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• Last night, the rules legislation.
• I urge a no vote on the rule. Uh, and if the rule passes, I urge no votes on all these damn bills.
• I urge a no vote on the rule. Uh, and if the rule passes, I urge no votes on all these damn bills.
• State of Rule 20.
• </c> vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20. vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20.

Bills: HR884 , HB2096 , HR489

Keywords: special rule, House Rules Committee, procedural resolution, floor procedure, waiver of points of order, structured rule, amendment in the nature of a substitute, motion to recommit, House debate, legislative process, H.R. 6039, commonsense priorities, majority leader, minority leader, Congressional Record, House resolution, law enforcement, collective bargaining, Montgomery Police Department, disciplinary matters

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• </c> rule may not be considered. rule may not be considered.
• </c> committee on rules, I call up House. committee on rules, I call up House.
• We found an error in the rule at 2 a.m. this morning after the Rules Committee reported the rule.
• And to avoid rule.
• </c> technical error in the rule. technical error in the rule.

Bills: HR1 , HR566

Keywords: House of Representatives, Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, appointment, H.Res. 566, HR566, House resolution, rule, special rule, procedural resolution, floor procedure, budget reconciliation, reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill, Senate amendment, House Concurrent Resolution 14, H.Con.Res. 14, Budget Committee

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• For example, one of the obvious ones is rules of the roads.
• The rule should travel with the permit holder.
• ><c> the</c><00:25:55.840><c> permit</c> rule should travel with the permit rule should travel with the
• And you know, somebody else actually referenced rules of the road.
• And you know, somebody else actually referenced rules of the road.

Bills: HF3351

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun control, gun safety, local control, home rule, preemption, municipal regulation, county regulation, city ordinances, zoning, firearm dealers, gun dealers, ammunition, carry permits, permit to carry, pistols, Saturday night special, metal-penetrating bullets, public safety

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• The rule also PROTECTION ACT, UNDER A CLOSED RULE WITH ONE HOUR OF DEBATE EQUALLY DIVIDED AND CONTROLLED
• Work hard, play by the rules.
• Vote no against this rule.
• Work hard, play by the rules.
• Pursuant to clause 8 of Rule 20.

Bills: HCR74 , HJR72 , HR1042 , HR1048

Keywords: joint session, Congress, communication, President, HCR74, national emergency, government authority, Executive Order, legislative action, rule, special rule, House resolution, floor procedure, procedural resolution, firearms, gun laws, less-than-lethal weapons, weapons technology, National Marine Sanctuaries Act, undersea fiber optic cables

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• The rule provides for one hour rule.
• The rule considered under a closed rule.
• rule.
• The rule provides under a closed rule.
• </c><07:01:31.760><c> FBI</c> rules, didn't follow the rules. FBI rules, didn't follow the rules.

Bills: HB7567 , SCR33 , SB1318 , HR1224

Keywords: agriculture, food security, farm programs, sustainability, conservation, nutrition assistance, budget resolution, fiscal responsibility, government funding, budgetary levels, congressional budget, foreign intelligence, digital currency, privacy, surveillance, FISA, civil liberties, rules resolution, special rule, House Rules Committee

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• We will keep strictly to the three-minute rule so we can continue to move our day ahead.
• I believe that concludes the ground rules portion of this hearing, so without further ado we will turn
• A similar home rule has been considered and adopted in recent years by the General Court.
• A similar home rule has been considered and adopted in recent years by the general court.
• Why the home rule petition on the lieutenant's position? I've never...

Bills: H5426 , H5434 , S3084 , S3087 , S3088 , S3092

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: North Attleborough, town charter, home rule charter, municipal government, local option, charter amendment, Parks and Recreation Commission, Park Commission, write-in candidate, sticker candidate, ballot access, town election, bylaw, ordinance, board membership, local approval, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, planning board, associate members

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• That's the rule.
• That's the rule.
• That's the rule.
• </c><02:58:10.040><c> clearly</c> clearly the the rules the rule clearly clearly the the rules the rule
• So think about what we're fighting over here. call special let's call them special um call special let's

Bills: HR125 , HCR11 , HR122

Keywords: committee membership, House of Representatives, government structure, ethics, political appointments, concurrent resolution, President communication, Congress assembly, meeting date, government procedure, joint session, Congress, President's address, H.Res. 122, HR122, H.R. 77, midnight rules, Congressional Review Act, CRA, resolution of disapproval

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• Yeah, so Minnesota has something called the rule against perpetuities.
• The rule against perpetuities, the actual rule, is that that can extend for a life in being plus 21 years
• </c><00:27:04.159><c> against</c> understand what the rule against understand what the rule against perpetuities
• My understanding of the rule against perpetuities is kind of the underlying rule here.
• The rule against alienation essentially takes the teeth out of your concern there, and the rule against

Bills: HF747 , HF360

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, trusts, Uniform Trust Code, probate, estate planning, trust protector, directed trust, investment trust advisor, distribution trust advisor, excluded fiduciary, decanting, power of appointment, revocable trust, irrevocable trust, uneconomic trust, rule against perpetuities

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• This universal rule would not benefit the city of Port Arthur.
• Our home, our town, our rules, how we govern means something to us.
• Having this type of preemption rule would be detrimental to our budget.
• Reasonably describe the injury claimed in the ordinance, order, or rule.
• The two political parties in the state have obviously different rules.

Bills: HB5691 , SB427 , SB2623 , SB2858

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: municipal management district, bonds, assessments, property taxes, economic development, eminent domain, special district, SB 427, local government, political subdivision, state loan, state grant, financial reporting, annual financial statement, annual report, county report, municipal finance, water district, municipality, county auditor

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• Our residents deserve a responsive and accountable government, and this home rule petition is a step
• committee, for listening to us today on H. 4887, an act to authorize the town of Plymouth to establish a special
• This home rule petition allows Plymouth to thoughtfully manage land use and maintain an account for purchasing

Bills: H4738 , H4843 , H4844 , H4845 , H4849 , H4878 , H4887 , H4924 , H5052 , H5053 , S2878 , S2894 , S2897 , H5102 , H5107 , H5108 , H5109 , H5128 , H5136 , S2963 , S2956

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: Holyoke, City Council, municipal governance, special meetings, local government transparency, park land exchange, Lexington, public use, school committee, athletic fields, town administrator, employment authority, Wilbraham, local law, Uxbridge, public meeting notices, legal notices, municipal transparency, local government, digital publication

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• What does this rule do?
• This rule is clear.
• ><c> the</c><02:25:11.359><c> Clinton</c> rule cooked up during the Clinton rule cooked up during the
• That rule actually you know what?
• The rule also entirely if possible.

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• To the desk a privileged report from the Committee on Rules for filing under the rule.
• CLAUSE 9-C OF RULE 21 OF THE Rules of the House specifically state that the Rules Committee may not waive
• And the proper ruling would be to rule there aren't any earmarks.
• This morning the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, H.
• I want to make special mention of Chairwoman Virginia Foxx at the Rules Committee, who sat in that chair

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• The rule also provides for Consideration of H.R. 3015, H.R. 3062, and H.R. 1047 under closed rules, with
• It's exactly what this rule is about.
• Whereas clause 1 of Rule 13 of the Rules of the House of Representatives provides a Member, Delegate,
• You will hear about the specific rules that this administration has rolled back, rules that put home
• You will hear about the specific rules that this administration has rolled back, rules that put home

Bills: HB1670 , HR493 , HR492 , HR491 , HB5140 , HB4922 , HR713 , HR721 , HB2721 , HR707

Keywords: fertility, health benefits, family planning, assisted reproductive technology, employees, fertility treatment, ART, in vitro fertilization, IVF, infertility, family building, reproductive health, oocyte preservation, sperm preservation, embryo preservation, artificial insemination, gamete donation, embryo genetic testing, federal employee health benefits, FEHB

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• For 25 years, Florida law mandated that local government levies a special assessment against RV parks
• Then such special assessment ...regulated under Chapter 513.
• The Department of Business and Professional Regulation subsequently adopted a process by rule.
• adopt emergency rules to implement the exemption, and that's the bill.
• This bill establishes clear, uniform rules for rounding cash transactions.

Bills: S0118 , S0450 , S0678 , S0680 , S1074 , S1520

Committee: Senate Finance and Tax

Keywords: recreational vehicle parks, special assessments, property tax, occupancy rates, commercial assessment, ad valorem, homestead exemption, disabled veteran, veteran surviving spouse, first responder, line of duty, service-connected death, tax exemption transfer, remarriage, primary residence, Florida Statutes 196.081, property appraiser, local government revenue, surviving spouse tax relief, alcohol distribution

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• They follow the rules. They show up in court. They do their duty.
• definition of rural community for the purposes of the rural economic development initiative to include special
• This inclusion will allow special districts to participate in state financial assistance programs in
• consistent enforcement and giving both consumers and the innovators behind AI certainty around the rules

Bills: S0214 , S0482 , S7030 , S0554 , S0994 , S0998 , S1004 , S1074 , S1076 , S1266

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Keywords: special districts, funding, financial assistance, rural community, state agency, economic development, artificial intelligence, personal data protection, consumer rights, chatbot, deceptive practices, government contracts, public records, consumer protection, data privacy, investigations, proprietary information, chatbots, Florida statutes, nonprofit

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 1076 would raise Florida’s research and development tax credit cap from $9 million to $50 million, with the higher cap first applying to the 2027 allocation; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1266 would create a Cybersecurity Experiential Internship and Clearance Readiness Program with the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida, but an amendment removed the bill’s funding appropriation; the amended bill was reported favorably. SB 554, a Florida Bar-backed update to the not-for-profit corporations statute, was also reported favorably after support testimony from the Bar and others. SB 1004, aimed at protecting buyers of dogs and cats from deceptive financing and undisclosed health conditions at retail pet stores, drew strong support from animal welfare advocates and was reported favorably. SB 1074, which sets rounding rules for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, was reported favorably as well. The committee also considered SB 998, the Department of Commerce package. The bill would modernize the small cities CDBG program, clarify rural community eligibility to include certain unincorporated areas, exempt military conveyances from a reverter clause, and revise E-Verify enforcement and penalties. Members questioned the E-Verify provisions, including the fine structure, treatment of workers incorrectly flagged, and whether the bill could affect gig workers or retroactive cases. Senator Smith opposed the bill during debate, arguing it created unequal treatment for employers and immigrant workers, while Senator Wright supported the military-related provisions. SB 998 was reported favorably. SB 214 would expand the rural economic development initiative to include special districts in rural counties and was reported favorably. SB 482, the Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, generated the most extensive discussion; it would create consumer protections for companion chatbots, require parental consent and access for minors, mandate disclosures and de-identification rules, restrict unauthorized use of name, image, and likeness, and give enforcement authority to the Attorney General. Supporters emphasized child safety, privacy, and the need for guardrails, while opponents and some informational witnesses raised concerns about privacy, age verification, enforcement, and the bill’s breadth. The bill was reported favorably, and the committee also approved SPB 7030, a committee bill creating a public records exemption for Department of Legal Affairs investigations tied to the AI enforcement provisions.

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• </c> Yesterday, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, H.
• I rise in opposition to the rule.
• Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
• The bill shall be fiveinut rule.
• </c> special order. Without objection. special order. Without objection.

Bills: HB7006 , HR992

Keywords: appropriations, national security, foreign aid, transparency, democracy, House Resolution 992, H.Res. 992, HR 992, rule resolution, procedural rule, Rules Committee, Committee of the Whole, previous question, motion to recommit, waiver of points of order, closed rule, structured rule, FY2026 appropriations, consolidated appropriations, federal spending

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• As a reminder to the committee and our visitors and witnesses today under House Rules 4, Section 13.
• and House committees are subject to the same rules of decorum that govern House proceedings.
• Under those rules, the chairs are. responsible for preserving order and decorum during committee meetings
• Actually, ever since Governor Abbott changed the ruling about having meetings on Zoom virtually.
• With the 1,210 cities in Texas, 834 of them are small rule.

Bills: HB279 , HB310 , HB365 , HB391 , HB420 , HB422 , HB638 , HB279 , HB310

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• This requirement would not apply to a work session or a special called meeting.
• Challenging mandating video and audio recordings for special purpose districts and water districts in
• They're river authorities, they're special utility districts, but they don't have the access. access
• We want to make sure our communities know, again, our members come to our meetings as a general rule.
• regional districts. uh... navigation districts of a couple of kinds self-liquidating navigation district Special

Bills: HB279 , HB310 , HB365 , HB391 , HB420 , HB422 , HB638 , HB279 , HB310

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

Bills: HF1746 , HF2585 , HF1159 , HF2574 , HF2839 , HF157 , HF158 , HF160 , HF338 , HF512

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• We do keep to that three-minute rule, so please keep the timer in mind and wrap up your remarks accordingly
• I know we can't change the law, but can we have some special legislation that will take care of this
• It became Article 10 of a recent special town meeting on February 24th.
• Helen Sharon Pollard, lifelong Worthington resident on the edge of the forest, in support of Home Rule
• So this home rule petition asks for time so we can establish appropriate zoning, secure expert guidance

Bills: H5171 , H5261 , H5294 , H5317 , S3026 , S3033

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: Holyoke, municipal governance, acting mayor, city council, local government, Oxford, town charter, municipal government, town manager, residency requirement, local approval, charter amendment, home rule, local governance, municipal administration, residence of officials, Worcester County, Worthington, solar, solar photovoltaic