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• expenditures during these unexcused absences, only during the moratorium period, during years we're in session
• on, uh, I'm on line 2, top of page 3, make a political expenditure for travel, food, or lodging expenses
• not be allowed by law to spend that money from their campaign account for travel, food, lodging expenses
• the better public policy is definitely banning all activity, uh, fundraising activity in special sessions
• September 1st, if I remember correctly, so it'd be like two special sessions, um, and, uh but now this

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• and doing a special session that's only 30 days long.
• The ability to do was that a special session or was it a regular session? It doesn't matter.
• Legislative sessions are like my argument is that it does matter because the special session is only
• What about in a regular session? Are you OK to use a quorum break in a regular session? Absolutely.
• and not regular sessions.

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• accepting contributions larger than the daily legislative... per diem, or from paying for travel-related expenses
• I'm reading from line 2, top of page 3: "make a political expenditure for travel, food, or lodging expenses
• not be allowed by law to spend that money from their campaign account for travel, food, or lodging expenses
• I think that the better public policy is definitely banning all fundraising activity in special sessions
• So it would be like two special sessions. But now, this may be old-fashioned...

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• Who sets the agenda for the special sessions? The governor.
• But was it a special session or was it a regular session? It doesn't matter.
• Legislative sessions are legislative sessions.
• So you're saying that this bill should only apply to special sessions and not regular sessions?
• and not with any special sessions.

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• The bill also addresses related expenses incurred with campaign funds.
• But was it a special session or was it a regular session? It doesn't matter.
• So you're saying that this bill should only apply to special sessions and not regular sessions?
• gone for two weeks, so that's half of the special session.
• and not with any special sessions.

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on the discussions surrounding HB18, which aims to prevent legislators from financially benefiting when they break quorum. Chairman Shaheen emphasized that this bill addresses the integrity of the Texas legislature and responds to constituent concerns about lawmakers being absent and raising funds simultaneously. Throughout the meeting, members discussed the implications of enforcing penalties for breaking quorum and the balance between legislative strategy and financial transparency. Various representatives expressed their views, with some supporting the bill for enhancing accountability, while others argued that it imposes unfair restrictions on a constitutional tactic historically used by minority factions.

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• If you're absent in the morning session, you're absent all day and you get a deduction.
• Sessions throughout the last couple of months, and they'll continue through March.
• Since then, we've had five sessions. Since then, we've had five sessions.
• We're looking at expanding more of the regional planning collaborative sessions.
• It is next week, correct, here in Santa Fe. ...breakout sessions.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• I'm reading this from our post-session review from last session.
• On the expenses, the executive increased personnel cost by...
• Mostly this is litigation expenses.
• So we were asked to basically deal with it here during the session. Okay.
• But this is not an expense. It's an investment in our democracy.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• , submission of... ...your consideration during the 57th Legislature's Second Session, submission of
• laws from the first special session of the 57th Legislature that would otherwise become effective on
• Second Session.
• session and the permanent legislative committees and the legislative department.
• We will not have floor session tomorrow. We will not have floor session tomorrow.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• new requests, I just Kind of wanted to give you a sense of what you all will be dealing with this session
• Okay, moving on to some policy issues that we took up this interim that will be before you this session
• Side, what we're kind of looking at with the reforms proposed this session are putting at least a few
• You know, it's construction is more expensive in Vegas.
• You know how it is during the session, and it's just always amazing to me how much knowledge you all

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• House Bill 1 appropriates for the expenses of the 2026 legislative session and appropriations for the
• So Sections 1 and 2 are appropriations for the expenses as of the 2026 regular session.
• For example, next year's session preparations, interim legislative expenses LCS operations, the legislative
• For example, I can recall a time where the amount allocated for pre-session expense Was inadequate, and
• So the funding that is laid out in section one, for example, on session expense, okay, so Mr.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

Bills: HB177, HB210, HB238, HB258, HB307, HB359, HB398, HB661, HB705, HB752, HB858

Keywords: court reporter, official court reporter, courts, judicial system, ethics, post-employment restrictions, cooling-off period, two-year waiting period, rehiring, reemployment, contractual services, former public employee, public employer, Louisiana ethics law, R.S. 42:1121, Act 532, lobbying, public service, statewide officials, compensation

Bills: HB97, HB455, HB97, HB455

Keywords: absentee ballot, voting, elections, voter registration, electoral process, defective affidavit, voting rights, HB455, Clarke County, coroner, coroner's office, county commission, local act, local legislation, mileage reimbursement, county vehicle, office expenses, operating expenses, retroactive ratification, remedial and curative

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• This bill passed both chambers last session and was vetoed by the governor because we were in the tax
• So, the FAST program was created last session as part of House Bill 8, and, as discussed earlier, currently
• Last session, Chair Creighton and this body worked very hard on HB 8, and the results have been wonderful
• Members, at this time, we will recess to prepare to head to the Senate floor for session.
• stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. to, uh, prepare to head to the Senate floor for session

Bills: SB 49

Keywords: Galveston County, legal expenses, appropriation, litigation, state funding

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard several higher education bills and took public testimony on each. Senate Bill 60 would let public junior college libraries donate outdated, duplicative, or valueless materials instead of treating them as surplus property; no public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 49 would expand performance-tier funding incentives so community colleges are also rewarded for student transfers to private four-year universities; it also received no public testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 365 would allow higher education institutions to choose a transcript lookback period between 5 and 10 years for adult undergraduates seeking to waive older transcripts. Senator Eckhardt and witness Daniel Arrevalo described how old academic records can block adults from returning to college; the bill was left pending after testimony. Senate Bill 895 would expand the FAST dual-credit program beyond public school students to include eligible private school and homeschool students, with support from the Texas Private Schools Association, the Texas Homeschool Coalition, and a coordinating board witness explaining the funding structure; it too was left pending. Senate Bill 1400 would clarify what counts as a transfer for performance-tier funding by allowing students with 30 or fewer prior university credit hours to still be counted as transfer students when moving from a public junior college to a general academic institution. Former Representative Leighton Schubert testified that the change would address funding losses and better reflect modern student pathways; after testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: SB 302, SB 1335, SB 1734, SB 1760, SB 1975, SB 2127

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, guardianship, incapacitated persons, guardianship fees

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• Father, we ask you to continue to be with the special session and help it, Father, help us to do the
• Do not go very far, as I believe our governor will be calling us back for another special session very
• Garin moves that the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Eighty-Ninth Legislature

Bills: HB4, HB1, HB2, HB20, HB19, HB18

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner

Summary: The House convened with a strict roll-call enforcement request, but only 95 members were present, so a quorum was not present. The chamber heard an invocation from Furman Carpenter, DPS chaplain, followed by the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags. A member raised a parliamentary inquiry asking whether members must be present to make a motion and whether all members who requested strict enforcement were present; the Speaker said he would need to check the journal. The Speaker then announced that the House was about to receive a motion to adjourn sine die and noted that the governor might call another special session soon. Representative Garin moved that the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Eighty-Ninth Legislature adjourn sine die. There was no objection, and the motion carried, ending the session.

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• Uh, last session, we introduced House Bill 2701, which was adopting NFPA 1194 for campground safety.
• Utilize the $3 billion available for this session to facilitate buyouts of homes in the floodways.
• Absolutely, and that's an additional expense.
• What about compensation is reimbursement expenses, but talk a little bit about that.
• Um, members, uh, you may remember we took a stab at this in the last legislative session.

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

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• families and each person represented in this process as we come together to finalize our budget this session
• Garrison, House a Concurrent Resolution 1635, a concurrent resolution extending the 2025 regular session
• Representative Garrison, House Concurrent Resolution 1635, a concurrent resolution extending the 2025 regular session
• Garrison: HCR 1635 extends the session to 11:59 PM, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, and provides legislation

Keywords: legislative session extension, General Appropriations Act, budget process, session deadlines

Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for a brief session focused on procedural matters. Representative McClure moved to waive rules and introduce House Bill 5017 and House Joint Resolution 5019. The primary business was Representative Garrison's House Concurrent Resolution 1635, which extends the 2025 regular legislative session until 11:59 PM on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The resolution specifies that only the General Appropriations Act (GAA), its implementing bill, and an enumerated list of conforming bills, joint resolutions, and general bills may be considered during the extension. All other legislative measures will be indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration as of 12:00 AM on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The resolution was adopted.

Bills: HB1, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB383, HB983, HB1126, HCR3

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, budget, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year, economic development, state treasury, emergency response, education, voting technology, sustainability, revenue sharing, fund distribution

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• That's right. 81st session. It's getting far away in my memory.
• Yeah, this is a bill that passed unanimously out of committee last session, made its way through the
• The session is that sometimes goes.
• Thank you, Rev Gonzalez, for your leadership over many sessions on this issue.
• At the expense of local populations.

Bills: HB74, HB175

Keywords: environmental project, public money, political subdivision, greenhouse gas emissions, federal law compliance, renewable energy, water conservation, retroactive child support, child conception, paternity, family law, health care expenses

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• enrichment support such as tutoring, special needs services, extended day programs, tuition, and other expenses
• enrichment support such as tutoring, special needs services, extended day programs, tuition, and other expenses
• Policy should not redirect public resources to private tuition at the expense of the public education
• And it cannot provide scholarships for any expense other than the Coverdale list that was described.
• And it cannot provide scholarships for any expense other than the Coverdale list that was described.

Bills: HF3490, HF4040

Keywords: education finance, scholarship-granting organizations, charitable purposes, student scholarships, nonpublic schools, K-12 education, tax credit, advance payment, Minnesota tax law, child education expenses, taxpayer assistance, 1183, house