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• Riders for the Sunset Contingency Rider and Riders 6 and 7, which was continuing.
• When you say cases what what type of cases are they reviewing these are cases?
• Was a sunset recommendation last session and they recommended we take the current biennium to develop
• retrospective reviews.
• I'll get me some information on those revisions that have resulted from the retrospective reviews.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• House 241, Business Occupations and Professions State Boards and Commission Sunset Extensions.
• supervisors, the Charter Review supervisors, the Charter Review Commission,<00:22:56.000> the
• And during this holy month, Muslims across the world will fast from dawn until sunset.
• And during this holy month, Muslims across the world will fast from dawn until sunset.
• And during this holy month, Muslims across the world will fast from dawn until sunset.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 132 members present, offered prayer, approved the previous day’s journal, and adopted a House resolution honoring United Communities Against Poverty for 60 years of service in Prince George’s County fighting poverty. The organization’s board members were recognized in the gallery. The chamber then handled introductory business, including first-reading referral of House Bills 1587-1596, two introductory House bond initiatives referred to Appropriations, and Senate Bill 25 and other Senate bills received in the House and referred to committees. The House also took up committee reports and special orders. The Economic Matters Committee reported favorably on several bills, including House Bills 236, 241, 242, 259, and 308, all of which were adopted and ordered printed for third reading. On House Bill 146 regarding on-site wastewater systems, a friendly amendment was adopted to allow repair or replacement of failed drain field components needed to meet the bill’s requirements. On House Bill 220 concerning individual water meters/submetering, a substitute amendment was adopted to strike a provision related to eviction proceedings and keep the bill aligned with existing law; the bill was then ordered printed for third reading. Members also made several announcements recognizing visiting groups and observances, including the ALS Association, Career and Technology Education Month, Economic Development Day, Developmental Disabilities Day, Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day, the start of Ramadan, and Easter season. The House heard a Black History Month-style recognition of Ethel Beh Hill and welcomed multiple delegations and student groups. Committee and subcommittee meeting announcements followed, and with 134 members present, the House remained in session before the majority leader moved adjournment until Thursday, February 19 at 10:00 a.m.

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• sunset uh to not sunset sunset uh to not sunset uh<01:09:07.440> 340B<01:09:08.880> and
• You know, right now the bill is to not have 340B sunset.
• With the July 2027 sunset is premature.
• The sunset provision safety net clinics.
• Removing the sunset heard about today.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 11, 2026 minutes, then heard House File 4048, which would exempt chiropractors from Minnesota’s provider tax if they are no longer eligible to provide chiropractic benefits under Medicaid/MinnesotaCare. Representative Robbins said the bill corrects an unfair situation because chiropractors still pay the tax even though the benefit was eliminated. Testifiers from the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and a longtime chiropractor supported the bill, arguing that most chiropractors are small-business owners and should not pay a tax for services they can no longer provide. Several members said they supported restoring chiropractic coverage instead of changing the tax, and there was discussion about whether the tax applies to all providers and whether it is effectively passed on to patients. The committee adopted a motion to recommend HF 4048 to the Committee on Taxes. The committee then took up House File 3893, as amended, a bill to restrict artificial intelligence from engaging in psychotherapy or counseling with humans. The author and supporters said the bill is intended to prevent AI chatbots from posing as therapists or counseling vulnerable people, citing reports of suicides and other harms linked to chatbot interactions. The A2 amendment was adopted; the author said it reflected stakeholder concerns and added informed-consent language. Testifiers in support, including a psychologist and a suicide-prevention nonprofit leader, urged strong safeguards and said AI should not replace licensed professionals in crisis settings. Other testimony raised concerns about overbreadth and unintended effects. TechNet and a rural mental health provider said the bill should be narrowed so it applies to clinical therapy rather than wellness or educational tools, and should allow supervised AI uses such as transcription and administrative support. Members discussed rural access, existing licensing-board authority, privacy laws, and whether the bill should target AI companies directly rather than licensed clinicians. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HF 3893, with no final committee action shown in the excerpt.

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• We'll start with third readings. people to review. people to review. Thank<00:11:50.480> you.
• We can review things and see how they're working, and this also has a sunset in 2 years.
• it sunsets in 2 years.
• My review will focus on the FY27 bond My review will focus on the FY27 bond funding<00:21:18.080>
• <00:46:27.360> and non-bonded dollars were reviewed and non-bonded dollars were reviewed and

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Purpose, power, sunset extended. The conference report is available to the members of the public.
• This conference report relates to establishing the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force and its sunset
• the Senate Chair of Rules, and the Chair of General Laws to request an Office of Attorney General review
• The conference report is available to the public for review by the members and is now before the body
• Second, it establishes a four-year sunset so the General Assembly can evaluate how the policy works.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• And we, and the, and the reason why we also had a sunset on this is we want to take a look at it and
• HB 13 also directs utilities to propose beneficial electrification plans subject to PRC review and approval
• 8 of that, uh, proposed amendment are from the PRC, which gives them more flexibility and time to review
• , uh, that we want all the answers right away and that somehow everybody's gonna ride up into the sunset
• debt, uh, the sunset, uh.

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• and yes ma'am are it's going to Sunset and yes ma'am are it's going to Sunset and yes ma'am we're taking
• the sunset off and so we're taking the sunset off and so we're taking the sunset off and so ordinarily
• to see whether this law was would review to see whether this law was would review to see whether this
• in 3 years so we can does it it sunsets in 3 years so we can does it it sunsets in 3 years so we can
• it in three years that's right sunsets it in three years that's right sunsets it in three years that's

Keywords: sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• . >> We've reviewed the bill.
• <00:33:24.000> Um,<00:33:24.559> now built-in sunset in it.
• Um, now built-in sunset in it.
• I know it's sunsetted, and that's a good thing.
• I know it's sunsetted, and that's a good thing.

Bills: HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134

Keywords: procurement, county commission, administrative savings, public services, government efficiency, HB17, municipal audits, municipal audit clarification act, municipal finance, local government, city council, mayor, city manager, Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, independent public accountant, annual audit, biennial audit, annual report, financial accountability, public records

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• Maney: with a one year sunset.
• When we get to the amendment, you will learn that the sunset goes out.
• Maney: The amendment gets rid of the sunset date in a year.
• I feel so confident in this necessity I have added a sunset clause in the bill.
• It's encapsulated, it's judiciously reviewed over and over again.

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• But what's going to happen when we're reviewing this in appropriations is we're going to— Look at that
• spreadsheet again, but what's going to happen when we're reviewing this in appropriations is we're going
• There's a sunset on the moratorium that would be considered in the next session.
• There's a sunset on the moratorium that would be considered in the next session.
• There's a sunset on the moratorium that would be considered in the next session.

Bills: SB2015

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The committee met to review revised long sheets and section-by-section language for a human services/health budget bill, with much of the discussion focused on how to present block grant funding and full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for behavioral health clinics and CCBHCs. Members debated whether to keep FTE counts in the budget at all, ultimately leaning toward removing or zeroing out the FTE references while keeping the dollar authority, and reducing the salaries-and-wages block grant by about $4.75 million. They also discussed public health federal authority, agreeing to remove about $60 million in unused federal spending authority tied to COVID-era funds, and clarified that if federal money later becomes available it could be requested through the Emergency Commission. A major topic was the provider inflation increase. The House version had 2% and 2%, while members debated alternatives and appeared to settle, at least for further work, on 2% in the first year and 1.5% in the second year, with staff asked to recalculate the fiscal impact. The committee also reviewed FMAP changes, noting a revised 2027 FMAP estimate and its effect on general fund and other funds, and discussed whether to adjust public health and other line items accordingly. Several members emphasized that many of these numbers are still tentative and will be refined before final action. The committee also touched on several policy items and capital-related provisions, including behavioral health services, Medicaid expansion, the moratorium on new ICF beds, and a proposed amendment for a medical homes/fourplex-related item that would show a $400,000 legislative investment with repayment from a developer. There was extended discussion of the All True hospital/facility proposal, with some members favoring leaving it in with a smaller initial commitment and others preferring to remove it and revisit later in conference committee. The meeting ended with staff asked to continue updating the bill language and members instructed to review remaining sections before the next meeting; no final votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• We are required to review our administrative rules every four years, but as the chairwoman mentioned
• Currently, there's no agent. that reviews any potential groundwater deposits into the water trust.
• TCEQ reviews... water donations and we're proposing based on our expertise in the groundwater sphere
• This program was examined very closely during the agency's most recent Sunset Commission review. of today
• and reflected in the SAO's and Sunset Commission's most recent reports on implementation progress.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Sunset surcharges are usually done for specific purpose with a limited time frame.
• Sunset surcharges are usually done for specific purpose with a limited time frame.
• Sunset surcharges are usually done for specific purpose with a limited time frame.
• Sunset surcharges are usually done for specific purpose with a limited time frame.
• factors requiring this level of review factors requiring this level of review to<01:26:12.840>

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• House Bill 1520 is the Angelina and Neches River Authority Sunset Bill.
• HB 1545 by Bell of Kaufman, relating to the Sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject
• House Bill 1545 by Bell of Kaufman, relating to the Sunset review process and certain governmental entities
• Members, House Bill 1545 is the Sunset Schedule Bill.
• The entity subject to the sunset review process, for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, led the pledges, and approved a series of routine motions, including excusing absent members and granting permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. Members also adopted several memorial and recognition resolutions, including H.R. 1023 honoring Christian Beerbill, H.R. 1033 recognizing International Bereaved Mother’s Day, and H.R. 877 recognizing Urban League Advocates Day. The House also recommitted SB 17 and HB 4211 to committee and postponed SCR 27 and HB 2145 for later consideration. The chamber then took up a long third-reading calendar of bills covering a wide range of topics, including Sunset review measures, health care workforce and pricing, child custody and family law, Medicaid, rural ambulance grants, energy reporting, public information requests, trail development, virtual meeting disruptions, occupational licensing, protective orders, county leave pools, animal cruelty, infrastructure, and higher education. Most bills were explained briefly by their authors and passed with broad support, though several drew notable opposition, including HB 5265, HB 2402, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 1056, HB 281, HB 3308, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 294, HB 809, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 285, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 4044, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 1201, and others. Several bills prompted extended debate or amendments. HB 3237, extending public energy-use reporting for state and higher-education buildings, passed after questions about its public-sector-only scope and energy savings. HB 3326, addressing public service loan forgiveness credit for adjunct professors, initially failed on a 69-70 vote but later passed after verification and machine corrections. HB 3211, concerning optometrists in managed care plans, adopted a Buckley amendment before passing. HB 2213 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board composition adopted a Metcalf amendment requiring certain board members to be Texas residents. HB 412, dealing with harmful materials and sexual performance of a child, generated extensive questioning about its scope, existing legal standards, and effects on educators and medical professionals; the excerpt ends during that debate.

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• Regulatory Agencies in the department's Regulatory Agencies in the department's 2025<01:03:46.960> sunset
• <01:03:47.280> report,<01:03:47.800> including 2025 sunset report, including 2025 sunset
• years, and changing the type of sunset years, and changing the type of sunset review<01:03:56.000
• 56.120> is<01:03:56.240> conducted<01:03:56.560> by<01:03:56.680> the review
• that is conducted by the review that is conducted by the department. department. department.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received several committee reports and appointment recommendations. Committees reported favorably on a number of bills and appointments, including local government, health and human services, transportation and energy, business/labor/technology, and judiciary items. The chamber also announced a change on the Senate Finance Committee, with Senator Adrian Benavidez appointed to replace Senator Julie Gonzales for the remainder of the session. A major floor item was House Bill 1136, creating the Pathways to Public Service Program in the Department of Personnel and Administration to identify coursework that could qualify students for entry-level state government jobs. Supporters said it would help attract young people to public service and fill state vacancies using existing resources; opponents argued it promoted government employment over private-sector careers and could expand government unnecessarily. After debate, the Senate adopted the bill on second reading, and the Committee of the Whole report later reflected that HB 1136 passed second reading and was ordered revised and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. The Senate also adopted House Joint Resolution 1023 recognizing Latino/Latina Advocacy Day after reading it at length and hearing remarks in support of civic engagement and Latino participation in policymaking. In addition, the chamber concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 74, which clarifies penalties and procedures related to excessive claims in public construction performance bond disputes; the bill then passed again on re-passage. Several other bills, including Senate Bill 63 and remaining calendar items, were laid over to later dates, and the Senate also considered and began processing consent-calendar gubernatorial appointments.

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• have before you now is an effort to continue to require delivery on expectations by removing the sunset
• have before you now is an effort to continue to require delivery on expectations by removing the sunset
• that would have. expectations by removing the sunset that would have occurred at the end of this year
• Madam Chair, my only question is: is there a sunset in this bill anywhere?
• It has an 11-year sunset provision.

Bills: SB190, SB152, SB77, SB150, SB151, SB156, SB172, SB182, SB185, SB212, SB170, SB133, SB174, SB163

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

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• note that the penal code Review note that the penal code Review Committee<00:42:32.240> is
• <00:42:49.400> Committee to allow the Pina code Review Committee to allow the Pina code Review
• reality when you have weekly review reality when you have weekly review hearings<00:48:00.319>
• > any would be done without any review of any would be done without any review of any collateral
• multiple departments that can review multiple departments that can review that<01:55:39.560>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1494 on hearing aids. Testimony was generally supportive of expanding hearing-aid coverage, with the Insurance Division raising concern about possible federal defrayment issues, SHPDA supporting the goal of hearing augmentation, DCAB strongly supporting the bill as an important access issue, and health plans and insurers asking for amendments. Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans requested changes to add a medical-necessity standard and clarify annual notice language, while HMSA suggested the proposal should be studied by the auditor. The chair noted concerns about federal preemption and the lack of an audit, and deferred the bill in favor of a related resolution calling for a study. The committee then heard SB 1448, an emergency appropriation for the Hawaii State Hospital. DAGS and the Department of Health supported the measure, with the hospital administrator saying the funding would improve the environment of care, support cleaning, and allow a third-party review of the building. Committee members questioned the size of the request and the status of litigation against the design-builder. Administration witnesses said they were pursuing a comprehensive study involving destructive testing, had made a demand on the design-builder to fund the study, and were using different processes than before. They also said the roof work would be handled through a separate CIP request. No final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 1432, relating to the future responsibilities of the Department of Health and land issues at Kalaupapa after the last patient dies. DOH supported the bill in part but said its long-term role would be limited mainly to environmental cleanup, with operations expected to continue under the National Park Service and land-use decisions left to DHHL and beneficiary consultation. DHHL asked that the measure reflect that any land-use or zoning changes on homeland lands require commission approval and beneficiary consultation. Testifiers from Kalaupapa and Maui County, including Degra Vanderbilt-Papa and Council Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, supported deferring the bill, saying there had been no meaningful community discussion about provisions affecting Kalaupapa’s future management and possible transfer of responsibilities to Maui County. The committee also read into the record written testimony from Gloria Marks emphasizing that Kalaupapa stakeholders must be included in future discussions. Finally, the committee heard SB 955 on fitness-to-proceed examinations. The Judiciary and the Public Defender’s Office both supported raising pay and standardizing expectations for private examiners, but opposed reducing felony fitness evaluations from three examiners to one and opposed expanding use of expedited reports. They argued that a single examiner would reduce reliability, create a more adversarial process, and likely increase costs and contested hearings, while expedited reports do not contain enough information for a proper fitness determination. The Department of Health also supported the bill’s intent but asked to preserve a three-examiner framework and said the goal was to reduce the number of people sent to the State Hospital, where admissions have reportedly risen about 20% year over year since Act 26. The bill remained under discussion in the excerpt, with no final vote shown.

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• all discussions are through me as we go through the discussions today and through the debates and review
• the debates and review the bills today.<00:01:46.799> I<00:01:47.040> wanted<00:01:47.200
• really it it it gets rid of the sunset really it it it gets rid of the sunset that<00:03:41.440>
• <00:26:44.080> their taxpayers can come in and review their taxpayers can come in and review
• Um, I do believe that sunset date.

Bills: HB0045

Keywords: property tax, exemption, homeowners, long-term, aged, 916, all

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• The board has not had an opportunity to review this yet.
• It will be reviewing it at its February meeting.
• It will opportunity to review this yet.
• be reviewing it at its February meeting. be reviewing it at its February meeting.
• Uh, we'll also insert language to sunset the tax credit in 2036.

Bills: SB2141, SB2593, SB2824, SB2135, SB2115

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, pension, public safety, employee contributions, Law Enforcement Standards Board, LESB, civil service exemption, collective bargaining exemption, law enforcement certification, police standards, law enforcement training, officer certification, training and curriculum coordinator, lead investigative agent, administrative manager, administrator, Hawaii HRS 76-16, Hawaii HRS 139-3, personnel exemption

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• So if you bring back a car and it's damaged and they, through their investigation or feelings or review
• There is an amendment that is coming that will actually sunset...
• There is an amendment that is coming that will actually sunset this bill once they update their regulations
• would have to be a Senate amendment at this point, because there already is a House amendment that sunsets

Summary: The committee met in hybrid format, approved the minutes from June 24 and June 25, 2026, and then heard several bills and a resolution. On House Bill 382 with House Amendment 2, sponsored by Rep. Lynn and Sen. Hocker, the sponsor said the bill makes technical corrections to Delaware’s rental car and peer-to-peer car sharing laws after concerns raised following HB 209, clarifies when loss-of-use damages may be recovered, and preserves recovery for intentional, willful, or criminal conduct. Avis Budget Group and Enterprise Mobility supported the bill, while Allstate Insurance and Toro opposed it, arguing the measure could reintroduce unfair fees and leave too much discretion to rental companies; Sen. Townsend also said he wanted more clarity on how the bill would operate. No vote was taken in the transcript. The committee then considered House Bill 476, a Frederica charter change sponsored by Rep. Postals and Sen. Buckson. The bill would reduce town council meetings from twice monthly to once monthly and make ordinances effective immediately unless otherwise stated. Members asked why the Senate sponsor was absent and noted the bill requires a two-thirds vote, but no public comment was offered and no action was recorded. The committee also heard House Joint Resolution 13, sponsored by Sen. Sturgeon and Rep. Barry, which directs the Department of Labor to study a Delaware health care apprenticeship degree program to help address workforce shortages. The Delaware Health Care Association supported the resolution and urged coordination with existing workforce efforts; no opposition was presented and no vote was recorded. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 458 with House Amendment 1, sponsored by Rep. Lynn and Sen. Pardee, concerning backflow devices in low-hazard buildings. Sen. Pardee said the bill would exempt residences and office-type buildings from costly retrofits, while DHSS said the current regulation does not clearly define low-risk buildings and the bill’s list would not create immediate public health concerns until regulations are updated. The Delaware Association of Realtors supported the bill, saying the regulation is overly broad and expensive, while the Delaware Rural Water Association opposed it, warning that backflow prevention is important to protect aquifers and drinking water. The meeting ended with adjournment after public comment and no recorded votes in the transcript.

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• She says she plans to leave this bill pending to closely review both pieces of legislation and ensure
• The bill includes a limited scope sunset review of the state lottery that must be concluded by August
• This will allow sunset staff to evaluate and recommend whether to continue the state lottery. ...lottery

Bills: HB668, HB677, HB766, HB3133, SB3070

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code