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• you're done 21 not going to wait 21 days you're done 21 days<00:10:44.000><c> went</c><00:10:44.240>
• </c><00:12:46.279><c> of</c><00:12:46.560><c> their</c><00:12:47.199><c> one</c> care which centri care
• one of their one care which centri care one of their one of<00:12:47.440><c> their</c><00:12:47.600>
• These are individuals who care.

Committee: Senate Elections

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• IN INFRASTRUCTURE SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE PLACES THAT THE FOLKS IN MY DISTRICT WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY
• REALLY FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NO STATE WOULD BE PROUD OF THAT WE ASK OUR STAFF TO WORK IN EVERY DAY
• BUT WITH ALL THAT SAID WHAT MATTERS AT THE END OF THE DAY IS HOW WE ARE DOING AND WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT
• WE SHOULD HAVE ANY DAY NOW 2021 RESULTS, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT FROM THE CORE.
• OVER A DECADE AGO THAT CHANGED AND MOST OF OUR EDUCATION IN FLORIDA YOU CAN GO TO A PRISON ANY DAY OF

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• </c> that time and continuing uh to this day that time and continuing uh to this day uh<00:11:40.920>
• </c><00:50:44.559><c> how</c> in a healthy Market nobody cares how in a healthy Market nobody cares how
• list and we have 10 days to turn that around, rather than extending another 60 days and then extending
• </c><01:20:21.920><c> I'm</c> the chairman said uh I'm Rob dais I'm the chairman said uh I'm Rob dais
• </c> those do care those do care you<01:25:25.000><c> know</c><01:25:25.159><c> a</c><01:25:25.280><c

Committee: House Housing

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• Does anyone care to change their vote? If not, the clerk will take the call.
• Does anyone care to change their vote? If not, the clerk will take the call.
• Does anyone care to change their vote? If not, the clerk will take the call.
• Does anyone care to change their vote? If not, the clerk will take the call.
• The day that everybody's been waiting for, alcohol day, will take place on Monday at 1 p.m., February

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• They also only did half-day kindergarten, and they thought we could provide the 15 minutes a day for
• the kids in half-day kindergarten to keep them on track and be with other kids who were in whole-day
• or full-day kindergarten.
• or full-day kindergarten.
• We already do this for Memorial Day and for Veterans Day, but whereas Constitution Day falls in September

Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.

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• This year, we have the 30-day years.
• </c> family or an authorized residential care family or an authorized residential care employee<02:04
• </c> know, more or less we're about 90 days know, more or less we're about 90 days from<02:38:33.200>
• </c><02:38:38.880><c> before</c> is, you know, about uh 90 days before is, you know, about uh 90 days
• </c> move it up about uh 80 days. move it up about uh 80 days.

Committee: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

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• </c><01:19:19.560><c> of</c> you're talking about is taken care of you're talking about is taken care
• Those are seven individuals who all day, every day, are taking in inquiries and calls from the public
• </c><03:13:41.640><c> every</c><03:13:41.920><c> day</c> seven individuals who all day every day seven
• individuals who all day every day that<03:13:42.439><c> they</c><03:13:42.560><c> come</c><03:13:42.760
• the machine at the end of the day, last we checked, I checked it, was $239 per machine per day, and

Summary: The meeting featured presentations from the Department of Administrative Services and the Treasury Department on state revenue reporting and unclaimed property. State Comptroller Dana Call explained DAS’s role in compiling statewide revenue reports, including the annual revenue plan set through the budget process and the monthly revenue focus reports that track cash receipts. She noted that unrestricted general fund revenue is about $2 billion annually, while miscellaneous other revenue is a much smaller and less predictable category, averaging roughly $30 million to $32 million a year. She also described two more material internal revenue lines: statewide indirect cost recoveries and post-retirement benefit recoveries, which are billed to agencies and often tied to federal reimbursement rules. Members asked about the interest line in the revenue charts and about how the figures were presented, and Call clarified that the totals were in millions and that the interest item would be explained by the Treasurer. She also explained that the indirect cost and post-retirement recoveries are internal cost allocations that flow back into the unrestricted revenue pool and are reflected in agency budgets as interagency costs. Treasurer Monica Meissner then outlined Treasury Department functions, including bank deposits, statewide disbursements, banking relationships, investments, debt management, compliance, the FONA College Savings Program, the ABLE Plan, scholarship programs, and the abandoned property program. In discussing unclaimed property, she said holders report property after a five-year dormancy period, the state uses automated systems and outreach to locate owners, and claim activity has increased. In fiscal year 2024, the state returned about $12.2 million to citizens through roughly 12,000 claims; over the last 10 years, about $72.6 million has been returned. She also said the state escheated $19.9 million to the general fund and $1.8 million to counties last year, and explained that securities-related proceeds are harder to estimate because they depend on market conditions. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• to find water space, an hour and a half hours every day.
• Senator Hall, would you care to explain your amendment?
• Senator Hall, would you care to explain your amendment?
• Be prepared for a long day tomorrow.
• It is usually called Denim Day.

Bills: HB2894 , HB3418 , HB3415 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3419 , HB3420 , HB1739 , HB1752 , HB1979 , HB2941 , HB2992 , HB3075 , HB3086 , HB3177 , HB3269 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3497 , HB3644 , HB4432 , HB3720 , HB3849 , HB3882 , HB3919 , HB3941 , HB4118 , HB4141 , HB4268 , HB4342 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB4434

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• the requirement to issue notifications whenever a user-engagement. once per day, and it removes the
• they will need additional staffing for administrative capacity to consistently meet any kind of 60-day
• they will need additional staffing for administrative capacity to consistently meet any kind of 60-day
• does provide victims that additional level of trauma care that you may be referencing.
• And so the trauma care would be embedded in that. Thank you very much. Appreciate that.

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on several technology and economic development bills. Staff briefed proposed substitutes and amendments for House Bill 2157 on high-risk AI, House Bill 2225 on AI companion chatbots, House Bill 2351 on emergency responder protections, and House Bill 2186 on federal fund acquisition for economic development. Members discussed the competing approaches in the two proposed substitutes for HB 2225, including enforcement, disclosures, minor protections, and crisis-response requirements. The committee then voted to adopt the proposed substitute for HB 2225 and report it out with a due pass recommendation, with a 7-3 vote and three excused. It also passed HB 2186 out of committee with a unanimous due pass recommendation after discussion about reducing fiscal impact. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2397, which would require timely reimbursement within 60 days for state agencies and local jurisdictions mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services mobilization plan. Fire officials and fire finance staff testified in support, describing reimbursement delays of six to ten months that strain local budgets and can discourage participation in wildfire deployments. Testifiers said the bill would improve cash flow and staffing stability, while also noting the need for technical clarification on when the 60-day clock starts and possible staffing needs at the State Patrol. No one testified in opposition. The final public hearing was on House Bill 2417, which would add victim-rights protections to the Washington Code of Military Justice, aligning state military justice procedures with the federal Uniform Code of Military Justice. The prime sponsor and military legal experts testified that the bill closes a gap so victims serving in the Washington National Guard receive the same notice, participation, and fairness protections regardless of whether they are in state or federal status. Veterans’ advocates also supported the bill, saying it would improve trust, reporting, and accountability. The bill was scheduled for future executive action, and the meeting adjourned after the hearings.

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• These 1 million Texas saltwater anglers collectively spend over 15 million fishing days, with well over
• of residents without access to private health care.
• On this island, the spirit of June 19th is honored, not just in the... one day, but every day through
• All day, all day. And yeah, four-hour ones.
• Vice Chair Forrest, you actually eat candy for 31 days straight? Not Richard. Let the kids.

Bills: HB1397 , HB1886 , HB3088 , HB4187 , HB4229 , HB4230 , HB5032 , HCR6 , HCR34 , HCR50 , HCR55 , HCR58 , HCR70 , HCR71 , HCR72 , HCR74 , HCR75 , HCR80 , HCR86 , HCR93 , HCR100 , HCR107 , HCR116 , HCR117 , HCR6

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

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• You're the one who calls leaders to serve with integrity, to pursue what is right, and to care for the
• We come before you this day not in pride but in humility, recognizing that all authority is given by
• /c> to pursue what is right, to pursue what is right, and<00:11:31.160><c> to</c><00:11:31.280><c> care
• the</c><00:11:31.920><c> people</c><00:11:32.880><c> entrusted</c><00:11:33.360><c> to</c> and to care
• for the people entrusted to and to care for the people entrusted to their<00:11:33.600><c> decisions

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• All in the chamber and gallery will rise as we begin our day with prayer by the gentleman from Jackson
• I move for the approval of the House Journal for the 61st day, Thursday, April 30, 2026, and I ask for
• I move for the approval of the House Journal for the 61st day, Thursday, April 30, 2026, and I ask for
• I had three brothers; they had passed on, but my father took care of all of us.
• I had three brothers; they had passed on, but my father took care of all of us.

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• Board members who believe that in a four-day school day, our rural schools are better served and have
• So they get a 30-day written notice, correct?
• And then they have 30 days.
• So say within those 30 days, it gets noticed.
• I thought I heard that they have 30 days.

Bills: SB23 , SB73 , SB210 , SB234 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16

Committee: House House Education

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• And are we worried about someone being a citizen one day and then not being a citizen the next day?
• then not being a citizen the next day?
• And are we worried about someone being a citizen one day and then not being a citizen the next day?
• 60 days or five years?
• or 60 days or five years?

Committee: House General Laws

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• ,</c> If they're injured on election day, If they're injured on election day, they're<00:16:23.120><c
• It's because we care about the future of our country and our state.
• It's because we care about the future of our country and our state.
• It's because we care about the future of our country and our state.
• </c><00:47:21.280><c> whether</c> whether and and I I don't care whether whether and and I I don't care

Bills: HB541 , HB541

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, primary elections, party registration, party affiliation, open primary, closed primary, runoff election, crossover voting, voter registration, Secretary of State, absentee ballot, polling place signage, election integrity, political party, Democrat, Republican

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• I think we have an amendment that might be able to take care of that.
• And care for God’s creation is all our environmental bills.
• Members of the committee, I know it's been a long day, and I believe if Rep.
• But this would take care of those at 65 years old.
• I don’t care what they say you did.

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on May 6, 2026, and considered a series of juvenile justice, criminal procedure, public corruption, domestic violence, sentencing, and victim-notification measures. Early in the meeting, SB 396 was amended and reported favorably to allow children in Office of Juvenile Justice custody to attend review hearings by secure video conference, with OJJ staff also participating virtually. SB 181 was amended and reported favorably to create a limited raffle license for nonprofit health care organizations within a single health system. SB 81, a bill requiring prosecutorial consent before a defendant may waive a jury trial in a non-capital felony case, drew extensive debate; supporters said it would align Louisiana with federal practice and other states, while opponents argued it would give the state more power and reduce defendants’ control over their own trial rights. After testimony from district attorneys, defense lawyers, and advocacy groups, the committee reported SB 81 favorably by a 7-3 vote. The committee then took up SB 207, which extends the prescriptive period for prosecuting certain corruption offenses committed by elected officials and public employees to 10 years after they leave office. Supporters said it would help prevent officials from using their influence to avoid prosecution; opponents raised concerns about optics and scope. The bill was reported favorably by an 8-3 vote. SB 92, requiring district attorneys to submit sexual assault kits to the statewide tracking system, was also reported favorably without objection. SB 156, which increases the maximum penalty for negligent homicide and includes special treatment for cases involving children under 13, was reported favorably after sponsors said they would make a technical fix before floor debate. SB 58, imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for aggravated flight from a law enforcement officer and dedicating fine revenue to pursuit training and technology, was reported favorably after supporters cited fatal high-speed pursuits and law enforcement backing. Later, the committee approved SB 97, the constitutional amendment companion to SB 81, after similar testimony for and against the proposal; it was reported favorably by a 7-3 vote. SB 141, moving the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board’s functions to the Louisiana Supreme Court, was reported favorably without objection. SB 410, increasing penalties for accessories after the fact to sex offenses, was also reported favorably. The committee then considered HB 251, which requires notice to victims or their families in resentencing proceedings; after amendments and testimony about post-conviction procedure and possible unintended consequences, it was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HCR 50, a resolution calling for reports on opioid abatement and treatment programs in correctional facilities and guidance on available funding; the sponsor described it as a study effort to improve access to treatment and recovery, and the resolution was moved favorably.

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• So you and I had had the discussion the other day.
• And we should be learning from the Brownback days in Kansas.
• And we should be learning from the Brownback days in Kansas.
• They probably expected my first bill to be a health care policy.
• It’s a good day in Missouri. It could be. It could be.

Summary: The House first established a quorum after a quorum call and also welcomed guests from the Gateway Bleeding Disorders Association in recognition of Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month. The chamber then took up House Bill 2780, a major property tax reform measure, and adopted House Committee Substitute No. 2 before ordering it perfected and printed. The bill’s sponsor described four main provisions: applying Hancock rollback limits by subclass, adjusting the school levy floor from 2.75 to 2.20 while preserving current districts below 2.75 at that level for now, extending physical inspection protections to commercial property when assessments rise 15% or more, and requiring an old levy to expire before a new levy can take effect. Members from both parties largely supported the bill, though several raised concerns about the school levy floor and its interaction with the foundation formula; the sponsor said the bill was intended to stabilize taxes and send the issue to the Senate for further work. The substitute was adopted and the bill was perfected and printed. The House then considered a combined substitute for House Bills 2592, 2787, and 2834, which would restore voting rights to Missourians on probation or parole who are not incarcerated. The sponsor said the bill reflects accountability and reentry, and members discussed how election officials would determine eligibility, what happens if a voter later violates parole, and whether the measure could affect elections. Supporters, including members with corrections and election administration experience, said many people on supervision are working, paying taxes, and should be able to vote; opponents or skeptics focused on the seriousness of criminal penalties and the need to preserve public confidence. The substitute was adopted and the combined bill was ordered perfected and printed. Finally, the House took up House Bill 2125. The sponsor said it has three provisions: codifying the sharing of citizenship-status information in an existing Department of Revenue/Secretary of State data exchange, removing a sunset on the Secretary of State’s authority to seek court relief and subpoena records in credible election-violation investigations, and extending a technology fee sunset for another five years. The sponsor said the subpoena authority had been used only twice since 2020 and was intended to gather information, not automatically bring charges. Discussion on the bill began after the sponsor’s presentation.

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• Like if a client, you have so many days to report a change in your household.
• </c> 90 days and they're gone. 90 days and they're gone.
• ><c> is</c> Medicaid healthc care coverage is Medicaid healthc care coverage is critically<00:28:40.080
• Now, I made a pretty good living uh, uh, going against agencies back in the day.
• Now, I made a pretty good living uh, uh, going against agencies back in the day.

Bills: SB61 , SB8 , SB58 , SB60 , SB167 , SB61 , SB8 , SB58 , SB60 , SB167

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice, reciprocal licensing, background check, continuing education, workforce shortage, military spouse, active duty military, compact commission

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• We will begin the day with House Bill 2912 with Representative Veit.
• At the end of the day, it really does come down to time, and time is money.
• Chairman, members of the committee, Brent Tempeel here on behalf of Mosaic Life Care out of St.
• The behavior problems seen while in the care of the Department of, for those that hold CDLs.
• the care of the Department of Corrections are improved within these boot camp programs.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Transcript Highlights:

• We will begin the day with House Bill 2912 with Representative Veit.
• At the end of the day, it really does come down to time, and time is money.
• Chairman, members of the committee, Brent Tempeel here on behalf of Mosaic Life Care out of St.
• the care of the Department of Corrections are improved within these boot camp programs.
• There are a lot of bills that go through that people don't object or say that they do care about it.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Summary: The Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions heard testimony on House Bill 2912, House Bill 2753, and a joint hearing on House Bills 2171 and 3292. HB 2912 would expand the state’s use of master agreements for small projects, raising contract thresholds and adding architects, engineers, and surveyors to standing agreements for work under $100,000. Supporters from the Office of Administration and private engineering/architecture firms said the bill would reduce delays, lower costs, and avoid repeated RFQ/RFP processes for small projects. There were no witnesses in opposition, and the hearing closed after favorable testimony. HB 2753 would create a hospital zone designation, similar to school or work zones, allowing municipalities or counties to establish reduced-speed areas around hospitals when local conditions warrant it. The bill was presented in response to traffic and safety concerns around a rural hospital expansion and a state highway running through the campus area. Hospital representatives, the Missouri Hospital Association, and another hospital system supported the measure, emphasizing pedestrian, staff, ambulance, and visitor safety; committee members questioned the proposed penalties and whether the bill could create a statewide mandate, but supporters stressed it was permissive and locally initiated. No opposition testimony was offered. HB 2171 and HB 3292, identical bills, would direct the Department of Corrections to create a motivational boot camp program for offenders ages 17 to 21 convicted of nonviolent offenses, with the goal of rehabilitation and possible expungement after completion. Sponsors said the program would emphasize discipline, physical activity, and therapy, and could be a cost-saving alternative to prison; they noted a federal issue requiring changes for DWI/CDL cases and discussed a six-year sunset. Committee members raised questions about eligibility, screening, expungement language, program design, and how the proposal would interact with other sentencing bills. No witnesses testified in favor or opposition, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.