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• THE RISE OF GENERATIVE AI IS A GAME CHANGER. NOT ABOUT IMPROVING PROCESSES THAT REIMAGINING THEM.
• MY COMMENTS WILL BE MORE GENERAL IN TERMS OF THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. MR.
• PREDICT, GENERATIVE AND AGENTIC. GENERATIVE IS THE ONE THAT WE USE IN THE INDUSTRY MAINLY.
• Catlin: I THINK, IN GENERAL, OTHER PANELISTS HAVE COVERED IT WILL. I THINK MR.
• WERE THOSE DENIALS THAT WERE REVIEWED BY AI OR JUST FILES IN GENERAL THAT WERE REVIEWED BY AI?

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• So far, your appropriations uh for the general fund from the general obligation would be 137 million.
• And then row 18 um shows you the adjustment for the general fund to 137 million.
• <00:09:17.920> fund appropriations uh for the general fund appropriations uh for the general
• <00:10:10.000> fund you the adjustment for the general fund you the adjustment for the general
• <00:10:33.040> fund they're to reduce the general fund they're to reduce the general fund

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Madam Speaker, I move that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which
• Madam Speaker, I move that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which
• And you have relieved the Committee on General and Housing of House Bill 403 and committed the same to
• And you have relieved the committee<00:14:45.920> on<00:14:46.240> general<00:14:46.560
• > and<00:14:46.880> housing<00:14:47.199> of committee on general and housing of

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional by Representative Ken Wells, who reflected on his father’s approach to news and argued that reducing time spent watching it could improve people’s well-being. After the Pledge of Allegiance, the chamber took up five new bills: H.891 on the definition of harassment in Title 16, H.892 on school attendance requirements, H.893 creating a municipal emergency shelter program and reimbursing municipalities for emergency housing costs, H.894 prohibiting snowmobiles on the BB Spur Rail Trail, and H.895 on secondary enforcement of certain motor vehicle violations. Each was read for the first time and referred to the appropriate committee; H.566, concerning sealing postcharge court diversion records, was referred to Ways and Means under House Rule 35A. The House also read H.C.R. 166, a congratulatory resolution honoring the Pick and Shovel in Newport City on its 50th anniversary. A member from Newport City spoke in support, describing the store’s history and the Hamlet family’s long service to the community, and invited the family to the chamber. Additional announcements recognized Vermont Law and Graduate School’s 50th anniversary and congratulated Vermont athletes, including Ben Ogden and Paula Moltzan, with one member correcting the record on Moltzan’s event. The House also voted to move H.403, relating to fair labor and housing standards for agricultural workers, from General and Housing to Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry. In the day’s only floor action on legislation, H.611, miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access, was taken up on third reading and passed. The House then announced caucus meetings and other events, including a producer night hosted by the Agency of Agriculture, and adjourned by motion until Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

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• The public can participate virtually by registering through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's
• Representative Alonna Berry. through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's website, instructions
• I just have a general question. It says provides protections for exceptional value wetlands.
• And you may remember that that has a series of general permits and exemptions and things to take a lot
• I just have a general question. It says provides protections for exceptional value wetlands.

Bills: SB9

Keywords: wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands, Delaware, environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon sink, permitting process

Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met to consider two Senate bills. SB 321, with Senate Amendment 1, would change community solar billing so subscribers receive one consolidated utility bill instead of separate bills from the utility and the solar provider. Supporters said the bill would simplify enrollment and payment, improve customer retention—especially for low-income customers—and include safeguards such as guaranteed savings and an escrow mechanism to prevent cost shifts to other ratepayers. After public testimony from solar developers, the Public Advocate, the Sierra Club, and others, the committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, so the vote was circulated to absent members and the bill was later reported out for floor action. The committee then heard SB 9, with Senate Amendment 1, a long-negotiated wetlands protection bill. The sponsor and DNREC explained that it would create a state non-tidal wetlands program with exemptions for certain agricultural, conservation, and routine activities, general permits for some lower-impact projects, and individual permits for higher-value wetlands. Witnesses described the bill as a compromise among environmental, agricultural, development, and local government stakeholders, while some members raised questions about flooding, landowner impacts, wetland delineation, and the role of the regulatory advisory committee. Public testimony was broadly supportive from environmental groups, the Farm Bureau, builders, engineers, and affordable housing advocates. The committee then voted to release SB 9 from committee. At the end of the meeting, members offered thanks and remarks recognizing the chair’s service and leadership on environmental and energy issues. Both bills were ultimately released from committee and reported out.

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• <00:13:35.920> of and markets for the next generation of and markets for the next generation
• <00:14:12.560> can markets so that the next generation can markets so that the next generation
• This is the New Hampshire General Court, not the Indiana General Assembly.
• agent general is actually age 66. agent general is actually age 66.
• <04:12:00.640> We general. It's age discrimination. We general. It's age discrimination.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Representative Lepak, the people elect the attorney general as the highest law enforcement officer in
• attorney with more general experience just won't have the expertise.
• that would be assigned to the general counsel's unit that the AG's office can't provide?
• , if the Attorney General is the one who is interpreting...
• But I think the real issue is, yes, we have some of that in place with the Attorney General.

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 419, as amended to update the effective date to 2026. The bill would allow the State Treasurer and the Department of Wildlife Conservation/Wildlife Conservation Commission to employ or appoint attorneys, joining other entities already authorized to do so. Supporters argued the treasurer’s office handles highly specialized financial matters and large state assets, and that in-house counsel could provide faster, more specialized advice. Members questioned possible conflicts with the Attorney General’s role, the fiscal impact, and why Wildlife was included; the sponsor said Wildlife’s inclusion was tied to similar specialized needs and indicated willingness to remove it if needed. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 7-2 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 835, also amended to update the effective date to 2026. This measure would require qualifying licensing boards and commissions to submit proposed non-rulemaking actions with anti-competitive implications for review, shifting oversight from the Attorney General to the Secretary of State. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address antitrust concerns raised by the North Carolina dental board case and to provide earlier executive-branch review of potentially anti-competitive board actions. Members raised concerns about whether the Secretary of State should be the arbiter of anti-competitive conduct and whether existing court remedies or current executive-order processes were sufficient. The bill passed on an 8-2 due pass vote. Senate Bill 1618 would require courts to conduct pretrial risk assessments early in criminal cases. The sponsor said the assessments would be one tool judges could use in setting bond and determining release conditions, and that the bill was intended to make the practice available statewide rather than only in some counties. Questions focused on who would validate the assessments, whether counties already could do this, whether it would delay release in smaller counties, and whether it would add costs; the sponsor said counties could tailor the process, that it was already being done in some places, and that the fiscal impact would be minimal. The committee voted 6-4 to report the bill due pass. Finally, the chair presented Senate Bill 262, which had been amended and had its title and enacting clause struck as part of ongoing work. The bill was described as an effort to reduce county jail overcrowding by allowing certain inmates awaiting transfer to the Department of Corrections to be handled differently, with further amendments expected. Members discussed concerns about fairness and the use of factors such as community ties in release decisions, and the sponsor said the measure was still being refined and was intended to solve a practical jail-capacity problem. The committee voted 8-1 to pass the bill out.

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• We have Sergeant Major Shane Cook, General Tommy Tilman, and the Adjutant General Bobby Ginn with us
• Gan and the remaining Tate and General Gan and the remaining group<00:12:56.480> here.
• It's a really a national organization, been very generous. >> Senator Williams, announcement, Mr.
• organization been very generous. organization been very generous.
• Now, after we adjourn, I would ask, uh, General, if you would come down to the foyer, please, sir.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 January, 2026; 4:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Father Joe Tarnis, and approved dispensing with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill and resolution titles. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including military leaders in the gallery, and later recognized multiple senators for announcements and requests to adjourn in memory of various individuals, including community members, public servants, and family members of senators. The main measure taken up was Senate Bill 2018, the Mississippi National Guard TRICARE Premium Reimbursement Program. Senator Tate explained that the bill would reimburse eligible traditional National Guard members for health care premiums if they are TRICARE-eligible, not covered by another employer, and actively drilling. There were no questions on the bill, and it was passed by use of the morning roll call. Senator Barr requested to be recorded as not voting, and Senator Chisum was added as a co-sponsor by unanimous consent; the presiding officer then stated the entire Senate would be co-sponsors. During announcements, senators noted upcoming committee meetings, including the AIR Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Task Force, Public Health, Appropriations subcommittee meetings, and Tourism. Senator Tate also asked members to gather for a photo with General Bobby Ginn after adjournment and praised the bill as a retention and recruitment tool for the National Guard. The Senate then agreed to recess until 5:00 p.m., with the journal to reflect adjournment until 10:00 a.m. the next morning.

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• . >> To be placed on the general register.
• The general register.
• Oh, so the general ways and mean. Oh, so the general register.<00:08:30.879> Apologies.
• The general register. Apologies.
• Thank you, Vice Chair. general register as amended. Thank you, general register as amended.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ONCE THE AUDITOR GENERALS OFFICE WAS INVOLVED?
• THE AUDITOR GENERAL WOULD HAVE SENT OUT LETTERS TO THOSE WHO NEEDED AN AUDIT.
• COMMITTEE DIRECTED THE AUDITOR GENERAL TO PERFORM THE WORK SINCE 2003.
• THE AUDITOR GENERAL MAY USE HER DISCRETION TO INCLUDE OPERATIONAL TOPICS.
• LaMarca: QUESTION FOR THE AUDITING GENERALS OFFICE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• But Senator Myridal was against putting those time limits on the Attorney General.
• Attorney General, and with the stay on page 7 going into effect as soon as the Attorney General makes
• So I guess just to clarify my thinking on this, the Attorney General...
• By my thinking on this, the Attorney General issues an order.
• The order wouldn't go into effect until the Attorney General issued an order.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The subcommittee on Senate Bill 2224 met to reconcile several amendment versions into a single draft, combining changes from multiple members and Legislative Council. The discussion focused mainly on clarifying the Attorney General’s hearing and enforcement process, including whether to keep or remove specific time limits, how the stay of an Attorney General order should operate, and whether the bill needed to expressly reference the appeal period under existing law. Members also noted other incorporated changes, including a quarterly meeting requirement for the commission, executive session authority, and a district court reference on page 7. A key issue was whether the bill should specify that an Attorney General order is stayed during the time to appeal and through the appeal process. After discussion of the Administrative Agencies Practices Act, the subcommittee agreed that the bill should reference the appeal period under Section 28-32-42, rather than restating the number of days in the bill itself. The proposed language was refined to say the order must be stayed pending expiration of the time to appeal under 28-32-42 and pending the judgment or order on appeal. The members moved and seconded the amendment with the clarified stay language, indicating agreement to advance the revised version. They discussed process for final review and agreed to reconvene as needed, with a committee meeting planned for Monday after floor session, pending notice and scheduling. No roll call vote was taken in the transcript, but the subcommittee appeared to approve the amendment by voice vote and prepare it for further committee action.

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• House File 3694 to the general register. House File 3694 to the general register.
• file 3844 to the general register. file 3844 to the general register.
• question or if she's for the general question or if she's for the general bill. bill. bill.
• have comments for the general bill. have comments for the general bill.
• >> in our general fund. >> in our general fund.

Bills: HF3694, HF3844, HF4006, HF3785, HF3849, HF4102, HF3441, HF3507, HF3562

Keywords: transportation, tow trucks, variable message signs, road safety, emergency service, optometrist, window glazing, motor vehicle regulations, medical prescriptions, transportation safety, infrastructure, construction, appropriation, state project, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, electric vehicles, transportation regulations, safety standards, dealer license

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• because right now we're on the general because right now we're on the general Appropriations<00:
• it. revenues are generated by activity in revenues are generated by activity in the<00:47:55.720>
• discussed the academic units generate discussed the academic units generate and<01:17:51.960>
• <01:18:48.480> by for example or more generally by for example or more generally by understanding
• <01:21:19.280> Council units the office of the general Council units the office of the general

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Concurrently, if there is a subcontractor for a general contractor, not any sub, the general contractor
• Currently, if there is a subcontractor for a general contractor, not an ESOP, the general contractor
• Concurrently, if there is a subcontractor for a general contractor, not any sub, the general contractor
• Currently, if there is a subcontractor for a general contractor, not an ESOP, the general contractor
• First, it is neutral and generally applicable law.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• , efficiently delivers generators, efficiently delivers generators, heaters,<00:14:26.079> power
• and that we make sure that our general and that we make sure that our general fund<00:43:34.640>
• general fund at 53 plus million dollars. general fund at 53 plus million dollars.
• And I think through our general fund.
• General order second reading of bills... >> The ayes have it.

Keywords: 981, all

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• <00:59:16.880> education general education general education classrooms<00:59:19.400> in
• and on line 16 it mentions general and on line 16 it mentions general education<01:11:57.120>
• prioritizes and presumes a general prioritizes and presumes a general education<01:38:05.960>
• <01:42:43.119> um<01:42:43.280> do General CL General Le classrooms um do General CL
• <02:06:57.559> education PA of professionals general education PA of professionals general

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on HB 222, which would repeal the requirement that a chartered public school and the resident school district sign a memorandum of understanding on how students with disabilities will receive special education services. The prime sponsor, Rep. Peggy Balboni, said the bill was requested by the New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators and the New Hampshire Alliance for Public Charter Schools. She argued that federal and state law already require districts to provide FAPE and that the MOU requirement has created extra work, legal costs, and delays without improving services. She said many MOUs remain unsigned, but students are still receiving services and complaint numbers have not changed. Rep. Mooney also supported repeal, calling the MOU duplicative and impractical because IEPs and 504 plans already govern services. Testimony from Jane B. Brulu of the special education administrators’ association and Beth McLure of the charter schools alliance echoed that view, saying the MOU has not helped students, has added hours of work and legal fees, and has mostly been a source of disputes over funding and service costs. McLure said her school has worked with more than 15 districts and has always been able to reach agreements, though the first year of the requirement took substantial time and money. Committee members asked about the original purpose of the law, unsigned MOUs, and whether disputes could be resolved without the requirement. A representative from the Department of Education said the MOU was originally proposed to address reports that some students were not getting services on time and to provide some oversight, but the department has no authority to order charter schools or districts to agree and no appeal process if they cannot. The department also said it does not currently audit charter school special education services because it lacks authority to monitor charter schools directly, and it urged the committee to consider some alternative oversight if the MOU requirement is repealed. The hearing on HB 222 was then closed, and the committee announced it would begin the hearing on HB 699 after a short break.

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• Chair, I'll move that House File 252 be moved to the General Register. So, Mr.
• They're not going to stop generating power out there.
• They're not going to stop generating power out there.
• The bill is on its way, as amended, to the General Register.
• is on its way as amended to the general is on its way as amended to the general register<00:55:36.839

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of the norm, now what Inspector General of the norm, now what Inspector General of<00:08:25.280>
• >> Thank you, General Clark. >> Thank you, General Clark.
• inspector general was flying blind. inspector general was flying blind.
• General Clark. there. General Clark. >> Thank<01:14:59.440> you.
• >> General<01:37:46.400> Clark. >> General Clark. >> General Clark.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• where we directed out of the general where we directed out of the general fund.<01:05:40.240>
• <01:44:51.360> fund of the fiscal year 24 general fund of the fiscal year 24 general fund
• Corridor from the general fund 200,000. Corridor from the general fund 200,000.
• Oh, that's general fund. along highways. Oh, that's general fund.
• fund. transfer of 400,000 from the general transfer of 400,000 from the general fund<01:57:37.920>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Well, in general, you talk about, excuse me, in general, you talked about how you're Well, in general
• I'm an assistant attorney general.
• The conference generally meets to make the...
• So, general support...
• So, general support...

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously. The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions. The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact. Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.

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• Assembly... >> No, no, it's not because of the General Assembly.
• >> artificial things that the general >> artificial things that the general assembly
• >> No, no, it's not because the general >> No, no, it's not because the general assembly
• know, I could, you know, ask the general know, I could, you know, ask the general assembly<00:14
• She was assisted by all of generation.

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:09 Roll call 00:00:24 Election of Co-Chairs 00:01:11 Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 00:04:41 Office of Education Accountability District Data Profiles, School Year 2024 00:23:50 Update from the Education Professional Standards Board 00:58:19 Adjournment 01:08:00, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting with roll call and procedural business, including elections of co-chairs. The House elected Representative Truett as House co-chair, and the Senate elected Senator Denine as Senate co-chair. After the organizational votes, the committee heard the Office of Educational Accountability’s annual report, beginning with Brian Jones and Deborah Nelson describing OEA’s investigations and research divisions and recent staffing turnover. On the investigations side, OEA said it handled complaints only when submitted in writing and generally opened cases only when it had enough facts to evaluate. Jones reported complaint volume declined from 805 in 2023 to 738 in 2024, with 325 in the first half of the current year. He outlined the kinds of matters OEA investigates, including school-based council issues, open meetings, board eligibility, nepotism, conflicts of interest, certification, activity funds, and surplus property, while noting that routine personnel matters, bullying, child interviews, and cases tied to litigation are generally handled locally or referred elsewhere. He also said OEA refers special education, assessment/testing, discrimination, and serious misconduct matters to the appropriate agencies, and that he did not see a need for statutory changes to improve OEA’s work, though he said cases should move more quickly. The research division presentation focused on OEA’s district data profiles and annual research agenda. Nelson explained that OEA reviews KDE-reported data and underlying datasets to verify accuracy, analyze trends, and produce reports for the General Assembly. She highlighted 2024 publications on district governance models and student achievement, and said this year’s agenda includes district data profiles, student discipline analysis, and a review of early childhood regional training centers. She also noted OEA received an NCSL notable document award for its 2023 staffing shortages report, its 10th such award. Sabrina Smith then walked through the district data profiles, which compile demographic, staffing, finance, and performance data for all 171 districts, plus statewide and comparative data. She noted changes in the report format, the continued availability of an online interactive version, and several trends: adjusted average daily attendance declined statewide from 2015 to 2024; the counselor-to-student ratio has improved but has not yet reached the statutory goal of one counselor per 250 students; the share of teachers moving from rank three to rank two has declined; special education identification has risen from 13% to 16%; and starting teacher salaries vary widely by district, with Kentucky’s average starting salary around $40,000 ranking near the bottom compared with surrounding states and the nation. Members asked about the history of the research division and whether the paper copies of the district profiles would continue, and staff said the printed versions would continue unless legislators asked otherwise.