Transcript Highlights:

• And mine was the last she looked at, the only one privately owned by a small landlord.
• I take really beautiful care of my property, and she picked mine.
• And mine was the last she looked at, the only one privately owned by a small landlord.
• I take really beautiful care of my property, and she paid mine. privately owned by a small landlord.
• And she picked mine. She's not going to get that choice anymore.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure heard testimony on several real estate, housing, and consumer protection bills. A major portion of the hearing focused on bills to create licensure for commercial interior designers (H.324/S.254), with supporters from the architecture and interior design fields arguing the measure would recognize a distinct profession, expand permitting authority for qualified designers, improve public safety, and remove barriers to firm ownership and public contracting. Witnesses said the proposal had been redrafted through collaboration among interior designers, architects, engineers, and building officials, and Senator Gomez said the Senate had passed the bill previously and hoped to advance it again. The committee also heard support for H.450 on solar customer protections, with solar companies backing standardized disclosures, a consumer brochure, a longer rescission period, and sales registration requirements as consumer safeguards that would not materially disrupt business operations. The committee then took testimony on H.431/S.245, a bill to end housing discrimination in the Commonwealth. Senator Gomez, fair housing advocates, and several renters described alleged discrimination against Black renters and voucher holders, citing testing data and personal experiences. They said the bill would strengthen enforcement by linking court findings to temporary license suspensions, require fair housing training, increase public reporting, and add board representation with fair housing or voucher-holder experience. A real estate appraisers representative also supported S.196, which would make appraisal licensure mandatory in Massachusetts, arguing that home valuation should be done by licensed professionals. A substantial part of the hearing addressed broker-fee and rental-timing bills, including H.335, H.336, H.374, H.224, and H.449. Supporters of the broker-fee changes argued that tenants should not be charged fees when the landlord hired the broker, while opponents warned the language could restrict tenant representation and harm small landlords, students, and the rental market. Several witnesses opposed the 90-day lease-signing window in H.336, saying it would compress the September rental cycle, worsen competition, and make it harder for students and out-of-state renters to secure housing. The chairs noted that broker fees had already been addressed in the state budget, and the hearing concluded with no votes on the bills, only the close of testimony and an announcement that the committee would not hold another hearing until later in the year.

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• You've seen a hand of gravel mining areas like that in Maple Grove.
• areas like that in Maple Grove uh mining areas like that in Maple Grove uh for<00:03:00.480> much
• <00:03:49.080> area<00:03:49.680> and 2,000 acre gravel mining area and 2,000 acre
• The gravel mining area in Maple Grove has served as a source of construction materials for roadways,
• address the soil Corrections post mining address the soil Corrections post mining as<00:05:13.639

Bills: HF1746, HF2585, HF1159, HF2574, HF2839, HF157, HF158, HF160, HF338, HF512

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• And accompanying them are two of their moms and friends of mine, Ms.
• The Committee on Energy, Industry and Mining moved to amend the title of the bill.
• I request unanimous consent to withdraw the Energy Industry and Mining Committee amendment.
• Energy Industry and Mining Committee amendment. Is there objection? Chair hears none; so ordered.
• The Committee on Energy Industry and Mining moved to amend the title.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on March 11, 2026, with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous guest and page introductions, including school groups, prayer caucus visitors, and advocates for Home Family Education Day and Women in Blue Day. The chamber then took up committee reports and a large number of House bills, most of them on third reading, along with several resolutions and referrals. Senate Resolution 62, designating March 12, 2026, as West Virginia Athletic Trainers Day, was adopted after remarks emphasizing the value of athletic trainers in preventing injuries and tragedies in school sports. Several other resolutions and concurrent resolutions were referred to the Committee on Rules or laid over under the rules. The Senate passed a wide range of bills addressing economic development, public safety, health, licensing, and state administration. Measures approved included bills on the West Virginia Collaboratory at Marshall University, the Business Ready Sites program, volunteer fire company spending authority, the Load Forecast Accountability Act, funeral service licensure, work zone fines, biennial business reporting, correctional officer retirement law, the Right to Try Act, quick claim deed tax exemptions, an ibogaine drug-development grant program, aggravated vehicular homicide sentencing, 529 savings plan definitions, opportunity zones, barber apprenticeship, municipal and county hotel occupancy fund uses, criminal-record licensing standards, intimate image disclosure remedies, executor training materials, contempt penalties, PEIA treatment flexibility, PANS/PANDAS information, the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, capitation rate review expansions, convention and visitors bureau board membership, peer support services, cosmetology licensure compacts, natural resource police retirement, DNR fee indexing, ALS care services, the Neighborhood Investment Program, oil and gas well plugging and carbon capture-related provisions, DUI technical changes, abuse intervention program terminology, and a youth summer employment and career readiness program. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, with a few closer votes, including the Load Forecast Accountability Act and the DNR fee-indexing bill. Several bills were amended on the floor, including title amendments and strike-and-insert changes. The Senate also debated the work zone penalty bill, with supporters citing worker safety and fatalities and opponents arguing the bill increased fines too much without requiring removal of outdated work-zone signs. On the energy-related load forecast bill, senators discussed the inclusion of provisions from Senate Bill 420 and concerns about coal plant utilization and utility impacts. After debate, the Senate adopted amendments and passed the bill. In most cases, after passage the Senate ordered the bills communicated to the House, and for a few measures it also adopted title amendments or made bills effective from passage or on a specified date.

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• <00:25:40.559> Um<00:25:40.960> which businesses like mine.
• Um which businesses like mine.
• The micro businesses like mine who offer unlimited paid time or unlimited sick time for employees are
• The micro businesses like mine who offer unlimited paid time or unlimited sick time for employees are
• The micro businesses like mine workers.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Most of that is in land quality for the mines.
• So this is a a net zero surface mines.
• behind that was to help the coal mines behind that was to help the coal mines out. out. out.
• , you've got um when you've got a mine, you've got um when you've got a mine, they're<03:45:37.840
• make sure that if there is a mine make sure that if there is a mine anywhere<03:46:21.359> in

Keywords: 916, all

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• I'm the executive director of the Wyoming Mining Association.
• executive director of the Wyoming Mining executive director of the Wyoming Mining Association.<00
• ore body that can't be conventionally mined, and we're doing the planning for that right now.
• ore body that can't be conventionally mined, and we're doing the planning for that right now.
• mined, and we're doing the planning for that right now.

Bills: SF0050, SF0084, HB0133, HB0116, HB0011, HB0044

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, conservation districts, supervisors, elections, agriculture, local governance, beneficial use

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• the 1970s when lignite coal production was on the rise, the State of Texas joined the Interstate Mining
• Furthermore, the IMCC formulates its membership dues based on coal mining production volumes, as well
• has ultimately driven up the state's membership dues each year, despite the fact that active coal mining
• to repeal Chapter 132 of the National Resource Code and withdraw its membership to the Interstate Mining
• per year in dues, and those funds will then be reallocated for other purposes within the Surface Mining

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• The mine comes down here. The unions come down here. They talk to you about what this means.
• The mine comes down here and talks to you about what that bill means. The U.P. is begging for.
• The U.P. is already paying the highest energy costs in the country, and the mines are Already paying
• And the mines are critical to the jobs down here at the Ford plants.
• And the mines are critical to the jobs down here at the Ford plants.

Summary: The Senate convened with 30 members present, heard the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, and approved several temporary excusals. The chamber received gubernatorial appointments to multiple boards and commissions, then recessed and later took up resolutions and legislation. It adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, a tribute memorializing former Senator and Representative Robert Geake, after remarks honoring his long legislative career and public service; the resolution was adopted and all members and the Lieutenant Governor were added as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, which approved an extension of a state of emergency related to gasoline prices through Labor Day. Senator Camilleri argued the extension would help lower fuel costs for residents, while Senator McBroom later criticized the resolution as political theater and urged action on substantive energy legislation, including a pending Upper Peninsula-related bill. The resolution passed by roll call, 36-1. In floor action, the Senate introduced and referred several bills, including measures on the Income Tax Act, Michigan Trust Fund Act, road classification, the Food Law, Motor Fuels Quality Act, and automated decision tools in employment. The chamber then passed three bills on third reading: Senate Bill 480 on child care organization licensing and regulation, Senate Bill 517 amending the Revised School Code, and Senate Bill 278 amending the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966. The Senate adjourned after statements and a final motion to adjourn until June 25 at 10 a.m.

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• pity story for you to feel better about your own life without you having to take any action to defend mine
• pity story for you to feel better about your own life without you having to take any action to defend mine
• pity story for you to feel better about your own life without you having to take any action to defend mine
• pity story for you to feel better about your own life without you having to take any action to defend mine
• pity story for you to feel better about your own life without you having to take any action to defend mine

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A third of homeless people that died last year, over 115, came from our district, yours and mine.
• A third of homeless people that died last year, over 115, came from our district, yours and mine.
• , district to mine, district to mine, I<00:36:26.400> know<00:36:26.560> that<00:36
• and mine. and mine.
• 28.640> was non-white constituent of mine was non-white constituent of mine was stopped<00:57:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I remember mine. Did they ever try to cause you harm?
• I remember mine. Did they ever try to cause you harm?
• I remember mine. Did they ever try to cause you harm?
• I remember mine. Did they ever try to cause you harm?
• I remember mine. Did they ever try to cause you harm?

Bills: HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92, HB1520, HB1545, HB5265, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HB245, HB1465, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB1353, HB3960, HB3923, HB2221, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5092, HB3748, HB5246, HB4344, HB1482, HB4044, HB2702, HB4264, HB2807, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB3133, HB4960, HB3214, HB2145, HB 1201, HB5061, SB29, SB879, SB65, SB1745, SB412, SB412, SB1746, SB1238, SB1341, SB522, SB1532, SB1378, SB1062, SB2066, SB1963, SB2204, SB1366, SB2077, SB1967, SB1151, HB1618, HB2156, HB2615, HB2615, HB2349, HB1926, HB569, HB1762, HB38, HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3531, HB3490, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92

Keywords: carbon tax, carbon emissions, greenhouse gas, climate policy, fuel tax, emissions tax, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax limitation, environmental tax, fossil fuels, energy policy, legislative taxing authority, ballot proposition, constitutional amendment, higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University

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• House Bill 2078 expands public notice requirements for owners or operators of aggregate mining units
• require the owner or operator to notify each property owner within a one-half-mile radius of each mining
• 2278 expands the allowable financial assurance mechanisms provided by owners or operators of new mining
• units, aggregate mining units, or exploration operations to include a cash deposit with a third-party
• So now they're giving solar priority over mining, housing, other uses, so this just modifies that.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is not... in New Mexico currently large loads like data centers or crypto mining.
• They have to be mined. You have to get the rare earths, and you have to manufacture them.
• We don't have an environment in New Mexico that would even allow us to go out and mine them, get the
• So it's another way of storing energy, and it's a lot easier—no rare earths, no mining involved.
• No mining is required. Essentially, big heavy rocks are raised up and lowered as needed.

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• The McIlroy family were constituents of mine. And also longtime personal friends.
• person in a vehicle on Texas highways is someone's entire world, just like the three of them were mine
• Members, this bill was inspired by a constituent of mine, Christina Merzon, who is here with us today
• Every day across Texas, families like mine are shattered by highway crimes like road rage shootings,
• I'm sorry, provide families like mine. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Bills: HB 2065, HB 2462, HB 2621, HB 3187, HB 3539, HB 3563, HB 3726, HB 4164, HB 4207, HB 4368, HB 4706, HB 4916, HB 4950, HB 4967, HB 5177, HB 4429, HB 5597

Keywords: commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government

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• On former phosphate mining lands by Senator Burgess.
• Is an act relating to former phosphate mining lands.
• This bill provides a new process for land owners of former phosphate mines to record a public notice
• that their land is a former phosphate mine and also have a radiation survey conducted by DOH on their
• Number one, it removes the statement about the necessity of phosphate mining.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Next to her is a good friend of mine from Rio Rancho as well, Ms. Jan Parr.
• Yolanda Jones-King, as a member of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents
• Mining and Technology Board of Regents. I now yield to Senator Stefanik.
• Yolanda Jones-King to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents.
• the negative, the reappointment of Yolanda Jones-King as a member of the New Mexico Institute of Mining

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• Now, much of the control over aggregate mining and protection is in the hands of local governments.
• here in Minnesota aggregate mining here in Minnesota federal<01:41:11.320> state<01:41:11.840
• <01:41:17.639> may areas in which mining may areas in which mining may occur<01:41:19.400>
• <01:46:12.400> such<01:46:12.560> as potential issues with mining such as potential
• issues with mining such as noise<01:46:13.199> or<01:46:13.520> operation<01:46:14.080

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so, looking forward to—I think mine is a little bit more focused on the residential side, but looking
• forward<00:02:10.679> to<00:02:10.960> I<00:02:11.000> think<00:02:11.200> mine
• <00:02:11.440> is<00:02:11.560> a so, looking forward to I think mine is a so, looking
• forward to I think mine is a little<00:02:11.760> bit<00:02:11.920> more<00:02:12.080>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• will be considering one bill, and that is the man standing at the podium, HB 167, former phosphate mining
• HB 167, former phosphate mining land, by Chair McClure.
• Very simply, it revises a strict liability component of previously mined phosphate land so long as conditions
• are met, specifically that you record with the county that it was formerly mined phosphate land, and

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and took up a single bill, HB 167, dealing with former phosphate-mined land. Chair McClure explained that the bill revises a strict liability provision if the current property owner records the prior phosphate-mining use with the county or municipality and the Department of Health completes a survey. Members asked about whether the lands would be treated as hazardous or Brownfield properties, how the bill would affect disclosure and recorded notice, and whether it would apply to pending litigation. McClure said the bill is intended to create more public assessment data and that the language requires the conditions to be met at the time of litigation, though he was open to further clarifying language if needed. During debate, Ranking Member Gottlieb said he would support the bill because Florida is a buyer-beware state and the recording requirement plus the Department of Health study should provide purchasers with needed information. Representative Joseph also supported the bill, citing the transparency and recording provisions, while noting he still wanted clarification on pending litigation. In closing, McClure said the bill reflects a middle ground after prior discussions and noted that environmental assessments are typically part of transactions involving these properties. The committee then voted unanimously to report HB 167 favorably, with 21 ayes and no nays. The meeting adjourned after the bill passed and no further business remained.

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• Mine says that no TVRs are allowed, period.
• :12:00.240> condos<00:12:00.639> are<00:12:00.800> different<00:12:01.519> mine
• <00:12:02.519> uh different condos are different mine uh different condos are different mine

Keywords: 910, house, all