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• Noon in Hearing Room 3.
• Division 3 That person would run for re-election in 2028, and then it would be Division 1, 2, 3.
• Division 3 would then run for 2032.
• of that section.
• In the sections in 478, the detail where the judges are, were leftovers.

Committee: House Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and first took up several bills in executive session. It voted House Bill 3144, relating to injunctions, due pass by an 8-4 vote; House Bill 3160, relating to preliminary injunctions and judicial proceedings, due pass by a 9-4 vote; House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2254, relating to post-conviction relief, due pass after adopting a technical committee amendment and substitute, by an 8-5 vote; House Bill 2206, relating to commercial activities, due pass by a 12-1 vote; and House Bill 2256, relating to minimum prison terms, due pass by a 9-4 vote. Members raised questions on HB 3160 about whether probate commissioners should be included in the bill’s language, and on HB 2254 about whether it was the same measure previously used to speed up the process. In public hearing, the committee heard House Bill 1711, the Uniform Interstate Deposition Discovery Act, which the sponsor and the Attorney General’s office said would streamline out-of-state depositions and subpoenas, reduce legal fees, and make Missouri’s process consistent with more than 40 other states. No opposition testimony was offered. The committee also heard House Bill 1713, which would simplify dissolution of deadlocked LLCs by allowing a judge to order dissolution more quickly, with the sponsor arguing it would reduce delay and litigation; no witnesses opposed it. House Bill 2427 would add judicial positions in St. Charles County, with the sponsor and members discussing the county’s rapid growth, docket pressure, staffing, and the need to reconcile differences among pending versions of the bill. No witnesses testified for or against that measure. The committee then heard House Bill 3086, which would create an additional associate circuit judge position in Miller County. The sponsor and a local attorney testified that Miller County’s caseload, tourism-related population spikes, municipal cases, and lack of commissioners justify moving up the statutory population threshold for a second associate judge. Members asked about treatment court staffing, courtroom space, senior judges, and whether similar arguments might apply in other counties. Finally, House Bill 3072 would allow the Industrial Labor Commission to modify attorney fee arrangements in permanent total disability cases when an attorney retires or dies and a new lawyer must take over; the sponsor said it would clear up an oversight and help manage ongoing medical issues. The committee also heard House Bill 2968, a cleanup bill to align circuit descriptions with prior recircuiting changes and to authorize a previously budgeted circuit judge position in the 25th Circuit. Testimony from the Judicial Conference explained that the bill would remove outdated geographic language and resolve ambiguity about the election date for the new judge. The meeting concluded after the public hearing on HB 2968, and members were told the next Judiciary meeting would be held the following Tuesday at noon in Hearing Room 3.

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• </c> support House Bill 3, the Care Act. support House Bill 3, the Care Act.
• In Wyoming, she said, there is a section in the constitution under Article 3 that precludes that.
• That section in the constitution is Article 3, and she thinks it's Section 27, which talks about special
• </c> your pleasure on House Bill 3? your pleasure on House Bill 3?
• House Bill 3 has passed.

Bills: HB0003 , HB0004

Committee: House Labor, Health & Social Services

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• Page 3. 2.083, House. Page 3. Okay, now we look through the language.
• Page 3. 2.083, House. Page 3. Page 3: 2.084, Senate. 2.100, Senate. 2.101. Hold on just a minute.
• So there is no flexibility on House Bill 3. Differences.
• Section 6.120. Yes, Senator, that was also in the supplemental.
• Page 47, Part 2, Section 10.2015.

Committee: House Conference Committee on Budget

Summary: The conference committee spent most of the meeting working through House Bill 2, the education budget, with repeated debate over how to close the remaining gap in the foundation formula. Members discussed fund swaps involving the blind pension fund, capital commission fund, lottery proceeds, state school money, and classroom trust funds, with several senators arguing the committee should fully fund the formula if possible and warning against leaving schools with a shortfall. The committee also reviewed child care subsidies, Parents as Teachers language, school safety and assessment-related items, Title I reallocation language, and a compromise on flexibility percentages for certain education lines. Several members raised concerns about language restricting virtual Parents as Teachers visits and about child care subsidy language tied to enrollment-based payment and prospective payment, while others defended the compromise as a way to balance provider concerns and budget limits. House Bill 3, covering higher education, was also reviewed. The committee largely accepted Senate positions on appropriations, with a compromise on the St. Louis Community College nursing program and a new proposal directing the Department of Higher Education to develop a new funding model by December 1, 2026. That language drew concern from some members, who said the timeline was too aggressive and asked for more flexibility, but supporters said prior work on performance funding justified the deadline. The committee then moved through House Bill 2004, transportation, agreeing to a mix of Senate positions and compromises on items such as safety operations, low-volume roads, port funding, and road improvements, including a larger-than-expected appropriation for Clarendon Road tied to a State Fair relocation plan. House Bill 5, general administration and IT, generated the most controversy over new language directing a plan for state IT modernization and cloud migration; several members objected that it was too prescriptive, resembled a resolution, and could favor a specific vendor, but the chair said the goal was accountability and oversight. The committee left some House Bill 5 items open for further negotiation, then later returned to finalize several dollar amounts and a shorter conference proposal on the IT language. The committee also worked through House Bills 7, 8, and 9, mostly adopting Senate positions with a few compromises. House Bill 7 covered economic development and tourism items, including Main Street, Missouri One Start, broadband, Juneteenth, and the Great American State Fair, with some items set aside for later or moved to other bills. House Bill 8 focused on public safety and veterans’ funding, including school safety apps, fentanyl testing, crime lab workload, DNA testing, veterans’ programs, and Highway Patrol fleet and fuel items; members debated whether to keep fleet and fuel funding separated or rolled together, and several items were set at compromise levels. House Bill 9, covering mental health and corrections, was handled more briefly, with most items following Senate positions and a few compromises, including probation and parole funding and a reduction on one appropriation. The committee then recessed and later resumed with House Bill 2010, beginning work on another budget bill with a mix of Senate, House, and compromise positions on early line items, but the transcript cuts off before that bill is completed.

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• House Bill 2132, an act amending section 13-34-A-8, A-8, A-7, 3-4-4-2. The ayes appear to have it.
• House Bill 2132, an act amending section 13-34-A-8, A-8, A-7, 3-4-4-2.
• sections related to the county water augmentation authority.
• Senate Bill 1479, amending Title 11, Chapter 3, Article 3, and related sections of the statutes relating
• House Bill 2132, enacting Section...

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized guests including participants in the Southern Arizona Water Leadership Institute and the Doctor of the Day, and then moved through a series of procedural actions, committee reports, and Committee of the Whole calendars. The chamber considered several House bills dealing mainly with water policy, air quality, local regulation and airport buffers, timeshare sales, advertising/digital goods refunds, elections, probation, radiologic technologies, firefighters, health care, property tax, state agencies, tourism, employment relationships, motor vehicle warranties, the State Fire Marshal, education, and retirement system provisions. Several floor and committee amendments were adopted, including amendments to HB 2428, HB 2875, HB 2877, HB 2029, and HB 2010; one amendment to HB 2029 failed on a 13-14 vote. On third reading, the Senate passed HB 2006, HB 2050, HB 246, HB 262, HB 2089, HB 2090, HB 292, HB 298, HB 2122, HB 2126, HB 2138, HB 2176, HB 2177, HB 2173, HB 2178, HB 2179, HB 2258, HB 2310, HB 2323, HB 2324, HB 2395, HB 2010, HB 2029, HB 2132, HB 2261, HB 2428, HB 2875, and HB 2877, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous or near-unanimous support to more divided outcomes on HB 2026, HB 2132, HB 2261, and HB 2877. HB 2026 drew criticism over assured water supply and commingling concerns, while HB 2029’s statewide water-conservation analysis amendment was defended as a responsible use of public funds. HB 2177 drew supportive explanations from senators noting its importance for tribal waiver-related services. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to SB 1092, SB 1430, and SB 1479, then adopted final readings on those measures. SB 1092, dealing with dangerous crimes against children probation, passed 18-10 after debate over judicial discretion and sentencing policy; SB 1430 passed unanimously; and SB 1479 passed 20-1. The session concluded with the Senate adjourning until April 8, 2026, at 10 a.m.

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• We'll now move into the next section, two sections referred to as categorical and below the line.
• an $800,000 increase at the LFC recommendation, which is 3%.
• One-time appropriations, and you'll find these in section five and later sections of House Bill 2.
• Show you your Volume 3 at the spiral bound.
• Again, this is behind tab 3.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• Las Cruces City Council, District 3, Michael Harris.
• House Bill 315, having been read by title, is deemed to remain pursuant to Article 4, Section 5(B)(3)
• 30-32, NMSA 1978, being Laws 1882, Chapter 61, Section 7, as amended, and Section 37-1-4, NMSA 1978,
• being Laws 1880, Chapter 5, Section 4, as amended, to create... ...1880, Chapter 5, Section 4, as amended
• Committee substitute for House Bills 2 and 3. There is a roll call.

Bills: HB95 , HB111 , HJR1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21 , HM34 , HB2 , HB32 , HB33 , HB61 , HJM2 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26

Summary: The House convened with quorum, offered an invocation and pledges, and then moved through a series of memorials, recognitions, and announcements. House Memorial 49, declaring February 4, 2026 UNM Day, was taken from the Speaker’s table, explained, and debated at length. Members from both parties and several guests praised the University of New Mexico for its role in education, health care, research, public service, and workforce development, with special recognition of President Garnett Stokes, interim provost Barbara Rodriguez, and Health Sciences leaders and students. The memorial highlighted UNM’s enrollment, degrees awarded, scholarship support, patent activity, and the UNM Hospital and Health Sciences Center. It passed 70-0. House Memorial 48, declaring February 4, 2026 Valencia County Day, was also brought forward and passed unanimously. Supporters described Valencia County’s history, culture, economic growth, and traditions, including the annual matanza, Route 66 heritage, and major employers and development projects. Members from the county and local officials were recognized, and the memorial emphasized both historic communities and current business and infrastructure expansion. House Memorial 50, declaring Lincoln County Day, was introduced by title and placed on the Speaker’s table, but not taken up for final passage during this segment. The chamber also recognized the Artesia Bulldogs football team for winning another state championship, Del Norte High School’s class of 1966 on its 60th anniversary, and a number of guests tied to nursing, education, and local community service. Several members used announcements to highlight nurses, school programs, and local events, including a Legislative Sportsman’s Caucus invitation and a reminder that the day was the final day to file bills with the clerk. The session closed with continued announcements and guest introductions, reflecting a day focused heavily on community recognition and celebratory memorials rather than substantive legislation beyond the memorial votes.

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• Provisions apply to taxpayers as outlined in FEMA 4860 DR KY, section two.
• Provisions apply to taxpayers as outlined in FEMA 4860 DR KY, section two.
• Provisions apply to taxpayers as outlined in FEMA 4860 DR KY, section two.
• Provisions apply to taxpayers as outlined in FEMA 4860 DR KY, section two.
• The provisions apply to taxpayers as outlined in FEMA 4860 DR KY, section two.

Summary: The committee met in special session and took up House Bill 13, a brief measure related to flood relief and tax filing issues. Representative Bojanowski explained that the bill would align Kentucky’s Department of Revenue with the federal deadline for 2024 income tax returns, allowing affected taxpayers and businesses in the FEMA-declared disaster area to extend filing and payment deadlines without penalties, with emergency provisions waiving certain impositions and penalties. The committee adopted PHS 1 to House Bill 13, then voted on the bill as amended. After no further questions, the roll call resulted in 16 yes votes and 0 no votes, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also considered and adopted a title amendment by motion and second.

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• Moving to section four of this bill, I'll just highlight that the changes made in this section...
• that</c> dipping in section for section one that dipping in section for section one that Matt<01:29:29.760
• Again, this is a very complex undertaking. focused on sections one and two of the focused on sections
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• </c> entirety of their usage for that section entirety of their usage for that section I<01:51:18.599

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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• Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, by virtue of the authority vested in us by Article 3,
• Section 3C of the Florida Constitution, Section 11.001 of the Florida Statutes, do hereby proclaim:
• Section one: The Legislature of the State of Florida convened in special session pursuant to Article
• 3, Section 3C of the Florida Constitution. and Section 11.011 of the Florida Statutes at the Capital
• The bill that Representative McClure will be filing this morning, and 3. The bill analysis.

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• 3 and 1/2% from the original projection of 7%.
• So in sections 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and...
• So in sections 1 and 2 and 3 and 4A and 4B and 4C and 5 and 6 and 7 and 8, those were all like straight-up
• And then moving into sections 20 and 21 and 22 and 23.
• A 3% increase on the 25,000 is a lot more than a 3% education spending increase on the smaller 12% at

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• So we'll take up amendment Barcode 4, 2, 3, 5, 16 by Senator Gaetz.
• Code 3, 8, 4, 3, 0, 2, You're recognized to explain that. Delete all. Thank you, Mr.
• So first, Senator Grall we're going to take up amendment Barcode 1, 9, 3, 3, 2, 2, Would you like to
• I survived 3 years of childhood sexual abuse.
• I come from 3 generational cycles of familial sex trafficking.

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• We have on the ability to stand up to 5, a one C 3.
• C 3.
• That's the SMC 3 point contract.
• I'm only going to throw for 3 major holidays.
• Under the age of 3.

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• Section 3 clarifies language based on a court case that abuse does not include billing errors that resulted
• Um that's in section 3. overcharges. Um that's in section 3.
• So, moving on, the policy changes: Section 3 amends section 245A.04, subdivision 1, which is the application
• to submit the required disclosure of having received the assistance that is now in section 3 of the bill
• to submit the required disclosure that is now required in section 3.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• I'm the District 3 Engineer. Do you have a copy of my report?
• interstates in District 3.
• The map of District 3 shows how District 3 is carved out of the state.
• It's currently a heaving concrete section.
• District 3 equipment has over 1,200 pieces of equipment.

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• It's $3 million in FY 26-27 and $3 million in FY 28-29.
• And section seven is a repealer section.
• And section seven is a Minnesota. And section seven is a repealer<00:30:09.240><c> section.
• Section six on page law.
• Section seven on page 30. Um report. Section seven on page 30.

Bills: HF2312

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• . >> Section 3, this act shall take effect on the 1st of July. >> Call the roll.
• Read the last section. Section 2, this act shall take effect on the first of January.
• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect first of February. Call the roll.
• Read the last section.
• READ THE LAST SECTION. &gt;&gt; SECTION 10, THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, approved the journal, and welcomed several guest groups, including Saugerties student government officers, the Marlboro High School boys bowling state champions, a civics group, a National Guard/9-11 responder advocate, family members honoring Salvador Vizcarrondo Jr., architecture professionals, correctional officers and employees, and small business representatives. Members also offered resolutions recognizing Architecture Week, Correctional Officers and Employees Week, and Small Business Week, along with tributes to community leaders and student achievements. The chamber then took up a series of bills on the non-controversial calendar, passing measures on education leave for incarcerated people, utility interconnection study, property tax exemption, alcohol regulation, executive law, school drill requirements, victim sentencing rights, public health, public officers, public authorities, election law, environmental conservation, veterans/homeland security, labor, and other topics. Several bills were laid aside. Some measures drew brief explanations of vote, including concerns about school safety drills, correctional staffing and safety, and a victims’ rights bill that one senator said mirrored an earlier version he had carried. The most extended debate centered on the 21st Century Antitrust Act (Calendar 879), with supporters arguing it would modernize antitrust enforcement against dominant firms, especially big tech, and opponents warning it would create vague standards, invite private lawsuits, and harm small and rural businesses. Another debated bill (Calendar 818) would restrict sharing of utility consumption data with police; supporters framed it as a privacy measure requiring normal legal process, while opponents said it would hinder law enforcement while still allowing state regulators access. Both bills were ultimately restored to the non-controversial calendar and passed, and the Senate adjourned until the next day.

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• First of all, it's a 3% increase year over year.
• So what I'm going to do is, does everyone have Section F or access to Section F in the audience?
• Again, we're going to work through this by section.
• If you have questions that are not related to that section, hold those until the appropriate section
• Members, do we need questions on H-3? I think I'm there. Yeah, H-3.

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Summary: The committee first adopted revised JBC rules, which staff said were updated to reflect legislation passed in the 2025 session. It then heard a presentation from DFA Secretary Jim Hudson on the governor’s proposed balanced budget for FY27, with no action taken. Hudson said the budget reflects three priorities: limiting state-government growth, continuing investments in education, and advancing income-tax cuts. He highlighted increases for education funding through EFAs, pay-plan costs for Corrections, DPS, and the Attorney General, higher education productivity funding, drug task forces, a Corrections medical contract, the governor’s 1033 initiative, SNAP error-rate reduction efforts, and an additional $100 million set aside for Medicaid sustainability. Committee members questioned the size of the tax cuts, the balance requirement, public education funding, Medicaid trust-fund levels, EFA funding, and the expected impact of new SNAP cost-sharing rules. The Division of Higher Education then presented its productivity-based funding recommendations. Officials said institutions were 2.61% more productive overall, with funding changes driven by a statutory formula that rewards degree production, underserved populations, and high-demand fields. Members asked about declines at UA Little Rock, the formula’s multipliers, the role of the Arkansas Access Act and a new return-on-investment metric, and how two-year colleges are adjusted for size. The committee also reviewed special items and approved two letters: one authorizing 17 net personnel changes across nine institutions, and another adding special language for North Arkansas College’s entry into the University of Arkansas system. The committee then adopted the Higher Education Coordinating Board’s recommendations for all institutions. A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on the University of Arkansas system, especially Fayetteville’s athletics funding and the broader impact of the House/NIL settlement. Chancellor Charles Robinson and system officials explained that the board had waived a longstanding campus transfer and directed the university to provide an additional $6 million to athletics, with some costs likely to be passed through to students but partially offset by existing budget growth. Members debated whether the university should prioritize academics or athletics, how the transfer originated, and whether the athletic changes would affect affordability. The committee also discussed the 1890 extension program at UAPB and the Division of Agriculture’s land-grant funding. UAPB officials said the state match is intended to be one-to-one, that the current recommendation aligns appropriation with actual spending, and that a $2 million set-aside remains available if needed. The Division of Agriculture later clarified that its Smith-Lever extension and Hatch research funds are part of the UA system’s separate budget and that the state matched about $6.2 million in federal extension funding last year. The committee then moved to the Department of Corrections. It approved G1, transferring 51 positions to the secretary’s office to activate a recidivism program, with an estimated cost of about $4 million. Staff then began walking through the department’s FY27 budget, noting an increase of about $8 million for administration and shared services, including a $170,000 sex-offender assessment appropriation moved under Act 723 of 2025 and roughly $6 million more for medical contracts. Questions on the Corrections budget had just begun when the transcript ended.

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• I believe that was sent out at 3 o'clock the previous day. Yes, 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
• The definition section and section one is then repeated later in the Air Quality Act.
• Insert a period, and then for section H, we turn that we turn Number 8 into section H.
• So, Madam Chair and Senator, we have in section, I think it's section three.
• The Air Quality Control Act, which this section amends, puts in a new section that defines local board

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

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• Thursday, April 3. Um, still just trying to work out saying the detail.
• Um, so what is just delete section two of the bill? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
• Thursday,<00:03:48.480><c> April</c><00:03:49.000><c> 3.
• Um still just trying Thursday, April 3.
• </c> is just delete section two of the bill? is just delete section two of the bill? Yeah. Yeah.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met to take up several House bills and adopted recommendations on a number of them. HB 111, which would authorize civil claims against persons or businesses profiting from sexual exploitation or sex trafficking and extend the civil statute of limitations to 10 years, was recommended to pass unamended after discussion with the Attorney General’s office. HB 54, increasing penalties for repeated excessive speeding offenses, was recommended to pass with the Attorney General’s first suggested amendment requiring identification processing, including fingerprinting and photographing, for convicted violators unless already done. HB 70, dealing with condominium budget summaries and reserve requirements, was recommended to pass as amended, and HB 320, allowing supported decision-making agreements for qualified adults including those with disabilities, mental illness, or age 65 and older, was also recommended to pass as amended. These recommendations were adopted without objection, though some members noted reservations on HB 54 and HB 70. HB 239, which would clarify that inability to provide certain needs to a child due solely to lack of financial resources does not constitute abuse or neglect, was deferred to Thursday, April 3, at 10:00 a.m. HB 359, concerning covered offender registration and a proposed exemption related to sexual assault in the fourth degree, was recommended to pass with amendments deleting section 2 after concerns that the current statute already covers the issue and that the added language would create a title problem by addressing two topics. The committee adopted that recommendation. HB 412, establishing presumptions and expanding lobbying-related definitions for certain communications with government officials, was recommended to pass with an added clarification excluding purely informational, ceremonial, or routine relationship-building communications from the presumption; that recommendation was also adopted. HB 472, which would allow digitized identification cards to be accepted as valid identification and authorize law enforcement agencies to accept them under certain circumstances, was not decided. After a recess, the chair announced that everything after HB 412 would be deferred to Thursday, the 27th, at 10:30 p.m. in room 016, and the remaining items were postponed.

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• On our open public testimony, is there anyone who wishes to testify for or against SCR 3?
• There being four ayes and zero nays, SCR 3 will be reported favorably to the full Senate.
• Sections are added with the same bill number, same section or chapter number.
• Does any member have any questions or concerns regarding any of the bills on page 3? Thank you.
• Sections are added with the same bill number, same section or chapter number.

Bills: SCR3 , SCR30 , SB2375 , HCR35

Committee: Senate Administration