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• may attend their hearing, as they will be out of the country for the remainder of the legislative session
• The deadline to file Standing Committee Reports on Senate Concurrent Resolutions that need to move laterally
• The deadline to not, the chair has two.
• The deadline to file<00:17:31.520> Standing<00:17:32.000> Committee<00:17:32.360> Reports
• 17:44.200> after leadership meeting immediately after leadership meeting immediately after session

Bills: SB3225, HCR53, HCR57, HCR101, HB1878, HB1481, SCR40, SCR59, SCR114, SCR197, SCR198, SR30, SR107, SR185, SR186

Keywords: statutory revision, Hawaii Revised Statutes, clarification, obsolete provisions, legal accuracy, University of Hawaii, Board of Regents, associate degree, degree audit, reverse transfer, credit audit, student completion, credential attainment, community college transfer, four-year campus, higher education, postsecondary attainment, workforce development, student retention, graduation pathways

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• We talked about it a week or two ago before deadline.
• We talked about it a week or two ago before deadline.
• We talked about it a week or two ago before deadline.
• We talked about it a week or two ago before deadline.
• we're past deadlines, but Exactly. we're past deadlines, but Exactly.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Please, after five sessions in the legislature, I am humbly imploring you to finally pass S2306 and H3351
• However, this deadline is often surpassed, and this has contributed to a pretty dramatic backlog of double
• However, this deadline is incredibly important because double poles do contribute to increased safety
• However, this deadline is often surpassed.
• However, this deadline is incredibly important because double poles do contribute to increased safety

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a range of energy, utility, broadband, and municipal infrastructure bills. Representative Powell supported H 3466, which would create a task force to study public ownership of utilities and alternatives to investor-owned electric and gas systems. Representative Therber supported H 3574, which would use RGGI funds to reimburse cities and towns affected by power plant decommissioning, citing lost jobs, tax revenue, and service cuts in communities such as Somerset, Plymouth, Salem, and Everett. Several witnesses from municipal light plants and related organizations testified in support of mutual aid bills, including H 3486/S 2252 and H 3330/S 2277, saying the measures would clarify protections and liability coverage for MLP workers assisting in emergencies and non-emergency work. Jim Leiden of EMWIC opposed H 3514/S 2295, saying the proposed board and governance changes would reduce local control, add burdens, and weaken confidentiality protections. A committee member asked whether the mutual aid bills had been reviewed for municipal impacts, and the witnesses said they had done due diligence. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H 3551/S 2306, the smart meter opt-out bills. Supporters argued that smart meters emit harmful wireless radiation, that some residents have developed health problems or electromagnetic sensitivity, and that opt-outs should be available without fees or penalties; several witnesses urged notification, consent, and non-transmitting analog meter options. The committee also heard testimony from municipal officials and the Massachusetts Municipal Association in support of H 3462/S 2250, which would strengthen municipal authority to enforce timely removal of double utility poles, citing safety, accessibility, and construction-delay concerns. Derek Leffert of Gateway Fiber opposed H 3450, saying it would improperly shift broadband deployment costs to competitors. At the end of testimony, the chair closed the hearing by motion and vote, with members voting aye and no opposition recorded.

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• A related policy that the legislature passed last session was a requirement that public high schools
• If you recall, that's something that you passed in the last legislative session.
• to submit their candidates for deadline to submit their candidates for President<00:23:23.159> and
• with the deadline for minor parties<00:23:29.000> and<00:23:29.240> independent<00:23:
• Statewide trainings office hour sessions Statewide trainings office hour sessions and<00:30:18.080

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• session, uh, through the House of Representatives.
• Um, so you may know that I'm a real estate broker, and this session I really wanted to focus in on how
• And if y'all recall in the last session, we passed the Property Tax Relief Act.
• We also moved the deadline from May 1st to April 4th to line up with their, the current deadlines that
• So this is, yeah, I guess you said that like last session.

Bills: HB148, HB203, HJR30

Keywords: HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, ad valorem tax

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• deadline is is coming up here. deadline is is coming up here.
• requirements, deadlines, legacy product requirements, deadlines, legacy product requirements,
• > isn't<00:51:33.520> here The July reporting deadline isn't here The July reporting deadline
• And so I'm just going to ask it very fail the day before the deadline and a fail the day before the deadline
• deadline. It's frustration. deadline. It's frustration.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:28:55.039> and<00:28:55.520> we<00:28:55.840> could session and we could session
• <00:58:26.319> and huge margin in the general session and huge margin in the general session
• failed in the 2025 general session failed in the 2025 general session that<00:59:05.839> uh
• We're continuing to work that through the session.
• And I think we can get there in this session.

Bills: SF0102, SF0113

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, hand count audit, ballots, election integrity, transparency, voting system, 916, all

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• Additionally, to implement both 633 and a few other provisions passed last session, the department has
• entity leaders attended and were engaged during the audit kickoff meetings and the multi-day on-site sessions
• timeline, because we have to get the report in within that after the competitive procurement and the deadline
• And with the passing of SB 7012, the deadline for the study was the end of December.
• The deadline for the study was the end of December.

Summary: The subcommittee heard two Department of Children and Families implementation updates on measures passed in prior sessions. First, DCF reviewed House Bill 633, which increased oversight of behavioral health managing entities through biennial independent audits, standardized claims-based reporting, and new monthly outcome dashboards. The department said it had awarded the inaugural audit to Ernst & Young, found no significant waste, fraud, or abuse, but identified process risks involving financial controls, claims validation, data access, and system access controls. DCF also described its transition to standardized behavioral health coding and said the new public dashboard of 11 measures is posted on its website, though members asked for easier access and for hard copies of the audit report. Members asked about how the department distinguishes Medicaid-covered services from department-funded services, how duplicate payment risks are being addressed, and whether the new reporting and audit requirements would improve oversight without disrupting services. DCF said it is the payer of last resort for uninsured or underinsured individuals, that some overlap with Medicaid is expected because Medicaid does not cover all behavioral health services, and that new claims edits and cross-checks are being built into the system. The department also said it had not found significant negative feedback from providers and that the new requirements are intended to improve transparency and accountability. DCF then updated the committee on Senate Bill 7012, covering human trafficking data collection, domestic violence center certification, limited background-screening exemptions, expanded recruitment for child welfare staff, subcontractor liability protections, a four-year treatment foster care pilot, case management efficiency recommendations, and a statewide study of residential bed capacity for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The department said several items are already complete or underway, including limited exemptions in the screening clearinghouse, while others are in procurement or rulemaking. It identified Circuits 4 and 12 as the treatment foster care pilot sites and said the pilot will launch in January 2026. Members questioned recruitment metrics, pilot timing, and report deadlines; the department said final reports are expected by January and that some dates were flexible because of procurement and implementation timelines. The meeting ended after the presentations and questions, and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• So, H. 762 is session law that will amend an act that we passed back in 2024.
• The fourth instance of amendment changes the deadline.
• It amends subdivision E to extend the committee's report deadline from 11/1/2025 to 11/2/2027.
• <00:17:59.679> from<00:18:00.000> 1112025 committee's report deadline from 1112025
• committee's report deadline from 1112025 to<00:18:02.160> 112027.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• time limit for the city to file the resolution of port authority recognition and offers them a new deadline
• time limit for the city to file the resolution of port authority recognition and offers them a new deadline
• offers<00:23:06.320> them<00:23:06.520> a<00:23:06.560> new<00:23:06.800> deadline
• <00:23:07.320> of and offers them a new deadline of and offers them a new deadline of January
• before you do that, I want to, without objection, the following senators will be excused from today's session

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met under call, established a quorum, and adopted the printed committee reports, except those relating to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6. It then gave second reading to Senate File 4282 and several House files, and later handled motions including re-referring Senate File 4634 from Jobs and Economic Development to Taxes. The chamber also designated special orders for immediate consideration. On special order, Senate File 4339, relating to the excavation notice system and utility locating, was presented as a safe-digging measure requiring electronic positive responses from utility operators and updated contact information for locators. The bill was read a third time and passed 64-0. The Senate then took up House File 3718, which modernizes the Board of Veterinary Medicine, updates definitions and licensing rules, expands scope of practice and telemedicine provisions, changes board composition, and adds a background check requirement; after questions from Senator Green about the bill’s sponsor, background checks, and board size, it passed 52-13. The Senate next considered Senate File 4455, concerning the Lake City and Red Wing port authorities. An A2 amendment was adopted to address municipal public utilities commission voter ratification language, and the bill as amended passed 65-0. The session ended with announcements, including a lighthearted note about “Steak on a Stick Eve,” excusing Senators Webber and Miller, and adjournment until Thursday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m.

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• Design sessions were held in various regions across the state.
• its partners remain committed to completing the middle-mile broadband network by the December 2026 deadline
• right now just to clarify it is still fully the administration's plan to finish MMBI by the 2026 deadline
• I also do want to note that the 2026 deadline is the deadline for encumbrance.
• It is, and then 2028 will be a deadline for liquidation of these funds.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So I think we're going to hear plenty of information before this deadline of this expiration from both
• So I think we're going to hear plenty of information before this deadline of this expiration from both
• So much so that a couple sessions ago, we actually had to split one of our elk units in half and put
• We discussed a ton of different options last session, and none of them even got picked up.
• GVA right after floor session. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative Swantec.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then received a gubernatorial message listing numerous bills signed by the governor. The chamber also handled conference committee business, including appointing conferees for House Bills 1003 and 1169 after refusing to concur with Senate amendments, and adopting a conference committee report on House Bill 1053, which repealed a Century Code section related to the length of the state highway system. A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 2137, which would allow supplemental feed for hunting and include an expiration date. The House divided the proposed amendments into two parts. Division A, dealing with baiting limits and setbacks near livestock facilities, drew extensive debate over private property rights, enforceability, livestock protection, and hunting access, and failed 14-76. Division B, requiring chronic wasting disease surveillance and a report to Legislative Management, also drew debate over whether the reporting requirement was necessary or too late to be useful; it failed 44-46. With both divisions defeated, the House then passed the underlying bill 56-34. The House also laid over Senate Bills 2340, 2326, and 2289. Later, it defeated Senate Bill 2325, which would have created a process for non-federal easements on wetland areas, by a vote of 4-84. It passed Senate Bill 2210, directing a legislative management study on watershed-based water management, 85-3; Senate Bill 2387, establishing rights for sexual violence survivors, 89-0; and Senate Bill 269, allowing state agencies to satisfy legal notice requirements by posting on their websites if newspaper publication is missed, 72-17. The House then excused absent members and adjourned until Monday, April 14, 2025.

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• However, the team needs more sessions.
• Last session, at the end of the session, this was capped at 6 hours daily for individuals that need those
• Representative Curran, to your bill as amended. the session, uh this was capped at 6 the session, uh
• I don't want to come back for special session.
• I want to deal with this issue session.

Bills: HF3526, HF3375, HF3469

Keywords: home care, licensing, fines, advisory council, grant program, client safety, healthcare regulation, HF3375, Minnesota disability waiver, waiver rate system, human services, individualized home supports, individualized home supports with training, individualized home supports with family training, positive support services, employment support services, employment development services, employment exploration services, billing limits, service authorization year

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• And I think there's a bill this session that even increases that amount of training and further aligns
• Federal tax law requires the affidavit terminating membership to be completed by the required deadline
• That deadline is the first 30 days of employment.
• So, yeah, I think what this bill is focusing on is the prompt payment deadline.
• That deadline is the focus.

Summary: The committee first approved the May 5 minutes and then heard House Bill 578, which would define sex in Louisiana law as biological sex, replace references to gender with sex in various statutes and forms, and direct the Law Institute to make conforming changes. Supporters from the governor’s office said the bill would bring clarity and consistency, while opponents argued it could create conflicts with existing law and weaken protections tied to gender identity. After debate, the committee reported HB 578 favorably. Members then considered House Bill 1250, a measure aimed at aerospace-related litigation. The bill would allow a special motion to strike certain claims against aerospace flight entities when the claims are preempted by federal law. Senators raised concerns that the language was broad enough to affect airports, airlines, contractors, and even unrelated incidents, and the author said he was willing to work on narrowing amendments. The committee nevertheless reported HB 1250 favorably. House Bill 718, dealing with liability protections for private airstrips used for recreation, was amended to narrow its scope and then reported favorably, while House Bill 163, a narrower related airstrip bill, was voluntarily deferred so the committee could work from the other measure. The committee also approved House Concurrent Resolution 61, which asks the Louisiana Law Institute to review possible conflicts between the constitution and statutes on expropriation. House Bill 180, defining foreign adversaries and agents of foreign adversaries for a proposed constitutional amendment, and House Bill 192, a constitutional amendment barring foreign adversaries from expropriating land in Louisiana, were both reported favorably. House Bill 1008, which sets out academic freedom and whistleblower protections for higher education, was rejected on a roll-call vote after concerns about its scope and limits on university discipline. House Bill 638, a prompt-payment bill for contractors, was set aside while amendments were being located. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 71, which would extend existing liability protections for justified use of force to properly trained armed security guards. The author and the Board of Private Security Examiners said security officers receive training and often face dangerous situations, but opponents argued the bill would give too much protection to personnel with far less training than law enforcement and could shield bad shootings. After debate, the committee voted to defer HB 71. The last measure discussed was House Bill 1082, which would change venue rules for lawsuits involving the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System so actions by the system would be filed where the employer is located; the author said the bill was meant to help small municipalities, and members indicated they were open to narrowing amendments.

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• Chair, and I would also echo the chair's question about the deadline as it applies to primary elections
• So, I think perhaps some modification may be required on the deadline.
• The recount deadline, extending it 15 days, feels is too long of a time frame given the UOCAVA ballots
• extending it 15 days feel is is deadline extending it 15 days feel is is too<00:40:29.839> long
• We'll close the hearing, and with that, I don't intend to go into executive sessions today. none thank

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <01:28:45.320> of implementing an application deadline of implementing an application deadline
• One is the legislative session, so during legislative session things that impact the State Grant, such
• session so we during legislative session session so we during legislative session things<01:31:34.520
• One is the legislative session, so during legislative session things that impact the State Grant, such
• to go to session to go to session [Music]

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The House is now in session. Clerk will call the roll.
• Session to address a very sensitive and important matter regarding grief.
• that many in this chamber have experienced the loss of a loved one in and around this particular session
• , and this is my 8th session— we've passed more tax cuts than any time in the history of the state.
• Negotiations on a budget deal during the middle of a deadline for a week that was very, very stressful

Bills: SB1177, HB3705, SB1942, SB2026, SB1533, SB1327, SB2065, SB2155, SB2159

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, tax credit, parental choice, private school, income tax, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, veteran burial

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• That Senate Judiciary is now in session. The Honorable Senator Pearl is going to introduce S. SP58.
• or next legislative session.
• or next legislative session.
• or next legislative session.
• <01:11:42.320> and both Chambers favorably last session and both Chambers favorably last session

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Members, due to our token session yesterday, we have moved the calendar along, and therefore there are
• Not sure the last week of the session is slowly easing back into work.
• ,<00:09:25.360> but day of the legislative session, but day of the legislative session, but
• We really appreciate everyone's contribution this session and by any means.
• One moves an annual reporting deadline forward by 3 months.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with routine proceedings, including a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance, then referred three bills to money committees under House Rule 35A: S.197 to Ways and Means, and S.193 and S.278 to Appropriations. The chamber also read and celebrated HCR 304, honoring the display of Julian Scott’s Civil War painting, The Fourth Vermont Forming Under Fire, in the State House and recognizing the people who helped locate and acquire it for Vermont. HCR 303 was also read, extending best wishes for a speedy recovery to Rep. Ann Donahue; members then offered warm remarks welcoming her back to the chamber. Several members introduced guests in the gallery, and caucus announcements were made before the body moved to the calendar. On transportation, the House took up H.944, the fiscal year 2027 transportation program. The House Transportation Committee reported major differences with the Senate version and, by straw poll, recommended a committee of conference. The House refused to concur in the Senate amendment, appointed conferees, and suspended rules to message its action to the Senate forthwith. The House then considered S.214, which would allow the NEK Choice School District to pay tuition for pre-K students to nearby New Hampshire public-school programs, with administration by Essex North Supervisory Union and possible waivers from state agencies. Education, Ways and Means, and Appropriations all recommended concurrence, citing limited fiscal impact and improved access for children in Essex County; the bill was read a third time and ordered to third reading after debate that included support for rural access and concerns about relying on out-of-state capacity. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to H.171, adding “the role of victim advocates” to officer-involved shooting investigation protocols, and to H.577, the Vermont prescription drug discount card program, which added annual reporting requirements and a terminology fix. The House likewise concurred in Senate amendments to H.588, the annual Office of Professional Regulation bill, including changes on rescission authority, substance-use treatment alternatives, CPA language, pharmacy technician authority, fee placement, and background checks. It then concurred in Senate amendments to H.611, a DVHA housekeeping bill, including 340B protections, a one-year delay for the community-based doula certification program, and codification of current HIV-prevention coverage practice. H.921 was postponed for two legislative days. Finally, the House took up S.227 on immigration protocols in Vermont schools, with the member from Williston describing it as a school safety measure that limits collection and sharing of immigration-status information, provides trusted resources to families, and requires a judicial warrant before law enforcement enters non-public school areas for immigration matters.

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• We're here to discuss several issues that have arisen from the previous session.
• an honor to be here and stand in front of the 150 members of the great State of Texas legislative session
• During this 89th legislative session here in this hallowed chamber, let the echoes of expectation ring
• Over 60% of our session is already in the rearview mirror.
• Are you proud of the previous 60% of this session? I'm saying this seriously.

Bills: HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, SB14, HB 12, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912, HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, HCR123, HCR124, HR57, HR87, HR111, HR228, HR230, HR322, HR624, HR625, HR626, HR627, HR628, HR630, HR631, HR634, HR635, HR636, HR637, HR638, HR639, HR640, HR645, HR646, HR648, HR649, HR651, HR652, HR653, HR654, HR664, HR665, HR668, HR675, HR676, HR678, HR679, HR680, HR683, HR686, HR688, HR689, HR694, HR695, HR697, HR698, HR699, HR472, HR622, HR632, HR633, HR643, HR655, HR657, HR660, HR661, HR662, HR663, HR667, HR670, HR674, HR681, HR682, HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365