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• In 1973, the legislature adopted Senate Bill 143 and formally created the Maybank Kemp Hospital District
• It was a surprise and a disappointment when we were the cutoff county on the Senate Bill 22, and so we
• Uh, it died over in the Senate. We just ran out of time. Uh, some background on the bill.
• My name is Tim Macklin, president of the Flower Mountain Firefighters Association.
• Yes, Representative Senator Weiner, sorry. Thank you so much, Chairman.

Bills: HB318, HB198

Keywords: ERCOT, interconnection, electric utilities, power grid, transmission, election administration, school board elections, trustee terms, general election, Education Code

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• With that, we have a motion by Senator Patel, seconded by Senator Wallace.
• Thank you, Senator Reyes. Senator Soria?
• Thank you, Senator.
• Moved by Senator Wallace, seconded by Senator Patel. Senator, would you like to close?
• Thank you, Senator.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We House Bill 3538 by Stinson of the House and Bullard of the Senate.
• This is a request bill from Representative Scott Fettgatter.
• We're going to have to make some changes in the senate side.
• House Bill 4326 by Moore of the House and Cypher of the Senate.
• House Bill 3087 by Bayshore of the House and Green of the Senate.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• Scott, is that okay?
• I talked to the Senate or Secretary of State. I think it's from us.
• The Senate made some changes to it, and this...
• The black text was added by the Senate. The green text was added by this.
• So line 26, that's the Senate in the black and the House is...

Bills: SB2156

Keywords: campaign finance, disclosure, political contributions, election transparency, North Dakota Century Code, 908, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review HB 2156, which reorganizes North Dakota campaign finance disclosure law by repealing Chapter 16.1 and moving the provisions into a new Chapter 16.2 with mostly technical cross-reference updates. Legislative Council and the Secretary of State’s office walked through the bill section by section, explaining that most language is carried over from current law, with some cleanup to definitions, reporting requirements, public access rules, and filing procedures. The committee discussed how the new chapter would apply to candidates, candidate committees, political committees, political parties, ballot measure groups, and conduits. Several substantive issues were raised and adjusted during the discussion. Members questioned the open-records language for expenditures and contributions over $250, the use of “deposit” versus “receipt” as the reporting trigger, and whether the 48-hour supplemental reporting deadline should be changed to three calendar days; the group ultimately favored keeping 48 hours and using “deposit” consistently. They also clarified reporting dates, including changing one special-election deadline from 40 days to 39 days, and confirmed that balances of campaign funds would be reported but not made publicly available. The Secretary of State’s office also explained that the bill would make late fees public and that the chapter-wide penalty for willful violations remains a Class A misdemeanor. The main policy change debated at length was the late-filing fee schedule. Members expressed concern that the existing penalties were too low to deter intentional non-filers, and after discussion the committee agreed to increase the final late fee from $100 to $500 while keeping the new public posting of delinquent filers. The committee also reviewed an inflation-adjustment provision for reporting thresholds and the “ultimate true source of funds” language, which was described as existing law being carried into the new chapter. The meeting ended with the understanding that additional drafting changes would be made and that the bill would be ready for further committee action later in the week.

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• Senator Avala? Here. Senator Berman? Senator Boyd? Senator Bradley? Senator Broder?
• Senator Burgess? Senator Burton? Senator Davis? Senator Decegley? Senator Gates? Senator Garcia?
• Senator Gates? Senator Garcia? Here. Senator Graal? Senator Harold? Senator Hooper? Senator Osgood?
• Senator Pizzo? Senator Rodriguez? Senator Ruson? Yeah. Senator Simon? Senator Trumbull?
• This is Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, while they were senators. It's not my tinfoil hat.

Summary: The Committee on Rules met and first approved several open-government sunset repeal bills and related measures. SB 7024 and SB 7026, both sponsored by Senator Mayfield, were explained as consolidating and extending public records/public meetings exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies; both were reported favorably. SB 7020, sponsored by Senator Trumbull, reenacted an aquaculture records exemption for records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and was also reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 14 and SB 24, claims bills for relief involving Miami-Dade County, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg; all were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved CS for SB 806, a consumer right-to-repair bill creating portable wireless device and agricultural equipment repair acts, despite opposition from several industry groups, and reported it favorably.

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• My name is Scott Haas. I'm a captain with the Scott County Sheriff's Office.
• My name is Scott begin your testimony.
• I'm a captain with the Scott Haas.
• We're again, Scott County Commissioner.
• of both the House and the Senate. Mr. of both the House and the Senate. Mr.

Bills: HF4810, HF4597, HF1082, HF3230

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

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• File 3622, House File 3404, House File 4075, House File 3155, Senate File 3958, House File 3908.
• File 3875 Liebling, House File 3970 File 3875 Liebling, House File 3970 Moller,<00:01:06.280> Senate
• File<00:01:06.800> 3622<00:01:07.760> Feist,<00:01:08.520> House Moller, Senate
• c><00:01:11.160> 4075 File 3404 Cleborn, House File 4075 File 3404 Cleborn, House File 4075 Scott
• Scott, House File 3155 Tabke, Senate Scott, House File 3155 Tabke, Senate File<00:01:15.560>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• .; House File 4384, Bakeberg; Senate File 4339, Craft; Senate File 3891, Meyers; and Senate File 2373
• , Pinto, the Senate language.
• File Senate File 4339, Craft, Senate File Senate File 4339, Craft, Senate File 3891,<00:00:44.719
• :46.399> 2373 3891, Meyers, and Senate file 2373 3891, Meyers, and Senate file 2373 Pinto,<00:
• Uh I move Pinto, the Senate language.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• a Senate committee.
• So I want to thank you for that for the Senate support. First is Senator Avar of Senate Bill 127.
• The third one is Senator Ward Senate Bill 288.
• The Senate has before it Senate Bill 131, Senator Rosher's bill, which would make provisional payments
• /c><02:40:17.760> Finance of the Senate S of the Senate Finance of the Senate S of the Senate

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Messages from the Senate.
• Madam Speaker, I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate File herewith transmitted
• : Senate File number 2884, and the message is signed.
• Of the Senate. First reading of Senate bills.
• Yes, Senator Latz is standing at the back of the room, but all the House and Senate folks worked really

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• Senator Schwertner present. Senator King present. Senator Blanco present. Senator Campbell present.
• Senator Creighton present. Senator Johnson present. Senator Kolkhorst present.
• Senator Menendez present. Senator Middleton present. Senator Nichols present.
• Senator Kolkhorst, thank you, Senator Johnson.
• Senator Kolkhorst, thank you, Senator Johnson.

Bills: HB431, HB1522, HB1922, HB2467, HB2468, HB3228, HB3229, HB3306, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB4219, HB4238, HB4344, HB4386, HB4739

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, open meetings, public notice, transparency, government efficiency

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first took up pending business, reporting several House bills favorably to the full Senate, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061, with some also recommended for the local and uncontested or contested calendars. The committee then heard and left pending HB 3306, which would extend construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure work, including construction, maintenance, and vegetation management for utilities. Supporters said it would align utility infrastructure work with public works and reduce litigation and ratepayer costs, while opponents argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity concerns. Members also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill repealing an outdated Finance Code provision tied to delinquency charges on retail charge accounts, and left it pending without testimony. The committee then considered several Department of Banking cleanup bills, including HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all left pending after brief explanations and no public opposition. HB 4219, dealing with public information requests, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst who said it would improve transparency by requiring timely responses, notice when records do not exist, and training or fee consequences for noncompliance; it was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4238, a committee substitute addressing coerced debt and identity theft, which would bar collection of certain debts from victims who obtain a qualifying court order. A law professor and a family violence advocate supported the bill as narrow, protective relief for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors, and it was left pending. Other bills heard and left pending included HB 1522 on local government budget meeting posting and taxpayer impact disclosures, HB 4344 authorizing background checks for PUC employees and contractors, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending solar-panel HOA protections to solar tiles, HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance, and HB 1922 clarifying the accrual date for construction defect claims under right-to-repair law. The committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Questions, discussions with the Senate on joint targets and how are those going?
• The Senate has our own.
• I mean, you guys are really far apart on some areas of potential cuts with the Senate.
• The Senate has our own. House targets. The Senate has our own.
• areas of potential cuts with the Senate. areas of potential cuts with the Senate.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senator Bernard, here. Senator Boyd, Senator Bracey Davis, Senator Brodeur, Senator Burgess, here.
• Senator Burgess? Yes. Senator Calatayud? Senator Mayfield? Senator Burgess? Senator Calatayud?
• Scott, we're just, I kind of screwed up a little bit, so I'm holding Senator Bradley from going presenting
• Senator Bernard? Senator Boyd? Senator Bracey Davis? Senator Brodeur? Yes. Senator Burgess?
• Senator Bernard. Senator Boyd. Senator Brayce Davis. Senator Broder? Senator Claudiud. Yes.

Bills: S0530, S0658, S0608, S1708, S0680, S0980, S0204

Keywords: Florida lottery, state lottery, lottery tickets, lottery retailer, Department of the Lottery, Division of Security, ball machine, lottery vending machine, instant tickets, online lottery tickets, major procurement, vendor disclosure, performance bond, retailer bond, security report, counterfeit ticket, altered ticket, false claim, ticket theft, fraud

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries considered and reported several bills. SB 530 on state lotteries was presented with two technical amendments adopted, including changes to lottery department contracting language and machine-purchase flexibility; the committee then reported the bill favorably. SB 204, which increases penalties for illegal slot machine operations to a third-degree felony and creates a declaratory-statement process for veteran service organizations to confirm machine legality, drew support from gaming interests and some soft opposition from a veterans group concerned about implementation; it was also reported favorably. The committee then took up a proposed committee substitute combining SB 658 and SB 608 on water safety requirements for rental and vacation properties. The combined bill would require certain rental properties near water bodies or with pools to install specified alarms, locks, fences, covers, or similar safety devices, with enforcement through DBPR and a grace period for correcting some violations. Senators emphasized the bill as a response to child drowning deaths, including those involving autistic children, and the PCS was reported favorably. SB 980, as a delete-everything amendment, would create the Florida Agegate Act to restrict advertising, promotion, and display of non-FDA-approved nicotine devices in areas accessible to those under 21, with penalties and inspection authority; after questions about counterfeit products and enforcement, it was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1708, which removes a three-year out-of-state practice requirement for veterinary licensure by endorsement while keeping other competency requirements, and SB 680, as amended, which creates a sales tax exemption for electricity sold to EV charging station operators and transferred to consumers, subject to metering and affidavit requirements. Several members recorded votes after the roll calls, and the meeting ended with an invitation to return later for another bill before adjournment.

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• Senator Pope. Senator Ramos. Senator Sanchez. Senator Scott. Senator Sedillo Lopez. President.
• Senator Scott. No. Senator Scott votes no. Senator Sedillo Lopez. No.
• Senator Scott, followed by Senator Woods. Thank you. Mr.
• Well, Senator Scott, followed by Senator Pinto, Senator Block, and Senator Tobison. Mr.
• Thank you, Senator Scott.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Allison, Senator, may I >> We need money.
• Senator Senator Senator um<00:09:52.000> Revalf<00:09:53.040> we<00:09:53.360> have<
• Tim and make sure >> All right. Thank you.
• Senator Sparks, thank you for joining us.
• > for<01:44:59.520> joining Senator Sparks, thank you for joining Senator Sparks, thank

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 22 January, 2026: 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the insurance commissioner’s office. The commissioner said most of the request was for personnel costs, including an increase above LBO and two additional IT positions tied to a possible conversion to a state-based system and cybersecurity needs. The office also discussed travel costs, contractual expenses, vehicle replacement, and hurricane mitigation funds, noting that some funds are in trust accounts and require legislative authority to spend. The commissioner also briefed members on possible policy changes affecting the ACA exchange and a proposed low-cost plan for the high-risk pool, warning that if coverage options are not developed, more people could shift into uncompensated care. Members asked about the budget request, the IT positions, and a constituent question about propane meter regulation, which the commissioner said falls under the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, though his office sometimes checks related issues informally. The committee then moved to the State Fire Academy hearing. The academy director described a workforce stabilization proposal focused on retaining and recruiting fire instructors, citing competition from local fire departments that pay more, a shrinking applicant pool, and a growing number of retirement-eligible staff. He said the academy’s instructors are being recruited away by municipalities, that recent applicant pools have produced very few qualified candidates, and that the academy may soon have to cut advanced courses if staffing does not improve. He referenced a State Personnel Board review that supported the need for compensation changes and said the academy is trying to remain competitive while continuing to train firefighters, hazmat responders, EMS personnel, and fire officers statewide. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the portion provided. Members mainly asked questions, requested written follow-up on some budget items, and indicated they would work with the agencies later in the session if pending bills or funding needs changed.

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• Senate F DE1 amendment to Senate File Senate F DE1 amendment to Senate File 1943?
• >> A followup representative Scott. >> A followup representative Scott.
• >> Chair<00:29:07.360> Scott. >> Chair Scott. >> Chair Scott.
• >> Uh well clarification chair to Senator >> Uh well clarification chair to Senator
• >> Vice<01:32:07.679> Chair<01:32:07.920> Scott. >> Vice Chair Scott.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you, Senator. Thank you. Two minutes each, please. Thank you, Senator.
• 1025 by Senator Hurtado.
• Thank you, Senator, for bringing the bill forward.
• So thanks, Senator, for bringing this bill.
• Thank you, Senator. Would you like to close?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senators.
• Senate, including as Majority Whip.
• Also with me is Kate Sedlicek, Environmental Manager from Scott County.
• Both Dakota and Scott counties have their own household hazardous waste facilities.
• Scott County will hit its capacity at its facility by 2030.

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• Senator Wallace. >> We're good. Senator Wallace.
• Senate Services correctly printed. Senate Bill 79 correctly engrossed. Senate Bill 32.
• Senators, Mr. Minority Leader, Senators, Mr.
• >> Senator >> Senator >> Senator Paul. Paul. Paul.
• Senator<00:49:10.480> Pelton<00:49:11.760> B. Senator Pelton B. Senator Pelton B.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the February 4, 2026 journal as corrected, and received several committee reports and bill status updates. Committee actions included favorable reports on Senate Bills 12, 13, 14, and 16, with some bills amended before being sent to the Committee of the Whole, and notice that Senate Bill 32 had been correctly engrossed and was ready for final passage. The chamber also laid over the general order second reading calendar until Friday, February 6, 2026. The main floor action was final passage of Senate Bill 32, concerning the promotion of immunization access. Supporters argued the bill would help Colorado maintain a science-based vaccine policy, protect public health, and preserve pharmacists’ ability to provide vaccines amid concerns about federal instability. Several organizations were cited as endorsing the measure. The bill passed on a 20-12 vote. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 8, honoring Colorado’s 2026 Winter Olympians and Paralympians. Senators highlighted Colorado’s winter sports culture, training facilities, and the state’s many athletes competing in the Games, and one senator offered a tribute to a former Olympian in the chamber. The resolution passed unanimously, 32-0. In addition, the Senate confirmed governor’s appointments to the Department of Higher Education and the Private Occupational School Board on a 32-0 vote. The meeting ended with announcements, including committee schedules and birthday recognition for Senator Zamora Wilson, followed by adjournment until Friday, February 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

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• . >> Senator Burgess Senator Senator Calatayud Senator Davis center leak here.
• Senator Burgess and the bill, Senator Burgess Senator Calatayud Senator Davis, senator leak.
• Senator Burgess Senator Calatayud. Yes, senator Davis, senator leak Senator Smith.
• Senator Burgess Senator Calatayud. Yes, Senator Davis, senator leak.
• Senator Burgess Senator Calatayud. Yes, Senator Davis, senator leak.

Keywords: 999, senate, all