Transcript Highlights:

• any breakout in general without any breakout whatever.<00:16:19.600><c> It's</c><00:16:19.759><c> a<
• Yeah, they could do that, just by way of furthering helping pro se litigants generally.
• Yeah, they could do that, just by way of furthering helping pro se litigants generally.
• </c><01:21:09.520><c> matter</c> is denied, then you as a general matter is denied, then you as a general
• And so generally they read the &gt;&gt; Yeah.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on Family Court reviewed several previously distributed reports, including a comparison of family court structures in other states and a report on improving New Hampshire family court pre-trial and mediation practices. The main new topic was a report on the intersection of domestic violence and family courts in New Hampshire, with members discussing how domestic violence cases in superior or district court can overlap with custody matters in family court and how courts may not be aware of related proceedings in other venues. Members discussed RSA 490-D:2 and related statutes, noting that family courts have original jurisdiction over certain abuse, neglect, and domestic violence matters, with concurrent jurisdiction in some protective-order cases. The discussion focused on practical problems such as confidentiality in domestic violence cases, limited access to case information by nonparties, and the need for courts to better communicate about companion cases. Suggestions included a shared or unified database, expanded lethality assessments for law enforcement, and a requirement that criminal courts report domestic violence convictions or protective-order violations to family court so judges are aware of the full case context. The subcommittee also discussed ways to help self-represented litigants, including better education at first appearance, clearer guidance about raising protective orders or criminal charges at hearings, daily docket review by clerks, and a possible “lawyer for the day” program modeled on Massachusetts. One member raised the idea of a family safety docket, while another noted that New Hampshire already has a complex case docket for high-conflict matters and that cases generally stay with one judge when possible. No votes were taken, and the chair said the subcommittee would continue reviewing materials and could return to work next year, with possible bill amendments to follow.

Transcript Highlights:

• But generally, most people kept their appointments and went all the way through. Thank you, Mr.
• Attorney General, if you're listening. I encourage you to join us on that. But Mr.
• So we're seeing in the general same footprint over time.
• These are generally again generally.
• They were looking at sort of a generic list.

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• The lower-carbon or cleaner the fuel is, the more credits it can generate.
• Fuels that exceed the standard generate deficits.
• But over time, it does seem to suggest that California crude generally is cheaper. Thank you.
• I'm a general manager for Excalibur Well Services. I manage about 110 employees.
• You know, us in general are having a hard time without these permits coming in.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy, Transportation, and Natural Resources focused on California’s transportation fuels sector, especially the state’s response to refinery closures and the broader transition away from fossil fuels. Opening remarks emphasized the tension between climate and air-quality goals, fuel affordability, refinery jobs and local tax bases, and the need to avoid crisis-driven responses as Phillips 66 and Valero consider shutting refineries in Wilmington and Benicia. Professor Emily Grubert framed the issue as a long-term managed transition in which the public already bears much of the risk and should also capture benefits from a well-planned shift. CARB Chair Leanne Randolph reviewed the state’s emissions and fuel policies, including AB 32, the low-carbon fuel standard, clean vehicle programs, and the at-berth regulation for ocean-going vessels. She said California’s transportation sector remains the largest source of greenhouse gases and a major source of smog-forming pollution, but that the state has made substantial progress and still needs to reduce demand for fossil fuels while maintaining compliance with federal air-quality standards. Randolph also said CARB’s recent LCFS amendments had not caused the predicted spike in gas prices and explained that compliance pathways for the at-berth rule include emissions-reduction technologies or payments into a remediation fund. CEC Vice Chair Gunda described declining gasoline demand, shrinking in-state refining capacity, and growing dependence on imports, arguing that the state is in a “mid-transition” period that requires both support for legacy infrastructure and continued investment in cleaner alternatives. He outlined the administration’s petroleum market stabilization proposal, which aims to return California crude production to 125 million barrels a year through four components: codifying the ban on fracking, validating the Kern County oil-and-gas permitting ordinance, creating a temporary CEQA exemption paired with a two-for-one plug-and-drill framework, and strengthening pipeline and spill-safety requirements. Department of Conservation Director Jennifer Lucasey said the proposal is intended to stabilize crude supply and pipeline throughput while preserving health and environmental protections, and noted that CalGEM would still review permits and enforce other requirements. Mayor Steve Young of Benicia testified that a Valero closure would significantly reduce city revenue and leave the community facing years of cleanup and redevelopment challenges. He said the city supports environmental protection but is worried about the economic hit, the possibility that Benicia becomes a fuel-import terminal, and the lack of local influence over refinery decisions. Members pressed the panel on the CEQA exemption, tribal and habitat review, disclosure of closure liabilities, fuel-demand projections, and whether the proposal should include more demand-side measures. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and officials said some proposals, including a margin-cap pause and further transition planning, would be taken up later in the process.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's not a general... Invitation to testify is not open-ended, right?
• Your Attorney General. But where is he today? Is he suing the Trump administration? No.
• There are election databases for every general election.
• I'm Taylor Coleman, a seventh generation. Texan here from Chapel Hill, Washington County.
• Even our Attorney General has testified that it was legal. and actually disputed.

Committee: House Congressional Redistricting, Select

Keywords: 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Generally, we've done some work with you too as well, and we appreciate the support you've provided.
• So magistration generally is secret, right?
• And the judge generally just listens to what the prosecution says. Yeah.
• I am a pastor in the fifth, seventh generation. Texas. Nearly five decades ago, a former U.S.
• The Attorney General did, in fact, convene a special...

Bills: HB285 , HB795 , HB1795 , HB1871 , HB2407 , HB2461 , HB2695 , HB3507 , HB4911 , HB200

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> just wanted to give some very general just wanted to give some very general comments<01:08:46.080
• we're generally supportive of this we we're generally supportive of this we are<01:21:05.600><c> officially
• I'm here speaking in general support of this bill.
• </c> it to plow uh savings that we generate it to plow uh savings that we generate on<03:10:29.279><c
• </c><03:50:02.439><c> that</c> entities I mean just to be General that entities I mean just to be General

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, the victim is generally considered when, in their input, was generally considered by the prosecutor
• </c> generation has been lost to abortion. generation has been lost to abortion.
• </c><03:30:48.319><c> must</c> that the government generally must that the government generally must
• requires or telephone uh generally requires or telephone conversations<04:22:20.320><c> generally</c
• question. the the general question.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 1067-FN, which would formalize and expand mental health courts in New Hampshire and create a grant-based funding structure for them. Representative Mark Pearson, the prime sponsor, described the bill as a bipartisan, compassionate, and cost-effective approach that would connect people with mental illness to treatment and supervision instead of incarceration, while still holding them accountable. He said the proposal was developed with input from the judicial branch, law enforcement, corrections, mental health organizations, and others, and emphasized that local courts could tailor programs to their needs. Committee members questioned the bill’s fiscal note, whether the legislature had previously studied the issue, how the program would be funded, and whether the bill should more explicitly address treatment, prevention, and data collection. Representative Buzz Sher, who helped develop the bill, explained how mental health courts work, including referral, clinical and public-safety assessments, case management, goal-setting, and graduation from the program. He said existing New Hampshire mental health courts are mostly partial and county-funded, and that the bill would formalize them, set standards, and allow grant funding. He also cited data from Georgia and New Hampshire suggesting significant savings from reduced incarceration and related costs. Members also raised concerns about due process, whether people not formally charged could be swept into the system, and whether individuals with violent offenses or domestic violence histories could be diverted inappropriately. Sher responded that only people already in the criminal justice process are eligible and that courts use safety assessments to screen out most violent cases. The committee requested that Sher file supporting financial data from other jurisdictions, and he agreed to do so. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• From the General Fund to the Department of General Services for the payment of claims.
• appropriation authority for legal settlements approved by the Department of Finance and the Department of General
• In general, state law and policy is to pay claims appropriately.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Paper from the Senate: The House bill to build resilient infrastructure to generate higher ed transformation
• House Bill 4769, to build resilient infrastructure to generate higher ed transformation, comes from the
• Oh, yeah, you're living in a lot of, oh, yeah, the greatest, the greatest generation, let us not forget
• As the recent Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, acknowledged, quote, 'the mental health crisis among young
• We knew that for generations, schools communicated effectively without personal devices.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first recognized several student athletes and teams, including East Bridgewater cheerleaders, Medway athletes and teams, and the Housatonic Valley basketball team, and adopted a resolution congratulating the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps on its 25th anniversary. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance a petition concerning an extension of a lease authorization for conservation land. The chamber then took up Senate 2581, as amended, a major education and youth technology bill. The bill was rewritten to promote safe technology use and distraction-free education, including restrictions on personal electronic devices in public schools and limits on social media access for children. Members debated whether the policy should be bell-to-bell or allow more local flexibility, and several amendments were offered. An amendment from Attleboro to preserve district-specific policies was rejected, while a consolidated amendment tightening social media restrictions and related protections was adopted. The House also considered and passed several other bills, including measures amending the Sandwich charter, authorizing Springfield to help certain residents with local tax obligations, authorizing charity alcohol auctions, and directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific police applicant. In addition, the House rejected concurrence on a Senate version of a higher education infrastructure bill and instead appointed a committee of conference. Later, the House accepted a conference report on modernizing cannabis laws after debate focused on regulatory streamlining, equity, ownership caps, and hemp regulation. The report was adopted by roll call, and the House then passed the amended education bill to be engrossed before adjourning to the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have Deputy General Counsel Erin Brown with us, who serves as the Department of Developmental Services
• So I'm Erin Brown, Deputy General Counsel at DDS.
• I'm not going to take any of the Secretary of State's steam on the changes to General Law Chapter 66.
• That's something I would not put in just a general email.
• or many generations who were invisible or forgotten.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held its quarterly virtual meeting and approved the September minutes. Chair Denise Garlick opened with updates on the commission’s first “Meeting the Moment” community forum in Needham, reporting strong attendance, a large resource fair, and mostly positive survey feedback. Commissioners said the event was valuable for connecting advocates, providers, and people with disabilities, while also noting lessons learned about accessibility, timing, and the need for more networking time and advance materials. The chair said the commission is planning future forums in other regions, including possible sites in Lowell, Northampton, and the South Shore. A major item was the new advisory council. Oz Osmondahar and Eman described the outreach and screening process, which drew roughly 60 nominations and emphasized lived experience, sector expertise, geographic diversity, and connections to broader networks. The council will serve as strategic advisors and thought partners, meet twice a year, and hold its first in-person orientation on January 30 at the State House Members Lounge. Commissioners were encouraged to stay engaged with the council and use it to strengthen commission and subcommittee work. Subcommittee reports covered employment, workforce supports, and long-term services and supports/health equity. The Disability Employment Subcommittee reported collaboration with SEED, a presentation at the Employment Matters Conference, a discussion with a disability employee resource group, and upcoming work with CED and veterans advocates. The Workforce Supports Subcommittee heard from the MassHealth Policy Commission’s Behavioral Health Workforce Center about workforce data gaps and an upcoming needs assessment, and plans to host ADDP on 2025 workforce metrics. The long-term services and supports committee discussed the Housing Navigator program, barriers to accessible housing, and concerns about how federal cuts could affect disability services and health equity. The commission also heard from DDS Deputy General Counsel Erin Brown and Associate Commissioner Chris Klaskin on a new law expanding access to records from former state institutions, including new notification and privacy procedures and a forthcoming regulatory process with public input. Commissioners welcomed the law as a step toward transparency and dignity. Amen gave an executive director update on the annual report, recent collaboration with the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Office of the Veteran Advocate, a national state-employer practice group, and the IDD/Autism Alliance working group. The meeting also included a moment of reflection for disability activist Alice Wong, a commissioner announcement about Work Without Limits’ virtual career fair, and adjournment after a motion and second were approved unanimously.

Transcript Highlights:

• Fine, Peyton Fine—she's only five months old and will not be standing up to join us—Tim Barr, Deputy General
• Tim Barr, Deputy General Manager of Western Municipal Water.
• I'm standing up to join us, Tim Barr, Deputy General Manager of Western Municipal Water District, Holly
• , including our contradictions, a journey that has challenged each generation, including our generation
• And it's a celebration, it's a campus that for generations to come will offer education, will offer civil

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved procedural motions, and recognized several guests and honorees, including CAUSE leadership academy participants, retiring FCMAT CEO Michael Fine, a Capitol intern, environmental leaders celebrating Black Conservation Week, family members of members, and NASA astronaut Captain Victor Glover Jr. The body also took up a number of routine file items and committee referral requests, with several bills referred to committees by unanimous consent and multiple items passed or retained on file. The main floor debate centered on ACR 214, the Juneteenth resolution. Members from the Black Caucus and other caucuses spoke in support, describing Juneteenth as both a celebration of emancipation and a reminder that freedom and equality remain unfinished work. Speakers emphasized Black history, civil rights, solidarity across communities, and ongoing issues such as education, housing, health, incarceration, and economic inequality. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 66 coauthors were added. The Assembly also considered AB 2285 on blockchain staking and crypto regulation. The author argued the bill would provide consumer protections and clear rules for banks, credit unions, and crypto exchanges, while an opponent warned it could weaken securities oversight and consumer safeguards. The bill passed 45-1, and the author requested immediate transmission to the Senate. Later, SB 1036 on mitigation fee credits for redevelopment passed 55-0 after brief support for clarifying fee rules and reducing duplicative costs. The chamber then adopted the second-day consent calendar, including resolutions for Women’s Equality Day and the International Day of Yoga, along with several Senate bills, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Assembly announced it would not meet on Friday, June 19, would reconvene Monday, June 22 at 1 p.m., and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is not State General Fund money.
• This is revenue generated by the Department of Environmental Quality from fines and fees.
• No impact to the State General Fund. No, sir. Yeah. Okay. No impact to the State General Fund.
• But we generally use all $6 million pretty much every year.
• I'm concerned with the amount of money, and I'm concerned generally with what we're doing with our court

Committee: Senate Finance

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met on May 13, 2026, and reported several bills favorable. HB 27 was approved after testimony that it would delete a constitutional sentence requiring debt payments to be applied to the oldest outstanding amortization, giving retirement boards more flexibility to pay off the most advantageous debt. HB 143 was supported by the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association and local law enforcement representatives to raise the statutory per diem for housing state inmates in local facilities from $26.39 to match the current $29.39 rate already being paid in practice. HB 205 drew extensive testimony from clerks of court and election officials who said election commissioners have not had a pay increase in 19 years and are struggling to staff precincts, especially under the new closed party primary system; the bill would let local governing bodies enhance commissioner pay as a stopgap, and it was reported favorable despite concerns that it does not fully solve the staffing problem. The committee also approved HB 308, which would require state stadium and arena facilities to accept cash for smaller transactions or provide a kiosk to convert cash to a prepaid card without extra fee. HB 417 was reported favorable to increase the cap on the hazardous waste site cleanup fund from $6 million to $8 million and tie it to inflation; DEQ staff explained the fund helps pay for Superfund matches and cleanup of abandoned or bankrupt hazardous waste sites, and the increase would not affect the state general fund. HB 12, supported by the Louisiana Assessor Association, would provide 5% annual salary equalization increases for assessors through 2029, with local opt-in and no state general fund impact; members discussed the recurring pay parity issue with clerks of court and the possibility of a study resolution to address future adjustments more systematically, and the bill was reported favorable. Representative Kerner announced HB 311 would be deferred after concerns it could amount to a tax increase. HB 1129, supported by the Louisiana Auctioneers Association, was amended to clarify that the state’s movable-property auctions include internet auctions and to give Louisiana auctioneers preference to bid on those contracts; it was then reported favorable. HB 562, which would update transcript fees for the 19th Judicial District Court, prompted concerns about higher costs for litigants and due process implications, and the committee agreed to defer it to the next meeting for further discussion. The meeting ended with adjournment after brief recognition of visiting cattle industry representatives.

Transcript Highlights:

• To the general register. It's been a long day, Representative It has been a really long day.
• for those services, and we're talking about domestic violence shelters, sexual assault advocates, general
• </c><00:05:16.520><c> crime</c> assault advocates, general crime assault advocates, general crime advocates
• I will move House File 4252 be referred to the General Register. There is an amendment, the A18.
• Seeing none, I'll renew the motion that House File 4252 as amended be referred to the General Register

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So future generations will now take part in paying for the cost of it through taxes that go to the state
• are going to benefit future generations are going to benefit from<00:06:45.919><c> whatever</c><00:06
• So future generations<00:06:48.000><c> will</c><00:06:48.240><c> now</c><00:06:48.960><c> take</c><00
• :06:49.199><c> part</c><00:06:49.520><c> in</c><00:06:49.840><c> paying</c> generations will now take
• part in paying generations will now take part in paying for<00:06:50.319><c> the</c><00:06:50.560><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• California's agricultural economy generates $100 billion annually.
• California's agricultural economy generates $100 billion annually, with an estimated 600,000 to 800,000
• Packaging changes generally require a time frame of 18 months to be implemented.
• So as a result, counties aren't really generating so but most of them have been around since the '80s
• So as a result, counties aren't really generating sufficient funds or revenue to support these critical

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I am a fifth-generation Idahoan representing the Idaho Conservation League, and I respectfully ask that
• I am a fifth generation Idahoan representing the Idaho Conservation League, and I respectfully ask that
• I'm the general manager for the Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District, also called LOID.
• I'm the general manager for the Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District, also called LOID.
• I'm the general manager for the Lewis and Orchage Irrigation District, also called Lloyd.

Summary: The committee first heard House Joint Memorial 13, which urges Congress and the Trump administration to codify and follow the Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA decision and remove pre-Sackett guidance on federal wetland jurisdiction. Senator Lakey, attorney Damien Schiff, and Mike and Chantelle Sackett testified in support, describing the EPA’s enforcement actions against the Sacketts and arguing the decision should be fully implemented. The memorial was moved to the floor with a do pass recommendation and passed on voice vote. The committee then heard House Bill 678, which would allow the use of transmitting trail cameras to help wolf trappers comply with trap-check requirements. The sponsor and supporters from the Idaho Farm Bureau, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Fish and Game Commission, Idaho Trappers Association, and livestock groups said the bill would improve efficiency and humane treatment while helping manage wolf populations. The Idaho Conservation League asked for amendments, arguing the bill removed a clear minimum standard for how long an animal may remain trapped. The motion to send the bill to the floor with a do pass recommendation passed. Next, the committee approved several DOGE Task Force cleanup bills: House Bill 566, repealing the unused STORE outdoor recreation enhancement fund; House Bill 568, repealing obsolete code on floating timber and townsite claims; and House Bill 774, repealing minimum fines for certain illegal hunting offenses because those penalties are covered elsewhere in code. Each bill was moved to the floor with a do pass recommendation and approved by voice vote. The committee also approved minutes from February 16, 18, and 23, 2026. After a recess, the committee received a presentation from the Idaho Water Users Association on North Idaho water issues. Presenters from Hayden Lake Irrigation District, Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District, and East Green Acres Irrigation District discussed aging infrastructure, urban growth, aquifer conditions, workforce training, and water supply challenges in North Idaho. They described recent and planned projects supported by state funding, concerns about future demand, and the need for continued investment and coordination. No formal action was taken on the water presentation, and the meeting adjourned after questions about a forthcoming Coeur d’Alene tribal water rights settlement bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• we face, and we'll get information likely next session, on work that is being done by the Attorney General
• we face and we'll get information likely next session on work that is being done by the Attorney General
• Rail in general uses two-thirds less energy.
• The bike education grant program centers safety as a key learning outcome for the next generation of
• use by enrolled tribal members and to nonresidents, which are similar to the exemptions under the general

Bills: HB2306 , HB2711

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

Transcript Highlights:

• This proposed legislation will have no negative impact on the general fund. And with that, Mr.
• And I think the companies are already generating this information. They should share it.
• And I think our committee also extended accountability... ...to the Attorney General recently as well
• As most of you will recall, we generally provide a panel of magistrate judges to discuss some things
• So a lot of the forms would be available, at least in a generic form.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Rules

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• school districts and educational service districts are exempted from public notice requirements that generally
• Requirements that generally apply for surplus property if they sell surplus technology hardware at a
• School district boards of directors are generally prohibited from incurring expenditures in excess of
• And say that generally WASDA supports professional learning for school directors, and providing that
• I can say in the WASDA sort of space, there was a position proposed at our previous General Assembly

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Requirements that generally apply for surplus property if they sell surplus technology hardware at a
• School district boards of directors are generally prohibited from incurring expenditures in excess of
• Need to go on record and say that generally WASDA supports professional learning for school directors
• And say that generally WASDA supports professional learning for school directors, and providing that
• I can say in the WASDA sort of space, there was a position proposed at our previous General Assembly

Summary: The House Education Committee heard several bills focused on school district operations, student access, and special education. Substitute Senate Bill 6222 would allow school districts and educational service districts to sell or grant surplus technology hardware, such as laptops and tablets, directly to public school students, with priority for low-income students and documentation of the transfer. Testimony from the sponsor, district staff, and advocates emphasized helping students keep familiar devices, reducing waste, and extending the public investment in technology. The committee also heard Second Substitute Senate Bill 5969, which would better integrate IEP transition plans with the statewide online IEP system and the universal high school and beyond plan platform to reduce duplication; staff noted a fiscal note had been requested, and there were no public testifiers on the bill. The committee spent substantial time on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6247, a school district financial management bill. The bill would require additional ESD oversight and support for districts showing signs of financial distress, create mandatory school director training on funding and finance, strengthen penalties for knowing violations of budget expenditure limits, and require disclosure authorizations before hiring certain budget or accounting personnel. Senator Dozier said the bill was prompted by district financial problems, declining enrollment, failed levies, and reserve fund declines. ESD, WSSDA, WASA, WOSBO, and OSPI testified in support overall, though some witnesses raised concerns about mandatory training, funding for implementation, and whether training should extend beyond school directors. Committee members asked about the bill’s scope, the undefined term “significantly,” the $750,000 reimbursement cap, and how it compared with House Bill 2593. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 622, which would exempt school districts and ESDs from certain surplus-property notice requirements when selling or granting surplus technology hardware to students at depreciated cost or no cost to low-income students. Senator Hunt said the bill came from constituent concerns about unused laptops and tablets and would help students transition to work, college, or technical school. Zero Waste Washington and an Issaquah School District official supported the measure, citing environmental benefits and practical student access to technology. The committee closed public hearings on the bills, noted sign-in counts for pro and con positions, and announced amendment deadlines and upcoming executive sessions.