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• pursuant to rule 40.7. pursuant to rule 40.7.
• to rule 40.7. to rule 40.7.
• rule 40.7. rule 40.7.
• pursuant to rule 40.7. pursuant to rule 40.7.
• <04:07:38.880> Um, the rules. Um, the rules.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Okay, I want to call to order the House Rules Committee and um... Okay, okay, okay.
• Chairman and Madame Leader and members of the House Rules Committee.
• Um, I'm here today to request this committee endorse a waiver of House Rule 36E.
• <00:09:31.279> in departing from our drafting rules in departing from our drafting rules in
• Now, is there any other business to come before the Rules Committee? Okay.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Rules Committee met briefly to approve the prior meeting minutes, which were accepted on a voice vote. The committee then adopted an amendment to House Rule 66 setting second-year session deadlines, including a change requested by the Democratic office to make the last day to sign off 4:00 p.m. rather than noon. That amendment passed by roll call, 8-0, with Representative Sweeney absent. The committee next heard a request from Representative Thomas Opel for a waiver of House Rule 36E to allow late drafting and filing of a bill tied to education funding in response to the recent Conval decision. Opel said he initially sought the waiver for two bills but narrowed it to HB 503, arguing it was needed to help the General Court address constitutional education funding obligations and property tax relief. Committee members discussed the request only in procedural terms and expressed concern about setting a precedent for departing from drafting rules; no member moved to grant the waiver, so no action was taken. Finally, the committee considered its customary late-drafting authorization for majority reports from statutory or study committees. After the clerk suggested extending the filing deadline to Friday, November 7 because the reporting deadline falls on Saturday, November 1, the committee adopted the motion by roll call, 10-0, with Representative Sweeney absent. The committee then adjourned unanimously.

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• This section extends the five- and six-year rules by an additional 5 years.
• Those same rules would apply.
• Those same rules would Brooklyn Center.
• In addition, the five- and six-year rules would be extended by 5 years.
• In addition, the five- and six-year rules would be extended by 5 years.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• a closed rule.
• a closed rule.
• I encourage adoption of the rule.
• pieces of legislation under this rule. pieces of legislation under this rule.
• what came out of the rules committee. what came out of the rules committee.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• One of the bigger ones is the family court rules, Rule 1.2, waiver of rules.
• , waive the rules of evidence, waive rules of due process, waive rules of anything.
• As good rule 1.2, okay, waiver of rules.
• So all the court rules, the rules of evidence, the superior court rules, the Supreme Court rules, are
• court rules, the Supreme Court superior court rules, the Supreme Court rules<04:29:14.240> are

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We have rules in place that you have to make a bonafide move if you're going to be eligible to play.
• rules that if you don't make bonafide rules<00:30:44.320> that<00:30:44.640> I<00:30:44.960
• And so this bill does not bonafide rule.
• the transfer rule. the transfer rule. >> No,<00:39:30.079> sir. >> No, sir.
• . rule. rule.

Bills: SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388, SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388

Keywords: land bank, land bank authority, local land bank authority, Alabama Land Bank Authority, tax delinquent property, tax sale, tax lien, redemption period, quiet title, blight remediation, vacant property, foreclosure, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, intergovernmental agreement, county government, municipal government, redevelopment, brownfields, floodplain management

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• We're talking about uh the rules things.
• >> set the rules to tell them what to do >> set the rules to tell them what to do and<00:
• We have a rule in this country: you're innocent until proven guilty. rules. You are 100% on that.
• We have a we have a rule in to do it. We have a we have a rule in this<00:25:00.080> country.
• the Constitution gives states no rule the Constitution gives states no rule making<00:30:03.279>

Bills: HB433, HB443

Keywords: tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, 811, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission

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• Last night, the rules legislation.
• I urge a no vote on the rule. Uh, and if the rule passes, I urge no votes on all these damn bills.
• I urge a no vote on the rule. Uh, and if the rule passes, I urge no votes on all these damn bills.
• State of Rule 20.
• vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20. vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• rule.
• The rule provides under a closed rule.
• 23 of the rules of the nine of rule 23 of the rules of the house<04:27:02.399> provides<04:27
• :01.279> house of rule 23 of the rules of the house of rule 23 of the rules of the house provides
• 6 of rule 20.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The Assembly Rules Committee has determined that file item number one, SB 479, also falls within the
• The Assembly Rules Committee has also determined that file item number three.
• This rule adds nothing. It just gives the state a reason to... ...the household.
• This rule adds nothing.
• It is then subject to the regular budgeting rules, including reduction of the CalWORKs benefit.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard several bills focused on homelessness, child care, food security, public assistance, immigration legal services, and veterans’ benefits. SB 479 would allow city-based local health jurisdictions, including Berkeley and Oakland, to use multidisciplinary homeless response teams and share specified information across departments; supporters said the change would improve coordination and outcomes, and no opposition testified. SB 902 would allow electronic signatures for child care and development services paperwork while preserving paper options; supporters said it would reduce burdens on families and providers, and the bill passed to the Assembly Education Committee 4-0. The committee also heard SB 1025, creating an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate California’s food assistance efforts, and SB 1030, repealing the CalWORKs “man-in-the-house” rule. Supporters of SB 1025 said the state’s food system is fragmented and needs a coordinated strategy; SB 1030 supporters argued the rule is outdated, redundant, and rooted in racist and sexist assumptions. Both bills received no opposition testimony and were approved on 4-0 votes, with SB 1025 sent to the Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee and SB 1030 to Appropriations. The committee then approved SB 1077, which would require CDSS to create a communications and contingency plan for CalFresh disruptions during federal government shutdowns, including a public webpage and planning for state-funded benefits; it passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1194 would codify the Immigration Legal Fellowship Project to expand immigration legal services in underserved areas, and supporters emphasized the need for legal representation in rural and Central Valley communities; it passed 4-1 to Judiciary. SB 1201 would seek federal waivers to protect veterans from CalFresh time limits, require referrals to county veterans service officers, and adjust treatment of job-search expenses; it passed unanimously 6-0 to Military and Veterans Affairs. The consent calendar, including SB 557 and SB 1051, also passed unanimously. After all items were heard, the committee completed roll calls for absent members and adjourned.

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• The Assembly Rules Committee has determined that file item number one, SB 479, also falls within the
• The Assembly Rules Committee has also determined that file item number three.
• This rule adds nothing. It just gives the state a reason to... ...the household.
• This rule adds nothing.
• It is then subject to the regular budgeting rules, including reduction of the CalWORKs benefit.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The Missouri House of Representatives Legislative Rules Committee shall come to order.
• I'm not saying rule it out. I'm just saying that it's not... I'm not saying rule it out.
• You know, it's in our name, Rules Committee, and I think probably one of the most basic rules is that
• It's in our name, Rules Committee, and I think probably one of the most basic rules is that we shouldn't
• It's in our name, Rules Committee, and I think probably one of the most basic rules is that we shouldn't

Summary: The Missouri House Legislative Rules Committee met with a quorum and took up a long hearing agenda of House and Senate measures. Early in the meeting, Chair Cupps explained that the committee would not use the “bingo spinner,” would hear the bills in order, and would recommit Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 889 to the House committee of origin for further review because of language that appeared to affect corporal punishment in public schools. That recommit motion passed 9-2. The committee then moved through a large number of bills, most of which were reported due pass, including measures on tourism revenue, county health officers, library boards, child maintenance after DWI fatalities, initiative petitions, foreign law, post-conviction relief, property development applications, licensed child care facilities, administrative rules, workforce training grants, water resources, water service line fees, unemployment administration, school district operations and emergency response devices, military leave, health care provider networks, mobile food vendors, insurance regulations, tax credit cleanup, public water supply districts, downtown redevelopment incentives, workplace violence prevention in health care settings, pass-through entity taxation, county disability resource board levies, county finances, a civic recognition resolution, and a resolution for the America 250 Commission. Several bills drew brief questions about funding, scope, or policy effects, including whether school panic buttons were subject to appropriations, whether a hospital-zone speeding bill would affect emergency drivers, and whether a bill on initiative petition signature gatherers applied only to certain petition-related entities. A few measures drew recorded opposition or were not unanimous. House Bill 1734 on the Soil Erosion Control Fund failed to pass 5-6. House Bill 2291 on applications for property developments passed 6-5. House Bill 2693 on water resources passed 9-1 with one present vote. House Bill 3174 on emergency responses in schools passed 9-2 after discussion of wearable panic buttons and funding. House Bill 3210 on compensation for property owners in larger cities passed 9-2. House Bill 3383 on nonprofit corporations’ hiring practices passed 9-0 with two present votes after discussion of E-Verify and initiative petition signature gathering. The committee also gave due pass to House Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 1066 and 1088 on property taxation by a 9-2 vote. The chair said another committee hearing was likely later in the week, probably Thursday, and then adjourned the meeting.

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• The Committee on Rules recommends the following bill for proper consideration: HB 2120, signed David
• The Committee on Rules recommends the following bill for proper consideration: HB 2174, signed David
• The Committee on Rules recommends the following bill for proper consideration: HB 2289, signed David
• The Committee on Rules recommends the following bill for proper consideration: HB 2903, signed David
• The Committee on Rules recommends the following bill for proper consideration: HB 2383. Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It gets a little wonky in their rule.
• When their rule came out, and if you've ever looked at the federal rules, there's ...wonky in their rule
• When their rule came out, and if you've ever looked at the federal rules, there's usually a huge preamble
• General rule of thumb, so you'd have to ship to Alabama, Georgia.
• We have the rule that came out for the four parts... ...couple months later, we have the rule that came

Summary: The committee first received a Department of Environmental Protection presentation on Florida Forever and the sale or exchange of conservation lands. DEP described Florida Forever as the state’s main conservation land acquisition program, funded in recent years at high levels, and said most acquisitions since 2019 have been within the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The presentation also explained the legal process for disposing of conservation lands: requests are reviewed by the Acquisitions and Restoration Council, then the governor and cabinet decide whether land is no longer needed for conservation or whether an exchange provides a net conservation benefit. Senator Smith asked several questions about recent land-swap proposals, public notice, political influence, and whether any transactions had bypassed the usual sequence; DEP said applications can be withdrawn before ARC review, notice is posted seven days in advance, and the council and cabinet are the decision-makers. Senator Harrington asked about the difference between Florida Forever land sales and water management district surplus lands, and DEP said the reported 2.3 acres sold referred only to Florida Forever-funded projects. The committee then heard presentations from the Department of Health and DEP on PFAS and PFOA. DOH outlined what PFAS are, their common uses, possible health impacts, and ways Floridians can reduce exposure, including water filtration and avoiding certain products. DOH said it conducts well investigations, health consultations, fish consumption advisories, and monitoring in coordination with DEP and FWC. DEP followed with a more technical overview of PFAS regulation and cleanup, explaining federal testing and drinking-water standards, Florida’s provisional cleanup levels, and the state’s response at contaminated sites, including bottled water and filtration for affected residents. Senators asked about testing requirements for public systems and private wells, disposal of used filters, and how federal rulemaking and litigation could affect Florida’s standards; DEP said public systems are required to test under EPA monitoring rules, private wells are not directly required to test, and Florida may adopt its own standards if federal action does not occur by the statutory deadline. Finally, the committee took up SB 150, which would designate the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub jay as the state songbird. The sponsor argued the bill better reflects Florida’s identity and conservation values, noting the flamingo’s iconic status and the scrub jay’s status as a Florida-only species. Members asked lighthearted questions about mockingbirds, flamingo color, and feeding costs, and an appearance card was filed in support by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The committee debated the bill briefly and then passed SB 150 favorably by roll call vote, with all members present voting yes except Senator DiCeglie, who was excused.

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• the Rand suit and there was the ruling the Rand suit and there was the ruling in<00:22:29.919>
• ruling, and then also in this Rand ruling he did not prescribe a specific amount or date.
• >> and in the latest conval ruling in his >> and in the latest conval ruling in his court
• In the conval ruling he set um or date. In the conval ruling he set a<00:23:12.400> floor.
• see from the Supreme Court ruling can see from the Supreme Court ruling ruling<01:31:43.280> in

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'd move to suspend the rules to allow for an additional five minutes.
• No rule suspension is needed; that conference committee report was received yesterday.
• I guess my point is that... ...can always suspend the rule if you have to, too.
• If not, it becomes a rule, a joint rule with the House and the Senate, right?
• And that's what you're doing, you're acting on the rules? Yes, ma'am.

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

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

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• the 600 rules. the 600 rules. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.
• , with nothing changing to those rules, with nothing changing to those rules, um,<03:13:40.399>
• Instead of being given blanket authority merely to write rules, the division is Merely to write rules
• <04:12:58.160> The<04:12:59.279> rules the Ford act under the rules.
• The rules the Ford act under the rules.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In other words, without a violation otherwise of rule or statute.
• board ultimately votes to enact that into the rule.
• And was the lottery uh rules changed, as you had indicated, you changed the lottery rules to modify and
• You're supposed to use certain by rule ways to enter the play.
• Uh, again, the vendor just follows the rules, correct.

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• <00:42:41.839> and call an a um an interim final rule and call an a um an interim final rule
• rules or regulations when they do so. rules or regulations when they do so.
• First, the bill the rule of law.
• It's not against the rule of law; it upholds the rule of law and best practices.
• rule of law. Thank you. rule of law. Thank you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That gives life to the written rules.
• democratic norms, the unwritten rules democratic norms, the unwritten rules that<00:13:56.560>
• Without these guard rails, even rules.
• an atheist who would unleash mob rule. an atheist who would unleash mob rule.
• Just the rules of the built.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing with Professor Colin Moore on democratic norms and their erosion in the United States, with a focus on what that could mean for Hawaii. Chair Carl Rhodes introduced the topic and the professor, noting the briefing was livestreamed and could be rescheduled if technical problems arose. Moore defined democratic norms as unwritten guardrails that make written constitutional rules work in practice, emphasizing two core norms from political science: mutual toleration, meaning acceptance of political opponents as legitimate, and institutional forbearance, meaning restraint in using legal powers to the maximum for partisan gain. Moore used historical examples to show how norms develop and erode, including George Washington’s resignation, the Alien and Sedition Acts, the contested 1800 election, Franklin Roosevelt’s court-packing plan, and Watergate. He argued that democracies usually erode gradually rather than through sudden coups, often through leaders who reject opponents’ legitimacy, tolerate political violence, restrict civil liberties, or attack the press. He said the United States is vulnerable because of its strong presidency, an 18th-century constitutional design that did not anticipate modern political parties or a neutral civil service, and because polarization has encouraged “constitutional hardball” and retaliation. He cited comparative examples such as Hungary, Turkey, and other countries that slid toward authoritarianism over time, and said the U.S. has been rated a flawed democracy by outside indexes. Moore said the erosion predates Donald Trump, though he believes Trump has accelerated it, and pointed to recent actions and rhetoric as moving beyond ceremony into government practice. He also warned that Congress has not consistently checked executive power and that public willingness to excuse anti-democratic behavior from preferred candidates is troubling. The briefing ended with Moore turning to federalism and Hawaii, arguing that the state depends heavily on federal funding for health care, schools, housing, and infrastructure, and that delays or disruptions from an unstable federal government could create serious local harm even if no law is formally broken.