Video & Transcript Research : 'rendition statement'

Page 87 of 416
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (01/28/2025)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The analysis statement says this bill revises the state energy policy to promote affordable, reliable
  • The current policy statement is pretty broad, as you've heard.
  • <02:09:06.079> of a more Clear Vision and a statement of a more Clear Vision and a statement
  • And so, you know, in those discussions, that's where a statement comes into play again.
  • That's the meaning of this statement. Yeah, that's—that's it. He wasn't finished explaining. Okay.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • No, you're not supposed to make statements. You make a statement; I get to respond.
  • Is that a fair statement?
  • But is it a fair statement that it should continue to perform as a Democrat district?
  • Is that still your statement? You don't know where the map came from?
  • That's where the problem is I have with your statement. I don't agree with you.
Bills: HB4, HB 4
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 21st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Statement of the assembly of... That's the third reading of SB 647. Is there any objection?
  • And that's not a fair statement. That's not a fair statement that everyone in Cuba supports Castro.
  • That's not a fair statement.
  • As I said in my statements earlier, there is no... magic bullet.
  • My colleague made a statement saying that people are using our veterans to make a point or whatnot.
Bills: SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB4, SB23, SB1762, SB34, SB60, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB75, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB627, SB2037, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB646, SB3, SCR27, SB552, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SJR1, SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB546, SB647, SB648, SB1493, SB1709, SB2001, HB5669, HB3115, HB5655, HB5675, HB5689, HB5690, HB5653, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB2775, HB33, HB 12, HB148
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Wed Apr 2, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any statement to the contrary by the board may be in violation of that order.
  • Any statement to the contrary by the board may be in violation of that order.
  • Any statement to the contrary by the board may be in violation of that order.
  • was in the last hearing and I statement was in the last hearing and I stand<01:08:46.159> by<
  • mean there's just a lot of statements mean there's just a lot of statements that<01:26:29.480>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1046 SD1 on condominiums. Testimony on that bill focused on reserve funding and enforcement of reserve study requirements. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying it would create hardship, confusion, and be difficult to administer, while also urging stronger penalties for boards that fail to comply with reserve study rules. The Real Estate Commission offered comments, and one testifier spoke in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee then heard SB 532 SD2 HD1 relating to the Department of Education, which would improve access to pre-approved medications for students with health conditions at school and during off-campus activities. The Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi nursing and medical programs, and the Department of Education all supported the measure, with DOH suggesting amendments to better identify the correct student and improve medication safety. Members had no questions, and the bill moved on. Next was SB 1245 SD2 HD1 relating to pharmacists, a bill to allow reimbursement for clinical services pharmacists are already trained and licensed to provide. The University of Hawaiʻi, Board of Pharmacy, Walgreens, Mikai Drugs, and the Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association supported the bill, emphasizing improved access to care, recruitment and retention of pharmacists, and better chronic disease management. The Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association also discussed proposed amendments to prevent plans from denying coverage or network participation when pharmacists meet credentialing requirements. Members questioned whether insurers would actually use pharmacists and how the bill would affect pay and contracting; no vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee also heard SB 1279 SD2 HD1, another pharmacists bill focused on telepharmacy and 340B-related issues. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported it, saying telehealth could reduce costs and avoid travel for audits, while the Board of Pharmacy opposed it. Lānaʻi representatives opposed the bill and asked for an exemption, arguing the island already has close in-person access to a resident pharmacist and clinics. The Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association supported the measure, citing large patient savings from 340B pricing, while Mikai Drugs opposed it, arguing that mail-order and telepharmacy are not necessary on some islands and can create delivery and medication-safety problems. Members asked questions about insurer participation, scope of practice, and whether the bill would meaningfully change reimbursement; the transcript ends before any final action or vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have statements from them: "I wish I had known. It feels wrong, what do I do?"
  • Is that a fair statement? Because it may be looking at things, I've got statements...
  • That's an FDA statement. I'm sorry. I didn't actually. So I have a statement from the FDA.
  • The statements of that initial panel stand on their own.
  • And in the governor's statement, in reviewing that veto, I would not have voted to overturn.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 04/20/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I actually have come to feel that the Senate position on purpose statements is a good one.
  • <00:55:49.480> is Senate position on purpose statements is Senate position on purpose statements
  • <00:55:56.600> to that we include this policy statement to that we include this policy statement
  • Seeing none, other than Senator Duckworth, once he makes his final statement, we will vote.
  • <02:18:42.639> Senator statement, we will vote. Senator statement, we will vote.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we collect bank statements, business bank statements, personal, run your credit, and do everything
  • Then we collect bank statements, business bank statements, personal, run your credit, and do everything
  • /c><00:47:16.000> bank collect bank statements, business bank collect bank statements, business
  • :47:17.920> credit, statements, personal, run your credit, statements, personal, run your credit
  • and bank statements and then ways to prove that they're actually underneath that $750,000?
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee met on March 4, 2026, and focused almost entirely on an update and oversight discussion of the Promise Act, including its grant and loan programs. The chair opened by explaining that the committee wanted to better understand how the 2023 law was implemented, how funds are still being deployed in greater Minnesota and the metro, and whether adjustments made in 2024 and 2025 were working as intended. The minutes from March 3 were approved at the start of the meeting. Deputy Commissioner Kevin McKinnon of DEED outlined the program’s legislative history, funding structure, eligibility rules, and oversight process. He said the grant side has about $94 million available, with $16 million going to the Minnesota Initiative Foundations and $86 million to the Neighborhood Development Center, plus administrative and technical assistance set-asides. He noted legislative changes over time, including shifting the revenue eligibility test to the prior year, adding a home-office deduction requirement for businesses using a home address, and maintaining a preference for applicants who had not received more than $10,000 in prior state assistance. McKinnon said about $22 million had been awarded to 35 businesses at the time of the update, and that the loan program has $30 million appropriated, with about $9.5 million lent so far. He also described the application, verification, audit, and payment process, emphasizing that partners handle intake and DEED conducts final review and random audits. Shahir Ahmmed of the Neighborhood Development Center described the round-one and round-two grant process in more detail. He said NDC spent about nine months building the application platform, launched round one in June 2024, received more than 3,000 applications, and later paused awards while DEED and legislators clarified the law. He reported that 651 applications were approved in the first round for just under $9 million, and that round two launched in September 2025 with a goal of distributing up to $50 million in remaining grant funds. Ahmmed also explained the step-by-step applicant process, including email confirmation, eligibility screening, document upload, identity verification through Plaid, and final DEED review. He said applicants commonly use funds for payroll, equipment or inventory, rent, and utilities. The chair indicated there would be further testimony from other program partners and then member questions, but no votes or formal actions were taken on the Promise Act itself during this portion of the meeting.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 25, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:04:26.400> and<00:04:26.479> you >> You in your opening statement, and you
  • >> You in your opening statement, and you talked<00:04:26.880> about<00:04:26.960> this
  • Line 9 through 10, it says petition shall contain a general statement of why they're trying to remove
  • And in our mission statement building.
  • Boswell the floor is yours for opening<01:24:16.639> statement. >> Mr.
Bills: HB0002, HB0022
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/11/2026)

Resources, Recreation and Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • At its core, this is simply a statement of shared values.
  • And just may I give a statement just to say that um I know at Cannon Mountain they have been fighting
  • of purpose, and the statement of purpose does not become statute.
  • <03:55:32.800> And<03:55:32.960> the<03:55:33.120> statement statement of purpose
  • And the statement statement of purpose.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-HWN, WAM-PSM, WAM-CPN Informational Briefings 01-08-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> But I get... but I'm not sure I agree with that statement either, but we can compare... when they
  • get appointed. >> I think if we can move to whoever you were referring to in that statement. >> No,
  • >> in that statement >> in that statement >> draw<01:49:55.280> up<01:49
  • I was just addressing your statement, posing the question: why does it take three to five years?
  • I was just addressing your statement, posing the question: why does it take three to five years?
Keywords: 912, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Uh, a comment, a statement very quickly. Thank you very, very, very much.
  • >> Uh, a comment, a statement very quickly. Thank you very, very, very much.
  • >> Uh, a comment, a statement very quickly. Thank you very, very, very much.
  • >> Uh, a comment, a statement very quickly. Thank you very, very, very much.
  • >> Uh, a comment, a statement very quickly. Thank you very, very, very much.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee opened its sixth and final interim meeting with roll call, quorum confirmation, approval of the prior minutes, and a brief change in agenda order to preserve quorum and accommodate presenters’ schedules. Members then moved through several proposed health-related items with limited discussion, and the chair noted the committee would reconvene in January for further conversation. The first substantive item was a proposal relating to utilization controls for non-opioid analgesics in Medicaid. Senator Gerald Neal and Tara Hyde of People Advocating Recovery argued that pain parity is needed so patients can access non-opioid options without prior authorization or step therapy barriers, especially in acute pain situations and for people in recovery. Senator Berg supported the concept and suggested expanding the approach to other prescriptions by allowing physicians to explain why step therapy is inappropriate at the time of prescribing; another member cautioned against unintended cost increases if non-opioid drugs are used as add-ons to opioids. The committee then heard a proposal on physician assistants from Senator Scott and Andrew Rutherford of the Kentucky Academy of Physician Assistants. They described a shift from a supervisory to a collaborative practice model, with practice scope set at the practice level, limited Schedule II prescribing authority under guardrails, and permission for PAs to perform driver’s license vision testing. Supporters said the changes would improve rural access, reduce administrative burden, and align Kentucky with neighboring states; a question from Representative Bratcher focused on experience requirements and how the proposal compares with nurse practitioner rules. No vote was taken. Finally, Representative Nancy Tate, Adia Wuchner, and Representative Jason Nemes introduced a 2026 proposal aimed at “protecting vulnerable people.” They described a broad package focused on abortion pill trafficking, marketing to minors, commercial surrogacy, assisted suicide, and organ procurement safeguards, arguing that current law leaves gaps and that additional criminal and civil penalties are needed. The presentation was informational only, with no action taken before the meeting ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/19/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • How can somebody come out and make that statement and feel comfortable with the self?
  • How can somebody come out and make that statement and feel comfortable with the self?
  • How can somebody come out and make that statement and feel comfortable with the self?
  • While some unlicensed and untrained lay persons, or what we call VSOs, may make a statement that they
  • that they have VSOs may make a statement that they have all<00:44:51.680> these<00:44:52.000>
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Education Policy and Administration (03/10/2025)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:06:56.079> of RSA 193 e2a as noted in the statement of RSA 193 e2a as noted in the statement
  • I'm going to read this because I think it's a powerful statement and it speaks to what we believe in
  • Representative Cornell: I believe we also got a statement from the Holocaust and genocide commission
  • Representative Cornell: I believe we also got a statement from the Holocaust and genocide commission
  • Representative Cornell: I believe we also got a statement from the Holocaust and genocide commission
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 749, which would require high schools to provide at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism. The prime sponsor said the bill was prompted by concerns that students lack basic historical knowledge about communism and its effects, and argued that a short, flexible requirement could be embedded in an existing course without creating a new full class. He described communism as a totalitarian ideology and cited historical examples including the Soviet Union, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Cold War, and current events involving Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan as reasons students should understand the topic. Members asked whether the subject is already covered in current social studies standards, whether one hour is enough, and whether the bill would apply to public, private, parochial, and charter schools. The sponsor said he did not believe communism is specifically required in current standards, that he would prefer a full course but was proposing a minimal requirement, and that he intended the bill to apply broadly to schools under the Department of Education’s umbrella, though he acknowledged the wording may need clarification for charter schools. He also said the proposal was both reactive and proactive, based on anecdotal concerns and his teaching experience. A second supporter testified that he was born in the Soviet Union and favored the bill, but suggested the instruction should emphasize critical thinking and explain both why communism can appeal to some people and why it can have harmful consequences. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 01/29/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • I guess this is kind of a statement and a question.
  • Um, I guess this is kind of a statement and a question.
  • Um, I guess this is kind of a statement and a question.
  • My problem with that statement is I don't know where that balancing occurred.
  • <01:46:45.840> is goals my problem with that statement is goals my problem with that statement
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 1 Mar 6th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Clerk will read the statement. The Clerk will read the statement.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The environmental impact statement must still be completed by the primary agency.
  • What we statement for federal projects.
  • > process, Energy impact statements, NEPA process, Energy impact statements, NEPA process, everything
  • Again, I rise in support of H.R. 6398. part of that statement every step of the part of that statement
  • my colleagues make outrageous statements my colleagues make outrageous statements in<05:39:07.680
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • impact statements both at the<00:28:36.519> federal<00:28:36.799> and<00:28:36.960>
  • I just want to make a note that, as a professional engineer, sending out statements of qualifications
  • qualification should cover the statement qualification should cover okay<00:37:30.359> all<00
  • refrigeration thus the added statement refrigeration thus the added statement amending<03:34:55.279
  • Speaker: Thank you for that statement.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee opened by noting member absences and then reviewed the governor’s HB 2 trailer bill language creating a solid waste site evaluation committee. The chair explained that Finance would want the committee’s input on the proposal and also announced a temporary change to the committee’s schedule, with additional Wednesday meetings planned around school vacation. The committee then moved into a work session on several bills. On HB 150, Representative Ktoa offered a simple amendment changing food-processing language from “washed and rinsed” to “cleaned and sanitized” in the processing area. Members agreed the change better matched food safety practice, and the committee indicated support for advancing the bill. On HB 307, dealing with homestead food production areas, members discussed proposed amendment language that would add clearer sanitary requirements, including handwashing access, sanitary storage, sanitizable food-contact surfaces, and pest exclusion. The committee also discussed whether to replace “potentially hazardous food” with “time temperature control safe food,” but several members favored keeping the existing term because it is already well defined in food safety law. The bill was held for further amendment work rather than being executed immediately. The committee spent substantial time on solid waste legislation. For HB 479, members recalled a prior plan for a letter to the solid waste working group and agreed to proceed with the bill in executive session, with an offer of drafting help from Representative Bixby. For HB 77, which would require DES to establish site-specific setback distances for proposed new landfills, Representative Penza said his amendment was not ready yet but was close, and the bill was left for further discussion. The most detailed discussion was on HB 2115, which would require landfill permit applicants to submit a report on the project’s harms and benefits. Representative Germana explained an amendment that would replace section one, expand the list of benefits to include economic potential and infrastructure improvements, and set up a third-party review process in which the applicant submits a list of reviewers, DES screens the list, and the commissioner selects a reviewer if no agreement is reached within 60 days. Members asked about who could serve as contractors, whether they had to be local, and how DES would judge qualifications; the response was that environmental engineering and similar firms could be used, local or outside the community, and that the process would remain somewhat flexible. Representative H. Haskins asked whether the legislature or subcommittee would be formally notified of preliminary review problems, and the chair said no additional notification process would be built in beyond existing practice. The committee planned to continue work on the bills in upcoming executive sessions, including after school break.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And the thought leader statement, I think, is really critical.
  • And the thought leader statement, I think, is really critical.
  • It seemed to me Charlie's last comments actually reflected Jennifer's statement that this is a work in
  • Not a question, more a statement of something I'm concerned about that's going to happen as the state
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held its quarterly meeting on September 10, with roll call, approval of the June minutes as amended, and welcoming remarks for newly appointed commissioner Rachel Caprilyan and reappointed commissioners. Chair Denise Garlick outlined plans for a statewide community hearing series, beginning with a November 4 hybrid hearing at Needham Town Hall focused on the Boston/Metro West region, and described the creation of a nonvoting advisory council to broaden the commission’s expertise across health care, transportation, housing, education, employment, business, and local disability commissions. Commissioners discussed the nomination process, the need for geographic diversity, and the goal of having the council in place by the December quarterly meeting. The main presentation addressed proposed federal Medicaid and SNAP changes in H.R. 1, with Jennifer Bertrand of the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council warning that the law could cut federal Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over 10 years, impose work requirements, require redeterminations every six months, restrict provider taxes, and reduce SNAP benefits. She said these changes could increase uninsurance, create administrative barriers, and threaten home- and community-based services, with a Massachusetts analysis projecting 141,000 to 203,000 MassHealth members could lose coverage over six months. Commissioners and attendees responded that the changes could harm people with disabilities, caregivers, and provider organizations, increase institutionalization risk, and intensify competition for limited state resources; several emphasized the need for disability groups and broader health care stakeholders to coordinate advocacy. Subcommittee reports highlighted recent and upcoming work. The Disability Employment Subcommittee reported on a June “Strength and Support” event, an August presentation by Run the Gamut, and an upcoming MAPC/Employment First workshop in Worcester, while the Long-Term Services and Supports and Health Equity Subcommittee discussed a presentation from the Lurie Institute for Policy Research on community living dashboards and disparities in Medicaid and LTSS. Commissioners also shared announcements about upcoming events, including the Paul Spooner Generational Leisure Summit, the Disability Policy Consortium’s John Winsky Memorial Award ceremony, the Massachusetts Health Council’s annual celebration, and a September 17 hearing on insurance coverage for hearing aids. The meeting ended with congratulations to commissioner Carl Richardson for an accessibility award and a motion to adjourn, which passed.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, I request unanimous consent to make a brief statement. Without objection. Thank you, Mr.
  • Do you wish to make a brief statement? Statement? No objection. Thank you, Mr. President.
  • Chair, thanks the gentleman for that statement.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate met on the FY27 budget and began with several ceremonial introductions and brief amendment withdrawals. Senator Collins withdrew amendments related to restoring DCF social worker funding and educator pay. The chamber then ruled a package of tax-related amendments offered by Senator Tarr out of order on constitutional grounds, finding they would create money-bill provisions that must originate in the House; the Senate upheld that ruling by a vote of 35-4. Senator Tarr later offered amendments on a gas tax suspension and related tax relief themes, but those were not adopted. The Senate considered and rejected several other amendments, including proposals on commemorating Commonwealth history, naming a bridge, repeat offenders, and no-cost calls. One amendment by Senator Fattman to extend domestic violence leave protections to contract employees was adopted unanimously, with 39 votes in favor and none opposed. The chamber also adopted an amendment creating a special commission to study the adequacy, reliability, and distribution of unrestricted general government aid (UGA), after extended debate about inequities in municipal aid and local budget pressures. Members from across the chamber supported the commission, while some emphasized that adequacy of funding, not just redistribution, remains a concern. The Senate then took up Chapter 90, passing the municipal roads and bridges bill to be engrossed. It also adopted a community programming amendment and a Senate Ways and Means amendment, then adopted the Ways and Means budget amendment as amended and ordered the underlying FY27 appropriations bill to a third reading. After lengthy closing remarks from the Ways and Means chair, minority leader, and the Senate President praising the budget process and highlighting investments in local aid, education, public safety, and other priorities, the Senate voted 40-0 to pass the FY27 budget bill to be engrossed. The chamber then adopted an order to reconvene the following Tuesday at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of Trooper Kevin Thomas Traynor.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:06 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In order, without objection, Senator Durant arrives to make a statement.
  • Domenico will also make a statement without objection. Thank you, Mr. President.
  • I know the hour is getting late and closing statements are going to be happening very soon, but I wanted
  • President, for allowing me to make that statement. It will be in a very brief recess.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate took up a long series of FY26 budget amendments during debate on the Ways and Means budget bill. Early on, an amendment on debt service and the Debt Affordability Committee was rejected. A major education amendment offered by Senator Lewis and supported by Senator Comerford was then adopted; it directs DESE to begin a public process, with $200,000 in funding, to review and recommend updates to the Chapter 70 municipal contribution formula and related school funding structures as the Student Opportunity Act nears full implementation. Senators argued that school districts across the Commonwealth are under severe fiscal strain, citing rising special education, transportation, health insurance, and Proposition 2 1/2 pressures, and that the current formulas are increasingly out of alignment with local needs. The chamber also considered and voted on many other amendments, with several adopted and several rejected. Adopted amendments included measures on public payroll transparency, regional EMS, a small business group purchasing cooperative pilot, simplifying Medicaid eligibility determinations, and early education background checks. Rejected amendments included proposals on first-time homebuyer savings accounts, population change studies, competitiveness studies, emergency contract reform, natural gas cost containment, a $200 per pupil aid increase, regional school reimbursement increases, a Foundation Budget Review Commission-related study, special education service studies, welfare benefit audits, short-term capital gains, and an MBTA sustainability plan. Senator Durant also spoke in support of Amendment 766, which would create a crumbling concrete assistance fund for homeowners affected by pyrrhotite, with tax-exempt aid, federal funding applications, audits, and a stakeholder working group. Near the end of debate, Senator D. DiDomenico praised the Shannon Grant program for gang violence prevention, and the Senate adopted a final corrective amendment containing technical fixes and local earmarks. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and, after a roll call on engrossment, passed to be engrossed by a vote of 38-2. The Senate also approved a motion to adjourn to the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. and recessed in memory of Yaron Lashinsky, Sarah Lynn Milgram, and Leslie A. Feeney.