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• individuals, Soviet prisoners of war, and political dissidents, were also targeted, and whereas the memory
• May their memory endure, and may we never allow their stories to be forgotten.
• SCM 1006, Private First Class Michael Nolan Memorial Highway. Transportation, Technology.
• where his leadership, perseverance, and commitment to community earned widespread respect, and in recognition
• Concurrent Resolution 2045 be unanimously adopted and that the Senate stand in a moment of silence in memory

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• Members, we're moving on to adjournments in memory. The quorum call is lifted.
• We're moving on to adjournments in memory. The quorum call is lifted.
• Assembly Member Muratsuchi, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.
• I rise to adjourn in memory of Michael George Savan.
• All requests to adjourn in memory will be deemed read and printed in the journal.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled routine procedural business including re-referrals of several Senate bills, removal of AB 1156 from the inactive file, and withdrawal of ACR 210 to the second reading file. The chamber also heard multiple guest introductions, including family members of members and two CIF Scholar Athletes of the Year, Ryan Liu and Mona Sugawara, before moving to the daily file and consent calendar. The main floor item was ACR 191, which designated June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in California. Assemblymember Stephanie and several colleagues spoke in strong support, sharing personal and district-level experiences with gun violence, highlighting the impact on children, schools, graduations, and communities, and urging continued state and federal action. Speakers emphasized prevention, safe storage, community violence intervention, and the need to resist complacency; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added. On the consent calendar, ACR 206 and several Senate concurrent resolutions were adopted, with ACR 206 passing 60-0. The Assembly also heard an adjournment in memory for Michael George Savan, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department commander, Marine Corps Reservist, and former Lomita mayor and councilmember. The house then announced the next session schedule and adjourned until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m.

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• Members, we're moving on to adjournments in memory. The quorum call is lifted.
• We're moving on to adjournments in memory. The quorum call is lifted.
• Assemblymember Muratsuchi, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.
• I rise to adjourn in memory of Michael George Savan.
• All requests to adjourn in memory will be deemed read and printed in the journal.

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• I rise today in recognition of the National Day of Prayer.
• We're going to move into adjournment in memory.
• Senator Ochoa Bogh, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.
• I would be honored if the body would adjourn in his memory of Dan Hughes.
• Senator, please bring the name of your adjournment memory to the desk to be properly memorialized.

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• Had some great memories in the camaraderie of this game.
• I urge an aye vote on H.R. 23 in recognition of Cesar Chavez.
• Assemblymember Hart, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.
• I rise to adjourn in the memory of Ralph Miller.
• Assemblymember Gibson, you are recognized for your adjournment in memory.

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• Members, if you happen to walk around Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, you might notice different memorials
• If you happen to walk around Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, you might notice different memorials and monuments
• commemorating everything from hard-fought wars to Arizona's 9/11 memorial.
• It separates the Don Bowles memorial from the Charlie Kirk memorial, but both fought vigorously for their
• When he passed, the memorial service, it's the only time in Arizona history, When he passed, the memorial

Committees: House Government , House House Government Committee of Reference

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• </c><01:40:45.599><c> ask</c> from North Carolina seek recognition ask from North Carolina seek recognition
• </c> Maryland seat recognition Maryland seat recognition speaker<02:10:42.400><c> address</c><02:10:42.960
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Bills: HJR20

Keywords: energy conservation, gas-fired water heaters, Department of Energy, regulatory disapproval, energy standards

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• Bernie, congratulations on the recognition. Congratulations on the recognition.
• Bernie, congratulations on the recognition. Congratulations on the recognition.
• Recognition isn't symbolic when people's safety and dignity are at stake.
• Every year, our recognition of Pride Month becomes increasingly Every year, our recognition of Pride
• Recognition isn't symbolic when people's safety and dignity are at stake.

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• Highly regarded by his class peers and received the most dependable and most driven recognition.
• We all have really fond memories, and it wasn't just rural kids.
• We're going to go on to the next item on the calendar, item number four, and that's Senate Memorial 2
• Senators, we are debating Senate Memorial 2. Seeing no debate. Senator Stefanics to close. Mr.
• By a vote of 37 in the affirmative, zero in the negative, Senate Memorial 2 has passed the Senate.

Summary: The Senate convened for an Indian Day/Native American Day session featuring prayers, drum and color guard presentations, and extensive recognition of tribal leaders, students, royalty, and community advocates from across New Mexico and neighboring tribal nations. Senators used the morning to introduce guests and speak about Native sovereignty, language preservation, education, water access, economic development, and the importance of tribal-state relationships. Several speakers highlighted personal and family ties to Native communities, while others emphasized ongoing work on issues such as clean water for Navajo communities, Native youth leadership, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives. A major non-ceremonial item was the reading of Senate Executive Messages from the governor authorizing consideration of Senate Bills 306, 309, 312, and 313. Those bills would, respectively, change licensure rules for certain institutions, alter lottery tuition fund deposit requirements, and repeal or revise provisions related to safety helmets and child restraint devices in negligence and damages law. The Senate also received committee reports advancing House Bill 34, Senate Bills 204, 241, 77, 152, 190, and 143, along with confirmations for Elaine Luna and Grace Margaret Herrera to the New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents. The Rules Committee also reported on the governor’s appointment of Don Walters as child advocate for the Office of the Child Advocate. The chamber also adopted a Senate resolution recognizing February 6, 2026, as New Mexico Speech, Language, and Hearing Association Day, with Senator Pope speaking in support of audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Throughout the session, members repeatedly acknowledged the prior night’s Senate-House basketball game, which raised more than $26,000 for cancer, and used the occasion to thank participants and guests. No roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript beyond voice votes adopting the committee reports and the unanimous-consent actions on floor procedures and guest access.

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• I have an adjourning memory. &gt;&gt; Yes, sir. I have an adjourning memory.
• There you go. >> Yes, adjourn in memory. >> Please proceed. >> I'd like to adjourn in memory of Mr.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Yes, adjourn in memory. &gt;&gt; Yes, adjourn in memory.
• </c> &gt;&gt; I'd like to adjourn in memory of Mr. &gt;&gt; I'd like to adjourn in memory of Mr.
• Adjourn in memory. memory. memory. &gt;&gt; Please<00:21:58.720><c> proceed.

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• So that's one of my fondest memories of Brian.
• And I didn't mean to embarrass you, but I think that we have good memories of people, and that's one
• figure out why they'd want me as a bank president, but they said I had a visible career and name recognition
• But I had a visible career and name recognition, and they needed someone to get indoors.
• I do have a little trouble with short-term memory. I was hyperventilating.

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Summary: The Veterans and Armed Forces Committee heard presentations from three organizations focused on veteran support and mental health. Dogs for Our Brave described its service-dog program for veterans with mobility limitations and PTSD, emphasizing the dogs’ daily assistance with tasks like retrieving items, opening doors, bracing, and getting help, as well as the emotional benefits for veterans and their families. The group said each dog costs about $50,000 to train, with total lifetime support for a veteran-dog team estimated at $75,000 to $125,000, and noted it serves veterans nationwide from a St. Louis base. Committee members asked about fundraising, expansion, and what happens to a dog if a veteran dies; the organization said it relies mainly on private donations and grants, is moving into a larger facility that will increase capacity, and would try to repurpose a dog when appropriate, with family wishes considered first. Dalton Schmidt of Warriors’ Hoof Haven outlined a newer, free program for combat veterans and their families centered on horses, farming, outdoor recreation, and community outreach. He said the group is based near Thomas Hill Lake in Huntsville on 13 acres and is building activities such as horse handling and riding, meat chicken and produce farming, fishing, kayaking, jet skis, boats, firewood delivery, food bundles, and farm-tool lending. He said the organization funds its work through grants, donations, and sponsors, and that its goal is to reduce financial barriers and get veterans back into the community. Members asked about fundraising and the venison-for-vets effort, which Schmidt said is run by Truman VA and is supported by his group through incentives and outreach. Brian Nooner, founder of the Mental Health Huddle and a commissioner with the Department of Mental Health, gave a personal account of his own depression, anxiety, PTSD, and isolation after a serious fall and a prolonged COVID-related recovery. He said his experience led him to create the Mental Health Huddle to encourage people to seek help, reduce stigma, identify triggers, avoid one-way relationships, and find hope through faith, family, or other supports. He stressed that he is not a medical professional but a patient sharing resources and said the effort is aimed at making help free and confidential. Committee members thanked him for his testimony and courage, and the chair adjourned the committee after the presentations.

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• I'd like to believe that speaks to the commitment of our health care providers and their recognition
• I'd like to believe that speaks to the commitment of our health care providers and their recognition
• appropriating one-time funding for medical facilities, such as I have in my district, James Thompson Memorial
• Additionally, to give some more data, Jacobson Memorial Hospital is located in Grant County, and it employs
• the chairman of the board about the question that was asked previously: would I invest in Jacobson Memorial

Bills: HB1621 , HB1624 , HB1623 , HB1622 , HB1625 , HB1626 , HB1627 , HCR3038

Summary: The North Dakota House convened in special session with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up several rural health-related bills. Senate Bill 2401, as amended, required physicians to complete one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health each renewal cycle and also added language allowing criminal history background checks for the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. Supporters emphasized the role of nutrition in reducing chronic disease, and the bill passed 92-0. The House then considered Senate Bill 2402, which expanded pharmacists’ limited prescriptive and therapeutic substitution authority for certain low-acuity conditions and clarified related lab-test and communication requirements. Members discussed examples such as motion sickness, cold sores, lice, hypoglycemia, COVID and flu testing, emergency access to medications and supplies, and limits excluding certain drug classes; the bill passed 91-1. Senate Bill 2403 created a temporary medical facility emergency operating loan option through the Bank of North Dakota for qualifying rural hospitals facing severe financial distress, with extensive debate over the targeted nature of the aid, anti-gifting concerns, repayment terms, and the hospital’s turnaround plan; it passed 80-12. Senate Bill 2404 appropriated funds for NDIT to address federal digital accessibility requirements and for the Public Service Commission’s litigation efforts related to transmission costs, with a backup loan authorization available if needed; it passed 92-0. At the close of the session, leaders thanked members and staff for their work on the rural health transformation package, a committee notified the Governor and the Senate that the House had completed its business, absent members were excused, and the House adjourned sine die.

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• Although almost three decades have passed, the memory of Julio's May Day flowers still brings a smile
• The memory of Julio's May Day flowers still brings a smile to my face and continues to remind me that
• I also want to let you know that at the conclusion of session today, there will be adjournment in memory
• The Trafficking Victims Protection Act has a really important recognition in it, and that is that there's
• But at least we have this legal recognition.

Summary: The Assembly met with a quorum after a roll call and prayer, then moved through routine business and a lengthy floor debate centered on AB 379, a bill dealing with protections for minors and human trafficking victims. Assembly Member DeMaio first sought to bring the bill up without Public Safety Committee amendments, arguing the committee had gutted the bill and removed felony language for purchasing 16- and 17-year-olds for sex. The body instead adopted a substitute motion to take up Assembly Member Schultz’s floor amendments to AB 379, and the bill became the focus of intense debate over whether the amended language would still adequately protect minors or instead weaken penalties and create a lower standard for 16- and 17-year-olds. Supporters of the amendments, including Schultz, Petri-Norris, Mark Gonzalez, Krell, Wynn, and others, said the changes were intended to strengthen and clarify the law, protect trafficking survivors, and preserve prosecutorial effectiveness while avoiding misinformation about existing law. Opponents, including DeMaio, Gallagher, Dixon, Macedo, Castillo, and others, argued the amendments watered down the bill, failed to restore the original felony treatment for buyers of 16- and 17-year-olds, and amounted to political maneuvering rather than real protection. The chamber also briefly considered a motion to table the amendments, which failed, and an appeal of a ruling on decorum, which was rejected. After debate, the Assembly adopted Schultz’s amendments to AB 379 by a 55-21 vote and then rereferred the bill to the Appropriations Committee. The chamber also handled several procedural items, including re-referrals of other bills, consent calendar actions, and a series of unanimous consent votes on numerous bills and resolutions. The session ended with announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session, followed by adjournment until Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m.

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• Chief Kula's many awards and honors include the Meritorious Service Medal with five devices, in recognition
• to introduce the back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back 6A large mixed state champions, the Edmond Memorial
• ... ...6A large mixed state champions, the Edmond Memorial Bulldogs Palm Squad.
• Members, please welcome again the five-time state champion Palm Squad, the Edmond Memorial Bulldogs.

Summary: The House convened, the roll was called, and members proceeded through the day’s order of business, including prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, introductions, and routine floor announcements. Chaplain Ronnie Wilson delivered the invocation, and Chief Master Sergeant Walter Kula Jr., U.S. Air Force retired, was recognized as Veteran of the Day for more than 26 years of service and continued civic leadership. The House also welcomed student pilots from multiple countries training at Vance Air Force Base, social workers and social work students for Legislative, Education, and Advocacy Day, and a group of pages introduced by the Majority Leader. Several honorees were presented to the chamber, including Doctor of the Day Chanel Gray of Tallahena Hospital/Choctaw Nation Hospital, Psychologist of the Day Dr. Mary Shepard, and Nurse of the Day Robin George. Members also recognized the Edmond Memorial Bulldogs palm squad for a fifth consecutive 6A large mixed state championship and the Dover Longhorns basketball team for winning the Class B-2 state title. Additional floor remarks included birthday greetings and a poem directed at Representative Anthony Moore. The transcript does not show debate on substantive legislation or recorded votes. The only formal action reflected at the end was a motion to adjourn, and the House agreed to stand adjourned until Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

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• </c> North Carolina seek recognition? North Carolina seek recognition?
• </c> Michigan seek recognition? Uh, Mr. Mr. Michigan seek recognition? Uh, Mr. Mr.
• </c> from Texas seek recognition? Mr. from Texas seek recognition? Mr.
• </c> Massachusetts seek recognition? Massachusetts seek recognition?
• </c> recognition? Good evening, Mr. Speaker. recognition? Good evening, Mr. Speaker.

Bills: HR1286 , HR1263 , HB1578 , HR1364 , HB2201 , HB1823 , HB1815 , HR1147 , HR217 , HB1701 , HB1453 , HR1223

Keywords: trade policy, tariffs, trade enforcement, workers rights, labor standards, environmental standards, Buy America, domestic content, offshoring, manufacturing jobs, factory closures, family farmers, small business, supply chains, dumping, countervailing duties, antidumping, trade agreements, USMCA, investor-state dispute settlement

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• Members, we're going to do some brief recognitions.
• Members, we're going to do some brief recognitions.
• Members, we're going to pause for some recognitions.
• Representative Blanco with a recognition. You want to wait for the recognition?
• We're going to get one more recognition.

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• Resolutions, petitions, memorials, and other papers.
• Resolutions, petitions, memorials, and other papers.
• All right, I see no one else seeking recognition.
• I join in memory. Yes, ma'am.
• I join in memory. Yes, ma'am.

Bills: HR144 , HB4182 , HC51 , HR169 , HB4178 , HB4179

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• See no one seeking recognition, gentlemen.
• Certainly, we will adjourn in his memory today.
• Gentlemen suggested all members be added as co-authors on the adjourning memory.
• </c> Certainly, we will adjourn in his memory Certainly, we will adjourn in his memory today.<00:25:02.920
• Thank added on the adjourning memory. Thank you,<00:25:23.680><c> gentlemen.

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• Senator Stefanix, Senate Memorial 30. 31. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• This is Senate Memorial 31.
• I'm here because I wanted to speak to the memorial. I support it.
• I'm here because I wanted to speak to the memorial. I support it.
• I realize it's a memorial. I have no issue with that.

Committee: Senate House Rules & Order Of Business

Summary: The committee first heard HB 124, which would codify the Office of New Americans within the Workforce Solutions Department. The sponsor and Workforce Solutions officials said the office has already been operating on a grant and has become a key resource for businesses and immigrant workers, especially for workforce development, credential recognition, language access, and referrals. Supporters from immigrant advocacy, child care, conservation, and civic groups argued the office would help address labor shortages, improve integration, and strengthen economic growth. Several members questioned whether the office would serve people without legal status, what services would be provided, and whether it would create taxpayer costs; sponsors said eligibility would depend on specific programs, the office would mainly provide referrals and workforce support, and it is currently philanthropic grant-funded. The bill was ultimately passed on a 6-4 due pass vote. The committee then considered SJR 6, a proposed constitutional amendment to change New Mexico’s pretrial detention standards. The sponsor argued the 2016 bail reform language has contributed to a “revolving door” for repeat offenders and that the current standard is too restrictive and inconsistently applied across judicial districts. Supporters from State Police said the resolution would give clearer direction and let voters revisit the issue. Opponents from the ACLU and the Criminal Defense Lawyers Association warned it would expand pretrial detention, weaken the requirement that the state prove no release conditions are adequate, and disproportionately affect poor people and people of color. After extended debate over public safety, judicial discretion, and whether the proposal should include a clearer standard, the committee approved the resolution on a 6-4 due pass vote. The committee also passed SJR 7, a land swap between the state and the City of Santa Fe involving the DPS site and part of the Midtown campus. The sponsor, the Department of Public Safety, and the Santa Fe mayor said the exchange had been discussed for years, would allow the state to own the land under its DPS facilities, and would help the city advance its Midtown redevelopment plan, including housing and public amenities. Members asked about the parcels involved, whether both sides agreed, and whether any member had a financial interest; the sponsor said the swap was non-monetary and fully agreed to by both parties. The resolution passed without opposition. Finally, the committee heard SM 31, which creates a workgroup with LFC, DFA, and PERA to study the loss of COLAs for PERA retirees and recommend solutions. Retiree advocates said the reduced COLA has significantly eroded pension value and that retirees relied on the statutory promise of a 2% COLA. Other speakers emphasized the need to protect long-term fund solvency while addressing retiree losses. The memorial passed unanimously by roll call. The meeting then recessed, with the chair noting the next day’s agenda would be posted later.

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• The second request is pursuant to House Memorial 2, which was passed in this 2025 session.
• Thank you for bringing up issues, and that motion will include the Senate memorial to funding for their
• Uh, mediator or their other person and House memorial to pay for the extra meeting on AI.
• original change to the policy was contemplating a budget based on geographic area, because there's a recognition
• there's a little bit of a one-size-fits-all approach here just to get it started, but there is a recognition

Committee: House Legislative Council