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• First, I want to welcome Senator Hagan Boo, who has done a great job sharing. from the Senate committee
• a member, and I'm very glad to be on the special education committee.
• I'm also thankful for Representative Buckley and the House Education Committee for their work on HB 2
• We have two bills currently being considered: House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 568.
• So, there is money on the House end.

Keywords: special education, funding gap, dyslexia, House Bill 2, Senate Bill 568, House Bill 3928, disability penalty

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on special education funding, with significant discussions around House Bill 2 (HB2), Senate Bill 568 (SB568), and House Bill 3928 (HB3928). Key speakers advocated for increased funding to close the estimated $1.7 billion annual gap that affects special education in Texas public schools. Several witnesses, including educators and students affected by dyslexia, provided personal testimonies about the impact of insufficient funding and the disability penalty, which penalizes schools financially for identifying students needing special education services. The committee demonstrated a strong commitment to advocate for changes that would improve special education resources and training for teachers, thereby ensuring that all Texas children receive the educational support they need to thrive.

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• House of Representatives.] REPRESENTATIVES.] The Speaker pro tempore: The House will be in order.
• House will be in order.
• HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER. THE CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE A COMMUNICATION.
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further
• SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION BE DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION

Bills: HCR17 , HR993 , HR901 , HR495 , HR1374 , HB1692 , HR1166 , HR708 , HR862 , HR706

Keywords: Holocaust, remembrance, Emancipation Hall, ceremony, commemoration, Iran, Iranian protests, Islamic Republic, free and democratic Iran, human rights, women, life, freedom, morality police, political prisoners, internet shutdown, communications blackout, civil liberties, democracy, self-determination, regime repression, dissidents

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• Housing costs have soared, and basic necessities have become harder to afford.
• Housing costs have soared, and basic necessities have become harder to afford.
• That's why I'm proud to have filed House Bill 343 and 247 along with the companions by Senator Sarah
• you can tell by the fact that corrections officers are having to be shuttled around the state and housed

Keywords: Texas state employees, retirees, compensation, House Bill 343, House Bill 247, Senator Sarah Eckhardt, Representative John Busey, cost of living, workforce, legislative session

Summary: The committee meeting focused on critical issues facing Texas state employees and retirees, highlighting the need for increased compensation and improved benefits. Senator Sarah Eckhardt and Representative John Busey presented new legislation aimed at addressing these longstanding problems, including proposed House Bills 343 and 247, which seek a $10,000 across-the-board pay increase for state employees. Senator Eckhardt emphasized the growing wage gap between public sector jobs and private sector offerings, which has led to high turnover rates and the loss of institutional knowledge. Public testimonies underscored the urgency of the issue as retirees shared their struggles with stagnant pensions amidst rising living costs.

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• Speaker, I was a member of the what was then called the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
• , and Urban Affairs the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee,<00:05:46.560><c> now</c><00:05
• As a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, I carry stories like Javier's with me every
• As a member of the House Committee<00:14:06.959><c> on</c><00:14:07.279><c> Veterans</c><00:14:07.760
• standing committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr.

Bills: HB1522 , HB1917 , HB3937 , HR600

Keywords: Federal Retirement Fairness Act, FERS, federal retirement, creditable service, temporary employees, temporary federal service, Postal Service, USPS, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, retirement buyback, annuity, pension, civil service retirement, federal workforce, government employees, Members of Congress, retirement benefits, Great Lakes, fishery management

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• The Clerk will report the resolution: House Resolution 3, resolved, that a committee of two members be
• appointed by the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives to join with a committee on the
• following members to the committee on the part of the House to join a committee on the part of the Senate
• to join a on the part of the house to join a committee<03:01:12.120><c> on</c><03:01:12.239><c> the<
• to the Joint Congressional house to the Joint Congressional committee<05:40:05.718><c> on</c><05:40:

Bills: SCR3 , SCR2 , SCR1 , HCR1 , HR6 , HR5 , HR4 , HR3 , HR2 , HR1

Keywords: SCR3, resolution, state law, legislative approval, concurrent resolution, honoring, lying in state, Capitol, James Earl Carter, United States President, electoral votes, 2025 election, presidential election, Congress, inauguration, committee, ceremonies, joint committee, ceremony, authorization

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• House of Representatives.] REPRESENTATIVES.] The Speaker pro tempore: The House will be in order.
• The Chair lays before the House a communication from the Speaker.
• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• The Chair will lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Jackson, the whole number of the House is 429. The Chair lays before the House a communication.

Bills: SCR3 , SCR2 , SCR1 , HCR1 , HR6 , HR5 , HR4 , HR3 , HR2 , HR1

Keywords: SCR3, resolution, state law, legislative approval, concurrent resolution, honoring, lying in state, Capitol, James Earl Carter, United States President, electoral votes, 2025 election, presidential election, Congress, inauguration, committee, ceremonies, joint committee, ceremony, authorization

Bills: SCR3 , SCR2 , SCR1 , HCR1 , HR6 , HR5 , HR4 , HR3 , HR2 , HR1

Keywords: SCR3, resolution, state law, legislative approval, concurrent resolution, honoring, lying in state, Capitol, James Earl Carter, United States President, electoral votes, 2025 election, presidential election, Congress, inauguration, committee, ceremonies, joint committee, ceremony, authorization

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• Pursuant to House Resolution 242 and rule 18, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole
• The House is in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration
• committee of the The House is in the committee of the whole<01:30:37.360><c> house</c><01:30:37.600>
• The Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union reports that the committee has
• house to intelligence committee in the house to indicate<02:59:59.600><c> that</c><02:59:59.920><c>

Bills: HR1048 , HJR75 , HJR24

Keywords: House resolution, committee assignment, standing committee, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, committee membership, committee seniority, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Riley of New York, House organization, congressional procedure, internal rules, legislative administration, HJR75, H.J.Res. 75, Congressional Review Act, CRA, Department of Energy, DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, energy conservation standards

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• Jersey Harbor and pleading and well to the House.

Bills: HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• House Bill 1795, House Bill 1796, and engrossed second substitute House Bill 1903, second substitute
• House Bill 1906, engrossed House Bill 1946, engrossed House Bill 194, engrossed second substitute House
• , substitute House Bill 2594, House Bill 2624, substitute House Bill 2689, and engrossed substitute House
• President, the House has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on engrossed substitute Senate
• House Bill 2114, engrossed House Bill 279, engrossed second substitute House Bill 2215, substitute House

Bills: SCR8410 , SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

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• Human Services Committee deals with.
• We served in the House together.
• But he has a mischievous side, even in committee or when we were caucusing on the committee bills.
• President, the House has adopted the report of the Conference Committee to engross Substitute Senate
• The conference committee is adopted.

Bills: SCR8410 , SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

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• House Bill 2334, House Bill 2338, Substitute House Bill 2338, Substitute House Bill 2350, Substitute
• House Bill 2360, Second Substitute House Bill 2384, House Bill 238, Second Substitute House Bill 2429
• , Engrossed House Bill 2445, Engrossed House Bill 2487, House Bill 2495, Substitute House Bill 2496,
• 2338, Substitute House Bill 2350, Substitute House Bill 2360, Second Substitute House Bill 2384, House
• Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548, Engrossed House Bill 2588, House Bill 2604, Engrossed House Bill

Bills: SCR8410 , SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

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• House Bill 2334, House Bill 2338, Substitute House Bill 2338, Substitute House Bill...
• Substitute House Bill 2334. House Bill 2338. Substitute House Bill 2350.
• Substitute House Bill 2360. Second Substitute House Bill 2384, House Bill 2384.
• House Bill 2495. Substitute House Bill 2496. House Bill 2521. Substitute House Bill...
• Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548, Engrossed House Bill 2588, House Bill 2604, Engrossed House Bill

Bills: SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, colors, pledge, and prayer, then approved the previous day’s journal and received gubernatorial appointments and House messages. It also introduced Senate Bill 6362 and referred it to the Law and Justice Committee. After caucus, the President signed a number of bills in open session. The chamber then took up several House-amended measures. Substitute Senate Bill 6225, a transportation bonding bill, was concurred in and passed 49-0 after remarks that it was needed to support the six-year transportation budget and historic maintenance investments. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6354, allowing direct sales by electric vehicle manufacturers such as Rivian and Lucid, was also concurred in and passed 47-2 after supporters said the House changes lowered consumer fees while preserving the fiscal effect. Engrossed Senate Bill 6228, dealing with tax preferences and pharmacy-related provisions, passed 26-23 after concurrence; Engrossed Senate Bill 6347, concerning estate tax changes, passed 39-10 after concurrence; Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6260, which included changes to transitional kindergarten, National Board bonuses, alternative learning experience, Running Start, and electric bus depreciation, passed 26-23; and Substitute Senate Bill 6355, involving transmission authority governance, transparency, and eminent domain-related sideboards, passed 32-17. The Senate also resolved several House/Senate differences by receding or amending bills. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408, funding the Seattle Community Development Authority, passed 49-0 after the Senate receded from its amendments. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, on literacy-related teacher standards and technical assistance, was returned to second reading, amended with a striking amendment, and then passed 48-1. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2215, concerning Climate Commitment Act compliance obligations for fuel supply, was similarly amended with a negotiated striking amendment to protect good-faith operators and then passed 49-0. The Senate then signed additional bills in open session and recessed for lunch and caucus.

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• Substitute House Bill 2689.
• to the House.
• Substitute House Bill 2089.
• And more closely than you might imagine, we showed up and were both placed on the House Judiciary Committee
• a committee.

Bills: SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

Summary: The Senate took up several bills on final passage, beginning with Substitute House Bill 2689 on the Working Connections Child Care program. The chamber adopted a Ways and Means striking amendment, then passed the bill 33-16. Supporters said it would change provider payment to attendance-based reimbursement, require subsidy rates to reach at least the 75th percentile of market rates, update use of market rate surveys, and remove previously scheduled income-eligibility expansions. Opponents argued it would not treat all child care providers equally and could create unfair workarounds. The bill was immediately transmitted to the House. The Senate then passed Engrossed House Bill 2487, which clarifies how insurance companies and their affiliates are taxed, and Substitute House Bill 2089, which narrows a tax preference for certain financial institutions and dedicates the revenue to the Wildfire Mitigation Fund. HB 2487 drew criticism for applying the tax retroactively to 2019 despite prior court rulings, while HB 2089 was opposed on affordability grounds because it affects mortgage-related taxation. The chamber also passed Engrossed House Bill 2681, raising annual license fees for cannabis producers, processors, and retailers; opponents said the increase reflected broader budget pressures. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 8704 honoring Senator Rebecca Saldaña. Numerous senators from both parties praised her work on labor, environmental justice, child welfare, immigrant and worker rights, and her habit of centering marginalized communities and checking on colleagues personally. Saldaña responded with remarks about organizing, democracy, and the importance of collective action, saying she was grateful for the chamber and looking forward to the next chapter. The Senate adopted the resolution unanimously, and members agreed to add all senators’ names as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8702 honoring Senator Judy Warnick, with speakers from both parties highlighting her long service, agricultural background, calm leadership, bipartisan approach, and work on rural economic development, children and families, and capital projects. Warnick thanked colleagues and said she looked forward to spending more time with her family, farm, and horses. The meeting also included routine motions to move between orders of business and a message from the House concurring in Senate amendments to several bills.

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• March 11th, in gross House Bill 2487 referred to Committee on Rules. Last line.
• March 11th, in gross House Bill 2487 referred to Committee on Rules. Last line.
• And whereas Senator Conway has served on labor committees in the House or Senate for the entire duration
• of his legislative career and served as chair of the committee for many years in the House.
• I have vivid recollections of him briefing bills as the chair of the House Labor Committee in the House

Bills: SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, suspended rules to allow committee work and additional floor resolutions, and referred committee and gubernatorial appointment reports as designated. It then took up several gubernatorial appointments in third reading. Megan Matthews was confirmed as director of the Washington State Office of Equity by a 45-2 vote, and Robert A. Zupon, Denise E. Gideon, Andrea Buchanan, Michelle R. Smith, and Edison A. Valerio were each confirmed to various community and technical college boards of trustees by large bipartisan margins. The chamber then considered Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation revenue and policy measure. After rejecting the Transportation Committee’s original striking amendment and adopting a narrower floor striking amendment, senators debated the bill’s changes, including repeal of the luxury aircraft tax and replacement with higher aircraft fuel taxes, registration fees, and an annual excise tax, along with technical corrections and safety-related transportation provisions. Supporters said the bill was a workable compromise that would sustain transportation funding and support future aviation investments; opponents argued it would raise costs on small aircraft owners and general aviation. The bill passed final passage 33-15. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8703 honoring Senator Steve Conway for his 34 years of legislative service. Multiple senators spoke in praise of his leadership on labor, pensions, veterans, and district advocacy, as well as his institutional knowledge, mentorship, and personal integrity. Senator Conway then offered a personal statement thanking colleagues, staff, family, and constituents, and saying he would continue advocating for working people after leaving the Legislature. The Senate then recessed for lunch and caucus.

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• of the House of Representatives: Committee on Ethics. >> Without objection, the resolution is agreed
• Speaker, by direction of the committee on rules, I call up House Resolution 977 and ask for its immediate
• House calendar number 52, House House calendar number 52, House Resolution<07:07:03.760><c> 977.
• , in the order of the House of January 3, 2025, of the following member to the Select Committee on the
• House.

Bills: HB4593 , HR780 , HR977 , HR979 , HR978

Keywords: showerhead, regulation, energy policy, consumer protection, overregulation, gridlock, policy priorities, House resolution, legislative process, procedural motion, committee, House of Representatives, Mr. Knott, ethics, membership, Doug LaMalfa, memorial resolution, condolence, death of a member, adjournment in honor

Bills: HCR75 , HR1259 , HR1251 , HCR96 , HR1346 , HR1252 , HR1274 , HR1275

Keywords: Iran, military force, War Powers Resolution, U.S. Armed Forces, hostilities, Congress, national security, China human rights, People’s Republic of China, PRC, political prisoners, religious freedom, free speech, arbitrary detention, dissidents, Hong Kong democracy, Uyghurs, Zion Church, Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu

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• He is a very active member of both the House Financial Service Committee and the Agriculture Committee
• on the Judiciary Committee and an active member of the House Financial Services Committee, Mr.
• He was the state auditor, and he serves on our committee and on the House Small Business Committee.
• <01:42:30.719><c> small</c> committee and on the house small committee and on the house small business
• and also on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Bills: HR981 , HR1228 , HB1526 , HCR14 , SJR18 , SJR28 , HR313

Keywords: federal budget, deficit reduction, economic growth, national debt, bipartisan support, House resolution, congressional subpoena, subpoena enforcement, Oversight Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform, judicial proceedings, declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, House counsel, private counsel, contempt of Congress, Pamela J. Bondi, Department of Justice, DOJ records, Jeffrey Epstein

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• on house administration of the committee on house administration or<02:28:15.359><c> their</c><02:28
• Warner testified before a House Administration Committee hearing to discuss his efforts to protect West
• Warner testified before a House Administration Committee hearing to discuss his efforts to protect West
• Warner testified before a House Administration Committee hearing to discuss his efforts to protect West
• standing committee of the House of Representatives: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr.

Bills: HR283 , HB1491 , HR282 , HR164

Keywords: committee election, House of Representatives, government structure, representation, foreign affairs, disaster relief, tax deadlines, Internal Revenue Code, collection notices, government response, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Overdraft Lending, Digital Consumer Payment Applications, financial institutions, voting registration, citizenship proof, remote voting, proxy voting, parental rights, legislative process

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• As chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, Raul never backed down from a fight.
• ><c> the</c> committee of the whole house on the committee of the whole house on the state<02:29:01.920
• be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
• The House is in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of H.R
• The Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union reports that the committee has

Bills: HR1048 , HR242 , HB1534

Keywords: House resolution, committee assignment, standing committee, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, committee membership, committee seniority, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Riley of New York, House organization, congressional procedure, internal rules, legislative administration, Energy Conservation, Energy Standards, Department of Energy, Higher Education Act, Foreign Contracts, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, Congressional Review Act