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• So under this bill, the aggregate number of... be tallied.
• So under this bill, the aggregate number of write-in votes will be tallied, but a write-in vote for a
• is the highest number of votes, then they would break down the aggregate.
• And there is a second statistical scenario in there where it's the second- break down the aggregate.
• The aggregate number of write-in votes, however, would be counted, just not broken down.

Keywords: 985, all

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• Food hubs aggregate facilities, as you heard, are critical to not only the small farmers who can't afford
• We did have a request in our admin budget to do aggregate facility, as was mentioned, the connection
• facilities as you heard the aggregate facilities as you heard the testimony<00:17:06.959> are
• facility as was mentioned the aggregate facility as was mentioned the connection<00:17:28.360> to
• facility to help the Hub or aggregate facility to help the small<00:17:39.200> farmers<00:17:

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• If you increase the cost of your aggregate material, aren't you also increasing the cost of a house,
• because people need all different types of aggregate, um, for building homes, landscaping, building
• is about 20 to 32 cents much aggregate is about 20 to 32 cents per<01:14:04.719> load.
• different types of aggregate um need all different types of aggregate um for<01:14:55.920> building
• It says you get you aggregate, right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But for the ones that come close, some of the things that you see are aggregation of results or aggregation
• But in that particular legislation, that could help some of those issues with the aggregation of data
• We've also heard about aggregation of results so as to prevent a single ballot from being identified,
• Where you can roll up and aggregate for publicly available reports.
• All the way through the aggregation computer. Thank you, ma'am. Members, any questions? Thank you.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So that one has it in aggregate performance, so, like, I'm on their website right now.
• If we look down at the Bloomberg Aggregate, 0.1% return year to date as at the end of January, that would
• We'd expect the long-term return on the Bloomberg Aggregate as of January to be somewhere around 4.25%
• And in every conversation, if we aggregated them all, there were no specific things that were brought
• And in every conversation, if we aggregated them all, there were no specific things that were brought

Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and receive updates on the Legacy Fund transparency website and fund performance. Staff reported the website procurement was in contract negotiations, with a planned go-live around November 1, and that the site would provide downloadable, more transparent information on fund holdings, allocations, history, and legislative appropriations while protecting confidential data. The investment office then reviewed performance through January 2026, describing strong returns relative to benchmarks, noting real estate and fixed income as weaker areas, and explaining that the fund’s diversification and internal management had helped offset market volatility, including recent geopolitical impacts. Members also discussed the in-state investment program, especially the Bank of North Dakota’s CD-match allocation. Several members questioned whether the program had been static for years and whether the uncommitted balance should remain parked there if it was not being used. The committee voted to pause further transfers into the program until the Bank provides a report and the committee can consider possible statutory changes; the motion also requested a cost-benefit analysis from RVK, and it passed by roll call vote. In the afternoon, RVK presented its review of the investment policy statement as it relates to the in-state investment program. The consultant said it found no major policy impediments, and that implementers and stakeholders generally felt the program was proceeding as intended. RVK emphasized best practices such as third-party due diligence, competitive risk-adjusted returns, diversification, pacing, and exit strategies, while cautioning that required lower-return investments or spending commitments can create pressure on the fund’s long-term real value. The consultant also raised ancillary concerns about state-level concentration risk, the need to distinguish between public and commercial infrastructure, and the lack of a central repository for all state funding commitments to the same projects.

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• activities requirements; SP 105, cosmetic sales, animal testing prohibitions; SP 106, campaign finance aggregate
• authority; SCR 1001, citizenship identification contribution early voting; SCR 1002, campaign finance aggregate
• SCR 1001, citizenship identification contribution early voting; SCR 1002, campaign finance aggregate

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Arizona Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a roll call showing 28 members present and two excused. The journal from January 12 was approved, and several guests were introduced, including representatives from CSG West and NCSL, Tucson Electric Power/UniSource Native business resource group members, Yaqui community guests, students from Marcos de Niza High School, and the mayor of Guadalupe. Senators also offered remarks honoring former Attorney General Mark Brnovich with a moment of silence. A major ceremonial item was a proclamation and flag presentation honoring the life and service of Amaya Curley, presented by Senator Hatathlie. The proclamation recognized Curley’s Navy service, her cultural values, and her impact on family and community, and her family was introduced in the gallery. The Senate also recessed briefly for the presentation of an Arizona state flag flown over the Capitol in her memory, accompanied by a certificate from the Secretary of State. On floor business, the President Pro Tem announced extended deadlines for opening Senate folders and for bill introduction sets. The Senate received a House message consenting to adjourn the legislature from January 15 until January 20, and the chamber adopted a motion to accede to that request. The clerk then read a long list of second-reading bills and resolutions covering elections, education, health care, firearms, taxation, transportation, immigration-related reporting, public records, and other topics. No bill votes were taken during this portion beyond the adjournment-related motion, and the Senate later adjourned until January 15, 2026, at 10 a.m.

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• The aggregated data are total incurred claims.
• The aggregated data are total incurred claims.
• The aggregated data are total incurred claims.
• The aggregated data are total incurred claims.
• insurance department albeit aggregated. insurance department albeit aggregated.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We've heard from municipal aggregations, certainly universities, large corporations, the municipal light
• Suppliers actually hurt people's trust in all kinds of energy programs, from municipal aggregation to
• The second is to allow power supplied through municipal aggregation to continue following the current
• Additionally, we hope that Section 21 will not apply to municipal aggregation programs.
• Aggregation customers are automatically renewed.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on H. 4144, the Governor’s Energy Affordability, Independence, and Innovation Act, with the administration arguing the bill would lower bills in the short and long term while expanding clean energy supply and innovation. The Governor and Secretary said the bill would reduce or restructure charges on customer bills, reform Mass Save, expand securitization as a financing tool, speed interconnection, create energy-ready zones, strengthen consumer protections in competitive supply, and allow broader state procurement of energy resources. They said the package could save consumers billions over time and would help address high energy costs, especially during extreme heat and winter spikes. Committee members pressed the administration on several provisions, especially securitization, asking whether the bill requires an apples-to-apples comparison of total costs over time, including interest and lost tax revenue, versus paying through rates. Administration witnesses said DPU review and public comment would be required and said they would work to clarify the language if needed. Members also questioned the bill’s solar and procurement provisions, including reduced net metering compensation for some large facilities, the scope of all-resource procurements, and whether hydro, solar, and nuclear would be included; the administration said those resources were contemplated and that procurement would still be reviewed by DPU. Other questions focused on the short-term relief from bill changes, the treatment of low- and moderate-income discounts, and whether the bill’s heat pump and Mass Save reforms would help customers who cannot afford upfront costs. Several witnesses and committee members discussed Mass Save reforms, including securitization of program costs, on-bill financing, pre-approval of rebates, and shifting program administration away from gas utilities. Administration witnesses said the changes were intended to reduce volatility, lower administrative costs, and better align costs with long-term savings. Questions also touched on geothermal permitting, municipal participation in offshore wind procurement, and the proposed repeal of the ballot requirement for nuclear power, which the administration defended as preserving future options under heavy review. No votes were taken during the hearing portion described. Supportive testimony came from labor, environmental, business, planning, and development groups. The AFL-CIO, NECA, and the Environmental League of Massachusetts backed the bill, emphasizing lower bills, job creation, labor standards, just transition protections, and cleaner energy. NAIOP, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and MAPC supported provisions on energy-ready zones, interconnection reform, microgrids, extreme-heat shutoff protections, and Mass Save improvements. A HEET representative praised the bill’s use of securitization, geothermal, and utility financing tools but urged guardrails and workforce protections. Overall, testimony was broadly favorable, with most witnesses calling for refinements rather than opposing the bill outright.

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• We want to go to the distributors who can aggregate different suppliers on any island and provide us
• So that is this bill what you need to allow that, your aggregators?
• We want to go to the distributors who can aggregate different suppliers on any island and provide us
• So that is this bill what you need to allow that, your aggregators?
• So that is this bill what you need to allow that, your aggregators?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 110, HD1, which would clarify local food purchase goals for the Department of Education. DOE said it supports the measure and will work toward the 30% local food mandate by 2030. The Department of Agriculture also supported the bill, and outside advocates from the Hawaii Public Health Institute and Hawaii Farm to School Network strongly backed it as consistent with prior farm-to-school laws and helpful for measuring progress toward the goal. The committee then took up House Bill 293, which would exempt certain DOE purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products from electronic procurement rules and allow written-quote purchasing thresholds, including a lower quote requirement for some rural schools. DOE, the Department of Agriculture, the State Procurement Office, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau all supported the measure, describing it as a tool to help the department test and add local products and meet the 30% goal. However, members pressed DOE on the bill’s purpose and mechanics, questioning why the department could not simply add products to vendor lists or use existing procurement flexibility. DOE explained it was trying to test new local products, including products not yet on the USDA-approved list, and said the bill would allow limited pilot purchases while it works through USDA approval and vendor-list updates. Members also raised concerns about whether the bill was being used to bypass procurement and whether small farmers or aggregators could realistically supply the needed volume. House Bill 1069, which would add two voting members representing DOE and the Board of Education to the School Facilities Authority, also drew support from DOE and the Board of Education. Supporters said the change would improve accountability, strategic input, and communication on school facilities matters. SFA testified that it has already increased coordination with DOE through regular meetings and that recent discussions have been more robust. Committee members questioned whether voting seats were necessary given that DOE and BOE could already attend meetings and receive updates, and they raised concerns about how a voting representative would report back and whether the measure would actually solve communication problems. No votes or final actions were taken on the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• It's the disaggregation, or I should say the aggregation among the school district that's causing the
• Uh, the aggregation... The aggregation benefits 26 districts.
• Senator, is it the aggregation and disaggregation alone that caused that benefit and liability?
• was curious about the idea of, like, if, for example, we reverse the disaggregation, reverse the aggregation
• Disaggregate, reverse the aggregation.

Keywords: 916, all

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• <01:36:37.840> Today,<01:36:38.639> the community power aggregation.
• Today, the community power aggregation.
• Um, even if it's a small amount in the aggregate, it can help improve grid reliability.
• have an aggregate cap as well. well. well.
• Um, what do you think about the idea of limiting the number of devices for maximum aggregate?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• business will tell you, it's also very helpful for aggregation programs to be able to ping this kind
• business will tell you, it's also very helpful for aggregation programs to be able to ping this kind
• business will tell you, it's also very helpful for aggregation programs to be able to ping this kind
• <04:25:21.119> applicant date but the aggregate applicant date but the aggregate applicant
• <05:15:43.440> everybody<05:15:43.798> all aggregators everybody all aggregators everybody

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh, you know, the generic data to have it, uh, collective data—>> aggregated —>> aggregated —>> aggregated
• —>> yeah, aggregated data, you know, to maybe there's a way to do that more cheaply and easily, just
• >> aggregated >> aggregated >> yeah<00:57:44.000> aggregated<00:57:45.119><
• <00:57:45.760> know<00:57:45.920> to<00:57:46.240> maybe >> yeah aggregated
• data you know to maybe >> yeah aggregated data you know to maybe there's<00:57:46.640> a

Bills: HF3676, HF2959, HF3233

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• So I think that in many ways that was already a news aggregator.
• MMB to be something of a news MMB to be something of a news aggregator.<00:12:03.880> If<00:12
• :04.000> you're<00:12:04.080> talking<00:12:04.360> about aggregator.
• If you're talking about aggregator.
• news aggregator. news aggregator.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3683, which would require the state budget forecast to estimate the budgetary impacts of fraud committed against state programs. Chair Nash argued that fraud has real fiscal effects on the state, that those costs should be quantified in the forecast much like inflation was previously incorporated, and that doing so would help lawmakers understand the true cost of money lost to fraud. He also said the bill was intended to give MMB direction to develop a way to forecast fraud’s impact and that the issue should be treated as part of the state’s fiscal outlook. Deputy Commissioner Anna Mingy of Minnesota Management and Budget testified in opposition to the bill’s approach, saying fraud is unacceptable and MMB is committed to combating it, but that the twice-a-year forecast is not the right tool for this analysis. She said forecasts are forward-looking budget tools based on projected revenues and spending, while fraud analysis is retrospective and involves legal definitions and processes. She also warned that requiring MMB to consult with legislative chairs on fraud estimates before public release could politicize the forecast and would be a departure from current practice. Members raised concerns about how fraud would be defined and quantified, whether the bill would cover known or potential fraud, and whether it would duplicate existing budget adjustments. Chair Nash responded that the bill was modeled on prior inflation-forecast language and said fraud’s fiscal impact should be estimated even if the exact number is debated. Other members questioned whether the proposal would add value or create subjective numbers, while supporters said audits and program integrity data provide a basis for estimating a range. Deputy Commissioner Mingy also answered questions about bond ratings, saying Minnesota maintained its AAA rating and that rating agencies focus on governance and long-term obligations, not specific fraud estimates. She later said the administration’s anti-fraud package includes permanent bans on state contracts and grants for individuals convicted of fraud. The discussion ended without a recorded vote or final action in the excerpt.

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• c> our<00:27:09.679> state<00:27:10.080> than<00:27:10.279> the have in aggregate
• in our state than the have in aggregate in our state than the most<00:27:10.679> vulnerable<00
• , with language like that, we assume that there's a federal match, so it would be $10 million in aggregate
• ><00:40:22.520> $10<00:40:22.760> million<00:40:23.280> in<00:40:23.520> aggregate
• it would be $10 million in aggregate it would be $10 million in aggregate spending<00:40:24.440>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 105 was presented by Representatives Beerman and Baker and then laid over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill. The bill would implement the remaining mental health and physician service recommendations from DHS’s rate study, including raising certain Medicaid reimbursement rates to at least 100% of Medicare where a Medicare equivalent exists, increasing community-based children’s and adult mental health rates and behavioral health home rates, and phasing in additional increases over three years. The authors said the proposal also addresses master’s-level clinician reimbursement and fee-for-service hospital inpatient mental health services, and they emphasized that the changes are intended to improve access, transparency, and provider stability. Both authors argued that low MA reimbursement rates are driving access problems across Minnesota, especially for children, families, and rural communities. They said providers are struggling to hire and retain staff, clinics are closing or shrinking, and patients are facing long waits, boarding in hospitals, or delayed care. Representative Baker said the issue is personal and described the bill as a phased, long-term approach because of state budget limits and the size of the cost, which he said is in the hundreds of millions but still awaiting a fiscal note. Public testimony was strongly supportive overall. A family physician said higher rates would improve access, keep clinics open, and help patients avoid emergency care, while a Children’s Minnesota mental health leader described more than 1,200 pediatric boarding episodes in 2024 and said outpatient investment is needed to reduce pressure on emergency and inpatient services. A rural provider said her organization had to close an in-home children’s mental health program because of insufficient reimbursement, harming access in underserved counties. A psychologist testifying for the Minnesota Psychological Association supported the bill’s general direction but objected to repealing the pay differential for doctoral-level psychologists, arguing that doctoral training is more extensive and that eliminating the differential could worsen workforce shortages. After testimony and member questions about the bill’s scope and cost, public testimony was closed and the bill was laid over.

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• building and tenant data to drive up rents and increase their profits. ...to aggregate building and
• We're talking about landlords using an aggregation site.
• And right now they're relying on aggregation of data.
• And there's plenty of different ways to go about aggregating different types.
• Again, these are a third-party service who said, 'We'll aggregate the data for you and present it to

Keywords: 1146, all

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• place I would agree with all the organizations testifying against it: we don't agree that you can aggregate
• I'm on the same side as them for not aggregating dissimilar pieces of resolutions all across the country
• Thank you. ...of all this aggregation that people have talked about—applications that don't match being
• place I would agree with all the organizations testifying against it: we don't agree that you can aggregate
• I'm on the same side as them for not aggregating dissimilar pieces of resolutions all across the country

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs was opened by Chair Joe McGonagle and Vice Chair Senator Mike Rush, who noted that Chair John Velis was deployed with the Massachusetts National Guard. The chairs explained the hybrid format, three-minute testimony limit, live streaming, and filing deadlines, and said the committee would hear 11 House bills and eight Senate bills dealing with federal and overseas issues. Much of the hearing centered on competing resolutions about Article 5 constitutional conventions, along with related resolutions on D.C. statehood, child labor, Citizens United, and Cambodia. Supporters of H. 4692 and S. 284, a joint resolution to rescind all prior Massachusetts Article 5 convention applications, argued that old resolutions from the 1930s and 1970s could be used to count Massachusetts toward the 34-state threshold for calling a federal constitutional convention. Testifiers from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Reproductive Equity Now, labor groups, and others warned that a convention would have no clear rules, could not be reliably limited to specific topics, and could put civil rights, reproductive rights, labor protections, and other constitutional protections at risk. Several speakers also cited a recent federal lawsuit and said the safest course was to remove outdated applications from the books. A large opposing panel testified in support of H. 3888, a resolution calling for a Convention of States to propose amendments limiting federal power, imposing fiscal restraints, and establishing term limits. Supporters argued that Article 5 provides a lawful way to address federal overreach, debt, and congressional stagnation, and said the process would be limited by state applications and ratification by 38 states. Some committee members and witnesses raised concerns about a runaway convention, broad language in the resolution, and whether Congress could or should set rules for such a convention. Representative Gentile also testified in support of several related resolutions on overturning Citizens United, D.C. statehood, and the child labor amendment, while Representative Howard and Representative Tongue supported a Cambodia resolution condemning political oppression and urging free and fair elections. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• amends HRS section 11-364 to provide that an excess contribution of more than $100 in cash in the aggregate
• So, for instance, we do not have an aggregate reporting of, let's say, for example, $25,100, of which
• So for instance, we do not have<00:38:58.640> an<00:38:58.800> aggregate<00:38:59.359><
• reporting<00:38:59.839> of<00:39:00.079> let's<00:39:00.320> say have an aggregate
• reporting of let's say have an aggregate reporting of let's say for<00:39:00.800> example<00:

Bills: HR11, HB1872, HB2171, HB2161, HB2416, HB2518, HB2617, HB2159, HB2606, HB2362, HB2385, HB2476, HB1923, HB2444, HB1608, HB1967, HB1968, HB2502, HB1782, HB2357, HB2445, HB1870, HB1838, HB2137, HB2208, HB2458, HB1972, HB2007, HB2160, HB2343, HB2315, HB2505, HB1857, HB469, HB1452, HB814, HB1621, HB1880, HB1831, HB1572, HB2119, HB2139, HB2459, HB2194, HB2561, HB2017, HB1931, HB1700, HB1719, HB1726, HB1737, HB1742, HB2049, HB2383, HB2116, HB2446, HB2249, HB2255, HB2320, HB2360, HB2581, HB2443, HB1531, HB2622, HB9, HB2290, HB2291, HB2235, HB2263, HB2498, HB1579, HB1728, HB1900

Keywords: 808 Elite, youth football, American Youth Football National Championships, AYF, Hawaii football, youth athletics, sports recognition, commendation, House resolution, student-athletes, sportsmanship, teamwork, state pride, Hawaii youth sports, national championship, early learning, apprenticeship, child care, education funding, workforce development

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• One of the things that I understand that mitigation banks provide is the ability to aggregate the habitat
• And the benefit of a mitigation bank is that it's large tracts of land that are aggregated together,
• It's of a lower quality, and the mitigation banks give us an opportunity to aggregate these wetlands,
• And so what we're really doing is we're aggregating all of the impacts and we're also aggregating all

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee heard and acted on several bills related to wetlands, emergency management, fishing licenses, disaster recovery, the Florida Keys, brownfields, wastewater treatment, and spring protection. HB 1175 on mitigation banking drew the most discussion, with supporters saying it would create more predictable release of mitigation credits and help address shortages, while opponents warned it could weaken watershed-based wetland protection and allow credits to be used farther from the impact site. The committee adopted a strike-all amendment making the changes prospective after July 1, 2025, and then reported the bill favorably with committee substitute by a 12-3 vote. The committee also considered HB 1535, a broad emergency management strike-all that would expand local storm-preparedness information, debris removal coordination, shelter planning, permitting procedures after storms, limits on post-storm fee increases and moratoria, and changes to election procedures after disasters. Members raised questions about FEMA coordination, shelter standards, impact fees, and the 100-mile post-storm land-use restrictions. After adopting the strike-all, the bill was reported favorably with committee substitute on a 17-0 vote. HB 673, which would extend the same fishing-license convenience to freshwater guides that saltwater captains already have, and HB 705, which extends a public-records exemption for disaster recovery assistance applicants, were both reported favorably without amendment. Later, the committee approved HB 995 for the Florida Keys, which combines affordable-housing incentives, a Habitat for Humanity bond exemption, an extension of the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, and a modest increase in hurricane evacuation time to allow additional residential permits; it was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. HB 733 on brownfields received a technical strike-all and was also reported favorably. HB 645 creating a general permit for distributed wastewater treatment systems passed unanimously, and HB 691 on a reclaimed-water project tied to Outstanding Florida Springs passed 16-1 after concerns were raised about cost, water quality, and whether the bill could broaden the intent of existing spring-protection law. The meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.

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• Six of a major 21st century manufacturing zone at any areas aggregating not less than 250 continuous
• Six of a major 21st century manufacturing zone at any areas aggregating not less than 250 continuous
• Six of a major 21st century manufacturing zone at any areas aggregating not less than 250 continuous
• The aggregate value as equalized by the Department of Revenue of all taxable property located within
• States pursuant to section March 1st 42 shall be excluded from aggregated value.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.