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• House Bill 775, Representative Decker, an act relating to selection and oversight of Article 5 Convention
• budget amendment to the United States Constitution and making a formal application to Congress under Article
• House Bill 775, Representative Decker, an act relating to selection and oversight of Article 5 Convention
• budget amendment to the United States Constitution and making a formal application to Congress under Article
• House Bill 775, Representative Decker, an act relating to selection and oversight of Article 5 Convention

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• Petitioner asks the House to use the authority under Article 4, Section 6, to judge the election returns
• Petitioner asks the House to use the authority under Article 4, Section 6, to judge the election returns
• Petitioner asks the House to use the authority under Article 4, Section 6, to judge the election returns
• Petitioner asks the House to use the authority under Article 4, Section 6, to judge the election returns
• </c><00:30:18.480><c> 4</c> uh that is what is provided in article 4 uh that is what is provided in article

Committee: House Ethics

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• Article 11 of the Treaty of the East Side. the government of the United States of America is not in any
• As the government, Article 11, this is the beginning of Article 11.
• As a matter of fact, I'll read the whole article.
• I did that because you wanted to hear the whole clause, the whole article.
• About how much water flows through the Rio Grande well according to article 4 in the 1944 treaty, it

Bills: SJR18 , SCR5 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB35 , SB388 , SB412 , SB441 , SB495 , SB666 , SB687 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB917 , SB925 , SB995 , SB1006 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1379 , SB1451 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR18 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SB565 , SB372 , SB495 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB18 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB11 , SB10 , SB13 , SB412 , SB441 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840

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• Missouri, as you know, is a signatory to several Article V calls of convention.
• Missouri, as you know, is a signatory to several Article 5 calls of convention.

Committee: House General Laws

Summary: The House Committee on General Laws met with a quorum and first took up executive session on Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill 1062. The committee adopted two House amendments: one that renamed and reframed the bill as the “Inspiration Act” and added a task force, and another that removed a $300,000 cap on grants for blind and deaf services so additional funds could be sought. The amendments were rolled into a House Committee substitute, which the committee then voted do pass by a roll call of 12 ayes and 2 noes. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1119, the Convention of States implementing legislation. Senator Curtis Trent explained that the bill would establish neutral procedures and guardrails for selecting and controlling Missouri’s delegates if a convention of states is called, including qualifications, selection by legislative leaders, and recall procedures. Supporters said the bill would let Missouri prepare in advance and ensure the state’s delegation stays within the scope of the convention call. Public testimony included support from a volunteer with Convention of States Missouri and the state director for Convention of States Action, both of whom described the bill as a way to organize delegate selection and oversight. One witness opposed the bill, arguing that delegates should be elected directly by voters rather than appointed by the General Assembly. No committee vote was taken on SB 1119, and the hearing concluded with adjournment.

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• This bill raises serious constitutional concerns under Article 9 of the New York State Constitution and
• This bill raises serious constitutional concerns under Article 9 of the New York State Constitution and

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then took up several bills on the calendar. Measures passed included an Executive Law bill on Calendar 370, a Public Housing Law bill by Senator May, an Executive Law bill by Senator Skoufis, a Penal Law bill by Senator Skoufis, a Civil Rights Law bill by Senator Gounardes, a Social Services Law bill by Senator Addabbo, and a Public Health Law bill by Senator Baskin. One bill on Calendar 600 drew floor remarks from Senator Rhoads, who argued it represented state overreach into local code enforcement and raised home rule and constitutional concerns; despite those objections, the bill passed with a recorded negative vote list. Another bill on Calendar 610 also passed without noted debate, and several measures were adopted by 52-0 style roll calls. The chamber then received amendments to several third-reading bills and convened the Rules Committee, which reported and had accepted a government support bill. The Senate also took up a supplemental appropriations bill, identified as a budget extender, after accepting a message of necessity and appropriation. Senator O’Mara questioned the sponsor about the extender, which added $3.4 billion to prior extensions for a cumulative $7.4 billion, was described as predominantly Medicaid spending with some funds for salaries and services, and would carry the state only until Thursday. O’Mara criticized the lack of progress on the remaining budget bills, the limited transparency around unresolved issues, and the absence of a message of necessity in advance. During the budget discussion, the sponsor said the holdup involved publicly discussed non-budgetary issues, noted that no specific CLCPA language had been presented as a full bill, and said there were no table targets or conference committee schedules yet. After debate closed, the Senate restored the extender to the non-controversial calendar, passed it, and then adjourned until Wednesday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days designated as legislative days.

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• AS I MENTIONED TO YOU MY CONCERN THE ARTICLE THAT WAS PUBLISHED REGARDING CITIZENS AND DO A FINDING THAT
• MOVES FORWARD IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR EVERYBODY THAT WE FIND OUT WHAT THE REAL NUMBERS ARE AND HOW THAT ARTICLE

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• Perez, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, by virtue of the authority vested in us by Article
• Section 1, that the Legislature of the State of Florida is convened in special session pursuant to Article

Summary: The Florida Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer and pledge, then the Secretary read the joint proclamation calling the session. The proclamation stated the session was called to address immigration-related legislation, including measures to coordinate with federal immigration enforcement, create a state immigration board, restrict benefits for undocumented immigrants, create offenses related to non-citizen voting, strengthen detention and bail rules, require identification in state interactions, and provide funding and penalties related to enforcement and officials. The Senate read the filed bills first time: SB 2C and SB 4C, both relating to immigration, and SM 6C, a memorial urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. The President and several senators discussed the immigration package, emphasizing support for President Trump’s immigration agenda, funding for law enforcement, and cooperation with the governor and House. The President also condemned threats and violent rhetoric directed at Commissioner Simpson and his family, and Senator Pizzo echoed concerns about threats and urged senators to discourage inflammatory social media behavior. The Rules Chair announced the Appropriations Committee would meet the next day, and the Senate adopted motions waiving rules to place SB 2C, SB 4C, and SM 6C on the special order calendar for Thursday, with an amendment deadline tied to the Appropriations Committee meeting. Another motion sent bills filed outside the call to the Rules Committee for review. Senator Burgess recognized USF Health medical and resident students in the gallery. The Senate then adjourned until Thursday, February 13, or upon the call of the President.

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• The school budget, the educational cost, will be a separate warrant article.
• 00:50:53.520><c> a</c><00:50:53.760><c> separate</c><00:50:54.240><c> warrant</c><00:50:54.640><c> article
• </c> put them in a separate warrant article put them in a separate warrant article on<00:50:55.920><c
• If they already have the information, then why can't they just put it in a separate warrant article?
• </c> put it in a separate warrant article? put it in a separate warrant article?

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• If the police officer is denied a right granted under the Public Safety Article and not eligible to be
• and not eligible uh to be safety article and not eligible uh to be remedied<01:21:29.840><c> by</c><
• </c><01:37:34.239><c> There</c><01:37:34.480><c> are</c><01:37:34.800><c> two</c> proceeding article.
• There are two proceeding article. There are two committee<01:37:35.760><c> amendments.
• </c> 6-233 of the criminal procedure article. 6-233 of the criminal procedure article.

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• I have an article—I don't know if I sent it in for your packets or not—but from Finance and Commerce
• The cost of the billboard, the article estimates, would have been about $250,000 to $300,000.
• The cost of the billboard, the article estimates, would have been about $250,000 to $300,000.
• </c> cost of the billboard the article cost of the billboard the article estimates<01:13:12.239><c> would
• <01:53:03.599><c> from</c> article from article from 1990<01:53:06.040><c> um</c><01:53:06.719><c> and

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• I wrote warrant articles for the three towns that have shoreline warrant articles describing the need
• Um, you know, read the article. I think it's helpful to know.
• </c><04:57:42.480><c> in</c> testimony is a a copy of an article in testimony is a a copy of an article
• Um, you know, read the article. I think it's helpful to know.
• I think it's know read the article.

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

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• Again, I'm a lay person, but I have read articles about it that it usurps state law.
• and some books and numerous articles and some books that<01:54:24.239><c> have</c><01:54:24.480><c>
• On your desk, you will find an article that talks about some of the situation and the trauma that ICE
• article article that<02:08:03.360><c> talks</c><02:08:03.760><c> about</c><02:08:04.480><c> shares</
• Article 1 section six and constitution.

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• international authorities, including those in the EU, recently published the Code of Practice for Article
• international authorities, including those in the EU who recently published the Code of Practice for Article

Committee: House Appropriations

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• We want to make sure this is based on I believe it's Article IV of the Oklahoma and Article I of the

Committee: House Administrative Rules

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• Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of the State of New Mexico, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article
• On Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, at the State Capitol Building in Santa Fe, and in accordance with Article

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• The Article 1 was a bill of rights.
• Article 8, the very first thing after organizing the state government was this.
• The article one was a bill future state. The article one was a bill of<00:29:46.399><c> rights.
• Articles two for seven dealt of rights.
• Article 8, legislature, judiciary, etc.

Bills: HF3790 , HF3654 , HF3371 , HF3470 , HF1099

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• This bill authorizes clerks to retain the full amount of revenue collected above the Article 5 Revenue
• This bill authorizes clerks to retain the full amount of revenue collected above the Article 5 Revenue
• This bill authorizes clerks to retain the full amount of revenue collected above the Article 5 Revenue
• Now, this isn't come from an article.
• This came from an individual who, And every election since 2024, this isn't come from an article.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• At the beginning of last year, we had a wonderful article in NPR talking about our proposed museum.
• At the beginning of last year, we had a wonderful article in NPR talking about our proposed museum.
• At the beginning of last year, we had a wonderful article in NPR talking about our proposed museum.
• MPR featured our stories, Playbill wrote an article, which is in your packet.
• </c> an article which is in your packet. an article which is in your packet.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

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• c> two</c><00:28:35.520><c> days</c><00:28:35.679><c> ago</c><00:28:37.039><c> that</c> was an AP article
• from two days ago that was an AP article from two days ago that quoted quoted quoted the<00:28:39.679
• Article 7, section five of the Hawaii Constitution gives the Legislature sole authority to appropriate
• And besides Washington, DC, there's been some articles coming out; we are the most impacted.
• coming out we are the most some articles coming out we are the most impacted. impacted. impacted.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on the federal shutdown’s impact on state benefits, with the main focus on SNAP. DHS Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division Administrator Scott Morish explained that SNAP serves about 86,229 households statewide, or 168,947 individuals, and averages roughly $58–60 million in monthly federal benefits. He said USDA directed states to suspend November SNAP benefits effective November 1 if the shutdown continues, while existing October balances on EBT cards remain usable and cash benefits such as TANF, General Assistance, and AABD are not affected. DHS said it has continued processing applications, recertifications, interviews, and required reporting, and has posted public guidance on its website. Morish also reviewed other SNAP-related changes taking effect November 1 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including expanded able-bodied adult work requirements and tighter non-citizen eligibility rules. He said the work requirements now extend from ages 18–54 to 18–64 and apply to additional groups previously exempt, while only lawful permanent residents, COFA residents, and Cuban or Haitian entrants will remain eligible among non-citizens. He also noted Hawaii’s ongoing SNAP benefit reduction tied to a federal calculation error in the thrifty food plan, which has lowered benefits by about $8 per person per month for the past three years. On the state response, DHS said it is working with the Hawaii Food Bank and seeking $2 million in state funding to support it, and is also developing a Hawaii Relief Program using TANF reserve funds. The program is intended as a short-term housing and utility assistance program for families with dependent children under 300% of the federal poverty level, with up to four months of assistance. Senators questioned why rainy day funds were not being used and whether the state could directly fund EBT cards; DHS responded that the TANF approach was the fastest available option, that EBT delivery involves significant technical and administrative mechanics, and that the department is still in discussions with the vendor and other stakeholders about additional options.

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• which is a concurrent resolution to provide for the hospitalization stabilization formula pursuant to Article

Bills: SR145 , SR146 , SR147 , SR148 , SCR78 , SCR12 , HB302 , HB221 , HCR58 , HB59 , HB89 , HB153 , HB243 , HB335 , HB342 , HB350 , HB407 , HB451 , HB513 , HB595 , HB682 , HB688 , HB690 , HB730 , HB762 , HB802 , HB816 , HB940 , HB944 , HB1003 , HB1011 , HB1029 , HB1053 , HB1058 , HB1062 , HB1064 , HB1079 , HB1084 , HB1098 , HB1161 , HB1189 , HB1203 , HB1215 , HB1247 , HB1248 , HB1251 , HB1253 , HB1257 , HB1258 , SCR3 , SB393 , SB401 , SB415 , SB426 , SB435 , SB487 , SB488 , SB523 , SB56 , SB163 , SB341 , SB504 , SB322 , SR125 , SCR54 , SCR59 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR72 , HCR5 , HCR32 , HCR49 , HCR50 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR62 , HCR64 , HCR68 , HCR78 , HCR81 , HCR86 , HCR97 , HCR102 , HCR31 , HCR47 , HCR3 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1129 , HB1154 , HB1166 , HB1195 , HB1230 , HB316 , HB511 , HB799 , HB1039 , HB12 , HB66 , HB145 , HB167 , HB196 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB256 , HB291 , HB326 , HB352 , HB401 , HB430 , HB433 , HB434 , HB448 , HB456 , HB476 , HB481 , HB487 , HB492 , HB549 , HB579 , HB608 , HB621 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB637 , HB656 , HB722 , HB745 , HB804 , HB818 , HB821 , HB833 , HB864 , HB867 , HB874 , HB893 , HB909 , HB951 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB979 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1005 , HB1007 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1038 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1059 , HB1077 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1112 , HB1153 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1204 , HB1218 , HB1242 , HB1244 , HB1249 , HB1252 , HB1254 , HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB42 , HB45 , HB71 , HB79 , HB158 , HB160 , HB169 , HB227 , HB251 , HB289 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB330 , HB383 , HB394 , HB410 , HB429 , HB769 , HB971 , HB983 , HB1017 , HB1126 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB47 , HB73 , HB126 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB205 , HB211 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB308 , HB310 , HB324 , HB337 , HB351 , HB399 , HB403 , HB571 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB740 , HB750 , HB759 , HB812 , HB844 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1107 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB441 , SB449 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB149

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, homeland security, task force, Louisiana Senate, military bases, oil and gas, refining facilities, energy generation, industrial manufacturing, agriculture, food supply, biosecurity, agroterrorism, Chinese Communist Party, People's Republic of China, Russia, Russian government, FBI, Secret Service