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• But you can do things and smart things to be able to kind of properly triage cases and manage that risk
• The management of the STAR program out of my office looks largely like contracting.
• So we have three primary contracts that make up the STAR response.
• The other contract is with the safety net hospital, Denver Health, that provides the EMTs or paramedics
• And then the last is with a community-based nonprofit called Servicios de la Raza, and they contract

Summary: The Community Safety Committee held an interim work session on crisis response, with members and witnesses discussing how Washington can better integrate 911, 988, mobile crisis, co-response, and alternative response models for behavioral health crises in public spaces. Travis Parker opened with an overview of the Sequential Intercept Model and the crisis care continuum, emphasizing early intervention, 988 access, regional coordination, navigators and peer support, and the need for sustainable braided funding. Several Washington witnesses then described current programs and system gaps, including the growth of co-response teams, the importance of integrating 911 and 988 rather than treating them as competing systems, and the need to reduce unnecessary emergency room use and improve first responder wellness and training. City, fire, and crisis-system representatives described local challenges and reforms. Kim Hendrickson of Poulsbo said most crisis calls still come through 911 and urged better coordination among field-based teams, more behavioral health training for fire/EMS, and more alternatives to ER transport. Laura Pippen, a designated crisis responder, described a strained involuntary treatment system, fewer DCRs statewide, difficulty getting law enforcement support for transports, and limited facility capacity, especially for substance use disorder. Jennifer Stuber and South County Fire’s Keith Sharp highlighted workforce training, a crisis responder certificate program, and first responder wellness efforts. Research witnesses Evan Lauder and James Pine said the evidence is still developing but generally supports on-scene resolution, reduced ED transport and detention in some models, and the importance of clear dispatch protocols, coordination, and ongoing evaluation. Dispatch and program operators then gave examples of how systems are working in practice. Katie Myers of Washington APCO/NENA said 911 remains essential, but needs evidence-based triage protocols, liability protections, and additional funding if it is expected to take on more crisis-response responsibilities. Whatcom County described embedding a “community connector” in the 911 center to coordinate alternative response, while ValleyCom reported that its 988 diversion pilot transferred 2,165 calls with 98% resolved through 988/211 without returning to 911. National examples included Denver’s STAR program, Albuquerque’s Community Safety Department, and Atlanta’s PAD initiative, each showing different ways to route low-acuity or behavioral-health-related calls away from police and toward clinicians, peers, or civilian responders. The session ended with Washington examples continuing, including Whatcom County’s alternative response team, underscoring the committee’s interest in refining and expanding integrated crisis response systems in the next session.

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• Funding contracts within 180 days of the passing of authorization could force... ...a procurement problem
• How do you let contracts?
• How do you do the analysis of contracts to make sure that there are good contracts, good construction
• CoinFlip believes smart regulation is good for business.
• After we sign contracts with any new client, we integrate with their payroll and time and attendance

Bills: HB1453, HB1718, HB2043, HB2207, HB2798

Keywords: local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds

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• Contracts have to be signed.
• Contracts would not have been signed.
• Contracts have to be signed.
• Contracts have to be signed.
• Contracts would not have been signed. Contracts would not have been signed.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to his steady leadership and smart to his steady leadership and smart fiscal<00:59:04.000> policies
• contract, and I yield back. Thank you. contract, and I yield back. Thank you.
• I have really smart economists.
• <06:49:01.360> But<06:49:01.520> in have really smart economists.
• But in have really smart economists.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• That was previously provided by this committee in a one-time supplemental act for the Smart Food program
• In the fiscal year 2026 one-time Supplemental Appropriations Act, there was an allocation for the Smart
• It was initially intended to develop and implement a Smart Food program app, I believe.
• I move to adopt Section 31 through 35 and the new section of epilogue reprogramming Smart Food program
• reflect that Sections 31 through 35, plus the new proposed grant aid epilogue related to reprogramming Smart

Keywords: 1064, all

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• year's fiscal year 2026 one-time supplemental appropriations act, there was an allocation for the SMART
• An allocation for the SMART food program of $1,485,000 to the Department of Health and Social Services
• It was initially intended to develop and implement a SMART food program app, I believe.
• I move to adopt Sections 31 through 35 and the new section of epilogue reprogrammed SMART food program
• reflect that Sections 31 through 35, plus the new proposed grant-aid epilogue related to reprogramming SMART

Summary: The Joint Finance Committee met to review and vote on the fiscal year 2027 Grants and Aid Act, which was expected to be pre-filed as Senate Bill 337. Members first reviewed Section 1, covering county seat payments, paramedic operations, senior center allocations, senior center transportation, and Homeland Security grants. They approved Section 1 after discussion of how senior center transportation is being moved from DART to grant-in-aid and how some organizations can appear in both the senior center formula and the general aging category. The committee then worked through Section 2, which included one-time appropriations and the various grant categories for aging, arts/historical/recreation, economic housing or labor services, family and youth services, health or disability services, and neighborhood and community services. Members discussed several specific items, including New Castle County reassessment-related funding, Friends of Cooch’s Bridge, Slaughter Neck Community Action Organization, Plastic-Free Delaware, Love, Inc. of the Delmarva, and the Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Association. One aging line for Slaughter Neck was reduced back to flat funding after members questioned a large increase, and the revised category total was adjusted accordingly. Each of the Section 2 subcategories was then adopted. Section 3, covering fire companies and public service ambulance companies, was approved with increases across apparatus, ambulance, rescue truck, aerial truck, rescue boat, substation, and insurance rebate equalization funding. Section 4, for veterans organizations and youth programs such as Boys State, Girls State, and Trooper Youth Week, was also adopted. The committee then approved the epilogue sections, which included eligibility, audit, payment, and reporting rules; special provisions for the Wilmington Senior Center contingency; conditions tied to several one-time appropriations; withholding funding from Merri-Dell Volunteer Fire Company pending a corrective report; and reprogramming $1,485,000 from a prior SMART food program appropriation toward SNAP/WIC-related food access initiatives. The meeting ended with remarks thanking staff and noting that it was likely the last JFC meeting for two members, followed by adjournment.

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• , they're pretty smart kids.
• , they're pretty smart kids.
• , they're pretty smart kids.
• , they're pretty smart kids.
• , they're pretty smart kids.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This new rider directs funding to an existing contract with care portal, a program using technology to
• We go through this time I was a little upset like trying to be smart you know I know you're not taking
• So we need to be, you know, we need to be more smart than that.
• On top of that, state law requires. that privately operated prison facility contracts deliver at least
• It funds contracts that are awarded on the basis of race. is that promote transgender ideology, including

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• now with the federal government changes, and that having a safety net during this transition is a smart
• now with the federal government changes, and that having a safety net during this transition is a smart
• c><00:07:37.240> transition<00:07:38.160> is<00:07:38.320> a<00:07:38.360> smart
• <00:07:38.680> way<00:07:38.800> to during this transition is a smart way to during
• this transition is a smart way to protect<00:07:39.280> our<00:07:39.360> most<00:07:39.560

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Barney Bishop is a proponent, Florida Smart Justice Chair Alvarez: Alliance.
• Florida Smart Justice Alliance, Jonathan Webber, Southern Poverty Law Center, waves in support.
• Barney Bishop, Florida Smart Justice Alliance waives in support.
• Clerk: Barney Bishop from Florida Smart Justice Alliance waives in support.
• Staff: Barney Bishop for Smart Justice Alliance waives in support.

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• magistrates to prohibit individuals who are subject to a protective order from remotely controlling smart
• magistrates to prohibit individuals who are subject to an order for emergency protection from controlling smart
• individual charged with family violence, a condition that the individual refrain from controlling smart
• Uh, you know, forms of, uh, harassment or abuse that can be done electronically through smart home devices
• I have a smart home and it's smarter than I am. And, and of course I wonder.

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• Semborriac, Port Construction Development Priority Program, modify the entities department can contract
• Do you think that just isolating this to the eyewear makes everybody who owns a pair of smart glasses
• Do you think that just isolating this to the eyewear makes everybody who owns a pair of smart glasses
• We've had some issues where people have been using part-time and contract fire chiefs, whereas the Constitution
• We've had some issues where people have been using part-time and contract fire chiefs, whereas the Constitution

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• We do have a definition crafted this way because the tools that are being used to collude are as smart
• AB 928 is a smart addition to current law and an effective way to deter cockfighting by impacting the
• Like any breach of contract case for an unpaid loan, whether for a car, a house, a personal loan, or
• It clearly defines and standardizes the terms and conditions of the contracts.
• Unions represent members in grievances and contract enforcement.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 2, which would create enhanced civil penalties for large social media companies when negligence proven in court causes harm to children and teens. The author and supporters argued the bill is needed to address addictive algorithms and harmful content, while opponents warned it was vague, could chill speech, and might be preempted by federal law. Members largely focused on whether the bill changed the standard of care or burden of proof; the bill passed out of committee on a roll call vote, with some members noting concerns but supporting it to continue the discussion. AB 282, dealing with housing vouchers and source-of-income discrimination, would clarify that housing providers may prioritize applicants who qualify for rental assistance without violating fair housing law. Supporters from housing authorities, local governments, and advocacy groups said it would help voucher holders find units and improve use of housing funds. There was no opposition, and the bill passed to Appropriations on a roll call vote, with two no votes. The committee also considered AB 882 on court reporter availability and electronic recording in certain cases when a court reporter is unavailable. Supporters said the bill is a temporary, narrowly tailored response to a shortage of reporters and would preserve access to accurate records, while opponents argued it was too narrow, raised access-to-justice concerns, and should be broadened. Members from both sides emphasized the importance of court reporters and electronic recording as a backup; the bill passed with an urgency clause and was sent to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 325 on algorithmic price fixing, AB 935 on civil rights data clarity, AB 1414 on tenant choice of internet service provider, and AB 67 on Attorney General enforcement of the Reproductive Privacy Act; each drew support from sponsors and advocacy groups, opposition centered on overbreadth or policy concerns, and each advanced on committee votes, with several members requesting further amendments or clarification.

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• To bring some transparency to this practice, SB 709 requires that contracts disclose on the first page
• These changes would only apply to contracts initially entered into after January of 2026.
• contracts that fail to meet their needs.
• I'm honored to carry this bill on behalf of everyone who's forced to accept a contract that does not
• Assembly Bill 483 by Assembly Member Irwin and others, an act relating to contracts.

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then returned to session with prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk following news of his shooting. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules, moving several bills to the inactive file, re-referring bills to committees, and authorizing committee meetings. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for several individuals, including Ermilo Don Rodas, John Burton, Nina Chomsky, and Barbara “Bobby” Samperey. On the floor file, members considered and passed a long list of Senate bills, largely on bipartisan or unanimous votes. Topics included consumer protection and transparency for self-storage contracts (SB 709), adoption jurisdiction (SB 450), privacy and name/image protections (SB 683), an audit of the February 2025 bar exam (SB 47), data broker transparency (SB 361), used-car buyer protections (SB 76), state parks land acquisition streamlining (SB 630), cemetery work group deadlines (SB 777), financial enforcement authority (SB 825), utility outage reporting and reliability planning (SB 292), vital records confidentiality (SB 313), health care coverage and hormone therapy access (SB 418), workplace outreach (SB 578), Holocaust and genocide education (SB 472), county jail treatment for misdemeanor incompetency cases (SB 820), and AI companion chatbot safeguards for minors and self-harm risks (SB 243). Most measures passed with little or no opposition, though SB 578 drew sharp debate over the workplace outreach program and its funding. The Assembly also took up concurrence items and approved numerous Assembly bills with Senate amendments. These included transparency in legislative nondisclosure agreements (AB 1370), affordable faculty/staff housing provisions at community colleges (AB 648), tribal youth foster care reforms (AB 1378), EV charger payment regulations (AB 1423), technical Political Reform Act changes (AB 1511), diacritical marks on vital records (AB 64), reproductive health protections with urgency (AB 260), union and collective bargaining protections (AB 288), bench trial statement-of-decision streamlining (AB 515), agricultural land stewardship (AB 524), geothermal exploratory project rules (AB 527), Medi-Cal field medicine changes (AB 543), tobacco-related provisions (AB 573), social media platform rules (AB 656), state parks transaction reporting (AB 679), professional licensing changes (AB 742), and child care staffing and assistant teacher pathways with urgency (AB 753). Votes were generally strong, with several measures passing unanimously or near-unanimously.

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• APRN Direct contracting with HMOPPO, 2017 SB 654.
• We actually have a contract with the University of... It's under y'all's contract.
• Y'all have contracted. Yes. Someone redacts all the private... Redacts all of it.
• He's smart, for sure. He helped me with this bill.
• The bill allows the state to contract with local authorities. I guess I’d be...

Bills: HB1106, HB3284, HB541, HB713, HB1403, HB1586, HB1942, HB2070, HB2844, HB2851, HB3151, HB3749, HB3940, HB3963, HB4454, HB4466, HB4795, HB5154, HB5394, SB1357, HB1052, HB4099, HB4638, HB5147

Keywords: child abuse, neglect, gender identity, sexual orientation, child welfare, marriage, family, Texas Commission, family welfare, marriage support, stability, premarital education, child development, strong families, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, maternal health

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• Do you own the land in the county, or are you contracting with the landowner?
• Okay, so does the city own that land and you contract with the city? No. Private owner. Okay.
• These fire marshals, who identify as marshals, have been tasked with... ...placing contract security
• And you get a big DOD contract that allows that to be utilized in that type of thing.
• If you're going to file it in big type of contracts, government contracts, in your military, then our

Bills: SB34, SB119, SB261, SB532, SB1035, SB1245, SB1247, SB1267, SB1442, SB1930, SB1948, SB2078, SB2112, SB2143, SB2155

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

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• It was all going to be raised by the alumni and by contracts.
• <01:04:29.839> And<01:04:30.079> lo by the alumni and by contracts.
• And lo by the alumni and by contracts.
• contracts on liability since about 1978. contracts on liability since about 1978. Okay. Okay.
• <05:27:11.760> enforcement, to support smart enforcement, to support smart enforcement, secure

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so that's what smart rich people do, right, Chair Davids? You buy, you borrow, and you die.
• Ma'am, sure, I never said I was smart. Well, you might work for smart rich people, though.
• <01:06:46.559> rich that's what that's what smart rich that's what that's what smart rich
• well you you might work for I was smart well you you might work for smart<01:06:54.640> rich<
• rich people though that was that smart rich people though that was that was<01:06:56.000> the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Barney Bishop, Florida, Smart Justice Alliance waives in support.
• He was smart. He was funny. He was Larry's. He was he was resilient.
• Ernie Bishop, Smart, Florida, Smart Justice Alliance waives in support EDA Fernandez, AARP waives in
• You know my car smart enough to not let me read a text while I'm moving.
• We she was smart enough to not let me make a text file. I'm moving.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Do they really believe that you're not smart enough to see that and understand that?
• Your contention is that they can breathe in the prion and not contract CWD.
• Your contention is that they can breathe in the preon and not contract CWD.

Bills: HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Texas A&M professor Chris Seaberry on chronic wasting disease (CWD) genetics in deer and elk. He argued that susceptibility to CWD is polygenic, that genomic prediction can identify more resistant animals with high accuracy, and that selecting for resistant breeding values plus the PRNP codon 96 S allele could reduce disease prevalence. He said his work has been used in USDA/APHIS programs, that some facilities have been cleaned up using these methods, and that concerns about inbreeding, increased shedding, or harm to hunting quality are overstated. Committee members questioned the science, the risk of releasing potentially infected animals, the financial incentives for breeders, and whether wildlife agencies were resisting the program for philosophical or institutional reasons. The witness and senators also discussed the Department of Wildlife’s role, the Attorney General’s opinion, and whether the state should act more quickly or wait for more data. The committee then took up House Bill 3270, which would shift rulemaking authority for the deer-release/CWD program from the Department of Wildlife to the Department of Agriculture after members said Wildlife had failed to promulgate rules for two years. The Department of Wildlife testified that it believed it had complied by collecting native deer samples and that it had been operating under a different understanding until the Attorney General’s March 5 opinion clarified the original law. After debate over agency inaction, the adequacy of the science, and the impact on deer breeders and hunters, the committee voted 3-9 against the bill, and HB 3270 failed. The committee also confirmed Jessica Wilcox to an executive nomination by a 12-0 vote. It then advanced House Bill 3145, which clarifies tagging rules for commercial hunts by making $10 tags apply only to male native wildlife and $0 tags apply to female, feral swine, and exotic wildlife; the bill passed 12-0. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3056, which would allow unpasteurized cow, goat, and sheep milk to be sold at feed stores and farmers markets with labeling; members questioned gallon limits and whether the bill included adequate warning language, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.