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• Speaker, for allowing me to present Assembly Resolution 18.
• This resolution is not just about awareness. It's about saving lives.
• I respectfully ask that you join me in supporting this resolution. Thank you.
• This is for co-authors on the resolution. All members vote who desire to vote.
• The resolution is adopted.

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• Sheil, please read the title to Senate Joint Resolution 5.
• move the joint resolution. move the joint resolution. Representative<00:22:27.600> Johnson.
• <00:22:31.200> 26005 resolution 26005 resolution 26005 and<00:22:33.039> ask<00:22:33.280
• adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 005. adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 005.
• Senate joint resolution 5 is adopted.

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Summary: The House convened with 55 members present and 10 excused, established a quorum, and approved the journal of Monday, January 26, 2026, as corrected. The chamber then took up Senate Joint Resolution 5, designating Colorado 4-H Day. Representatives Johnson and McCormick spoke in support, noting the visit from 4-H members and reciting the 4-H pledge. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 59-0, with six excused. The remainder of the meeting consisted largely of announcements and recognitions. Members highlighted upcoming legislative receptions for the Colorado Airport Operators Association and livestock groups, committee meetings including SMART Act hearings, Judiciary Committee items, Transportation/Housing/Local Government business, and a House Finance Committee meeting. Several members also recognized visiting groups and constituents, including behavioral health providers, Aurora Mental Health and Recovery, Heritage Heights Academy students, and House District 6 community leaders. A significant portion of the floor time was devoted to a personal privilege statement by Minority Leader Caldwell, who responded to concerns about immigration enforcement, emphasized the rule of law and due process, and criticized rhetoric he said endangered law enforcement and others. The House then moved into recess later in the day.

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• House Resolution 25 by Assembly Member Harabedian and others relative to the Armenian Genocide.
• I rise in support of House Resolution 25 on behalf of the Legislative Women's Caucus.
• The resolution is adopted.
• The resolution is adopted.
• Speaker and members, for allowing me to present this important, non-controversial resolution.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis, and later held a separate remembrance ceremony for the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Members and guests heard extensive remarks in support of HR 25, which was adopted by voice vote after 70 co-authors were added. Speakers from both parties and several caucuses emphasized historical truth, remembrance, and solidarity with Armenian Californians, and the chamber also observed a moment of silence for the genocide victims. On the floor, members also passed AB 789 on health insurance rate oversight, ACR 56 recognizing Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, AB 652 on San Diego County Air Pollution Control District alternates despite opposition from one member over regional balance concerns, AB 1414 protecting renters from mandatory internet provider subscriptions, AB 931 regulating litigation finance agreements, AB 890 easing residency rules for foster youth moving counties, AB 40 clarifying emergency reproductive health care coverage with urgency, AB 322 encouraging school-based health and mental health reimbursement programs, and AB 639 narrowing the definition of dams for certain weir operators. Most measures passed by wide margins, including several unanimous votes. The consent calendar, including AB 1149, AB 484, AB 859, AB 1105, and AB 1384, was adopted without objection. The Assembly also handled procedural motions, committee notices, and bill re-referrals earlier in the day. The house then announced upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Thursday, April 24 at 9 a.m.

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• Correctly print Joint Resolution 22 and 23, Senate Resolution 6, 2080, 137, 140, 141, 143, revised House
• I move that Senate Joint Resolution 24 lay over until Friday, April 24th, 2026.
• Senate Resolution 7 will lay over until Tuesday, April 21st, 2026.
• Consideration of resolutions, Mr. Majority Leader. Thank you, Mr. President.
• I move the Senate Joint Resolution 23 lay over until Monday, April 20th, 2026.

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Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the April 13, 2026 journal, and welcomed former Senator Bob Shafer as a special guest. Committee reports were read from Transportation and Energy, Education, and Judiciary, with several measures advanced to the Committee of the Whole or Appropriations and one item postponed. The chamber also recognized Liberty Common High School’s graduating class of 2026 with a personal privilege statement praising its academic and extracurricular achievements. On resolutions, SJR 24 (Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month), SR 7 (Second Chance Month), and SJR 23 were all laid over to later dates. On the consent calendar, House Bills 1228, 111, and 1213 were passed, with HB 1213 related to the biomass utilization grant program and its repeal under a sunset recommendation. The Senate then took up several third-reading bills: HB 1126 on firearm dealer requirements drew opposition over gun rights and dealer compliance concerns but passed 20-15; HB 1265 on law enforcement use of the federal eTrace system also drew criticism over data collection and local control but passed 23-12; HB 1302 passed 22-13; HB 1045 on housing protections for individuals with disabilities passed 23-12; and HB 135 on access to inpatient behavioral health services passed 35-0. The House transmitted a message noting concurrence on Senate amendments to multiple House bills and a House resolution. The Senate then agreed to adjourn over the balance of the day until Thursday, April 16, 2026, after correcting the date during the motion. Several announcements followed about upcoming meetings and events, including committee hearings and a Capitol “Seek Day,” and the Senate ultimately recessed until noon.

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• honoring this day be read the resolution honoring this day be read the resolution honoring this day
• be read Mr clerk read the resolution whereas the Mr clerk read the resolution whereas the Mr clerk read
• house joint resolution resolutions house joint resolution resolutions house joint resolution number
• clerk see the resolution resolution clerk see the resolution resolution clerk see the resolution house
• resolution number 104 by the house house resolution number 104 by the house house resolution number

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• Senator Gounardes on the resolution.
• The resolution is adopted.
• Senator Gianaris. >> Senator Brisport would like to open the resolution for co-sponsorship. >> The resolution
• The resolution is adopted.
• Senator Gianaris. >> Senator Brisport would like to open the resolution for co-sponsorship. >> The resolution

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Summary: The Senate opened with routine formalities, approved the journal, welcomed a SkillsUSA student delegation, and then moved into budget and policy business. The chamber accepted a Rules Committee report and took up a supplemental budget extender, Senate Print 9963, which would extend state operations through April 22 and authorize $12.7 billion, including about $5.1 billion in new funding for Medicaid, payroll, and school aid. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in the budget, the lack of public detail, and unresolved issues such as CLCPA changes, auto insurance, and SEQR reforms; the sponsor said negotiations were ongoing and that school aid would likely build on the executive budget. The extender passed 57-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 1887, sponsored by Senator Brisport, memorializing the Governor to proclaim April 2026 as Arab American Heritage Month. Senators Brisport, Fahy, Salazar, and Gounardes spoke in support, emphasizing Arab Americans’ cultural, civic, and economic contributions in New York and condemning anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias. The resolution was adopted by voice vote and opened for co-sponsorship. The chamber next considered several bills on the calendar, including a bill by Senator Cleare to prohibit state-chartered financial institutions from investing in private correctional facilities. Supporters framed it as a moral response to private prisons and rising federal use of detention facilities, while opponents argued it would overregulate state-chartered banks and affect private investment decisions. The bill passed 36-22. The Senate also passed a bill by Senator Krueger raising the nonprofit lobbying disclosure threshold from $5,000 to $10,000, after debate over transparency and whether the change would reduce oversight; it passed 35-23. Finally, the Senate passed Senator May’s bill on advanced transmission technologies and utility planning, after extensive debate over ratepayer costs, battery storage, and data center growth; supporters said it could lower energy costs through more efficient grid use, while opponents said it would raise rates and duplicate existing studies. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar.

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• First, MSD presents our bond resolutions for approval to Metro Council each year.
• <00:29:33.440> 22 House Concurrent Resolution 22.
• This does not carry the weight of law, but what this resolution does, being a concurrent resolution,
• This does not carry the weight of law, but what this resolution does, being a concurrent resolution,
• This does not carry the weight of law, but what this resolution does, being a concurrent resolution,

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:04 HB 387 Discussion 01:06 HB 387 Roll Call Vote 28:30 HCR 22 Discussion 29:26 HCR 22 Roll Call Vote 31:09 HB 519 Discussion 35:36 HB 519 Roll Call Vote 38:37, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 387, which would amend MSD governance and spending rules in Louisville. The sponsor said the bill was intended to add oversight and accountability in response to large MSD rate increases, though the original rate-approval provision had been removed because of concerns about contracts and bond ratings in Oldham and Bullitt counties. MSD Executive Director Tony Parrott testified that MSD is a public utility serving more than 800,000 people through wastewater, stormwater, and flood protection services, and argued that most rate pressure comes from federal and state mandates tied to a consent decree and other orders. He said MSD already provides annual notice and bond approvals through Metro Council, offers customer assistance programs, and needs flexibility for advertising, public notices, recruitment, and compliance. Members discussed stormwater funding, aging infrastructure, flood control, and the bill’s limits on advertising and other expenditures. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed on a roll call vote. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 22, as substituted, which expressed support for exploring nuclear energy and included language noting Kentucky’s ability to use nuclear waste, uranium tailings, and spent fuel in ways described by the sponsor as cleaner. Supporters said Kentucky faces an energy shortage and that nuclear, including small modular reactors, should be part of the state’s future energy mix. Some members said they would support the resolution but wanted a feasibility study or noted that it does not carry the force of law. The resolution passed. Finally, the committee began House Bill 519, sponsored by Representative Fugate, which would prevent utility companies from passing demolition costs for retired coal-fired or fossil-fuel plants on to ratepayers. The sponsor cited sharply rising electricity bills in eastern Kentucky, the decline in coal employment, and the burden of demolition costs from the Big Sandy plant being placed on customers. He argued that utilities should absorb those costs rather than shifting them to ratepayers. The bill was introduced with a motion and second, and the committee was preparing to hear further questions and testimony when the transcript ended.

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• So I'll move the 2025-P100 resolution, but first I have an author's amendment, the A1 amendment, which
• <00:07:06.400> uh the house policies and resolutions uh the house policies and resolutions
• um which is uh labeled resolution um which is uh labeled 2005-p<00:07:24.520> 100<00:07:25.319
• thank you uh any member resolution thank you uh any member discussion<00:16:10.639> uh<00:16:
• Chair Niska: “If not, I will renew my motion that the committee adopt the 2025 resolution as amended.

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Summary: The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration met with a quorum present and began with member introductions, during which members identified their districts and, informally, their favorite restaurants. The committee then turned to a housekeeping resolution, 2025-P100, covering House policies and administrative procedures. The chair explained that the resolution consolidated routine rules updates prepared by House Research. The committee adopted two amendments to the resolution. The A1 amendment gave members more flexibility in how they receive their postage and digital constituent communications allotment. The A2 amendment corrected titles in the resolution. Staff then reviewed the resolution’s contents, including service awards, donated leave, comp time and time cards, remote work, member business services payments, leadership compensation, expense reimbursement, stationery, postage and digital communications, member communication expenses, alcohol and drug policies, legal fee provisions, photographs and digital images, chaplain pay, the high school page program, and the undergraduate internship program. Members asked several questions during discussion. Representative Long confirmed there were no changes to the legal-fee policy. Representative Hollins asked about the high school page stipend, and staff said it was proposed to increase from $10 to $15 per day. Representative Pursell asked about the 50-mile reimbursement threshold for members’ expenses; the chair said it is derived from IRS tax regulations. She also suggested reviewing how other states handle reimbursement. No members of the public testified. After discussion, the committee renewed the motion and adopted the 2025 resolution as amended. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Item number six, introduction of resolutions. Mr. Clerk, are there any resolutions for action?
• Madam Speaker, there are no resolutions for action.
• Clerk, are there any of resolutions. Mr.
• resolutions for action? resolutions for action?
• >> Madam Speaker, there are no resolutions >> Madam Speaker, there are no resolutions

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• The clerk will read the resolution. House Concurrent Resolution No. 22.
• I move that House Concurrent Resolution No. 22 be adopted.
• The gentleman from Green County has moved for the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution No. 22.
• The gentleman from Green County has renewed his motion for the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution
• The clerk will now read the House Bills and House Joint Resolutions.

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• Senate Joint Resolution Senate Bill 340, as amended by Senate Amendment 1; Senate Joint Resolutions 16
• An act to amend Titles 19 and 29 relating to home improvement dispute resolution.
• This bill is about accountability and resolution.
• I yield to Senator Sokola for purposes of that House resolution. Senator Sokola.
• Madam President, the roll call on House Concurrent Resolution Number 152: 21 yes.

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• Senate Joint Resolution...
• An act to amend Titles 19 and 29 relating to home improvement dispute resolution.
• This bill is about accountability and resolution.
• Madam President, the roll call on House Concurrent Resolution No. 152, 21 yes.
• Madam President, the roll call on House concurrent resolution number 152, 21, yes.

Summary: The Senate reconvened, received House communications and committee reports, and then took up several bills and a resolution. Committee reports covered measures on composting, volunteer background checks, campaign finance, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, publication of Public Integrity Commission reports, Cheswold’s territorial limits, child support, alcohol and marijuana, salary supplements, certified registered nurse anesthetists, land use, school taxes, and a constitutional elections amendment. House Bill 344 and House Bill 444 were referred to the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate also confirmed the nomination of Christy N. Vitola as Commissioner of the Family Court by a 21-0 vote. The chamber then recognized several fellows and Girls’ State delegates, with tributes to the Legislative Fellows Program and the Communications Fellowship, followed by House Concurrent Resolution 152 honoring the 2026 Delaware Girls’ State participants. The resolution passed unanimously. Senators and guests spoke about the civic value of the program and introduced the Girls’ State leadership team and delegates. On legislation, the Senate passed House Bill 89, creating a dispute-resolution process for home improvement fraud and strengthening consumer protection enforcement; House Bill 381, requiring notice to the Attorney General of computer security breaches; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 407, making technical and penalty updates to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 150, limiting civil arrests at courthouses and Industrial Accident Board offices; and House Substitute 2 for House Bill 94, restricting state and local participation in civil immigration enforcement at sensitive locations such as schools, houses of worship, and health care facilities, with emergency exceptions and reporting requirements. The Senate also began consideration of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 368, which would limit use of state and local resources for federal civil immigration enforcement while preserving exceptions for serious offenses and judicial warrants, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• We now have a Senate resolution, SR21, Senate resolution relating to U.S.
• Listen to the first reading of the resolution. SR21, Senate resolution relating to U.S.
• We now have a Senate resolution, SR21, Senate resolution relating to U.S.
• SR21 Senate RE resolution to US SR21 Senate RE resolution to US Immigration<00:11:28.480> and<
• first reading of the resolution. first reading of the resolution.

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• there is a motion this joint resolution there is a motion is<00:03:10.159> there<00:03:10.319
• If you had time to go through the resolution itself, it tells a very interesting story.
• I'm sorry, there is a motion on House Joint Resolution 15. There has been a second.
• And I think the resolution sets that forward. Representative Layman, thank you, Chairman.
• <00:13:09.320> 15 in a second on house joint resolution 15 in a second on house joint resolution

Keywords: Consideration of HJR 15 02:26 Consideration of HB 30 16:18 Consideration of HB 71 20:05 Consideration of HB 182 23:51, 958, all

Summary: The House State Government Committee met with a quorum and first took up HJR 15, as amended by a committee substitute, which would return the granite Ten Commandments monument to permanent display on the new State Capitol grounds. Representative Baker described the monument’s history, its removal during construction in the 1980s, the 2000 effort to restore it, and recent Supreme Court changes that he said make the historical-tradition analysis more relevant than the former Lemon test. Members asked about the monument’s location, possible amendments to allow other faiths to place similar monuments, and church-state concerns. Several members explained their votes by saying they supported the historical display but wanted further discussion about religious representation. The resolution passed the committee 16-1 with two pass votes and was reported favorably to the House floor. The committee then considered House Bill 30, sponsored by Representative Blanton, which addresses pension spiking in the Kentucky Public Pension Authority. Blanton said the bill codifies a court ruling clarifying that across-the-board pay raises are not pension spiking and noted support from fire, police, and state employees. Representative Tipton reminded members that pension bills should be reviewed by the Public Pension Oversight Board first and said this bill had been reviewed there without issue. The committee approved HB 30 unanimously, 20-0, with favorable expression. House Bill 71, sponsored by Representative Duval, was next. KPPA Executive Director Ryan Barrow said the bill was requested by KPPA, vetted by the Public Pension Oversight Board, and would restructure KPPA by creating an Office of Financial Management and moving the current CFO into an executive director-level role overseeing that office, without affecting system funding requirements. Representative Johnson supported the measure as an administrative codification of current practice. The committee passed HB 71 unanimously, 20-0, with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 182 from Representative Frasier Gordon, which would prohibit state government from using the word “free” to describe taxpayer-funded services. Gordon said the bill is intended to increase transparency and ensure taxpayers are credited for funding public services, while not changing any programs or benefits. Members questioned how the bill would be enforced, what alternative wording should be used, and whether the restriction could affect communication with low-income or low-literacy residents; Gordon said terms like “provided at no cost” or “paid for by taxpayers” would be acceptable and that the bill contains no penalty. The committee passed HB 182 17-3 with favorable expression and sent it to the House floor.

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• On page six, House communication numbers 747 to 749 return various Senate concurrent resolutions that
• Beginning on page 18, adoption of resolutions.
• Concurrent Resolutions for adoption. Concurrent Resolutions for adoption.
• resolutions. Senator Decort. Mr. resolutions. Senator Decort. Mr.
• Said resolutions have been adopted. All resolutions have been adopted.

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• I rise in very strong support of Senate Resolution Number 7.
• Order of Business No. 9, motions, resolutions, and notices.
• Resolution is adopted and ordered transmitted to the Assembly.
• We now have the resolution, SCR 8, which is up for a vote.
• Order of business 9, motions, resolutions, and notices.

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• House Resolution 116 by Assembly Member Ward.
• The resolution is adopted.
• The resolution is adopted. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• The clerk will read the resolution on the consent calendar.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 181. 65-0. And Senate Concurrent Resolution 187. 65-0.

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• Moving to motions and resolutions, the absences for the day.
• Assembly concurrent resolution 66 by Assemblymember.
• House Resolution 40 by Assemblymember Lackey relative to Resendezay.
• The resolution is adopted. We will pass and retain on file item 480.
• The clerk will read the resolution on the consent calendar.

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• Please, which is Senate Joint Resolution 356 by Senator Ingo Guglia.
• Senate Joint Resolution 536, Senator Ngoglio. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• That is the joint resolution. Are there amendments? There's one amendment.
• That is the proposed joint resolution, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Are there amendments?
• That is the proposed joint resolution, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Are there amendments?

Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed Senator Yarborough’s bill and Senate Bill 1170 at the sponsor’s request. The committee first considered Senate Bill 982 by Senator Bernard, which was amended to remove language the sponsor said had been declared unconstitutional in 2016. As amended, the bill addresses qualifying fee payment issues, allows qualifying fees to be paid by properly executed checks or debit cards linked to a candidate campaign account, creates a private right of action for qualifying challenges limited to candidates, and addresses campaign expenditures by debit card. Mark Heron testified in support, saying the bill would clarify recent qualifying disputes. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported SB 982 favorably. The committee then took up Senate Joint Resolution 536, a proposed constitutional amendment to impose legislative term limits of eight years in the House and eight years in the Senate, with carve-outs for current officeholders and redistricting. An amendment to change the limits to 12 years in each chamber failed on a tie vote. Public testimony was mixed but largely opposed, with speakers from county and small-county groups arguing the proposal was a one-size-fits-all statewide mandate that would override local choice and reduce institutional knowledge. Several members debated whether the eight-year limit was the right number, with some supporting term limits in principle but questioning a lifetime ban on returning to office. The resolution was ultimately reported favorably. The committee also considered Senate Joint Resolution 802, which would place on the 2026 ballot an eight-year term limit for county commissioners and school board members, with school board limits applied retroactively and county commissioner limits prospectively. An amendment to change the limit to 12 years failed. The Florida Association of Counties, a county commissioner, and representatives of the Small County Coalition testified against the measure, arguing that counties should retain local control through county charters and local referenda. Some senators supported the concept of term limits but raised concerns about imposing a uniform statewide rule on counties and school boards. After debate, the joint resolution was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators who had missed votes were allowed to register their positions on SB 982 and SJR 536, and the committee moved to rise.

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• House Joint Resolution 1084 by Woolley of the House and Bullard of the Senate is a resolution relating
• This bill is actually a resolution.
• House Joint Resolution 1070 by Harris of the House and AlaHhar of the Senate, a resolution relating to
• Clerk, will House Joint Resolution 1086 by Kendrix of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, a resolution
• House Joint Resolution 1086 is the first resolution covering the administrative rules for the judicial

Bills: HB3329, HR1039, HR1040, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3419, HB3420, HB3706, HB3711, HB4139, HB1268, HB3660, HJR1023, HB3298, HB3056, HJR1084, HB3934, HB3919, HB4118, HB4119, HB3791, HB4260, HB4178, HB4215, HB4324, HB3270, HB4352, HB4305, HB2955, HB3315, HB3066, HB1245, HB4125, HB3075, HB3129, HB3239, HB4153, HB3265, HB4491, SB680, HB4263, HB4268, HB1675, HB3885, HB2984, HB3697, HB2959, HB3671, HB3852, HB2933, HB3057, HB3802, HB4294, HB4285, HB3708, HB3979, HB3977, HB3986, HB3985, HB3588, HB3742, HB3845, HJR1070, HB3590, HB3595, HB3391, HB3183, HB3764, HB3765, HB1002, HB4434, HJR1086, HB4060, HB3881, HB3500, HB4408, HB3648, HB3127, HB3606

Keywords: long-term care, advisory board, sunset legislation, mental health, psychologists, University of Oklahoma, gymnastics, NCAA, congratulations, sports excellence, recognition, honor, athletics, Joseph Castiglione, leadership, education, sports management, HB3413, public finance, state budget