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• Now, this claim covers medical expenses, and under Labor Code Section 4850 guarantees their full salary
• Now, this claim covers medical expenses, and under Labor Code Section 4850 guarantees their full salary
• Another example is Government Code Section 20252, which governs CalPERS's reimbursement rights in severe
• On July 19, 2022, Good morning. My name is Kiana Lewis, Deputy Sheriff in California.
• Currently, work on community and home hardening is guided through a long array of state codes, regulations

Summary: The committee heard several insurance-related bills. SB 371 by Senator Cabaldon would lower uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage requirements for rideshare companies from the current $1 million level to $100,000 per person and $300,000 per incident, with added transparency and data-reporting provisions. Uber, Lyft, and several business groups supported the bill as a way to reduce fares and improve affordability, while consumer attorneys, labor groups, and others opposed it as a major cut in protection for injured passengers and drivers. Committee members raised concerns about whether savings would actually reach riders and drivers, but the bill was approved on a do-pass vote to the next committee, with one member not voting. SB 487 by Senator Grayson would change how settlement or judgment proceeds are distributed when peace officers or firefighters are injured by a third party, ensuring they receive at least two-thirds of the at-fault party’s liability insurance limits in certain cases. Supporters, including public safety unions and an injured deputy sheriff, said current law can leave injured first responders with little or no recovery after employer reimbursement, while opponents representing cities, counties, and public agencies argued the bill would reduce recovery of taxpayer-funded workers’ compensation costs and lacked sufficient data. The committee members who spoke largely supported the bill, and it passed on a do-pass vote to Appropriations, with one member not voting. SB 616 by Senator Rubio would create an independent community hardening commission within the Department of Insurance to develop statewide wildfire mitigation recommendations and a post-catastrophe reporting process. The Department of Insurance, local governments, consumer groups, and fire-related organizations supported the measure as a way to improve wildfire resilience and insurance availability, while water agencies opposed provisions touching water infrastructure and warned of litigation and ratepayer impacts. The bill advanced on a do-pass vote to Appropriations, with some members not voting and one member voting no. The committee also heard SB 547 by Senator Perez, coauthored by Senator Rubio, which would extend wildfire-related insurance cancellation/nonrenewal moratoriums to commercial properties; insurers removed their opposition after amendments, and the bill passed to Appropriations on a do-pass vote.

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• . ...and potentially could place a lien on somebody's property under the Arizona Civil Code.
• The provisional ballot rate fell from 13% to 3% in Maricopa County between 2016 and 2022.
• Pima County estimated prior to the 2022 election that it would decrease provisional ballots by over 80%
• The provisional ballot rate fell from 13% to 3% in Maricopa County between 2016 and 2022.
• Pima County estimated prior to the 2022 election, it would decrease provisional ballots by over 80%.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and several guest introductions, including the Doctor of the Day, realtors visiting for Realtor Day, and a representative from Home of Hope. The Senate then handled a large number of bill referrals and second-reading items before moving into Committee of the Whole on multiple calendars. Several bills were advanced with committee and floor amendments, including SB 1494, SB 1497, SB 1503, SB 1535, SB 1544, SB 1580, SB 1582, SB 1584, SB 1585, SB 1602, SB 1632, SB 1723, and SB 1798. Many of the amendments were described as technical cleanups, but some made substantive changes, such as SB 1535’s provisions on sealing records for sex-trafficking victims and SB 1723’s domestic-violence release and monitoring provisions. The Committee of the Whole also adopted a report recommending several bills do pass as amended. The chamber adopted House Concurrent Resolution 264 honoring former Senator Barbara Leff, followed by a moment of silence and remarks from her family. The Senate then returned to Committee of the Whole for Calendar 1, where it retained SB 1332 and advanced SB 1654, SB 1711, SB 1743, SCR 1047, and HB 2993. HB 2993 drew the most debate: opponents argued it had a single-subject problem, relied on funding from the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Fraud Fund, and could create unnecessary outside-counsel costs for DPS, while supporters cited the need for the supplemental and defended the funding approach. The motion to report HB 2993 do pass carried by division, 16-13. In third reading, the Senate passed HB 4115 and a series of Senate bills, including SB 1012, SB 1213, SB 1416, SB 1474, SB 1511, SB 1549, SB 1573, SB 1634, SB 1647, and SB 1649, with several passing on close 16-13 votes. Debate centered heavily on immigration enforcement, concealed carry in businesses serving alcohol, CDL and driver-license issues, campaign finance disclosure, and a digital asset reserve fund. Members on both sides repeatedly explained votes on constitutional, public safety, fiscal, and civil-rights grounds. The session ended with bills transmitted to the House after passage.

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• request that the Legislature meet the commitment set forth in the California Military and Veterans Code
• funding limitations restricted it to just 14 counties at close to $1.6 million during fiscal year 2022
• Looking at California, as of 2022, approximately 1.2 million veterans exist in California, 4.3% of the
• So for instance, in 2022, there was a CFPB and VA joint warning highlighting the growing concerns about
• So for instance, in 2022, there was a CFPB and VA joint warning highlighting the growing concerns about

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the role of County Veterans Service Officers (CVSOs), CalVet’s support for them, and the growing problem of for-profit, unaccredited claims companies. Committee leaders and witnesses emphasized that CVSOs are often the first point of contact for veterans and their families, helping with disability claims, education benefits, survivor benefits, housing, health care, and other wraparound services. Testimony highlighted the return on investment from CVSO work, with witnesses citing hundreds of millions in new federal benefits secured for California veterans and arguing that current state funding is too low relative to the workload and need. County representatives from Nevada, Los Angeles, and San Luis Obispo described local models of service. Los Angeles County highlighted a “no wrong door” approach, peer navigators, suicide review work, justice-involved veteran services, and homelessness coordination, while San Luis Obispo described rural outreach, mental health partnerships, and high suicide rates in its county. Nevada County stressed that smaller counties can be disadvantaged by workload-based formulas and that additional funding would expand access, especially in rural areas. Several witnesses said veterans often need more than claims help and should be connected to mental health, employment, food, and family supports. Much of the discussion centered on predatory claims consultants, which witnesses said charge veterans for services that accredited CVSOs provide free. Members and witnesses described cases involving requests for VA and banking logins, misleading advertising, and contracts that can take a percentage of veterans’ benefits. Committee members expressed support for legislation to curb these practices and for increased funding for CVSOs, including the Legislature’s intent to fund 50% of county veterans’ services operations. A CalVet deputy secretary also testified that California’s accreditation and training system improves claim quality and appeal outcomes, and that CalVet works with CVSOs through training, district offices, and appeals representation.

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• adjusters are better equipped with the essential up to-date knowledge of the state local building codes
• It amends section 4004.105 of the insurance code.
• that a license holder, um, take at least one hour per training period on state and local building codes
• Section. 544.002, the insurance code is meant to protect individuals from having insurance companies
• So, um, from, from our perspective, we, we want the clarity that we had at 2022 or before.

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• Texas Health and Safety Code, and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
• I know the code of conduct, and I know what it was.
• This is 435, Health and Safety Code 435. There's another chapter of the code, 437.020, I believe.
• So, similar to that, engineers have a similar code.
• They're breaking health code laws.

Bills: HB3000, HB2622, HB2283, HB541, HB1776, HB1803, HB1669, HB2588, HB220, HB3415, HB50, HB1314, HB 107, HB220, HB50, HB107

Keywords: ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services

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• has seen only minimal updates, most notably a recodification into the Special District Local Laws code
• provisions relating to procurement and public notice for chapters 2269 and 2253 of the government code
• I think it's, uh, local government code.
• To standardize the code, bless you, to standardize the code and hopefully spread their risk, bless you
• The fees, court fees under 133 of the criminal code pay for the salary, so it's not.

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• Many of us have read about a case in 2022 Chairman Hughes: when Dr.
• In 2022, while working as a nurse at Texas Children's Hospital, I wrote the following words in an op-ed
• Most of this stuff came up in 2022, and they're still in that cycle, and really the play here is, to
• law to their employer, that is actionable today under Section... 161.134 of the Health and Safety Code

Bills: SB 240, SB 1183, SB 1184, SB 1577, SB 2043, SB 2051, SCR 42, SJR 68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• 2022 were asked what brought them here. 2022 were asked what brought them here.
• That equated to $121 billion in 2022.
• 8 United States code section 1101 A15U.
• <01:59:17.040> section to title 8 United States code section to title 8 United States code
• Chair recommends to define near as 1,000 feet, conforming with Honolulu traffic codes.

Bills: HB1838, HB1870, HB2445, HB2540, HB1886, HB1839, HB2269, HB1939, HB2037, HB1635, HB1941, HB1576, HB2568, HB2267, HB2590, HB2266, HB2597, HB2499, HB2500, HB2502, HB2607, HB2137, HB2357, HB1782

Keywords: HB1838, Hawaii, Act 142, U visa, T visa, U nonimmigrant status, T nonimmigrant status, immigration certification, visa certification, Form I-918 Supplement B, Form I-914 Supplement B, noncitizen victims, crime victim, human trafficking, victim helpfulness, law enforcement certification, prosecutor certification, judicial review, circuit court, confidentiality

Summary: The committee opened testimony on House Bill 1838, relating to visas. Testifiers from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the legal clinic, the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the ACLU, CARES, and immigrant-rights groups strongly supported the bill, saying it would bring Hawaii into compliance with federal law, standardize and speed up certification for U and T visa applicants, and better protect survivors of crime and trafficking. Supporters emphasized that delays in certification can leave eligible survivors waiting years for federal visa access and can undermine public safety by discouraging victims from reporting crimes. The chair announced there were 103 testimonies in support and one in opposition, and the committee then moved on without taking a vote on the bill in the hearing. The committee next heard House Bill 1870, concerning protected locations and immigration enforcement. Testimony from the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, ACLU of Hawaii, educators, students, and community advocates supported limiting immigration enforcement at schools and other essential-service sites, arguing that families should be able to access education, health care, shelters, libraries, and social services without fear. The Department of Education said it had already issued guidance in March 2025 for how staff should respond when law enforcement comes onto campus, and the Public Charter School Commission noted implementation would need to occur at the school level. Testifiers said the bill would create standardized protocols and protect students and families from fear and disruption; the chair reported 142 testimonies in support, one in opposition, and five comments. The committee then took up House Bill 2445, relating to student safety and law enforcement on campus. The Department of Education again said it had already rolled out statewide guidance and described its process for staff to notify administration, verify law enforcement identification and purpose, and route matters through the complex area superintendent and attorney general, while noting emergencies would be handled differently. A committee member questioned whether the procedures were sufficiently standardized and whether staff were trained for unusual situations. Student and community testifiers supported the bill, saying schools should remain safe havens and that clear procedures are needed if federal immigration enforcement appears on campus. The Department of Law Enforcement testified in opposition to parts of the measure, raising concerns about masking requirements, vehicle markings, officer safety, doxxing, retaliation, costs, and possible supremacy-clause conflicts, and suggested more exemptions and a compromise approach. The chair reported 106 testimonies in support, two comments, and no opposition for the bill before moving on to the next measure.

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• I was on staff in both 2012 and in 2022 doing the regular redistricting process.
• I was also involved during litigation that proceeded after the 2012 process and after the 2022 process
• So, Senator, if the question is, do I think that the 2022 enacted map is unconstitutional?
• So this is not like 2022, when we had to enact a new map in light of the census.
• So, ...and have an incredible, impeccable moral and ethical code.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I was on staff in both 2012 and in 2022 doing the regular redistricting process.
• So, Senator, if the question is, do I think that the 2022 enacted map is unconstitutional?
• If the question is, do I think that the 2022 enacted map is unconstitutional? My answer is no.
• So this is not like 2022, when we had to enact a new map in light of the census.
• So, And have an incredible, impeccable moral and ethical code.

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and heard a Governor’s Office presentation on a proposed congressional reapportionment map. The governor’s counsel argued that mid-cycle congressional redistricting is legally permissible, that race should not be considered at all in drawing districts, and that the Florida Fair Districts provisions are inconsistent with federal equal protection law and should be treated as non-severable. The presentation also discussed the pending U.S. Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais and the Florida Supreme Court’s Black Voters Matter decision as part of the legal rationale for the map. Jason Parada, who said he drew the map alone, described the map as based on 2020 census block data, with county-level population estimates used only as a guide to identify faster-growing areas. He said the plan keeps 48 counties and 382 municipalities whole, has compactness scores similar to the current benchmark map, and uses traditional geographic and political boundaries such as roads, railways, county lines, and municipal lines. He walked through regional changes, emphasizing a race-neutral redesign that significantly altered South Florida, including changes to districts in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and the Everglades, while leaving several northern districts largely unchanged. Members questioned the witnesses extensively about the legal theory, the use of partisan data, the role of race, population growth, and the timing and review of the map. The witnesses said partisan data was considered along with other traditional redistricting criteria, but race was not used. They also said they could not speak to who else reviewed the map beyond EOG staff and counsel. Several senators raised concerns about the map’s compactness, county and city splits, the apparent partisan effects, and the fact that the map was released shortly before the special session. No vote or final action on the map was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• This includes enforcement of the building codes, state sanitary and fire codes, and general housing-related
• This includes enforcement of the building codes, state sanitary and fire codes, and general housing-related
• Three, streamlining regulations, codes, and local permitting.
• You have a number of building codes.
• We want to make sure that we have a solid electrical code, fire codes, so we’re not just streamlining

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held its second introductory hearing to frame the session’s housing agenda. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty described the hearing as a chance to hear a wide range of perspectives on Massachusetts’ housing crisis, including underbuilding, zoning and permitting barriers, rising costs, and the need for both state and local action. The committee heard from court, municipal, advocacy, and regional housing leaders, with recurring themes of increasing supply, preserving existing housing, preventing displacement, and expanding resources for renters and homeowners. Chief Justice Diana Horan of the Housing Court said the court is handling more than 40,000 new filings annually with only 15 judges, and estimated the court would need about 21 judges to meet demand. She described complications from RAFT-related stays, mental health and guardianship issues, aging housing stock, and the new eviction sealing law, which she said was being implemented smoothly but may require additional resources if filings continue to rise. The Massachusetts Municipal Association and MAPC emphasized that municipalities need flexibility, funding, and better tools such as MassWorks, Housing Works, H-DIP, 40R reforms, inclusionary zoning changes, and a local option transfer fee; they also said local control concerns and long permitting timelines remain major barriers. MAPC and others stressed that supply growth alone will not solve the crisis and urged continued support for subsidized housing, access to counsel, and modular/off-site construction. Advocates and housing providers focused on displacement, preservation, and tenant protections. Homes for All Massachusetts and Mass Law Reform Institute called for rent stabilization, stronger tenant protections, foreclosure prevention, elimination of junk fees, continued funding for RAFT and HomeBASE, and expanded access to counsel. Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants said the state needs far more extremely low-income housing, more operating subsidy, and major investment to repair public housing, while also supporting tenant technical assistance during redevelopment. Franklin County’s housing authority warned that rural communities are being left out of many state programs and asked for a rural LIHTC set-aside, a permanent rural credit boost, and a review of housing choice programs. A Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation researcher presented findings that communities that add housing generally see stronger municipal finances, and that housing growth can improve property tax and state aid outcomes. Seasonal community representatives from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket described extreme affordability pressures and the need for tailored tools. Nantucket’s housing trust chair said the island has made progress through local funding, inclusionary zoning, and deed-restricted units, but still needs a real estate transfer fee and faster ways to preserve year-round housing. Across the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly returned to the need for a mix of production, preservation, tenant protections, and local flexibility, rather than relying on any single policy solution.

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• , plumbing, electrical, international building code, fire code, and do that on a regular basis whenever
• > code, fire code, fire code, and<00:37:50.560> do<00:37:50.720> that<00:37:50.960
• I know adopting codes and confusion.
• From 2022, never filled. 2016.
• Some of them is 2019 to 2022. Who 2020. Some of them is 2019 to 2022.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• think, there's a lot of questions about this contract that was terminated and writes to the source code
• So, the Guardian 2.0 source code that was written, are we in possession of that, or is the vendor that
• now, because the system wasn't fully implemented, I don't believe that we have all of that source code
• So, the legislature founded Service Oklahoma or created us back in 2022.
• In 2022, only 6% of driver's license calls were answered.

Keywords: 914, all

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• I think where I’d like to see us move to is to use the tax code primarily to bring money in and move
• We had 17 major billion-dollar climate disasters in 2022, and in 2024 we had 27.
• We had 17 major billion-dollar climate disasters in 2022, and in 2024 we had 27.
• We had 17 major billion-dollar climate disasters in 2022, and in 2024 we had 27.
• We had 17 major billion-dollar climate disasters in 2022, and in 2024 we had 27.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Chapter 573 of the Texas Health and Safety Code currently permits this warrantless, meaning a mental
• Um, members, uh, Section 22.002A of the Government Code is the codification of Article 5, Section 3 of
• Um, that section of the government code to clarify that the Texas Supreme Court may issue writs of crescendo
• There was a gun range on the work's property, totally inappropriate from an estate code standpoint.
• Co-guardians have not visited a protected person in 31 years per the 2022 report.

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

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• The health and safety code currently permits this warrantless apprehension of a person if they prevent
• Members, Section 22.002A of the Government Code is the codification of Article 5, Section 3 of the Texas
• SB311 addresses that issue by amending that section of the Government Code to clarify that the Texas
• There was a gun range on the... ...works property, totally inappropriate from an estate code standpoint
• Co-guardians have not visited the protected person in 31 years, per the 2022 report.

Bills: SJR27, SB53, SB311, SB1164, SB2807, SB1574, SB 53

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• The Civil Code, however, is largely silent on which agency is to be prosecuted. is responsible for enforcing
• submit worth their weight in salt if they want to pursue a felony will charge this conduct under penal code
• in preparation for our conversations in committee, we actually wanted to understand how often penal code
• This is the penal code section that AB 379 addresses as well as SB 1414.
• In 2022, the California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act established to grow.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• What we saw with the area system, which we were taking out of state code, is the fact that it was out
• Texas got rid of that area in 2022. So what have they been doing for the last...
• If I reference this code on the amendment, if you look at very good reference it, right?
• And that list is 17930 of the LM code. Um, so that list is everything that you can go through.
• My point is just from a practical standpoint, people don't see the Alabama code.

Bills: HB479, HB480

Keywords: voting, elections, voter registration, voter rolls, list maintenance, address change, change of address, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, AVID, Alabama Voter Integrity Database, Secretary of State, board of registrars, inactive voter, voter purge, duplicate registration, cross-state voter matching, National Change of Address, NCOA, driver license data

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• the way down to everybody so you can see here, transparency and fairness, administration of the tax code
• Remember when I said one of our core values is transparency and fairness to the administration of the tax code
• I don't think the tax commission should take any credit for going down from 438 to 39.9 between 2022
• And so we were founded in 2022 by the legislature.
• And so if you remember back in 2022 and previously, you heard the stories of citizens that were camping

Keywords: 914, all

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• three, because of the way that we run the CTE audit on those three most recent years, the MCL for 2022
• Maybe there may be a misalignment with an assignment of a SOC code, and that is taken under review in
• Maybe there may be a misalignment with an assignment of a SOC code, and that is taken under review in
• The ERAP grant, we received that in 2022, and that was to expand apprenticeship programs.
• We received that in 2022, and that was to expand apprenticeship programs.

Summary: The Education Postsecondary Committee met to hear an overview of Florida career and technical education (CTE) from Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell and presentations from Big Bend Technical College and Santa Fe College. O’Farrell described Florida’s CTE structure, including career clusters, postsecondary program types, enrollment and completion growth, apprenticeship expansion, and the state’s credentials review process. He said postsecondary CTE enrollment is near 480,000 students and completions reached a record 76,806, with strong growth in nursing, law enforcement, EMT, and other public-safety credentials. He also discussed the CTE audit, which uses retention/success, employment or continued education, and labor-market demand metrics; programs not meeting thresholds would eventually require phase-out plans beginning in 2026. He highlighted the workforce development capitalization grant as a major driver of program expansion and facility renovation, and answered questions about business outreach, construction trades, apprenticeships, and space-industry training. Shelby McCall of Big Bend Technical College described how the college responded to hurricanes, mill closures, and regional economic disruption by expanding rural workforce training. She highlighted aluminum welding, millwright, welding technology, health sciences, and a new advanced manufacturing facility funded by state grants and local partnerships, along with a new LPN-to-RN bridge program. She said the college has strong placement and certification results and is working with employers such as Lippert, NAMO, and others to align training with local demand. Senator Simon praised the college’s role in Taylor County’s recovery and workforce development. Dr. Paul Brody of Santa Fe College said state workforce grants have helped the college expand nursing, skilled trades, apprenticeship, automotive, diesel, and manufacturing programs, including partnerships with Bradford County Technical College, UF Health, Habitat for Humanity, and local employers. He reported growth in CTE enrollment, nursing credentials, apprenticeship enrollment, and job placement rates, and described new efforts in semiconductor training, CDL training, and a charter school model that combines high school, an AS degree, and industry credentials. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentations and adjourned after Senator Berman moved to adjourn.