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• . >> Senate Bill 3107, City of Laurel, extend repeal on authority for tax on hotels and motels to promote
• Have it. >> And this is a simple repealer for the City of Laurel, not to exceed 3% for the city of Laurel
• >> And this is a simple repealer for the >> And this is a simple repealer for the city<00
• Clerk, please read the title. >> Senate Bill 3158, City of Clinton, extend repeal on authority for tax
• The ayes have it. >> This is simply again extending the repealer, levying a 2% tax on restaurants to

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 19 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate considered a series of local and private bills, mostly extending repealer dates or authorizing small local taxes and contributions. These included measures for the City of Laurel, City of Clinton, City of Moss Point, and City of Hattiesburg to continue hotel/motel or restaurant taxes for tourism, parks, and recreation; a Marshall County bill allowing a $7,500 annual contribution to the Bahyia Area Arts Council; a Jackson County bill extending a $5,000 contribution to Friends of Arts, Culture, and Education; a City of Philadelphia bill authorizing a one-time $10,000 contribution to Philadelphia Transit; and a Dotto County bill allowing golf carts and low-speed vehicles on certain public roads. The chamber also approved a Jackson County bill revising the powers and duties of the county fair board. Most of these local bills were passed by voice vote and then by the morning roll call, with no questions raised. The Senate also took up several conference-related matters and House amendments. On Senate Bill 2676, the Proxy Advance of Transparency Act, the Senate voted not to concur and to invite conference. On Senate Bill 2882, dealing with homestead exemption eligibility, members discussed a House amendment clarifying that property owners who deed property but reserve a life estate do not have to reapply for homestead exemption; the Senate concurred and sent the bill to the governor. Additional items later in the calendar included nonconcurrence and conference invitations on bills involving a rural hospital pilot program, dependent care tax credits, health reimbursement arrangement tax credits, state park land lease tax treatment, rural hospital contributions, electronic payment processing fees, storm-related utility revenue bonds, agriculture and logging sales tax exemptions, and revisions to the Pregnancy Resource Act. Near the end of the calendar, senators chose to pass and retain several remaining items rather than take final action, and leadership noted the need to move bills off the calendar in the next session. The Senate then moved to announcements, including committee meetings and a bipartisan social event, and several members requested that the journal reflect adjournment in memory of named individuals. The chamber ultimately agreed to recess until later that day or until the last committee report was filed, with the journal to reflect adjournment until the next morning.

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• Would you like to present those repeal bills? Are there any questions of counsel?
• “So that's why we're asking for this one to be repealed, so we can address it.
• If this would be repealed, that is exactly what we plan on doing, yes. Okay.
• So I am not, I am in support of repealing this for those very reasons, Madam I am in support of repealing
• Repeal takes us back there, but you should not take us back there.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• <01:45:43.639> so<01:45:43.920> those was uh some some billing delays so those was
• uh some some billing delays so those expenses<01:45:44.639> will<01:45:44.880> still<01
• back to um there's always a delay back to um there's always a delay process<01:51:48.360> with
• I don't believe the legislation either; there was a delay in signature.
• I don't believe the legislation either; there was a delay in signature.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee’s Division 3 held a public work session on the Behavioral Health budget on February 27, 2025. The chair opened by explaining the schedule, materials, and deadlines for the budget process, and noted there would be no motions or votes in the division that day. Division of Behavioral Health Director Ktia Fox and DHHS CFO Nathan White then walked the committee through the division’s mission, structure, and budget materials, describing the division’s four bureaus: Mental Health Services, Children’s Behavioral Health, Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homeless Services, along with the policy unit. They emphasized the division’s role in oversight, technical assistance, quality assurance, contracting, and the continuum of care from prevention and early intervention through crisis and residential services. Much of the discussion focused on major programs and funding lines, including the 988 Lifeline contract with Headrest, a technical assistance contract with UNH, Medicaid pass-through payments to New Hampshire Hospital and Glencliff, crisis response services, cold-weather homeless responses, housing supports, and the children’s system of care. Members asked about the UNH contract, the 988 program, crisis stabilization centers, and the peer certification program; Fox explained that the peer certification is a training-and-credentialing pathway for people with lived experience to enter community-based behavioral health work, not a volunteer program. The committee also discussed the “Choose Love” program, which Fox said was created after the Sandy Hook tragedy to build resilience and strength-based emotional regulation in schools and communities. On the children’s side, Fox described the system of care account as the place where many contracted services are budgeted, including community mental health centers, care management entities, rapid response services, and residential programs. Members asked about temporary staffing, and Fox said roughly $500,000 in temporary staff costs shown in the current year would not be spent next year because the money came from a nonlapsing appropriation in HB 1573 for oversight of children’s residential services. She also said provider rate increases were a prioritized need but were not funded in the governor’s current budget, and that the Children’s Behavioral Health Resource Center was not funded, resulting in about a $1 million reduction. The session ended while the division was still moving through the children’s behavioral health slides, including questions about the Fast Forward high-fidelity wraparound program and medication management.

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• It includes a repeal of the program.
• What it says is that electricity repeal.
• So than electricity which is repealed.
• <01:23:25.760> of 58 paragraph B which is a repeal of 58 paragraph B which is a repeal of
• 30 and this is the data cent's repeal 30 and this is the data cent's repeal electricity<01:29:43.480

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill repeals the California car mandate. It adds mandates for auto manufacturers.
• This bill repeals the California car mandate. It adds mandates for auto manufacturers.
• This bill repeals the California car mandate. It adds mandates for auto manufacturers.
• So the end result of repealing this is really to set that precedent.
• specifically can they now if we repeal specifically can they now if we repeal it<00:15:16.120>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This bill seeks to yet again establish an unfair funding scheme that this legislature repealed in 2011
• <04:17:32.439> in this legislature repealed in this legislature repealed in 2011<04:17:34.640
• it does nothing but cause and repealed it does nothing but cause acrimony<04:21:57.439> in<04
• So the delay relates to litigation, and throughout this period of time swept the statewide education
• relates to legislation so um the delay relates to litigation<05:20:45.638> um<05:20:46.638>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on HB 563, which would revise the education funding formula for pupils receiving special education services by replacing the current single special education amount with three differentiated categories. Representative Rick Ladd, the prime sponsor, said the bill largely tracks a House-passed version from the prior session with minor figure adjustments, and explained that the proposal uses projected FY26 amounts for three categories based on time in general education versus more intensive placements. He also noted that the bill does not address catastrophic aid directly, but that special education aid, CAT aid, and proration all remain issues for later work sessions. Ladd and supporters argued that weighted categories better reflect actual costs and are more sustainable than treating all IEPs the same. Representative Margaret Drye said the approach was one of the best ideas from the education funding subcommittee and urged the committee to support differentiated aid. Representative Ames asked how the category amounts were derived, and Ladd said Category A follows the FY26 base, Category B is a higher weight, and Category C is a still higher weight for more intensive services, though he acknowledged the exact multipliers were developed earlier and could be revisited. He also said the committee would continue discussing whether the weights are appropriate and how they interact with CAT aid. Testimony from Bonnie Dunham strongly opposed the bill. She argued that funding based on placement rather than actual service need would create incentives to move students into more restrictive settings, could stigmatize children with labels such as "Category C," and would undermine the least restrictive environment requirements under federal special education law. She described her son’s experience in inclusive settings as beneficial and said the bill would have penalized the district for serving him there. In response to questions, she said schools and parents should base funding on the child’s actual needs and costs, not on placement, and urged the committee to recommend the bill inexpedient to legislate.

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• We feel that if a person is delayed by days, weeks, or months in reporting their injuries and trying
• We feel that uh if a person is delayed<00:14:32.079> uh<00:14:32.240> by<00:14:32.480><
• uh by days, weeks or months in delayed uh by days, weeks or months in reporting<00:14:34.320> their
• Will we delay the climate law at the urging of those who never supported it and want to repeal it?
• We also oppose delaying climate action, which increases exposure to air pollution, resulting in more

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I know, is that repealing that or not?
• <00:12:31.279> for be repealed for be repealed for uh<00:12:33.279> two<00:12:33.519
• likely wouldn't be able to fully repeal likely wouldn't be able to fully repeal that<00:12:53.279
• <00:35:28.800> of repeal of repeal of uh<00:35:31.200> residential uh residential uh residential
• <00:56:06.799> the and then the other one to uh repeal the and then the other one to uh repeal

Keywords: 916, all

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• The laws that are being repealed traumatize children, telling them their parents' and grandparents' lives
• It is unfortunate that leadership's decision to repeal health care for undocumented community members
• It is unfortunate that leadership's decision to repeal health care for undocumented community members
• Repealing that coverage doesn't move us forward. It drags us backward.
• Repealing that coverage health care.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota lawmakers and advocates held a press event focused on a special-session budget agreement that would repeal health coverage for undocumented immigrants. Speakers, including Rep. María Isa Pérez-Vega, Sen. Lieman, labor leaders, immigrant advocates, faith leaders, and other DFL/POCI caucus members, argued the repeal would harm about 17,000 people, increase uncompensated care costs, worsen ER and clinic wait times, reduce productivity, and ultimately raise costs for taxpayers and employers. They also said undocumented immigrants contribute significant tax revenue and that the measure was motivated by cruelty and scapegoating rather than fiscal responsibility. Testimony emphasized moral, public health, labor, and faith-based objections. Unidos Minnesota, SEIU Local 26, the Minnesota AFL-CIO, and Pastor Ingred Ramson all framed health care as a human right and said the policy would punish working families, immigrants, and communities of color. Several speakers linked the repeal to broader attacks on immigrants, labor rights, and other social protections, and warned that the compromise budget framework included a “poison pill” tying the health bill to the repeal. POCI caucus members said they had tried unsuccessfully to negotiate alternatives, including changes to paid leave, earned sick and safe time, non-compete bans, premiums, enrollment caps, and protections for children, elders, and people with chronic conditions. They said leadership was not part of the negotiations and expressed disappointment with DFL and governor-level decisions, while also saying they would continue to fight the policy and hold leaders accountable. No vote was taken in the event itself, but speakers repeatedly said the repeal was expected to pass and that they would oppose it and continue organizing in future sessions.

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• This is relating to the greenhouse gas task force, and it is designed to repeal that task force.
• Can you please stick to the greenhouse gas sequestration repealing the task force?
• dismantling and the repeal of the madam. dismantling and the repeal of the madam.
• This is an administrative bill to repeal This is an administrative bill to repeal an<01:16:43.440
• <01:17:01.840> because asking for it to be repealed because asking for it to be repealed because

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Congressional Republicans are threatening to repeal clean energy tax credits, which could result in a
• 00:54:09.359> are<00:54:09.520> threatening<00:54:09.880> to<00:54:10.160> repeal
• Republicans are threatening to repeal Republicans are threatening to repeal clean<00:54:11.480><
• colleagues, especially those representing disaster-impacted communities, to oppose any freeze or delays
• and any efforts any ing freeze or delays and any efforts to<02:28:52.760> dissolve<02:28:53.200

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, February 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So, that's why we had put the repealer in it, um, 2 years ago.
• So, now we don't feel any reason to have that repealer in there.
• So, that's all we're doing now is uh deleting the repealer. You have a motion, please.
• reason to have that repealer reason to have that repealer in<00:04:02.440> there.
• is uh deleting the repealer. is uh deleting the repealer.

Keywords: Insurance - Room 210, 26 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee considered several House bills, most of them already passed by the Senate or previously vetted in other committees. House Bill 1075 would expand access for low-income housing authorities and related entities to participate in insurance pooling arrangements, with the sponsor explaining it would help lower insurance costs as housing funding structures shift toward public-private partnerships. House Bill 565, renamed “Jill’s Law,” would advance biomarker testing and related Medicaid/prior authorization conforming changes; House Bill 856 would remove a repealer from the state’s anti-step-therapy law after hearings found the cost impact negligible; and House Bill 939 would extend the repealer on the volunteer firefighters’ Length of Service Award Program, which was described as needing ongoing funding to retain and recruit volunteers. The committee also heard House Bill 1019, which would expand health coverage options for small businesses, professionals, and self-employed people through access to regulated trade association self-funded group health plans. House Bill 1117 would create a transparency requirement for dental insurance by reporting premium-to-services information to the insurance commissioner and making it available in a portal; the sponsor said the Dental Association supports it. House Bill 1332 would require insurance examinations to meet National Association of Insurance Commissioners standards and best practices, and a member said he would vote present but the bill was said not to affect existing continuing education rules. Finally, House Bill 1713 would codify Mississippi Military Department authority to oversee state-sponsored life insurance for National Guard members, with the Adjutant General designated as state sponsor; it was described as voluntary, already operating since 1962, and without a fiscal note because it is paid for by guardsmen. Each bill received a motion to do pass or title sufficient to pass, was approved without opposition or with only a present vote noted on one bill, and the committee then voted to rise and report.

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• HB 6033 repeals the Florida Labor Pool Act.
• So they use this, and I mean, I just think that this is a bad repealing.
• Repeals get rid of it all together. It's over. I do encourage you to vote no.
• And we're saying that we need to repeal it because nobody's really enforcing it.
• And yes, we are strongly in support of this repeal.

Summary: The Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee heard and voted on four bills. HB 587 on self-storage spaces would let rental agreements include an alternate contact person and allow default notices to be published online instead of only in newspapers, while keeping existing notice timelines and servicemember protections. Newspaper and press witnesses opposed the online-notice change, arguing it could reduce public reach and transparency, especially in rural areas; the sponsor said newspapers could still be used and the bill was only adding another option. The committee adopted an amendment changing the effective date to October 1, 2025, and then reported the bill favorably 12-2. HB 6033 would repeal the Florida Labor Pool Act. The sponsor argued the act duplicates other state and federal protections, while opponents said it contains unique safeguards for day laborers, including limits on fees, transportation charges, and deductions, and a private right of action. Testimony from labor advocates and workers warned repeal would reduce protections for vulnerable workers; the sponsor and supporters said other laws already cover the issues. The committee reported the bill favorably 11-3. HB 897, dealing with timeshare plan management, was presented as a clarification of conflicts created by recent condominium legislation and would require faster records responses, more disclosure of contracts, and clearer remedies for mismanagement. Support came from industry groups, and the bill passed unanimously, 14-0. The final measure, PCS for HB 1385, created a civil remedy for parental abduction or unlawful withholding of a child in violation of a timesharing order. Family law attorneys opposed it over concerns about added litigation, child involvement, and overlap with existing remedies, while the sponsors and supporters said it would provide needed deterrence and compensation in serious cases. The committee adopted the PCS and reported it favorably 13-0.

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• constituents that I supported the repeal constituents that I supported the repeal of<01:01:05.359
• <01:02:26.039> it replace it by instead of repealing it replace it by instead of repealing
• <01:03:12.039> it so I'm in favor of of repealing it so I'm in favor of of repealing it rather
• <01:04:42.240> them that are out of date and uh repeal them that are out of date and uh repeal
• <01:05:47.480> so uh Municipal Association the repeal so uh Municipal Association the repeal

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Department of Labor on several House Bill 2 sections. Members discussed raising the annual elevator certificate fee, which had been $50 since at least fiscal year 2014; the commissioner said the Inspection Division generates more revenue than its costs, and members agreed to amend the fee to $75 and later voted unanimously to accept Section 137. The department also explained a proposed change to civil penalty/warning language in Section 139 to align enforcement across labor laws; that section was accepted unanimously. The commissioner then gave a detailed overview of the second injury fund, describing how it is financed by assessments on insurance carriers, how claims are reviewed for reimbursement, and how the fund is intended to reimburse certain workers’ compensation costs. Members questioned whether the program still serves its original purpose, whether it is revenue-neutral, and whether it should be sunset; the department said the fund is a mixed bag for the state and industry, but no sunset language was adopted. Sections 140 and 141 were then accepted unanimously. The committee next heard from the Judicial Council on Sections 125 through 127. The witness said the changes would streamline payment for indigent defense services other than counsel, reduce the number of bills requiring judge review, and expand the council’s ability to contract with providers for services such as translation and evaluations. He also explained a proposed fail-safe allowing the executive director to decline to process questionable invoices and send them to a judge instead. Members generally supported the streamlining, and Sections 125 through 127 were accepted unanimously. Toward the end of the discussion, members asked about the cost impact of changing the misdemeanor/felony threshold from $1,000 to a higher amount. The Judicial Council said felony cases are significantly more expensive than misdemeanors because they involve more hearings, more discovery, and more attorney time, with assigned felony cases costing several times more on average. No action was taken on that question in the excerpt.

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• in school cafeterias at a time when districts are already struggling with food access, procurement delays
• This is significant because it gives time for a repeal or appeal of their decisions, as opposed to us
• These prolonged legal battles are inefficient and duplicative and unnecessarily delay urgent action to
• The bill repeals a prohibition on compensation for the six local Air District Board members of the Air
• Yesterday, I stood with the Republicans and voted to advance a bill that would repeal CARB's update to

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• <00:14:00.320> local governor's bill that repeals local governor's bill that repeals local
• <00:55:24.480> the Senate's education bill repeals the Senate's education bill repeals the
• And lastly, section 15 is a repealer. And lastly, section 15 is a repealer.
• Section 40 repeals the local government cannabis aid account, repeals the tax modernization account,
• repeal also repeals the tax repeal also repeals the tax modernization<01:25:36.239> account

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• Senate Bill 7000 prevents the repeal of the current public records exemption, making the address and
• Senate Bill 7002 prevents the repeal of the current public records exemption for records held by the
• The committee substitute will extend the repeal date for two public record exemptions related to...
• The repeal dates are being extended because portions of the substantive law have been challenged by the
• This exemption will automatically be repealed October 2, 2026, unless this bill becomes law.

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first postponed Senate Bill 350. It then took up several Open Government Sunset Review bills, most of them extending or preserving public records or public meeting exemptions. Senate Bill 7000, relating to emergency shelter information for persons provided public emergency shelter during storms or catastrophes, was amended to set a new sunset date of October 2, 2031, and reported favorably. Senate Bill 7002, concerning Department of Military Affairs records in Department of Defense systems, was similarly amended to extend the sunset date to October 2, 2031 and reported favorably. Senate Bill 7012, dealing with Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records on motor vehicle registration, dealer licensing, driver licenses, and private inspection providers, was amended to conform the effective date with the House companion and reported favorably. The committee also approved Senate Bill 7006, which preserves public meeting and records exemptions for portions of Florida Public Service Commission hearings involving confidential proprietary business information, and Senate Bill 7008, which preserves similar exemptions for Florida Gaming Control Commission meetings and records. Senate Bill 7004, concerning conviction integrity unit investigation information, was explained as maintaining confidentiality for reinvestigation materials during active innocence reviews and was reported favorably without amendment. Later, Senate Bill 7014, on Department of Legal Affairs records related to investigations of social media platforms, was taken up as a committee substitute that extended the repeal date for two exemptions from October 2026 to October 2031 and was reported favorably. Finally, Senate Bill 7016, which preserves the exemption for certain financial information held by an economic development agency for administration of small business loan programs, was reported favorably without amendment. No opposition or public testimony was presented on the bills, and the committee adopted the amendments and committee substitute by voice vote before taking recorded roll-call votes. At the end of the meeting, members were invited to record missed votes, and the committee adjourned.

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• <00:05:21.440> to<00:05:21.680> 2029 repealer to 2029 repealer to 2029 uh<00:05:23.440>
• All right, we're back on the bill with the reverse repealer. So, you've heard the motion.
• a reverse repealer. a reverse repealer. >> You're<00:42:06.560> recognized.
• <00:42:34.160> So, the bill with the reverse repealer.
• So, the bill with the reverse repealer.

Keywords: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency - Room 210; 28 January, 2026: 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first nominated and elected Senator Lane Taylor as secretary by voice vote, with no opposition. It then took up several bills and reported each one out after brief explanations and no recorded opposition. Senate Bill 2372, from the Department of Archives and History, would allow county filing-fee revenues now used only for preservation of historic records to also support records management, historic preservation, and museum services in counties. Barry White said the money is not for capital projects, but could fund services such as building assessments and recommendations. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2378, which would raise court reporter transcript fees from $2.40 to $4.00 per page; the sponsor said most costs are paid by litigants, while county funds are mainly affected in indigent criminal appeals. Both bills were advanced. The committee next considered Senate Bill 2401, relating to Accelerate Mississippi. Senator Sparks said it would extend the repealer to 2029, update procurement and reporting provisions, change some federal terminology, move the annual report deadline from October 1 to November 1, and repeal obsolete workforce-area references. It was reported out after a brief question about the obsolete sections. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 2402, the Amy Act, which removes the five-day grace period for lobbyist registration so registration must occur before a person begins lobbying; sponsors said the goal is transparency and tracking misinformation, not changing the definition of lobbyist. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2445 on community mental health centers. Department of Mental Health Executive Director Wendy Bailey said the bill would create a formal performance audit process, with standards developed by June 30, 2027 and audits beginning in FY28 every two years. Centers failing standards would be placed on probation, and continued failure could lead to temporary replacement of leadership by DMH-selected contractors until compliance is restored. Members asked about current probation and decertification procedures, the number of struggling centers, and whether consolidation would be preferable; Bailey said the department wants to preserve local centers and use the process only as a temporary intervention. The bill was discussed but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• My bill that I'm going to talk about today would repeal the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment
• unless the legislature votes to repeal unless the legislature votes to repeal and<00:04:07.159><
• Senator, would there be a fiscal note on the repeal of the MRA?
• So what I'm proposing is a reset: to go back, repeal the MRA, and to have a bipartisan approach.
• So what I'm proposing is a reset: to go back, repeal the MRA, and to have a bipartisan approach.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• >> So you, it sounds like you're in favor of repealing the 17th Amendment, which is very interesting.
• Now, that would take a similar constitutional process to repeal an amendment as it would be to put in
• So you're for repealing an amendment, which would require, you know, national action.
• that would repeal like the 17th<01:16:24.239> and<01:16:24.400> maybe<01:16:24.560>
• And it will be delayed as long as there are lines, as long as there are waits.

Keywords: 1189, house, all