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• section one of this bill not necessary. section one of this bill not necessary.
• and section two, it would section one and section two, it would appear<00:12:07.519> to<00:12
• <00:32:20.080> Uh, language in section two. Uh, language in section two.
• two language for section one and section two language for section one and section two and<00:49:56.160
• section two out and move on. section two out and move on.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met on April 14 and began by welcoming a new member, Representative Samban Denier, who briefly described his background as a Clarkson University environmental engineering graduate and Air Force veteran. The committee then moved into a work session on five energy-related bills, starting with Senate Bill 65 on stormwater management for solar arrays. Representative McGee presented amendment 1594H, which would exclude projects in shoreland areas from the bill’s permit-by-notification process and require the standard alteration-of-terrain permit review instead. Members asked for clarification, and McGee explained the amendment was requested by the New Hampshire Lakes Association and others to preserve the fuller review process for shoreland projects. The committee appeared satisfied with the explanation and moved on. The committee next discussed Senate Bill 230 on electric utility restructuring and investment in distributed energy resources. Members concluded that section one was unnecessary because a better definition of advanced nuclear resources had already been added to House Bill 710, and that section two would allow investment in advanced nuclear resources in a way they had already rejected in another bill due to ratepayer risk. Several members agreed the bill was redundant and supported an ITL motion. They also discussed Senate Bill 232 on net metering terms and conditions, focusing first on whether hydroelectric generators could be listed in ISO New England while also taking net metering credits. Granite State Hydropower Association representative Heidi Kroll testified that generators are subject to checks and balances, that double-dipping is not occurring, and that rules and tariffs already require participation in one market arrangement or the other. Discussion on Senate Bill 232 then shifted to section two, which would bar retroactive changes to net metering tariffs in place as of January 1, 2025. Representative McGee proposed alternative language to protect existing customer generators, group hosts, and municipal hosts from retroactive changes, while others said the language was needed to provide stability for current participants operating on thin margins. Some members supported the clearer wording; others argued the committee should not tie the hands of the PUC and DOE, noting future circumstances could require regulatory flexibility and that conflicts could be resolved in court if necessary. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended.

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• The<00:19:48.160> next<00:19:49.560> section The next section The next section has<00:19
• , section four.
• And in that section, section four.
• determination under this section. determination under this section.
• section is in here. section is in here.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Title 26, Section 5-126 says it refers to replies.
• Article 5, Section 6. Oklahoma case has ever applied.
• Again, that's a requirement under Section 23.
• Section 307(B)(8), the Open Meeting Act.
• And this is Oklahoma Constitution, Article 5, Section 23.

Summary: The Oklahoma State Election Board held a special meeting to address several candidate contests and related procedural matters. After roll call and opening remarks, counsel explained the hearing procedures, burden of proof, and possible outcomes. Several cases were noted as resolved or withdrawn, including Timmons v. Jones, Banning v. Sutterfield, and Roberts v. Gaw. In Ranson v. Riley, the board accepted constructive service after the respondent did not appear, heard that Riley was not a registered voter in the required district for the required period, and voted 3-0 to sustain the petition and strike him from the ballot, with costs assessed to the petitioner. The board then heard Hasenbach v. Pugh, a contest challenging Senator Adam Pugh’s candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruction under the Oklahoma Constitution’s emoluments ineligibility clause. The petitioner argued that Pugh was a sitting legislator whose office’s salary and benefits had increased during his term, relying on stipulated facts, a compensation commission order, and prior case law. The respondent argued the salary increase came from an independent commission that expressly excluded current legislators and that benefit changes were automatic under a preexisting statute, so no qualifying increase applied to Pugh. The board resolved several procedural issues first, including striking a reply brief as beyond the original petition and admitting joint stipulations into the record. After a recess and executive session, the board returned to open session and voted 3-0 to deny the petition in Hasenbach v. Pugh, retaining Pugh as a candidate on the ballot and assessing costs to the petitioner. The meeting concluded with closing remarks from the secretary and a unanimous vote to adjourn.

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• House Bill 2795, an act amending section 11-812, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to county zoning.
• House Bill 2102, an act amending sections 44-8901 and 48-...
• Article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3904, relating to arrest.
• House Bill 2665, an act amending Section 13-1103, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to homicide.
• House Bill 2795 in Act of Mining Section 11, 812, Errors, Rice, Statute, Planey County Zoning.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Section 8 is for $150 million. Section 9 is also for $150 million for public highway improvements.
• If you'll notice, the emergency clause has those two sections, Sections 8 and 9, effective upon passage
• Sections 8 and 9 Thank you. Sections 8 and 9 are fund transfers to the Quick Action Closing Fund.
• Section 8 is for $150 million. Section 9 is also for $150 million for public highway improvements.
• If you'll notice the emergency clause has those two sections, sections 8 and 9, effective upon passage

Summary: The committee met to consider a long caption of House and Senate bills, first announcing a list of measures ready to be passed out and then taking up a special language subcommittee report. The report covered several bills, including SB 63, SB 67, SB 73, HB 1089, HB 1090, and HB 1093, along with amendments to a larger group of bills. A motion was made to pull HB 107 out separately, but after discussion about the amendment’s impact on school districts and the process for further debate, the substitute motion failed and the special language report was adopted. The committee then considered the revenue stabilization law and schedule. Staff explained that the main changes from the governor’s balanced budget proposal were moving county operations and higher education allocations from category B to category A, and described several fund transfers, including $100 million to Medicaid sustainability, $70 million to the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom account, $43.7 million to discretionary set-asides, $5 million to the motor vehicle set-aside, and two $150 million transfers related to the Quick Action Closing Fund and highway improvements. After questions about the schedule’s funding changes, the committee adopted the amendment and then passed House Bill 1100 and Senate Bill 75 as amended. Representative McClendon then presented a bill to support expansion of the Bella Vista Veterans Wall of Honor, requesting $400,000, but withdrew the bill, saying he would seek alternate funding. The committee then moved through the remaining captioned House and Senate bills, including HB 105, HB 107, HB 1008, HB 1022, HB 1035, HB 1036, HB 1037, HB 1051, HB 1052, HB 1064, HB 1066, HB 1068, HB 1089, HB 1090, HB 1093, and Senate Bills 3, 4, 7, 8, 15, 20, 21, 30, 31, 36, 41, 43, 58, 63, 67, 73, and 77, approving them with or without amendments as noted. The chair also announced that all prior holds had been released and said the next meeting would be a Joint Budget Committee meeting focused only on peer issues before adjourning.

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• Um, we are opposed to section 3.
• > 10<01:26:17.840> are<01:26:18.080> a Sections nine and section 10 are a Sections
• Section 14 is a clarification.
• Section 16 and section 17 are adjusting the advanced care directive requirement.
• Sections 18 and 23 are some just clarifications. It corrects a misreference in section 18.

Bills: HF3935, HF2216, HF4354, HF4210, HF4212

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• Sections 11 and 12 have been added.
• Within section six, more than five.
• > the<00:07:48.400> p<00:07:48.800> pro Section seven relating to the p pro Section
• Sections 11 and 12 have been added. Sections 11 and 12 have been added.
• > 241<00:08:07.680> caterers Section 12 amends 7BSA 241 caterers Section 12 amends 7BSA 241

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House began with a moment of silence and then read H.C.R. 305, a resolution honoring former Representative Francis Matthew “Topper” McFaun for his public and community service. The resolution recounted his background, military and teaching service, work in Vermont state government, local civic leadership, coaching career, and nearly 11 terms in the House. The chamber also recognized McFaun’s family and marked several members’ birthdays with brief congratulatory remarks. The House then took up H.B. 921, an alcoholic beverages bill, and concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment. The Senate changes limited certain fourth-class license locations to five, added recordkeeping and annual reporting requirements for malt direct distribution, deleted a prospective sunset on direct distribution, and added new caterer’s license provisions allowing service at the license holder’s own premises and limiting caterer-hosted functions to five per year. The committee reported hearing from legislative and industry stakeholders and recommended concurrence on a 9-0-2 straw poll. Next, the House considered H.B. 907 on legislative review of reporting requirements. Members explained that a Senate-related amendment was used to address a constitutional problem in the earlier bill by revising the sister-state program termination language so the governor retains sole authority to terminate an active partnership, while the committee may only propose termination by majority vote. The House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment with the further House amendment, then suspended rules to message the action to the Senate forthwith. Finally, the House took up S. 230, a miscellaneous labor bill on fair employment practices, and concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment to the House amendment by roll call vote, 85-48. The main dispute concerned the Senate’s changes to House language restricting non-compete agreements for lower-income hourly employees and health care providers, and a separate provision directing the Department of Corrections and the Vermont State Employees Association to develop a proposal on solicitation in DOC parking lots. Supporters said the remaining language was acceptable and would facilitate discussion, while opponents objected to the DOC parking-lot provision. The House then recessed until 1:00 p.m.

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• of 30 VSA section 248A. of 30 VSA section 248A.
• comes in section three uh section<00:08:02.479> three<00:08:02.720> as<00:08:02.960>
• The two sections are Section 2031, which defines two terms: deceptive and fraudulent.
• The two sections are Section 2031, which defines two terms: deceptive and fraudulent.
• The two sections are Section 2031, which defines two terms: deceptive and fraudulent.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• the library, but placed in the general or adult section so minors can browse the children's section safely
• I mean, we're not talking about the adult section like X-rated material.
• besides kids' sections.
• And it would be, even though we have a children's section in the library and a young adult section, it's
• They're often placed directly in children's and teen sections.

Bills: SB2101, SB2334, SB2633, SB2637, SB2713, SB2781, SB2782, SB3059, HB 1130

Keywords: minors, sexually explicit materials, public libraries, age verification, civil penalties, library collection review, alcohol storage, airline permits, beverage regulations, airport, commercial flights, alcoholic beverages, local option election, zoning regulations, municipality control, land use, state law, social media, bot accounts, misinformation

Summary: The committee first reopened public testimony on Senate Bill 2713, which concerned protections for freedom of conscience in the context of Realtor association discipline. Texas Realtors representatives testified that their organization is a separate Texas legal entity but affiliated with the National Association of Realtors through a charter and code of ethics. They said Texas Realtors is neutral on SB 2713, that their ethics process is focused on fair housing and equal professional service, and that they have not suspended or terminated anyone in Texas for religious or political speech. Senators pressed them on whether national standards could override Texas law and on examples from other states; the witnesses said state and federal law control and that they would comply with Texas law if the bill passed. Public testimony then closed and SB 2713 was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1698 on e-cigarettes. Senator Parker explained a committee substitute that tightened enforcement, required distributor registration, expanded regulation to nicotine from any source, added restrictions on child-appealing packaging, authorized inspections and audits, and set compliance deadlines later in 2025 and 2026. After questions, the substitute was adopted and SB 1698, as substituted, was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 6-0 vote, with a recommendation for the local and uncontested calendar. Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 2487 on crisis and mental health facilities. Senator Parker described a substitute that renamed the program a crisis service model, allowed multiple county facilities, added local siting limits, expanded staffing options, shortened clinical timelines, required discharge referrals, directed law enforcement and EMS to transport people there first, and created local boards and expanded reporting. The substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably on a 6-0 vote, also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 2819, dealing with political activities of county elections administrators, was then reported favorably on a 6-0 vote and likewise sent to the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 2043 was withdrawn. The committee spent substantial time on Senate Bill 2101, which would require municipal public libraries to move sexually explicit materials out of minors’ sections and impose age-verification and review requirements. Supporters argued the bill would protect children from explicit material in public libraries and that libraries should not be left to self-regulate. Opponents, including librarians, parents, authors, and ACLU representatives, argued the definitions were vague, the bill would be costly and burdensome for small libraries, could function as a book ban, and would restrict teens’ access to classics, research materials, and other books. Several witnesses said parents should make those decisions, not the state. The bill’s author said the committee substitute was still being worked on and asked witnesses to review it; public testimony remained open in the portion provided, with no final action on SB 2101 shown.

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• Section 12 is a governor's 2035.
• Sections 4 through license.
• And section six comes from house care. And section six comes from house file<00:27:16.799> 1100.
• Uh section finally section 27 just MA.
• Section one is House File 337.

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health, 1183, house

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• . section. section.
• Um,<01:47:16.480> section<01:47:16.920> three Um, section three Um, section three deals
• uh two, sec-<01:48:34.080> section<01:48:35.040> um sec- section um sec- section um one
• Uh<01:48:43.400> section<01:48:43.800> B1 Uh section B1 Uh section B1 um<01:48:45.960><
• And then section<01:50:20.880> uh<01:50:21.080> E2A section uh E2A section uh E2A is<01

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• You can just go to section 11, section 12, section 13, and section 14.
• I do see $30 million in section 11 and $2.2 million in section 12 and another $5 million in section 13
• You can just go to section 11, section 12, section 13, and section 14.
• I do see $30 million in section 11 and $2.2 million in section 12 and another $5 million in section 13
• I do see $30 million in section 11 and $2.2 million in section 12 and another $5 million in section 13

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Section 8 is for $150 million. Section 9 is also for $150 million for public highway improvements.
• If you'll notice, the emergency clause has those two sections, Sections 8 and 9, effective upon passage
• Sections 8 and 9 Thank you. Sections 8 and 9 are fund transfers to the Quick Action Closing Fund.
• Section 8 is for $150 million. Section 9 is also for $150 million for public highway improvements.
• If you'll notice the emergency clause has those two sections, sections 8 and 9, effective upon passage

Keywords: 1204, all

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• There's a section on turtle lighting, section G, but sections H, I, and J have restrictions on lumen
• That section seems to have been filed under section G under turtles.
• Um<00:04:28.479> there's<00:04:28.800> a<00:04:28.960> section<00:04:29.759>
• uh Um there's a section turtle lighting uh section<00:04:31.759> G section G section G but<00
• been fall under section G under turtles. been fall under section G under turtles.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered three bills, all related to outdoor lighting or permitting. On SB 2278, which addressed light pollution and outdoor lighting standards, testimony was mixed: the University of Hawaiʻi and others raised concerns that the bill’s 4,000K color temperature standard and other provisions conflicted with dark-sky and wildlife-protection recommendations, while some groups testified in support. A lighting industry engineer also questioned how turtle-lighting provisions would apply in practice and urged a workable standard that balances safety, design, and wildlife concerns. On SB 2908, relating to permitting, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and several business groups testified, generally standing on written testimony or supporting the measure. Committee discussion focused on a proposed statewide permitting intake platform; the Office of Planning said the SPEED Task Force believed counties were better suited to handle permitting information, and members asked whether the appropriation was sufficient. The committee voted to pass SB 2908 with amendments, including a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. On SB 2987, also relating to light pollution, the University of Hawaiʻi strongly supported the bill and proposed amendments to create campus lighting zones tailored to safety and foot traffic, while the Department of Land and Natural Resources stood on its comments and several other organizations testified in support or opposition. The chair said the committee would address business safety concerns by making technical and nonsubstantive amendments, exempting outdoor light fixtures for airports, highways, and harbors, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The committee then adopted the recommendation to pass SB 2987 with amendments and adjourned.

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• My concern is, I believe that this Section 3 was added because all authority would be with Section 3
• And so that is under Section 2.
• And again, if you struck that section, the state agency definition only applied to the water section.
• sections accordingly, which of course makes sense.
• And it says, oh, strike the reference to Sections 1 and 2 and the last section and just insert Section

Keywords: 996, all

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• 3 and inserting in place thereof the following three sections: Section 3.
• Section 4. Section 3 shall take effect on December 31, 2027. Section 5.
• Section 3 shall take effect on December 31, 2027. Section 5.
• Sullivan-Almeida moves to amend the bill by adding the following section: Section 77, Section 5A of Chapter
• section.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with routine business, including the Pledge of Allegiance and adoption of three congratulatory resolutions honoring Eagle Scouts Charles Goodman, Jack Goodwin, and Liam LaCrooy. Members also adopted a House-Senate concurrence on House 4359, a Milford alcohol-license bill, after amending it to repeal Chapter 289 of the Acts of 2022 and set an effective date. The chamber then passed Senate 2596, establishing maintenance of private roads in Gloucester, and engrossed House 4887. The House also observed moments of silence for former Lynn City Councilor Richard Rick Ford, Louise M. Pedroso, and Mildred “Millie” Cox, and welcomed several guests, including students, civic visitors, and British Minister of State Stephen Doughty. The bulk of the session focused on budget amendments related to housing and emergency assistance. Amendment 1579, which would have tightened HomeBASE eligibility by requiring citizenship-status inquiries, was debated at length and defeated 26-130. Amendment 1582, which would have barred Housing and Livable Communities from conditioning grants on MBTA Communities Act compliance, was also rejected 27-126. Amendment 1583, which would have limited right-to-shelter eligibility to U.S. citizens with six months’ Massachusetts residency, was defeated 26-122. Supporters argued these changes would reduce costs and prioritize taxpayers; opponents said they would exclude lawful residents and undermine existing housing and shelter reforms. The House then adopted Consolidated Amendment F, covering energy, environmental affairs, and housing, by a vote of 154-0. Speakers highlighted major funding for rental vouchers, emergency shelter, HomeBASE, public housing, clean water, climate and agricultural programs, and food assistance. The chamber also considered and defeated Amendment 1218 on creating a data center commission, Amendment 1234 on eliminating certain energy surcharges, and several education-related amendments from Ms. Sullivan-Almeida: changes to special education reimbursement thresholds and rates, and a proposal to make regional school transportation funding mandatory rather than subject to appropriation. Those education amendments were all rejected after roll-call votes. Amendment 1580 on ending vocational school lottery admissions was withdrawn by its sponsor before a vote. The transcript ends as debate continues on Amendment 1308, which would increase a budget line item, but no final action on that amendment is shown.

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• section 21-2, Vice statutes binding section 16-531.01 arizona amending section 21-202 21-331 and 21-
• Inact, Section 16-64 in act in section 16-4, recommends that the bill be minute is elections have added
• Senate Bill 1537: An act amending Sections 12-1412, 41-1731, and repealing Section 41-1732, Arizona Revised
• Section 49-19, relating to the environment. Mr.
• Senate Bill 1515, an act amending Section 23-10-... relating to ...

Keywords: 1182, all

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• committee and that was to remove section committee and that was to remove section two<00:14:59.519
• And then section two of in this bill.
• > the<00:15:18.079> effective section three is just the effective section three is just
• President<01:14:38.320> sections President sections President sections well well well section<
• c><01:14:44.640> um<01:14:46.000> are section one and section two um are section one and

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Section the only section that's in that we changed was in that Roman six.
• The old section three being struck and the new section three being inserted. Correct. Okay.
• um section one Roman numeral 3. um section one Roman numeral 3.
• those two sections of statute. those two sections of statute.
• Um, so the section of concern was the enforcement section. Thank you.

Keywords: 12:30pm HB 421 2:00pm HB 701 3:00pm HB 377 4:00pm HB 712, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference first took up House Bill 421FN, concerning notice of tax-exempt status filing procedures by town officials. Members reviewed the Senate changes and focused on whether the amended language would require multiple mailings to charitable organizations. House conferees said the Senate wording appeared to create more than one mailing and asked for clarification; Senate members explained the intent was to reduce clerk workload by posting forms and sending a follow-up notice only to organizations that failed to file after the deadline. After a brief caucus, the House concluded there were too many unresolved changes to work out in conference and moved to non-concur with the Senate amendment. The House motion to non-concur passed unanimously, 4-0, and the committee agreed to place the conference report on the House consent calendar. The chair then closed the committee of conference on House Bill 421FN. The transcript then shifted to a separate committee of conference on another bill, where members discussed revisions involving direct supervision at an eligible facility, federalwide assurance requirements, and immunity language. Testimony focused on whether the bill should require supervision at a specific facility or allow broader supervision arrangements, whether rulemaking should define direct supervision, and whether the immunity provision should cover reckless as well as willful misconduct. No final vote or action on that second bill was reached in the portion provided.

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• Section 3.1, the CRT Street.
• On page 21, section 6, that is the cancellation that Mr.
• And section 7 is a repealer section.
• Section 7 on page 30 makes further amendments.
• I'm wondering what happened to that section in 22.25.

Bills: HF2312

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