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• so we could work on it further so we can get a moving forward and also it does um change only the sunset
• forward and also it does um change<00:04:53.120> only<00:04:53.600> the<00:04:54.240> sunset
• which<00:04:55.040> we<00:04:55.280> do<00:04:55.520> have change only the sunset
• which we do have change only the sunset which we do have another<00:04:56.080> year<00:04:56.720

Keywords: 1183, house

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• that board, but I I just, uh, would like to remind y'all that uh, we have an outstanding board and Sunset
• that uh, we have an outstanding<00:14:42.079> board<00:14:42.399> and<00:14:42.639> Sunset
• <00:14:43.120> Committee outstanding board and Sunset Committee outstanding board and Sunset

Bills: HB139, HB220, SB274, SB282, SB277

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• This sunsets in 2028. So, we're just removing the repealer, not changing anything.
• This sunsets in 2028. This sunsets in 2028.
• Mainly, we just want to get the sunset going, so this keeps going to these two programs instead of going

Keywords: MS House Floor - 14 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, during which the guest minister, Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Gladney, offered a prayer focused on justice, health care, public education, accessible elections, and economic progress across Mississippi. Members then introduced several guests, including a doctor of the day, local officials, former legislators, and visitors in the galleries. On the calendar, the House adopted several blocks of House Concurrent Resolutions and House Resolutions, with the recorded vote on one block showing 120 yeas and 0 nays. The chamber then took up House Bill 325, which removes the sunset repealer from the lottery-funded transportation program so the first $80 million continues to go to transportation and the remainder to the education enhancement fund. The sponsor said the bill does not change the program’s substance and is intended to allow MDOT to keep planning beyond 2028; a question was raised about whether education enhancement funds could later be redirected to PERS, and the sponsor said that could be considered later. The bill passed 121 yeas, 0 nays. Later, members made announcements, including notice of committee meetings and a Mississippi State Medical Association Alliance screening event. The House also observed the death of former Representative Jerry Wilburn and agreed to adjourn in his memory, with the full membership added as co-authors unless they opt out. The House then adjourned until 10:00 a.m. the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Has everyone voted?
• You have passed the bill and the emergency clause.
• Your vote will be for the bill and the emergency clause for all of those bills. Mr.
• Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Thank you.
• Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The chamber recognized several guests, including state troopers, a nurse of the day, students, a cheer team, and a representative-elect. The Governor’s office also reported approval of House Bill 1002, Act 1. The House then moved into the red and yellow calendars to consider a series of appropriation bills and amendments. House Bill 1003, the Arkansas House Representative Staff appropriation for fiscal years 2026-2027, passed unanimously with its emergency clause. On the budget calendar, the House adopted amendments to several appropriation bills, including funding changes for the Labor and Licensing Board, the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain, the State Treasurer, the Department of Finance and Administration, the Department of Education, Northwest Arkansas Community College, and Fort Chaffee-related appropriations. Members also batched and passed a large group of appropriation bills by a 94-1 vote, while some bills were pulled out for separate consideration. Several separate bills were then considered. House Bill 1014, for the Department of Health and Human Services’ DIPSQA appropriation, failed on a 74-9 vote with 12 present. House Bill 1021 (Arkansas State University–Mid-South), 1027 (Health Services permit agency), 1049 (Treasurer’s office appropriation for animal rescue shelters), 1056 (Martin Luther King Jr. Commission), 1061 (Department of Labor and Licensing), 1074 (Oil and Gas Commission), 1075 (Division of Agriculture and Arkansas Bioscience Institute), and 1079 (Department of Corrections contraband cell phone prevention program) all passed, while House Bills 1060 (Arkansas State Library) and 1062 (Medicaid Tobacco Settlement Program) failed. The House also adopted House Resolutions 1004 and 1005, which were described as necessary to introduce a non-appropriation bill. At the end of the meeting, the House adopted a motion to adjourn until 11 a.m. the next day. Announcements were made for House Rules, Special Language, and Joint Budget committee meetings scheduled for the following day.

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• 1669, as amended, would increase the amount of credits that are allocated per year, would extend the sunset
• He said furthering the sunset is a good idea to make this facility a reality and to encourage private
• So, I think uh furthering<00:47:56.319> the<00:47:56.480> sunset<00:47:57.200> um
• is<00:47:57.520> a<00:47:57.760> good<00:47:57.839> idea furthering the sunset
• um is a good idea furthering the sunset um is a good idea to<00:47:58.400> to<00:47:58.800>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1669, adopting the DE2 amendment, which was described as the bill itself. The amended bill would expand Minnesota’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit by increasing annual allocations, extending the sunset date from 2030 to 2035, adding an extra credit for lower-carbon fuels, and adding environmental and other qualifying requirements. The chair noted the amendment aligned the bill with the governor’s proposal, and the amendment was approved on a voice vote. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Commissioner Tom Peterson of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture backed the bill as a way to preserve Minnesota’s leadership in SAF, attract private investment, and keep crop and timber feedstocks processed in-state. Farmers and agricultural groups, including Minnesota Farmers Union and Minnesota Farm Bureau, said SAF could create new domestic markets for crops such as corn, soybeans, winter camelina, and pennycress while improving farm income and supporting climate-smart practices. Forestry representatives argued that wood waste and forest residue could be turned into SAF, improving forest health and reducing wildfire risk. Environmental and clean-energy groups also supported the bill, emphasizing the added guardrails. The Minnesota Environmental Partnership, Friends of the Mississippi River, and Fresh Energy said the amendments would better protect water quality, soil health, biodiversity, and climate outcomes by favoring lower-carbon SAF and limiting harmful land-use change. University of Minnesota Forever Green representatives said winter-hardy crops could scale over time, and they pointed to ongoing commercialization work and a 1 Million Acre Scaling Study. Labor and construction groups said the bill would support major infrastructure investment and create long-term jobs, with testimony citing the first Minnesota SAF facility already announced and the potential for multiple hubs statewide. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided, but the committee heard extensive supportive testimony and questions focused on scalability, infrastructure, and how the credit would accelerate SAF development in Minnesota.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, we're seeing kind of a form of a sunset here, but no understanding of a continuation after that or
• seeing kind of a a form of a sunset seeing kind of a a form of a sunset here,<00:18:16.000> but
• The original bill did have a sunset date.
• They didn't want it in there, then they wanted it fully in my budget, and then they also had the sunset
• the original bill did have a sunset the original bill did have a sunset date.<00:18:36.160> Um

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration

Transcript Highlights:

• Your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Thank you.
• Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause.
• Your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Thank you.
• Your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Thank you.
• The bill and the emergency clause of each bill in the batch.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and received a Joint Budget Committee report on several bills. The chamber also recognized guests, including state troopers, a doctor of the day, visitors from civic and advocacy groups, and students from the Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts. The House adopted House Resolution 1034, supporting Arkansas poultry producers in the Illinois River watershed and urging good-faith negotiations, by a 97-0 vote. It also adopted House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001 honoring Bishop Kenneth Liddell Robinson, Sr., by a 98-0 vote. The House then considered several amendments to appropriation bills, including changes affecting the Department of Education, public safety, county jail reimbursement language, Agriculture fee waivers, the Drug Task Force, pregnancy help organizations, and tire recycling fees. All of those amendments were adopted without recorded opposition. The chamber then moved through a budget calendar, with leadership explaining that some bills were general appropriations, some were reappropriations for ongoing capital projects, and four were supplemental appropriations. On final passage, House Bill 1006 passed 87-5; House Bill 1053, the appropriation for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, failed 71-19; House Bill 1086 passed 96-0; House Bill 1087 passed 81-8; House Bill 1088 passed 97-0; House Bill 1094 passed 96-1; House Bill 1084 passed 96-0; House Bill 1097 passed 75-16; and House Bill 1098 failed 0-85 after Representative Henley spoke against it and said leadership had not responded to questions. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 11 a.m. the next day.

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• AB 1607 keeps these critical lifelines in place by extending the sunset on the Maddy Fund, ensuring we
• Rather than extending the sunset on this exploitative model, we encourage the author and policy makers
• For these reasons, we respectfully urge a no vote on AB 1607 unless it is amended to strike the sunset
• A five-year sunset so that stakeholders can return to the table and find a source that doesn't rely on
• other idea is a phased-in reduction in the amount collected through these fees, culminating in the sunset

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The current exclusion that is still in law and sunsets 12/31/2026 has cost Kern County, for example,
• When the exclusion, when the Hertzberg bill went through and there was an agreement to sunset, that the
• When the exclusion, when the Hertzberg bill went through and there was an agreement to sunset, that the
• When the Hertzberg bill went through and there was an agreement to sunset, the exclusion, the governor
• That is why there is a sunset of 2032. We want to look at the total value of credits allowed.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Revenue and Taxation Committee heard a long agenda of tax and housing measures, beginning with SB 1329 on solar property tax assessment. The author and solar industry witnesses argued the bill would create a uniform, predictable statewide method as the current solar property tax exclusion sunsets, while county assessors and local county representatives opposed it as a departure from market-based valuation that would reduce assessed values and local revenue. The committee also heard SB 1406, which would target the so-called Montana loophole used to avoid California vehicle taxes and fees; it drew support from CTA and no formal opposition. Both bills were moved to Appropriations and placed on call after committee votes. The consent calendar was also adopted and placed on call. The committee then took up several tax relief and wildfire-related measures. SB 984 would conform California law to the federal tipped-income deduction; restaurant, taxpayer, and enrolled agent representatives supported it, and the committee approved it 3-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1084 would create a fire-safe home tax credit for home hardening and defensible space improvements; supporters included the Town of Truckee and the California Association of Realtors, while members raised questions about cost and interaction with Prop. 98, and the bill passed 3-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1118 would provide a tax credit for backup generators or solar battery systems in high fire-threat areas; the author and supporters framed it as a resilience measure, but committee members questioned the use of taxpayer funds, diesel generators, and the benefit relative to cost. The bill was not advanced in the portion of the transcript provided. Later, the committee heard SB 1249, a narrowly targeted senior deduction for taxpayers ages 86 to 90, supported by LeadingAge California and the California Senior Legislature; it passed 4-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1424 would extend a partial sales and use tax exemption to zero-emission vehicle refueling equipment, including charging and hydrogen stations; it received support from hydrogen and electric transportation groups and passed 4-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1113 would conform California tax law to the federal tonnage tax regime for U.S.-flag international shipping companies; maritime industry witnesses supported it as a competitiveness and national security measure, while ILWU opposed it over the estimated general fund impact, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1137 would expand the medical expense deduction for lower-income taxpayers, and SB 1415 would extend a partial welfare property tax exemption to mixed-income housing; both were presented with support from advocacy and local government witnesses, with assessors and housing stakeholders seeking amendments on SB 1415. The transcript ends before final action on SB 1415 is completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• In addition, Senate Bill 226 renames the Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission as the Sunset
• With this change, the Sunset Committee will have more time to review boards and commissions.
• With this change, the Sunset Committee will have more time to review boards and commissions and will
• Sounds like a good recommendation for the Sunset Subcommittee during the interim.
• Sounds like a good recommendation for the Sunset Subcommittee during the interim. Thank you.

Bills: AB534, AB562, AB595, AB597, AB600, SB74, SB226, SB422, SB488

Keywords: election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations

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• Committee on Economic Development moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause
• The Committee on Finance moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause
• The Committee on Finance moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause
• President. ...striking out everything after the enacting clause. Junior Senator from the 16th.
• Maynard moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• all the people, And also, I will say with the PCS, all the PCS did was that, but it put a five-year sunset
• But the needs assessment tool, as per the PCS, is then sunset after five years.
• The PCS is then sunset after five years so that we can give it a chance to see if it's going to work,

Bills: HB4409, HB4414, HB4484, HB4486, HB3057, HB2588, HB4434

Keywords: housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing

Transcript Highlights:

• It sunsets the program in September 2031 and ensures students may only substitute.
• ERCOT language for the eligibility requirement on the nuclear bonus, as well as adding a 10-year sunset

Bills: HB149, HB2017, HB705, HB223, HB 1056, HB2854, HB4623, HB3000, HB46, HB 117, HB3619, HB4464, HB5646, HCR84, HB500, HB2963, HB5509, HB1973, HB3909, HB718, HB252, HB5666, HB 119, HB346, HB5624, HB5658, HB5677, HB1545, HB3073, HB4081, HB 121, HB4236, HB3848, HB4144, HB40, HB5682, HB3697, HB3333, HB3642, HB20, HB549, HB2731, HB4233, HB4690, HB 127, HB2525, SB1637, SB1, SB1198, SB509, SB13, SB15, SB30, SB268, SB331, SB441, SB447, SB457, SB568, SB650, SB763, SB1540, SB1610, SB1660, SB2018, SB2024, SB2217, SB2337, SB2753, SB2900, SB2972, SB3059, HB14

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, community supervision, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, municipality, procurement

Bills: HB149, HB2017, HB705, HB223, HB 1056, HB2854, HB4623, HB3000, HB46, HB 117, HB3619, HB4464, HB5646, HCR84, HB500, HB2963, HB5509, HB1973, HB3909, HB718, HB252, HB5666, HB 119, HB346, HB5624, HB5658, HB5677, HB1545, HB3073, HB4081, HB 121, HB4236, HB3848, HB4144, HB40, HB5682, HB3697, HB3333, HB3642, HB20, HB549, HB2731, HB4233, HB4690, HB 127, HB2525, SB1637, SB1, SB1198, SB509, SB13, SB15, SB30, SB268, SB331, SB441, SB447, SB457, SB568, SB650, SB763, SB1540, SB1610, SB1660, SB2018, SB2024, SB2217, SB2337, SB2753, SB2900, SB2972, SB3059, HB14

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, community supervision, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, municipality, procurement

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• we got a good picture and uh of a sunset we got a good picture and uh of a sunset because<01:26:
• But uh of a sunset and not of an animal.
• Was it a sunset or was it a 10-year-old?
• Inquiring minds need to know. >> Sunset or man?
• So, [laughter] >> Uh, for Zeb, it was not a sunset. It was... >> Uh, for Zeb, it was not a sunset.

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• <00:25:08.120> uh eliminate the committee sunset uh eliminate the committee sunset uh currently
• <00:25:21.480> and that means it would not uh Sunset and that means it would not uh Sunset
• The second proposal today is about the sunset of the drug formulary committee.
• <01:13:27.000> of<01:13:27.199> the<01:13:27.400> drug is about the sunset of
• <01:14:17.040> on committee um uh to prevent its sunset on committee um uh to prevent its

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for a Health and Finance Policy hearing, began with member and staff introductions, and noted that Representative Keeler was participating as a non-voting member. The chair outlined committee rules on decorum and then introduced the day’s first agency presentation from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with Commissioner Cunningham appearing to present the department’s budget priorities. Commissioner Cunningham described MDH’s broad public health role and emphasized that public health is underfunded relative to health care, with significant reliance on federal dollars. The department’s main budget request was for infectious disease prevention and response to offset anticipated federal funding losses. MDH also outlined several fee increases tied to public water systems, wells, licensing and certification, assisted living and health care facilities, HMO regulation, food/pools/lodging inspections, radioactive materials, X-ray equipment, and asbestos abatement. The commissioner said these changes were needed because costs, workload, and regulatory complexity have increased, while many fees have not been updated in years. MDH also presented budget-neutral proposals, including continuing the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Committee, converting the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force into a standing advisory committee, restoring some local and tribal public health cannabis and substance misuse prevention grants, creating direct American Indian Health Special Emphasis Grants, reauthorizing the State Trauma Advisory Council, and extending firefighter PFAS biomonitoring work. The department also requested an operations adjustment for rising employee, insurance, fuel, utility, and legal costs, and referenced additional Clean Water Legacy Fund proposals. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided. Representative Bierman then offered supportive comments, praising MDH’s work and backing the funding and fee proposals, especially the restoration of local public health prevention grants.

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• You've adopted the bill and the emergency clause.
• Your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause.
• You've adopted the bill and the emergency clause.
• Your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause.
• Your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Thank you.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, granted leave to Representative Jack Ladyman, and received committee reports from the Joint Budget Committee recommending passage of several bills, including House Bill 1034 with Amendment 1. The chamber also recognized numerous guests, including state troopers of the day, the doctor and nurse of the day, several constituent groups, and students from the Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts. The House adopted House Resolution 1034, supporting Arkansas poultry producers in the Illinois River watershed and urging good-faith negotiations, by a vote of 97-0. It also adopted House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001, honoring Bishop Kenneth Liddell Robinson, Sr., by a vote of 98-0. Members then took up multiple budget amendments and appropriations, with Representative Johnson explaining amendments to bills covering education, public safety, agriculture, county jail reimbursement, drug task force funding, pregnancy help organizations, tire recycling fees, and other appropriations; the amendments were adopted. On the budget calendar, the House passed a batch of general appropriation bills and several supplemental and reappropriation bills, including House Bills 1006, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1094, 1084, and 1097. House Bill 1053, an appropriation for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, failed 71-19-8. House Bill 1098, a reappropriation for the Department of Parks and Heritage, was defeated after Representative Henley spoke against it and the final vote was 0-85-4. The House then adjourned until 11 a.m. the next day.

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• working the bill, I will have a sunset working the bill, I will have a sunset date<01:19:20.000>
• Um, I vigorously support the sunset.
• Um I vigorously<01:21:18.000> support<01:21:18.400> the<01:21:19.199> sunset.
• <01:21:19.760> Matter<01:21:19.920> of vigorously support the sunset.
• Matter of vigorously support the sunset.

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• My bill eliminates that sunset. There's a lot of personal experience that I have around crossbows.
• <01:20:27.000> a<01:20:27.199> provision<01:20:27.679> that is about to Sunset
• bill game during the archery season my bill eliminates<01:20:36.760> that<01:20:36.960> Sunset
• there's uh a lot eliminates that Sunset there's uh a lot of<01:20:39.840> personal<01:20:40.320
• we can continue to removing the sunset we can continue to see<01:24:42.159> more<01:24:42.320

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If we raised it to a felony, and then I did note that there is already a clause about involving minors
• then I I did note that there is<00:52:54.240> already<00:52:54.559> a<00:52:54.720> clause
• What I might suggest to you is that those, they were appointed to 5e terms, you may wish to sunset the
• What I might suggest to you is that those, they were appointed to 5e terms, you may wish to sunset the
• at<04:52:30.200> the<04:52:30.320> end Attorney Krian said he would wish to sunset

Keywords: 1189, house, all