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• Um, where are we cutting to find $732 million to pay for this? Thank you.
• We would have to cut teacher pay.
• We would uh have to cut teacher<00:30:33.480> pay.
• You are if you vote yes for teacher pay.
• worker pay, you cutting home health care worker pay, you are<00:30:38.600> cutting<00:30:39.200

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It allows for, like they do now, pay for travel of the athlete, pay for trophies, pay for food for the
• athlete, pay for lodging of the athlete, pay for uniforms, those types of things.
• Um, there's really not a need to pay that. And with that, Mr. Chairman, I'm open for questions.
• <00:19:50.160> And really not a need to to pay that.
• And really not a need to to pay that.

Bills: SF0014, SF0053

Keywords: literacy, education, reading assessment, intervention program, public school funding, department of education, amateur status, high school athletics, student eligibility, sports regulation, monetary compensation, 916, all

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• So I'm asking you, Director, when will you pay R.H.?
• So I'm asking you, Director, when will you pay R.H.?
• So I'm asking you, Director, when will you pay R.H.?
• So what are the dates Access will pay out each?
• It appears that Access is paying more for legal counsel and employees to not pay providers than if they

Keywords: 1182, all

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• the state doesn't have to keep paying the state doesn't have to keep paying thank thank thank you
• The club was able to pay and do that.
• and regardless of their ability to pay and regardless of their ability to pay so<03:36:46.800>
• Who will pay?
• they don't have extra money money to pay they don't have extra money money to pay for<04:23:43.680

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up several bills in executive session, beginning with HB 568 on subdivision regulations concerning water supply. Representative Donnelly moved ITL, arguing the bill would create costly studies, that towns already have jurisdiction over needed studies, and that the issue was not widespread. The committee voted ITL 9-7. HB 582, dealing with safety requirements for personal watercraft, was also moved ITL on the grounds that existing law already covers the issue and the bill was unnecessary after recent action on personal flotation devices. Representative Derby opposed the ITL, saying the bill was a common-sense safety measure and would restore a misdemeanor penalty, but the committee voted ITL 9-7. The committee then retained HB 595, relative to coastal resilience zones, after members said the bill was important but needed more work and time because of its complexity. Members noted it should be revisited later, and the motion to retain passed 16-0. HB 607, funding the Hampton Beach Area Commission and making appropriations, received an ought-to-pass recommendation 15-1, with support from members who described Hampton Beach as an important economic driver and one dissenting member saying the state should not bear the full cost. The committee also adopted Amendment 2025-3 on HB 624, establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program, by a 16-0 vote; the amendment shifted funding decisions to the Department of Environmental Services based on demonstrated need and a first-come, first-served process. The bill as amended then received an ought-to-pass recommendation 16-0 and was placed on consent. Later, the committee retained HB 629, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams, after members said the dams need attention but the bill required more work because suggested amendments had just been received. That motion passed 16-0. HB 644, concerning drones in state parks, was ITL’d because the Department of Parks and Recreation is already working through rulemaking on UAS use in remote areas, and the committee voted 16-0 for ITL. HB 657, the short notice booking act access for New Hampshire residents to state parks, was also ITL’d at the request of the prime sponsor, passing 16-0. The committee then adjourned and announced a later hearing on HB 663, which would allow the Division of Historical Resources to use a portion of Moose plate funds for administering its grant program; testimony from the sponsor and the division supported the bill as clarifying existing authority, and no final vote on HB 663 was included in the transcript excerpt.

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• It does not promise that renters won't pay more.
• Who pays the bills when the money runs out? Because someone always pays the bill.
• Who pays the bills when the money runs out? Because someone always pays the bill.
• If we pass this, we'll pay for the trust and paying for the very services that people rely on in the
• We have neighbors that are paying two, three, and four times the tax bill that their neighbor is paying

Summary: The Senate took up Committee Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 2F, a proposed constitutional amendment to expand homestead property tax relief, lower the assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and limit county and municipal ad valorem tax revenues to specified uses. Senator Avila presented the measure as a major property tax reform intended to provide relief to homeowners and restrain local government spending, while opponents argued it would shift costs to fees, services, and state appropriations and could harm local budgets, public safety, schools, and other services. Several senators also raised concerns about the ballot language and the lack of a completed fiscal analysis. The chamber considered and rejected multiple amendments. Senator Sharif’s income-based “circuit breaker” amendment failed, as did Senator Smith’s sunset clause amendment and Senator Berman’s amendment to rewrite the ballot statement for greater accuracy. During questioning, Avila said the revised language was meant to preserve flexibility for local governments and that future legislatures could set implementing procedures and, if necessary, prohibit certain local expenditures by general law. He also confirmed that the proposal would not affect refinancing or portability, and said the measure would not prevent local governments from continuing to fund many services such as libraries, parks, animal control, code enforcement, mosquito control, public housing, county health departments, and elections. Debate on final passage was extensive. Supporters described the proposal as overdue relief for homeowners and a way to force local governments to prioritize spending, while critics called it a risky tax shift that could reduce local revenue by billions and force cuts or higher fees. Some senators emphasized concerns about public safety funding, mental health and social services, and the accuracy of the ballot summary; others argued the measure would give voters a chance to decide on property tax reform. After debate, the resolution was rolled over for third reading and the Senate continued discussion, but the transcript provided does not include a final vote on the joint resolution.

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• This bill supports our troops, It pays federal workers.
• No means you don't want to pay. Yes, Republicans mean we do want to pay them.
• And if your wife has breast cancer, you have big bills to pay.
• And if your wife has breast cancer, you have big bills to pay.
• You ought to pay attention.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They are paying for their education.
• He used to send me money to pay my school while I was working, trying to make, to eat and also pay my
• We can allow them to pay institution. They are paying for the education.
• He used to send me money to pay my school while I was working, trying to make, to eat and also pay my
• Our citizens end up paying those bills.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and adoption of the special order calendar for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B on immigration, along with discussion of anticipated Senate changes. The sponsor described the bill as creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, establishing an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, expanding cooperation with federal immigration authorities, increasing criminal penalties for certain offenses by unauthorized aliens, ending undocumented-student fee waivers, and providing substantial appropriations for enforcement and related programs. Members also questioned the Senate version’s proposed mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses involving unauthorized aliens, as well as pretrial detention, 287(g) participation, DMV reporting requirements, and the bill’s effects on schools, teachers, social workers, and local agencies. The sponsor and supporting members repeatedly said the bill required broad cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and that existing federal law would control where conflicts arose. A major portion of the debate focused on whether the bill would allow or require immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive settings, and whether teachers, school resource officers, and social workers could be placed in conflict with federal privacy or professional obligations. Members also raised concerns about detention based on suspected status, the standard of proof for immigration-status determinations, prison and jail impacts, workforce shortages, and the fiscal effects on counties and state agencies. The sponsor said the bill did not provide DMV funding, that the state would need to study some implementation questions, and that the appropriations included $25 million for a local law enforcement participation incentive program and up to $350 million for broader implementation and coordination. Several amendments were offered and failed. Representative Chambliss proposed protecting schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; Representative Escamani offered amendments to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers and to grandfather currently eligible students; Representative Woodson offered a similar Dreamer-related amendment; and Representative Bartleman proposed barring local law enforcement from entering schools during school hours to detain children solely for immigration status. Supporters of these amendments argued they would protect children, preserve educational access, and prevent trauma in schools and houses of worship. The House rejected each amendment by voice vote, and the transcript ends during debate on the Bartleman school-safety amendment before final disposition is shown.

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• <00:51:21.680> newspapers the judicial branch uh pays newspapers the judicial branch uh pays
• Can we do this by an going to pay.
• <01:26:32.480> a<01:26:32.639> ER paying and then maybe they pay a ER paying and then
• fault of the injured party paying fault of the injured party paying premiums<01:30:49.040> to
• this hearing because they cannot pay this hearing because they cannot pay their<02:34:11.200>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They do not have to use this method to pay the Safe Drinking Water fee.
• Because you don't have to pay the percentage for collecting it. There is some charge to us.
• Because obviously if you're paying, especially a $5,000 fee.
• That's a flat fee of $2.50, whether you're paying a $10 transaction or a $5 million transaction.
• If they're paying with a debit card, I can understand the $2.50 convenience fee.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Well, everybody who has a license would pay into that, yeah. And doctors would have to pay, too.
• So the doctors would pay the $15, and what's the second one they pay, and how much is that?
• Consider a person or facility's ability to pay the penalty, and 2.
• paying the penalty.
• And then the city's paying for a lot of the housing and sheltering services that the county is not paying

Bills: SB1117, SB1373, SB672, SB1986, SB1098, SB626, SB1784, SB2480, SB2487, SB437, SB660

Keywords: dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges, SB 672, Texas hospital emergency operations plan, hospital diversion, emergency department, cyberattack, cyber security, power outage, electrical outage, patient diversion, hospital preparedness

Transcript Highlights:

• So if there are in Minnesota, excuse me, so there are fewer than 100,000 people, they pay no tax.
• This bill would ensure they pay for some of the profits they extract from everyday people.
• And we want to think about how to make sure that they're paying for the public.
• We do need more revenue in our funds to pay for our schools.
• If you are not paying for a service, you are not the consumer. You are the product being sold.

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• In fact, the NEA has established an entire website dedicated to its auto pay communications toolkit,
• They have even created an auto pay glossary on the website to guide state teachers' groups on how to
• That the union does have to pay to the city.
• Certainly, this bill does not prevent any employee from joining a union or paying dues.
• You have approved a pay raise.

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• SPONSOR MAY NOT PAY PETITION ON THE RESOURCES OF THE SPONSOR.
• SPONSOR MAY NOT PAY PETITION CIRCULATORS IN SUCH A SITUATION.
• Grall: THE SPONSOR WOULD PAY, THE INITIATIVE SPONSOR WOULD PAY. >> Sen.
• WE WILL SEE THE MARIJUANA BALLOT AGAIN BECAUSE THEY WILL PAY WHAT THEY NEED TO PAY.
• WE WILL SEE GAMBLING BECAUSE IT WILL PAY WHAT THEY NEED TO PAY TO GET ON BUT WILL WE SEE THE CLEAN WATER

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And would higher pay help, as we've seen in the studies year after year, that we should be paying...
• more and maybe have a cut to their pay so that bartenders don't have to pay taxes?
• I prefer that we all pay evenly and we all pay our fair share. I don't think so.
• I prefer that we all pay evenly and we all pay our fair share.
• for teachers and less pay for DD care governors and less pay for the people of Arizona to put food and

Summary: The joint House and Senate Appropriations committees met to hear the FY 2027 budget package, beginning with the General Appropriations Act (HB 4154/SB 1847). Staff outlined the overall budget, including one-time fund transfers, lump-sum reductions, funding for state employee health insurance, school facilities, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, education and child care, and other ongoing and supplemental items. Members briefly discussed the absence of a requested $1.5 million for the oversight office, but the chair said no amendments would be taken in committee and that only limited technical changes were likely later in the process. Public testimony on the feed bill was largely supportive but focused on specific funding concerns. Testimony highlighted school safety funding, Alzheimer’s services, small business tax expensing provisions, disability oversight for group homes, county use of opioid settlement dollars, adult education/community college funding, victim notification funding, and ESA oversight. Several speakers praised the budget for funding DDD and other services, while others opposed or sought changes to items such as the COMIT group home monitoring program, Maricopa Community Colleges’ lack of operating aid, and a possible cut to the victim notification program. The chair repeatedly emphasized that changes to the negotiated budget would be difficult and should be routed through leadership. The committee then moved quickly through the remaining budget reconciliation bills. Staff summarized bills covering amusement and wagering, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, and K-12 education. Notable provisions included continued wagering assessments, highway and building renewal funding, defense innovation and economic development changes, corrections and wrongful conviction provisions, groundwater and water banking measures, health insurance oversight and opioid settlement provisions, higher education funding and ABOR operating caps, SNAP and housing trust fund changes, and a 2% inflation increase for K-12 formula components. The K-12 bill also included a biometric school safety pilot and a child sexual abuse prevention pilot. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue through the remaining bills.

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• Maintaining them should not be stiffened by competition for pay among the same county.
• A number of existing personnel are anticipated to make changes if we don't fix the pay parity.
• But what happens is we lose our guys to different agencies because they're able to pay more.
• They're paying twice for the same level of service.
• They're paying twice for the same level of service.

Bills: HB240

Keywords: tax exemption, farm products, ad valorem taxation, tax code, producer ownership

Summary: The subcommittee heard a series of county and regional government bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097 would let counties that opt in give sheriff’s deputies an alternative appeal route for certain discipline cases through an independent hearing examiner instead of the Civil Service Commission. The author and a CLEET witness said it would be faster, cheaper, and fairer; questions focused on why the bill was needed and whether sheriffs could already use such a process. No opposition testified, and the bill was left pending. HB 4642 drew extensive testimony after the author said it was prompted by a death involving an out-of-state jail contract. The bill would require counties contracting with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas-like jail standards and oversight provisions. The author, a former detainee held in Louisiana, his wife, and a Texas Jail Project advocate described poor conditions, lack of accountability, and multiple deaths of Texans housed out of state. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards director said five counties are currently housing 1,251 Texas inmates out of state, mostly because of staffing shortages, and said the bill would give the commission more authority and oversight. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, which would allow peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face retaliation risks and should have protections similar to judges and other officials; a title industry witness cautioned that redaction should not compromise the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687 would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet specified training and certification standards, and HB 4105 and HB 4205 would give Harris County preferences in construction contracting and require pay parity for comparable law enforcement ranks within the county, respectively; all drew support from county officials and were left pending. HB 5403 would repeal a special rule requiring Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs to get commissioners court approval for commissary disbursements, and it was also left pending. Later, HB 4462 would let elected county officials in large counties choose outside counsel in civil cases involving them, rather than relying solely on the county attorney. Supporters argued this would reduce conflicts of interest and protect officials’ reputations; questions centered on who qualifies and whether it could conflict with county interests. Finally, HB 240 would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively requiring all commissioners to be present before a new tax rate can be adopted; supporters framed it as a taxpayer protection, while the Conference of Urban Counties opposed it as giving one member a de facto veto and potentially disrupting the budget process. Both bills were left pending.

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• What's the ratepayer paying?
• They are paying $71 for their water wastewater bill.
• So Houston has been paying some and we've been running up a bill that over time we'll have to pay it,
• pay back.
• We don't have, we, we have mostly taker pay.

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• <01:24:44.960> us if they contract with us, would pay us if they contract with us, would pay
• <01:56:54.719> for of thinking about how do we pay for of thinking about how do we pay for
• Uh we pay about Summerssworth.
• state to pay it all. state to pay it all.
• c> state pays for tuition state pays for tuition to<04:40:00.000> uh<04:40:00.240> in<04

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And would higher pay help, as we've seen in the studies year after year, that we should be paying...
• more and maybe have a cut to their pay so that bartenders don't have to pay taxes?
• I prefer that we all pay evenly and we all pay our fair share. I don't think so.
• I prefer that we all pay evenly and we all pay our fair share.
• for teachers and less pay for DD care workers and less pay for the people of Arizona to put food and

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, state budget, biennial budget, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, budget bill, spending authority, state spending, agency funding, public funds, executive budget, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation funding, legislative appropriations, budget resolution, state finance, government operations

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• This proposal would extend the deadline for the report on agency head and constitutional officer pay
• He was paying a thousand dollars a month just to keep his family covered.
• I work three jobs to pay for medical expenses and my son may still lose his sight.
• You just don't have any money to pay for the medical care you need.
• So, I mean, the defrayed language, you know, also taxpayers are going to pay for the cost.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I want to know who's paying less to go to Disneyland.
• I want to know who's paying less to go to Disneyland. Ms.
• , say, a male counterpart is paying, and that frustrates you because you should be paying the same price
• You've got to get this ride and you're willing to pay more.
• Or if you get nothing, you shouldn't have to pay the fees.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee met with a new membership roster and adopted its committee rules after quorum was established. The hearing then began with AB 412, the AI Copyright Transparency Act, which would require generative AI developers to provide copyright holders notice when registered copyrighted works are used in training data. The author and supporters, including SAG-AFTRA, the Transparency Coalition, voice actors, writers, labor groups, and other creators, argued the bill would give artists a practical way to learn whether their works were used and to vindicate their rights. Opponents, including EFF, CalChamber, RIAA, CCIA, Chamber of Progress, Bay Area Council, BSA, and TechNet, said the proposal was technically unworkable, could burden startups, conflict with existing law and pending litigation, and raise federal preemption concerns. Members discussed the bill’s amendments, including a fingerprinting approach and narrowing the bill to model developers, and the committee voted 8-2 to pass AB 412 as amended to the Judiciary Committee. The committee then heard AB 446, which would prohibit “surveillance pricing,” or the use of personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service. The author and supporters, including Consumer Watchdog, UFCW, labor organizations, and consumer/privacy groups, described examples of differential pricing tied to device type, location, shopping behavior, and digital price tags, and argued the bill would protect consumers from discriminatory and predatory pricing. Business and industry opponents, including CalChamber, grocers, retailers, travel, broadband, and other associations, said the bill could conflict with the CCPA, interfere with loyalty and rewards programs, and create confusion about personalized discounts and dynamic pricing. The discussion focused on how the bill would treat loyalty programs, whether existing privacy law already covers the issue, and whether the proposal would unintentionally affect legitimate discounts and promotions.