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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • procedure improvements, 8.6 implement alternative strategies for grants management, 8.11 suspend or debar
  • management<00:52:33.960> 811<00:52:34.880> suspend<00:52:35.280> or<00:52:35.520> debar
  • <00:52:36.000> grantees management 811 suspend or debar grantees management 811 suspend or
  • debar grantees and<00:52:37.119> 821<00:52:38.119> create<00:52:38.440> General
Bills: HF1, HF2
Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/27/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/25/25

Education Finance

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

State Government Finance and Policy

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 15 April, 2026; 1:00 PM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator DeBar. Senator Delano. Senator Duplessis. Senator England. Senator Fillingane.
  • DeBar. DeBar. DeBar. Delano, here. Delano, here. Delano, here. Dupree. Dupree. Dupree.
  • DeBar. DeBar. DeBar. DuPree. DuPree. DuPree. Fillingane, Frazier. Gillespie-Arson.
  • Butler, Carter, Carter, Carter, Chassaniol, Chassaniol, Chassaniol, Chisholm, Chisholm, Chisholm, DeBar
  • , DeBar, DeBar, DeLano, DeLano, DeLano, Dupree, Dupree, Dupree, England, England, England, Fillingane
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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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 4/13/26

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the time it takes, and why we're not having permanent debarment.
  • this effort about debarment so vague? this effort about debarment so vague?
  • ,<01:02:30.520> but to pursue suspension or debarment, but to pursue suspension or debarment
  • <01:03:06.760> So,<01:03:06.920> there's suspension or debarment.
  • So, there's suspension or debarment.
Keywords: 1183, house
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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House state government committee hears Gov. Walz's anti-fraud package 3/20/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • contracts across multiple agencies and contracts across multiple agencies and to<00:04:17.720> debar
  • entities from receiving State to debar entities from receiving State funds<00:04:22.120> the<
  • Specifically, the proposal expands authority to suspend or debar grantees to include potential debarred
  • Specifically, the proposal expands authority to suspend or debar grantees to include potential debarred
  • The causes for debarment include serious issues such as crimes, such as embezzlement, theft, bribery,
Keywords: 1183, house
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MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 20 March, 2026; 9:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Barnett, Chasnol, Boyd, Whaley, Blackwell, Barnett, Chasnol, DeBar, DeBar, DeBar.
  • Barnett, Chasnol, Boyd, Whaley, Blackwell, Barnett, Chasnol, DeBar, DeBar, DeBar.
  • DeBar DeBar Pass<00:26:59.720> and<00:26:59.800> retain<00:27:00.120> Senator<00
  • :27:00.400> DeBar.
  • Pass and retain Senator DeBar. Pass and retain Senator DeBar.
Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 20 March, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all
Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation by Dr. C. J. Rhodes, and the pledge of allegiance. Routine motions were adopted to dispense with reading the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including Ryan Golden of Congregation Beth Israel, students from First Baptist’s Friday program, the Magnolia Bar, Leadership Greater Jackson Youth Cohort members, a Doctor of the Day, and students from Anchor Christian Academy. On the calendar, the Senate took up a large block of resolutions and nominations. The chamber adopted numerous commendations and tributes, including resolutions honoring educators at MGCCC, Kappa Alpha Psi, Wavy Dave Chambers, Jasmine Ware, Nora Miller, multiple state championship teams, the Mississippi Forest Commission’s centennial, Colonel Charles Haynes, Robert “Bob” Dunlap, and others. The Senate also confirmed a block of Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority and advisory board nominations tied to the state’s NG911 implementation, after questions about who made the nominations; the response was that seven were gubernatorial and six lieutenant gubernatorial appointments. The nominations passed by morning roll call, with Senator McClendon voting no. The Senate then considered Senate Nomination No. 41, reappointing Thomas Allen Tom Wicker to the Information Technology Services Authority for a five-year term. Supporters cited his institutional and legal knowledge and long public service. That nomination also passed by morning roll call. Later, the Senate approved additional nominations in a block for the State Personnel Board and Public Procurement Review Board, including Donald Geary Don Brown, Hollis Raymond Ray Smith Jr. in two terms, and Rita Teresa Ray, with members noting clean peer reports and statutory eligibility; these too passed by morning roll call. In other business, the Senate concurred in a conference report on the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering bill, with Senator Johnson explaining that the House made technical changes, removed executive director language and a reverse appeal, and added a June 30, 2028 repeal date. The Senate also adopted a block of nominations and resolutions without objection. At the end of the session, members requested excused absences and adjournments in memory of several individuals, and the Senate agreed to stand in recess until noon, with the journal to reflect adjournment until 4:00 p.m. Monday.
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MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 3 March, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator DeBar. Senator DeLano. Senator DuPree. Senator England. Senator Fillingane.
  • Senator<00:19:27.400> DeBar. Senator DeBar. Senator DeBar.
  • <00:19:40.040> Senator<00:19:40.360> DeBar. Pass and retain. Senator DeBar.
  • <00:19:54.360> Senator<00:19:54.720> DeBar. Pass and retain. Senator DeBar.
  • Senator DeBar. Pass<00:19:56.480> and<00:19:56.560> retain.
Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 3 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with an invocation by Reverend Vincent Russell of Greater Fairview Baptist Church, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The bulk of the meeting consisted of introductions and recognitions of guests in the galleries, including representatives of the Red Cross, Omega Psi Phi members, local chamber of commerce and county officials, a Jackson Municipal Airport Authority representative, a doctor of the day, junior pages, and several Jackson State University Day at the Capitol guests and administrators. Members also made a series of announcements about committee meetings and Capitol events. These included meetings for Finance, Appropriations, Energy, Judiciary A and B, Public Health and Welfare, Public Property, Veterans and Military Affairs, Economic and Workforce Development, Universities and Colleges, Local and Private, and others. Announcements also highlighted special events such as William Carey University Capital Day, Jackson State University Day at the Capitol, the Mississippi Songwriters and Hall of Fame luncheon, the Mississippi Forestry Commission's 100-year celebration, and choir performances by New Albany High School and Newton County High School. No substantive floor debate or votes on legislation were recorded in the transcript beyond procedural motions. The Senate agreed to recess, first until 4:00 p.m. and later until 8:00 p.m. or until the last committee report was filed, with the journal to reflect adjournment until 10:00 a.m. the next morning. Members also requested that the Senate adjourn in memory of Brigadier General George Cronia and James Jefferson.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/24/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:42:46.400> worthy or been convicted of debarment worthy or been convicted of debarment
  • admin can exercise its debarment admin can exercise its debarment authority<00:43:14.000> for
  • <00:47:04.240> a expanded authority allows us to debar a expanded authority allows us to debar
  • authority to debar potential grantees. authority to debar potential grantees.
  • request for authority to debar grantees. request for authority to debar grantees.
Keywords: 1183, house
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 7 January, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Senator DeBar. >> Senator DeBar. >> Senator Delano. >> Senator Dupree. >> Senator England. >> Senator
  • DeBar DeBar Delano Delano Delano Dupree Dupree Dupree England Fillingane Fillingane Fillingane Frazier
  • DeBar DeBar Delano Delano Delano Dupree Dupree Dupree England England England Fillingane Fillingane
  • >> DeBar. >> DeBar. >> DeBar. >> Aye. >> Aye. >> Aye.
  • Senator DeBar. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, ask Senator DeBar: Thank you, Mr. President.
Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 7 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation from Reverend Chip Stevens of First Baptist Church in Jackson, and recited the pledge of allegiance. The body then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles, and received several guest introductions, including the president of Mississippi University for Women, the physician of the day, and the session’s pages. The main item of business was Senate Bill 2004, the Mississippi PERS Stability Act. Senator Sparks explained that the bill would provide a $500 million infusion to the PERS accumulated employers account on July 1, 2026, followed by $50 million annually for 10 years, with backup funding from unobligated general funds if needed. He said the measure was intended to help address the system’s roughly $26 billion liability and to support both state employees and local government employers, noting that the state had already taken other steps to strengthen PERS. The bill was advanced to engrossed status, read for the third time, and placed on the calendar for final passage. Senator Norwood asked whether the funding would help local governments, and Senator Sparks said it would, because the liability is shared by all employers in the system and affects local balance sheets and bond ratings. Senator Bryan then spoke at length in opposition to the broader direction of retirement policy, criticizing the committee process, the fragmentation of retirement legislation, and what he described as incentives for privatization and unfair treatment of new hires. He said he would still vote for the bill because it sends money into the system, but argued that the state should focus retirement benefits on older retirees and avoid further benefit expansions. Senator Sparks responded that the bill was a necessary cash infusion to honor commitments to employees, stabilize the system, and avoid insolvency, and said more PERS legislation would follow.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also seeks to prevent bad actors from getting state contracts across multiple agencies and to debar
  • Specifically, the proposal expands authority to suspend or debar grantees to include potential debarred
  • The causes for debarment include serious issues such as crimes such as embezzlement, theft, bribery,
  • To include potential debarred grantees, this is an effort to prevent entities who have not previously
  • received state funds but have engaged in or been convicted of debarment-worthy causes from becoming
Bills: HF1470, HF1310, HF1837
Keywords: opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations
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MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 14 January, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Brumfield, Senator Bryant, Senator Butler, Senator Carter, Senator Chassaniol, Senator Chism, Senator DeBar
  • Chassaniol, Senator Chassaniol, Senator Chassaniol, Senator Chism, Senator Chism, Senator Chism, Senator DeBar
  • , Senator DeBar, Senator DeBar, Senator DeLano, Senator DeLano, Senator DeLano, Senator Dri, Senator
  • Chassaniol, Senator Chassaniol, Senator Chassaniol, Senator Chism, Senator Chism, Senator Chism, Senator DeBar
  • , Senator DeBar, Senator DeBar, Senator DeLano, Senator DeLano, Senator DeLano, Senator Dri, Senator
Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 14 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Brother Justin Cheney of Cedar Grove Baptist Church, and then adopted routine motions to dispense with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and the titles of bills and resolutions. Several guests were introduced and welcomed, including Dr. Brianna Herd Pinho and a student shadowing her, multiple mayors and local officials from around the state, and several groups of gifted students, teachers, and parents visiting the chamber. The main item of business was Senate Bill 2016, which creates the Mississippi Department of Tourism. The bill transfers tourism-related powers, duties, property, contracts, staff, and obligations from the Mississippi Development Authority’s tourism division to the new department effective July 1, 2026. It also establishes an executive director, authorizes grant programs and tourism promotion efforts, creates a state treasury fund for the department, and forms a Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board. The bill’s sponsor said the change would better support an industry that brings significant revenue and goodwill to the state and requested passage by use of the morning roll call. No objections were raised, and the bill passed. Afterward, the Senate completed its calendar and moved to announcements. Senator Frasier announced a 3:30 p.m. meeting of the community colleges and workforce subcommittee of Appropriations, and Senator Younger noted a Highways and Transportation meeting after adjournment. The presiding officer also reported that about 1,128 bills had been filed for drafting, with roughly 300 already allocated, and the Senate then agreed to stand in recess until 5:00 p.m. or until the last committee report was filed, with the journal to reflect adjournment until 10:00 a.m. the next day.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator DeBar. DeBar. DeBar.
  • Pass.<00:32:53.560> Senator<00:32:54.000> DeBar. Pass. Senator DeBar. Pass.
  • Senator DeBar. Senator<00:32:56.680> DeBar,<00:32:57.200> pass.
  • . >> Senator DeBar, you're recognized.
  • "Senator DeBar, pardon." "Senator DeBar, you're recognized."
Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also recognized several guests and groups, including the doctor of the day, visitors from Quebec, the Sumrall High School boys soccer team, Starkville public safety officials, and the Hattiesburg High School choral arts program. A resolution honoring the long-standing partnership between Quebec and Mississippi was read and adopted, and Ms. Nathalie Rivard of Quebec addressed the Senate about historical ties and economic cooperation between Quebec and Mississippi. The Senate then moved through a series of procedural actions on the calendar, including multiple motions to table reconsideration on medical cannabis and ARPA-related bills, and several motions to not concur and invite conference on workforce and budget measures. Among those were Senate Bill 2294, the Mississippi Future Innovators Act, Senate Bill 2288 on workforce training, Senate Bill 2401 on workforce development, Senate Bill 2189 on budget transfers, Senate Bill 2895 on ARPA funds, and Senate Bill 2917 on appropriations transfers. These motions were adopted, sending the measures to conference or otherwise advancing them as noted. A major portion of the meeting focused on appropriations bills. House Bill 1935, the Education Department appropriation, was explained in detail and adopted after a strike-all amendment; the bill includes funding for the student formula, teacher and assistant pay raises, special education supplements, school attendance officers, testing contracts, early learning coaches, and CTE instructor raises, with offsets from reduced or eliminated line items such as school safety platforms and certain vendor programs. The Senate also adopted strike-all amendments and passed House Bills 1936 and 1937 for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and the Library Commission, and then moved on to House Bill 1933 for the Bureau of Building. The Senate recessed until 2:30 p.m. and announced an appropriations meeting shortly after recess, while leadership noted that many supplemental appropriations bills would be considered later with attention to whether they contained reverse repealers and would go to conference or final passage.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 02/18/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • would expand authority to suspend or debar grantees to include potential grantees.
  • would expand authority to debarments would expand authority to suspend<01:42:13.199> or<01:42
  • /c> suspend or debar grantees to include suspend or debar grantees to include potential<01:42:16.599>
  • <01:42:26.239> worthy or been convicted of debarment worthy or been convicted of debarment
  • They now have authority to suspend or debar grantees for three years.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator DeBar. Senator DeBar. Senator DeBar. Senator DeLano. Senator DeLano. Senator DeLano.
  • Chaffinall / Chisholm / DeBar ... Delano, DuPree — aye. England, Fillingane, Frazier — aye.
  • Barrett, Berry, Blackwell, Boyd; Chaffin, Hall, Chisholm, DeBar, Delano; England, Fillingane; Harkness
  • DeBar. DeBar. DeBar. Delano. Delano. Delano. Dupree. Dupree. Dupree. England. England. England.
  • DeBar? No. Rhodes? No. Thompson? No. Barrett? No. Barrett? No. Berry? >> Senator Taylor?
Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 27 January, 2026; 2:00 PM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator DeBar. Senator DeLano. Senator Dupree. Senator England. Senator Fillingane.
  • Senator DeBar. Pass and retain number 10. calendar. Senator McCaughan. calendar. Senator McCaughan.
  • <00:12:45.240> Senator<00:12:45.680> DeBar. Pass and retain number 9.
  • Senator DeBar. Pass and retain number 9. Senator DeBar.
Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 27 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all
Summary: The Senate convened, a quorum was established, and Elder Haywood Hannah of Mount Salem United Methodist Church in Terry delivered the invocation, with Senator Norwood leading the pledge. The chamber then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles, and there were no messages or petitions. The Senate also welcomed Hannah’s wife, Miss Flora Haywood Hannah, and recognized several junior pages and the Mississippi Board of Nursing and Dr. Sandra Colepepper in the gallery. The calendar was largely handled by motions to pass and retain items 1 through 10. No substantive bill debate occurred on the floor. Members then made a series of announcements about committee meetings and scheduling, including the State of the State address being moved to February 4 at 5:00 p.m. in the rotunda, Rules meeting the next morning, Elections, Technology, Judiciary Division B, Appropriations Subcommittee No. 11, Public Health and Welfare, and other committee meetings over the next two days. Several members requested adjournment in memory of community and family members, including John Carlin White, father of Speaker Jason White; Irene Martin of Harperville; Fox Hayes of West Point; and Arlene Swoope. Senator Harkins also announced the doctor of the day, Dr. Justin Turner. The Senate then adopted a motion to stand in recess until the last committee report was filed or 5:00 p.m., with the journal to reflect adjournment until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday if no further business occurred.
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MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 23 March, 2026; 4:00 PM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator DeBar. Senator Delano. Senator Delano. Senator Dupree. Senator England. Senator Fillingane.
  • DeBar. DeBar. Delano. Dupree. England. Fillingane. Frazier. Gillespie-Allen. Harkins. Harness.
  • DeBar. I. Delano. Dupree. No. England. I. Fillingane. I. Frazier. No. Gillespie-Isom. No. Harkins.
  • Voting yes or yay: Barrett, Berry, Blackwell, Boyd, Carter, Chism, Chisholm, DeBar, DeLano, England,
  • ,<00:39:27.440> Delano, Carter, Chism, Chisholm, DeBar, Delano, Carter, Chism, Chisholm, DeBar
Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 23 March, 2026; 4:00 PM, 925, all
Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation by Brother Marvin Curtis, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Routine business followed, including dispensing with the reading of the journal and committee reports, and several items on the calendar were passed and retained without debate. The chamber then moved to nominations and concurrence items. The main debate centered on Senate Bill 2588, the “Safeguard Honesty, Integrity and Elections for Lasting Democracy Shield Act.” Senator England moved to concur with House changes, explaining the bill would require voter-registration checks against DPS records and the federal SAVE database to verify citizenship, with the House amendment triggering SAVE review when no driver’s license or DPS information is available. Senator Blount opposed concurrence and moved to invite conference, arguing the bill could wrongly flag or burden lawful voters—especially elderly or inactive voters without current DPS records—and that the SAVE database was not designed to verify all state voter rolls. Senators Sparks and Dupree questioned Blount about whether the database would help prevent illegal voting and whether the bill’s process was similar to existing voter-roll maintenance procedures. England responded that the bill was narrowly tailored, not intended to disenfranchise anyone, and that even one non-citizen vote could undermine election integrity. The Senate rejected Blount’s motion to invite conference and then adopted England’s motion to concur, passing the bill by a recorded vote of 20-31-16 as reported in the transcript. Earlier, the Senate also considered a nomination for the Emergency Communications Authority Advisory Board, with McClendon speaking against the nominee and Williams defending the appointment before the motion to table reconsideration prevailed. In other action, Senate Bill 2477, concerning Rural Health Transformation Fund monies and competitive bidding requirements, was explained by Senator Bryan as adding guardrails and prioritizing rural providers; it passed by use of the afternoon roll call. At the end of the session, senators made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, including Judiciary, Forestry, Public Health and Welfare, and Gaming, and several members offered adjournments in memory of local residents and public figures. Senator England also thanked Elections Committee staff and noted that the committee’s work for the year was complete.