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• relating to elections, referred to Legislative Operations and Elections.
• relating to legislative affairs, referred to Legislative Operations and Elections.
• Legislative Operations and Elections, over by the stairs there—Legislative Operations and Elections for
• provisions relating to legislative affairs.
• provisions relating to legislative affairs.

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• </c> ban thanks to last year's legislations ban thanks to last year's legislations Minnesota's<00:00:
• Those are the concerns I have about all legislation.
• As a Minnesota legislator, what can you do to help ease those concerns?
• As a Minnesota legislator, what can you do to help ease those concerns?
• </c><00:21:44.760><c> and</c> responsibility of any legislator and responsibility of any legislator and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:23:37.880><c> days</c> members may have five legislative days members may have five legislative
• </c><00:40:34.359><c> is</c> matter here this legislation is matter here this legislation is inherently
• </c> opposition to this misguided legisl opposition to this misguided legisl ation<01:02:56.960><c> the
• I'm going to walk through the legislation, and then I will give the reasons why the legislation didn't
• </c> reasons why the legislation didn't pass reasons why the legislation didn't pass the<05:22:17.760

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

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• </c> the calendar for next legislative day. the calendar for next legislative day.
• </c> from local legislation Mobile County. from local legislation Mobile County.
• </c> stellar piece of legislation. stellar piece of legislation.
• </c> this piece of legislation. this piece of legislation.
• </c> committee on local legislation signed. committee on local legislation signed.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. Senators then adopted the prior day’s journal and excused absent members. A lengthy point of personal privilege followed, in which Senator Smith criticized the prior day’s handling of the special order calendar and argued that minority-party senators were denied the chance to speak, while Senator Coleman said Senate Bill 318 had been removed from the calendar and tied that to Child Abuse Prevention Month; she also noted Senate Bill 43, which would provide civil recourse for child sex assault survivors, had not advanced. The presiding officer also recognized guests in the gallery, including staff from the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The Senate then received multiple committee reports, largely on a unanimous or near-unanimous basis. Finance and Taxation Education reported favorably on House Bills 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 565, 517, and 98, and Senate Bill 380, with some substitutes or amendments; Finance and Taxation General Fund reported Senate Bill 378 favorably; County and Municipal Government reported House Bills 568, 499, and 433; Education Policy reported House Bills 8 and 380; Banking and Insurance reported House Bill 545; Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reported House Bill 586 with two nays; Healthcare reported House Bills 533 and 605; Tourism and Marketing reported House Bills 513 and 626 and Senate Bill 357; and local legislation committees reported several Mobile County and Madison County bills, including Senate Bill 379 relating to Madison County and various House bills, all advancing to the next legislative day. In motions and resolutions, the Senate agreed to allow committee reports to be received at any time during the day. Several resolutions were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee, including Senate Joint Resolution 100 honoring Presley Skelton, SJR 101 commending Auburn University’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, SJR 102 establishing the Alabama Forest Products Retention and Pulp and Paper Mill Stability Study Commission, SJR 103 mourning Norman Wendell Arnold, and SJR 104 designating Alabama as the river state. The chamber also suspended the rules to take up Senate Joint Resolution 105, commending Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth for his service; the resolution included a lengthy recitation of his background and accomplishments and was read for immediate consideration with all senators added as sponsors.

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• It's enabling legislation only.
• It's enabling legislation only. members. It's enabling legislation only.
• </c> do this without this legislation. do this without this legislation.
• ,</c> one and three of the legislation, one and three of the legislation, proposed<00:42:10.040><c> legislation
• </c> whenever the legislation. Very perfect. whenever the legislation. Very perfect.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow New Hampshire state-chartered credit unions to choose, by member vote, to compensate their board members. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, does not require compensation, and is intended to align New Hampshire with other states that already permit this. He argued that credit union board service now requires more time and expertise, and that compensation could help attract stronger candidates and improve governance. Representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank testified in support. They said the change would not create salaries, but could cover modest compensation or reimbursements such as daycare, education, cybersecurity, or accounting training. They emphasized that credit unions remain nonprofit and member-driven, that board members must be credit union members and elected by members, and that any compensation decision would be made by the membership at an annual meeting or through the credit union’s voting process. Witnesses also said the bill would help with recruitment and retention, especially as credit union operations have become more complex and digital, and noted that similar authority exists in 16 other states, including Rhode Island. Committee members asked about the historical reason credit unions were excluded, the amount and structure of compensation, whether there would be a cap, and how voting would work. Witnesses said the bill does not set a statutory maximum, but in practice the amount would be disclosed to members and set through the vote; they also described St. Mary’s Bank’s ballot process and said proxy or ballot procedures depend on each credit union’s bylaws. One witness noted that federally chartered credit unions are subject to different limits. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25 and then moved on to Senate Bill 26.

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• So we had our first legislative audit for FY24.
• this as a pattern, and we're now stepping in as Legislative Audit.
• They have some findings, and they communicate with Legislative Audit as well.
• I guess I'm trying to figure out when is it legislative audit, I mean, when is it legislative audit to
• Is there additional accountability as a resource or the ability of legislators, whether legislative audit

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and approval of the January 8 minutes, then moved to review of education audit reports. The first report concerned Northwest Arkansas Community College, which had three findings, including repeat internal control deficiencies that caused financial statement misstatements and a tuition revenue loss tied to a new student information system. College officials said the issues were largely misclassification and process problems, not missing money, and described corrective steps such as monthly closing checklists, approval controls for journal entries, cross-training, and efforts to address staffing turnover and fill finance vacancies. Members asked about the tuition issue, whether students were notified or billed, and whether the software problem affected other institutions; audit staff said they were not aware of the same scenario elsewhere. The committee then filed the report as reviewed. The next report was Cedarville School District, which had one finding involving $794 in improper credit card charges by a resigned elementary teacher. The district was reimbursed, a police report was filed, and the matter was referred to the Professional Licensure Standards Board; members asked whether any further action or license-related consequences were known, but staff said they were not aware of additional action. The report was filed as reviewed. The final finding was for West Memphis School District, where auditors reported repeat capital asset issues, including failure to capitalize about $851,000 in construction costs for a baseball-softball complex and problems with inventory and asset inspection. The superintendent said the district had recently begun using Legislative Audit after prior private audits, and described new controls such as multi-level purchase approvals, separation of duties, tagging of equipment, and a cleanup of old inventory records. Members also discussed the relationship between private audits and Legislative Audit reviews, with staff explaining that private audit reports for public school districts still come before the committee and that the executive committee determines when Legislative Audit performs an audit. The committee filed the West Memphis report as reviewed and noted that 28 school districts had no findings before adjourning.

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• We think that this is a very important piece of legislation.
• That was federal legislation, and we'll check that, but that was federal legislation passed by Congress
• , emergency legislation like this.
• So your legislation or your substitute, Mr.
• Contemplated in the legislation as well, aren't they?

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• You might recall that last year we passed this legislation, or similar legislation.
• You might recall that last year we passed this legislation, or similar legislation, out of the Senate
• This has been one of my most requested pieces of legislation to bring back.
• So this legislation would encourage judges to finish their term.
• This legislation, This legislation would become effective when a judge files a declaration of candidacy

Summary: The Judiciary and Rules Committee met to approve the February 9, 2026 minutes, which passed by voice vote. The committee then considered several RSs for print only, noting this was not a full hearing and that some measures would later go to other committees. Senator Tammy Nichols presented RS 33485, a proposal to establish a statewide minimum standard allowing residents of single-family homes to keep up to four hens for household egg production, with incidental sales allowed under existing food safety and cottage food laws. She said the bill was narrowly tailored, preserved local and HOA nuisance-related authority, and was a refined version of a similar measure that passed the Senate last year but stalled in the House. The committee voted to send RS 33485 to print after a brief exchange about the “chicken or egg” question. Senator Phil Hart presented RS 32877C1, which would encourage judges to finish their terms by limiting post-retirement service as senior judges for those who retire early, while exempting judges forced into retirement by incapacity. He said the bill is intended to reduce early retirements that lead to gubernatorial appointments and incumbent advantages. Senator Ruchti opposed the motion to print, saying he generally supports printing RSs but was concerned about repeated changes affecting the judiciary and warned that such changes could discourage qualified attorneys from becoming judges. Despite that objection, the committee voted to send the measure to print. The committee then approved in one block four additional RSs: RS 32871C1 to the Local Government and Tax Committee, RS 332259 and RS 33526 to the Health and Welfare Committee, and RS 33508, a rules resolution related to local government tax. All motions passed by voice vote, and the meeting adjourned.

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• You might recall that last year we passed this legislation, or similar legislation.
• You might recall that last year we passed this legislation, or similar legislation, out of the Senate
• This has been one of my most requested pieces of legislation to bring back.
• So this legislation would encourage judges to finish their term.
• This legislation, this legislation would become effective when a judge files a declaration of candidacy

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Summary: The Judiciary and Rules Committee approved the February 9, 2026 minutes and then considered several RSs for print, noting this was not a full hearing. Senator Tammy Nichols presented RS 33485, which would create a statewide minimum standard allowing residents of single-family homes to keep up to four hens for household egg production, while preserving local and HOA authority over nuisance and related issues. The committee discussed the measure briefly, including a light exchange about whether the chicken or the egg comes first, and then voted to send it to print. Senator Phil Hart presented RS 32877C1, a proposal intended to encourage judges to finish their terms by limiting senior-judge eligibility for those who retire early, with an exception for incapacitation beyond the judge’s control. Hart said the bill was designed to avoid prior constitutional problems by applying only to judges who voluntarily file for another term. Several senators expressed concern that the judiciary should be left alone for a while and that repeated changes could discourage qualified attorneys from becoming judges, but the committee still voted to send the RS to print. The committee then bundled four additional RSs—RS 32871C1, RS 332259, RS 33508, and RS 33526—requested by committee chairs for referral to other committees or for rules-related purposes. On motion and second, the committee voted to send those four RSs to print as well, and then adjourned.

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• We want to thank our partners and legislators and stakeholders for their work to get this important legislation
• I'm from the Division of Legislative Services.
• So we'll start with the past legislation.
• So we'll start with the past legislation.
• I'm supposed to still be a legislator now.

Keywords: Virginia Commission to End Hunger, 976, house, all

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• So we were proud to be a part of a driver coalition uh in the last two legislative sessions, and thanks
• to many of the folks here, including uh many of the legislative sponsors, uh, to be able to win some
• </c> support of uh working with legislators support of uh working with legislators pushing<00:10:03.880
• Do you know the impacts of that legislation? Are you feeling it?
• </c><00:29:29.559><c> we</c> and protections and as a legislator we and protections and as a legislator

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is a community infrastructure district piece of legislation.
• RS 33763 is a community infrastructure district piece of legislation.
• This piece of legislation would extend that tool to counties. Growth.
• This piece of legislation would extend that tool to counties.
• Piece of legislation in what committee? Representative Rubel.

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Summary: The Ways and Means Committee approved minutes from prior meetings and then considered several RS measures, most of which were replacements for bills that had already received hearings. Representative Cannon presented RS 33763 on community infrastructure districts, extending an existing city tool to counties to help ensure growth pays for growth; it was introduced and sent to second reading. Representative Raymond presented RS 33766, a rules-approval measure for the Agriculture Committee, and it was also introduced and sent to second reading. Representative Sauter presented RS 33736, a public safety bill to restore driver’s license suspensions for unpaid traffic infractions; the committee introduced it and sent it to second reading. Representative Bingham presented RS 3374, a cleanup measure for health insurance contracting language, and it advanced on the same motion. Representative McCann presented RS 33756, which would require separate campaign accounts, reporting of larger self-loans, and clarify investment of campaign funds; it was introduced and sent to second reading. Representative Monks presented RS 33734, a trailer bill for portable benefits, and it advanced as well. Representative Monks also presented RS 33738, an advisory ballot measure to designate a state gun for Idaho’s America 250 celebration; a motion to return it to the sponsor failed, and the committee then voted to introduce it and send it to second reading. Representative Hostetler’s RS 33759, a revised version of the Merit-based Health Care Act focused on Medicaid providers and anti-bias training, drew the most debate. Several members objected that it had not received a substantive hearing and raised concerns about banning anti-bias training in health care; motions to hold it or only introduce it failed, and the committee ultimately voted to introduce it and send it to second reading, with Representatives Rubel, Berch, and Church recorded as no votes. The committee then approved additional minutes and adjourned.

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• It establishes that legislative group.
• It forces DHS, legislators,<00:10:01.960><c> providers,</c><00:10:02.520><c> counties,</c> legislators
• The legislative working group?
• The legislative working group? called? The legislative working group?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• year — nation-leading legislation.
• We have a docket ongoing for Xcel... what the legislation um calls data what the legislation um calls
• </c><00:46:55.760><c> to</c> hope we can pass some legislation to hope we can pass some legislation to
• </c> patterning uh data center legislation patterning uh data center legislation after<01:08:40.319><
• </c> it's setting a um it's the legislation it's setting a um it's the legislation that<01:09:12.799>

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• </c> resolution reported through legislative resolution reported through legislative day<00:20:06.799
• :22:21.360><c> veterans,</c> consider legislation affecting veterans, consider legislation affecting
• And this legislation for a reason.
• ,</c><00:32:17.440><c> and</c> consideration in this legislation, and consideration in this legislation
• </c> That's what this legislation does, Mr. That's what this legislation does, Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The legislative ratification process took a sort of a glide path.
• The legislative ratification process took a sort of a glide path.
• So, much like the way in which we view our legislation and the proposed legislation, where changes are
• session after the rule's submission for legislative ratification. ...to one legislative session after
• the rule's submission for legislative ratification.

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee met on February 3, 2025, with a quorum present and took up three main items. First, the committee considered a large set of recommended objections to Agency for Health Care Administration rules, all centered on sunset provisions stating the rules would expire after five years. AHCA asked for another deferral while it reviewed the rules, arguing the sunset language was a form of self-restraint rather than an invalid exercise of rulemaking authority. Committee leadership disagreed that further delay would resolve the issue and moved to a single vote covering all objections. The motion passed by roll call, and the committee informed AHCA that an objection would be filed unless the agency amended the rules within 30 days. The committee then heard an informational briefing from the Department of Environmental Protection on its Outstanding Florida Springs rule and stormwater rule. DEP explained that it did not prepare a statement of estimated regulatory cost for the springs rule because the proposed standards largely mirror existing water management district rules and the Central Florida Water Initiative framework, so DEP said there was no new regulatory burden. Members asked about permit authority, costs, and whether the rules were functionally different from prior rules. DEP maintained the rules set minimum standards and did not add costs beyond what regulated parties were already doing. DEP also described implementation of the stormwater rule adopted under the 2020 Clean Waterways Act and later ratified by the Legislature in 2024. DEP said the rule was the product of years of workshops and technical advisory committee meetings, and that the final version included lower-cost alternatives, grandfathering, and phased implementation. DEP estimated the rule’s cost at about $2,600 per acre in the revised CERC, while industry witnesses said the real cost could be much higher, especially if land costs are included. A home builders representative argued the estimate understated impacts, while a stormwater engineer said the rule gives more flexible, performance-based tools and could become more cost-effective over time. Finally, Senator Graal presented proposed Chapter 120 changes in SB 108, aimed at tightening and modernizing rulemaking. The proposal would require five-year rule reviews, annual agency reporting, faster notice of proposed rulemaking after authorizing legislation, electronic filing, public access to incorporated materials, clearer tracking of technical changes, and limits on how long rules can remain pending ratification. Members discussed whether the Legislature should be more specific in statutes about rulemaking deadlines and whether agencies should be more accountable when rules stall. No formal action was taken on the Chapter 120 proposals, and the committee adjourned after discussion.

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• Committee on Public Health during the 193rd legislative session, is based on legislation that passed
• I can say that this legislation was filed pre-pandemic.
• That is where this legislation comes in.
• , then to file this legislation.
• , then to file this legislation.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a lengthy hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills related to environmental health, PFAS, medical device chemicals, food access, lead poisoning, air quality, oral health, and school food additives. Chair Driscoll and Chair Decker emphasized that the hearing was for testimony only, no decisions would be made that day, and that written testimony could still be submitted. They also noted the high volume of speakers and asked witnesses to keep remarks brief. A major portion of the hearing focused on PFAS-related legislation, including bills to restrict PFAS in products and food packaging and to create a PFAS remediation trust fund. Municipal officials and advocates described the high costs of PFAS cleanup, especially for drinking water systems, citing Easton’s multimillion-dollar treatment investments and rate increases. Testimony from legislators and advocates argued that Massachusetts should act despite federal uncertainty, and that the state should stop PFAS at the source rather than leaving municipalities and residents to pay for remediation. The committee also heard strong support for a bill banning DEHP in medical devices, with physicians, nurses, and a bill sponsor saying the chemical can leach from IV bags and tubing and that safer alternatives already exist. The committee also heard testimony on bills to establish statewide food truck permitting, with food truck owners and a senator describing the current system as costly, duplicative, and inconsistent across municipalities. Another set of witnesses supported the “Bean New Deal,” which would expand plant-based food options in public institutions, senior nutrition programs, and WIC, citing health, equity, and cost savings. On lead poisoning, housing advocates and a representative backed bills to expand lead-safe housing requirements to all rental units, arguing the current law contributes to discrimination against families with children and leaves too much pre-1978 housing uncertified. The committee also heard support for an outdoor air pollution bill that would create an advisory committee, identify pollution hotspots, expand monitoring, and set reduction targets, with testimony from environmental justice groups, pediatricians, and legislators describing disproportionate asthma and other health harms in overburdened communities. Later testimony addressed oral health bills to create dental therapists and allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide, with supporters saying the measures would expand access, reduce costs, and help underserved patients. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to prohibit harmful food dyes in competitive school foods, with parents describing behavioral and health concerns tied to synthetic dyes. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Legislative Assistant Dwayne Quam.
• </c> uh is an important area for legislators uh is an important area for legislators in<00:18:41.520>
• The Minnesota Constitution prohibits special legislation, with the exception of certain special legislation
• ><c> two</c><00:32:33.880><c> special</c><00:32:34.159><c> legislation</c> there are two special legislation
• ><c> special</c><00:32:46.559><c> legislation</c><00:32:47.080><c> that</c> of certain special legislation

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• All House matters heard today... 94th legislative session.
• This is legislation that would cap Thank you. and Senate Bill 0899.
• I want to thank Chair Friedman for filing this legislation.
• I'm the Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs for Blue Cross.
• This means that legislative changes to plan benefit design, cost sharing. that legislative changes to

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a broad set of health care bills focused on cost, market oversight, pharmaceutical access, transparency, hospital closures, and pharmacy access. Chairs John Lawn and Cindy Friedman opened by emphasizing recent health care reforms and the need for further action on the drug supply chain, PBMs, private equity, and affordability. The committee heard testimony on several measures, including a Betsy Lehman Center bill to make technical changes and create a permanent trust account for federal and private funding, and bills on hospital profits and fairness, hospital closures and health planning, pharmacy deserts, and health care market oversight and pharmaceutical access. No votes were taken during the hearing. On the hospital profits bill, physicians and labor advocates strongly supported capping hospital CEO compensation at 50 times the lowest-paid worker, requiring greater financial transparency, and directing penalties from high-margin public hospitals into a Medicaid reimbursement fund. Testifiers argued that executive pay is excessive while frontline staff and safety-net services are under strain. Committee members raised concerns about unintended consequences, including whether hospitals might shift workers to contract status or lose executive talent, and whether the bill would actually direct money to the safety net. Supporters responded that the measure is one piece of a larger effort and that the bill’s Medicaid reimbursement provisions would help underserved hospitals. Testimony on market oversight and pharmaceutical access centered on rising health care and drug costs, PBM practices, and the proposal to give the Health Policy Commission authority to set upper payment limits for certain drugs. Consumer advocates, disability advocates, an independent pharmacist, the Attorney General’s office, and others supported stronger oversight, citing premium increases, affordability problems, and the impact of high drug prices on patients and community pharmacies. Pharma and some industry witnesses opposed parts of the bill, warning that upper payment limits could disrupt access, create legal issues, and fail to address the broader supply chain. The committee also heard support for stronger hospital closure notice and public hearing requirements, and for a pharmacy deserts bill aimed at identifying and addressing closures like the one in Roxbury that affected thousands of patients.

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• That's why I put it in this piece of legislation.
• a piece of legislation that if you wanted to run a piece of legislation that had a cap irrespective
• This specific piece of legislation does not.
• We passed that piece of legislation last year.
• So that's what this piece of legislation does.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of bills and resolutions, many involving taxes, education funding, health policy, and election rules. Representative Newton’s HB 1823, on the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency’s home-building activities, passed 10-0. Speaker Hilbert’s HB 2425, which would align Oklahoma election dates more closely with Texas and move some elections to March, passed 9-2 after debate about turnout and accountability. HB 4440, requiring Medicaid work requirements to track federal law, passed 10-2 amid discussion of chronic unemployment and the limits of changing Medicaid expansion because it is in the Constitution. HJR 1087, a major proposal to restructure the T-SET tobacco settlement trust and redirect funds toward higher education and related uses, passed 12-0 after extensive debate over venture capital investing, public health spending, and whether the trust should be modernized. The committee also took up several property-tax measures. HJR 1053 would create a revenue-neutral ad valorem framework, requiring local approval for increases beyond prior-year levels; it passed 9-2. HJR 1054 would exempt business inventory from ad valorem taxation, and after questions about scope and possible abuse it passed 9-2. HJR 1044 would lower the annual cap on growth in assessed value for homestead and agricultural property from 3% to 2%; it passed 9-2. HB 4145 would raise the homestead exemption from $1,000 to $7,000 and passed 9-1. HJR 1081 would freeze ad valorem taxes for qualifying seniors and passed 8-1. The committee also advanced HB 3891, a county commissioner pay bill, after title was struck and members discussed its impact on small counties; it passed 9-2. Other measures included HB 1770, directing an elk population study by Oklahoma State University, which passed 11-0; HB 1675, requiring youth camps to complete site-specific hazardous assessments, which passed 11-0; HB 3627, allowing the State Committee of Blind Vendors to meet by video conference due to quorum issues, which passed 11-0; HB 3472, expanding tire-recycling fund eligibility, which passed 10-1; and HB 1225, barring changes to the biological sex designation on birth certificates, which passed 8-2 after debate over medical, legal, and equal-protection concerns. The committee also advanced HJR 1019, a heavily amended proposal concerning party nominations for general elections, after striking title and narrowing the scope to federal, state, and county races; it passed 8-1 with two not voting. HB 3462, updating plumbing licensing law and aligning exam standards with other trades, passed 9-0 after title was struck to accommodate further negotiations.