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• In addition to that, they have, the DIPI has the authority to increase up to another $1,000.
• Last year's enabling legislation that increased these fees and assessments was remarkable.
• We asked for increased transparency. You, the legislature, had that in mind last year.
• So previously to the fee study being conducted and then the fees being increased...
• and had increased over the past 25 years.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• They're there to allow that development.
• Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to lay out this bill.
• A home is, prices increased, about 22,000 people are outpriced.
• Firstly, the second stairwell increases costs and reduces rentable space.
• Firstly, the second stairwell increases costs and reduces rentable space.

Bills: HB447, HB897, HB993, HB2673, HB3671, HB3680, HB3897, HB4506, HB4753, HB4812, HB4894, HB5148, HB5437, HB5650, HB5652, HB5654, HB5656, HB5661, HB5665

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

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• The House increased that obligation to $125.
• So by delaying it, you do increase the cost a little bit. But that's what.
• So by delaying it, you do increase the cost a little bit.
• measure to increase beyond the 3% passes in a primary or general election.
• It still allows them to get financially stable.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and handled a mix of conference committee appointments, appropriations bills, policy bills, and House amendments. Early in the session, the chamber appointed conference committees for SB 2399 and for House-amended SBs 2213 and 2354, and also named conference committees for HB 103, HB 1308, and HB 1169. The Senate then took up several appropriations measures, including HB 1612, which creates the North Dakota Center for Aerospace Medicine at UND; the Senate adopted an amendment shifting the funding to a one-time $250,000 Community Health Trust Fund appropriation with a required $250,000 match from other sources, and the bill passed 39-7. HB 1193, the “Back the Blue” grant, was amended to make the funding one-time and focus on officer retention, then passed 41-5. HB 1329, a government spending database proposal for school districts, was amended into a legislative study and passed 42-4. HB 1020, the water budget, received extensive amendments reducing and reallocating funding across major water projects, adding studies and oversight changes, and passed 45-0 with the emergency clause. HB 1581, a tribal tourism grant, also passed 40-6. The Senate rejected HB 1330, which would have authorized divestment from direct investments in Chinese companies; after debate over the prudent investor rule, trade impacts, and whether the bill singled out one nation in law, it failed 20-26. HB 1534, limiting property valuation increases, and HB 1266, adjusting the disabled veterans property tax credit, both failed unanimously or nearly so after committee recommendations against them. HB 1566, which would have created a regulatory framework for a product discussed as kratom, was amended on the floor to convert it into a study and then passed 31-15. The chamber also passed HB 2241 on charter schools after a House amendment changed the funding formula to the statewide average from the prior year, and HB 2022, the indigent legal counsel budget, after House changes added funding flexibility, offset lost fee revenue, and included a study on a public defender office. The Senate concurred in several House amendments and then passed a number of Senate bills. SB 2375, allowing joint negotiations between dental providers and insurers under Attorney General oversight, passed 44-2. SB 2251, clarifying that open records requests during state audits should be referred to the audited agency, passed 46-0. SB 2159, related to nuclear energy research, passed 43-3 after House amendments required Industrial Commission approval and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. SB 2155, changing gratis antelope license rules, passed 30-16 after debate over landowner rights and tag distribution. SB 251, setting fees and an audit for the Private Investigative and Security Board, passed 44-2. SB 2280, the prior authorization health insurance bill, passed 43-3 with a House-added study and consumer protections. SB 2023, the Racing Commission budget, passed 41-5 after a House change made internship funding one-time. SB 2232, changing prenatal substance exposure reporting requirements and related toxicology rules, passed 44-2. SB 2241, authorizing public charter schools, passed 39-7. The session ended while the Senate was still processing SB 2022’s final passage vote, but the bill had already cleared concurrence on House amendments.

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• if they can drag out negotiations with workers, particularly low-wage workers who would have an increased
• This bill would allow workers to get paid UI benefits on the second week, which is one week sooner than
• This bill would allow workers to get paid UI benefits on the second week, which is one week sooner than
• to address circumstances and allowances to address circumstances and allowances for<00:14:19.880
• ...the collection of UI for workers and the risk of increased payroll taxes on employers.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Increase that by $2.1 billion.
• And that's part of why the spending growth is increasing.
• California should be increasing funds to defend our families and communities.
• , especially for state scientists who went without pay increases from 2020 to 2023.
• We're committed to working with you to increase provider rates.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee heard opening remarks on the 2025 Budget Act, which will be amended into AB 101 and SB 101 for floor consideration. Committee leaders described the budget as a difficult compromise shaped by a $12 billion deficit, federal funding uncertainty, wildfire impacts, and rising out-year costs, while emphasizing a balance between compassion and fiscal responsibility. Each budget subcommittee chair then summarized major actions in their areas, including health care, human services, education, climate and transportation, housing and state administration, public safety, and oversight/transparency. Key policy items included delaying or narrowing some of the Governor’s proposed cuts, especially in Medi-Cal and other safety-net programs; preserving funding for dental care, women’s health, family planning, hospice, long-term care, IHSS, and services for undocumented Californians; and maintaining or expanding child care, foster care, food banks, and CalWORKs-related supports. Education actions included additional Proposition 98 settle-up, reduced deferrals, support for TK-12, teacher recruitment, literacy, mental health, preschool slots, and restored funding for UC and CSU. Other major items included housing and homelessness investments, wildfire and disaster response funding, transit loans and greenhouse gas reduction fund support, Proposition 36 and VOCA-related public safety funding, and oversight measures on federal impacts and state efficiency. Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst staff said the package makes some of the same savings moves as the May Revision but relies more on internal borrowing and fewer reductions, leaving a smaller reserve than the administration’s plan but still maintaining roughly $11 billion in the rainy day fund. Members from both parties largely supported the package while raising concerns about long-term sustainability, Medi-Cal costs, reserve use, and the need for future revenue and program review. The committee adopted the subcommittee actions by roll call, 18-6, with the roll held open for absent members and additional comments continuing after the vote.

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• It delays the imposition of increased Medi-Cal premiums.
• There is a new software tax increase, there's a new MCO tax increase, and the concern for me is if we're
• The increased age limit for the Cal Grant eligibility for our community college students increased from
• I just want to share with you guys on increase the costs...
• But adding slots alone is not enough without increased provider pay.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Would this bill allow you to do that?
• This bill would allow this funeral director to... ...manage their budget much better and allow us to
• Thank you for allowing me to explain. that.
• And allow me to provide you an unfortunate example of that.
• Does this allow them?

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

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• That's a one-time increase.
• sprinkler system grant program to allow sprinkler system grant program to allow loans<00:19:33.600
• commissioner<00:20:10.160> of Section 13 allows the commissioner of Section 13 allows the
• derailing projects, we're increasing derailing projects, we're increasing cost.<00:25:27.520>
• <00:42:51.200> them their communities uh and allowed them their communities uh and allowed

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are being charged to the penny exactly what the contract allows. That's a new world for Iowa.
• But instead, we have allowed this labyrinth to take over.
• Do you think they're going to increase the prices of their drugs?
• This allows citizens to continue to manage risk, as well as now participate in lowering risk.
• This would allow the overage to be transferred to the Fortified Roof Program. All right. Mr.

Bills: SB511, SB512, HB591, HB909, HB938, HB1154, HB1187

Keywords: automobile repairs, insurance transparency, repair shop liability, non-OEM parts, policyholder rights, automobile insurance, appraisal process, insurance policyholders, dispute resolution, claim valuation, family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, behavioral health, crisis services, mental health care, insurance coverage, healthcare access

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• It would not, however, allow anyone to increase taxes.
• This just allows them to direct these taxes to support these important projects.
• Speaker and members, for allowing me to present AB 839 related to sustainable aviation fuel.
• Specifically, the bill increases the first page fee from $10 to $15.
• Specifically, the bill increases the first page fee from $10 to $15.

Summary: The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance. Members also made several guest introductions and memorial recognitions, including tributes to labor leader Louisa Blue and a Memorial Day moment of silence. The body adopted a motion to suspend Assembly Rule 63 for certain Appropriations Committee bills, and later took up a second-day consent calendar and several resolutions. The chamber adopted ACR 68, declaring July 2025 as Parks Make Life Better Month, and ACR 83, proclaiming California Maritime Day; both received broad support. On the floor file, members passed a series of bills covering child passenger safety, student financial aid, downtown office-to-housing conversion districts, rental vehicle theft prevention, fire hazard zone reviews, medical data protections, UC admissions transparency, office-to-housing streamlining, inoperable RV removal, domestic violence and child welfare, insurance classification for social service workers, sustainable aviation fuel CEQA review, UC hiring background checks, accessory dwelling units, fish and wildlife exemptions for Sutter County infrastructure, speed limit assessments, geothermal permitting, special education transfers, recorder fee adjustments, and a BIT program exemption for farmers and ranchers. Most measures passed with little or no opposition. AB 435, which would have implemented a five-step test standard for child passenger safety laws, was later reconsidered and failed on a vote of 36-12 after the call was lifted. The Assembly also adopted the second-day consent calendar, including multiple bills and resolutions, and added co-authors to several resolutions. The session ended with adjournments in memory and an adjournment until Tuesday, May 27 at 1 p.m.

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• Additional guidance created by House File 912 would increase certainty and compliance and allow taxpayers
• I believe this allows us to potentially explore that.
• To remote work and increase complexity with tax laws.
• It is essential to recognize the increasing mobility of today's workforce.
• Vermont allows 30 days through regulations just for withholding.

Bills: HF2048, HF2360, HF2006, HF950, HF912, HF3140, HF2931

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

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• , they could have very easily heard my bill that I'm running for a second year in a row that only allows
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2573 revises DUI laws to allow certain first-time aggravated offenders
• Madam Chair and members, HB 2812 increases funds provided to an officer, Madam Chair and members, HB
• 2812 increases funds provided to an officer or employee for accumulated sick leave from 30K to 57.6K
• This bill, HB 2136, would allow, at least, to declare approaches...

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills. Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests. A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.

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• causing increased causing increased cost<00:32:07.720> Gordon<00:32:08.039> van<00
• SBC cap would be used to increase benefit levels.
• <00:53:52.599> the recommendations made for increasing the recommendations made for increasing
• Future, either because of increases in energy costs or a sudden increase in the number of participants
• resources in a way that wouldn't allow resources in a way that wouldn't allow us<02:19:25.439>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• allows somebody to advertise. allows somebody to advertise.
• allowed to do in Mississippi. allowed to do in Mississippi.
• , they don't allow did not allow it >> Now, they don't allow did not allow it in<01:14:06.480><
• probably insurance is going to increase. probably insurance is going to increase.
• says that it actually increased cost. says that it actually increased cost.

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1622, a strike-all amendment to create a pilot program for certain small-community hospitals to receive limited certificate-of-need exemptions. The bill would allow qualifying hospitals to open a geriatric psychiatric unit without a CON, permit each hospital one additional CON exemption for a service otherwise requiring one, cap dialysis-unit exemptions at eight hospitals, continue existing moratoriums with periodic Department of Health review, allow facilities in Issaquena or Humphreys Counties under limited conditions, and add a loser-pays rule for unsuccessful CON court challenges. Technical corrections were made, the strike-all amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported do pass as amended by voice vote. The committee then moved to House Bill 942, where Senator McMahan offered an amendment to allow a Lee County chiropractor to advertise as a neurologic chiropractor and list related credentials. Members questioned whether chiropractic neurology is recognized in Mississippi and raised concerns about the practitioner’s prior discipline by the board, but the chair ruled the amendment germane. The amendment failed on voice vote, and the bill itself then passed and was reported to the floor. The committee next considered House Bill 1034, but no amendment was offered. It then took House Bill 479 off the table. That bill extends the temporary licensing period for psychology and marriage-and-family-therapy boards from 30 to 60 days to allow more time for criminal background checks. Senator Blackwell offered a clarifying amendment to make clear that temporary licenses must be revoked if required background checks or other licensure requirements are insufficient, and that the temporary license does not replace the underlying education, training, and examination requirements. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported do pass as amended. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1067, the Rural Health Transformation Program. Senator Hickman explained that the bill would require procurement procedures and reporting for the state’s rural health transformation funds, prioritize projects tied to the original application, and direct funds toward rural and underserved areas such as health professional shortage areas, low-income counties, and places without hospitals. Senators questioned whether the added state rules would layer on top of existing federal requirements and whether the bill could slow distribution or invite litigation, but supporters said it was meant to add transparency and guardrails rather than change the federal program. The bill was discussed at length, but the transcript ends before a final vote on HB 1067.

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• COVID and the uh increasing COVID and the uh increasing possibilities<00:03:51.280> with<
• So cremation would allow uh for them.
• get to to ride along with increasing get to to ride along with increasing values<01:10:54.719>
• That is a 22% increase in one year.
• That is a 22% increase in one million. That is a 22% increase in one year. year. year.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Discussion of County Clerks’ Land Records Update 00:02:42 Discussion of Area Development Districts 00:22:48 Discussion of Legislative Measures 00:50:09 Discussion of Local Taxing Sources 01:02:33 Adjournment 01:29:16, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up an update from the Kentucky County Clerks Association on the transition to electronic recording and land records modernization. Testimony explained that legislation from the 2021 task force created funding and deadlines for counties to provide online search portals and complete a 30-year property record search, with a later move to a 60-year standard. Speakers said the money has been awarded to counties, but much of the work is still in progress because records must be scanned, indexed, and manually verified. They said only a handful of counties are fully compliant with electronic recording so far, while many are still working through staffing and vendor issues. They also noted that the 60-year standard may ultimately be easier and more efficient to complete than the 30-year standard, and that compliance is expected to improve by next summer. The clerks’ representatives also raised related issues, including deed fraud, the county document storage fee, and KDLA digitization grants. They said online recording can make deed fraud easier to attempt, so they expect to seek legislation next session to address it. They described an existing notification service available in many counties that alerts property owners when a document is recorded, which can help detect suspicious activity quickly. They also said the storage fee and separate county account structure has generally worked well, but that two recent KDLA grant cycles have not released money for clerks, limiting support for digitization work. Another topic was whether, once records are fully digitized and verified, some permanent records should remain publicly accessible or be moved to a safer archive under KDLA control. Members asked about the balance in the KDLA fund, what the General Assembly could do to help lagging counties, and how much of the $25 million modernization funding had been spent. Witnesses said they did not have the current fund balance but would try to get it, that the main obstacle now appears to be staffing rather than additional money, and that the funds have been awarded but not fully expended because work is still ongoing. They emphasized that counties are helping one another and asked members to alert association leadership if any county is struggling. The committee then heard a presentation from Dan London, executive director of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District, who described area development districts as regional staff extensions and technical resources for cities and counties, and highlighted their role in coordinating regional services and partnerships across county lines.

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• SB 1352 provides that clarity by explicitly allowing up to a 10% increase in size, ensuring that wildfire
• policies, allowing modest increases in structure size up to 110% of the original footprint to accommodate
• In fact, it's increasing. And yet at this moment, we are not. It's increasing.
• For many of the reasons that the opposition already stated, increases in utility rates, increases in
• I'd like to see that 15% increase for our Cal Fire men and women work.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Thank you for allowing me to speak. It's a pleasure to be here today.
• An increasing patient complexity and acuity over the years, we kind of need to track that Need an increasing
• Arizona allows up to 30 days.
• All of a sudden you see increases in testosterone or increases in estrogen.
• I could go on with a lot more stories, but I don't think time will allow.

Bills: HB2049, HB2050, HB2051, HB2072, HB2082, HB2085, HB2177, HB2178, HB2179, HB2183, HB2195

Keywords: radiation therapy, particle accelerator, critical access hospitals, patient care, rural healthcare, radiologic technologist, radiologist assistant, radiology, imaging, x-ray, diagnostic x-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography, CT technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, bone densitometry, radiation safety, radiation licensing, scope of practice

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• statutes that should have an increased statutes that should have an increased penalty<01:04:02.760
• <01:09:59.960> increase<01:10:00.320> the is long overdue increase the is long overdue
• legislature to draft wording to increase legislature to draft wording to increase the<01:22:03.320
• Thank you. that is in disarray it allows us to have that is in disarray it allows us to have the<01:34
• the Bounty may be a result of increase the Bounty may be a result of increase again<01:53:08.159

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Engrossed House Bill 4106, allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds.
• Engrossed House Bill 4404, increasing the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and
• This bill increases that limit to $5,000.
• Most fines have not increased for many years.
• It increases their multiplier from 2.5 to 2.75.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• We're just not allowing increases to run away. Senator Grieve: Yes, Mr. Chairman, thank you.
• We're just<00:19:44.240> not<00:19:44.640> allowing<00:19:45.440> increases<00:19
• just not allowing increases to run away. just not allowing increases to run away.
• increase.
• insurance rate increase. Okay. insurance rate increase. Okay.

Keywords: 916, all