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• So today we come praying for our governor and our lieutenant governor.
• We pray that You would grant Governor Ivy wisdom beyond experience to lead this state.
• Message from the Governor: Senate confirmation number four appointing Napoleon Bracie to the Alabama
• Message from the Governor: Senate confirmation number eight appointing Kevin Kid to the Alabama Board
• Message from the Governor: Senate confirmation number nine appointing Kathy Sawer to the State Board

Bills: SB 2, SJR 36, SB 2, SB 2, SR 29, SB 2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 920, all

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• <01:37:09.119> is HHS services now that the governor is HHS services now that the governor
• The governor and lieutenant governor are making some very difficult decisions, not easily made and not
• The governor and lieutenant governor are making some very difficult decisions, not easily made and not
• The governor and lieutenant governor are making some very difficult decisions, not easily made and not
• <01:43:00.000> may may uh count on that, the governor may may uh count on that, the governor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Admit the Honorable Governor, Lieutenant Governor. What is that? Thank you. Hi there.
• Bless and inspire our Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, the legislators, all the
• Admit Her Excellency Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth. Governor of the Commonwealth.
• And thank the governor, lieutenant governor, and the whole administration in that effort to build hope
• and lieutenant governor While the sergeant-at-arms escorts our governor and lieutenant governor, the

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House and Senate met in joint convention for the Governor’s annual State of the Commonwealth address. Before the address, the chamber handled routine organizational motions, including recesses, the appointment of committees to escort the Lieutenant Governor, constitutional officers, and the Governor into the chamber, the posting of colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, and an invocation and benediction. The joint convention then heard Governor Maura Healey’s address, followed by remarks from legislative leaders and a closing benediction. In her speech, Governor Healey said the state is strong and highlighted accomplishments from the past session, including tax cuts, expanded child care support, the Affordable Homes Act, transportation improvements, federal funding gains, veterans’ services, and health care measures. She also emphasized ongoing priorities such as reducing housing costs, improving transit and infrastructure, expanding primary care and mental health services, supporting education and career pathways, strengthening clean energy and AI investment, and protecting reproductive health care. She called for abolishing tenant broker’s fees, creating a statewide graduation standards council after the MCAS requirement change, and continuing efforts to address the emergency shelter system and other cost pressures. No roll call votes were taken on legislation during the address itself, but the convention adopted the various ceremonial orders and motions by voice vote. After the Governor’s remarks and the benediction, the joint convention adjourned, and the House later adjourned to meet the following Tuesday in informal session.

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• I think an important part of the proposal from the governor and lieutenant governor is that there are
• lieutenant governor Flanigan's tax lieutenant governor Flanigan's tax proposal proposal proposal
• <00:04:46.960> lieutenant Proposal from the governor lieutenant Proposal from the governor
• asking governor lieutenant governor are asking governor lieutenant governor are asking uh<00:
• lieutenant governor Governor walls lieutenant governor Flanigan<00:37:43.200> took<00:37:43.599

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from the Commissioner of Revenue on Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s tax proposal, with members told no public testimony would be taken because bill language was not yet available. The commissioner said the proposal would lower the statewide sales tax rate by 0.75 percentage points while expanding sales tax to selected professional services such as legal, brokerage, banking, and accounting, with several carve-outs. He emphasized that the plan would not add business-to-business sales taxes, arguing that taxing business inputs leads to tax pyramiding and higher hidden consumer costs. The commissioner said the rate cut would be the first sales tax rate cut in state history and estimated it at about $95 million annually, while the service expansions would raise about $203 million to $205 million annually, for a net increase of roughly $110 million per year. He said the proposal is part of the governor’s broader budget, which he described as addressing long-term structural deficits and funding other priorities such as an R&D credit, an expanded sustainable aviation fuel credit, fraud prevention, and service-member retention bonuses. He also said the carve-outs and exemptions would be reflected in the revenue estimate. Members questioned whether the proposal was truly a tax cut or instead a tax increase, and several asked for a revenue-neutral rate if all or more services were taxed. One member raised concerns about how pro bono legal work with a fee would be treated, and another asked about possible streamlining issues and whether fees are treated as taxes in statute. The commissioner said a fee would be taxable depending on the arrangement and that the department would review the language carefully once drafted. He also said the department would provide more detailed estimates later, including what the rate would be if the tax were made revenue neutral. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• calling for the impeachment of Governor calling for the impeachment of Governor Tim<00:12:11.040
• And<00:15:27.360> when<00:15:27.480> the<00:15:27.560> governor And when the governor
• As a for Governor Walz's impeachment.
• accountability of the governor. accountability of the governor.
• You guys don't like the governor and attorney general. You don't like the governor.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Clerk, it's time to inform the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor and the Executive Council that we
• President, the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor have been notified that we are assembled and they
• Awaiting the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Governor's Council members.
• Governor. This is my darling son, Monica, Kim, your tenant governor. It's no for you.
• Thank you, Governor. The Governor, that is awesome.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate convened for the opening day of the 194th General Court, with ceremonial remarks, an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the formal canvass of election returns. A special committee reported that all senators had been duly elected, and a committee was then appointed to notify the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor’s Council that a quorum of senators-elect was assembled and ready to be sworn in. Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll addressed the chamber, praised public service, and administered the oaths of office to the senators. The main business of the day was the election of the Senate President. Senator Karen Spilka was nominated by Senator DiDomenico and seconded by Senator Edwards, while Senator Bruce Tarr was nominated by Senator Durant and seconded by Senator Dooner. After nominations were closed, the roll call resulted in 34 votes for Spilka and 5 for Tarr, and the Senate declared Spilka elected president. Senator Tarr then moved that the vote be considered unanimous, and the Senate agreed. President Spilka delivered an inaugural address focused on the chamber’s recent legislative record and priorities for the new session. In her remarks, Spilka highlighted prior accomplishments including education funding, free community college, early education reforms, mental health care reform, prescription drug cost reductions, tax relief, housing, transportation, climate, and veterans’ legislation. She also outlined priorities for the new session, including a statewide listening tour, more transparency in committee and joint committee proceedings, housing and transportation affordability, health care reform, career and technical education, early education, and juvenile justice reform. She emphasized continued bipartisan work and public engagement. The Senate also adopted temporary joint rules and temporary Senate rules, authorized printing of the daily journal, and scheduled the next meeting for the following day at 11:30 a.m. Michael D. Hurley was elected clerk of the Senate and sworn in, and James DiTulio was sworn in as Senate counsel. The chamber also adopted a memorial adjournment in memory of Mary J. Hurley of South Boston before adjourning.

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• , governors-elect.
• Governor Walz in the last election was already an incumbent governor, did not get any transition expenses
• expenses for governors, governors elect. expenses for governors, governors elect.
• governor, did was already an incumbent governor, did not<00:01:40.720> get<00:01:40.880> any
• new governor for seven years. new governor for seven years.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:48:04.800> the<00:48:04.960> governor governor we believe that the governor governor
• This would apply in times where we have a Democratic governor, Republican governor.
• This would apply in times where we have a Democratic governor, Republican governor.
• This would apply in times where we have a Democratic governor, Republican governor.
• The governor didn't have control.

Bills: SB3240

Keywords: defense, workforce development, local business, manufacturing, federal funding, economic resilience, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety-related measures and indicated at the outset that, because of short notice, the bills would likely be deferred to the later decision-making agenda. On SB 2645 relating to fire prevention, the bill would restructure the process for selecting the State Fire Marshal and make related changes to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Governor’s office, the State Fire Marshal’s office, the Hawaii State Fire Council, DLNR, Maui Fire Department, AIA Hawaii State Council, and others testified, with DLNR supporting most of the bill but opposing the provision changing the marshal’s nomination process to a governor appointee. In questions, members reviewed the relationship between the State Fire Council, the commission, and the marshal, and the Governor’s office clarified that it supported the overall intent but wanted the commission to remain the sole appointing entity. The bill was not voted on in the hearing. The committee then heard SB 3083 relating to protective orders, with support from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the judiciary, the Hawaii National Guard, the Military and Community Relations Office, DBED, and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Members focused on whether the draft reflected language worked out with the judiciary and whether the bill addressed a previously identified gap in implementation. The Military and Community Relations Office said it had worked with the judiciary on amendments and wanted to ensure the statute created a collaborative process with installation partners and law enforcement. The witness also said the draft appeared to reflect the agreed language, though he noted there were multiple bills moving and that technical amendments might still be needed. No action was taken during the hearing. SB 608 relating to veterans’ rights and benefits drew both support and opposition. Support came from the Hawaii Office of Veterans Services, Veterans Benefits Guide, Aloha Independent Living Hawaii, and individual veterans and service members, who argued the bill would improve access to claims assistance and provide choice and faster help for veterans. Opposition came from the VFW Department of Hawaii and the Veterans Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, which argued the bill should be amended to align with federal law, especially on accreditation and fee caps. Testimony and questioning centered on whether third-party claims assistance should be regulated, whether fee caps are preempted by federal law, and whether there was evidence of fraud tied to non-accredited representatives. Supporters said the bill would help veterans navigate a slow system, while opponents said accredited representatives are accountable and that the bill should be narrowed. The committee also heard SB 2054 relating to public safety, which would prohibit the Hawaii National Guard from deploying to assist federal troops, federal law enforcement, or other states’ National Guard units in Hawaii when the governor objects. The Hawaii National Guard opposed the bill, while the ACLU of Hawaii, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and numerous other organizations and individuals supported it, arguing it would protect civil liberties and prevent federal overreach. The hearing ended without a vote or final action on these measures.

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• The governor last night talked about a 10% cut. The governor last night talked about a 10% cut.
• Higher ed funding formula, fully funded by the governor. Fully funded by the governor.
• This is the governor: when we sit down with the governor, he... the four- and six-year plan, he doesn't
• That's because the governor wants to expire...
• The governor did not request that. So the governor wants to continue that again this year? No, sir.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• The governor does have his State of the State tomorrow night in the chamber here this year, and we're
• I'm not exactly sure where the governor stands on it.
• <00:04:56.080> I<00:04:56.240> think where the governor stands on it.
• I think where the governor stands on it.
• So, um, those the governor, too.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I decided I'll agree with you, Governor Walz.
• I decided I'll agree with you, Governor I decided I'll agree with you, Governor Walz.
• standing in the way from this governor standing in the way from this governor cutting<00:02:19.840
• It is time to go home, Governor.
• leading Democrat candidate for governor leading Democrat candidate for governor is<00:04:16.040>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• What is the role of the governor? What is the role of you all?
• It's the governor.
• First, governors do have a really important role to play.
• We saw the California governor say that he objected.
• That we also support that the governor has to consent.

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• And I'm not saying the governor will make a biased report.
• Leave that up to the governor to pull that data.
• So would the governor be comfortable with Toby Baker, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Abbott?”
• But if the governor directs it, everybody knows they work at the pleasure of the governor.
• But if the governor directs it, everybody knows they work at the pleasure of the governor.

Bills: SB825

Keywords: illegal immigration, economic impact, environmental impact, financial impact, annual study, Texas, government report

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard testimony on Senate Bill 825 by Senator Middleton, as substituted, which would require an annual or biennial study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration in Texas. Middleton said the bill is intended to provide lawmakers with comprehensive data on costs to law enforcement, health care, education, infrastructure, and taxpayers, and to support possible federal reimbursement claims. Several senators, including Hinojosa and Eckhardt, agreed that a study is needed but raised concerns about bias, the scope of the study, and whether the Comptroller’s Office rather than the governor’s office should conduct it. Middleton argued the governor’s office was the best coordinating entity because it could direct multiple agencies to provide data, while Hinojosa and others emphasized the Comptroller’s expertise and prior 2006 study. Public testimony was generally supportive of the idea of a study but critical of the bill’s framing. Sarah Cruz of the ACLU of Texas said the study should be a full cost-benefit analysis and warned that focusing only on costs could create an anti-immigrant narrative. Danny Woodward of the Texas Civil Rights Project also supported the concept but recommended moving the study to the Comptroller or, alternatively, creating a neutral commission. Jaime Pointe of Every Texan likewise supported updating the 2006 analysis and said state agencies should be able to cooperate with a governor-led study. Resource witnesses from the governor’s office, HHSC, TEA, OCA, TDCJ, and DPS explained that data collection would be uneven across agencies. HHSC and TEA said they often do not collect immigration status and, in TEA’s case, federal law limits schools from requesting such information; OCA and TDCJ said they could provide only partial or indirect data unless new reporting requirements were added. DPS said it already has Operation Lone Star data but would need to collect additional information if tasked with the broader study. The chair asked the governor’s office to provide a follow-up answer on separation-of-powers and related authority questions by the following Tuesday, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair without taking a vote on the bill.

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• That was our governor, Governor Tim Walz, in this state, Mr. President.
• That was our governor, Governor Tim Walz, in this state, Mr. President.
• And we saw Governor protection.
• because the governor is taxes. Why?
• of the United States, and to Governor of the United States, and to Governor Walls,<02:02:31.119>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The Louisiana governor is a Democrat, Texas governor is a Republican, North Carolina governor is a Democrat
• The Louisiana governor is a Democrat, Texas governor is a Republican, North Carolina governor is a Democrat
• The Louisiana governor is a Democrat, Texas governor is a Republican, North Carolina governor is a Democrat
• The Louisiana governor is a Democrat, Texas governor is a Republican, North Carolina governor is a Democrat
• The Louisiana governor is a Democrat, Texas governor is a Republican, North Carolina governor is a Democrat

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 1606, as amended, was debated on the House floor as a bill to prohibit access to nudification technology and related AI-generated sexual deepfakes. Representative Hansen, the bill’s author, described the measure as a response to non-consensual, sexually explicit images and videos, especially harms to children and women, and said the bill would define nudified content, require nudifying features on apps and websites to be turned off in Minnesota, bar promotion of such apps, and create enforcement and remedies. Supporters emphasized testimony from survivors, the rapid growth of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, and the need for state action because federal regulation has lagged. Opponents of the amendment argued the underlying bill should remain a clean, single-issue measure focused on non-consensual content creation and warned that adding age-verification language would complicate the bill and add cost. Representative Bakeberg offered amendment A4, which would add age-verification requirements for commercial adult-content sites, with privacy limits for adults and enforcement mechanisms including audits and attorney general authority. Supporters of the amendment said it would extend existing physical-world protections for minors into the digital space, cited legal support from a Texas case and similar laws in other states, and argued it would help protect children from online pornography. Representative Hansen opposed the amendment, saying she had not been consulted, that it would muddy the bill’s focus on non-consensual nudification, and that it would add fiscal cost. Other members spoke both for and against the amendment, with some saying the issues were related and others saying the amendment was not ready and should be handled separately. The House then took a roll call on amendment A4, and it failed on a 67-67 tie. After the amendment was not adopted, the bill was given its third reading. In closing remarks, supporters of the underlying bill reiterated that it was intended to protect victims and prevent harm before it occurs, while one member said the bill did not go far enough because it targeted software makers rather than the people creating and distributing the material. The transcript ends with further discussion of the bill’s purpose and support for moving it forward.

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• I'm asking now the governor, Mr.
• Henderson isn't the governor, so he's here to talk about the budget, not what the governor thinks.
• The governor has proposed a plan.
• that the governor vetoed and double eligibility and we sent some bills up to the governor that the governor
• That's what governors do.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee met to review the governor’s fiscal 2027 budget presentation, with the chair repeatedly asking members to keep questions brief and avoid speeches. The discussion focused first on the overall revenue and spending outlook, including concerns from members that the executive forecast was more optimistic than the JLBC baseline and that the budget appeared to front-load revenue and expenditure growth. The governor’s budget team said the forecast was close to JLBC’s, that the budget was structurally balanced, and that differences were roughly $100 million per year on ongoing revenue. Members asked for follow-up calculations in writing, including the total multi-year gap and the amount of revenue enhancements above base revenues. A major portion of the meeting centered on tax and fee proposals tied to data centers, water use, and sports betting. The governor’s team defended eliminating the existing data center tax incentive as the removal of a loophole rather than a new tax, arguing the incentive had already succeeded in attracting major investment. They also described a proposed Department of Water Resources fee-setting authority for data centers to support a new Colorado River Protection Fund, and said the proposal would apply to existing and future facilities without a grandfather clause. Members raised concerns about fairness, competitiveness, and whether the changes would require a supermajority vote. The team also discussed increased sports betting fees, saying the revenue forecast did not include dynamic behavioral effects. The committee then moved through major spending areas, including corrections, public safety, border security, cybersecurity, K-12 education, Medicaid, and developmental disabilities. The governor’s budget includes ongoing funding to prevent correctional officer pay cuts, money to comply with prison health care court orders, probation funding, body-worn cameras, law enforcement staffing, fentanyl task forces, and cyber readiness grants. Members questioned the lack of funding for a prison oversight committee and asked for corrections spending totals over the administration. On border security, the executive said it was seeking about $759.7 million in federal reimbursement for border-related costs and that the governor had met with federal officials, including Secretary Noem and Tom Homan, about the request. In education, the budget proposes renewing Prop. 123, adding K-12 base funding, and issuing $1.5 billion in school facilities bonds over three years; members debated whether the proposal was appropriate and whether Prop. 123 revenues could support the debt service. The meeting also covered AHCCCS cost growth and federal HR1 impacts, with the executive warning of major coverage losses and hospital funding reductions, and DDD funding, where the governor’s team said the budget fully funds services and includes about $120 million in supplemental needs. No votes were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session only.

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• So I'd like to start by having our governor come up, and lieutenant governor from Santa Ana.
• Come on up, Governor. Good morning. Everybody, Governor. If you don't mind, we're being webcast.
• We went out to D.C. with members of our former governors and council people. of our former governors
• Thank you, Governor.
• But I did talk with my governor at San Ildefonso, Governor Mocchino. and he informed me that he's already

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• <00:08:14.639> Walls um thinking back to when Governor Walls um thinking back to when Governor
• <00:14:50.320> I governor and the senate and yourself?
• I governor and the senate and yourself?
• Do you think the Senate and the governor Do you think the Senate and the governor need<00:15:34.480
• They have given him the power governor.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House Democratic leaders and House Republican leaders announced a compromise set of budget targets reached Friday night, describing it as a numbers-only deal that leaves policy issues aside. They said the targets are the first step in the budget process: House committee chairs will write bills to fit the targets, those bills will go to Ways and Means, and later leaders will negotiate global targets with the governor and Senate. Leaders emphasized that the agreement reflects compromise rather than either party’s ideal budget, and that they will continue talks with Governor Walz and the Senate over the next several weeks. The speakers highlighted what was not included in the deal, saying it does not target paid family and medical leave, earned sick and safe time, reproductive rights, or universal school meals. They said the House priorities that did make it in include housing, education, pensions, public safety, and transportation. On education, they said the compromise provides $40 million in new money in the first biennium for the READ Act and no cuts in either biennium, contrasting that with larger cuts in the governor’s and Senate proposals. They also said schools could still choose to fund unemployment insurance for school workers from existing resources, though it was not earmarked in the targets. Leaders said the agreement leaves room for committee chairs to make choices within the targets, including in health and human services, where they described the target as a reduction in projected growth rather than a cut to existing appropriations. They said the budget plan sets aside discretionary inflation adjustments in the first biennium while preserving inflation indexing for items like the K-12 formula. They also said the deal improves the state’s long-term balance, with a projected $1.6 billion balance in the first biennium and a $1.3 billion deficit in the second, and that the House’s numbers do not include the same revenue assumptions as the governor’s and Senate’s plans. In questions, leaders said conference committees will require majority support from both House and Senate conferees, and that the House will send equal numbers of Democratic and Republican conferees. They said the bonding bill size is still under discussion, but the adopted numbers would allow for roughly a $700 million general obligation bill. They also said large state spending for professional sports facilities is likely over, and explained that the press conference was held without Republican leaders for logistical reasons after the deal was reached late Friday.

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• Madame Clerk, Governor Josh Green and First Lady Jaime Green; Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and Second
• Jean Arioshi; former Governor John Y. III and Mrs. Lynn Y.; former Governor Ben Cayetano and Mrs.
• <00:31:35.240> Mrs y former Governor Ben catano and Mrs y former Governor Ben catano and Mrs Vicki
• c><00:31:39.480> abber katano former Governor Neil abber katano former Governor Neil abber cromi
• much money into housing with Governor much money into housing with Governor EIG<00:43:13.880>

Keywords: Order of the Day: PENDING, 912, senate, all

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• I know I also say that our Lieutenant Governor is acting today as the Governor.
• President, I've seen the governor, who's lieutenant governor, who's the governor today in committee.
• President, I've seen the governor who's lieutenant governor who's the governor today in committee.
• A senator who was lieutenant governor, who is the governor, signed a bill.
• But the governor, lieutenant governor, who's the governor, was in committee to talk about child care

Keywords: 996, all