduate interested in cybersecurity and AI, interns Isabelle War and Daniel Mora, and the Catonsville Middle School Student Council and adviser Katie Tucci. Members also recognized the day’s pages and thanked them for their service. The only bill read at the desk was Senate Bill 232, by Senator Salling, concerning state procurement preferences for historically underutilized business zone businesses; it was referred to the appropriate standing committee. Committee announcements followed, with Finance, Education, Energy, and the Environment, Judicial Proceedings, and Ethics all scheduling organizational meetings and related briefings later that day. Additional announcements noted Baltimore City and Baltimore County delegation meetings, a Fire EMS Coalition meeting, and Cecil Day events in Annapolis. A senator from Montgomery County highlighted an art exhibit, Art in Full Spectrum, on the fourth floor of the House office building, featuring artists with disabilities from many districts and a future reception. The Senate then confirmed a quorum of 45 members and, on motion of the majority leader, adjourned pro forma until Friday, January 16 at 11:00 a.m.

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• THE SENATE OFFER IS ON ANY GIVEN DAY OF THE WEEK THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CANNOT LOCATE 23,000 STUDENTS
• FIRST, KNOWING WHERE STUDENTS ARE.
• THIRD ACCURATELY PROJECTING STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AND IN OUR SCHOOLS AND FORTH
• OUR OFFER REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT TO ASSIGN A STUDENT ID FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIPS RECIPIENTS AND REQUIRES
• CHAIR, WITH THOUSANDS OF THE STUDENTS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MOVING BACK AND FORTH CHILDREN

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• of life for students pursuing higher education in Arizona.
• in need, and improve the quality of life for students pursuing higher education in Arizona.
• And I will say this plainly: when support connected to students and to an LGBTQ-serving nonprofit is
• , and students trying to build a better future.
• So it would be nice if we could support our students, no matter what their background is or where they

Summary: The House convened, took attendance, approved the prior journal, and recognized a number of guests and proclamations, including a proclamation supporting freedom, life, and liberty for the people of Iran. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several Senate bills. SB 1166 and SB 1252 were reported do pass without controversy. SB 1184 drew debate over a floor amendment that would have added the pride flag to the list of flags HOAs and condo associations could not prohibit; the amendment was rejected on a 21-32 division vote, and the bill was then reported do pass. The House also entered an additional Committee of the Whole to amend SB 1092, adopted a floor amendment setting an effective date of Jan. 1, 2027, and reported the bill do pass as amended. On third reading, SB 1020, a special license plate bill benefiting the Arizona Space Commission and related space education efforts, passed 35-21 with several members explaining votes in support of space industry development and in opposition because a proposed community college scholarship plate was not included. SB 1247, an emergency measure relating to health care institutions, passed 55-1 and cleared the two-thirds threshold for its emergency clause. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to HB 2307, then later passed HB 2307 unanimously as an emergency measure relating to dangerous and incompetent defendants. The chamber also considered a bill repealing Cesar Chavez Day and replacing it with a different observance tied to the farm worker movement. Members on both sides spoke at length about sexual abuse allegations involving Cesar Chavez, the importance of standing with survivors, and the need to honor farm workers and the broader movement rather than one individual. The bill ultimately passed 48-8 with the two-thirds emergency requirement. The House then received announcements, including caucus and committee meeting notices, a remembrance of Christian Petillo, and a congratulatory note for the University of Arizona men’s basketball team, before adjourning until March 31, 2026.

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• One has to do with the number of students that we're serving in the ABC program this year.
• So right now when you flesh it out, our per student amount for ABC slots is $5,105.
• If we want our students excelling, If we want our students excelling at this earliest of age, could it
• I'm trying to make sure that we're serving as many students as possible within the program.
• So a fifth-grade-age student could participate with SRA.

Committee: All EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Each week, 900 students step into an environment that pushes them to think deeper, lead with confidence
• Please join me in welcoming the students, educators, supporters of Spiral as we celebrate their dedication
• Texas State Technical College and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley prepare students for careers
• Relating to the participation by non-enrolled students in university inter-scholastic league sponsored
• HCR 64 by Curry The first full week in April is gifted and talented students week for a 10-year period

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• She has worked in the encouragement of STEM and student outreach for 35 years.
• students throughout science, technology, engineering, and math.
• It's been an amazing set of students, faculty, and staff.
• What we do mainly is provide fellowships for some of the students.
• The students thank you for what you have done already.

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

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• I have students here from Butler Junior High, my alma mater, with their teacher, Ms. Therhoff.
• If the student did not progress and pass the course, the vendor does not get paid.
• pull down $3,800 per student.
• I know for myself, being a first-generation college student. Mr.
• I have been supported by the Associated Students of UMSL, University of Missouri–St.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the 40th day by roll call vote, 122-1. Members used points of personal privilege to recognize the departure of Scott Bell and to honor the life of Ernie Dempsey of St. Charles, and the chamber welcomed numerous special guests, including Child Advocacy Day participants, school groups, local civic leaders, and visitors from across the state. The main floor business centered on House Bill 3239, which would make the Missouri Workforce Diploma Program permanent and move it into the MOCAP framework with a $4 million annual cap and pay-for-performance funding. Supporters said the program has helped about 1,200 adults earn diplomas, especially women and parents needing flexible online access, while opponents argued it would divert foundation formula money from K-12 students and duplicate existing adult education options. An amendment adding a college admissions and financial aid task force was offered but failed, 55-82; the previous question was then ordered, and HB 3239 was perfected and printed. The House also perfected and printed House Bill 1786, which would prevent county assessors from reclassifying single-family homes used as short-term rentals from residential to commercial for tax purposes. Supporters framed it as a property-rights and tax-relief measure for homeowners and small LLCs, while opponents raised concerns about local control and the line between mom-and-pop rentals and larger business operations. House Bill 2944, dealing with the senior property tax freeze, was amended to clarify that the freeze applies across taxing districts and to simplify annual filing and notification requirements; a later amendment was ruled out of order, and the bill was perfected and printed as amended. The House then moved to announcements and recessed until 2 p.m.