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• Is there a minimum requirement? Elizabeth Bentley Smith, Louisiana Board of Regents: No, ma'am.
• There is not, based on this legislation, that there would be a minimum requirement.
• Is some classes require more than the part-time hours?
• And at a bare minimum, it's, what was it, $10? ...five, seven miles.
• It doesn't require it. You can still transact in this space without complying with any of us.

Summary: The Finance Committee met on May 27, 2026, with six members present and took up a series of House bills, most of them dealing with education funding, criminal justice staffing, transportation, health care access, and economic development. HB 325 was reported favorably after testimony that it would expand TOPS eligibility by allowing dual-enrollment credits to satisfy eligibility criteria and by making part-time students eligible for TOPS Tech, with supporters saying the program has been underused and the change would help working students. HB 719 was amended and reported favorably to increase assistant district attorney positions in various judicial districts; the Louisiana District Attorneys Association said the changes were based on workload data and local input, and members discussed the need to coordinate any expansion with public defender funding. The committee also reported HB 749 favorably, which would move Louisiana’s 529 savings accounts to a more secure online platform after a cyber incident, and HB 1028 favorably, which concerns transportation reimbursement for providers and was described as already subject to appropriation. Several bills focused on food access and local economic development. HB 1222, the Grocery Initiative Act, was reported favorably to let LED use existing grant resources to map food deserts and develop a program, with members noting it could return for funding later if needed. HB 1194 was amended and reported favorably to define food deserts and direct the LSU AgCenter and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to identify and map them, with authors emphasizing it was a study and not a government-run grocery program. HB 755, which would create IDIQ contracting for architects and engineers on smaller state projects, was reported favorably with no fiscal impact. HB 823, a local diversion pilot for Orleans Parish, was also reported favorably after the fiscal note was revised to remove state impact and reflect only local costs. The committee spent substantial time on HB 488, a proposal from Plaquemines Parish to use severance-tax revenue to help buy out a private toll concession on the parish’s bridge. The author and local officials described severe toll burdens, economic harm to local businesses, and what they called an unfair contract, but members noted the bill was not funded and ultimately deferred it without a motion. HB 797, the Bayou Gold/Louisiana Sound Money Act, was amended to make implementation subject to appropriation and then reported favorably. The committee also took up HB 198, which would raise Medicaid reimbursement for ambulatory surgery centers for certain outpatient procedures; after extensive discussion about fiscal notes, access to care, and potential long-term savings, the bill was amended to narrow its scope and make implementation subject to appropriation, then reported favorably as amended. The meeting ended with the chair noting it would be the committee’s last meeting and asking members to spread the word.

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• That they have to do their required curriculum.
• that they have to do their required that they have to do their required their<00:05:42.199> required
• hensdale Senate Bill 206 FN is requiring hensdale Senate Bill 206 FN is requiring public<01:10:30.280
• <01:10:52.400> public student well-being by requiring public student well-being by requiring
• <01:41:20.360> standard give them as I said a minimum standard give them as I said a minimum

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• HB 1011 by Johnson relating to the required screening for pediatric feeding disorders for students with
• HB 1019 by Shaheen relates to they're requiring political subdivisions of the state to participate in
• HB 1058 by Derazio relating to the eligibility requirements to serving as an election watcher referred
• Refer to the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence HB 10893 by Lampert relating to the requirements for
• HB 1172 by Raymond relating to requiring the Department of Information Resources to.

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• The bill does not require a local government to adopt body cameras.
• Instead, it sets minimum standards for jurisdictions that choose to authorize their use.
• The basic requirements are all that's required.
• So this superintendent position would be on the same playing field, or is it that the minimum required
• When we look at the federal poverty level, $7 is still minimum wage federally.

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• The reporting requirements require MSRS, PERA, and St.
• > for minimum retirement age requirement for minimum retirement age requirement for DC<01:04:29.359
• Sections 3 and 4 remove the minimum retirement age requirement for members of the defined contribution
• It still allows relief associations to set a minimum retirement age requirement in their local bylaws
• > for minimum retirement age requirement for minimum retirement age requirement for members<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It amends Section 776.051 to change the current requirement for a law enforcement officer.
• Now, to be clear, I do not believe mandatory minimums create a better justice system.
• They remove Minimums create a better justice system.
• It requires culpable negligence. It requires reckless disregard of human life.
• First, the conversation about requiring a mandatory life sentence... ...about requiring a mandatory life

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests and visiting groups, including the Challenger Learning Center, the Florida Dental Hygienists Association, Zeta Phi Beta, Pine Forest High School students, and others. Senators also noted President Albritton’s recovery and upcoming caucus and appointment announcements. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar. The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 156, which increases penalties for crimes against law enforcement officers and other personnel, including making manslaughter of an officer punishable by mandatory life imprisonment without release and clarifying resistance to officers. Senator Leek described the bill as a compromise intended to honor Officer Jason Rainer, while Senators Rouson and Bracy Davis offered and then withdrew amendments. Senators Pizzo, Berman, Smith, Polsky, and others questioned the bill’s impact on self-defense, officer conduct, jury instructions, prosecutorial discretion, and the removal of language regarding unlawful force by officers. Supporters argued the bill corrects confusion and strengthens protections for officers; opponents said it removes civilian protections and imposes disproportionate mandatory sentencing. The bill passed 31-4. The Senate then passed SB 168 on public nuisances, expanding nuisance law to include gambling establishments and increasing penalties; SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives; SB 292 and SB 298 creating public records protections for appellate clerks and dating-violence victims; SB 296 establishing the HAVEN alert platform study and expanding address confidentiality protections for domestic violence victims; SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure; SB 386 creating protections for farm equipment purchasers; and several Open Government Sunset Review bills preserving or extending public records and meeting exemptions, including SB 7000, SB 7202, SB 706, SB 708, SB 7012, SB 7014, and SB 7016. Most passed with little or no opposition, though some of the public-records measures drew a few nays. At the end, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify passed bills to the House and adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• It gets rid of minimum education and experience requirements that don't make sense in some of these Federal
• IT GETS RID OF MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS THAT DON'T MAKE SENSE IN SOME OF THESE FEDERAL
• In some cases, required education credentials are warranted.
• NTSB HAS RECOMMENDED ADS-B IN REQUIREMENT 17 TIMES BEFORE.
• ROTOR ADS-B REQUIREMENT IS NEITHER EXPENSIVE NOR BURDENSOME.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• If you require any is prohibited.
• minimum standards that licensing have. minimum standards that licensing have.
• understands the minimum requirements to work in a child care center in Minnesota.
• So we took away the requirement to collect annual physical requirements.
• to collect annual physical requirements. to collect annual physical requirements.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We have to have minimum equipment to respond to aircraft incidents.
• Um, every year the FAA requires us to do a tabletop. Every third year a full-blown exercise.
• We have to have minimum firefighters.
• We have to have minimum equipment<00:02:48.080> to<00:02:48.239> respond<00:02:48.480><
• us to do Um, every year the FAA requires us to do a<00:03:14.640> tabletop.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met, called the roll, and approved the November 4, 2025 meeting minutes. The main presentation came from Dan Mann, executive director of the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, who gave a recovery update on the November 4 aircraft incident at UPS Worldport/Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. He described the airport layout, FAA safety requirements, staffing, and the extensive emergency training and mutual-aid coordination that had taken place before the incident, including a full exercise two weeks earlier. Mann then walked through the response timeline, saying the tower reported the incident at 5:13 p.m. Airport firefighters responded within a minute, with Air National Guard support and mutual aid arriving quickly; by about 6:15 p.m. the airport emergency operations center was activated and agencies including Metro, Red Cross, FBI, UPS, and airline partners were coordinating. He said more than 50 companies and over 200 firefighters were on scene within two hours, and credited the prior training and close working relationships among responders for the effectiveness of the response. He also explained the operational impact on the airport: all runways were closed, five departures were canceled, 16 arrivals were unable to land, and officials were working with TSA, UPS, and the NTSB on messaging and next steps. Mann said debris and fire damage on multiple runways meant the airfield had to remain closed while investigators determined what was evidence and what was debris from the fire. No votes or other formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• States Surgeon General called for social media platforms to have warning labels similar to those required
• Our bill also requires social media to have pop-up notifications every 30 minutes informing the user
• Our bill also requires social media to have pop-up notifications every 30 minutes informing the user
• In the last few years, we've banned deepfakes, we've regulated child influencers, and required social
• of the classrooms are a bare minimum of the classrooms are a bare minimum that<00:04:08.439>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Rep. Zach Stevenson and Sen. Mann presented Minnesota legislation aimed at requiring warning labels on social media platforms, modeled on the Surgeon General’s recommendation, and adding pop-up notifications every 30 minutes to show users how long they have been on a platform. They argued that social media use is linked to serious mental health harms among youth, including anxiety, depression, sleep disruption, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, and said the bill is part of a broader effort to add guardrails on big tech. They also referenced related Minnesota efforts on deepfakes, child influencers, platform-use disclosures, and a separate effort to remove cell phones from classrooms. The hearing featured emotional testimony from parents Bridget Noring and Tabitha Urbansky, who described losing sons to fentanyl poisoning after drugs were arranged through Snapchat. Both said social media platforms can function as drug markets and that warning labels and other restrictions could help prevent similar tragedies. Eric Mishy of SAVE and the Kids Campaign also testified in support, saying social media is contributing to anxiety, depression, suicide, sextortion, trafficking, bullying, and drug sales, and that companies have not done enough to stop these harms. In response to a question about the pop-up feature, Stevenson said the idea is new in Minnesota but similar to “are you still watching” prompts on streaming services, intended to add friction and interrupt addictive use. He and others said no state had yet enacted similar warning-label laws, though several have proposed them, and they emphasized that regulating technology companies is difficult because of their resources and lobbying power. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript, though the bill was scheduled for a House Commerce Committee hearing the next day.

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• That's the minimum that you have to take in order to do that.
• the kind of data that clearly demonstrates that it's required, and, number two, They require employer
• includes, among other things, 31 detailed curriculum requirements.
• I am before you in my personal and expert capacity. through G eligibility requirements.
• This field requires specialized skills that demand hard work and dedication.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met with a quorum and first approved a consent calendar containing AB 341, AB 1098, and AB 1316, sending those measures to the Human Services, Judiciary, and Appropriations Committees respectively. The committee then heard AB 977, which would require CSU to audit surplus land and work with California tribes to identify three regional burial sites for Native American remains that cannot yet be repatriated. Supporters, including tribal leaders and archaeology groups, said the bill is needed to honor ancestors and address the large number of remains still held by CSU; CSU said it is committed to repatriation but had no formal position. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote. Members also heard AB 1093, creating a California-Mexico higher education exchange program, and AB 1035, expanding the California College Promise to cover tuition for students pursuing community college bachelor’s degrees. AB 1093 drew support for strengthening cross-border educational and economic ties, but some members raised concerns about border-region sewage problems and the bill’s budget implications; it was held for later consideration. AB 1035 received strong support from community college leaders and faculty who said it would help low-income and first-generation students complete workforce-focused bachelor’s degrees, but several members questioned whether it would stretch Prop. 98 funding and whether the state should prioritize broader affordability concerns. AB 1035 passed to Appropriations on a 3-2 vote. The committee next approved AB 922, which would let the University of California keep access to federal criminal-history information for hiring background checks, avoiding delays and added costs if statutory authority is required. UC said the bill is needed to maintain safety and hiring operations, and it passed to Public Safety on a 5-0 vote. AB 1346, protecting military dependents from losing in-state residency status because of family travel, also passed unanimously to Military and Veterans Affairs. AB 1212, allowing UC to use low-income housing tax credits to build affordable housing for faculty and staff on UC land, drew support from UC and labor groups but opposition from members concerned about preferential access to public resources; it was held for later action. Finally, the committee approved AB 500 and AB 684, both aimed at increasing transparency around UC admissions policy changes and UC BOARS decision-making, sending AB 500 to Education and AB 684 to Governmental Organization, each on 5-0 votes. The hearing then moved on to AB 1122 on dual enrollment, with the author and witnesses presenting the bill as a way to expand college access for high school students.

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• I have introduced legislation that would require the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in all
• I rise today because it's been 7,296 days since Pennsylvania last raised the minimum wage.
• This year, it's been officially 20 years—20 years since Pennsylvania last raised its minimum wage.
• The last time this General Assembly acted was in 2006, when my minimum wage bill became law.
• Let's finally raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage. Thank you, Mr. President.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then received communications recalling it for voting session and referring gubernatorial nominations and a series of Senate and House bills and resolutions to standing committees. Leaves of absence were granted, and the chamber recessed briefly for committee meetings and party caucuses before reconvening. On the floor, the Senate unanimously agreed to House Bill 1102 and later passed Senate Bill 1133 and Senate Bill 1303 by 50-0 votes. Several measures were set aside to their proper place in the calendar or re-referred, including Senate Bill 1182 and House Bill 928 to Appropriations. The Senate also adopted multiple amendments to Senate Bill 1372, including a technical amendment from Senator Brooks, an amendment offered on behalf of Senator Loughlin, and Senator Fontana’s amendment requiring carbon monoxide detectors in child care facilities; after amendment, Senate Bill 1372 was held over. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 326 urging a posthumous Medal of Honor for Major Richard Winters. During petitions and remonstrances, Senator Tartaglione urged action to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, noting it has been 20 years since the last increase. Senator Dush honored Colonel James C. Harding on his birthday, highlighting his military service and decorations. Senator Street introduced a discharge resolution to force consideration of adult-use cannabis legalization, arguing the issue has bipartisan support and should receive a vote. Senator Dush also delivered extended remarks on the Founders, John Adams, religion, and the Constitution. Committee reports followed, including Appropriations reporting Senate Bills 1061, 1182, and 1303 as committed and House Bill 2400 as amended, and Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure reporting House Bill 2426 as committed. The Senate then considered supplemental calendars, adopting an amendment to Senate Bill 1182 and passing Senate Bill 1303 on final passage, both by 50-0 votes. The chamber was also notified of upcoming committee meetings, and it recessed until June 30, 2026, at 11 a.m., unless recalled sooner.

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• <01:27:40.239> I<01:27:40.400> mean, >> jobs with a minimum requirement.
• I mean, >> jobs with a minimum requirement.
• So civil service minimum requirements, those concepts don't apply.
• So in the BOE and uh they have operating reserves that are above and beyond what the minimum that's required
• so<03:37:16.640> I'm<03:37:16.800> not minimum that's required and so I'm not minimum

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And a special project report required by CDT was submitted.
• No statutory or legal requirement as far as I'm aware.
• Those folks are exempted from the four-day requirement.
• And this requires that employee compensation be part of the budget solution.
• It would require that the budget assume that level of savings.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Members, no action is required.
• We are now move to the fourth required.
• <00:18:28.160> this only state in the nation requiring this only state in the nation requiring
• <01:34:00.000> All requirement. Roll call withdrawing. All requirement.
• convicted of a mandatory minimum convicted of a mandatory minimum sentence<02:06:22.000> or

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Additional participation would require some additional funding, and our most recent recidivism rate is
• <00:04:22.079> some<00:04:22.320> additional would require some additional would require
• There are only very few that aren't participating at this time, and in saying that, GED is required.
• Representative Bray then asked whether there was any thought on minimum wage.
• even is there any thought on minimum even is there any thought on minimum wage<00:07:14.919>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice, Public Safety, and Judiciary heard an update from the Department of Corrections on Kentucky Correctional Industries (KCI), sentence-credit payments for program completion, and the expansion of the Little Sandy Correctional Complex. Department officials said KCI, the department’s long-running re-entry program, operates 15 industries in 11 institutions, employs more than 400 inmates and 37 staff, and had $5.8 million in expenditures against $6.8 million in revenues through January 31. Members asked about inmate pay, the role of the Prison Industries Enhancement Certification (PIE) program, and whether KCI generates profit; the department said it aims to break even while supporting state government, with PIE participants earning prevailing wages and some programs offering certificates tied to post-release employment opportunities. The subcommittee also reviewed the budget-authorized sentence-credit program for county jails. Officials reported 37,300 program completions in fiscal year 2024 and, through January, $6.128 million paid for 90-day sentence credits and $1.6548 million for 60-day credits, with total county jail expenditures of $8.1 million and 67 jails participating. They said additional participation would require more funding and that they do not expect many more jails to join, though attendance and population levels can affect costs. Members asked how jails opt in, whether there are added costs, how inmate earnings are handled, and whether deductions are made for child support or victim compensation; the department said jails apply through an approved program matrix, inmate earnings are tracked in individual accounts, and required deductions are made when ordered. Questions from members focused on re-entry outcomes and program structure. Officials said evidence-based programming and employment opportunities are major contributors to lowering recidivism, and they cited a recent recidivism rate of 30.8 percent, down about 1 percentage point, while noting they would provide additional trend and savings data later. The department also clarified that adult education and GED programming are separate from KCI and are handled by a different education division. For the Little Sandy expansion, officials said the project remains on schedule for completion on June 25, 2025, with inmate transfers expected to begin at about 50 per week and roughly 200 additional staff eventually needed; they said hiring is being phased in as inmate population increases. The committee asked for the total construction cost of the expansion, which the witnesses said they did not have at the meeting and would report back. The meeting adjourned with the next meeting set for February 18.

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• One of them is required to be an electrical inspection.
• Each of those teams has to have a minimum of six personnel trained to do that work.
• have fewer than 36 they're not required have fewer than 36 they're not required to<00:07:08.240>
• the division to provide M requires the division to provide M rescue<00:08:05.120> coverage<00
• got down to our minimum number of 36 we got down to our minimum number of 36 inspectors<00:14:24.720>

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:30 Energy and Environment Cabinet 18:56 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Tourism and Energy committee received a presentation from Gordon Sloan, Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, and Deputy Commissioner David Fields on the Division of Mine Safety. They outlined the division’s structure, saying it has four branch offices in Madisonville, Harlan, Hazard, and Pikeville, with 36 inspectors total, plus administrative staff and several headquarters specialists. They also explained that four additional inspectors are on sick leave or workers’ compensation and will not be backfilled, and confirmed that inspectors work from offices rather than from home. The presentation focused on mine safety duties and staffing needs. Sloan said underground licensed mines must receive six inspections annually, including mine safety analyses, an electrical inspection, roof inspections, and regular inspections of airways, returns, belts, and miner safety equipment. He also described the division’s mine rescue responsibilities, including providing rescue coverage where operators do not have their own teams, maintaining teams within an hour’s drive of mines, and supporting training and certification. The division also conducts 17 training courses and about 8,000 to 9,000 trainings per year. Members were given updated mine and employment figures. Sloan reported 126 licensed mines in 2024 across the branch areas, with 61 active all year and others idle or later abandoned. He said Kentucky had 4,683 miners in 2024, with average employment of 4,509, and noted that the state had gone 34 months without a mining fatality since March 2022. He also said the division provides rescue services for 16 underground rock quarries, three highway tunnels, and three underground military training sites. In response to questions, Sloan said the division does not plan to refill the four vacant inspector positions because staffing is adequate statewide, and he said he would provide additional historical mine data later. The committee took no formal action and adjourned.

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• Sometimes, requiring as few as one work search per week and others requiring as many as seven per week
• A minimum standard, I think, makes sense. It's what many states do.
• This requires five activities a week.
• As labor, I guess... ...provisions and these new minimum requirements have passed.
• As of now, statute requires the local workforce development boards to set the minimum requirements.

Bills: SB317, SB1250, SB1520, SB1950, SB2298, SB2532, SB2539, SB2747, SB2925, SB2993

Keywords: monuments, memorials, public property, historical significance, civil penalties, local governance, project financing zone, municipal tax revenue, convention centers, multipurpose arenas, infrastructure development, hike and bike trails, outdoor recreation, environmental stewardship, Bicentennial Trail, Texas history, cultural heritage, unemployment benefits, eligibility, Texas Workforce Commission

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• Travelers carrying more than that amount are required to disclose it to Customs and Border Protection
• <00:08:37.360> by all commercial airports are required by all commercial airports are required
• The settlement DHS and the AG proposed required me to admit the things I did not do.
• Nevertheless, I was told I was required to sign the lawsuit statement. I refused.
• You are required to sign this plea agreement. 2.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• BY REPRESENTATIVE SALZMAN AND OTHERS, HOUSE BILL 759, A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO MINIMUM AGE
• AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS AMENDMENT RECOGNIZING THAT 21 IS A BETTER AGE FOR THIS REQUIREMENT.
• BY REPRESENTATIVE SALZMAN AND OTHERS, HOUSE BILL 759, A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO MINIMUM AGE
• The courts have agreed that Florida's minimum age gun law is indeed constitutional.
• House Bill 9201B, a bill entitled an act relating to required instruction in cursive writing.

Keywords: sales tax reduction, budget cuts, boating safety, water treatment, municipal utilities, school safety, medical malpractice, firearm purchase age, cursive writing instruction, first responder support, veto overrides, veterans funding, infrastructure projects

Summary: The Florida House convened for regular business, with Speaker Perez announcing historic budget plans including the largest state tax cut in Florida history - a permanent 0.75% sales tax reduction from 6% to 5.25%, saving Floridians nearly $5 billion annually. The House will propose a budget lower than both the Governor's proposal and last year's budget. Several bills passed including Lucy's Law (boating safety), water access facilities funding, municipal utility rate corrections, hazardous walking conditions for schools, and medical malpractice 'Free Kill Law' repeal. The controversial firearm purchase age bill (HB 759) passed 78-34, lowering the minimum age from 21 to 18, despite emotional opposition citing the Parkland shooting. Other bills addressed cursive writing instruction, peer support for first responders, and government sunset reviews. Multiple veto override motions were approved unanimously, reinstating funding for veterans programs and infrastructure projects.