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• rule set. rule set.
• the rule. the rule.
• And so we need emergency rules in place because private providers who we are now going to be conducting
• . rule. rule.
• And then the second one was to amend the rules to require the Department of Education to conduct bi-annual

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with quorum and seating issues, including the temporary appointment of Representative Shaw to fill in for a House member, followed by approval of the previous minutes and the consent calendar. Two items were then postponed to next month: Mechanical Licensing Board item 25-241 and Board of Veterinarian item 25-223. The committee then took up Department of Energy rulemaking on distributed energy resources interconnection procedures, including items 25-220 and related sections on fees, additional controls, and equipment. The Department explained revised language to address concerns that the original draft improperly suggested agency or PUC approval of utility fees; under the amended language, utilities would set fees designed to recover costs, with complaints handled through existing complaint procedures. Committee members and the Department discussed the statutory basis for that approach, including cost responsibility versus fee-setting authority. Public testimony was mixed. A small solar developer argued the rules still exceed statutory authority, impose unfair costs on customer generators, and allow utilities to shift transmission-related study costs onto interconnecting customers. Clean energy advocates supported the Department’s revised language but asked for clearer limits on charging customers for later-added controls, arguing costs should be tied directly to the customer’s interconnection and not to later utility-driven changes. Eversource supported the revised fee language, said most prior concerns were resolved, and recommended conditional approval, while also suggesting a minor wording change in the “Additional Equipment” section to clarify that only operational performance is covered.

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• Pursuant to rule 21C, I move that the Senate allow the JBC to conduct business while the Senate is in
• <00:35:32.320> the the JBC to conduct business while the the JBC to conduct business while
• Rule is relaxed.
• It's for repeated conduct.
• agency rules. And I ask for an I vote. agency rules. And I ask for an I vote.

Keywords: 981, all

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• <01:08:48.759> solely prohibiting searches conducted solely prohibiting searches conducted
• Later on, we reference the Attorney General, who will have the authority to make rules, conduct civil
• Um, later on we reference the Attorney General, who will have the authority to make rules, conduct civil
• > and rules, conduct civil investigation, and rules, conduct civil investigation, and enter<02
• conducted pursuant to this subsection. conducted pursuant to this subsection.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House resumed consideration of H.606 on firearm procedures and first took up Section 3 and its effective dates. A member from Northfield spoke at length in support, arguing the provision is narrowly tailored, based on actual dangerousness rather than mental illness alone, and is more limited than federal law because it applies only to specific court findings and is temporary, with rights restorable upon recovery. The House then approved Section 3 and its effective dates, approved the remainder of the Judiciary Committee report, and ordered third reading. The chamber then moved through third readings and passed H.385 on remedies and protections for victims of coerced debt, H.556 on exceptions to the state minimum wage, H.559 on the parole board, H.723 on posting of land, and H.757 on manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives. On H.814, relating to neurological rights and AI in health and human services, the House adopted an amendment offered by the member from Burlington that required the advisory council to include proposed definitions for neurotechnology, artificial intelligence, and related terms in its report; the House Health Care Committee reported the amendment favorable 11-0-0, and the bill then passed. H.816, regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of mental health services, also passed, as did H.927, technical corrections for the 2026 session. The House then took up H.930 on chronic absenteeism. The committee member from Manchester described the bill as an AOE proposal responding to high post-pandemic absenteeism rates and their impact on learning, and outlined provisions adding definitions, updating compulsory attendance language, requiring a state model policy, strengthening notification and truancy procedures, and preserving existing penalties. The member said the Education Committee heard from a wide range of education and child welfare witnesses and passed the bill 11-0. After a brief clarification on the absences section, the House proceeded toward third reading of H.930.

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• 6 of Rule 20.
• affirmative, the rules are suspended. affirmative, the rules are suspended.
• The rules are suspended. affirmative. The rules are suspended.
• affirmative, the rules are suspended. affirmative, the rules are suspended.
• suspend the rules and pass HR6267. suspend the rules and pass HR6267.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• clause six of rule 20.
• reauthorize the secure rules reauthorize the secure rules legislation.
• affirmative, the rules are suspended. affirmative, the rules are suspended.
• The rule. affirmative. The rule.
• suspend the rules and pass S2283. suspend the rules and pass S2283.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Senate Bill 574 protects clients receiving legal services by establishing rules for the use of AI by
• I think it's important to tell the public here going forward, here are the rules.
• It's kind of one of the grounding rules that keeps me sane up here.
• This creates a massive legal uncertainty for innocent everyday conduct.
• of the legislature itself, but the rules that we have are ourselves.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As a reminder, there are some general rules of conduct.
• today with witness and public comment throughout the Goal of conducting a legislative hearing.
• Specifically, I will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct
• Conduct the roll for Item 2, SB 498, by Senator Becker.
• Let's conduct the roll. For Item 6, SB 941 by Senator Padilla, the motion is due pass.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As a reminder, there are some general rules of conduct.
• today with witness and public comment throughout the Goal of conducting a legislative hearing.
• Specifically, I will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct
• Conduct the roll for item 2, SB 948, excuse me, item 2, SB 498 by Senator Becker.
• Let's conduct the roll.

Summary: The Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety heard several bills, with testimony largely focused on criminal justice, public safety, and detention-related issues. SB 498 by Senator Becker would make electronic messaging free for incarcerated people in CDCR facilities and end 15-minute limits on voice calls; the author and supporters argued it would strengthen family ties and rehabilitation, while no opposition testified. SB 953 by Senator Niello would require two DMV points for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases even when diversion is granted; victims’ family members and law enforcement groups supported it as an accountability measure, while the ACLU and Debt-Free Justice California opposed it, arguing diversion should remain an incentive for rehabilitation and safer roads. The committee also heard SB 1306 by Senator Cortese, which would align state law with federal exemptions for certain GBL-containing chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing; the author and SEMI said it would reduce unnecessary regulation and protect California’s semiconductor industry, and there was no opposition testimony. Members also considered SB 941 by Senator Padilla, which would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost. The author and supporters described high prices for basic necessities and poor conditions in private detention centers, while no opposition witnesses appeared. SB 691 by Senator Wahab would require law enforcement body-camera policies to include a process for EMS personnel to request redaction of recordings before public release when patients are receiving medical treatment; supporters said it would protect patient privacy, while the Sheriff’s Association opposed it as duplicative and potentially confusing. SB 562 by Senator Ashby would allow partial refunds of bail bond premiums when charges are not filed or are dropped early; supporters framed it as a fairness measure for low-income families, while bail industry representatives and victims’ advocates warned it could discourage bail agents from posting bonds and could affect domestic violence cases. The committee also took up several additional measures on consent or with no opposition testimony, including AB 2796, SB 891, SB 1012, and SB 1143. After discussion, the committee voted to pass SB 953, SB 1306, and SB 941, and to move SB 498, SB 691, and SB 562 forward as well, with some votes initially held open for absent members. Several bills were pulled by their authors and not heard, including SB 1004, SB 1208, SB 1338, and SB 1401. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning until the following week.

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• the number of witnesses we have registered to testify, we are going to keep you to that two-minute rule
• DML conducted a necropsy on that stillborn and sent the liver off to Urofins Laboratories.
• You've heard about the testing that we conducted.
• You know, in February of 2024, the day we conducted that...
• If they promulgate federal rules, we, of course, follow those.

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• Senator pursuant to rule 40.7. Senator pursuant to rule 40.7.
• I'm ready to rule. The point No advice. I'm ready to rule.
• pursuant to rule 40.7. pursuant to rule 40.7.
• those voting pursuant to rule 40.7. those voting pursuant to rule 40.7.
• as<01:40:14.239> Senator ruling and impartial ruling as Senator ruling and impartial ruling

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Financials and make it easier for them to be audited or to conduct a pre-reform procedures engagement
• It didn't actually end up getting in because of a rule, a parliamentarian rule, that it sort of violated
• An author, he wrote many books on land grants and conducted a lot of research.
• Is it because they have specific rules they want Chilalee to follow?
• We'll conduct congressional inquiries to NRCS.

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• You may or may not be aware that the rules of criminal procedure, Rule 20, which largely governed competency
• of criminal procedure aware the rules of criminal procedure rule<00:19:05.280> 20<00:19:05.760
• in my own practice I've seen more rule in my own practice I've seen more rule 20<00:34:48.000>
• , you get into conduct that violates certain statutes.
• negligent conduct you get into conduct negligent conduct you get into conduct that<01:43:14.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the the way the bill conducted.
• As an example, the Trump 2020 rules apply only to campus conduct that occurs on campus or when it's occurring
• > campus campus to conduct that occurs on campus campus to conduct that occurs on campus or<02
• So, if those rules aren't it all.
• . conduct. conduct.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• of professional conduct for attorneys.
• So those who are not attorneys may not be aware, but the rules of professional conduct, the model rules
• of professional conduct for attorneys.
• So those who are not attorneys may not be aware, but the rules of professional conduct, the model rules
• We are under the three-minute rule, by the way. Yes, sir.

Bills: HB267, HB478, HB617, HB659, HB800, HB922, HB924, HB947, HB1166, HB1223

Keywords: home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, utility, reimbursement, overcharges, consumer protection, economic relief, hidden fees, junk fees, drip pricing, price transparency, mandatory fees, surcharges, unfair trade practices, advertising disclosures, total price, service fees

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 267 by Vice Chair Polly Thomas, which would revise the membership rules for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors. The bill would update who may nominate board members, add qualifications and term limits, and allow the governor more flexibility in appointing or reappointing members from less populated districts. After adopting technical amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably with amendments. The committee then considered House Bill 478 by Representative Knox, dealing with utility overcharge reimbursements. The bill requires reimbursements to be clearly labeled on customer bills and sets a deadline for repayment; after discussion with the Public Service Commission and utility representatives, the committee amended the bill to extend the repayment period from 45 to 90 calendar days and clarified that some settlement or regulatory credits would be treated differently. The bill was then reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 924 by Representative Glorioso, a consumer-protection measure aimed at contractor solicitation after disasters. The bill would restrict certain direct solicitations of residential property owners during a declared disaster period, address misleading insurance-related practices, and add disclosure and rescission requirements. After substantial debate over impacts on legitimate contractors, emergency repairs, and enforcement, the committee adopted a conceptual amendment shortening the disaster-response period from six months to 30 days. Testimony was split, with the sponsor, the insurance commissioner, and some contractors supporting the bill as a fraud-prevention measure, while other contractors argued it would hurt small businesses and was better addressed through enforcement. The transcript ends before final committee action on HB 924.

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• We're studying what the new rules are, as well as what our statute allows us to do.
• The only place we are excluded from conducting investigations is a long-term care facility, a nursing
• The IRT is required to conduct reviews of eligible cases and act within prescribed timeframes.
• The IRT is required to conduct. special education services through the LEA.
• The IRT is required to conduct reviews of eligible cases for and act within prescribed timeframes.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was an informational and oversight session of the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities, with chairs and members hearing agency updates from several commissioners. The Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition described its maternal and child health work, including home visiting, early intervention, WIC, newborn hearing screening, and cross-agency efforts on prenatal substance exposure, respite care, children’s vision, and maternal health initiatives. DPH emphasized that federal grant cuts, layoffs, and the loss of data systems such as PRAMS would weaken services and planning, and members asked about Title V funding and the impact of federal uncertainty. The Massachusetts Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing highlighted communication access services, interpreter and CART referrals, emergency after-hours support, family navigation, and independent living services. Commissioners and members discussed the shortage of ASL interpreters and the need to expand training pipelines, including partnerships with colleges and possible ASL programming for younger students. The Department of Developmental Services reported serving nearly 50,000 people and focused on youth and adult services, transition-age supports, autism services, self-direction, respite, and new high-acuity residential models. Members asked about respite availability, self-direction outcomes, and workforce shortages; DDS said it was expanding clinical capacity and provider rates while monitoring possible federal Medicaid, SNAP, and immigration-related impacts. The Commission for the Blind described services for about 28,000 legally blind residents, most of whom are older adults, including social rehabilitation, orientation and mobility training, children’s services, assistive technology, vocational rehabilitation, and Turning 22 supports. The commissioner discussed a UMass-based effort to build the workforce pipeline for blindness services and said the agency was watching federal restructuring but had not yet seen direct cuts. MassAbility’s leadership then warned about major federal changes affecting Social Security disability determinations, including staff restructuring, office closures, and a new overpayment repayment policy, and said the agency was preparing for possible increases in claims and uncertainty around reallotment dollars that help fund services. The Disabled Persons Protection Commission closed the hearing with an update on its abuse investigations and protective services for adults with disabilities. DPPC reported rising hotline calls and investigations, a growing caseload, its sexual assault response team, the abuser registry, and a new interagency protective services integration system funded by ARPA dollars through 2027. The agency also flagged new federal rules that could affect funding eligibility and said it may need statutory changes to comply. Members asked about funding, reporting pathways, and how complaints reach DPPC, and the commissioner said the agency uses both mandated reporting and proactive outreach to identify and respond to abuse.

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• panel, is the rule based on census?
• So I guess is it state rule? Yes. And then if we change that, would we run afoul of federal rule?
• Or is there any sort of rule or law?
• The conduct that results in this loss runs a spectrum.
• I mentioned there's this spectrum of conduct.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So if I'm licensed to conduct commerce inside the state, but I'm being prohibited from conducting commerce
• We go through the rules, and the state ATC actually supervises that.
• And our small guys are just trying to get their business conducted.
• They conduct audits. Maybe not recently, as they are quite short-staffed, but they conduct audits.
• There are people who are not following the rules.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1020, which would let the Department of Revenue contract for a Missouri license office without rebidding if no qualifying bids are received. Senator Sandy Crawford and Director of Revenue Trish Vincent said the change would help keep rural license offices open, reduce repeated bidding, and allow the department to work with local entities such as chambers, cities, counties, or other community organizations. Members asked about the current bidding process, why small offices struggle financially, and whether more services could move online. No opposition testified, and the hearing on SB 1020 was closed after no further questions. The committee then took up House Bill 3093, which would extend Missouri’s direct-to-consumer shipping rules from wineries to local distillers and breweries. Rep. Nick Kimball and supporters argued the bill is about fairness and parity for Missouri craft producers, saying the same age-verification, labeling, and shipping restrictions already used for wine would apply, with no change to tax collection or the three-tier system. Supporters, including craft distillers and brewers, said the current law excludes Missouri businesses from a market already available to wineries and that direct shipping would help small producers reach customers and keep revenue in-state. They also said existing systems require adult signatures and ID checks, and some suggested the bill could be paired with a shipping license fee or other safeguards. Opponents, including the Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of America, Missouri grocers, beer wholesalers, convenience stores, and Anheuser-Busch, warned that expanding direct shipping would weaken the three-tier system, increase competition from large out-of-state shippers, and create enforcement and underage-access concerns. They argued the current wine-shipping system already shows compliance problems and that allowing beer and spirits direct shipping could open Missouri consumers to broader interstate competition. Several members questioned whether the bill should instead focus on allowing Missouri producers to ship out of state or on strengthening existing controls. The committee heard extensive testimony from both sides, but no vote was taken in the transcript.

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• A property owners' association would still be able to have and enforce chicken-related rules as long
• The association rules cannot even restrict chickens under this bill.
• Because if the city can make a home rule ordinance anyway, why are we against the bill?
• Now, so I'm just going to go back to this: inside a home rule city, then what is the objection here?
• Architects who are well suited to conduct certain third-party reviews for many project types are not

Bills: SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure

Summary: The committee heard and left pending several local government, property tax, development, and public safety measures before later voting some of them out. Senator Birdwell explained SB 2784 for the Somerville County Hospital District, which would move the board to staggered four-year terms after a transition and was requested to be held pending until the House companion could be acted on; no public testimony was offered. HB 5084 would allow local approval for fireworks sales tied to Lunar New Year celebrations, with testimony from Hutchinson County Judge Cindy Irwin emphasizing local fire risk and the need for county discretion. HB 5534 would let county commissioners post agendas electronically instead of on a physical bulletin board. HB 4370 would expand permissible projects for certain special districts to include geothermal water conveyance systems, and HB 312 would require residential child detention facilities to enter local MOUs, report health and safety information, and conduct background checks for state-funded facilities; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. HB 5057 would give displaced solid waste providers time to wind down after a city grants an exclusive franchise, and HB 2421 would extend the life of the Save Historic Muni District to continue work on preserving Lions Municipal Golf Course; both were left pending after supportive testimony. HB 2011 would let former owners repurchase property taken by eminent domain if the acquiring entity fails to pay property taxes for two years, and the committee substitute to SB 3065 was also laid out and left pending after a technical correction to eminent-domain language. The committee then took up additional bills on development, appraisal, and local regulation, including HB 3575, HB 4809, HB 2273, HB 247/HJR 34, HB 2464, HB 3424, HB 2013, HB 5668, HB 3788, HB 1533, and HB 23, with testimony ranging from support to opposition on issues such as appraisal procedures, historic property valuation, Galveston emergency governance, border-security tax treatment, home-based businesses, chicken covenants in HOAs, municipal utility district authority, hospital authorities’ use of assets, and third-party building review. HB 23 drew the most extensive testimony, with builders, engineers, counties, and cities split over third-party plan review and inspection authority, liability, licensing, and local code enforcement; many witnesses said the House amendments created problems and the bill was left pending. In the end, the committee voted SB 2784, SB 3065, HB 5686, HB 247, HJR 34, and HB 2011 out of committee, with the first several receiving local and uncontested calendar recommendations where applicable.

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• They usually use what's called Rule 48, which is simply a $150 fine, usually, in an agreement with the
• And when you talk about this rule...
• And it follows Rule 43. I was on the phone with her about an hour ago.
• And they give them a piece of paperwork that complies with Rule 43.
• And then they can plead guilty, send in their fine... ...with Rule 43, and then they can plead guilty

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.

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• It strikes out actual or simulated, uh, nudity, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse.
• cond conduct or sat masochistic<00:08:43.039> abuse.
• Five years later, Alabama adopted the same rule and Mississippi and the states around us.
• <00:30:23.840> and Alabama adopted the same rule and Alabama adopted the same rule and Mississippi
• Uh we conducted a versions of the bill.

Keywords: 1136, house, all