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• The convention shall be constituted and shall operate as said resolution or act of Congress shall direct
• I move that the House do now adjourn at the hour of 11 a.m. Monday, February 9, 2026.
• The House adjourned until the hour of 11 a.m.
• Do now adjourn at the hour of 11 a.m. 11 a.m. Monday, February night, 2026. Late from 18.
• The House adjourned until the hour of 11 a.m. Monday, February 9th, 2026.

Keywords: 989, all

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• by laying out bills and providing an opportunity to ask questions of the bill on, of, of the bill, uh
• Uh, Mike Moroney, on behalf of the Texas Association of Manufacturers, 600 members, some of the, uh,
• And Irrespective of the cost of that program.
• of study.
• Uh, suggestion on that is we just don't want to see any kind of degradation of, uh, of those kind of

Bills: HB20 , HB120

Committee: House S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Keywords: fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations, higher education, LGBTQ studies, DEI studies, program prohibition, educational policy, HB120, Texas, Texas Education Code, public universities, public colleges, queer studies, gay studies, lesbian studies

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• That's 3% of all jobs in the state of New Mexico.
• Then it also says 824 000 megawatt-hour potential of highest quality solar potential on state trust land
• Part of the energy transition, because the sun only shines about six hours a day, and sometimes the wind
• of more moderate means to take advantage of that.
• of life.

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

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• We want to welcome all of you here, members of the public.
• There's a couple of things in front of you.
• Kind of a pick-and-choose, pick one of these that might solve some of the concerns.
• And if you recall, we spent almost two hours because all of us, I'd go up, explain it, and sit back down
• $5 million isn't actually needed because, if we recall, $3 million of what they're operating $5 million

Summary: The special legislative study committee met with seven members present, adopted minutes from prior meetings, and then heard public testimony from Terrell Butler and his father about a transfer-eligibility dispute involving Leesville High School and Anacoco High School. They described a family decision to move schools for broader educational and personal reasons, but said the student was ruled ineligible for varsity athletics despite strong grades and a desire to play basketball. Several members responded that the rule seemed to punish students for adult decisions and for transfers within the same parish, and they urged the family to keep working hard while the committee considered broader policy changes. The committee then reviewed a draft report containing factual findings about LHSAA and discussed recommendations. Members expressed concern about inconsistent enforcement, lack of transparency, limited accountability, and LHSAA’s repeated absence from committee meetings. The committee adopted findings for the report and approved three recommendations: creating a structured student-transfer eligibility process allowing one transfer through junior year; making the House and Senate representatives on the LHSAA executive committee voting members; and adding a governor-appointed voting member to the executive committee. Speaker Pro Tem Johnson then outlined broader options for legislative action. One proposal, adopted as the committee’s recommendation, would create a cooperative endeavor agreement framework between the Department of Education/BESE and a nonprofit to administer high school athletics, with public-records coverage subject to existing privacy exceptions and an option for nonpublic schools to participate. A second, more expansive proposal would create a state Office of Sanctioned Athletics within the Department of Education; the committee agreed to include that concept in the report for future discussion but not as a recommendation. The committee also authorized staff to finalize the report, incorporate the adopted findings and recommendations, make technical edits, and send the report to the House and Senate education committees and LHSAA. The meeting ended with closing remarks thanking staff and members, followed by adjournment.

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• Idaho's current statutes do not always clearly account for these types of operations, which has created
• So that, because of lack of capability. And so that goes, So that, because of lack of capability.
• But reviewing the DEQ operating permits for these systems and Secretary of State records for incorporations
• Last but not least, the man of the hour, Secretary of State Phil McGrane.
• The man of the hour, Secretary of State Phil McGrane. This is the trifecta for you, Mr. Secretary.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee began by introducing several RSs and then considered a series of gubernatorial reappointments, including Bud Tracy to the State Building Authority, Skip Smeiser to the Idaho Lottery Commission, Jerry Aldape to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board, and Nikaela Black Abrams to the Idaho State Racing Commission. The committee voted to send the latter three appointments to the floor with recommendations for confirmation, while Bud Tracy’s appointment was held for a later vote. The committee also postponed consideration of one item to accommodate scheduling conflicts. The committee then heard and advanced several bills and resolutions. House Bill 795, a cleanup measure related to House Bill 710, was sent to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1398, which would move Idaho’s presidential primary to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May and align it with state primaries, drew support from the Secretary of State, the League of Women Voters, and committee members who emphasized voter access and turnout; it was sent to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. House Concurrent Resolution 32, affirming Idaho’s energy sovereignty and preference for reliable in-state generation and property-rights protections, also advanced on a due-pass motion. The committee next approved House Bill 893, a codifier/technical corrections bill, and House Bill 817, which updates tobacco retail laws to clarify and permit certain adult-only premium cigar retail and event activities while maintaining youth-access restrictions. Testimony on HB 817 came from a small business owner and a trade association representative, and members described it as a small-business measure. House Bill 872, which would eliminate the separate ballot page for constitutional amendments and initiatives to reduce printing costs and streamline ballots, was supported by the Secretary of State and county clerks but opposed by the League of Women Voters; it nevertheless received a due-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee advanced Senate Bill 1397, which would bring larger private wastewater corporations under Public Utilities Commission rate regulation, with supporters arguing it would protect customers from unregulated monopolies and improve oversight. House Bill 831, which would require school polling places to be closed to instructional use on election day to better balance voter access with student safety, also received a due-pass recommendation after testimony from the League of Women Voters, county clerks, and the Secretary of State. The meeting adjourned after all motions passed.

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• </c> move on to the next set of resolutions. move on to the next set of resolutions.
• Uh, in your testimony, you said that the State of Hawaii doesn't have jurisdiction over tour operators
• </c> of this resolution. of this resolution.
• of Transportation of the County of Maui to collaborate with the Kihei Community Association in planning
• of Transportation and the Department of Transportation of the County of Maui are to collaborate with

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Transportation and Culture heard a series of resolutions covering cultural preservation, civic education, dark-sky protection, Taiwan relations, aviation safety reporting, waterborne cargo subsidies, and Maui transportation planning. Testimony on the Hawaii Theatre resolutions (SCR 131/SR 110) came from the Hawaii Theatre Center in support, with a question about whether acquisition funding was in the current budget; the witness said he was not aware of any such funding. The state archivist strongly supported SCR 169/SR 138 on expanding public outreach and civic engagement, and a student testifier supported the measure while urging stronger language to include Indigenous culture and closer work with Native communities. On STR 12/SR 8 recognizing International Dark Sky Week, testimony emphasized light pollution’s effects on birds, marine life, human health, and astronomy, and suggested stronger lighting ordinances and possible dark-sky reserve efforts. STR 31/SR 17 on Taiwan received support from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, while STR 180/SR 150 on aviation safety reporting drew support from Blue Hawaiian Helicopters but opposition from the Department of Transportation, which said much of the requested information falls under FAA jurisdiction and would be voluntary at the state level. STR 150 on waterborne cargo subsidies was supported by DOT, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, with DOT asking that the working group be smaller to speed a report to the 2026 session. STR 37/SR 21 and STR 38/SR 22 on Kihei road planning drew support from the Kihei Community Association, which described severe congestion and safety concerns in South Maui. In decision-making, the committee advanced SCR 131/SR 110 on the Hawaii Theatre as introduced. SCR 169/SR 138 was advanced with amendments to address comments about Indigenous culture. STR 12/SR 8 on International Dark Sky Week was deferred for further discussion until the following Tuesday. STR 31/SR 17 on Taiwan was advanced with technical, non-substantive amendments. STR 180/SR 150 and STR 150 were both deferred to the same later decision-making date to allow further work on possible amendments and jurisdictional issues. STR 37/SR 21 was passed as introduced, and STR 38/SR 22 was passed with technical, non-substantive amendments. In each vote taken, the measures were adopted without recorded opposition from the members present.

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• Kenny and his wife of 39 years, Carrie, is a native of Dalhart and are parents of twins, graduates of
• of the state of Texas.
• capacity to discern... them, this decision I'm being asked to make might be best for the operation of
• . of any of our university systems understand that their customers are the people of the state of Texas
• of the people of Texas.

Committee: Senate Nominations

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Members, this is the bill we heard previously relating to the operation management of the first Capital
• all ages to receive a bike in exchange for completing 2. 5 hours of community service.
• City of Galveston is an island of 53,000 people.
• of arts.
• of those.

Bills: HCR6

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: Meals on Wheels, senior services, nutrition, community support, volunteerism

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• of grants.
• sort of how they operate and they're doing a closed loop instead of using the significant amounts of
• We're really proud of the customer service operations that we have at the agency.
• We operate in 20 field offices more than 85% of our staff are in field offices directly helping people
• Of the state so that we get economies of scale.

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• A higher-than-requested operating adjustment at the Minnesota Department of Health in the DE2 includes
• And last, at the Office of EMS, there are costs tracked on line 1650 and 1651 for the Ambulance Operating
• and spend the hours and do the work and listen to the testimony, the impact of having done all that
• It establishes an ambulance operating deficit grant program at the Office of EMS.
• We talk for hundreds of hours on the phone with people suffering.

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

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• So first of all, when you look into some of the taxes, last few years were higher because of those tax
• rules pursuant to Act 781 of 2017 and Act 65 of 2021.
• They testified previous years they’d flown like 90 hours—he’s guessing off the top of his head—and he
• -hour security at School of the Blind.
• It's all of the above. Is it all of that? All of the above, yeah. All of the above, yeah.

Committee: All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)

Keywords: 1204, all

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• of national, state, and regional associations of travel agents and tour operators that sponsored the
• Tribes have, however, been traditionally locked out of operating in this new statewide legal market in
• These events often operate by unlicensed out-of-state vendors who travel from location to location, purchasing
• Many of us pawnbrokers on our board have actually gone to these events to see how they operate.
• I'm a senior chief operations specialist in the United States Navy with nearly 15 years of active duty

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• of clinic hours collaborating with other community-based organizations to connect Kentuckians to essential
• of clinic hours collaborating with other community-based organizations to connect Kentuckians to essential
• of clinic hours collaborating with other community-based organizations to connect Kentuckians to essential
• of clinic hours collaborating with other community-based organizations to connect Kentuckians to essential
• I think the intent of this bill is not to have the state pay for operations that are elective while people

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:04 SB 02: 00:01:37 Discussion in Opposition to SB 02: 00:09:49 SB 84: 00:22:19 SB 111: 00:30:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Senator Mike Wilson, which would prohibit incarcerated people from receiving cross-sex hormones or gender-affirming surgeries, while allowing a tapering period if stopping an existing treatment would cause physical harm. Wilson said the bill was needed to prevent the Department of Corrections from providing such care by memo or policy rather than statute, and he argued the care was elective and not medically necessary. Senators Thomas, Neal, Nemes, Styers, and others questioned whether any gender-affirming surgeries had actually occurred in Kentucky, whether the hormone treatments were physician-prescribed, and whether the bill would override medical judgment; Wilson said the department reported no surgeries, that 67 incarcerated people were receiving cross-sex hormone therapy, and that he would only support treatment if it fit the bill’s narrow medical-harm exception. Public testimony on SB 2 was strongly opposed. Chris Hartman of the Fairness Campaign said the bill would deny medically necessary care, violate the Eighth Amendment, and target a very small and vulnerable incarcerated population. Dr. Jack Skilles testified that gender-affirming care is medically necessary and supported by major medical organizations, warning that denying it could worsen mental health and lead to suicidality. Hannah Callahan, a transgender woman, described being denied hormone therapy while incarcerated and said the interruption caused severe physical and mental harm, including suicidal thoughts. Emma Curtis, Lexington’s Fourth District councilwoman, also urged a no vote, framing the issue as a matter of compassion and religious duty. The committee then voted on SB 2. Senator Neal explained his no vote by saying he was not medically trained and deferred to doctors; Senator Nemes said he wanted clarification that the bill would not stop ongoing treatment; and Senator Styers argued the bill was a poor priority and noted there was no fiscal note and that only 67 people were affected. Senator Wheeler moved the bill, Senator Reed seconded, and the committee reported Senate Bill 2 favorably. Afterward, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 84, sponsored by Senator Steve Rawlings, which would limit judicial deference to state agency interpretations and require courts, not agencies, to interpret ambiguous laws, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 Loper Bright decision overturning Chevron deference.

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• And after many, many hours of consultation with stakeholders, we have developed this policy that indicates
• And after many, many hours of consultation with stakeholders, we have developed this policy that indicates
• Senate Resolution 9, introduced by Legislative Operations and Elections, designates certain members of
• President, and I would move that the Senate of the 83rd Session of the Legislature of the State of Nevada
• The 83rd Session of the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada is adjourned sine die.

Keywords: 909, all

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• And so, as a result of the increased arrests of ICE operations in the field, what organizations like
• For over a decade, we've operated five of the seven day labor centers officially endorsed by the City
• Since June of this year, three of those five day labor centers that we operate have been raided a total
• And so folks are only supposed to be there for really a couple of hours, but we have seen folks there
• That first, those first couple of days, people were not given any food for full-on 14 to 16 hours.

Summary: The Select Committee on Latina Inequities met at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar, hosted by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez and joined by Assemblymember Mia Bonta. Rodriguez opened by framing the committee’s work around the economic status of Latinas and the effects of federal policies on the economy and social safety net, while the college president welcomed the committee and described campus services for undocumented and housing-insecure students. Rodriguez also emphasized the local impact of immigration enforcement in the San Fernando Valley and said the hearing would focus on Latinas’ economic conditions, immigration enforcement impacts on the workforce and safety, and H.R. 1’s effects on the safety net. The first panel featured HOPE’s Maria Morales and Dr. Elsa Macias, who presented findings from HOPE’s National Economic Status of Latinas report. They said Latinas are a major and growing part of California’s population and workforce, but face persistent inequities, including a large wage gap, higher unemployment, high uninsured rates, student debt, and affordability pressures around child care, housing, and education. They also discussed entrepreneurship, noting both the growth of Latina-owned businesses and barriers such as limited access to capital, technical assistance, and retirement and health coverage. In response to committee questions, they said higher education can still offer a strong return on investment, but only if students can complete degrees without being overwhelmed by debt and care costs; they also pointed to policy solutions such as SB 642, mentorship, financial literacy, CalSavers access, and support for community development financial institutions. The second panel focused on immigration enforcement and Latina safety in the workforce. Luis Nolasco of the ACLU described arrests tied to apparent ethnicity and Spanish-speaking, the chilling effect on families, and the loss of wages, school attendance, and mobility. Dr. Amada Armenta said immigration enforcement harms California’s economy, public health, and mixed-status families, and noted that undocumented workers are concentrated in agriculture, construction, and child care. SEIU’s Jen Baca Beltran said raids and school-based enforcement traumatize children and families and highlighted the need for Know Your Rights trainings. Megan Ortiz of IDEPSCA described repeated Border Patrol raids on day labor centers, injuries to staff, and the need to protect worker centers, domestic workers, and street vendors. Inclusive Action’s Shannon Camacho said raids have forced many informal workers to stop working, prompted emergency cash assistance and rent relief efforts, and strengthened advocacy for vendor protections and CDFI support. CHIRLA’s Jeanette Zanipatine said the rapid response network has expanded, documented widespread arrests and detention conditions, and is providing direct support and legal referrals; committee members asked about detention, maternal health, and what the state can do, and panelists urged stronger oversight, more legal representation, and protections for pregnant and detained people.

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• operations.
• We want to sort of kick the tires on that. ...electrification of that route.
• the lifespan of them.
• I'm going to present this to him probably in about an hour and an hour and a half.
• What was the reason for your change of heart? You know, we heard a lot of feedback.

Summary: Senate Transportation Committee Chair Marko Liias and Ranking Member Curtis King presented the Senate transportation budget package, describing three bills: a supplemental transportation budget, a bond proposal, and a resources bill with technical updates to last year’s law. They said the package prioritizes preservation and maintenance of highways, bridges, ferries, and flood-damaged infrastructure, along with safety investments such as additional funding for preservation-related safety work, State Patrol staffing, and tribal traffic safety. They also emphasized job creation from infrastructure spending and said the plan uses no new taxes, relying instead on bonding and existing revenue changes. The senators highlighted several major elements, including about $1.7 billion for preservation over six years, $1.1 billion in bonding, a $400 million reserve for cost increases, funding to complete the first three new ferries, disaster relief loans for local transportation agencies, Columbia River dredging, and funding for the Fairfax Bridge and related alternate routes. The resources bill would create a mobile driver’s license program, dedicate a portion of future sales tax revenue to ferry operations, and repeal the luxury aircraft tax while replacing it with higher aviation fuel taxes and annual registration fees. They said the ferry system still needs more vessels beyond the first three, but they want more study before committing to a longer-term procurement plan. In response to questions, the senators said WSDOT will determine specific preservation project priorities, including paving and bridge work, and that the budget does not add new passenger-only ferry operating money now that domestic ferry service has largely been restored. They also said the package includes studies on leasing hydrogen ferries and updating the in-state shipyard bid credit, and that flood recovery funding was structured to help local governments repair roads now while waiting for possible federal FEMA reimbursement. No votes were taken in the transcript; the discussion was a budget rollout and question-and-answer session.

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• provided almost 46,000 hours of professional development, coaching, consultation, and implementation
• </c><00:35:37.680><c> of</c><00:35:37.920><c> professional</c> almost 46,000 hours of professional almost
• My name is Patty Hand, and I'm the chief operating officer for the Minnesota Department of Education.
• We will expend a similar amount of its federal appropriations for staffing and other operations.
• And we have budget of other operations.

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You would be funding a portion of six paraprofessionals based on the number of hours the paraprofessional
• and a half instead of being shared is now an hour and a half, an hour and a half, an hour and a half
• c> instead of being shared is now an hour instead of being shared is now an hour and a<01:13:14.320><
• I know it took us like 2 hours to figure all of it out to do dual enrollment.
• <03:30:20.399><c> do</c><03:30:20.640><c> dual</c> hours to figure all of it out to do dual hours to

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• elements. ...of the state.
• Sometimes we have difference in understanding of what is in the letter of the policy.
• any of the nine methods of ranked-choice voting for any district at any time.
• any of the nine methods of ranked-choice voting for any district at any time.
• of it will be in the public education of it.

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: 904, all

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• of House Bill 4923.
• They can keep the youth out of child welfare and juvenile justice for up to 24 hours.
• To juvenile correction officers for up to 40 hours of unused vacation leave.
• This, this committee substitute permits a $100 fine on a parent for each offense and allows 6 hours of
• Of labor more than the consequences of plunder.

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice