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• those uh uh permit application reviews. those uh uh permit application reviews.
• >> The sunset. >> The sunset. >> Mr. Chairman, correct, eliminate the sunset.
• >> The<03:12:49.359> sunset >> The sunset >> The sunset >> the<03:12:50.399
• > sunset >> the sunset >> the sunset [clears throat] [clears throat] [clears throat
• So, we've got, I believe, a sunset.

Keywords: 916, all

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• The Clemency Review Commission is a new agency as of July 1st, 2024.
• review commission uh the clemency review review commission uh the clemency review commission<00:
• <00:15:57.800> process related to the clemency review process related to the clemency review
• <00:16:09.639> those provide um so I'll let you review those provide um so I'll let you review
• <00:31:13.799> not guidelines comprehensive reviews not guidelines comprehensive reviews not

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• "And does it have a sunset?" "I don't believe so. No. Please don't sunset us."
• "I don't want to sunset you. No, I—well, let's just write that down. I don't take notes.
• I really don't want to sunset you, and just the opposite, I'm saying, why would we not have that in the
• And so we look at it as a benefit, also a time saver for us in reviewing these certifications and getting

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• On page 11, contract review committee.
• This is another sunset bill.
• I know we talking about contract review. I know we talking about contract review.
• >> Nothing about contract review >> Nothing about contract review appointment. appointment
• I want to say the sunset committee.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. The chamber approved routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow introduction of bills and committee reports throughout the day. The Senate also received several House messages referring bills to committee, including local constitutional amendments for Limestone, Blount, and Mobile counties, a human cloning bill, a Fair Campaign Practices Act bill, a public education bill, a court fees bill, and a physician assistance bill. Committee reports were then taken up. The Finance and Taxation General Fund, Confirmations, State Governmental Affairs, County and Municipal Government, Education Policy, Banking and Insurance, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Transportation and Energy, and Local Legislation committees all reported a number of bills favorably, many with amendments or substitutes. Several measures were advanced to the calendar for the next legislative day, and the Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Eileen Meyer and Tiffany Martin to the Alabama Board of Midwifery, Jennifer Ag, Jerry Gross, and Edgar Hower II to the University of West Alabama Board of Trustees, Patricia Sims, Tony Cochran, and Sandy Stimson to the Alabama State Port Authority Board of Directors. The Senate then adopted a special order calendar under Senate Resolution 34, setting the order of business for the 10th legislative day. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 161, the App Store Accountability Act, which was described as a child-protection measure requiring parental permission, age verification by app stores, accurate app age ratings, and limits on minors entering contracts through app downloads. Senators speaking in support said the bill was needed to protect children from harmful online content and preserve parental control, and they discussed an amendment clarifying the meaning of “act” and preserving compliance with other state age-verification laws. The debate was ongoing in the portion provided, and no final vote on HB 161 appears in this excerpt.

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• It also grants parents the right to review and consent to any surveyor question are given to their children
• That data is shared and parents are not given the ability to review the question erno that it's being
• Sunset Mall in Miami, Florida, and a staircase right behind of Disney Store.
• Additionally, to have parents review form beforehand against manager, this is not a field trip.
• We're talking about making health care decisions, access review of medical records, DNA storage review

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Grant Program and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendation contained in the 2025 Sunset
• review that is conducted by the department. the Cold Case Task Force and in the Cold Case Task Force
• <00:40:14.080> Report,<00:40:14.360> including 2025 Sunset Report, including 2025 Sunset
• years, and changing the type of sunset years, and changing the type of sunset review<00:40:22.520
• that is conducted by the review that is conducted by the department.<00:40:24.360> Madam<00:40

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from March 9, 2026, and made several announcements about committee meetings and visiting student groups. Members also moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 11, which designates a portion of U.S. Highway 34 in memory of Sergeant John Jack Thurman. Supportive remarks highlighted Thurman’s Marine Corps service at Iwo Jima and his later work in Colorado. The resolution passed unanimously, 61-0, with four excused. The chamber then took up third-reading bills. House Bill 1213, continuing the Biomass Utilization Grant Program, and House Bill 1185, continuing the Cold Case Task Force and updating its sunset review, both passed 61-0. Senate Bill 7, allowing terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in health facilities, drew supportive remarks about patient choice and district support and passed 49-12 with four excused. House Bill 1137, concerning requirements for campaign consultants, prompted extended debate. Supporters argued it would address conflicts of interest and protect candidates from unethical consulting practices, while opponents said the issue should be handled by contract rather than law and warned against further regulation. The bill failed on third reading, 26-35, with four excused. The House then moved to Senate Bill 1 on housing policy; the transcript cuts off during debate, with concerns raised about housing shortages, vacancies, and the risk of a housing bubble.

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• I didn't have a chance to review, but I'm actually a SAG-AFTRA member.
• uh<00:33:29.639> I'm<00:33:29.840> actually<00:33:30.120> a a chance to review
• but uh I'm actually a a chance to review but uh I'm actually a sag<00:33:30.760> after<00:33:
• Putting a sunset date, an exemption from that, limiting it to the county of Maui, and asking for a report
• > is<00:42:44.559> what<00:42:44.680> we're<00:42:44.839> looking the Sunset

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met on February 20, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures. HB 850, relating to condominiums, drew support from the Community Associations Institute and the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, who said it would improve owner participation, clarify voting rules, and preserve the use of proxies as a personal choice. A Zoom testifier supported the bill’s intent but warned that special meetings can be abused and suggested further amendments to address board president authority. Members asked about proxies versus electronic voting and whether the bill would reduce proxy use; no vote was taken. The committee also heard HB 48 on coffee labeling, with the Department of Agriculture in support, and HB 1370 on taxation, where a local brewery representative supported equal tax treatment for beer served from 5-gallon kegs and larger kegs when dispensed from a faucet, arguing the bill would clarify draft beer treatment and encourage sustainability. HB 1422 on motor carriers received comments from the Public Utilities Commission and the Department of State Parks, while representatives from a community-based shuttle initiative supported the bill and said nonprofit, community-led transportation solutions should not be regulated like traditional carriers. HB 874, relating to child performers, received support from SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and individual performers, who emphasized protecting minors’ earnings, safety, and schooling. Testimony also discussed whether to include social media influencers and whether to add annual income limits or trust-account protections; the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said the issue was outside its wheelhouse. Later, HB 799 on healthcare drew support from health plans and HMSA, with the Department of Health requesting amendments such as a sunset date, a Maui-only pilot, and a report back before changing its position. HB 1379 on health received support from Hawaii Pacific Health, but the Hawaii Medical Board raised concerns about vague language and public-safety implications for internationally trained physicians, asking for more time to study national licensing recommendations. Finally, HB 439 on education was heard, with the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board opposing the bill as drafted and warning about licensing standards and predatory third-party loans affecting J-1 teachers; the transcript ends before any action or vote on these measures.

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• providing much-needed and necessary services are getting tangled up in prepayment withholds, prepayment review
• prepayment payment<00:02:37.600> withholds,<00:02:38.160> prepayment<00:02:38.680> review
• payment withholds, prepayment review. payment withholds, prepayment review.
• So, that's the meat of the bill, and I'll turn it over to our testifier. problem and sort of put a sunset
• on our problem and sort of put a sunset on our own<00:04:55.320> terms<00:04:55.880> and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Line 216 authorizes OA to conduct special reviews to follow up on prior special reviews, and this is
• So, right now, OA has reviews division.
• reviews and this is prior special reviews and this is consistent<00:36:59.119> and<00:36:59.359
• Is there a sunset on that?
• > panel The priority admissions review panel The priority admissions review panel expires<01:07

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In 2025, the domestic violence<02:51:38.399> fatality<02:51:39.040> review<02:51:39.359
• > board<02:51:39.760> reported violence fatality review board reported violence fatality
• review board reported a<02:51:40.399> record<02:51:40.720> number<02:51:41.040> of<
• The Office of the State Auditor in the General Assembly regularly review tax credits, deductions, and
• And the department's 2025 sunset report. Mr. Majority Leader, thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: 981, all

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• AB 1258 is a simple bill that would extend the sunset date of the Young Adult Deferred Entry Program.
• AB 1258 is a simple bill that would extend the sunset date of the Young Adult Deferred Entry Program
• In 2023, AB 58, which I also authored, extended the sunset date for this program.
• AB 1258 will extend the sunset date for the selected counties, as mentioned—Butte, Nevada, and Santa
• And in most cases, that decision is also reviewed by the governor.

Summary: The committee first adopted a seven-bill consent calendar, then heard several public safety measures. AB 1127 by Assembly Member Gabriel would restrict sale of certain semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to automatic weapons with “switches”; supporters, including Everytown and Moms Demand Action, said it targets a specific Glock-style design flaw linked to mass shootings, while the NRA and gun-rights groups argued the bill duplicates existing federal law and effectively bans popular handguns. The bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Judiciary and remained on call. AB 468, also by Gabriel, would increase penalties and clarify offenses involving looting and impersonating emergency personnel in evacuation zones and during disasters; firefighters, district attorneys, and law enforcement supported it as a deterrent, while public defenders and justice advocates warned it was overbroad and could worsen racial profiling. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, also held on call. The committee then heard AB 1187 by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez, which would require eight hours of firearm safety training, including live-fire instruction, before obtaining a firearm safety certificate and would add a requirement for new residents who import firearms. Supporters said California should require training comparable to other safety-sensitive activities and that the measure would reduce gun deaths; opponents argued the bill misunderstands the existing FSC process, would be hard to implement because of range and instructor limits, and would burden a constitutional right. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and was held on call. The committee also heard AB 1424 by Rodriguez, which would require CDCR climate resiliency and heat-safety measures in prisons, including temperature monitoring, shade, showers, fans, and emergency planning. Prisoner-rights and labor groups strongly supported the bill, citing extreme heat, wildfire, and flooding risks, while one opponent said the monitoring mandate could be too costly; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Labor and Employment and held on call. Finally, the committee began hearing AB 1258 by Assembly Member Kalra, which would extend the sunset of the Young Adult Deferred Entry Program through 2029 for selected counties. Kalra and Santa Clara County Judge Erica You described the program’s success in reducing recidivism and providing wraparound services for young adults with felony charges, including housing, counseling, and parenting support. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on AB 1258.

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• what TCOLE has done, what the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement has been doing with our...” “...sunset
• And so as we’ve been working on that among many issues that we look at in our sunset implementation,
• Again, one of the larger issues that we're finding out about as we implement all of our sunset activities
• And again, you guys know that term that during our sunset process, hey, TCOLE, do something about the
• we had to make the child pornography that we had recovered from his devices available for him to review

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• These taxes are often extended for decades at a time, and in some cases have no sunset at all.
• Requires CRAs to sunset after 2045 and not start any new projects after October 25th.
• Many of these boards actually assist with reviewing license applications.
• Okay, so now we want to sunset this. I have three CRAs in my community or in my district.
• You wouldn't get that review.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the Speaker announced schedule changes for the following week, including canceling the floor session on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The main floor action centered on CS/HB 7033, the House tax package. Sponsor Rep. Duggan described broad tax changes, including reducing the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%, exempting certain bullion sales, repealing the aviation fuel tax, delaying the natural gas fuel tax, changing corporate income tax treatment for charitable trusts, reducing the pari-mutuel tax on card rooms, and major changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use. The bill would redirect most TDT revenue toward property tax relief, dissolve tourist development councils, and include related property tax and local tax administration changes. Several amendments were debated: a Driscoll amendment to preserve local TDT flexibility failed; Duggan’s amendment giving local governments 25% discretion over TDT revenues was adopted; Eskamani’s combined-reporting amendment failed; and a Duggan amendment requiring audit certification of compliance with the TDT/property tax relief provisions was adopted. After debate, CS/HB 7033 passed 78-29. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1221 on local option taxes, which was presented as a companion-style measure to give local governments more flexibility while redirecting TDT revenues toward property tax relief. Supporters argued the bill would provide immediate relief to property owners and restore accountability in local tax use, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism funding, infrastructure, and local services. An amendment allowing local governments to retain 25% of TDT revenues for general purposes was adopted, and the bill passed 62-45 after floor debate. The final item shown was the reading of CS/CS/HJR 1257, a proposed constitutional amendment related to property tax exemptions and assessment limits, but the transcript cuts off before debate or action on that measure.

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• House Bill 2203, providing for a review of public schools reporting requirements.
• Providing for a review of public schools reporting requirements.
• It needs a sunset provision. It needs to be more narrowly drawn.
• From dawn to sunset, Muslims fast to deepen their faith, strengthen self-discipline, and grow in compassion

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several guest introductions recognizing Disability Day at the Capitol, the Arizona Cattle Association, Nurse-Family Partnership nurses, Navajo Nation visitors, and others. Members also made personal privilege remarks on topics including a strike by ASU Aramark food service workers, Lent and Ramadan, and Black History Month. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 2006, a death resolution honoring Yvonne Glee Lyme Federson and her work with Childhelp, with a moment of respectful silence. The House resolved into Committee of the Whole and then Additional Committee of the Whole to consider several bills. HB 2089, HB 2177, HB 2258, HB 2322, HB 2786, and HB 2825 were all recommended do pass, with HB 2177, HB 2322, and HB 2825 amended. HB 2074, dealing with abortion-related language, drew extensive debate over a floor amendment that removed a life-of-the-mother exception; the amendment was adopted and the bill was then recommended do pass as amended. HB 2104 and HB 2105, both relating to county property tax assessment procedures and inspections, were amended to address assessor concerns and then recommended do pass as amended. After the committee reports were adopted, the House considered and passed several third-reading bills. HB 2173, HB 2203, HB 2223, and HB 2501 all passed 57-0. HB 2307, an emergency measure concerning dangerous and incompetent defendants and out-of-state treatment options, passed 37-20 but did not receive the required two-thirds vote to enact the emergency clause. The House then received announcements about upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2026.

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• The same on line 327 with the Clemency Review Commission.
• The same on line 327 with the Clemency Review Commission.
• The same on line 327 with the Clemency Review Commission.
• continuing for the next page is three House-only sections, sections six to eight, that delay the sunset
• on the authority of the delay the sunset on the authority of the commissioner<00:32:44.240> of

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Madam Chair, Representative Nidau, your question was to the legislative sunsets report.
• So we have not submitted any reports for sunset.
• sunsets them automatically. sunsets them automatically.
• out first to tell us what will be sunset out first to tell us what will be sunset so<00:09:12.800
• the statute that requires the sunseted the statute that requires the sunseted reports<00:10:16.000

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It creates a critical review process to have interagency teams review every child death that is substantiated
• Review every child death that is substantiated to be from abuse and neglect, with an option to review
• The critical review panel? Yeah.
• To review the cases. Okay.
• So when the bill left here, there was no sunset or anything on it; this bill now has a one-year sunset

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• And so one of the things that I do want to point out is that this bill does have a sunset.
• It's a six-year sunset. And so we do have the ability to review it again in a few years.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development heard House Bill 3359, presented by Rep. Travis Wilson on behalf of Rep. Riggs. The bill would create a state income tax credit for donations to school robotics/STEAM programs, including cash, equipment, software, materials, curriculum, and employee volunteer hours, beginning with the 2027 tax year. The credit would be 20% of the donation value, capped at $10 million annually, with a six-year sunset. Committee members raised questions about whether the credit applies to individuals or businesses, how volunteer hours would be valued and limited, whether the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Department of Economic Development would administer reporting, and whether the 20% rate should be higher. Several members also questioned the fiscal note and the impact on a tight state budget. The main witness in support was Sarah Waldron, an 18-year-old Westminster Christian Academy senior and robotics team leader who said she wrote the bill. She argued that robotics programs are expensive, that private investment is needed to improve workforce readiness, and that the bill would help schools in both urban and rural areas. She clarified that the volunteer-hours provision was intended for business employees, not general individual volunteerism, and said the bill could be amended to add guardrails and better target under-resourced schools, including a possible tiered credit based on free-and-reduced-lunch percentages. Committee members praised her initiative and testimony. One witness testified in opposition, State Public Advocate Arne C. Dinoff, who said robotics is worthwhile but the state cannot afford another tax credit given the budget deficit and the cumulative cost of tax credit programs. He objected particularly to subsidizing volunteerism and said schools should support robotics locally rather than through a state tax credit. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee adjourned after testimony.

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• And so one of the things that I do want to point out is that this bill does have a sunset.
• It's a six-year sunset. And so we do have the ability to review it again in a few years.

Summary: The Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development heard House Bill 3359, presented by Representative Wilson on behalf of Representative Riggs. The bill would create a 20% state income tax credit, capped at $10 million annually beginning in tax year 2027, for donations to registered school robotics/STEAM programs. Eligible contributions were described as cash, equipment, software, materials, supplies, and possibly employee volunteer hours, with a six-year sunset. Committee members asked for clarification on whether the credit applies to individuals or businesses, whether volunteer time by parents or other non-experts would qualify, which state agency would administer reporting, and whether the 20% rate should be higher. Wilson said the bill would need clarifying language, including on volunteer eligibility and the reporting department, and said he was open to revisiting the percentage and other details with the sponsor. The primary witness in support was Sarah Waldron, an 18-year-old Westminster Christian Academy senior and robotics team CEO who said she wrote the bill. She argued the credit would help businesses invest in robotics programs, address unequal access across Missouri, and strengthen workforce readiness in STEM and AI. She said the bill was intended to support business employee volunteer hours, not individual volunteer claims, and noted she had drafted an amendment to provide larger credits for under-resourced schools based on free-and-reduced-lunch percentages. Committee members praised her work and discussed how to target aid toward rural and under-resourced districts. One witness testified in opposition, State Public Advocate Arne C. A. C. Dinoff, who said he supported robotics and the student’s effort but opposed the tax credit because of the state’s budget deficit and the broader cost of tax credit programs. He objected particularly to subsidizing volunteerism and said robotics should be supported locally rather than through a state tax credit. The hearing concluded without a vote or other formal action on the bill.

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• As the chair of the Revenue and Taxation Committee, it is my duty to review the Incentive Evaluation
• the county assessors we've reached out to a bunch of different folks and they felt like a two-year sunset
• Cause last year, we took out the sunset.

Bills: SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155

Keywords: tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, probation, credits, educational advancement, Oklahoma Statutes, criminal justice reform, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, labor organization, incentives, employer practices, union neutrality, worker rights