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• It could also be where that could be placed into a concurrent resolution for the State Auditor to also
• It could also be where that could be placed into a concurrent resolution for the State Auditor to also
• <00:32:32.639> a that that uh could be placed into a that that uh could be placed into a concurrent
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Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee opened its first hearing of the 2025 session with procedural instructions about testimony limits, Zoom participation, written testimony, and a reconvening date if needed. It then heard SB 200 on speedy trials. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it could create conflicts of interest for prosecutors, potentially make victims or witnesses quasi-parties to criminal cases, force traumatizing testimony on continuance motions, and unfairly delay trials for in-custody defendants. A World Care representative supported the bill and urged broader protections for minors, disabled people, and seniors. The chair also pressed the public defender to suggest improvements, emphasizing that the bill was driven by victims and families. No vote or final action was taken on SB 200. The committee next took up SB 8 on jury duty exemptions for health professionals. Testimony was strongly supportive from nurses, physicians, and disability advocates, who said APRNs and other nurses are in short supply and that jury service can disrupt patient care, especially in rural and neighbor island areas. One witness suggested expanding the exemption to include registered nurses as well as APRNs, while a senator raised concerns about blanket exemptions for non-practicing APRNs and suggested a time limit. The bill remained under discussion with no final action reported. The committee then heard SB 144 on chiropractic, with the state chiropractic board offering comments and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supporting the measure as a way to address workforce shortages and provide students more hands-on clinical experience. A World Care witness also supported the bill after clarifying her remarks. The chair then moved to SB 107 on medical informed consent, where the Hawaii Medical Board opposed the bill and the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and Queen’s Health System offered comments, citing concerns about duplicative standards. A support witness proposed expanding the bill to better address combined mental and physical health conditions. Finally, SB 189 on breast cancer screening drew support from the Hawaii Medical Association, Hawaii Radiological Society, Queen’s Health Systems, and others, while the Insurance Division raised concerns about possible insurance mandate defrayment and the need for a sunrise analysis. Senators also asked about local demographic data and coverage impacts; the chair indicated decision-making would be deferred to another day.

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• House Calendar Number 64, House Resolution 1095.
• The question is, will the House suspend the rules and agree to House Resolution 1099?
• Speaker, pursuant to the order of the House of March 3, 2026, I call up House Concurrent Resolution 38
• resolution. >> House Concurrent Resolution 38.
• Pursuant to the order of the House of March 3, 2026, the concurrent resolution is considered as read.

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

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• Welcome to the House. Thank you. Welcome to the House.
• House Bill 2082.
• House Bill 2096.
• House Bill 2749.
• House Bill 4001, amending Section 4-101, 4-112, 4-118, A.R.S., relating to nicotine products.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Resolution 3.
• I move that Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 be placed on the Chief Clerk's desk.
• It's a housing bill. It's a bonds bill.
• It's a housing bill. It's a bonds bill.
• It's a housing bill. It's a bonds bill.

Keywords: 909, all

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• President, there are messages from the House. Read the message, Mr. Clerk. Message from the House.
• House Bill 1924, Appropriations, Attorney General.
• Reading of the titles of bills and resolutions. Mr.
• Resolutions. >> with the reading of the titles of bills and resolutions.
• House Concurrent Resolution Number 65 suspends deadlines for the further consideration of House Bill

Bills: SB3408, HB4171, SB3403, SB3404, SB2210

Keywords: economic development, industrial authority, Yazoo County, trustees, grants and loans, local government, taxation, tourism, parks and recreation, Ackerman, restaurant sales tax, local funding, suffrage, voting rights, restoration of rights, felony conviction, Mississippi legislation, restoration, criminal record, legislation

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• The hour to which the House had adjourned having arrived, the House will be in order.
• Document, House Order, House No. 4967, reports that the same ought to be adopted.
• Document, House Order, House No. 4967, reports that the same ought to be adopted.
• The House concurred.
• DePina, House No. 4388.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports and related procedural orders. Members adopted a resolution recognizing the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The House also adopted multiple orders extending committee reporting deadlines, including for the Election Laws, Environment and Natural Resources, and Revenue committees, and concurred in Senate petitions after suspending Joint Rule 12 for several matters. The chamber then advanced a series of local and House bills. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered several bills to a third reading, including measures on electronic scanning of identifications, police age-limit waivers or civil service eligibility for named individuals in Boston and Haverhill, and a bill on the contracting of digital replicas. Later, the House passed to be engrossed bills including a Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance bill and additional police-related local bills, and passed to be enacted a land conveyance bill for Wellesley and other enacted measures such as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, a Fall River police chief appointment bill, a Seekonk charter amendment, and a Billerica police age-limit bill. The House also adopted an order for a joint convention with the Senate to receive the Governor’s communication on January 22, 2026. At the end of the session, members adopted an order to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. and a special adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, former Quincy legislator, mayor, and clerk magistrate. The House then adjourned to meet Thursday next at 11 a.m. in an informal session.

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• I call up item number one, House Bill 580.
• In advance the usual motion, Mississippi House of Representatives, it Mississippi House of Representatives
• House education >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• ,<00:30:31.679> uh Ladies and gentlemen of the House, uh Ladies and gentlemen of the House
• The House stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 13 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House opened with a prayer by Reverend David McDow of Fondren Presbyterian Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then handled routine business, including confirming a quorum, dispensing with the reading of the journal and bill introductions, and recognizing pages and several visiting groups in the galleries, including Oktibbeha County Young Leaders, Special Olympics champions, the doctor of the day, and members of the Women’s League of Voters. There were also remarks honoring Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Founders Day and a response from a member of Omega Sapphire Fraternity. The main legislative item was House Bill 580, a technical correction to judicial district maps. The bill was explained as fixing precinct placement errors in the Fourth Circuit Court District and correcting precincts affected by the creation of the CCID in Hinds County’s Seventh Circuit Court District. Members asked about how many judges would be on the ballot, whether the CCID judge would exercise regular civil and criminal jurisdiction, and when the changes would take effect. The sponsor said the bill was intended to preserve existing district boundaries, avoid changing qualifying deadlines, and keep the CCID judge as a regular circuit judge for an eight-year term. The House passed the bill 112-0 and then granted immediate release. Toward the end of the meeting, members made several announcements about committee schedules and upcoming events, including budget hearings, Military Affairs, Universities and Colleges, Rules, State Affairs, and a legislative prayer breakfast and welcome reception. The House also took multiple adjournment-in-memory requests for deceased Mississippians, including Larry Bryant, Cynthia Patterson Bond, Linda Stranger, Mary Lou Thompson, and Viva Hughes Williams. The House then adjourned until 2:00 p.m. the next day.

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• Okay, the Chair lays out House Bill 1761.
• Seeing none, the chair will withdraw House Bill 2322 and leave House Bill 2322 pending.
• This is House Bill 3647.
• Chair leaves House Bill 3647. House Bill 4081 pending at this time.
• House Bill 40, and we'll leave House Bill 40 pending at this time.

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• Here in the people's house, on the eve of Memorial Day, we pause, not in celebration, but in solemn remembrance
• As we pass this resolution, let it serve as more than words on parchment. Let it be.
• I now recognize the Honorable Cole Hefner, Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public
• I'm honored to be a part of this ceremony today as the Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security
• The clerk will now read House Concurrent Resolution 144.

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• As we gather here in the people's house on the eve of Memorial Day. We pause not in celebration.
• As we pass this resolution, let it serve as more than words on parchment. Let it be a pledge.
• Senator Hancock, Chairman Cortez, members of the Senate, members of the House, and honored guests.
• The clerk will now read House Concurrent Resolution 144. HCR number 144 by Cortez.
• Ingram, Navy SEAL. house Major Tobin Lewis, US Marine Corps.

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• The Spectrum Alert, House Bill 711, creates a statewide alert for law enforcement to put out a message
• This is the public records bill that's linked to House Bill 27 that you just approved.
• Thanks for the opportunity to present House Bill 1083, Patient Access to Records.
• House Bill 883 in primary care.
• This amendment just aligns the House bill and Senate bill together. Wonderful.

Summary: The committee took up a large health and human services agenda and first approved HB 711, the Spectrum Alert bill, which would create a statewide alert system for missing autistic children and require FDLE to coordinate training with state and local agencies. The measure drew a supportive waiver from the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and passed unanimously, 24-0, reported favorably. Members then considered CS for HB 229 on health facilities, which modernizes the Health Facilities Authority Act to allow additional nonprofit health system structures to use tax-exempt financing. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring advance notice, public hearings, and stakeholder notifications before a nonprofit hospital closure, and another removing a property tax exemption for a nonprofit hospital that closes and fails to maintain emergency services for 120 days, applied retroactively to January 1, 2025. The Florida Hospital Association opposed the amendments, citing workforce and nonprofit-status concerns, but the bill as amended passed 24-0. The committee also approved CS for HB 1405 on juvenile justice status offenders, expanding early truancy intervention, parent involvement, and shelter placement review timelines; it passed 24-0. CS for HB 27, joining the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, and its linked public records bill CS for HB 29 both passed unanimously after supportive testimony from several advocacy and business groups. The committee then debated HB 111 on out-of-network referrals and HB 1083 on patient access to records. HB 111 would require referring practitioners to inform patients in writing when a referral is out of network and to apply out-of-network payments to deductibles; it drew opposition from medical groups over administrative burden and patient-care concerns, but passed 17-8. HB 1083 would shorten the time for producing medical records to 14 working days and standardize access rules, with amendments clarifying portal access and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2026; despite opposition from some health information and provider groups over HIPAA and access concerns, it passed 19-7 as amended. Later, the committee approved HB 883, allowing autonomous practice for psychiatric nurse practitioners with the required credentials, after strong support from nurse practitioner groups and opposition from psychiatric and medical associations; it passed 23-3. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing exceptions with federal law and removes several state exemptions, passed 19-7 despite opposition from hospice, emergency physician, rheumatology, and medical groups concerned about paper prescriptions in emergencies and hard-to-find medications. HB 1353 on home health care services and CS for HB 989 on foster home licensure transfers both passed unanimously after supportive amendments. The committee also heard HB 1505 on parental rights, which would require written parental consent for many health care services, surveys, and biofeedback devices for minors and expand parental access to records; the bill drew extensive support testimony but also questions and concerns about confidentiality, abuse reporting, and existing exceptions, and the transcript ended before a final vote on that bill.

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• The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor shall be awarded to a member of the military designated by a concurrent
• resolution of the legislature who voluntarily... ...performs a deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice
• committee comes to a consensus and determines the nominees, Senator Hancock and I will prepare a concurrent
• resolution.
• The individual that is recommended by the House and the Senate. So thank you. Thank y'all.

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• the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor shall be awarded to a member of the military designated by a concurrent
• resolution of the legislature who voluntarily performs a deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice
• committee comes to a consensus and determines the nominee, Senator Hancock and I will prepare a concurrent
• resolution.
• Individual that is recommended by the House and the Senate, so thank y'all. All right, thank you.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Senate Joint resolutions 46, Senate concurrent resolutions 13 and 14, and Senate resolutions 23 through
• President, we have received a message from the Honorable House of Representatives.
• President, we have received a message from the Honorable House of Representatives.
• By order of the House of Representatives of the State of Oklahoma, this message is sent advising the
• Honorable Senate that the House of Representatives is ready to convene in joint session.

Bills: SB1519, SB1775, SB1900, SB1948, SB2080, SB1226, SB1456, SB1462, SB1463, SB1980, SB1479, SB1608, SB1923

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• Senate Concurrent Resolution 65 by Chairman Edmonds to create and provide for the K-12 Student Success
• So we've gone to the House committee as well as the House floor in this posture.
• So we've gone to the House committee as well as the House floor in this posture.
• A resolution? Come on. All right, let's do the resolution first, HCR 47. Ms.
• A resolution? Come on. All right, let's do the resolution first, HCR 47. Ms.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Members, this is just the House version of the income tax bill.
• By vote of 27 yea, six nay, House Bill 1001 passes. Please return to the House.
• He was new in the House. I was new in the Senate.
• I carried the bill in the House.
• He's a man of integrity, and Psalm 112 talks about...

Keywords: 1204, all

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• The resolution is placed upon its passage. The question is on the adoption of the resolution.
• The resolution is placed upon its passage. The question is on the adoption of the resolution.
• The resolution is adopted. The Secretary will notify the House of the passage of the resolution.
• House Bill 1408, Senator Roth.
• House Bill 1038, Senator Busch. House Bill 1038, Senator Busch.

Keywords: 964, all

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• Got a resolution. Senator Bain, a brief recess.
• Resolutions congratulating the Warren Public Library.
• The resolution is adopted.
• Everyone would gather at her house and look forward to her annual Mardi Gras party.
• Everyone would gather at her house and look forward to her annual Mardi Gras party.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then adopted an emergency preamble for Senate No. 2799, establishing a sick leave bank for a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education employee. The chamber also adopted a congratulatory resolution honoring the Warren Public Library on its 150th anniversary. Several local bills then advanced, including Senate No. 2509 on filling mayoral vacancies in New Bedford, House No. 4171 on vacancies among town meeting members in Milford (as amended), and House No. 4233 amending the Charter of the City of Malden, which was passed to be enacted and sent to the Governor. Senate No. 2799 was also passed to be enacted. The Senate adopted a committee report extending the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure’s reporting deadline to March 5, 2026. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer a House petition concerning the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code to the Committee on Financial Services. Multiple Senate orders were then adopted setting expedited procedures for Ways and Means consideration of several bills, including campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees (Senate No. 507, new draft 2898), property tax bill shocks (Senate No. 1933, new draft 2899), municipal tax relief (Senate No. 1935, new draft 2900), property tax deferral (Senate No. 2713, new draft 2901), a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption (Senate No. 2036, new draft 2902), and honoring Blue Star Families (Senate No. 2903). The Senate also adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and dispense with printing a calendar. At the close of business, members moved to adjourn in memory of Mary Ann Lomba of Dorchester, with remarks noting her community service and family, and the motion prevailed. The Senate adjourned in her memory.

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• The Chair lays out the following resolution. Secretary, read the resolution.
• The Chair lays out the following resolution. Secretary, read the resolution.
• The resolution is adopted. Chair hears none. The resolution is adopted.
• Senate Resolution 455 by Perry and Senate Resolution 462 by Middleton.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 46 supports renaming the New York's Senate Concurrent Resolution 46 supports

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

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• All right, House Bill 1077.
• And just a bit of housekeeping too: in case you're here for House Bill 243 by Wilder or House Bill 335
• House Bill 243 and House Bill 335. All right, Representative Lines, thank you for your patience.
• We'll take up House Bill 968. Please proceed, Mr. Chairman. House Bill 968. Please proceed, Mr.
• No objection; report House Bill 968 favorably.

Keywords: 974, senate, all