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• We will have both those in person first and then we will hear from everyone on zoom.
• The great grandparents were first generation immigrants to Florida from Spain.
• My grandmother graduated from the first graduating class at Florida State.
• And first, I want to say a big thank you, Mr.
• We have another new slate, but we will do these first.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The chair, I'm going to call the first three witnesses. David Leahy.
• First, that they're with the volatility of the current economic climate.
• My first rental property was a mobile home at age 20. money.
• First, the current parking requirements are based on junk science from the 1950s.
• We're excited to support HB 3275 as the needed first step to unblocking.

Bills: HB602 , HB1322 , HB1930 , HB2225 , HB2304 , HB2494 , HB3275 , HB3810 , HB3919

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• Members, the first item on the agenda is the approval of the Tuesday, April 1st minutes.
• It's my first time speaking in your committee.
• First, the letters themselves can be quite inflammatory.
• There's also a dynamic which I refer to as 'first in, first believed'—whatever is made public.
• , first or second-degree felony interference, and others.

Bills: HF1367 , HF2732 , HF1897 , HF1424 , HF1383 , HF2728 , HF2863 , HF1685 , HF2929

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• And so that is the first item accessing federal funds for PFAS treatment.
• The first person I have is Mike Harley. Oh, sorry folks, DNR.
• Can we have the folks from the DNR speak first? Sure. Thank you.
• The first question is coming from Chair Heintzeman. Thank you, Mr.
• So let's deal with the amendment first.

Bills: HF1587 , HF2293 , HF2218 , HF1208 , HF1482

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• This man Well, I first need to say one other most disturbing thing.
• This is probably the first time I've ever done this.
• First, before I recognize you, it is good to see you both here.
• Thank you, Representative Greco, this is not your first bill, right? No.
• felony from a first-degree misdemeanor.

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee considered a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, and related bills. Early measures included HB 1171, tolling the statute of limitations for failure to make mandatory child abuse reports, and HB 1403, expanding school safety provisions by allowing child care facilities in the guardian program and clarifying perimeter and door-security rules; both passed unanimously, with HB 1403 adopted as amended. The committee also approved HB 1099, giving law enforcement discretion in arrests involving elderly or medically vulnerable individuals in facilities; HB 1121, strengthening restrictions on misuse of unmanned aircraft systems; HB 1525, creating penalties for impersonating rideshare drivers and clarifying transportation-disadvantaged access; and PCS for HB 687, increasing penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenses known as “Trenton’s Law.” Members then advanced HB 847 to create an FDLE grant program for expedited DNA testing, PCS for HB 757 to prohibit altered sexual depictions of identifiable persons and create a civil remedy, and HB 1415 to repeal an obsolete Broward County narcotics enforcement unit. The committee also heard and approved HB 1207, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion grants, creates a model diversion process, and establishes a behavioral healthcare data repository; testimony from the bill’s namesake’s mother and law enforcement emphasized the need for treatment over incarceration. HB 1351 updated sexual offender/predator registration rules, and HB 1479 created a public records exemption for domestic violence lethality assessment forms; both passed without opposition. Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 1283, making sex trafficking of children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons a capital felony, despite constitutional concerns raised in debate; the bill passed 13-2. PCS for HB 781, addressing cyber intimidation by publication (doxing), also passed unanimously after supporters described it as a needed tool against online harassment. Finally, CSHB 139 authorized pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms, and PCS for HB 107 created and enhanced penalties for fraudulent use of gift cards. Most bills were reported favorably, many unanimously, and several were amended before passage.

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• It's an honor for me to be before your subcommittee, uh, on the, my first bill layout of the eighty-ninth
• First, we have uh uh Roger Penn.
• Um, first, I'd like to say good morning, Chair Cortez, Vice Chair Derazio, and members of the committee
• So right the Constitution, the Texas Constitution first and foremost allows Governor Abbott.
• We are first a combat veteran led organization.

Bills: HB39 , HB227

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: public school finance, property values, homestead exemptions, funding allocation, education policy, HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids

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• Yeah, I think that first and foremost is any time you and your team, your staff get questions.
• The first one was pretty limited to just really a little.
• Glenn Hager: ...if we got the most needy, we should have been the first in line.
• You want to touch a little more on that, Corey, first?
• First of all. There's five and there's ten.

Bills: SB 1 , SB1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• First of all, first and foremost, because it's illegal. It's unconstitutional.
• It violates the First Amendment.
• First up, we have Mr. Hickden.
• First up, we have healthcare facilities. First up, we have Mr.<01:40:14.800><c> Hickden.
• First up, we have the attorney members. First up, we have the attorney general. general. general.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on HB 1875, which would expand Hawaii’s existing protections to include gender-affirming health care, clarify permitted disclosures of protected health information, and bar certain adverse actions by malpractice insurers and health carriers against providers of lawful reproductive or gender-affirming care. The Insurance Division of DCCA supported the bill with a technical amendment, suggesting language tied to actuarial analysis rather than the phrase “actuarially sound.” The Office of Information Practices also provided comments. Most testimony was strongly in support. State agencies and advocacy groups, including the Hawaii State Youth Commission, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Stonewall Caucus, ACLU of Hawaii, PFLAG Oahu, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the bill would protect patient privacy, reduce chilling effects from out-of-state litigation, and help retain providers in a state already facing shortages. Several testifiers said gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based, and life-saving, and emphasized that Hawaii should protect its own health care decisions from outside political pressure. A few individuals testified in opposition, arguing the bill was unnecessary or that it protected providers more than opponents of the bill, but these views were not echoed by most of the testimony. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers to keep comments brief and maintain decorum. The transcript provided does not include a final committee vote or disposition on the bill.

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• It ripples outward through families, friends, first responders, and communities.
• </c><00:01:51.520><c> Uh,</c><00:01:51.920><c> first</c> suicide prevention nonprofit.
• Uh, first suicide prevention nonprofit.
• It ripples outward through families, friends, first responders, and communities.
• </c> outward through families, friends, first outward through families, friends, first responders,<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The first bill on the calendar today is House File 3378.
• And that's why this report should have never been redacted in the first place.
• </c><00:07:55.360><c> The</c><00:07:55.520><c> Walls</c> in the first place.
• The Walls in the first place.
• Passing House File 3378 is first place.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• First is Hatfield 203 for Representative Walsh.
• I believe we're moving H-203 first. Yes. All right, amendment H-203 has been moved and seconded.
• I appreciate that the gentleman said first amendment, but I'm going to ask for a no vote on this.
• I believe we're moving hat 203 first. Yes.
• So I believe that this First Amendment So I believe that this First Amendment does clarify the language

Summary: The Capital Budget Committee met in executive session on several bills before fiscal cutoff. Staff briefed Substitute House Bill 2236 on the State Housing Finance Commission, House Bill 2281 on state-tribal government-to-government relations, House Bill 2514 to establish a Global War on Terror memorial on the Capitol campus, and House Bill 2551 allowing certain school districts to sell real property under specified conditions. Staff also noted an updated fiscal note for HB 2281 showing a Department of Natural Resources estimate of about a $5 million per-biennium reduction in receipts due to reduced timber sales. HB 2236 was moved out of committee with a due pass recommendation after members discussed whether it expanded the Housing Finance Commission’s authority; the vote was 10-6 with three excused. HB 2514 also passed out of committee, with members generally supporting recognition of veterans and families affected by war, though some objected to the bill’s title and framing; it passed 12-4 with three excused. HB 2551 drew more concern, with some members arguing school districts should not sell capital assets to cover operating costs and others noting local jurisdiction impacts; after additional discussion and reopening of the vote, it ultimately passed 10-8 with one excused. HB 2281 was considered with a proposed substitute and two amendments from Representative Walsh. Amendment H-203, intended to protect critical infrastructure projects, and amendment H-202, intended to preserve access related to timber and natural resource sales, were both rejected. Members supporting the bill said it was meant to protect free exercise of religion and tribal interests, while opponents raised concerns about the bill’s effects and the need for more stakeholder work. The substitute bill then passed out of committee 10-8 with one excused.

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• First item on the agenda is RS-33-166. First item on the agenda is R.S. 33166.
• Representative Redmond, is this the first of 50 or the first of five? Mr.
• Chairman, there's already been a first. Oh, okay. This is the second. Thank you, Mr.
• The first question is...
• First up is Brittany Shipley.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• Lord, bless our first responders.
• Let nothing come to us without going to you first. In the name of Jesus, we pray.
• Lord, bless our first responders.
• Bless the bless our first responders.
• In the name without going to you first.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 2 February, 2026; 1:00 PM, 925, all

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• Do you want to take that up first? We can. Okay.
• In Section 13, we talk about this changing from a third-degree misdemeanor to a first-degree...
• Changing from a third-degree misdemeanor to a first-degree felony if a contractor failed to pay a sub
• And if agencies are currently not doing that, or if the Department of Agriculture is the first to say
• that they're moving penalties from a third-degree misdemeanor to a first-degree felony because they

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So first up, we have Karen Punk. Would you please introduce yourself for the record and proceed?
• Most recently, Howard Lake opened the first net-zero library in the state of Minnesota, so that means
• So first up, we have Karen Punk. Would you please introduce yourself for the record and proceed?
• Most recently, Howard Lake opened the first net-zero library in the state of Minnesota, so that means
• Most recently, Howard Lake opened the first net-zero library in the state of Minnesota, so that means

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The first one up today is going to be HB 229, Health Facilities, by Representative Oliver.
• But I'm so happy that this is your first bill that you get to pass.
• Congratulations, Representative Oliver, on passing your first bill through the first committee stop.
• A little rusty on the first day of school. It is your second bill today.
• I will first recognize Angela Drozweki from the Amateur Athletic Union.

Summary: The Health Care Facilities and System Subcommittee met and heard three bills, all of which passed favorably. HB 229 by Rep. Oliver would update the Health Facilities Authority Act to reflect modern health system structures, allowing not-for-profit LLCs and not-for-profit parent corporations of health systems to use the financing authority, and clarifying that authorities may use loan agreements as well as lease financing. An amendment narrowing and clarifying the not-for-profit definition was adopted without objection. AdventHealth testified in support, and the bill passed 17-0. The committee then heard HB 527 by Rep. Trabulsi, which creates a public records exemption for current and former AHCA personnel who investigate complaints, Medicaid fraud, abuse, waste, or inspect licensed health facilities. The sponsor said the exemption is intended to protect investigators and their families from retaliation. There was no public testimony, and members discussed balancing transparency with safety. The bill passed 17-0. Finally, the committee heard HB 431 by Rep. Trabulsi, which extends by one year the requirement for athletic coaches and similar youth sports volunteers to complete Level 2 background screening through AHCA’s clearinghouse, with the sponsor saying the delay would give the system time to expand and reduce costs over time. Public testimony from youth sports organizations supported the goal of screening but raised concerns about cost, implementation details, and age thresholds for screening. Members generally supported the bill as a child-safety measure, and it also passed 17-0. The meeting then adjourned.

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• First of all, heavenly Father, we thank you for this day. This is the day you have made.
• For you to guide our steps, direct our path, remind us, Lord, we are your servants first, and we are
• Speaker, I move that the reading of the journal at length for the first legislative day be dispensed
• journal of the house for the first legislative<00:09:43.920><c> day</c><00:09:44.120><c> and</c><00:
• legislative day be length for the first legislative day be dispensed<00:09:53.360><c> with.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Uh affairs for Housing First Minnesota.
• </c> by way of background, Housing First by way of background, Housing First Minnesota<00:32:49.200><
• First, First, First, thank<00:35:43.880><c> you</c><00:35:44.000><c> for</c><00:35:44.120><c> all</c>
• </c> This means that we would have the first This means that we would have the first right<00:47:30.640
• Now, we the first being affordability.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• First speaker: Tony Roeberg. First speaker: Tony Roeberg. Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members.
• We want to ensure, first and foremost, patient safety.
• I'm thrilled that you're doing it this early, one of the first states, I think it's the first state I've
• I think it's the first step.
• We're the last to know, but we're the first to hurt.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee began with a presentation from the Alzheimer’s Association Desert Southwest Chapter and Dr. Anna Burke of Barrow Neurological Institute on the growing impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia in Arizona, the need for earlier diagnosis, better provider education, caregiver support, and continued research funding. They described current gaps in training and access to specialists, but also highlighted new therapies, lifestyle interventions, and Arizona-based research efforts. Members expressed support and optimism, but no action was taken on the presentation. The committee then heard HB 2202, which appropriates $300,000 from the general fund over fiscal years 2027 through 2029 for a dementia care tele-mentoring grant program through the Department of Health Services. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association, a dementia specialist, and a patient advocate, said the program would help primary care providers diagnose dementia earlier and improve care. The bill was passed out of committee on an 11-0 vote. Next, the committee took up HB 2251, the midwifery bill, which would authorize certain licensed midwives to dispense and administer specified medications and devices, require liability insurance disclosure and annual reporting, and create a Midwifery Advisory Committee. A committee amendment removed some medications and renamed the bill the Jordan and MacTerry Act. ACOG and the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association opposed the bill as drafted, citing concerns about oversight, peer review, and the medication list, while licensed midwives and other supporters argued the bill would improve safety, transparency, and alignment with national standards. The bill was held for further stakeholder work, with members indicating more amendments were likely. The committee then heard HB 2252, which would allow certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, or licensed midwives to accompany a patient in a ground ambulance during an out-of-hospital birth if approved by medical direction. Supporters described cases where continued midwife involvement during transport helped newborns and mothers, while firefighters and EMS representatives opposed the bill as written, saying it created ambiguity about command and scene control and could raise safety concerns. The chair said the bill would be held for further stakeholder meetings and possible language changes. After a recess, the committee reconvened for presentations on federal Medicaid and rural health funding impacts, beginning with JLBC’s overview of H.R. 1’s Medicaid provisions and the rural health transformation grant program.

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• Introduction of their first reading.
• <00:12:38.000><c> files</c> first reading of house files first reading of house files 3337<00:12:40.079
• This is my first year in housing, which is convenient since it's my first year here.
• This is my first year in housing, which is convenient since it's my first year here.
• How this is my first year in the housing, which is convenient since it's my first year here.

Keywords: 1183, house