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• 27.919><c> Hawaii</c> of regions of the University of Hawaii of regions of the University of Hawaii file
• 06:30.160><c> on</c><00:06:30.440><c> page</c><00:06:30.639><c> two</c><00:06:30.960><c> house</c> file
• beginning on page two house file beginning on page two house Communication<00:06:31.840><c> number</
• Referrals and re-referrals are made in accordance with the supplemental orders of the day that may be filed
• Referrals and re-referrals are made in accordance with the supplemental orders of the day that may be filed

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• The Board of Adjustment, the law says they have 15 days to file their notice of appeal, which they give
• However, it does not prescribe a time by which they have to actually file their appeal.
• So the problem is that a lot of times, or sometimes, people file their...
• Sometimes people file their notice of appeal, but they never actually file their appeal.
• I filed the first version in response to the Justice Cavanagh hearings where people went to... ...Cavanagh

Bills: SB270 , SB275 , HB264 , HB281 , SB236 , SB247 , SB249 , SB253 , SB259

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: county tax, education funding, capital projects, local government, sales tax, food trucks, mobile vendors, business license, health inspection, statewide regulation, zoning ordinances, vessel registration, boating fees, state funds, regulatory changes, water safety, municipal zoning, zoning board, appeals process, circuit court

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• Next we have House File 2063, Representative Schultz.
• As you are not a member of the committee, I will move your bill, House File 2063, to come before the
• With that, House File 2063 is laid over for possible inclusion.
• um<00:10:30.839><c> with</c><00:10:31.040><c> that</c><00:10:31.279><c> house</c><00:10:31.560><c> file
• /c><00:10:31.920><c> 2063</c><00:10:32.800><c> is</c><00:10:32.920><c> laid</c> um with that house file

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We have a late filed Amendment bar code 5, 3, 8, 9, 1, 2, >> There's no objection to taking it up.
• If the patient requests advanced directive must be filed in the patient's electronic medical record,
• Timely filed and you're recognized. >> Thank you.
• ago and now we're coming back and we're seeing what's happening where those reports are not being filed
• , timely filed.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• municipality or county to the Alabama Tax Tribunal, instead of having to hire lawyers to go to court and file
• we're concerned about is that it could tie up municipal funds for inadvertently failing to timely file
• that if they don't levy a tax and they are not a part of this as far as having to go out there and file
• Department of Revenue sometimes will interpret that and say, "Well, you still got to go out there and file
• taking fees, issuing licenses, all the normal day-to-day stuff versus someone who has a complaint filed

Bills: SB174 , SB180 , HB196 , HB25 , SB193 , HB25

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, 911

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• Um, so there's a reference in here to the increase in the number and complexity of filings in the family
• </c> wouldn't They wouldn't be able to file wouldn't They wouldn't be able to file the<00:40:39.240><
• of those to get to filing of those to get to And<00:41:12.880><c> so,</c><00:41:13.920><c> I</c><00:
• Um, for this, uh, where there was a bill I filed where we said that over 3.5 we were going to pay 80%
• where we we said that over 3.5 we filed where we we said that over 3.5 we were<00:44:14.040><c> going

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And the bottom 30% they actually get money back through the income tax filing system.
• And the bottom 30% they actually get money back through the income tax filing system.
• And the bottom 30% they actually get money back through the income tax filing system.
• The bottom 30% they actually get money back through the income tax filing system.
• Section 50 removes references unrelated to registration filings and notes that there is a fee for filing

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• These emergency plans are to be filed with the local emergency management office.
• I do have two amendments pending that are not timely filed.
• It's not extending the time for someone to file that successor affidavit.
• They could file that the day after they pass, so it's not extending that.
• And then if they don't, then file the successor affidavit; it will go through the probate process.

Bills: HB3329 , HR1039 , HR1040 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3415 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3419 , HB3420 , HB3706 , HB3711 , HB4139 , HB1268 , HB3660 , HJR1023 , HB3298 , HB3056 , HJR1084 , HB3934 , HB3919 , HB4118 , HB4119 , HB3791 , HB4260 , HB4178 , HB4215 , HB4324 , HB3270 , HB4352 , HB4305 , HB2955 , HB3315 , HB3066 , HB1245 , HB4125 , HB3075 , HB3129 , HB3239 , HB4153 , HB3265 , HB4491 , SB680 , HB4263 , HB4268 , HB1675 , HB3885 , HB2984 , HB3697 , HB2959 , HB3671 , HB3852 , HB2933 , HB3057 , HB3802 , HB4294 , HB4285 , HB3708 , HB3979 , HB3977 , HB3986 , HB3985 , HB3588 , HB3742 , HB3845 , HJR1070 , HB3590 , HB3595 , HB3391 , HB3183 , HB3764 , HB3765 , HB1002 , HB4434 , HJR1086 , HB4060 , HB3881 , HB3500 , HB4408 , HB3648 , HB3127 , HB3606

Keywords: long-term care, advisory board, sunset legislation, mental health, psychologists, University of Oklahoma, gymnastics, NCAA, congratulations, sports excellence, recognition, honor, athletics, Joseph Castiglione, leadership, education, sports management, HB3413, public finance, state budget

Summary: The House convened after lunch, established a quorum, and then took up a long series of measures. Early debate centered on H.J.R. 1084, which would amend the Oklahoma Constitution to reaffirm that courts must follow the Oklahoma and U.S. Constitutions and not recognize or enforce religious codes that conflict with them. The author said it was meant as a safeguard against unconstitutional courtroom practices; several members questioned its practical effect and constitutional basis. The resolution passed the House 70-19. The chamber then passed a number of bills on workforce, public safety, tax, and administrative issues, including HB 3934 on dental hygienist workforce gaps, HB 3919 allowing county commissioners to adjust fair board membership to reach quorum, HB 4118 creating a family caregiver tax credit, HB 4119 requiring a bond in certain real-property title disputes, HB 426 on workers’ compensation for first responders suffering heart attack or stroke after strenuous shifts, HB 4178 on sales tax exemptions for municipal-beneficiary public trusts, HB 4215 to aid small post-production companies, HB 4324 allowing district attorneys to adjust sentences after initial sentencing with an amendment clarifying jury verdicts are unaffected, HB 3270 cleanup language for farmed cervidae/chronic wasting disease law, HB 4352 adopting the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act, HB 4305 clarifying ad valorem assessment of low-income housing tax credit properties, HB 2955 modernizing captive insurance law, HB 3315 creating a 90-hour degree program, HB 3066 reestablishing and funding a behavioral health workforce program, HB 1245 changing retirement coverage for certain DHS law enforcement officers, HB 4125 restoring firearm rights for certain nonviolent felons after five years with expungement or pardon, HB 3075 creating a penny-rounding rule for public-sector cash transactions, HB 3129 creating a process for university security fees, HB 3239 modernizing the Veterinary Practice Act, HB 4153 reinstating prior driver-licensing rules tied to an eighth-grade reading test with a hardship exception, HB 3265 defining mental health specialists for police pension disability cases, HB 4491 allowing school districts to opt in to extracurricular participation by charter, virtual charter, and homeschool students, SB 680 creating a tobacco tax incentive for lower-risk products, HB 4263 aligning retirement options for CareerTech employees, and HB 4268 creating the Teacher Effectiveness and Excellence Act with a compensation pilot and National Board stipend. Most measures passed with little or no debate, though several drew extended questioning, especially the school extracurricular bill, the driver’s-license literacy bill, and the tobacco tax measure. Emergency clauses were adopted on several bills, including HB 3934, HB 3270, HB 3315, HB 3066, HB 3075, HB 3129, HB 4153, and HB 4268.

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• Uh, for your consideration today, House File 1667 would allow for the water and sewer systems that are
• The response also explained that the water districts at issue are filed under chapter 116A, the public
• &gt;&gt; I move for House File 2526 be &gt;&gt; I move for House File 2526 be recommended<00:19:04.880
• With that, I lay file 68 over for possible inclusion.
• With that, I lay file &gt;&gt; Okay. Thank you.

Bills: HF1667 , HF2526 , HF68

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: correctional fees, supervision fees, probation, Department of Corrections, criminal justice funding, electronic home monitoring, drug testing, restitution collection, community service work, postprison supervision, court-ordered services, fee sunset, fee phaseout, offender fees, community corrections, supervised individuals, 1183, house

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• I will move that House File 413 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill.
• I would renew my motion that House File 413 be laid over. The bill is laid over.
• </c> would renew my motion that house file would renew my motion that house file 413<00:11:43.880><c>
• I move that House File 276 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill.
• House File 276 is laid over.

Bills: HF276 , HF413 , HF411

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form

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• </c><03:21:35.120><c> a</c> full representation when they file a full representation when they file a
• </c><03:21:57.279><c> his</c> job uh he's out of work he files his job uh he's out of work he files his
• and how you file?
• </c><03:32:54.960><c> and</c><03:32:55.160><c> that</c> when you file and how you file and that when
• you file and how you file and that for<03:32:55.439><c> an</c><03:32:55.560><c> injured</c><03:32:55.920

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If medical records have not been maintained or are missing for some reason, and somebody who's filing
• for disability, then an affidavit would be able to be filed so that they could move forward with their
• So we went to House Counsel, and they drafted the language, and I filed it, and that's what we just don't
• So thank you for filing this. Any questions from the committee?

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Public Service Committee heard testimony on a series of retirement, public safety, and personnel bills. House Bill 5054 would allow a public safety employee in Peabody to use an affidavit when pre-employment medical records are missing, so a firefighter’s disability/retirement application can proceed. Representative Tom Walsh, Mayor Ted Bettencourt, Fire Chief Thomas Griffin, Fire Chief Jay Dowling, and Senator Joan Lovely all supported the bill, describing it as a fix for an administrative gap that has delayed a 27-year firefighter’s retirement. No committee questions were raised. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 4698, which would authorize retirement benefits for Dale Kylie after a divorce altered the original beneficiary arrangement tied to his retirement option. Representative Donald Potham said the retirement board could not make the change without legislation. House Bill 3900 would raise the maximum age for Kingston special police officers to 70, with Representative Kathy LaNatra citing staffing shortages and unmanned details. House Bill 5159 would grant credible service to educator Sarah Shebelli for two years she worked as a paraprofessional at a charter school; she said the additional service would help her retire despite a degenerative eye disease. The committee then listed several other bills with no additional testimony, including measures involving continued employment or retirement issues for police officers in Pelham, New Bedford, Petersham, and Dayton, a retirement benefit transfer for a Massachusetts Maritime Academy professor, and a sick leave bank for a Department of Corrections employee. After confirming there was no further testimony, the committee voted to adjourn.

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• The next bill on the calendar for today is Senate File 571. The clerk will report the bill.
• Senate File 571, number two on the calendar for the day, an act relating to trust, the first engrossment
• Representative Scott moves to amend Senate File 571, the first engrossment.
• Senate File 571 as amended. Further discussion to the bill as amended.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Instead, a lessee can file the claim, but compensation goes to the landowner.
• Instead, a lessee can file the claim, but compensation goes to the landowner, who could live hundreds
• Instead, a lessee can file the claim, but compensation goes to the landowner.
• Instead, a lessee can file the claim, but compensation goes to the landowner who could live hundreds

Bills: SB2601

Committee: Senate Border Security

Keywords: landowner compensation, border crime, agriculture damage, law enforcement, crop loss

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum and heard only one bill, Senate Bill 2601 by Senator Blanco, laid out by Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo. The bill was presented as a committee substitute to revise the Landowner’s Compensation Program created last session under SB 1133. The changes would expand eligibility to include land lessees with the landowner’s permission, cover damage to the land itself as well as structures and real property, add continuous smuggling of persons as a qualifying border crime, prohibit insurers from using claims under the program in rate calculations, and require law enforcement to provide requested border crime reports to the Attorney General within 14 days. Public testimony was unanimously supportive. Charles Maley of the South Texans Property Rights Association said the program has been beneficial and that the bill helps clean up implementation issues, including clarifying compensation for debris and pollutants left on land. Stephen Diebel of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association also supported the bill, saying it would help address fence damage, destroyed infrastructure, and other harms along the border, and that lessees who manage properties day to day should be eligible for direct compensation when they have the landowner’s permission. Members discussed border-related property damage, including vehicles crashing through fences, broken sheds, livestock escaping, and resulting highway hazards. Senator Hinojosa asked about how conflicts between landowners and lessees would be handled, and testimony indicated documentation of lease authority would be required. After public testimony closed, the committee adopted the committee substitute without objection and voted to report SB 2601 favorably to the full Senate by a 5-0 vote, recommending it as local and uncontested.

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• to be mistaken with John Quincy, I Okay, we are going to be moving on to the business on the daily file
• Now on to the Assembly third reading, file items 15 through 35, we are going to pass and retain on all
• And move ahead to the Senate third reading, file item 36. SCR 1 by Assemblymember Pacheco.
• Moving on to a vote on the consent calendar, file items 37 to 39.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• an issue that was exploding in courts, and that was the number of Lemon Law cases that were being filed
• Los Angeles Superior Court was up to, in fact, exceeding 10% of all filings were Lemon Law filings.
• find out... ...these next few years if the litigation goes down, but the consumers are still able to file

Summary: The Assembly Judiciary Committee met in a subcommittee setting to hear SB 26, a follow-on bill to last year’s AB 1755 dealing with California’s Song-Beverly “Lemon Law” process. Senator Umberg explained that the measure is intended to preserve the compromise reached last year while allowing automakers to opt out of the new framework and return to the prior law, with the goal of speeding up discovery and helping consumers resolve claims more quickly. Committee members and the author also noted the bill’s connection to concerns about court congestion and the need to revisit the law as vehicle technology evolves. Support came from Consumer Attorneys of California, Toyota, and several automakers and manufacturers, including General Motors, Rivian, Honda, Hyundai, Lucid, Tesla, Kia, Volkswagen Group, and Mercedes. Toyota said the bill gives automakers a five-year opt-in choice and reflects the negotiated deal. In soft opposition, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety said it preferred more manufacturers opt out, but remained concerned about AB 1755’s reduced statute of limitations and repose, negative equity deductions, and the broader impact on consumers with defective vehicles. After quorum was established, the committee took up the motion and passed SB 26 on a roll call vote, with all members present voting aye. The chair thanked the stakeholders for reaching a compromise and indicated the bill would move forward, with immediate referral anticipated after floor action.

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• that they'll be when the utilities file that they'll be filing<00:15:17.040><c> such</c><00:15:17.279
• The 2022 to 2023 storms were filed in March of 2024, and the 2023 to 2024 were filed in March of last
• </c><00:51:53.920><c> with</c> that each year uh we make a filing with that each year uh we make a filing
• After I filed the bill, they already decided to do that. There's a docket filed.
• There's a docket filed. This do that. There's a docket filed.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And so that's why H. 3658, which I filed with Ranking Member of Ways and Means Representative Todd Smola
• We'll provide more detail and written testimony about our top priority bills, including those filed by
• Why we've filed this bill is that we feel it's important that the definitions of our various transit
• I'm here today to speak on a few pieces of legislation that I filed.
• Lastly, a bill that I filed...

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Transportation

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of transportation bills focused on rural microtransit, commuter rail fares and service, rail electrification, climate alignment, and safety. Several speakers supported H. 4054 and related microtransit proposals, arguing that rural communities need stable, permanent funding for services like the Tri-Town Connector and Quaboag Connector, which have strong ridership, high satisfaction, and measurable economic and health benefits. Testimony also supported a commission bill to study microtransit funding and definitions, with witnesses emphasizing that current grant programs are helpful but short-term and insufficient for long-term service planning. A major theme was commuter rail equity and expansion. Boston-area officials and advocates backed bills to make all Boston commuter rail stations Zone 1A, citing large fare disparities between nearby stations in Hyde Park, Roslindale, and Readville. Related testimony supported studying an Orange Line extension from Forest Hills to Roslindale Square and expanding The Ride to Foxborough, as well as restoring commuter rail service to Cape Cod via Middleborough to Buzzards Bay and beyond. Speakers said these projects would improve access, reduce car dependence, and better serve neighborhoods and regions that currently face limited rapid transit options. Multiple panels urged action on electrification and climate-focused transportation planning, including H. 3726, the Freedom to Move Act, and bills to electrify commuter rail, buses, school buses, and public fleets. Advocates from environmental, transit, and public health groups said transportation is the state’s largest emissions source and argued that statutory goals, coordinated planning, and streamlined permitting are needed to speed decarbonization while improving safety, affordability, and reliability. The committee also heard support for a bill to streamline rail electrification permitting, a bill to exempt certain transit projects from MEPA review, and a bill to improve commuter rail pedestrian safety with gates, fencing, and warning devices at at-grade crossings. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• The source of revenue for this is a user fee collected when the documents are filed at the county level
• This bill, something similar, I believe Senator Curtis Gregory filed it two years ago.
• There's no case number because charges weren't filed and they didn't get their animal back.
• Lady, if the prosecutor doesn't file charges, there isn't a case number.
• They can do a post-mortem on the dog to find out why the dog died, and they can file charges against

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by roll call vote, 127-2. Members then used points of personal privilege and guest introductions to recognize a new grandchild, President Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, Artemis II and Missouri’s role in space manufacturing, Line Worker Appreciation Day, a visiting mayor, and a former representative. The chamber then moved into third reading and perfection business. Several bills were passed. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2740, creating a pediatric disease task force in the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, passed 139-1 after supporters described it as a limited, accountable way to coordinate research and report on outcomes. House Bill 2422, which raises a county filing fee to support the Department of Agriculture’s Land Survey Program, passed 131-6 after members said the program could not continue on the current fee. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 311, moving bail bond oversight under the Board of Private Investigators and Fire Investigators, passed 112-22. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3009, allowing nonprofit pharmacies to provide medications during emergencies, passed 133-6. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2474, authorizing progressive design-build project delivery for public construction, and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3076, clarifying that common agricultural practices are exempt from non-point source permitting under clean water law, were both ordered perfected and printed. House Joint Resolution 159, which would modernize the state treasurer’s constitutional investment authority, drew the most debate. The sponsor argued it would update outdated restrictions, allow safer investment options, and generate an estimated $15.1 million without raising taxes. An amendment adding legislative, governor, and auditor approval for changes to the investment policy was adopted. Supporters called the proposal conservative and bipartisan, while opponents warned the language was too broad and could reopen questions about risky investments or conflict-of-interest issues. After debate, the House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the resolution perfected and printed. The chamber also took up House Bill 2436, dealing with animal impoundment, return of animals when no charges are filed or a defendant is found innocent, and related animal neglect provisions. Members adopted a title amendment, then adopted an amendment creating penalties for malicious false reports of animal abuse and another amendment modernizing neglect and abandonment offenses, including provisions on adequate care and control and higher penalties for repeat or harmful conduct. Debate centered on whether the bill was necessary, how to define malicious reporting, and concerns from animal welfare groups versus law enforcement and agricultural interests. The bill remained under consideration as the transcript ended.

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• The letters of appointment have been filed for both of our new members in the office of the Chief Clerk
• for the rules from the State Affairs Committee and the Resources and Conservation Committee will be filed
• Senate Bills 1432, 1434, and 1437 filed a second reading calendar.
• Senator Bill 1332, 1432, 1434 and 1437, filed a second reading calendar.
• The chair has filed it for the second reading calendar. All right.

Summary: The House convened with 68 members present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the House Journal. It also received communications appointing substitute legislators and committee reports on pending administrative rules, including recommendations to approve most rules while rejecting or partially rejecting a few dockets from State Affairs and Resources and Conservation. The chamber also received messages from the Governor and Senate listing numerous bills signed, enrolled, or transmitted for further action. The House then took up several measures on the second reading and motions calendar. It suspended rules and passed House Joint Memorial 22 on predatory birds after debate about pelican predation and fish losses, then passed House Bill 957 to repeal obsolete water-related code provisions, Senate Bill 1396 to repeal Idaho’s inactive participation in the Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, House Bill 948 to have LSO provide an annual revenue estimate, and House Bill 959 to adjust property tax/new growth rules for fire and EMS districts. House Bill 967, which would provide a $4 million pay increase for Idaho State Police troopers by shifting liquor-account revenues, passed after substantial debate over whether it was a necessary retention measure or an improper tax shift to counties and cities. Later, the House passed House Bill 964 for the Fish and Game budget, House Bill 965 moving historic preservation funding to a new office, House Bill 966 funding county reimbursement for out-of-state placement costs tied to absconders, Senate Bill 1435 for Health and Welfare maintenance appropriations, Senate Bill 1429 for behavioral health enhancements, Senate Bill 1431 for Water Resources enhancements, Senate Bill 1389 on liability protections for private polling locations, Senate Bill 1391 as a trailer bill on surveyors and property rights, and Senate Joint Memorial 114 urging congressional action on college athletics NIL issues. Senate Bill 1401 on public health enhancements failed 30-36 after debate over funding priorities and program changes. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to House Bills 730, 928, 758, and 822, and received additional bills and appropriations measures for first reading and committee referral before recessing and later resuming business.