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• He was an exceptional young man, and despite the physical... You would be so impressed with him.
• He was an exceptional young man.
• He was an exceptional young man, and despite the physical, You would be so impressed with him.
• He was an exceptional young man.

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee heard and advanced a series of education-related bills, beginning with SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, which would require age-appropriate disability history and awareness instruction across grade bands. The committee adopted a delete-all amendment, heard emotional testimony from Melissa Hartzell about her son Evan’s experience with disability and inclusion, and reported the bill favorably. The committee also passed SB 1296, creating a pilot study on school cellphone bans; SB 1590, creating a task force to review educator preparation, certification, and professional learning; SB 1702, a broad education bill with provisions on private school facilities, marching band credit, school readiness reimbursements, and charter school monitoring tools; SB 1150, exempting school social workers from certain certification testing requirements; SB 1708, revising School of Hope rules and adding a Miami-Dade co-location framework; SB 822, updating charter school governance and operations; SB 444, requiring annual human trafficking awareness training for school personnel; and SB 742, expanding workforce development and money-back guarantee programs. Most of these bills were amended before being reported favorably by committee vote. The committee also considered and reported favorably SB 8, a claims bill providing a $1.2 million settlement for Marcus Button and his family arising from a 2006 Pasco County school bus crash that caused severe lifelong injuries. Senator Gaetz opposed claims bills in general, arguing the sovereign immunity cap should be raised so such cases can be resolved locally. Several bills drew questions and debate over implementation details, including concerns about charter school dress and hair policies under SB 822, the scope of human trafficking training under SB 444, and the zoning implications of private school facility provisions in SB 1702. Sponsor responses generally emphasized that the bills were intended to clarify existing policy or improve student safety, access, or educational outcomes. The committee also took up confirmation appointments. It recommended confirmation of the slate of appointees on Tabs 12 and 14 through 21 by voice vote, and separately recommended confirmation of Daniel Fogunoli to the State Board of Education after debate in which Senator Davis and Senator Osgood opposed the appointment. The meeting concluded with members recording additional votes, including Senator Burgess’s affirmative vote on SB 1150, and then adjourned.

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• By the way, it's a great bill, and everyone agrees except for this one issue with regard to that one
• I'm not unsympathetic to your argument, but it does seem to me that this bill doesn't create an exception
• So I don't think it's an exception.
• There are some exceptional opportunities for our economically successful communities.

Bills: SB209, SB529, SB1265, SB1592, SB1728, SCR37, SCR38

Keywords: SB 529, Texas Tax Code, municipality, hotel and convention center, hotel convention center project, tourism development, economic development, tax revenue pledge, revenue commitment, qualified project, municipal finance, local government, special district, hotel occupancy tax, nearby establishments, convention center financing, city population 130000, Section 351.155, Section 351.157, child care

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• We strive to really improve the human condition at every stage of life through exceptional care, spiritual
• We strive to really improve the human condition at every stage of life through exceptional care, spiritual
• going into this line of work don't get much exposure to it, and they don't know how invaluable and exceptional
• going into this line of work don't get much exposure to it, and they don't know how invaluable and exceptional

Keywords: 1183, house

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• >> Except the effective date. >> Except the effective date. >> Yeah.
• So, okay, everyone except Representative Almy.
• So, okay, everyone except Representative Almy.
• So, okay, everyone except Representative Almy.
• So, okay, everyone except Representative Almy.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Memorial resolutions adopted in block are listed on pages 30 through 33, with the exception of House
• Memorial resolution adopted in block are listed on pages 30 through 33, with the exception of House Resolution
• the memorial resolutions laid on the Speaker's table, as listed on pages 30 through 33, with the exception
• resolutions to be adopted in block are listed on pages 33 through 45 of today's calendar, with the exception
• Without exception, House Joint Resolution 39 goes by for the day. I said the wrong number.

Keywords: March 10, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• . >> Noting the presence of all members of the committee except for Senator Fevella.
• <00:12:59.279> of<00:12:59.440> the<00:12:59.680> committee<00:13:00.000> except
• <00:13:00.320> for members of the committee except for members of the committee except for
• follows: The working group shall create a potential management policy independent of the department except
• follows: The working group shall create a potential management policy independent of the department except

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Triple C committee heard SB 2799, relating to the Kalopa settlement. Testimony was largely supportive, with several individuals and homestead organizations urging passage and asking that Hawaiian Homes Commission, HHCA beneficiaries, and community representatives be included in transition planning. The Department of Health opposed the added reporting requirement as unnecessary and argued its role is limited to patient care, while committee members pushed back and emphasized the need for broader community input and landowner participation, especially from DHHL and DLNR. The chair recommended passage of SB 2799 unamended, with a committee report noting that the required May report should include the interagency transition working group timeline, proposed budget, and proposed procedures. The recommendation was adopted unanimously by the committees present. The joint agenda also took up SB 2887, which would expand the important agricultural land qualified agricultural tax credit to include Hawaiian homelands used for subsistence or agricultural/pastoral purposes and broaden eligible costs to include orchard or fruit-bearing crops and clearing former sugar and pineapple lands. The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the concept but requested amendments; the Department of Taxation and Department of Agriculture provided comments and information on administration and existing claims. The Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the intent but argued the bill should create a new tax credit in Chapter 235 rather than fold DHHL lands into the existing IAL credit. After discussion, the chair recommended passage with the Hawaii Farm Bureau’s amendments and technical changes, and both committees adopted that recommendation. The Hawaiian Affairs committee then acted on several bills. SB 1406, SB 521, and SB 1654 were deferred indefinitely because the chair said related work was already underway and the committee wanted to avoid duplicative paperwork. SB 3247, relating to Mona Ala/Royal Mausoleum, was amended to convert the proposal into a Royal Mausoleum Working Group with periodic reporting and stakeholder input, and it passed with amendments. SB 112, SB 131, and SB 2443 were advanced with amendments that primarily deferred effective dates to keep the measures moving while discussions continue. The committee also noted that some measures were being deferred or reshaped to align with ongoing administrative or companion-bill processes, and the amended recommendations were adopted by the members present.

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• It maintains the $40,000 statutory bid threshold while allowing a practical exception for the purchase
• It maintains the $40,000 statutory bid threshold while allowing a practical exception for the purchase
• Importantly, competitive bidding remains the rule, not the exception.
• House Bill 621, Representative Bojanowski, an act relating to class sizes for exceptional children and
• relating to class sizes for exceptional children<00:42:51.599> and<00:42:51.839> youth.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 05:09 Calendar/2nd Readings 05:59 Report of Committees 07:10 Orders of the Day 08:11 HJR 25 08:26 HB 66 11:58 HB 305 16:20 HB 432 22:44 HB 313 27:29 HB 44 30:26 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 34:30 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 42:07 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 43:38 ConC/Rules Report 47:26 Floor Amendments 48:25 Adjournment 48:54, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 94 members present. The chamber excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 136 and 183 and requested concurrence. The journal was approved, and several bills were reported for second reading, including measures on vehicle wheels, proactive post-secondary admission, choking prevention in schools, state parks, background checks, public post-secondary employment, tuition waivers, veterans benefits, and a resolution urging a federal accreditation pathway for veterans-benefits assistance companies. Committee reports advanced a number of bills, including measures on privacy protection, theft by deception, social work, licensed occupations, members of the bar, and alternative high school diplomas. The House then adopted House Joint Resolution 25, which declares Kentucky a “food is medicine” state and directs agencies to coordinate pilot studies and partnerships around nutrition, public health, and Kentucky-grown products; the resolution passed 95-0. The chamber also passed House Bill 66, as amended, on video teleconference meetings for agencies and boards. The bill requires posting board member contact information, permits video-only meetings for informational or routine matters, requires a physical quorum for final actions on law, regulation, taxation, and large grants, and allows agencies to set their own video-meeting procedures; it passed 95-0 after adoption of a committee substitute, floor amendment, and title amendment. House Bill 305, the grand jury service bill renamed the Crystal Rogers Act, was amended by committee substitute and floor amendment after a successful motion to suspend the rules for a technical correction. The bill strengthens grand jury confidentiality rules, prohibits knowing recording or disclosure by those present, and extends the statute of limitations for violations; supporters cited the Crystal Rogers case as the reason for closing a gap in the law. It passed 93-0. House Bill 432 on local purchasing also passed, 82-7, after committee substitute changes clarified the 75% threshold for used vehicles and equipment and updated rules for noncompetitive purchasing and local government flexibility. The House then passed House Bill 313, reducing the notice period for city utility franchise agreements from 18 months to 6 months, by a vote of 93-0, and House Bill 44, which creates a robotics program trust fund and grant program for grades 7-12 to support STEM and workforce training, by a vote of 91-0. The session concluded with motions and announcements, including the bringing up of House Resolution 60 from committee and a resolution recognizing February 11, 2026 as Recovery Advocacy Day in Kentucky, with remarks on overdose deaths, recovery efforts, and the importance of prevention and services. Members also announced upcoming receptions and meetings, and one bill, House Bill 372, was withdrawn.

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• I move that all members of the House of Representatives, except for the senator from Washington, be removed
• itself, if there's still work to be done on it, maybe on the House side, I question some of these exceptions
• There's an exception for anything that contains milk. A Snickers bar contains milk.
• Is that an exception? No, no. So again, this goes back to the definition.
• But I do think we ought to revisit the exceptions. Secondly.

Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB578, SB599, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB920, SB924, SB961, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1059, SB1185, SB1202, SB1207, SB1252, SB1330, SB1396, SB1484, SB1527, SB1535, SB1596, SB1619, SB1697, SB1737, SB1741, SB1841, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SJR81, SJR50, SCR39, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, constitutional amendment, voting rights, water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses

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• , even when they involve false or misleading speech, because there is no general First Amendment exception
• He said it does not provide an exception for parody or satire, which is the least restrictive way identified
• c> John Roberts was for it all the John Roberts was for it all the conservatives<00:18:57.240> except
• one<00:18:58.600> uh<00:18:58.799> 8<00:18:58.960> to1 conservatives except
• for one uh 8 to1 conservatives except for one uh 8 to1 decision<00:19:00.520> uh<00:19:01.039

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:36 SB 4 Discussion 01:16 SB 4 Vote 28:30 SB 130 Discussion 31:18 SB 130 Discussion 36:02, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 4, as amended by a committee substitute, which would create a state artificial intelligence governance framework for Kentucky government agencies and address AI-generated misinformation in campaigns and elections. The bill’s sponsors said it is intended to regulate only state government use of AI, not the private sector, and would require oversight by the Office of Technology, agency reporting, and annual reporting to the General Assembly. They also said the elections provisions were narrowed to focus on AI-generated audio and video, remove image disclosures, eliminate prior restraint and monetary damages, and rely on disclosure requirements modeled on laws they said had survived constitutional review in Texas. Testimony on SB 4 was mixed. Supporters emphasized transparency, human accountability, and the need to prepare state government for rapidly changing AI tools, citing possible uses such as fraud detection, inmate classification, and transportation planning. An opponent from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression argued the bill would burden core political speech, create First Amendment problems, and invite litigation and abuse, especially in the election context. Members asked about litigation, constitutional concerns, costs, and whether the bill should be expanded later to cover ordinary citizens harmed by AI-generated content. Several members expressed support but noted reservations about the election sections or the need for future amendments. After discussion, the committee voted on SB 4 and reported it favorably. The roll call showed the measure passing with favorable expression, with some members explaining votes as supportive but cautious, and one member initially passing before later recording a yes vote. The chair then moved to Senate Bill 130, and Senator Scott Maiden and Kentucky Retail Federation representative Shannon Stiglets began presenting it as a response to gift card scams and theft of redemption information, describing recent large-scale supermarket fraud cases in Kentucky and saying the problem is tied to broader organized retail crime.

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• <00:53:11.040> had<00:53:11.280> bills<00:53:11.599> up<00:53:12.240> except
• groups through that had bills up except groups through that had bills up except for<00:53:13.200
• great job of making sure the majority of the bills were heard this year and everybody had a voice except
• great job of making sure the majority of the bills were heard this year and everybody had a voice except
• <01:10:16.159> for<01:10:16.320> the everybody had a voice uh except for the everybody

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• more to say don't really have anything more to say to<00:17:16.039> that<00:17:16.240> except
• there's<00:17:16.799> a<00:17:17.319> you<00:17:17.439> know to that except
• that there's a you know to that except that there's a you know broad<00:17:17.959> support<00
• That bill was to put an exception into law for certain testosterone treatments that were in gel form.
• for these kind of uh gel exception for these kind of uh gel treatment<03:49:17.720> testosterone<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He says they are only adding, except as provided in this section 609.7615, which is on page three.
• There are some additional exceptions There are some additional exceptions including<01:40:36.840
• Um, and then there it goes on and there's a number of exceptions there.
• Um, and then there it goes on and there's a number of exceptions there.
• Um, and then there it goes on and there's a number of exceptions there.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Those days will mostly be full days, and today is the exception because his wife has an ultrasound for
• I don't believe there's any city elections except for maybe one, and we have a vendor that is able to
• <00:26:02.320> for<00:26:02.480> a elections as a result except for a elections as
• <00:29:07.919> for<00:29:08.120> maybe<00:29:08.799> one elections except for
• maybe one elections except for maybe one um<00:29:11.519> and<00:29:12.080> and<00:29:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• On page definitions, and exceptions.
• There are certainly potential exceptions to that, but this bill doesn't provide for any exceptions.
• There are certainly potential exceptions to that, but this bill doesn't provide for any exceptions.
• There are certainly potential exceptions to that, but this bill doesn't provide for any exceptions.
• except except um<04:14:46.239> you<04:14:46.479> can<04:14:46.640> have<04:14:46.720

Keywords: 916, all

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• Uh, and the substantive exception.
• I unofficially represent the twice exceptional apprentice disabilities.
• exceptional apprentice twice exceptional apprentice disabilities.<03:17:47.960> Uh<03:17:48.960
• 21.199> disability,<03:52:22.160> a twice exceptional print disability, a twice exceptional
• > undefined<03:52:37.199> people exceptional which is undefined people exceptional which

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It specifically creates an exception to absent days.
• It specifically creates an exception to absent days.
• Or other exceptional circumstances that are determined by DCYF.
• 00:19:07.120> that or other exceptional circumstances that or other exceptional circumstances
• except for holidays. That's current law. except for holidays. That's current law.

Bills: HF2136, HF4195, HF4548, HF4432, HF4174, HF3024, HF4389, HF3773

Keywords: youth intervention, grants, community support, early intervention services, nonprofit, Minnesota human services, forecast adjustment, budget forecast, appropriations, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Health Care Access Fund, general fund, behavioral health, housing support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, MFIP, DWP, child care assistance

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• device an exception to all provisions<01:59:31.040> of<01:59:31.199> the<01:59:31.360>
• Also, another implication to consider is that when we create special exceptions to rules, it makes it
• So having an exception makes it challenging to explain to others. so for those who may commute there,
• Subsequently, there was legislation that was passed in session law in 2003 that made an exception for
• for that sign for that purpose exception for that sign for that purpose uh<02:04:56.639> and<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Yes, the 10-day rule exists, although there are plenty of exceptions to it, such as homebound status,
• Yes, the 10-day rule exists, although there are plenty of exceptions to it, such as homebound status,
• We had a very exceptional year in fiscal year 25 of 54.7 million.
• So just because we have one exceptional year doesn't mean we need to make sure we count on that being
• We had a very exceptional year in fiscal year 25 of 54.7 million.

Keywords: 916, all

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• It expands the exceptions for instances when a health plan adds a therapeutically equivalent drug to
• AAM would request that biosimilars be added to the exceptions for the following reasons.
• We appreciate the sponsor's numerous exceptions made to the bill, which we have discussed in various
• While there is an exception allowed if there is a change in the drug safety, there is not an exception
• We appreciate the sponsor's numerous<00:49:37.839> exceptions<00:49:38.480> made<00:49:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that says these individuals can have protections for their address or phone and address information, except
• this extra layer kind of tacked on to the bottom of the statute that said it's confidential, but except
• But except for these three types of records, you have to contact them and say, “I don't want—I'm a judge—I
• There may have been some issues created in 2021 with that exception tacked on and how people might maybe
• One is everything's confidential by operation of law except these three. You have to ask.

Keywords: 908, all