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• Not a question for the Auditor General, just for discussion. Mr.
• I've said some comments, discussion. Explain your vote. Explain your vote.
• No final discussions.
• I have a discussion. Oh, yes. Yeah, me too. Excuse me.
• So there's no, is there any other discussion on this bill? Mr. Chair, sorry.

Committee: House Government

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Any discussion? Oh, questions. Go ahead. Are there any questions? Any discussion? Oh, questions.
• Any further discussion, Senators? No? Debate? Senator Wright. All good information.
• Okay, Senator's discussion? Yes. Senator Smith. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• to discuss this publicly in this forum before the budget is put together.
• Discussion? Thank you very much. Thank you. I did have, oh, one moment.

Summary: The committee received a presentation on the Governor’s fiscal year 2026-2027 public safety budget, which totals $8.2 billion for the public safety silo and includes funding for the Departments of Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice, and Corrections, along with courts and legal affairs. The Governor’s Office highlighted recurring reductions and vacancy eliminations, while agency heads outlined their major requests: FDLE sought funding for fentanyl enforcement, career offender registry staffing, alert-system upgrades, alcohol testing modernization, officer wellness, criminal intelligence, and immigration-related intelligence work; DJJ requested money for the Florida Scholars Academy, uniforms, residential services, a new Broward detention center, and facility maintenance; and DOC requested major increases for officer pay, additional staff, facility construction and maintenance, communications upgrades, inmate health care, pharmaceuticals, and food service. Members questioned FDLE about immigration enforcement and public records burdens, and DOC about staffing, capacity, mental health services, contraband, housing, and whether prison beds were being used for immigration detainees. Public testimony also urged better prison conditions and basic necessities for incarcerated people. The committee then took up and reported favorably CS/SB 156, the Jason Rayner Act, which would strengthen penalties and clarify that a person may not resist an officer with violence when the officer is performing official duties. An amendment conforming the bill to House language was adopted, and the bill passed with Senator Smith voting no. The committee also adopted an amendment and reported favorably CS/SB 54, which concerns use of substances affecting cognitive function and limits certain medical-record disclosures to information relevant to investigations of violent offenders; Senator Smith voted no on that measure as well. Next, the committee considered Senator Berman’s bills on domestic and dating violence. CS/SB 296 would direct a study of a secure web-based alert platform for victims, including a discreet phone-number/code system and geolocation support, and would expand the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims. The bill drew emotional support testimony from survivors and advocates describing the dangers victims face when trying to leave abusive situations, and it was reported favorably. Its companion, CS/SB 298, would extend public-records protections in the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims; it was also reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• Committee, is there any... ...or discussion you'd like to have. Thank you, Krista.
• I really would like further discussion on that and maybe some clarity on what can be done.
• That and we thought we could go in further at the other level meetings to discuss it further.
• And in that vein, I, from a communication standpoint, my plan is to convene a group discussion.
• A group discussion, you know, stakeholder discussion, not only in our community of Rugby, but in the

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Rural Health Transformation Committee met to receive an extensive briefing from the Department of Health and Human Services on North Dakota’s federal Rural Health Transformation award. HHS leaders Pat Traynor, Donna Auckland, Jonathan Ollum, and Krista Freming described the $198.9 million award, the tight federal timelines for obligating and liquidating funds, and the need for rapid procurement, CMS approval, and technical assistance. They outlined broad funding priorities including connect tech/data, care closer to home, workforce recruitment and retention, and a “Make North Dakota Healthy Again” prevention initiative focused on chronic disease, movement, nutrition, behavioral health, and community connection. They also emphasized that the program cannot fund new buildings or supplant existing funding, and that sustainability will be a key requirement for all projects. The department previewed likely first-round grant opportunities, including recruitment and retention incentives, technical assistance and equipment grants for rural providers, financial analysis support for rural hospitals, and exploration of a unified electronic health record option. Freming also reviewed four policy bills tied to the award: a presidential fitness test, nutrition continuing medical education, the Physician Assistant Compact, and pharmacist scope-of-practice changes, explaining that these policy actions affect future scoring and funding. HHS said it will work with tribes, local public health, hospitals, medical and pharmacy associations, and other partners, and will use a website, listserv, listening sessions, and committee updates to communicate opportunities. Committee members raised concerns about how the money will reach rural residents, whether newspapers and existing local communication networks will be used, how “rural” and “frontier” will be defined, how faith communities might participate in behavioral health efforts, and how HHS will avoid CMS delays and supplanting issues. HHS responded that the focus will be on where the patient lives and on rural community need, that local public health units and existing structures will be part of outreach, and that technical assistance and template applications will help speed approvals. The committee approved the December 4, 2025 minutes, then recessed into divisions for further work on the appropriations bill and the four policy bills, with the full committee set to reconvene the next morning.

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• Any further discussion? >> Yeah, thank you, Senator.
• </c> >> Sure. >> Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor?
• Can any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor?
• &gt;&gt; discussion. &gt;&gt; discussion.
• :22:41.520><c> the</c> &gt;&gt; Any further discussion from the &gt;&gt; Any further discussion from

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• amendments to the two bills before us, and I'd like to give everybody a few minutes to go over them and discuss
• So that basically covers the amendment and we're open for discussion. to not do it at all based on several
• Um, I don't think we need any further discussion. Nothing's changed in the last 10 seconds.
• </c><00:34:57.920><c> it</c> and people I can tell you discuss it and people I can tell you discuss it
• Nothing's changed in the discussion.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Before break, we sent the bill to the Ways and Means, so we will be discussing it on an informational
• This is usually not the committee where we have these kinds of discussions.
• We'll now move to member discussion of the DE2, and Chair Liebman. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
• Removing discussion and amendments out of this process is not healthy.
• about that, a lot of discussions between services, the department, and so forth.

Bills: HF2435

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health

Transcript Highlights:

• I would like to see an open forum of what's discussed.
• I appreciate the lively discussion.
• This measure does not prevent discussion. Debate or criticism of Israeli government actions.
• He's expressed particular concern about the ways the definition works to repress student discussion and
• Finally, by repressing political discussion and chilling free speech in the name of Jewish safety, HB

Bills: HB 346 , HB 1360 , HB 1510 , HB 1606 , HB 1804 , HB 1805 , HB 2156 , HB 2391 , HB 2767 , HB 3022 , HB 3044 , HB 3272 , HB 3293 , HB 3493 , HB 3809 , HB 3824 , HJR 110 , HB 2463

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• Further discussion?
• The chair asked whether there was any further discussion on House Bill 197.
• There was no further discussion on retaining House Bill 519.
• </c><00:23:12.080><c> with</c> there haven't been any discussions with there haven't been any discussions
• So we're also having discussions on our morning meeting.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met on February 18 and retained several bills for possible inclusion in the budget. House Bill 97, appropriating funds to the Department of Environmental Services for wastewater infrastructure projects, was retained on a 21-0 vote. House Bill 197, which would have the state pay 7.5% of certain political subdivision employees’ retirement contributions at an estimated annual cost of $28 million to $29 million, was also retained unanimously. House Bill 246, creating the Conservation District Climate Resilience Grant Program with a small appropriation of about $50,000 per year for two years, was retained 22-0. House Bill 519, appropriating $500,000 annually to support the Waypoint Youth and Young Adult Shelter, was likewise retained 22-0. The committee then shifted to a broader budget discussion. Representative Maguire said the committee was facing a roughly $732 million gap between projected revenue and spending, based on preliminary Ways and Means figures and the governor’s budget. He noted that the governor’s plan included $81 million from the rainy day fund and $127 million from proposed slot machine revenue, while other potential obligations such as $150 million in YDC payments and prison down payments were not included. Members discussed how Ways and Means revenue estimates are based on current law, meaning proposals not yet enacted would not be counted in the official forecast. Members also asked about the relationship between the education funding committee and Finance, and were told that many education bills would likely come back to Finance after action in the other committee and on the floor. The chair and members discussed donor towns, swept funds, and the possibility of moving more information technology spending into the capital budget if appropriate. The meeting ended with agreement to let Division 2 head to education funding, and the committee adjourned.

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• Is there any discussion?
• Is there any discussion?
• Is there any discussion? Substitute One. Is there any discussion?
• Is there any discussion? Chair Bill 3. Is there any discussion?
• Is there any discussion?

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Calendar/2nd Readings 04:07 Orders of the Day 05:07 HB 144 05:15 HB 3 08:27 HB 290 12:34 HB 84 14:53 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 40:12 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 45:19 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 46:20 ConC/Rules Report 48:12 Floor Amendments 49:42 Adjournment 50:05, 958, all

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• The governor continues to discuss, and I know it's a priority for her again this session, the notion
• I'm glad overarches this larger discussion because that's critical.
• It is a pending case, and so there are limitations on what we can discuss.
• I think the status conference is to discuss the next steps in the case.
• It's to discuss more of the status of the case, where the parties are at. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 996, all

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• And it provokes a discussion.
• Please leave time for questions, Senator, and some discussion.
• I think that would be helpful to the discussion.
• And we've kind of discussed.
• That kind of discussion, because I find that out of balance.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't see that the paperwork that you discussed is back yet.
• Any further discussion? Representative Love. >> Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Any further discussion? Representative Love. >> Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Any further discussion?
• Any further discussion?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 518 and House Bill 652FN, both related to the family court system and child/family matters. HB 518 drew extended discussion about DCYF/DCYF’s role and whether the bill should be retained, amended, or studied further. Representative Love argued the agency is deeply troubled, citing abuse cases, lack of training, and fear among constituents, and said he would vote against ITL while preferring interim study so the bill could still be used as a future amendment vehicle. Other members emphasized that the family division has ongoing reform work underway and that abolishing or moving cases to superior court would not solve the underlying problems. On HB 652FN, the subcommittee chair and Representative Pearson gave a detailed defense of the family division, explaining its history, statewide structure, caseload, and the rationale for specialized family courts. Pearson said the bill would reverse progress by shifting jurisdiction back to superior court, overload dockets, and deprive families of judges with specialized expertise. He pointed to reforms already underway, including simplified forms, more mediation, and review of possible judicial bias patterns. Several members and public comments supported keeping the bill as a tool for reform rather than killing it, while critics argued the family court system suffers from due process, oversight, and rule-of-law problems. The committee also heard broader testimony on family court concerns, including allegations of systemic bias, discovery limits, unsworn witnesses, and lack of oversight, as well as support for mediation as a less adversarial and more effective option. Some members said the judiciary needs more judges and mediators, but that budget constraints limit those improvements. The discussion ended with no final vote recorded in the excerpt; instead, members continued debating whether the bills should be ITL’d or retained for interim study and further reform work.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, it's actually a pretty good discussion. We had some, some fun.
• So I mean this is a real threat that we really, really should have some discussions about how we protect
• I think it's worth the discussion again.
• I just wanna take a few minutes myself and then we'll wrap things up with a little bit of discussion,
• Um, I do, I do appreciate the Um, issue of in discussion of CMOs.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• It's my intention, as I've discussed with Representative Stevenson, to lay 1704 over.
• 00:00:51.640><c> intention</c><00:00:52.640><c> as</c><00:00:52.800><c> I've</c><00:00:53.039><c> discussed
• </c><00:00:53.440><c> with</c> my intention as I've discussed with my intention as I've discussed with
• </c><00:34:53.200><c> today</c> and I appreciate um the discussion today and I appreciate um the discussion
• Seeing no further discussion, House File 1704 is laid over.

Bills: HF1704 , HF1722

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• Is there any further discussion on Senate Bill 143?
• </c><01:08:05.599><c> on</c> Is there any further discussion on Is there any further discussion on Senate
• Is there any further discussion on Senate Bill 124?
• Is there any further discussion? discussion? discussion? &gt;&gt; Okay. &gt;&gt; Okay.
• </c> Is there any further discussion? Is there any further discussion?

Keywords: 981, all

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• </c><01:18:42.239><c> here,</c> to what we're, uh, discussing here, to what we're, uh, discussing here
• Discussion on the amendment. Raise a vote.
• >> Second by Representative Lane. >> Discussion on the amendment. >> No. Okay. >> No discussion.
• >> Second by Representative Lane. >> Discussion on the amendment. >> No. Okay. >> No discussion.
• >> Second by Representative Lane. >> Discussion on the amendment. >> No. Okay. >> No discussion.

Bills: HB0008 , HB0009

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: stalking, minors, felony, protection orders, criminal penalties, grooming, sexual offenses, child protection, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We've had some discussions already, and I hope that today's conversations continue to add to the discussions
• We've had some brief discussions about the deep cuts being considered at Sonoma State, and we've heard
• I'm going to discuss the proposals in the 2025-26 Governor's budget for the CSU.
• And that's why you hear, I think, during the discussion here, this discussion of, well, if some offices
• The subcommittee will discuss CSU's involvement in the Chula Vista University Now initiative.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance met to review CSU and State Library budget issues, enrollment trends, the Capital Fellows program, and a Title IX update. Chair David Alvarez opened by stressing that CSU faces serious financial pressure, including a systemwide deficit and proposed cuts that he and several members said were too large and likely to harm access, course offerings, and student services. Public comment focused heavily on the Braille Institute Library, with patrons, staff, veterans, and advocates urging restoration of funding and warning that the proposed cut would severely affect blind and visually impaired Californians across Southern California. Several CSU faculty, staff, and union representatives also opposed the proposed reductions and warned of larger class sizes, fewer sections, and layoffs. On the CSU core operations item, the Department of Finance explained the Governor’s proposal to reduce ongoing General Fund support by about $375 million and defer a 5% base increase, while the LAO said CSU core funding would be roughly flat once tuition and targeted augmentations were considered, but warned that rising costs and prior shortfalls would still force campuses to cut spending. CSU’s Chancellor’s Office said the proposed cut would deepen existing problems, citing prior-year budget gaps, job losses, reduced course sections, and student-service reductions. Members pressed Finance and the LAO on whether cuts could be made more surgically, especially at the Chancellor’s Office or in institutional support rather than in instruction, and the LAO said the Legislature has flexibility to target cuts more specifically. CSU also described ongoing consolidation efforts, including shared services among campuses and the planned Cal Maritime/Cal Poly San Luis Obispo integration, while cautioning that savings are not yet fully known. The committee then discussed CSU enrollment. The LAO recommended holding enrollment targets flat because the budget does not add new funding, while CSU reported strong recent growth, including more California residents, record first-year enrollment, and expanded direct admissions and transfer pathways. Members questioned why some campuses with high demand turn away many applicants while others continue to lose enrollment, and CSU said it is shifting resources from campuses with sustained declines to those with demand, using a 10% below-target threshold. The committee also discussed whether enrollment declines mirror local population trends, how to improve marketing and program alignment, and whether lessons from Cal Poly Humboldt’s conversion could inform other campuses such as Sonoma State. The Capital Fellows item drew a Finance proposal for a salary increase and an LAO counterproposal for a smaller raise plus future COLA language; the committee kept the item open. Finally, CSU reported progress on Title IX compliance, saying it has completed most State Auditor recommendations, expanded civil rights staffing, and increased training, prevention, and case-management efforts, though members asked how proposed budget cuts might affect those services.

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• </c><00:41:15.560><c> around</c><00:41:15.920><c> new</c> of discussion around new of discussion around
• </c><01:16:15.840><c> to</c> of like to defer um that discussion to of like to defer um that discussion
• The bill changes that to homeowners, as we discussed.
• Which was really just discussed by the previous speaker.
• All right, discussion. And I'll move—what's the...

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We've done the work, we've had the hard discussions, and the hard discussions have led us to a point
• </c> discussions and the hard discussions discussions and the hard discussions have<00:50:52.400><c>
• Do I hear any discussion? Further?
• </c><02:19:30.359><c> about</c> Bill uh and have some discussion about Bill uh and have some discussion
• </c> different topics really being discussed different topics really being discussed in<04:15:23.640>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion. The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations. Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.

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• Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Chair Myers.
• That one could be discussed at some point to make it a very strong law.
• We had some discussion about it. I decided to file the bill, kind of filed the bill late.
• We had some discussion about it.
• I think one of the discussions today has been why they were excluded to begin with.

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Keywords: 959, house, all