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• And as I had mentioned earlier, since there had been a lot of conversations about federal agents, I'm
• ,<00:07:13.919> which<00:07:14.080> is about federal agents, which is about federal
• private citizen is encountering an agent private citizen is encountering an agent of<00:13:13.279
• <00:13:56.240> We anonymous agents of the government.
• We anonymous agents of the government.

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• It allows contributions up to 200 from a single contribution per year to be listed as an unitemized contribution
• I've tried to cover every single appeals process because everyone agrees they're going to let the consortium
• It also mirrors what I passed off this floor: that an agent or officer shall perform a vessel stop and
• House Bill 989 by Representative Boyer is an act in Title 47 relative to public license tag agents to
• increase the maximum convenience fee amount public license tag agents can collect.

Bills: SB524, SR108, SR109, SCR56, SCR57, SCR12, HB227, HB398, HB689, HB897, HB1029, HB1107, HB1217, HB221, HCR58, HB136, SB162, SB382, SCR33, SCR30, SB112, SB194, SB307, SB341, SB346, SB363, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, SB513, SB408, SB131, SB145, SB333, SB464, SB466, SB500, SB283, SB338, SB488, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB228, SB246, SB249, SB268, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB312, SB319, SB323, SB369, SB431, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB501, HCR14, HB537, HB652, HB653, HB661, HB726, HB756, HB851, HB964, HB966, HB34, HB35, HB48, HB474, HB553, HB758, HB852, HB10, HB16, HB36, HB44, HB46, HB52, HB61, HB78, HB98, HB102, HB124, HB126, HB131, HB135, HB141, HB142, HB164, HB170, HB171, HB179, HB194, HB231, HB245, HB280, HB292, HB294, HB297, HB305, HB336, HB337, HB351, HB436, HB594, HB789, HB956, HB957, HB995, HB1040, HB50, HB117, HB120, HB122, HB139, HB148, HB149, HB185, HB199, HB247, HB271, HB286, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB842, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1071, HB1091, HB1117, HB119, HB129, HB677, HB850, SB68, SB149

Keywords: Jump Start, career and technical education, CTE, career diploma, career pathways, workforce development, high school diploma, career major, individual career and academic plan, ICAP, individual graduation plan, IGP, work-based learning, apprenticeship, internship, dual enrollment, articulation agreement, transfer credit, rural schools, rural LEA

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, a guest minister prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a St. Charles Parish presentation featuring a youth national anthem singer. The chamber then moved through a large number of House and Senate messages, committee reports, and introductions, including measures on career and technical education, flood risk maps, public-private partnership contracting, arts day, and a task force on work-based learning. Several resolutions were adopted, including SCR 56 honoring the YMCA and SCR 57 honoring Jonathan Nicole, both by unanimous votes. A House concurrent resolution supporting elimination of the U.S. Department of Education also passed 26-9. On Senate bills, the chamber gave final passage to SB 112 on voluntary release time for K-12 religious instruction with a criminal background check amendment, SB 194 on public assistance and citizenship verification, SB 307 on public displays of historical/religious documents, SB 341 expanding church and nonprofit religious self-insurance coverage, SB 346 prohibiting deepfake materials used against students, SB 495 on campaign finance reporting and unitemized contributions, SB 503 on age assurance for minors using mobile apps, SB 507 creating a statewide process for determining non-enrollment, SB 509 on bank-owned life insurance, SB 131 limiting attorney fee recovery in occupational licensing disciplinary cases, SB 145 requiring backup power for adult residential care providers, SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and federal reimbursement, SB 464 on severe obesity treatment coverage, SB 466 on expropriation and foreign adversaries, SB 488 on a school safety drone response pilot program, SB 312 on union dues and withholding procedures, and SB 319 on voter identification and provisional ballot procedures. Most passed with little or no opposition, though SB 194, SB 307, SB 503, SB 131, SB 333, and SB 319 drew some dissenting votes. The chamber also passed multiple House bills, including HB 1071 on public records exceptions for aerospace critical infrastructure, HB 537 repealing the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, HB 652 and HB 653 adjusting Oyster Task Force membership, HB 661 narrowing nepotism restrictions for certain school board hires with an amendment, HB 756 aligning watercraft enforcement with Coast Guard standards, HB 851 banning intentional balloon releases, HB 964 authorizing a Caddo Parish property transfer, and HB 34 and HB 35 on sheriff pension fund eligibility and contribution rules. Several items were returned to the calendar or referred to committees. A major discussion centered on SB 484, which would restructure parts of higher education governance and transfer certain Board of Regents functions; it drew extensive questioning and amendments, including a new Lumcon board structure and financial reporting requirements, but was returned to the calendar for further work rather than final passage.

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• New Mexico State University Agricultural Cooperative Extension Agents and Department of Ag.
• And I have to do a shout out to Delma Martinez, our Extension agent, who does such a good job.
• to the local soil and water conservation districts to put those applications in and be the fiscal agent
• more for you, you'll see here that the state road fund ranges between $530 to $550 million every single
• You're an organization with 2,500 employees, and to be sure I'm not involved in every single situation

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• <00:19:02.480> To<00:19:02.720> the services of agents and attorneys.
• To the services of agents and attorneys.
• <00:28:45.440> My<00:28:45.840> accreditation and agents website.
• My accreditation and agents website.
• <00:41:36.880> is should say an unacredited agent is should say an unacredited agent is assisting

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• There's not a single affiliate in organized labor that does not have career development and workplace
• Because I know the challenges I've had as a single parent, it has been beneficial for him to be able
• Murphy, Florida Association of Insurance Agents, waves in support. Would you like to speak?

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• Willow Creek actually hosts a Bigfoot festival every single year where the size of the town doubles for
• Customer confidence that I see firsthand at the Music Box in San Diego every single evening.
• little bit more removed from the opportunities for profit and revenue on the backs of sort of a middle agent

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This affects 2 to 3 infants born every single day in Texas, and these cases have risen for nearly a decade
• Um, infectious disease agents and things like that.
• traffic fatalities we have every year in Texas, we can save 400 of those if I can get blood to every single

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• This affects two to three. single day in Texas and these cases have risen for nearly a decade.
• Infectious disease agents and things like that.
• traffic fatalities we have. every year in Texas, we can save 400 of those if I can get blood to every single

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Families are in very different situations, and a blanket ban replaces parental judgment with a single
• Generative AI is an incredibly powerful tool that can decrease staging costs for agents and landlords
• So I was assuming that this had to do with the private market that is not agent-represented, private
• Being able to reach a human customer service agent can be critical or life-threatening at times.
• I mean, you're talking about maybe a single mother that needs diapers for a child, and you know that

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It creates a state-level framework for the registration of agents and organizations associated with foreign
• The federal law already requires agents representing foreign countries and entities to register with
• I want to call particular attention to the efforts on the Foreign Agent Registration Act that Senator
• I want to call particular attention to the efforts on the Foreign Agent Registration Act that Senator
• So we have been working with states across the country to develop foreign agent registration acts that

Bills: S1622, S1178

Keywords: financial disclosure, statement of financial interests, ethics, late filing, late-filed disclosure, automatic fine, waiver, Florida Commission on Ethics, public officials, state officers, local officers, state employees, ethics enforcement, government transparency, sunshine law, reporting persons, penalty reduction, first-time offender, election ethics, general revenue fund

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and first took up Senate Bill 1178, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act, sponsored by Senator Garcia. The bill would expand state restrictions on foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, including creating a state registration framework for foreign agents, banning gifts to public officials from covered foreign entities, requiring ethics training on foreign influence, tightening procurement limits for information technology and critical infrastructure, restricting sister-city/sister-state encouragement, revising linkage institute rules and tuition provisions, and criminalizing certain conduct tied to foreign governments or unauthorized enforcement of foreign law. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect election technology, software development, federal foreign-agent registration, educational exchanges, and the treatment of organizations such as CARE; the sponsor said the bill focused on ownership/control and foreign countries of concern, not specific components or general participation in events. An amendment by Senator Grall was adopted to clarify definitions, align penalties with willful violations, and specify that new ethics training content is additive. The committee then heard supportive testimony from Kelly Curry of State Armor and Rob Pierce of American Global Strategies, both of whom argued the bill would help Florida counter foreign influence, protect data and infrastructure, and improve transparency. CS for SB 1178 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1622, which provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine for a late-filed financial disclosure under specified conditions, including that the filer submitted the disclosure before the maximum fine accrued and had not previously received such a waiver. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified in support, saying the bill preserves transparency and compliance goals while making the fine and appeals process more workable. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. Finally, the committee took up confirmation hearings for appointments in tabs 3 through 26. No separate votes were requested, no public testimony was offered, and the block of appointees was recommended favorably to the full Senate by roll call vote. The meeting then concluded with no further business.

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• After the state legislature slashed wildfire mitigation by $60 million, Border Patrol agents detained
• It's unsafe for them, and it's unsafe for every single person who travels on Washington roadways.
• For them, and it's unsafe for every single person who travels on Washington roadways.
• Working families are drowning while the wealthiest can't even spill a single drop of their champagne.
• Heaven forbid we ask the richest among us to contribute like the rest of us do every single day.

Summary: The meeting was a press conference and Q&A led by Rep. Shaun Scott to promote the proposed Well Washington Fund, a new dedicated account intended to raise about $3 billion annually through a corporate payroll tax on wages above $125,000. Scott said the bill would help offset expected federal cuts under Trump-era policies and support programs most at risk, including cash assistance, higher education, health care, housing, and wildfire mitigation. He also referenced two related proposals: restoring wildfire mitigation funding by ending a tax break for large banks, and allowing counties to raise corporate taxes. Several advocates and affected residents testified in support of progressive revenue. Michelle Thomas of the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance warned that federal homelessness policy changes and state underinvestment could worsen homelessness and evictions. Christina Savitsky, a disabled veteran, described how Medicaid, food assistance, and work requirements would affect her family. Representatives from the University of Washington AAUP said federal cuts and Medicaid changes threaten teaching, research, workforce training, and hospital finances. Fatima Boxwala of Tech for Taxes and Mikey Stramskis of the Washington Federation of State Employees argued that large corporations and the wealthy should pay more to sustain public services and address understaffing, burnout, and service backlogs. In the Q&A, Scott said the bill may need an emergency clause to make it referendum-proof and argued that the legislature has a mandate to act, citing the 2024 capital gains tax referendum and the state’s regressive tax system. He acknowledged concerns about businesses leaving but said he was more concerned about working people being displaced by unaffordable housing, child care, and health care. No vote or formal committee action occurred; the event was a call for a hearing in the House Finance Committee in 2026 and for legislative passage in both chambers.

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• Do you keep on hand records that, if federal agents showed up, would show patient names and purchases
• I don't think we would be very interested in sharing them with federal agents, so it's interesting.
• in sharing in them with federal agents in sharing in them with federal agents so<02:02:24.119>
• agents agents um<04:35:42.719> of<04:35:42.879> organizations<04:35:43.561> that
• So Narcan is an opioid reversal agent.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Every single one of these cases is a real person, a real family, a real connection, and a devastating
• I'll tell you that my friends, I have friends who have gotten every single COVID booster possible, and
• I'll tell you that my friends, I have friends who have gotten every single COVID booster possible, and
• caused by a vaccine or immunizing agent. caused by a vaccine or immunizing agent.
• I've not heard a single issue from a naturopath given a vaccination to where we should restrict that.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the February 3, 2026 journal, and received committee reports on several bills, appointments, and resolutions. Finance reported Senate Bills 9 and 39 favorably, with SB 39 recommended for the consent calendar, and the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee reported Senate Bills 27 and 29 postponed indefinitely. The chamber also received and later adopted Senate Joint Resolution 9, recognizing Missing Persons Day, after extensive remarks from Senator Danielson and Senator Cattellin (spelling as transcribed) and recognition of families, law enforcement, CBI staff, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office staff in attendance. SJR 9 passed 33-0. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 on third reading and final passage, a housing measure authorizing county commissioners to support certain housing and expanding the middle-income housing tax credit to certain transferees. The bill passed 26-7. The chamber also heard a personal privilege recognizing School Nutrition Day and the Colorado School Nutrition Association, highlighting their work providing meals to students and implementing the Healthy School Meals Act. In Committee of the Whole, the Senate began second reading of Senate Bill 32 on immunization access. The bill would expand use of the state immunization schedule alongside ACIP recommendations, allow pharmacists to independently prescribe, dispense, order, and administer vaccines, update liability provisions, authorize rulemaking for infant immunization programs, and remove a prohibition on using state money for those programs if federal funds are unavailable. Senators Mullica and supporters argued the bill protects access to vaccines and insulates Colorado from federal dysfunction, while Senators Bright and Frisell raised budget concerns and supported Amendment L004 to restore the state-funding prohibition. Senator Ba opposed the amendment, saying the bill merely removes a funding restriction and does not mandate spending. The transcript ends during continued debate on Amendment L004, with no final vote on SB 32 shown.

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• It doesn't sound like we're adding any new agents.
• Doesn't sound like we're adding any new agents.
• It doesn't sound like we're adding any new agents.
• It doesn't sound like we're adding any new agents.
• It doesn't sound like we're adding any new agents.

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• We'll be here every single time you try to bring these bills up.
• And every cell there is a single occupant, and no one shares toilets or showers.
• Thousands of victims reach out every year, and it's vital that every single...
• Having single-stall, single-use restrooms allows everyone access to that restroom.
• I'm a retired special agent, federal.

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• day and so it's you know every single day and so it's you know even<00:30:02.240> without<00:
• <00:57:46.480> a<00:57:46.599> preliminary injunction in every single a preliminary
• injunction in every single a preliminary injunction<00:57:47.480> in<00:57:47.760> every
• single matter we injunction in every single matter we have<00:57:48.680> filed<00:57:48.960><
• The grants management system feasibility study will determine if a single system is feasible.

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• I can get back to you on that, but it is the idea is, is there a healthcare agent appointed?
• Is there um healthcare agent appointed?
• Madam Chair, Senator Limmer, um I happen to be a real estate agent in real life, and um I've had the
• And it's the association that affects probably your largest single asset, or in many cases that's the
• registry in the state and every single registry in the state and every single state<01:54:53.040

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• which is down slightly from the year before of 81 percent, but it shows that we are looking at every single
• We know we can't fill every single position.'
• We have four special agents, and those agents are also operating statewide.
• Fifth, but somehow I had judges that are voluntarily entering the case management orders in every single
• We have to disclose every single one.

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• continue to go on, from masked agents continue to go on, from masked agents dragging<00:12:04.240
• They're federal agents. They're trained as federal agents.
• again, we're back to uh federal agents again, we're back to uh federal agents who<00:15:27.680><
• enforcable upon federal agents. enforcable upon federal agents.
• , a local law accosting an ICE agent, a local law enforcement<01:09:31.040> agent<01:09:31.600

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, January 29, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened after a snow delay, heard an invocation from Reverend Scott Shelton, and conducted several floor introductions and recognitions, including birthday wishes for staff, a welcome for a temporary office staffer, recognition of the Center for Urban Families, and introduction of the week’s pages. The chamber then approved the prior journal and moved through bill and bond initiative readings, referring the listed measures to their standing committees or the capital budget subcommittee. The first substantive action was adoption of a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill authorizing the Baltimore City Board of Licensed Commissioners to issue a related event promoters permit for the CIAA tournament. The floor leader said the bill had no amendments, no fiscal impact, and no opposition in committee. The Senate adopted the report without objection and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 from the Judicial Proceedings Committee, which would require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a statewide policy on law enforcement face coverings, apply it to state, local, and federal officers in Maryland, and enforce violations through a civil citation and discipline. The committee report included two amendments: one technical and one making the policy statewide and preempting local policies. During extended debate, the bill’s sponsor argued that masks undermine transparency and trust and that the measure would create a uniform standard. A senator from Frederick County questioned whether the bill would effectively create a policy for federal agents without Maryland-specific training and raised concerns about enforcement, temporary detention, complaints, and possible conflicts with federal authority. The sponsor responded that officers would retain discretion, that the bill would be enforced through civil citations, and that similar civil enforcement mechanisms have been upheld in Maryland. No final vote on the amended report is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• . agents. agents.
• agents because they don't know anything. agents because they don't know anything.
• I mean, I saw an ICE agent training.
• yourselves to these federal agents. yourselves to these federal agents.
• Representative Grieman. agents. I'm wondering what the agents.

Keywords: 1183, house