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• </c> of the bills and resolutions. of the bills and resolutions.
• Senate Bill 2018 is a simple bill, a two-page bill, the way every bill should be, or a three-page bill
• Questions on the &gt;&gt; Questions on the bill? Questions on the bill?
• </c> &gt;&gt; co-sponsor to the bill. Is anyone else? &gt;&gt; co-sponsor to the bill.
• . bill. bill.

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• : House Bill 95, re-reported as committed; House Bill 1944, re-reported as committed; House Bill 1967
• House Bill 4944, re-reported as committed; House Bill 1967, re-reported as committed; House Bill 2299
• Will the House agree to the bill? Representative McNeil offers A-3-692.
• Will the House agree the bill? Representative McNeil offers A-3-692.
• House Bill 133, House Bill 233, House Bill 2544, and House Bill 2632.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest recognitions, and a quorum call before moving into committee reports and floor action. Committees reported a number of bills and resolutions, including measures from Local Government, Energy, Health, Judiciary, Appropriations, Rules, and Finance. The chamber also announced caucus and committee meetings, then recessed and later reconvened for final consideration of legislation. Several bills passed the House finally, including House Bill 2299 on body cameras for county probation officers, House Bill 167 designating a scenic byway along Allegheny River Boulevard, House Bill 95 requiring disclosure when content or advertising is generated or substantially modified by artificial intelligence, House Bill 1944 expanding medical amnesty and Good Samaritan protections on campuses, House Bill 2443 creating a child victim recovery fund, House Bill 246 updating references from the Public Welfare Code to the Human Services Code, and House Bill 2586 establishing title protection for music therapists. The House also adopted House Resolution 463 recognizing Korean-American Citizenship Day, House Resolution 499 recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day, and House Resolution 547 directing a study of electronic monitoring as an alternative to incarceration. The House spent significant time on amendments to House Bill 133, which concerns reinstatement of parental rights, and House Bill 138, which addresses parental incarceration and termination of parental rights. Both bills received bipartisan amendments adding guardrails and exceptions, and the amendments were adopted unanimously. The chamber also debated House Bill 2224, the Fair Act, with multiple amendments on utility rates, return on equity, and scope; some amendments were adopted, several tied votes failed, and the bill was left amended for reprinting. House Bill 2544, dealing with school administrators’ rights and negotiations, saw an amendment to allow individual bargaining, but that amendment failed and the bill was agreed to. The session ended with a correction to the record on House Bill 1944, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until June 22, 2026.

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• On pages 2 to 33, House communication numbers 179 to 379 transmit various House bills which passed third
• Hearing none, Madam Clerk, third reading of Senate Bill 997, Senate Draft 3, relating to energy.
• Third reading of Senate Bill 1396, Senate Draft 3, relating to economic development.
• draft 3 relating to Bill 1396, Senate draft 3 relating to economic<00:07:23.919><c> development.
• Bill 1589, Senate Draft 3, relating to the stadium development special fund.

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• half years on the school board and in looking at a bill like is current law section 3, 8, 1, 0, 5, 6,
• We're going to take up tab 3 Senate Bill, 508 family Empowerment scholarship by Senator Jones.
• And this bill, the bill does that.
• So I thank you, Krista, for bringing that and last but not least to my bill sponsor over on the House
• I believe that's what the House bills as well.

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• Recognize, Chairman Caldwell to present Senate Bill 1177.
• Senate Bill 1177 is the bill that funds government without yielding to questions.
• That $3 million essentially comes from GA as for the U-hat.
• Investment Dream Act that'll be created looks like in House Bill 4071.
• House Bill 4072, the $200 million that's being transferred from... Revenue stabilization?

Bills: SB1177 , SB1177

Committee: House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget

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• House Bill 613, with no amendments. House Bill 526, with no amendments.
• House Bill 629, with no amendments. House Bill 825, with one amendment.
• 1297, Senate Bill 1352, Senate Bill 1353, Senate Bill 1354, House Bill 825, House Bill 788, House Bill
• House Bill 526, Senate Bill 1346, Senate Bill 1355, House Bill 629, House Bill 620, and House Bill 678
• House Bills 613 and 526, Senate Bill 1346, Senate Bill 1355, House Bill 629, House Bill 670, and House

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• It is clear that the Speaker expects us to produce a House joint resolution or multiple House joint resolutions
• It is clear that the Speaker expects us to produce a House joint resolution or multiple House joint resolutions
• From the lower of 3% or the increase in CPI each year, to 3% over any given three-year period for all
• Because of where it's located, some houses are at $300,000, some houses are at $500,000, some houses
• So you get back to a $100,000 house.

Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes held its first meeting with opening remarks from the co-chairs and ranking member framing the committee’s task as developing property tax legislation for next session. Staff then gave a high-level overview of Florida property taxes, explaining how ad valorem taxes work, the roles of property appraisers, tax collectors, taxing authorities, value adjustment boards, and the Department of Revenue, and reviewing key concepts such as just value, assessed value, exemptions, taxable value, millage rates, homestead exemptions, Save Our Homes, and portability. The presentation also emphasized that property tax law is largely rooted in the Florida Constitution and that local governments choose millage rates, which affects collections. No public comment was taken. The committee then discussed five Speaker-proposed concepts. Proposal 1 would require cities, counties, and special districts to hold a referendum on eliminating property taxes on homestead properties; members raised concerns about local funding, public safety, special districts, renters, and the need for extensive voter education, with some suggesting countywide elections or town halls instead. Proposal 2 would create a new $500,000 homestead exemption for non-school taxes and a $1 million exemption for seniors 65+ or long-term homesteaders; members split between seeing it as meaningful relief for seniors and warning it could devastate local tax bases, especially in lower-value or rural counties, while also potentially trapping older homeowners in place. Proposal 3 would authorize the Legislature to raise homestead exemptions by general law; some liked the flexibility, but others worried about statewide one-size-fits-all impacts, political difficulty in reversing changes, and the need for local revenue replacement. Proposal 4 would change assessment caps for homestead and non-homestead property; several members said it would not provide enough relief and could shift burdens to rental properties and non-homestead owners. Proposal 5, eliminating foreclosure on homestead property for tax liens, drew the strongest opposition, with members saying it would undermine lien priority, mortgage and title systems, and incentives to pay taxes. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly stressed the need to understand local fiscal impacts, including police, fire, infrastructure, and other services funded by property taxes, and to consider alternative revenue sources or offsets if taxes are reduced. The co-chairs said the committee is still in the information-gathering stage, that all ideas remain on the table, and that members should do “homework” by meeting with local taxing authorities and learning how property taxes are set and spent in their districts. The meeting ended with no votes on the proposals and adjournment after a motion to rise.

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• The chair lays out Senate Bill 945. Ivan recognizes Chairman Hughes on his bill. Thank you, Mr.
• The bill last session ran out of time in the House, so hopefully we'll get it over to them a little earlier
• You registered on the bill? Yes, sir. On the bill? On the bill. Yeah. Thank you, sir. Mr.
• Senate Bill 312 is of a piece with the bills we've considered.
• The Chair lays out Senate Bill 13. Senate Bill 1367 recognizes Senator Hughes on his bill.

Bills: SB312 , SB945 , SB946 , SB1367 , SB1861 , SB2044 , SB2337 , SB2403 , SB2819 , SJR54

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• Introduced in trailer bill.
• to alleviate the housing crisis.
• housing, which the campus currently does not have.
• So you needed the 3 million that you are We need that budget bill language in order to claim the funds
• Next, the May Revision introduces two trailer bill proposals.

Summary: The committee heard the May Revision presentation for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, with public comment focused heavily on K-12 priorities such as universal school meals, kitchen infrastructure, food service and custodial support, youth leadership grants, Special Olympics funding, English learner support, universal pre-K, literacy investments, and concerns about community college funding shifts. Speakers also urged support for expanded learning, teacher recruitment and training, and maintaining or increasing funding for community colleges and student support programs. Finance and the LAO then reviewed the Proposition 98 outlook. Finance said the May Revision lowers the 2025-26 Prop. 98 guarantee to $114.6 billion, about $4.3 billion below January, due mainly to lower revenue estimates, with smaller effects from attendance and property tax changes. The administration also described rebenching for universal transitional kindergarten and a one-time rebench tied to Los Angeles fire-related property tax losses, along with changes to the Public School System Stabilization Account, deferrals, and updated COLA assumptions. The LAO said the budget relies too much on deferrals and one-time funds, creates a structural shortfall, and should instead align ongoing spending with the guarantee and preserve a reserve buffer. Members questioned the TK rebench and the shift of funding from community colleges to K-12, asking why it was being applied retroactively and how colleges would be held harmless. Finance said the changes align funding with where TK costs are being incurred and that reappropriation funding and other adjustments would offset impacts on community colleges. The LAO argued the historical split formula is outdated and should be abandoned in favor of budgeting around current priorities rather than fixed percentages. Members also raised concerns about draining the rainy day reserve and using deferrals, while the LAO said preserving reserves would better protect against future volatility. The committee then moved to specific K-12 and education proposals. Finance outlined May Revision changes including state operations adjustments for the Department of Education, technical trailer bill changes, a $100 million student teacher stipend program administered by Kern County, and updates to the charter school facility grant program. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed increases for expanded learning, literacy coaches, and the student teacher stipend as currently structured, while supporting the minimum grant increase for expanded learning. Members expressed support for teacher recruitment efforts but questioned whether one-time funding can sustain ongoing programs and whether the student teacher stipend should be targeted to shortage areas or low-income communities.

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• Uh, this is a bill that's going to be laid over, so I move House File 4211 before the committee.
• Before you is House File 4211 as amended, a bill brought forth by the Eagan Neighbors for Clean Air.
• Next bill I have on the agenda is House File 3793. Chair Fischer: Rep. Persell, large water users.
• </c> Next bill I have on the agenda is House Next bill I have on the agenda is House File<00:29:17.360
• This will be House File 3466, a Representative Vang bill.

Bills: HF4211 , HF3426 , HF4819 , HF3466 , HF3793 , HF3339

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• Chairman and members, the previous bill was Representative Blackman's House Bill 2231, and I would say
• I appreciate the opportunity today to come speak to you on behalf of House Bill 1580.
• In the original bill in the House, there were eight different agencies that showed up in person to testify
• that for the fire incident bill, the underlying bill?
• In the original bill in the House, there was for being a part of the program in the original bill in

Committee: House House Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several public safety and corrections measures. SB 1161 would prevent $750,000 appropriated to DPS for Yuma County’s Amberly’s Place Family Advocacy Center from lapsing; testimony emphasized that the bill preserves existing funding for crisis response and victim services. The committee also advanced SB 1215, which clarifies the cancer list tied to the occupational disease presumption for firefighters and peace officers and adds retroactivity to June 30, 2021. SB 1270, aimed at retention for Tier 3 corrections employees, would allow optional employer supplemental contributions to defined contribution accounts at specified service intervals, with an amendment capping annual contributions at $5,000 and requiring employer policies; members discussed retention, vesting, and whether the incentive could simply be taken and left after the waiting period. Both SB 1161 and SB 1215 received due pass recommendations, as did SB 1270 after one no vote and several members noting the need for better retention tools. The committee then considered SB 1400, which authorizes law enforcement wellness and crisis response programs and sets confidentiality rules for information shared in those programs. Supporters said the bill would expand access to peer and professional support while preserving public records and misconduct investigation access, but members raised concerns that the privilege language could be too broad for licensed therapists; the sponsor indicated openness to an amendment, and the bill was advanced with members reserving the right to change their votes if the language is not tightened. SB 1538, as a strike-everything amendment, would require workers’ compensation coverage for PTSD treatment for firefighters and peace officers and could include one course of MDMA treatment if federal approval and DEA rescheduling occur by the stated deadline. Supporters described promising clinical trial results and argued the bill is a conditional authorization, while counties opposed the mandate and raised cost concerns; after debate over whether the bill is permissive or mandatory, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and gave the bill a due pass recommendation. The committee also passed SB 1537, which renames the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund as the Public Safety De-escalation and Life Safety Fund and repeals the advisory commission. Supporters said the new name better reflects the fund’s use for de-escalation and less-lethal equipment, while some members opposed the change and preferred the money be used for raises. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1580, which would appropriate funds for fire incident management support hardware and software and, under a chairman’s amendment, redirect money from the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund to additional public safety technology and retention/recruitment purposes; testimony focused on regional data-sharing systems and the need for accountability and clarity on how the funds would be spent.

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• House Bill 96 creates a working group to study the possibility of creating the New Mexico Space Commission
• And so House Joint Memorial 3. Thank you. Mr.
• Chairman, members of the subcommittee, House Joint Memorial 3 asks the Environment Department and the
• Environmental Improvement Board to take a look at the... we passed House Bill 212.
• For example, House Joint Memorial 3 states that the act requires manufacturers to label products containing

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

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• the fiscal impact of House Bill 863, which has to do with the residential habilitation provider rate
• Chairman, and I guess I'm looking at House Bill 863 being added in here, but I'm not seeing the Millennium
• Representative Manwaring, your chairman, just a question with regards to the impacts of House Bill 863
• Bill 863 that passed the house and is in here as a 21 That passed the House and is in here as a $21
• And, as mentioned, the bill to consolidate those two agencies has passed the House. Mr.

Summary: The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee met to revisit the Health and Human Services maintenance budget after the prior appropriation bill failed. Members debated competing FY 2027 budget motions that adjusted the Department of Health and Welfare budget, including reductions tied to House Bill 863’s residential habilitation provider rate changes. One substitute motion to cut the program more deeply failed, while the original motion passed and received a do-pass recommendation. Several members voiced concern about the size of the residential habilitation cuts and the absence of funding for ACT teams, peer support, and other services, while others argued the program’s rapid growth and federal funding dependence justified the reductions. The committee also adopted unchanged standard language from the prior bill and approved new language requiring the department to report by year-end on rules citing Idaho Code 56-202 and to justify or repeal any unsupported rule sections. The committee then approved language for the Department of Water Resources, including filing-fee language and reappropriation authority for ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund money, by unanimous consent. It next considered the Workforce Development Council budget, including consolidation of the STEM Action Center into the council and a budget-neutral transfer among expenditure categories; that motion passed. The committee also approved a FY 2026 supplemental reduction for the STEM Action Center and then a FY 2027 reduction that zeroed out the STEM Action Center’s standalone budget in connection with the consolidation, both with do-pass recommendations. Finally, the committee considered language for the Office of the Attorney General restoring about $980,000 from the Consumer Protection Fund. After discussion, members removed “continuous appropriation” wording and replaced it with a regular appropriation for a two-year period. Some members objected that the language would divert dedicated consumer-protection money and reduce general fund reversions, while supporters said it would help cover personnel costs and avoid layoffs. The amended language passed with a do-pass recommendation. The chair then announced the committee would meet the next day to address public schools and IDLA and adjourned the meeting.

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• If the clerk will call the next bill. >> All right, we got House Bill 283. >> All right, we got House
• Uh, clerk call the next bill. >> All right, we got House Bill 283. >> All right, we got House Bill 283
• Clerk, if you'll call the next bill. >> House Bill 179. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members.
• This is uh this is uh House Bill 179.
• >> Bill 296. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, members. This is House Bill 296.

Bills: HB300 , HB40 , SB19 , HB283 , HB179 , HB296 , HB300 , HB40 , SB19 , HB283 , HB179 , HB296

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: HB300, Choctaw County, probate court, probate judge, recording fee, filing fee, deed tax, mortgage tax, deeds, mortgages, property records, recordation, county local act, local legislation, technology upgrades, digitalization of records, recordkeeping, county treasury, special fund, court administration

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• Legislature will decide whether we do a 3% or whether we increase 3%.
• Tier 3 is just being eliminated.
• And as you said, it isn’t in the bill because it doesn’t have to be in the bill because it’s already
• But we continue to clean up on the bill. We will. We continue to clean up on the bill.
• to go to a bill and get a bill done, I want to hear from you.

Committee: Joint Higher Education Funding Review Committee

Summary: The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to continue work on a draft higher education funding formula and related capital building fund changes. Lisa Johnson of the North Dakota University System updated the committee on the board’s developing policy for low-producing academic programs. She said the board is using a five-year rolling window, with thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, and that programs flagged in three consecutive review cycles would go to the board for review. Possible outcomes include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the policy would account for enrollment, program costs, workforce need, and programs that serve students outside their major. Johnson said the board would likely use an accompanying procedure to consider those factors. She also reported that about 200 programs could potentially be reviewed under current guidance, with 135 inactivated and 112 terminated, and said the process is intended to support quality and stewardship rather than simply cut programs. Jamie Wilkie then reported on the Capital Building Fund. He reviewed the fund’s history, matching requirements, and use for extraordinary repairs, deferred maintenance, and some legislatively authorized projects. He said about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with roughly 78.7% going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Committee members pressed for updated information on how much deferred maintenance has actually been reduced, and several members said they wanted clearer reporting on the return on investment from new buildings versus repairs. NDSU representatives said the tier funding has helped significantly reduce deferred maintenance and allowed demolition and renovation work on campus. The committee also discussed the need for updated five-year facility plans and space-utilization information from the institutions. The committee then began a section-by-section review of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and restructure the capital building fund. The draft would fund UND and NDSU differently from the other nine institutions, use fall enrollment rather than completed credits, add performance funding for completions in in-demand fields, create research incentives for UND and NDSU, and combine capital building fund tiers while changing matching requirements and eligible uses. Members raised concerns about the treatment of professional students, the use of CIP codes, incentives for waivers, and whether the formula should rely on more current data. The committee did not take final action on the draft during this meeting, but it continued detailed discussion and indicated more review would follow.

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• House Bill 3 embodies a new concept of taxation unusual for New Mexico.
• So House Bill 839 covered economic development, as well, So House Bill 839 covered economic development
• SB 463 covered energy, House Bill 436 covered individuals and families, and House Bill 638 covered health
• , House Bill 491 and House Bill 202, was passed with House Bill 2.
• That year's package was House Bill 547, again, had 26 bills.

Summary: The committee’s final day focused first on a historical overview of New Mexico tax packages by Pam Stokes of Legislative Council Services. She described how tax packages have alternated over the decades between tax relief, revenue raising, and tax reform, with examples ranging from the creation of the gross receipts tax in 1966 to major packages in 1981, 1986, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2019, 2022, 2024, and the vetoed 2025 package. Members discussed how tax policy often tracks revenue conditions, how packages can combine increases and decreases, and how local government gross receipts taxes and hold-harmless distributions have affected communities differently. Several members reflected on past packages, especially the 2004 food tax repeal and the 2013 film tax and manufacturing changes, and noted that tax policy can have major economic and political effects even when it is not “sexy” legislation. The committee then heard a proposal to expand the health care practitioner gross receipts tax deduction to include co-insurance, and to extend the sunset date. Sponsor Senator Figueroa said the bill was intended to help recruit and retain medical providers and build on prior deductions for co-pays and deductibles. Testimony explained that co-insurance is the patient’s share after the deductible, that providers currently absorb the gross receipts tax on those payments, and that the proposal would cost about $30 million to the state plus about $20 million to municipalities and counties, with the exact fiscal impact likely to be updated. Members raised concerns about the effect on local governments, whether insurers could be required to reimburse providers, whether the bill would actually attract doctors, and whether better evaluation measures and sunsets should be added. The sponsor said the bill was part of a broader set of efforts to address provider shortages and that the discussion would continue. Representative McQueen then presented a bill to update the Land Conservation Incentives Act. He and conservation partners said the program has protected more than 500,000 acres but has not kept pace with rising land values, especially for irrigated agricultural land in the Middle Rio Grande. The proposal would increase the percentage of conservation value eligible for the credit, raise the per-transaction cap from $250,000 to $2 million, and make the credit refundable rather than only transferable. Testimony emphasized that the program is voluntary, keeps land in private ownership and production, and helps land-rich, cash-poor landowners preserve farmland and water rights. Members asked about average credit amounts, how easements work, whether landowners could effectively buy land and then use the credit, and whether there should be inflation indexing or a statewide cap. The discussion also touched on water rights, fencing, and the role of conservation easements in protecting agricultural land and compact water deliveries. Finally, Senator Sharer previewed his 2% tax proposal with a historical presentation on New Mexico tax law, using props to illustrate the evolution from early territorial tax codes to the modern tax system. He argued that the state’s current tax structure is overly complex and that recent federal changes have disrupted the personal income tax base. The committee did not take any votes on the day’s presentations; the meeting was primarily informational, with members offering feedback and raising policy concerns for future sessions.

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• We think it'll be completed in the next 3 or 4 months.
• And so, that could house our IAC division when they go out and run search warrants on houses for child
• I would ask that I've heard testimony in both the House and Senate that DPS is going to sponsor a bill
• Well, I haven't seen that bill.
• It's I think it's a House bill And so, but filings are over for this year, so I don't know if that's

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• So, we will now move to item two, House Bill 1675.
• I declare House Bill 1675 to have passed committee.
• That includes the presentation of House Bill 1739.
• That includes the presentation of House Bill 3047.
• House Bill 3705 has received 3 votes and 3 nay votes. I declare the same two have passed.

Bills: HB1675 , HB3242 , HB1739 , HB3320 , HB3047 , HB4434 , HJR1089 , HB4432 , HB3718 , HB3705

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

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• We have 3 bills today. We will begin on tab one with Senate Bill 526.
• Excuse me, the bill as amended other questions on the bill.
• And today this feels like a different Bill. I voted no on this bill.
• And let's take up Tab 3 Senate Bill, 170, on quality care in nursing homes. You're recognized.
• And Senator Trumbull, this is on this committee with a sponsored a bill that was the House sponsor at