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• to concur in House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Substitute Joint Resolution
• Senate Amendment 1, Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment 3, Senate Amendment 4, Senate Amendment 5 as
• for Senate Joint Resolution 87.
• Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 87 and grant the Senate a conference thereon.
• Joint Resolution 87 and grant the Senate a conference thereon.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week, honor Rep. Prouty, and share personal remarks, followed by numerous introductions of special guests, including school groups, interns, a militia reenactment group, and student teams from the University of Missouri and Hallsville FFA. The chamber then handled Senate messages and committee reports before taking up House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015. Rep. from Cass explained a Senate amendment as a technical correction to House Bill 1839, which would add age-verification requirements for online pornography; the House concurred 104-30 and then finally passed the package 112-25. The House also adopted and then passed the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as modernizing pooled health plan language for small businesses and adding a provision expanding contraception insurance coverage from a six-month to a 12-month supply, while removing a Senate-added blood pressure cuff provision. The conference report was adopted 120-26 and the bill was third read and passed 119-27. The final major item was Senate Bill 905, creating the Missouri Ranger training program and allowing school districts to optionally place highly trained rangers on campus with narrow law enforcement powers. Supporters argued it would give districts another local-control option to improve school safety, especially where school resource officers are unavailable, and emphasized that it could be volunteer-based and not require state funding. Opponents argued the bill would add guns to schools, increase trauma and liability, and fail to address underlying mental health and school safety needs. After extended debate and a successful previous-question motion, the House adopted the amendment and continued consideration of the bill.

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• Senator Girdler. >> Senator Howell. >> Senator Madden. >> Here. >> Senator Nunn. >> Senator Thomas.
• >> Senator Wilson. >> Here. >> Senator Wise.
• Senator<00:01:44.720> Howell. Senator Howell. Senator Howell.
• >> Senator<00:01:48.680> Nunn. >> Senator Nunn. >> Senator Nunn.
• Senator<00:01:50.560> Thomas. Senator Thomas. Senator Thomas.

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• Anyone else that wishes to testify on House Concurrent Resolution 112?
• 00:01:51.880> testify<00:01:53.160> on<00:01:53.720> House<00:01:54.040> Concurrent
• to testify on House Concurrent to testify on House Concurrent Resolution<00:01:55.080> 112?
• Resolution 112? Resolution 112?
• Senator Ihara is excused. Senator Moriwaki is also excused. Senator Fevella? >> Aye.

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Summary: The Senate Labor and Technology Committee met on April 17, 2026, and considered HCR 112, which asks the Department of Human Resources Development to work with state departments, agencies, and labor organizations to complete a comprehensive review of classification and compensation systems for civil service positions. DHRD, represented by Malia Donlon on behalf of Director Chiba, testified in support, and HGEA also supported the measure. No opposition was noted. The committee initially recessed to obtain a quorum before taking action. After reconvening, the chair recommended passing HCR 112 unamended. The committee voted to adopt the recommendation, with the chair, Vice Chair Lamosao, and Senator Fevella voting aye; Senators Ihara and Moriwaki were excused. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The Senate file in which amendments concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested: Senate File
• by the House, in which amendment the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested: Senate File
• The Senate will come to order, remaining under motions and resolutions. I am going to call on Sen.
• Boldon introduces Senate Resolution 97, a resolution stressing and condemning the question of comments
• amended by the House, which amendments the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested: Senate

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• The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the resolution filed by Representative Sullivan-Almeida
• The question now is on adoption of the resolution. All those in favor say aye; opposed, nay.
• The resolution is adopted. Papers from the Senate.
• Question comes on concurrence. All those in favor say aye; opposed, nay. The nays have it.
• Question on concurrence. All those in favor say aye. Question comes on concurrence.

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Summary: The House opened with ceremonial recognitions, including the United States of Wales girls swim team for its third consecutive state championship, the Weston High School girls indoor track team for its state title, and students visiting from the Squantum Schools. The chamber then adopted a resolution honoring Carl F. Kowalski of Whitman for more than 40 years of public service after suspending the rules. The House also took up a Senate amendment to the fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, House No. 528. After suspending the rules, the House voted not to concur with the Senate amendment and instead agreed to appoint a committee of conference. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then recommended several bills for immediate consideration, including measures on Milton school land timing, tolling reform, LIHEAP automatic re-enrollment, Massachusetts identification cards, Quincy public safety records, and parity among Massachusetts beaches; the House suspended Rule 7A, ordered them to third reading, and advanced them. On third reading, the House concurred in the Senate amendment to House No. 4259, designating the Weeder Park tennis courts as the Kim O'Connell tennis courts. It then passed to be engrossed bills on Haverhill election procedures (House Nos. 4203 and 4204), extending Dalton Fire District interim fire chief employment (House No. 4321), and regulating elections in Conway (House No. 4498). Finally, the House took up the fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill, House No. 5500, but postponed further consideration until April 27, adopted an order to meet the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., and adjourned.

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• on the part of the Senate: Senator Hashmi, Senator Vitelli, Senator Matos.
• Yes. >> Senator White. Yes. >> Senator Weston. Yes. >> Senator White. Senator Williams.
• The committee vote was 5-0-0, and we'd ask the Senate to confirm. Thank you, Mr.
• <01:10:26.120> to 5-0-0 and we'd ask the Senate to 5-0-0 and we'd ask the Senate to confirm
• was 5-0-0. was 5-0-0.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Senator Schortner. Present. Senator King. Here. Senator- Senator Blanco. Senator Campbell.
• Senator Crayton. Senator Johnson. Senator Kolkhorst. Senator Menendez. Senator Middleton.
• You're recognized on your resolution. I'm sorry, on your concurrent resolution.
• Chairman and members, this morning to lay out House Concurrent Resolution 102.
• I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today on House Concurrent Resolution 102.

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• Chair, I move that Senate Concurrent Resolution 1025 be returned with a due pass recommendation.
• Members, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1025 is a constitutional amendment that modifies the start date
• Chair, I move that Senate Concurrent Resolution 1022 be returned with a do pass recommendation.
• Chair, members, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1022 is a constitutional amendment that increases the number
• You have the senator here. All right, please move 1805. Senator here. Okay. Mr.

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Summary: The committee first took up SB 1167, which would let municipalities and counties satisfy certain public notice requirements by posting notices on their official websites instead of only in newspapers. The sponsor argued the bill is permissive, meant to modernize notice practices, reduce costs, and help governments meet deadlines, while a Blackman amendment added a six-month transition period requiring continued newspaper publication and a notice to the public about the change. Media representatives, tribal advocates, and others opposed the bill, warning that moving away from print could reduce access for rural, tribal, and older residents and weaken transparency; county and local government representatives supported it as a flexible, efficient option. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 1167 as amended on a 4-3 vote. The committee then heard SB 1021, which after a strike-everything amendment would require the Auditor General to refer possible criminal conduct involving health profession regulatory boards to the Attorney General and outline how such investigations should proceed. The sponsor and supporters said the measure would create a mechanism for accountability when audits uncover criminal activity and address conflicts of interest in enforcement. With no opposition testimony, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and passed SB 1021 as amended on a 4-3 vote. Next was SB 1011, a bill directing county medical examiners or forensic pathologists to review an infant’s immunization and vaccination history and any countermeasures given in the 90 days before a sudden unexplained infant death. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve data collection, align Arizona with best practices, and help identify correlations without implying causation. Opponents, including vaccine advocacy groups and a disability advocate, argued the state already collects much of this information, that the bill could fuel misinformation about vaccines, and that it failed to address the main known risk factors for SIDS such as unsafe sleep. The committee passed SB 1011 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also considered SB 1013, an original merit-based public hiring bill that was not amended after a proposed strike-everything was defeated. The sponsor framed it as ensuring public employees are hired based on qualifications rather than identity-based preferences, while opponents from the ACLU and others argued existing law already prohibits discrimination and that the bill could create new liability and hinder outreach to diverse communities. Supporters said it would clarify merit hiring and prevent quota-based practices. The committee passed SB 1013 on a 4-3 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1015, which the sponsor said would create accountability and data collection around detransition care for minors, while the proposed strike-everything would instead establish a family and medical leave insurance program through Medicaid beginning in 2029; testimony on that bill and the striker was underway when the transcript ended.

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• House Resolution 1039. Read the resolution for the second time. House Resolution 1039.
• Madam Clerk, please read House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001.
• House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001 by Representative Steele, in respectful...
• House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001 by Representative Steele, in respectful memory of Bishop Kenneth
• The question before the House is the adoption of House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001.

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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• Senator Cook. Senator, Senator Hall here. Senator Hinojosa. Senator Color Senator Menendez.
• Chair lays out SCR 30 and recognized Senator Khurst to explain the resolution. Uh, thank you, Mr.
• There being 5 ayes and 0 nays, SCR will be reported favorably to the full Senate.
• Senator Cook Senator. Senator Hall, Senator Hinojosa. Senator Cor, Senator Menendez.
• Senator Cook, Senator Eckhart, Senator Hall, Senator Hinojosa, Senator Cloakhor, Senator Menendez, Senator

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• Senator Akin, here. Senator Sparks, here. Senator Alvarado, here. Senator Schwertner.
• The chair lays out as a matter of pending business House Concurrent Resolution 90.
• There being five ayes and no nays, House Concurrent Resolution 90 will be reported to the full Senate
• House Concurrent Resolution 90 will be reported to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation.
• Senator Schwertner moves that House Concurrent Resolution 90 be recommended for the local and uncontested

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• Concurrent Resolution Number 4 be suspended for all further proceedings on Senate File 2884 and that
• <00:16:23.360> Concurrent referred under Senate Concurrent referred under Senate Concurrent
• > four Senate Concurrent Resolution number four Senate Concurrent Resolution number four be<00
• I just rise to speak briefly to Senate Resolution 36.
• <00:47:56.240> Resolution to speak briefly to Senate Resolution to speak briefly to Senate

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• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 41 by Assembly Member Patterson relative to Down syndrome awareness.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 48 by Assembly Member DeMaio relative to Women in STEM Day.
• As chair of the Legislative Women's Caucus, I rise today in support of Assembly Concurrent Resolution
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 2 by Assembly Member Jackson relative to racial discrimination.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 32 by Assembly Member Carrillo, relative to March for Water Month.

Summary: The Assembly met on March 6, 2025, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine procedural motions, including unanimous consent requests and a re-referral of AB 506. The chamber then moved through a series of guest introductions and second-reading items before taking up several resolutions recognizing awareness days and cultural observances. Members adopted ACR 41 on Down Syndrome Awareness Week/Day and HR 24 on Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month after extensive bipartisan remarks focused on family experiences, inclusion, bullying, funding for services, and support for people with disabilities. The Assembly also adopted ACR 48 recognizing Women in STEM Day, ACR 49 recognizing California STEM Robotics Day, HR 18 celebrating Nauruze, and ACR 2 marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Each resolution drew co-authors and supportive comments from members across the aisle. The body then debated and passed AB 248, which would remove the state wage cap on county jail inmate labor and allow counties more discretion; supporters framed it as local control and rehabilitation, while opponents argued it would raise costs and conflict with voter sentiment. The Assembly also passed AB 100, a budget-process measure moving a large package of bills to the Senate, and used a substituted roll call for the remaining related bills. Consent calendar items were approved, and the chamber concluded with multiple adjournments in memory, including tributes to Eric Lopez, Johnny D. Giles, and Roger Diamond, before adjourning until March 24, 2025.

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• So we're going to um take first set of resolutions, both the um when there is a concurrent resolution
• 18:16.039> and<00:18:16.200> a there is a concurrent a resolution and a there is a concurrent
• <00:53:23.160> resolution<00:53:23.640> and two uh concurrent resolution and two uh
• The concurrent resolution doesn't make it.
• supported it on the concurrent resolution?

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Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met on March 21, 2025, and heard several resolutions related to corrections, emergency preparedness, and wildfire risk. Early items included HCR 62/HR 57 on flying the National League of Families POW/MIA flag year-round at the state Capitol, for which no one testified, and HCR 154/HR 49, which would request a comprehensive forensic audit of DCR and DAGS spending tied to planning and building a new jail to replace the Ahu Community Correctional Center. The ACLU strongly supported the audit, arguing that the state has spent millions on jail planning over many years without clear accounting, that a new jail is unnecessary and fiscally irresponsible, and that public-private partnership arrangements could reduce transparency. Committee members questioned the use of the term “forensic,” the age of some cited allegations, and whether the auditor could instead conduct another type of audit; the ACLU said it was open to other audit language and offered to help compile background materials. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard HCR 63, asking DCR to provide separate clinical counseling services for correctional staff, with one supporter, and HCR 23, which asks DCR to include circuit and district court facilities in planning the new Ahu Community Correctional Center and to establish a release procedure that avoids releasing detainees into residential communities or public spaces. DCR Director Johnson said the department supported the intent of HCR 23 and had discussed it with the Chief Justice and court administrator, adding that one multi-purpose courtroom could handle both district and circuit proceedings. The chair then moved on without further discussion. A major portion of the meeting focused on HCR 37, which asks HEMA to work with other agencies on outreach and preparedness for kūpuna. Testifiers from the Pearl City Neighborhood Board, AARP Hawaii, and the Hawaii Council of Community Associations supported the measure, citing the vulnerability of older adults and people with disabilities during disasters, lessons from the Lahaina fires, and the need for clear evacuation plans, siren reliability, and better coordination with care homes and condominium associations. Several speakers described local preparedness efforts and concerns about gaps in communication and implementation. The committee also discussed HCR 69/HR 62 on creating a vegetation management working group to reduce wildfire risk; the Division of Consumer Advocacy supported it, with testimony describing dangerous incidents involving vines and bamboo contacting electrical lines and causing sparking and a utility pole fire. The meeting ended with testimony and questions continuing on that topic, and no final committee action was shown in the excerpt.

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• Item number four, Senate communications. Mr. Clerk, are there any Senate communications?
• Yes, Madam Speaker, we are in receipt of a communication transmitting the noted Senate concurrent resolution
• having been adopted in the Senate.
• After the Senate announcement, we got a couple of Senate people signing up.
• > donation<00:39:04.520> or<00:39:04.680> Senate couple of Senate donation or Senate

Bills: HR39, HCR43, HR178, HCR188, SB3144, SB3102, SB2053, SB3248, SB2256, SB3118, SB2245, SB2519, SB3055, SB2090, SB2765, SB2169, SB3136, SB2521, SB2851, SB3154, SB3262, SB2387, SB3001, SB2818, SB2972, SB2372, SB2108, SB888, HR63, HCR69

Keywords: pedestrian safety, crosswalks, traffic calming, school zone, Honolulu, community safety, raised crosswalks, traffic infrastructure, agritourism, agricultural tourism, Hawaii Tourism Authority, HTA, working group, farm tourism, regenerative tourism, working lands, agricultural land use, county ordinances, permitting, farm bureau

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• Item number four, Senate Communications. Mr. Clerk, are there any Senate communications?
• :39.039> any<00:17:39.240> Senate clerk are there any Senate clerk are there any Senate
• and House concurrent resolutions, as may be amended, be adopted.
• Senate bill passes third reading.
• <00:42:22.720> and Capitol modern from 5: to 8:00 p.m. and Capitol modern from 5: to 8:00

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• Messages from the Senate: there are none. Moving on to motions and resolutions.
• File Item 520, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly Member Gabriel. The clerk will read.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly Member Gabriel and others relative to Jewish American
• File item 520, that is the Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly Member Gabriel.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly Member Gabriel and others relative to Jewish American

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Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer from Rabbi Mona Alfie, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber then held its first official Jewish American Heritage Month ceremony, beginning with Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly Member Gabriel. Gabriel and several colleagues from multiple caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing Jewish Californians’ contributions, the diversity of the Jewish community, solidarity with other communities, and opposition to anti-Semitism. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 67 co-authors were added, and the Assembly then recognized 14 honorees for their service and leadership in California. After the ceremony, members offered guest introductions and the body moved to floor business. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9 by Assembly Member Bonta, which would add affordability as a required factor in CPUC rate-making, remove telecommunications from the CPUC, create an Office of Broadband, and expand legislative appointments to the commission, was adopted. The Assembly also passed AB 1697 delaying implementation of a 2025 labor law, AB 2322 on stormwater permit definitions, AB 1653 on pupil instruction, AB 2274 and AB 2273 on criminal justice and child sexual abuse-related prosecutorial practices, AB 2512 on Anaheim Angels naming language tied to a potential land exemption, AB 1956 on suicide prevention for young men and boys, AB 1809 on job order contracting, AB 1970 banning step therapy for serious mental illness and substance use disorder medications, AB 1973 expanding authority for advanced practice clinicians, and AB 2055 on vessel law modernization. The Assembly also adopted ACR 186 designating May as California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month and H.R. 111 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia, after extensive debate reflecting both support and criticism over LGBTQ rights and parental rights issues. Several measures were passed with recorded votes, while some items were passed and retained on file or continued. The transcript ends as the Assembly was moving into AB 2059, a CEQA-related bill on rural transportation projects, with the sponsor describing it as a narrow exemption for 21 rural counties.

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• Senate Joint Resolution 19, as amended by Senate Amendment 1, is returning the same to the Senate.
• Senate Joint Resolution No. 22.
• Senate Joint Resolution No. 22 is declared passed by the Senate. Senator Townsend.
• concurrence from the Senate.
• and requests concurrence of the Senate.

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• Members, we have received a request to read a House Concurrent Resolution that the House and Senate adopted
• Members, we have received a request to read a House Concurrent Resolution that the House and Senate adopted
• HCR 175 is a House concurrent resolution in memory of the venerable J. Stannard Baker of Shelburne.
• <00:07:52.240> Resolution<00:07:53.039> that read a House Concurrent Resolution that
• HCR 175 is a House concurrent resolution in memory of the venerable J.

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Summary: The House opened with a devotional reading, then proceeded to first readings and committee referrals for six bills: H.841 on miscellaneous animal welfare procedures, H.842 creating a commission on public school employee health benefits, H.843 on monitoring municipal wastewater discharges, H.844 on sales tax and a surcharge related to short-term rental and second-home properties, H.845 on an income tax deduction for snow tires, and H.846 on artificial intelligence and elections. H.611, a bill with an appropriation affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access, was also referred to Appropriations under House Rule 35A. The chamber also read HCR 175, a concurrent resolution honoring the life of J. Stannard Baker of Shelburne, highlighting his role in Baker v. State, his work in mental health and the Episcopal Church, and his death in June 2025. During announcements, members welcomed guests including Baker’s husband and sister, representatives of the Vermont Access Network, a devotional speaker, Human Rights Commission participants, and students from rural community schools visiting for Rural Schools Day. The House also heard remarks about the Human Rights Commission’s upcoming press conference and a caucus meeting on state permit reform. Later, the member from Georgia gave a lengthy historical reflection on Henry Knox and the Fort Ticonderoga cannon expedition, followed by a correction from the member from Stow noting that teams of oxen pulled most of the cannon. On the floor, the House considered H.648, the Department of Financial Regulation’s annual housekeeping bill on banking, insurance, and securities. Representative Olsen offered an amendment clarifying section 48 on federally exempt securities and state notice filings; the amendment was adopted by voice vote, and the bill then passed. The House then took up H.790, the fiscal year 2026 budget adjustment bill. Representative Shai offered an amendment reallocating $45,000 in HIV/AIDS funding among Vermont CARES, the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont, and the HIV/HCV Resource Center; that amendment was also adopted. The bill passed on a roll call vote, 133-0, and the House suspended rules to message its action to the Senate forthwith. The session ended with a motion to adjourn until Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., which was put to the body.

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• The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions
• The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions
• Question comes on adoption of the resolutions. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• The ayes have it, and the resolutions are adopted. Report of Committee.
• McCauley served six years as Ward 5 City Councilor in Newburyport.

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Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports. It adopted a series of congratulatory and honorary resolutions, including multiple Eagle Scout recognitions and a resolution celebrating Bishop-elect Eagle Boudicke E. Azidi, Jr., after suspending the rules. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 for a petition to create a Veteran Suicide Mortality Review and Prevention Council within the Executive Office of Veterans Services. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported several local bills for consideration, including measures on transparency in municipal health insurance, a means-tested senior property tax exemption for Reading, changes related to a mayoral vacancy and residency requirements in Holyoke, and a Linfield appropriation from the Gulf Enterprise Fund. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered these bills to a third reading. It then passed to enact House No. 4234, allowing retired police officers to serve as special police officers in Fairhaven, and passed to engross House Nos. 4186 and 4890, concerning Egertown’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund and Quincy public safety personnel’s pre-employment physical exam records. The House also observed a moment of silent tribute for James McCauley, a former Newburyport city councilor and public servant. Finally, it adopted an order to reconvene the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned to meet next Tuesday in an informal session.