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• So one solution is a medical home where there would be, I think, in this proposal, accommodations for
• home where there would be, I is a medical home where there would be I think in this proposal accommodations
• understand there to be more people in need of this kind of a service than these two facilities would accommodate
• They should comply with federal guidelines and laws to accommodate up to four clients.
• Should comply with federal guidelines and laws to accommodate up to four clients and be located in various

Bills: SB2015

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources division met with a quorum and spent much of the meeting on a proposed “medical home” concept for people with significant disabilities and medical needs. Matt Schwartz described the need for small, community-based homes so adults like his daughter could live in a least-restrictive setting without losing housing if service providers change. Architect Jeff Eubel presented a conceptual budget for one roughly 5,000-square-foot facility for four residents, explaining that the design would likely include four large sleeping units, common space, support areas, and medical infrastructure such as emergency power, oxygen, sprinklers, and accessibility features. Committee members and George Sink, joining by phone, raised questions about layout, zoning, ownership, staffing, and whether families would actually move loved ones into such facilities if they were far from home. The department said the concept was not in the governor’s budget and identified staff who could continue discussions; the committee did not take final action and instead discussed refining the language with interested members. The committee then turned to amendments related to long-term care and behavioral health funding. One amendment would reduce a planned $4 million general fund incentive payment and instead create a withhold-based quality program for nursing facilities, to be developed collaboratively by the department and providers and reported to Legislative Management by September 2026. The department said it could live with the language but preferred the governor’s timing; several senators questioned whether the committee should be directing an operational policy change and whether the study would simply delay implementation. No vote was taken, and the amendment was set aside for later consideration. A second amendment would clarify use of an existing $2 million general fund item for behavioral health services in nursing homes and basic care facilities, directing it toward training, technical assistance, consultation, and direct patient care for residents with medically based behavioral health disorders. Members noted the funding was already in the bill and discussed it in the context of other budget items, but again deferred action. The committee also clarified that a separate $750,000 juvenile justice diversion appropriation in House Bill 1425 was distinct from a similar amount in the budget and should likely remain in that separate bill. The chair indicated a goal of having amendments ready by the end of the week, and the committee recessed without final votes on the discussed items.

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• So is that—do you see that there’s maybe some accommodation for what we’re talking about, where we need
• to be able to let educators... ...some accommodation for what we’re talking about, where we need to
• There is no accommodation for policy nuance or this level of disciplinary action or another.
• superintendent, when we talk about students that are on individual education plans or need some special accommodation

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 27 and March 3. It then took up House Bill 785, which would expand the definition of inappropriate online behavior involving public school employees and other persons, and add disciplinary options for school boards to address vulgar, false, or defamatory online conduct directed at teachers and others. Representative Redmond said the bill was prompted by complaints from teachers, and State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield testified in support. After a brief question about public records and executive session handling, the committee voted to send HB 785 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next introduced RS-33-6-23, a proposal from Representative Harris to remove statutory hour requirements for career and technical education instructors so the Department of CTE would have more flexibility in recruiting trade professionals into classrooms. The motion to introduce the RS passed. The bulk of the meeting focused on House Bill 784 and its RS, which would require daily recess for elementary students and unstructured activity time for middle school students, while barring recess from being withheld for discipline except when the misconduct occurred during recess. Representative Redmond and Superintendent Critchfield argued recess improves focus, behavior, and health, and that schools need flexibility and guidance rather than using recess as punishment. Several members raised concerns that the language was too rigid and could limit classroom management or disciplinary discretion, especially for behavior occurring outside recess. After extended debate and testimony from John Mason of FGA Action in support, the committee voted to hold HB 784 in committee and then approved the RS for second reading, with some members recording opposition.

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• and it's my understanding, including in our area, that we expanded our jails so as to be able to accommodate
• this is a mutually beneficial agreement where we have increased our county jails purposefully to accommodate
• this is a mutually beneficial agreement where we have increased our county gels purposefully to accommodate
• some of those who, where we don't have, where we don't ...to accommodate some of those who, where we

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 556, which would raise the state reimbursement rate paid to counties for housing state-committed inmates and parole violators in county jails from the current $55 for the first seven days and $75 thereafter to a flat $80 per day. The sponsor and county officials argued counties are subsidizing the state because actual jail costs are higher, with testimony citing average county costs around $106 to $120 per inmate per day and about $15 million in annual county subsidy statewide. Several sheriffs and county representatives said the bill would help but would not fully cover costs, and they also noted counties lose jail space and programming capacity when state inmates remain in local facilities. Questions focused on programming, liability, and where the additional $3.1 million fiscal impact would come from. A motion to hold the bill until February 25 failed 5-8, and the committee then advanced H 556 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next considered House Bill 602, which would bar Idaho courts from applying foreign law when it conflicts with fundamental rights or public policy, while carving out exceptions for certain entities, preexisting contracts, religious exercise, and treaties. The sponsor and a supporting witness said the bill is intended to ensure American and Idaho law govern Idaho courts and to prevent foreign legal systems from overriding constitutional rights. Members raised questions about possible conflicts with U.S. treaties and prior international family-law issues, and the bill’s proponents said those concerns were addressed by the bill’s exceptions. After testimony from the Idaho Family Policy Center in support, the committee voted to send H 602 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 654, which would add electronic storage detection dogs to the statutory definition of police dogs protected under Idaho’s law against killing or mistreating police dogs. The sponsor and Idaho Attorney General’s Office testified that these dogs are trained to detect a chemical compound associated with electronic storage devices and are used in investigations, especially child exploitation cases, to locate hidden devices such as flash drives, phones, and cameras. Supporters said the dogs have already been deployed successfully and help protect children and assist investigations. The committee then voted to send H 654 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

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• It prevents overbreadth and accommodates legitimate needs, all legitimate needs.
• They'll clarify as existing duty of public accommodations to maintain safe premises for their customers
• extended to provide... ...accommodations to maintain safe premises for their customers extend to providing
• That's what deals with public accommodations.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee heard two related proposals from Representative Razor and Representative Hill dealing with restroom and changing-room access in public and government buildings. RS 33092 would prohibit knowing, willful entry into opposite-sex restrooms or changing rooms, with exceptions for maintenance, medical aid, law enforcement, emergencies, single-user facilities, and similar situations. RS 33183 would create a broader public-accommodations framework requiring separate facilities by biological sex and adding a private right of action and civil penalties, with supporters saying the measures protect privacy, safety, and dignity for women and girls and opponents warning they could criminalize mistaken entry and create costly litigation. Members questioned how the laws would be enforced, including how law enforcement would determine biological sex, what evidence would be used, and whether the bills would burden police, prosecutors, and courts. Supporters argued the laws would be straightforward, rely on common-sense enforcement, and act as deterrents; critics said existing assault, peeping, and related laws already address harmful conduct and that the proposals could punish people merely for being in the wrong place. Representative Hill said the issue had become more pressing in recent years and described constituent complaints involving YMCA facilities and a shower incident; Representative Razor cited a Sandpoint example and said the bills were needed because existing law lacked teeth. The committee voted to introduce both RS 33092 and RS 33183. RS 33092 passed on a roll call vote 10-3, with Representatives Mickelson and Church voting no and one member absent or not voting. RS 33183 was then introduced by voice vote after further debate. The committee also voted to hold House Bill 510 and RS 33245 subject to the call of the chair because the sponsor could not attend, with the chair noting the sponsor intended to revise HB 510 and later introduce RS 33245 separately.

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• military families, transferring their education records and providing them with services and accommodations
• It aligns provisions related to services and accommodations for students with disabilities with terminology
• It aligns provisions related to services and accommodations for students with disabilities with terminology
• and Provides provisions related to services and accommodations for students with disabilities, with

Bills: HB2007, HB2360, HB2369, HB2432, HB2440, HB2534, HB2557

Keywords: competency-based assessment, graduation requirements, education reform, student opportunity, pathway options, albuterol, asthma, inhaler, rescue inhaler, respiratory emergency, school nurse, student medication, self-administration, anaphylaxis, public schools, private schools, charter schools, tribal compact schools, K-12 health, medication policy

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• The program will emphasize inclusive and equitable assessment practices and accommodate diverse learning
• And I know we already have an accommodation for 45 extra minutes for ELA test takers, but sometimes they
• And I know we already have an accommodation for 45 extra minutes for ELA test takers, but sometimes they
• And I know we already have an accommodation for 45 extra minutes for ELA test takers, but sometimes they

Bills: SB175, SB277, SB374, SB400

Keywords: military, veterans, education, teaching, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, licensure, certification, public schools, charter schools, school social worker, school counselor, school psychologist, internship, practicum, student support services, mental health, harassment, bullying, power-based violence, school safety

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• to finish out the project and concentrate on other areas of our city that need improvements to accommodate
• questions you may have. of our city that need improvements to of our city that need improvements to accommodate
• 26.160><c> growth</c><00:07:26.639><c> that</c><00:07:26.759><c> will</c><00:07:27.000><c> come</c> accommodate
• the growth that will come accommodate the growth that will come with<00:07:27.560><c> this</c><00:07

Keywords: 1183, house

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• fact that there is growth in Elmore County and that we made different decisions since 2010 to help accommodate
• fact that there is growth in Elmore County and that we made different decisions since 2010 to help accommodate
• fact that there is growth in Elmore County and that we made different decisions since 2010 to help accommodate

Summary: The House Research and Conservation Committee met with a quorum and first approved four RSs for introduction and printing: RS 33353, RS 33344, RS 32090, and RS 33348. The committee then took up RS 33185 C1, sponsored by Representative Gannon, which would direct the Idaho Water Resources Board to seek a user or rental fee from foreign countries training at Mountain Home Air Force Base for use of the Snake River-to-base water pipeline funded by state general funds and ARPA money. Representative Gannon argued the bill was a simple request that wealthy foreign governments, such as Singapore and Qatar, help reimburse Idaho taxpayers for a project that now appears to support permanent foreign training facilities at the base. Opponents, including Representatives VanderWoude, Deiger, Pickett, and Nelson, said the pipeline and water-right arrangement were made in good faith to preserve the base’s viability and address water-quality and growth issues, and warned that reopening the agreement could undermine Idaho’s reliability in negotiated deals. Supporters of the bill also questioned whether foreign users should contribute to related costs. A substitute motion by Representative Church to introduce RS 33185 C1 failed on a voice vote. The committee then adopted the main motion to hold and return RS 33185 C1 to the sponsor, effectively not introducing the bill. The meeting then adjourned.

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• me I as I as I mentioned I accommodating me I as I as I mentioned I do<00:10:44.440><c> I</c><00:10:
• And in item 3, on line 12, it says can accommodate 60 or fewer persons.
• </c><01:11:48.480><c> 60</c><01:11:48.920><c> or</c> 12 uh it says can accommodate 60 or 12 uh it says
• I'm concerned about moving, first of all, 60 people accommodations for 60 or fewer people—60 kids, 60
• <01:47:57.080><c> larger</c> accommodate larger accommodate larger projects<01:47:59.520><c> but</c><

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c><00:37:30.079><c> the</c><00:37:30.400><c> male</c> would able to accommodate the male would able
• to accommodate the male juvenile<00:37:31.440><c> detentions</c><00:37:32.240><c> high</c><00:37:32.560
• the inmates that the the accommodate the inmates that the the number<00:46:55.680><c> of</c><00:46:55.760
• One of those large wouldn't accommodate.
• what perhaps to backfill accommodate what perhaps to backfill what<00:58:49.040><c> the</c><00:58:49.119

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Executive Budget 00:00:50, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.

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• or certainly a juvenile justice facility in North Mississippi and South Mississippi that would accommodate
• performance and also to meet the governor's request that we move Oakley to a place where it can accommodate
• That's what it was funded for, was to accommodate 50.
• to make a lot of the physical plant improvements, but to increase the staffing to the level to accommodate
• a hundred um we have about 3 accommodate a hundred um we have about 3 20<01:09:16.880><c> people</c>

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 28 January, 2026; 8:15 AM, 925, all

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• This amendment undermines one of the basic workplace standards.
• This amendment undermines one of the This amendment undermines one of the basic<00:07:50.720><c> workplace
• </c> basic workplace standards. basic workplace standards.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• technical assistance center for excellence in rural clinical training, and piloting the healthy workplace
• :23:23.679><c> healthy</c> training, and piloting the healthy training, and piloting the healthy workplace
• 23:24.880><c> with</c><00:23:25.120><c> a</c><00:23:25.280><c> subset</c><00:23:25.600><c> of</c> workplace
• strategy with a subset of workplace strategy with a subset of rural<00:23:26.080><c> health</c><00:23

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Select Subcommittee first took up adoption of three previously prepared nonpartisan committee summary reports dated October 15, November 13, and November 21. Senator Rasmusson objected to the lack of advance notice about the day’s testifiers and criticized the practice of having nonpartisan staff summarize what he described as a partisan agenda. The chair responded that the committee’s purpose is to gather information, not hear bills, and that the summaries were intended as neutral resources for the Senate. Senator Coopek moved adoption, the motion was opposed by Rasmusson and another member, and the motion passed. The committee then turned to the day’s hearing on federal impacts on Minnesota, with the chair focusing on federal funding threats and the effect of congressional budget actions on health care, especially in greater Minnesota. The first presentation came from the Minnesota Department of Health on the state’s rural health transformation work. Assistant Commissioner Carol Broom introduced the team and described the rural hospital transformation program as a major opportunity to invest in rural health, while acknowledging longstanding challenges such as demographics, transportation barriers, and the financing of care. Nitha Moibi outlined the state’s rural health chart book and data showing an aging population, workforce shortages, and many health professional shortage areas, and described proposed strategies including workforce pipelines, bridge payments for low-volume birth hospitals, telehealth access points, mental health urgent care, and chronic disease prevention. Acting Assistant Commissioner Anna Ashby of the Minnesota Management and Budget office explained the state’s application to CMS for the Rural Health Transformation Program, which was created in federal law and awarded Minnesota just over $193 million for federal fiscal year 2026. She said the application was shaped by public comments, stakeholder meetings, and legislative outreach, and included initiatives on preventive care, workforce, care access, behavioral health, and provider financial stability. She also reviewed implementation constraints, including a January 30 revised budget deadline, limits on administrative spending, restrictions on using funds to offset Medicaid losses, and the need to show measurable progress to remain eligible for future funding. The presentation noted that most year-one funding would go to rural hospitals, with additional support for federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, tribal partners, and technical assistance.

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• this week found that wage and hour penalties have decreased 94% during Trump's second term, and workplace
• second term decreased 94% during Trump's second term and<00:19:04.400><c> work</c><00:19:04.960><c> workplace
• </c><00:19:05.440><c> health</c><00:19:05.600><c> and</c><00:19:05.760><c> safety</c> and work workplace
• health and safety and work workplace health and safety penalties<00:19:06.400><c> have</c><00:19:06.559

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Straight people don't have to do research before they apply for a job to make sure the workplace will
• they apply for a job to make<03:02:11.040><c> sure</c><03:02:11.120><c> the</c><03:02:11.359><c> workplace
• </c><03:02:11.840><c> will</c><03:02:12.080><c> be</c> make sure the workplace will be make sure the
• workplace will be accepting<03:02:12.560><c> of</c><03:02:12.800><c> them.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It’s designed to accommodate change in policy, change in dynamics, and change in needs.
• However, it may not accommodate new needs and new requirements by the utility.
• </c><00:23:58.000><c> change</c> um it's designed to accommodate change um it's designed to accommodate
• </c> budget to accommodate budget to accommodate um<00:24:29.840><c> whatever</c><00:24:30.720><c> you
• </c> however you know it may not accommodate however you know it may not accommodate uh<00:24:54.880>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational briefing on the Public Utilities Commission’s performance-based regulation (PBR) framework and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ whistleblower complaint process. Chair Jared Kohole opened the meeting, noted it was informational only with no public testimony, and explained that members would hear presentations and then have an opportunity for questions. The committee heard first from Ulupono Initiative, which provided background on why utilities are regulated, how Hawaii’s cost-of-service model and rate cases work, and why PBR was adopted to shift utility incentives away from a capital-investment bias and toward performance, efficiency, cost control, and policy goals such as renewable energy and reliability. Ulupono described Hawaii’s PBR structure as a five-year multi-year rate plan with annual revenue adjustments, a customer dividend, a Z factor for extraordinary exogenous events, and an exceptional project recovery mechanism for large projects. It also outlined performance incentive mechanisms tied to renewable portfolio standard progress, interconnection speed, reliability, and shared savings. The presentation said the current docket is evaluating a possible hybrid approach that would combine forward-looking forecasting with historical results, and Ulupono advocated for stronger incentives, arguing the current rewards are too small relative to utility revenues and should be more meaningful to better align utility behavior with legislative intent. The PUC then presented its own overview, emphasizing that the PBR docket is open and active and that the briefing was limited to the record to avoid ex parte concerns. The commission described the development of PBR in Hawaii through multiple phases beginning in 2018: an initial collaborative phase to set goals, a formal contested-case phase that produced the initial framework, later phases adding scorecards, reported metrics, and additional performance incentive mechanisms, and subsequent refinements including sunset of some mechanisms and adjustments after the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The PUC said the framework is intended to be customer-centric, administratively efficient, and protective of utility financial integrity, and that current work includes evaluating how to balance forward-looking and historical test-year approaches within the rebasing process. No votes or formal actions were taken at the briefing.

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• , specifically equipment accommodations, for veterans in New Hampshire.
• </c> certify medical accommodations certify medical accommodations specifically<01:22:00.719><c> equipment
• </c><01:22:01.239><c> accommodations</c> specifically equipment accommodations specifically equipment
• accommodations for<01:22:02.639><c> veterans</c><01:22:03.239><c> in</c><01:22:03.400><c> New</c><01
• </c><01:32:23.400><c> that</c> state and get the accommodations that state and get the accommodations

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 758, which would establish a study committee on airport operation hours and possible noise abatement measures, including whether New Hampshire should prohibit departures between midnight and 6 a.m. The sponsor said the committee would examine the pros and cons and consult stakeholders. The Bureau of Aeronautics testified neutrally, noting that New Hampshire has 25 public airports, 12 with federal funding and grant assurances that may require them to remain open during those hours, and that cargo operations, including at Manchester, commonly occur overnight. Members also discussed existing noise abatement programs and how mitigation is determined by noise contours and FAA funding decisions. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing after testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 489, allowing voluntary emergency workers to use rear-facing blue lights on private vehicles when responding to emergencies. The sponsor said the bill corrects an oversight in existing law, would not cost the state or towns money, and would improve visibility and safety, especially in rural areas. Supportive testimony from a volunteer responder emphasized that blue lights help cut through fog, snow, and nighttime conditions, and that the bill would only add a single rear-facing blue light to existing red, amber, and white emergency lighting. The New Hampshire State Police opposed the bill, arguing that expanding blue lights to private vehicles would confuse the public and desensitize drivers to blue lights, which are associated with law enforcement. The hearing closed without action. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 533, which the sponsor and State Police clarified is actually two separate changes: one authorizing civilian automotive equipment inspectors to assist with vehicle inspection work, and another expanding language in motor carrier enforcement to include new entrant safety audits and compliance reviews. The State Police explained that civilian inspectors are hired and trained through the department and that any findings of state-law violations would be referred to troopers; they also said the new motor carrier language was requested to satisfy federal audit concerns about right of entry. The New Hampshire Motor Transport Association said it had no position if the civilian inspectors were not doing commercial truck inspections, but would oppose the bill if they were. Members asked about the difference between audits and compliance reviews, and the State Police said audits are for newer carriers and are non-enforcement, while compliance reviews look for violations. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 533. After a brief reset, the committee opened House Bill 594, which would repeal an alternate definition of “way” for the driving-after-suspension statute. The sponsor said the change was requested by the Department of Justice. Representative Erica Leon opposed the repeal, explaining that the prior language was intended to avoid criminalizing people who mow lawns or perform similar work near property edges while suspended, but she worried the repeal could create a loophole allowing driving on places like highway medians. Members questioned whether the issue was limited to mowing or broader vehicle use on property edges, and Leon said she would work with agencies to clarify the language so it protects lawful mowing without allowing misuse. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• county school superintendent to offer high school equivalency preparation instruction through an accommodation
• be at least 16 years old to receive high school equivalency preparation instruction through an accommodation
• be at least 16 years old to receive high school equivalency preparation instruction through an accommodation
• Representative Biasiucci, the question is Senate Bill 1166, proposed by Senator Angus, Accommodation
• Purpose of Biasucci, the question is Senate Bill 1166 proposed by Senator Angus, Accommodation Schools

Keywords: 1182, all

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• that this would not be a conversion to personal use to pay for reasonable travel expenses and accommodations
• meeting in West Texas, as you all probably know, it's a long way from Austin, and so it was an accommodation
• He does not want to violate the rules; he's just trying to accommodate the chamber.
• the meeting in West Texas as you all probably know it's a long way from Austin and so it was an accommodation
• it's just it's sort of up in the air he does not want to violate the rules he's just trying to accommodate

Summary: The Texas Ethics Commission met on March 11, 2025, first in executive session and then in open session. The chair announced that, in light of Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-484, the commission would conform its practices to the opinion and move to repeal tolling rules for sworn-complaint deadlines. The chair also said the commission would dismiss 36 pending sworn-complaint cases in which the 120-day settlement deadline had been exceeded, even though the delay had been tolled under prior TEC rules. The commission then set future meeting dates for June 12 and September 17 and approved prior meeting minutes. The commission adopted a new criminal-referral rule clarifying that, once jurisdiction over a complaint is accepted, commissioners may vote to make a criminal referral. It also adopted revised advisory-opinion rules, with a clarifying amendment from a commenter, and republished proposed changes to the definition of “principal purpose” for political committees after staff recommended a 49 percent political-activity threshold and further public input. The commission published for comment proposed changes to ethics training rules, facial-compliance review procedures, late-filing waiver and reduction rules, and sworn-complaint procedures, including tighter discovery limits, a default-order set-aside process, and removal of tolling language inconsistent with KP-484. It also republished Chapter 28 rules on Speaker-candidate reporting. The commission adopted several advisory opinions. It declined to give an affirmative defense on whether certain school-district communications were political advertising because related litigation had already addressed the issue. It reaffirmed that a House member may use donated district-office space if it is not reimbursable with public funds and was accepted before the contribution moratorium. It also concluded that a judge may use political funds for travel to a Navy-hosted event as a local dignitary, that legislators’ use of a corporate aircraft for a border-region fact-finding trip could be permissible but would likely trigger reporting obligations, that a TCEQ commissioner’s revolving-door restrictions apply only to matters actually placed before the commissioner, and that a part-time legislative staffer may not take outside employment assisting a registered lobbyist. The commission then heard and acted on numerous fine-waiver appeals, granting several full waivers or reductions and approving staff recommendations on others, and terminated a number of inactive campaign treasurer appointments. Finally, the executive director briefed the commission on the 2025 legislative session, noting that staffing requests are tied to Sunset recommendations and that the House had preliminarily recommended about half of the commission’s appropriations requests.

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• So I think that we work certainly work with MnDOT to accommodate transit in that corridor.
• So I think that we work certainly work with MnDOT to accommodate transit in that corridor.
• So I think that we work certainly work with MnDOT to accommodate transit in that corridor.
• </c><01:10:42.239><c> either</c> Corridor shapes up accommodating either Corridor shapes up accommodating
• transit in that Corridor accommodate transit in that Corridor what<01:10:59.040><c> exactly</c><01:10

Keywords: 1183, house