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• from jury duty upon request if they have a disability that substantially impairs their ability to perform
• However, if they do have a condition that would substantially inhibit their ability to perform jury duty
• , they can request not to participate. ...substantially inhibit their ability to perform jury duty, they
• This provides for three separate expansions to the Virginia Human Rights Act.
• So it expands existing provisions of the Virginia Human Rights Act in those particular ways.

Keywords: Disability Commission, 976, house, all

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• But when it comes to human health, sometimes it's not a human health issue; it's more of an aesthetic
• Our key performance metrics are the number of seniors served.
• The DHS funds are measured in key performance metrics with meals, but we measure people and sites funded
• We were provided with it under performance measure review. It's kind of the adding overall.
• That's a key performance metric. So in 2022, it was new, so that's why the data is not there.

Keywords: 914, all

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• For decades, the Iranian people have faced human rights abuses, extrajudicial killings, and economic
• written directly to Secretary Rubio in support of the Iranian people, while highlighting the worsening human
• FOR DECADES, THE IRANIAN PEOPLE HAVE FACED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS AND ECONOMIC TURMOIL
• WRITTEN DIRECTLY TO SECRETARY RUBIO IN SUPPORT OF THE IRANIAN PEOPLE, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE WORSENING HUMAN
• WITH ANY PERFORMANCE DATA.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Do you know what the Pink Book is out of Health and Human Services? That's a legit question.
• My concern of my own performance and getting served of my constituents. And so tell...
• My own performance and serving my constituents.
• What Texas city has a cemetery that has more elephants buried than human beings? Any idea?
• So as chairman of Health and Human Services, and I'm honored to serve in that role, thank you, Mr.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, recognized a Karnes County Day delegation and the Texas Association of Museums, received a governor’s message on Texas Diabetes Council appointments, and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 388 honoring the Texas Association of Museums, and adopted SRs 380, 382, and 387 by voice vote. Senator King was excused due to a family death, and the journal reading was dispensed with. The Senate then moved through a series of bills, most of them on expedited suspension of the regular order and three-day rule. Measures passed included SB 868 on Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program funding for high-wildfire-risk areas; SB 264 exempting certain family motor-vehicle transfers from tax; SB 2112 on oyster mariculture penalties; SB 1484 on catfish labeling and marketing; SB 660 on bollards near hospital emergency rooms; SB 1809 creating offenses for gift card fraud; SB 32 and SJR 81 providing business personal property tax relief and a related constitutional amendment; SB 1267 modernizing boat titling and adding disclosure for hidden hull damage; SB 1470 allowing DPS data sharing for voter list maintenance; SB 2406 and SB 2407 implementing Sunset recommendations for the Sabine River Authority and Lower Neches Valley River Authority; SB 609 on school district compliance with legally required policies; SB 921 on ex parte Medicaid eligibility renewals; SB 2320 increasing DWI penalties; SB 1822 requiring disclosure and oversight of AI-based utilization review algorithms; SB 693 on notaries public and deed theft prevention; and SB 664 setting statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and related judicial officers. One of the most contested items was SB 779 on common law public nuisance claims, which drew extended debate over whether the bill would limit lawsuits against lawful, regulated activities and whether it would preserve private nuisance and other existing remedies. Despite objections, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment by a 17-12 vote, holding it there. Another debated measure was SB 1008 on state and local authority over the food service industry; after a perfecting amendment, it was passed to engrossment and then to final passage. Several bills were adopted or passed with near-unanimous support, while others, including SB 1267, SB 1470, SB 1822, and SB 2320, saw some opposition but still cleared the chamber.

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• It's something that is a workforce development piece that also helps out the bucket of human services
• I do the majority of my work with nonprofit housing organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Urban
• Paul and across many other cities to perform lead paint abatement for the health of our community.
• Humanity, Urban Homeworks, City of Lakes Humanity, Urban Homeworks, City of Lakes Community<01:12:23.840
• <01:13:26.080> lead that MDH requires to perform lead that MDH requires to perform lead abatement

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You get a human on the phone today. They’re local.
• Renewing existing programs with performance measurements, yes.
• They are performing, yes. We have performance measures. So, give you just a quick review.
• One of the scoring criteria is spending performance.
• So they have to be performing. Otherwise, they would fall off.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met as the Regulatory Division of the budget section and received updates on several Industrial Commission-related agencies and programs. Legislative Council first reviewed base budget materials, then the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency reported on its current appropriation and staffing, noting that its new FTEs were being filled gradually and that it remained largely funded through special and federal funds. Agency leaders described homeownership lending, loan servicing, and housing incentive fund activity, including below-market mortgage rates, down payment assistance, and a growing servicing portfolio that has increased workload but not yet required additional FTEs. Housing Finance also detailed use of the Housing Incentive Fund and homeless grant dollars. Officials said the multifamily HIF round drew more than $73 million in requests and awarded $25 million, while the single-family program supported rural development and community land trusts. Homeless grant funding was split between emergency shelter, prevention, and rapid rehousing, with performance-based scoring used to renew or reallocate awards. Members discussed housing affordability, aging households, rental assistance, and the need to coordinate housing and site-preparation messaging with Commerce. The agency asked that HIF, single-family, and homeless funding be maintained or increased in the next session. The Department of Mineral Resources then presented its budget and operations update. Staff said the agency was on track financially, had filled most of its new reclamation FTEs, and was not expecting major litigation costs beyond normal late-biennium invoices. The director reviewed agency initiatives including Project North Star IT modernization, organizational restructuring, succession planning, rulemaking, and implementation of the development incentive well tax program and critical minerals rules. He also discussed oil and gas activity, explaining that longer laterals, especially three- and four-mile wells and the first five-mile spacing case, are helping keep production relatively flat even as rig counts ease. Members asked about gas capture, hedging, break-even prices, and the effects of Iran and Venezuela on oil markets. The committee also heard about enhanced oil recovery grants and the Pipeline Authority. The EOR program’s $25 million appropriation was fully allocated to six projects, with total awards reaching about $45.1 million when other fund balances were included, subject to a possible 5% reduction if federal DOE money does not materialize. Officials said the projects are public, reimbursement-based, and will produce results over the next several years. Finally, the Pipeline Authority outlined natural gas transmission projects, including the imminent Bakken Express line and the proposed Bakken East project, which WBI was selected to advance after an Industrial Commission RFI process. The project is moving through open season, survey permission, and regulatory work, with in-service dates projected for 2029 and 2030.

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• And research shows us that the human brain development, particularly the prefrontal cortex, which is
• When it comes to human life, accountability is nonnegotiable. Thank you. Chair: Thank you.
• Failure to act comes at the cost of human life.
• The court has held that 'engaged in the lawful performance or the execution of his or her legal duty'
• Aron Waite: It just says they are performing one of their duties under 943.10.

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• Um, also support from the Department of Human Services, uh, two other organizations and two individuals
• Um, also support from the Department<00:11:55.120> of<00:11:55.360> Human<00:11:55.839>
• Services,<00:11:57.279> uh,<00:11:57.440> two Department of Human Services, uh,
• two Department of Human Services, uh, two other<00:11:57.839> organizations<00:11:58.560>
• <00:22:51.120> or additional amount of time to perform or additional amount of time to perform

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• have a pelvic or prostate exam performed have a pelvic or prostate exam performed on<00:03:25.640
• the exam so the exam let alone perform the exam so if<00:04:39.160> you<00:04:39.280> are<
• Department of Health and Human Services issued a memorandum suggesting that every state should adopt
• Department of Health and Human Services issued a memorandum suggesting that every state should adopt
• Service sures issued a Human Service sures issued a memorandum<00:10:32.519> suggesting<00:10

Bills: HF2371, HF2147, HF2557, HF1165, HF2466, HF2465, HF2482

Keywords: informed consent, sensitive examinations, healthcare, patient rights, anesthesia, hot water pools, rental properties, public health, safety regulations, Minnesota Statutes, health care access, hospital surcharge, fund allocation, medical assistance, health funding, health care, education, bonding capacity, financing, Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority

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• Chairman, House Bill 1868 by Representative Terry Leo Wilson relates to a study regarding changes to performance
• The bill provides performance-based funding to public junior colleges exclusively when students complete
• and policy implications related to reducing the dual credit threshold for public junior college performance
• Resource, our human capital, just like in your company, that's the most important resource you have.
• and the professionalism of the appraisal districts has increased along... with technology used to perform

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I worked at Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge and Habitat for Humanity here in Minnesota.
• > as<00:03:56.720> ones<00:03:57.120> here<00:03:57.239> in Habitat for Humanity
• as ones here in Habitat for Humanity as ones here in Minnesota<00:03:58.680> so<00:03:59.560>
• <00:12:27.600> Services<00:12:28.079> alone the Department of Human Services alone
• before awarding subsequent performance before awarding subsequent Awards<00:23:22.720> to<00:

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on February 10, 2025, with member and staff introductions and opening remarks from Chair Kristin Robbins about the committee’s bipartisan mission to address state fraud and improve oversight of executive branch spending. Robbins said the committee would focus on both legislation and informational oversight hearings, likely in coordination with standing policy committees, and emphasized concerns about reported fraud in state government and the need to prevent waste before it occurs. Members from both parties generally expressed support for the committee’s work and interest in learning more about the issues. The sole agenda item was a presentation from the Legislative Auditor on the 2023 report, “Oversight of State-Funded Grants to Nonprofit Organizations.” Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Deputy Legislative Auditor Jodi Munson Rodriguez explained that the report reviewed how comprehensive Minnesota’s grants management policies are and how well agencies follow them. They said the policies cover the grant lifecycle but often lack detail, and the office found widespread noncompliance in recent years. The presentation included examples such as limited standards for progress reports, flexible monitoring requirements, and no required timeline for closeout reviews. The auditors also noted that state agencies spent an average of about $514 million annually on nonprofit grants from fiscal years 2018 through 2022, with about 2,400 nonprofit organizations receiving grants. The auditors said several factors contribute to compliance problems, including inconsistent funding for grants management, limited training, and uneven use of electronic grants systems. They also noted that statutes gave little authority to enforce compliance. Since the report was released, the Department of Administration has taken some steps, including changes to pre-award financial review policies and a timeline for closeout reviews, but the auditors said other recommendations remain only partially implemented. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on at this meeting.

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• Nathan White, Chief Financial Officer with the Department of Health and Human Services.
• There are four key performance indicators that then determine, based on the performance, how much should
• The incentive is to do well in performance, so there's a range.
• If we performed poorly, we'd get zero, and if we performed great, we'd get much more. parents I think
• dependents that the Department of Human dependents that the Department of Human Services<01:51:12.159

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a Division 3 budget work session focused on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Economic Stability. Karen Hebert, the division director, and Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, walked members through the governor’s operating budget pages and a briefing book, explaining that the division was consolidated in 2018 and serves programs aimed at financial stability, poverty reduction, child care access, and related supports. Members repeatedly asked for clearer breakdowns of general fund spending, historical growth since consolidation, and how the division’s broad mission areas map onto specific budget lines. A major portion of the discussion centered on the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start collaboration and the child care subsidy program. Hebert said the child care scholarship/subsidy helps low- and moderate-income families access daycare so parents can work, attend school, or receive treatment, and that eligibility is based on state median income up to 85%. She reported a 45% increase in utilization, 4,032 children receiving daycare support as of the end of January, and about 15% of eligible children being served. She also described the quality improvement system “Granite Steps for Quality,” with 160 providers enrolled out of 717 licensed programs, and noted that 1,200 child care professionals added credentials in the last year. Members pressed for cost-benefit information, asking for data on how much the state pays, how many providers and children are served, and whether the department could quantify unmet need. The witnesses said some projects were funded with short-term ARPA child care dollars and that detailed cost data for specific examples, such as the Gorm Community Learning Center expansion, would need to be looked up. They also explained that the child care fund is a federal block grant with required spending set-asides of 9% for quality, 3% for infants and toddlers, and up to 5% for administration, and that unused funds remain available. The committee also reviewed slide 10’s accounting units, including that the Child Care Workforce Fund is 100% general funds and was created as a priority item under HB 2 from the 2024 session, while some other child care-related units are 100% federal funds.

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• She has performed on stages across the country, yet she has also and always remained deeply connected
• Columbus had a lot of difficulty with human rights, and we've heard a lot about that today.
• Korematsu's bravery was a defense of his own humanity.
• being committed to justice, equity, and fairness for all of humanity.
• being committed to justice, equity, and fairness for all of humanity.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered a wide range of bills, with substantial testimony on commemorative days and several local development measures. Early testimony focused on competing proposals about Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Senator Comerford and others supported redesignating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, while several Italian American legislators and advocates opposed changing Columbus Day and instead urged a separate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on August 9 or another date. Committee members noted the long-running debate, discussed the state flag and motto review process, and emphasized that any changes would require legislation. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee also heard strong support for a Fred Korematsu Day bill, with testimony from advocates, legal organizations, community leaders, and Korematsu’s daughter. Witnesses described Korematsu’s resistance to Japanese American incarceration during World War II, argued that his story remains relevant amid current immigration and civil liberties concerns, and said the designation would help educate students and the public. A separate bill to designate September as PCOS Awareness Month drew testimony from Senator Miranda and health advocates, who described the disorder’s prevalence, frequent misdiagnosis, fertility and pregnancy risks, and the value of public awareness and education. Other bills discussed included a Domestic Workers’ Rights Day proposal, supported by Representative Garcia and Representative Sousa, who spoke about the invisibility and vulnerability of domestic workers and the importance of recognizing their labor. The committee also heard support for a veteran suicide awareness and remembrance day, a Boston branch library and affordable housing project in Dorchester, and a Fall River waterfront redevelopment bill transferring land to the local redevelopment authority for a major mixed-use project. In addition, Senator Miranda testified in favor of a memorial portrait for former Representative Doris Bunty, highlighting her pioneering role in the legislature and Boston public housing. The hearing was hybrid and lengthy, with the chair repeatedly asking witnesses to be concise and noting that testimony would be public record.

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• But we'll start with the Office of the Secretary of State performance audit that we released in November
• you for hearing the report, and to get into the details of the Office of the Secretary of State performance
• audit that we released State performance audit that we released in<00:01:19.159> November<00:
• 2017 um that also did a performance 2017 um that also did a performance review<00:15:35.120>
• <00:59:12.039> um sampling audit that was performed um sampling audit that was performed um

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I just checked with the Human Health and Human Services Chair that which you wanted to do.
• performing official duties. performing official duties.
• <00:15:09.320> actively<00:15:09.720> performing teams while perform actively performing
• teams while perform actively performing special<00:15:10.520> weapons<00:15:10.839> and
• in the performance of their duties. in the performance of their duties.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a large decision-making agenda and adopted most measures, often with technical or clarifying amendments. Bills addressed wildlife habitat conservation plans, civil identification cards for 16- and 17-year-olds, electronic and mail voting for associations, remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images, traffic safety around stationary vehicles and pickup truck passengers, expedited permitting for housing for people with disabilities, rainwater catchment systems, EMS advisory committee membership, social media account deletion, limits on immigration-enforcement cooperation, prompt payment rules for professional solicitors, fetal death vital statistics, protections for gender-affirming care, passenger ropeways, law-enforcement facial coverings and immigration-related detention, domestic violence, health care facility access, guardianship record sealing, child protective proceedings, remote driver’s license hearings, disposable vaping products, dog attacks, insurance premium increase explanations, the DOE harm-to-student registry, Hawaiian Homes lease succession, EMS law modernization, hoisting machine regulation, release on recognizance, language interpretation rules, civil asset forfeiture for fireworks offenses, and assisted community treatment. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1897, HB 1957, HB 2121, and HB 2324, while HB 1957 was deferred indefinitely. Most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though HB 1875 and HB 1961 drew no votes from Vice Chair Gabbard, and HB 2413 was adopted with reservations. A number of bills received substantive amendment instructions. HB 1682 was amended with committee report language noting concerns about departing from the model act. HB 1768 and HB 1886 were revised to narrow or clarify immigration-enforcement restrictions and law-enforcement identification and facial-covering provisions, including plainclothes and undercover exceptions, a narrower civil immigration arrest/detention offense, and savings clauses. HB 2540 received extensive amendments to convert policy language into mandatory terms, refine facial-covering and identification rules, align criminal and policy exemptions, narrow immigration-related offenses, and clarify the definition of law enforcement agency. HB 2413 was amended to define violent offenses, change written findings to oral findings on the record, limit reconsideration of bail, and restrict who may request sanctions or financial conditions. Other amendments included technical fixes, bad-date corrections, severability clauses, and chapter-consistency changes. The committee also heard a joint Education/Judiciary item, SCR 105 and SR 99, urging the Department of Education to provide students information on pre-registering to vote before reaching voting age. Testimony was reported in support from the Department of Education, Office of Elections, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and the League of Women Voters. With no opposition or further discussion, the committee voted to pass both resolutions with technical, non-substantive amendments (SD1).

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• He is going to be bringing with him today the dean of the WSU College of Agricultural, Human and Natural
• that regard, again, I want to introduce Dean Kosla, who's the Dean of the College of Agriculture, Human
• that regard, again, I want to introduce Dean Kosla, who's the Dean of the College of Agriculture, Human
• I am the Cashab Davis Family Endowed Dean of the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource
• So we're currently in the process of reviewing that analysis that was performed by the Impact Center

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held an interim work session focused on Washington agriculture’s viability, workforce, and competitiveness. Director Derek Sanderson of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and WSU Dean Raj Kosla described the size and diversity of the state’s farm sector, declining farm numbers, major export markets, and pressures from labor costs, low commodity prices, trade barriers, drought, regulatory burdens, and pests and disease. Kosla emphasized WSU’s land-grant role in education, research, and extension, including precision agriculture, broadband needs in rural areas, and the need for state support to help producers adopt new technologies and train the next generation of agricultural workers. Members asked about retaining farmland, increasing workforce capacity, and the role of precision agriculture. Kosla said precision agriculture can help address labor shortages and water scarcity, but adoption is limited by cost and rural broadband gaps. He explained precision agriculture as tailoring inputs to the right place, time, amount, and manner, and said WSU is working on low-cost sensor technologies and other innovations. Members also asked about how widely precision agriculture is used and whether it improves farm bottom lines; Kosla said adoption varies by tool and that he would follow up with more data. The committee then heard from Dr. Randy Fortenberry of WSU’s Impact Center on an agricultural competitiveness study and the effects of tariffs and trade. He reported that Washington’s competitiveness has generally declined relative to peer states in dairy, grapes, hops, apples, and wheat, with potatoes as the main bright spot. Surveyed producers said a substantial share of revenue is tied to regulatory compliance, with labor-related costs a major driver, and small diversified farms reported land access, capital, and profitability as bigger barriers than regulation. On trade, Fortenberry said Washington agriculture is highly export-dependent and vulnerable to retaliation, citing past losses in wheat, apples, pulses, and cherries when tariffs disrupted markets, while noting current uncertainty around China and India. The committee asked follow-up questions about compliance time, peer-state comparisons, and regulatory burdens; no votes were taken, and the department said it plans an interim report by the end of the year and a final report by June 2026.

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• Then, students' performance outcomes will improve.
• Where are the performance measures in this chart? Thank you. Mr.
• Chair and Senator, the performance measures aren't actually in there.
• Chair, that piece on outcomes performance somehow we have to connect all of those pieces.
• Chair, talking A little bit about what our performance on assessments.

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• and participants of the IBLA Grand Prize International Music Competition and Festival travel and perform
• across the world, across the United States of America, and across Arkansas, with its final performance
• They perform for the students at Helston Elementary or middle school in Springdale.
• You are an incredible human being. You've done so much for this organization.
• Senate Bill 21 by joint budget, an act for the Department of Human Services, Division of Aging, Adult

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• diligence, and a commitment to excellence, the Parker High School football team gave an incredible performance
• and defeated... ...incredible performance and defeated Sarah Land High School 28 to 17.
• I've seen him perform live, but I know that he has purchased Fort McClellan, I believe. ...he has purchased

Bills: SJR 18, SCR 5, SCR 13, SCR 25, SB 3, SB 6, SB 10, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 15, SB 17, SB 18, SB 35, SB 388, SB 412, SB 441, SB 495, SB 666, SB 687, SB 706, SB 740, SB 815, SB 842, SB 917, SB 925, SB 995, SB 1006, SB 1281, SB 1300, SB 1379, SB 1451, SB 1902, SJR 36, SJR 18, SJR 12, SCR 13, SCR 25, SCR 5, SCR 22, SB 565, SB 372, SB 495, SB 842, SB 765, SB 62, SB 19, SB 18, SB 666, SB 707, SB 888, SB 687, SB 706, SB 847, SB 290, SB 11, SB 10, SB 13, SB 412, SB 441, SB 1248, SB 740, SB 14, SB 1006, SB 504, SB 917, SB 925, SB 388, SB 1902, SB 1121, SB 995, SB 857, SB 305, SB 296, SB 284, SB 35, SB 6, SB 815, SB 3, SB 1281, SB 1379, SB 1300, SB 1497, SB 1499, SB 1498, SB 1451, SB 1061, SB 15, SB 65, SB 241, SB 304, SB 402, SB 499, SB 621, SB 974, SB 1023, SB 1024, SB 1025, SB 1106, SB 686, SB 112, SB 371, SB 204, SB 400, SB 609, SB 1447, SB 670, SB 502, SB 427, SB 850, SB 854, SB 413, SB 1555, SB 1362, SB 1346, SB 1033, SB 1220, SB 1073, SB 810, SB 987, SB 1539, SB 893, SB 447, SB 875, SB 406, SB 509, SB 985, SB 965, SB 17, SB 1119, SB 1505, SB 12, SB 24, SB 57, SB 1194, SB 1253, SB 1215, SB 1532, SB 1268, SCR 12, SCR 24, SB 1302, SB 856, SB 650, SB 583, SB 673, SB 840, SJR 18, SB 11, SB 441, SB 10, SB 18, SB 412, SB 495, SR 238, SR 264, SR 266, SR 267, SR 268, SR 270, SR 271, SR 272, SR 278, SB 1169, SB 1169

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming

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• remains deeply committed to the mission of the church and to the value and sanctity of family and human
• The vast majority of boating incidents are caused by human error or poor judgment and not by the boat
• to provide for death investigation documentation requirements for human remains.
• Maybe we need to outline what we need the auditor to look at and the performance audit on that.”
• Maybe we need to outline what we need the auditor to look at and the performance audit on that.

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