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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision. Mar 27th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- Aviation... system has been held up worldwide as the gold standard of safety.
- The right safety solutions, but the NTSB is the gold standard for accident investigations for a reason
- I wasn't asking what the standard is. I was asking the frequency.
- General Bromman, PAT-25 was operating out of Davison Army Airfield on a pilot annual standardization
- I certainly don't want to want to see us reduce standards.
Keywords:
aviation safety, midair collision, American Airlines Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk helicopter, NTSB, FAA, ADS-B technology, safety protocols
Summary:
The meeting focused on the discussions surrounding the tragic midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, which resulted in the loss of 67 lives. Testimonies were provided by key figures including NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA Acting Administrator Chris Richelieu. The committee expressed grave concerns regarding the existing safety protocols, questioning why the FAA failed to act on numerous warnings and data indicating potential collision risks. Members emphasized the need for urgent reforms in aviation safety to prevent such tragedies in the future. Specific highlights included the recognition of the importance of ADS-B out technology and concerns about the operational practices of military helicopters in controlled airspaces.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and CalSTRS can end up investing in projects that enable worker exploitation and undermine labor standards
- amended to simply request the UC Berkeley Labor Center to conduct an independent study of labor standards
- Employers are already required to train workers on harassment and abusive conduct, standards that have
- It also allows providers to collect standard co-payments, co-insurance, or deductibles consistent with
- First, as stated, anticipating wage increases when bidding public works is standard practice.
Summary:
The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee heard and advanced several bills covering workers’ compensation transparency, public pensions, prevailing wage, workplace harassment training, and employee benefits. AB 1048 would require disclosure of the contract justifying reduced workers’ compensation payments to medical providers; supporters said it would improve transparency without changing reimbursement rates, while opponents argued the problem was overstated and existing dispute remedies were sufficient. AB 1601 would give Sonoma County flexibility to target a cost-of-living adjustment for retirees rather than requiring an all-or-nothing COLA; county and union witnesses said retirees have gone without a COLA since 2008 and have lost purchasing power, and the bill passed unanimously. AB 1439 would commission a UC Berkeley study on labor standards in pension-funded real estate and infrastructure projects; labor groups supported it, while local governments, housing, and industry groups opposed it, and it passed on a 4-1 vote after one senator voted no in committee.
The committee also heard AB 1697, which would delay implementation of a prior law restricting certain employment debt and pay-to-quit arrangements until 2027; the author said the delay would give employers, including professional sports leagues, time to adjust, while a financial services group sought a further delay to 2028. AB 1803 would require anti-hate speech content in existing workplace harassment training for employers with five or more employees; supporters cited rising antisemitic and other hate incidents and said the bill would help workers recognize and report hate, while opponents raised First Amendment concerns and argued existing harassment law already covers hostile conduct. AB 2120 would extend Los Angeles Unified’s selective certification hiring authority and allow retention of specialized employees in layoffs, and AB 2292 would bar providers from charging administrative fees for disability insurance and paid family leave certification forms; both drew support and were advanced without opposition testimony.
AB 1198, the Fair Pay for Construction Workers Act, would require prevailing wage to be based on the time work is performed rather than the date a project is advertised for bid. Labor and contractor supporters said the current rule can lock in outdated wages and underpay workers on long projects and change orders, while cities, counties, and contractor groups warned it would create uncertainty, raise costs, and jeopardize projects funded by fixed grants or bonds. After testimony and questions, the committee voted to send all of the bills forward, with final recorded votes later showing unanimous or near-unanimous approval and several measures placed on call before the committee adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 08:25 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It talks about allowing Sound Transit to vary their standards.
- It talks about allowing Sound Transit to vary their standards.
- So this puts a little guardrail around them developing their own standards.
- We're giving them permission to ignore seismic standards.
- And we're giving them permission to ask for their Seismic standards.
Bills:
HB2720, HB2073, HB2487, SB5816, SB5919, SB5995, SB5831, SB6134, SB6136, SB6137, HB2689, SB5922, SB5944, SB5957, SB5988, SB5994, SB6011, SB6065, SB6103, SB6151, SB6244, SB5420, SB5868, SB6044, SB6132, SJM8002
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
Summary:
The House received a Senate message that Substitute House Bill 1570 had passed the Senate, then moved several bills from Rules to the second reading calendar, including Substitute Senate Bill 5242 on anaphylaxis medications in schools and Senate Bill 6132 on Inland Port District debt. The chamber then took up several bills, beginning with Senate Bill 5988 on Department of Health accreditation fee authority for opioid treatment programs. Amendment 2336 to cap the fee at $17,000 was debated at length but rejected, and a separate amendment to add safe-injection-site language was ruled out of scope. Senate Bill 5988 then passed 62-34.
Substitute Senate Bill 6309 on enhanced municipal permitting tools for high-capacity transit projects drew multiple amendments focused on Sound Transit’s authority. Amendments to require written consent from abutting property owners, to add flood-zone and seismic/critical-area protections, and to address public-records issues were either rejected or ruled beyond scope, though the local government committee amendment was adopted. The bill passed 56-38. The House also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5886 on digital personality rights and Senate Bill 6136 on transparency in workers’ compensation rate-setting, both with strong bipartisan support.
Later, the House passed a series of additional bills: Substitute Senate Bill 6034 codifying the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs; Gross Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on prior authorization reform, with remarks emphasizing limits on AI in health care decisions; Substitute Senate Bill 6248 creating the Washington Travel Insurance Act; Substitute Senate Bill 5720 establishing uniform consumer debt default judgment procedures; Senate Bill 5995 on port modernization funding and labor considerations; Senate Bill 6103 affecting rural hospitals; Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110 creating a work group on e-motorcycles; Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5156 allowing smaller elevators to support accessible, more affordable housing; Substitute Senate Bill 6269 updating motor fuel definitions to include hydrogen; Substitute Senate Bill 6189 giving Thurston County more time to pursue an aquatics public facilities district; and Senate Bill 6134 requiring unemployment applicants to acknowledge repayment obligations if retroactive union pay is received. Most of these bills passed with large margins, and the House adjourned after completing final passage votes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- language pathologist advisory board sets the rules for selling hearing instruments, which is not standard
- This is concerning because physicians are ethically... and legally bound to practice within the standard
- So we have it built into our standard operating procedures to screen donors for these antigens to make
- On that questionnaire, would you have to fill out the standard questionnaire?
- She always said, 'Shall, always, or never— that's almost never the right answer,' even on standardized
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (05/08/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So there is some standard that does trigger the coverage of the immunity here, and if somebody's... anyone
- language into this particular standard language into this particular amendment.<00:30:50.159><c> You'll
- boiler language that you see standard boiler language that you see relative<00:31:38.240><c> to</c><
- So there is some standard<00:34:04.399><c> that</c><00:34:04.880><c> does</c><00:34:05.279><c> trigger
- </c><00:34:06.240><c> the</c><00:34:06.640><c> coverage</c> standard that does trigger the coverage standard
Summary:
The Legislative Administration Committee met to consider SB 197, which concerns medical supervision for the licensed registered nurse employed by the Legislative Facilities Committee. The main discussion focused on an amendment, 2025188H, that adds language about the chief medical officer’s authority to issue standing orders and includes immunity language for civil or criminal liability when acting in good faith and with reasonable care. John Williams of Health and Human Services explained that the language was modeled on similar provisions used for standing orders such as Narcan and epinephrine, and that it was vetted with the Attorney General’s office. Members raised questions about whether the immunity could shield mistakes or apply beyond the State House nurse; the chair clarified that the provision applies to the chief medical officer’s issuance of standing orders under this section, while the nurse’s practice remains governed by RSA 326.
Representative Wade moved the amendment, which was seconded and adopted on a roll call vote of 10-0. The committee then voted on SB 197 as amended and recommended it ought to pass as amended, again by a 10-0 roll call vote. The bill was placed on consent, and the chair noted that a written committee report would be prepared.
After the vote, the chair briefly updated members on other upcoming matters, including a Senate message on the Gold Star flag bill, the status of an enroll bills issue, and a Senate amendment to HB 248 on ethics. The committee also discussed scheduling for a joint historic committee meeting and a proposed Wentworth Cheswell portrait item, and members offered closing thanks to the chair, clerk, and staff for their work.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human services panel hears HF729 2/26/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Hundreds and thousands of Minnesotans may lose their coverage, and that is not acceptable to our standards
- Hundreds and thousands of Minnesotans may lose their coverage, and that is not acceptable to our standards
- Our standards, so members, we've got work cut out for us.
- This is done to comply with state and federal standards of care.
- This is done to comply with state and federal standards of care.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- The proposal on the table does remove the intentionality standard.
- The proposal on the table does remove the intentionality standard.
- It also removes the intentional standard for the misrepresentation of material fact.
- It does add negligence as a standard for that misrepresentation, as a means of providing some degree
- It also removes the intentional standard for the misrepresentation of material fact.
Summary:
The Senate Banking Committee met with Chair James Sanders Jr. and reviewed a full agenda of banking-related bills. Early action included approval of a bill requiring licensed check cashers to file suspicious activity reports, and a bill on civil penalties for fraud or misrepresentation in financial products or services, though several members objected to removing the intentionality standard and warned it could broaden enforcement too far and discourage lending in New York. The committee also advanced a bill prohibiting fees for periodic paper statements, a bill on asset-based lending transactions, and a bill requiring reporting of suspected financial exploitation.
Members spent substantial time on a bill regulating automated lending decision tools. The sponsor and chair said the measure would allow AI use but require a human review or appeal if a borrower is denied, while some senators raised concerns about competitiveness for state-chartered banks and possible overlap with existing human oversight. The bill was reported out and referred to the Internet and Technology Committee for further review. The committee also approved a DFS study bill on the financial stability and licensing of the check-cashing industry, with a suggestion that the study also examine risks of expanding the industry.
A major discussion centered on the “Deep Protection Act,” aimed at preventing foreclosures tied to deed theft. The sponsor described cases involving elderly homeowners and fraudulent transfers, while opponents argued the bill was vague, could create unintended consequences or private litigation, and might affect only a small share of mortgages because it applies to state-chartered institutions. The sponsor said the bill would be amended and noted interest in related county clerk reforms. The committee ultimately sent the bill to Judiciary. The final bills addressed mortgage payment schedule fees and unsolicited mail loan checks; both were approved. The meeting ended after the chair emphasized open debate and committee review as part of improving legislation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Convention of the California Legislature State of the Judiciary Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- we can deliver the highest quality of justice and service to the public and maintain the highest standards
- oversight over admissions, including the role of the Committee of Bar Examiners, to ensure high standards
- the founding of our State Bar, the court depended on the Committee of Bar Examiners to set high standards
- Just as we trust examiners to develop and enforce high standards to become an attorney...
- Just as we trust examiners to develop and enforce high standards to become an attorney, we should also
Summary:
The California Legislature met in joint convention for the annual State of the Judiciary address, with judges and justices from across the state in attendance along with Governor Newsom and other statewide officials. The opening included prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the formal introduction of Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and the California Supreme Court justices. Speakers emphasized the importance of judicial independence, the courts’ role in protecting rights and democracy, and the value of collaboration between the legislative and judicial branches.
Chief Justice Guerrero focused on the state of the judicial branch, beginning with budget pressures from prior cuts and noting partial restoration in the governor’s proposed budget, while urging continued stable funding for courts, court-appointed counsel, and judgeships in high-need counties. She highlighted the expansion and benefits of remote proceedings, ongoing judicial vacancies, workload growth, and efforts to improve data collection and case-weighting. She also discussed implementation of the CARE Act, the court interpreter workforce pilot, CASA and kin-first child welfare efforts, courthouse security and facilities projects, and the judiciary’s work on generative AI guardrails.
A major portion of the address addressed the recent problems with the California bar exam and broader State Bar oversight. Guerrero said the court would pursue remedies for examinees harmed by the failures and would strengthen admissions oversight, including the role of the Committee of Bar Examiners. She also reiterated support for pro bono legal services and discussed immigration-related courthouse access, citing state laws limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in courthouses. The convention concluded after remarks thanking the judiciary and Legislature, and the joint session adjourned without any recorded votes or formal legislative action.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- standards are actually standards for the water bodies themselves.
- standards are actually standards for the water bodies themselves.
- </c> its water quality standards its water quality standards so so so uh<00:23:27.000><c> that</c><00
- There's also the development of water quality standards and other environmental standards occurs under
- other environmental standards and other environmental standards<00:35:56.160><c> occurs</c><00:35:56.720
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
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So we think that SB 206 represents a minimum standard for school district policies that are backed up
- </c> give them as I said a minimum standard give them as I said a minimum standard and<01:41:21.440><
- And so, you know, having those standards would be helpful to that.
- It transfers funds just to police standards and training, their recruitment and retention fund, which
- So again, it’s going to police standards and training, not to the New Hampshire fire academy—that’s a
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- There's no intent to apply any new standard.
- It should keep the same standard, the same penalties, the same civil liabilities, all the same.
- there was a policy choice added in there that would have applied that only the sexually explicit standard
- publicly, public libraries, government-owned libraries, you have to follow this stricter, simpler standard
- That, you know, publicly, public libraries, ...follow this stricter, simpler standard.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kratom Working Group Aug 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So it meets that standard. Mitragynine does not.
- So it meets that standard. Mitraginine does not. depression. So it meets that standard.
- FDA finally asked for a comment on setting standards. ...the game.
- We do a standard screening tool for any kind of substance use.
- We do a standard screening tool for any kind of substance use.
Summary:
The Kratom Working Group met to hear public testimony and expert presentations on whether North Dakota should prohibit or regulate kratom and 7-OH products. Early testimony split sharply between speakers who described natural kratom as a helpful, lower-risk alternative for chronic pain, opioid withdrawal, PTSD, and recovery, and speakers who urged prohibition because of dependence, overdose risk, and the growth of concentrated or synthetic 7-OH products sold in gas stations, smoke shops, and online. Several witnesses, including consumers and shop owners, argued that banning kratom would push people to more dangerous drugs or unregulated internet sources, while public health and medical witnesses said the marketplace is confusing and inadequately controlled.
A number of witnesses, including representatives of the North Dakota Public Health Association, the state crime lab, and addiction-treatment and pediatric clinicians, emphasized risks from adulterated or concentrated products, lack of labeling and age restrictions, contamination concerns, and harms to adolescents, pregnant patients, and newborns. The crime lab described recent cases involving mitragynine, 7-OH, and pseudoindoxyl, and said products purchased in a smoke shop were inaccurately labeled. A Sanford pediatric hospitalist testified that kratom exposure in pregnancy can cause severe neonatal withdrawal and that adolescents are using the product. By contrast, American Kratom Association representatives and other advocates argued that natural leaf kratom should be distinguished from synthetic 7-OH, that deaths usually involve other substances, and that a regulatory framework with testing, labeling, age limits, and product registration would better protect consumers than a blanket ban.
No formal bill was debated or voted on in this transcript. The working group heard testimony, asked questions, and took no final action before breaking for lunch and later resuming with additional presentations.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- for PFOS in drinking water, but are not likely to meet proposed federal standards.
- Proposed federal standards.
- and future federal standards.
- And the kicker: these inspections and applications aren't standardized.
- This bill also complements the recent recommendations of the Commission on School Nutrition Standards
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a lengthy hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills related to environmental health, PFAS, medical device chemicals, food access, lead poisoning, air quality, oral health, and school food additives. Chair Driscoll and Chair Decker emphasized that the hearing was for testimony only, no decisions would be made that day, and that written testimony could still be submitted. They also noted the high volume of speakers and asked witnesses to keep remarks brief.
A major portion of the hearing focused on PFAS-related legislation, including bills to restrict PFAS in products and food packaging and to create a PFAS remediation trust fund. Municipal officials and advocates described the high costs of PFAS cleanup, especially for drinking water systems, citing Easton’s multimillion-dollar treatment investments and rate increases. Testimony from legislators and advocates argued that Massachusetts should act despite federal uncertainty, and that the state should stop PFAS at the source rather than leaving municipalities and residents to pay for remediation. The committee also heard strong support for a bill banning DEHP in medical devices, with physicians, nurses, and a bill sponsor saying the chemical can leach from IV bags and tubing and that safer alternatives already exist.
The committee also heard testimony on bills to establish statewide food truck permitting, with food truck owners and a senator describing the current system as costly, duplicative, and inconsistent across municipalities. Another set of witnesses supported the “Bean New Deal,” which would expand plant-based food options in public institutions, senior nutrition programs, and WIC, citing health, equity, and cost savings. On lead poisoning, housing advocates and a representative backed bills to expand lead-safe housing requirements to all rental units, arguing the current law contributes to discrimination against families with children and leaves too much pre-1978 housing uncertified. The committee also heard support for an outdoor air pollution bill that would create an advisory committee, identify pollution hotspots, expand monitoring, and set reduction targets, with testimony from environmental justice groups, pediatricians, and legislators describing disproportionate asthma and other health harms in overburdened communities.
Later testimony addressed oral health bills to create dental therapists and allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide, with supporters saying the measures would expand access, reduce costs, and help underserved patients. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to prohibit harmful food dyes in competitive school foods, with parents describing behavioral and health concerns tied to synthetic dyes. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 21st, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 2200 by Assembly Member Hart and appellating the building standards.
- By standardizing course numbers for career technical education, this bill makes it easier for students
- Townhome developments are not allowed to be built on mobile objective standards.
- Let me underscore: minimum wage standard, which means you have minimum wage standard, which means you
- This bill raises wages where no meaningful standard exists today on townhome projects.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- By codifying specific standards for construction, operation, disinfection, and usage, this legislation
- AB 1929 moves in the opposite direction, applying a more aggressive standard that even public pension
- It relies on a vague, reasonable person standard with no clear thresholds or safe harbors.
- California certified food standard. Whenever you're ready. Thank you. All right.
- We want there to be some standards in place. Okay.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , um, at all actually scope of practice or the lowering of the educational standards at all.
- And the standards, so if you're applying for a provisional license, the standards, we tighten those up
- Kind of the standard before they even apply.
- Uh, and the standards, of course, one of the TMA is setting the standards, Texas Medical Board, and they
- have very well established standards.
Keywords:
judicial liability, personal bond, felony offenses, judges, criminal justice reform, voter registration, election procedures, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, Texas election law, residence address, precinct voting, county move, same-county move, Election Code, registrar, statement of residence, polling place, local elections
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill doesn't contemplate the lowering of the standards at all, actually.
- Yes, it is and the standards so if you're applying for provisional license the standards we tighten those
- because their record-keeping etc might not be our standards.
- And the standards, of course, the TMA is setting the standards, the Texas Medical Board. they have very
- well-established standards.
Keywords:
healthcare, maternal health, reporting requirements, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, health provider immunity, workplace violence, nurses, grant program, healthcare facilities, safety measures, safety, nursing, grants, healthcare safety, verbal abuse, physical abuse, nurse empowerment, occupational therapy, licensure, interstate practice
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The standards that we are going to is is done by the legislature, which are the NFPA standards when it
- For our compliance division, we have voiced enforced the safety standards.
- Uh, chair calls, uh, Brandon Wood, commission on jail Standards.
- Brandon Wood, executive Director, Texas Commission on Jail Standards. Mr.
- And what is the length of time it takes to complete an investigation of standards?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that a standard, or is that each instance? That would be more often than not a standard.
- The code dictates the minimum standard you have to do.
- They have minimum standards.
- It’s a higher threshold standard.” “It’s a higher threshold standard.
- Can we relax these standards a little bit?
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- The response was that, on data protection, the entire industry has breach standards and requirements.
- He said that while there are data standards and protections, when talking about a bank’s ability, based
- He said there are data standards and protections, but when the discussion turns to a bank’s ability to
- I know, I appreciate Senator Cloud's willingness to commit to a consent standard.
- It delays the standard of care, and it negatively affects outcomes, so please help us. Thank you.
Summary:
The House Insurance Committee met on May 19 and first took up Senate Bill 509 on bank-owned life insurance. The bill would clarify that banks retain an insurable interest in former employees for purposes of exchanging underperforming bank-owned life insurance policies for better-performing ones. Members adopted a revised amendment set after withdrawing a prior version. Testimony focused heavily on whether consent from the insured former employee is required for any transfer or exchange, with supporters saying the bill is needed to address underperforming policies and opponents warning about unclear consent standards, data-transfer concerns, litigation risk, and possible federal tax issues. After debate, the committee reported SB 509 as amended by a 7-4 vote.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 295, which requires health insurance coverage for medically necessary treatment for persons with acquired brain injuries, including cognitive rehabilitation and related services. Supporters from the Brain Injury Association of Louisiana and NeuroRestorative described gaps in post-acute care, high rates of discharge to unsafe home settings or nursing homes, and improved return-to-work outcomes when patients receive appropriate rehabilitation. An amendment was adopted to clarify federal essential health benefit limits and remove certain language, reducing the fiscal note to zero. The bill was then reported as amended without objection.
Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 155, which requires coverage for medically necessary dental procedures needed for cancer treatment clearance, such as exams, imaging, and extractions. Cancer advocates, oncologists, and dental representatives said untreated dental problems can delay chemotherapy or radiation and lead to worse outcomes and higher costs. Cleanup amendments were adopted, and the bill was reported as amended. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 465, which tightens prompt-payment deadlines for health insurers, adds pharmacy payment provisions, and creates a recoupment timeline for dental claims; after technical and substantive amendments, it was reported as amended.
Finally, the committee approved Senate Bill 276, creating a pre-appointment affidavit process for bail bond producers to ensure prior premiums, shortages, and forfeitures are resolved before a new insurer appointment, and House Resolution 260, which urges the Department of Insurance to study how out-of-network medical billing affects auto insurance rates. Both measures were reported favorably or as amended, and the committee adjourned after a motion to do so.