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• They're a nonprofit hospital system.
• system for a punitive damage award.
• What system failed to bring that forward?
• But I don't know what a hospital system is.
• Getting the system fixed.

Bills: HB99, HB49, HB164, SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• We meet on a regular basis if there's any issues with complaints, and this complaint was reviewed at
• We meet on a regular basis if there's any issues with complaints, and this complaint was reviewed at
• <01:10:24.920> that's this system to work the system that's this system to work the system
• involved in the system.
• We can make the system work for everyone that's involved in the system as well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Local agencies have used ADS systems in their workplace for decades, such as SCADA systems and water
• treatment systems.
• They need an automated system to schedule, to deploy, and then deal with complaints, with charges of
• We're in these systems because consumers, Californians, want trust, they want trusted systems, they want
• So the biggest example today is the use by the Medi-Cal system to use automated decision systems to automatically

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• systems? systems?
• A landlord can present either written notes of complaints that they received or written complaints that
• A landlord can present either written notes of complaints that they received or written complaints that
• that they received or uh complaints that they received or uh written<02:02:03.440> complaints
• your question to the judicial system your question to the judicial system would<02:52:38.399>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Housing Committee opened with a public hearing on HB 196, which would repeal the Housing Champion program. Representative Matt Drew, the prime sponsor, argued the program is an unnecessary and poorly targeted subsidy, saying it rewards municipalities after projects are completed and may not be limited to new housing production. He questioned the transparency of the program, cited difficulty finding required annual reports, and noted a fiscal note suggesting the state could recover up to $3 million if obligations are terminated. Committee members and witnesses debated whether the program’s criteria amount to political favoritism or a standard grant process; supporters said the rubric is specific and that municipalities are evaluated against objective requirements. Representative Priest, Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire, and Karen Benfield of Stay Work Play New Hampshire all opposed repeal, saying the program encourages local zoning and regulatory changes, helps smaller communities participate, and supports housing supply and young people’s ability to stay in the state. The hearing on HB 196 was then closed. The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1405, a bill establishing an affordable housing guarantee program within the Housing Finance Authority. Prime sponsor Representative Chris Muns said the bill would reduce lender risk by guaranteeing up to 80% of principal on qualifying loans for affordable housing, with a cap of $30 million per lender per year and $300 million outstanding at any time. He described the measure as a low-cost public-private partnership backed by the full faith and credit of the state, and said it was identical to a prior Senate bill that had received unanimous bipartisan committee support before dying later in the process. He framed the bill as one part of a broader housing package aimed at financing, infrastructure, workforce, zoning reform, and other housing-related issues. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided. The only formal actions were opening and closing the public hearing on HB 196 and opening the public hearing on HB 1405, with testimony continuing on HB 1405 at the end of the transcript.

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• They want a system that delivers health care that's expensive, and not surprisingly, that is the system
• are working for the health care system, And now the doctors are working for the health care system,
• That is absolutely a terrible system, and how that Winchester, how... ...absolutely a terrible system
• , Teacher Retirement System, the Texas A&M Employees Benefits Program, and the University of Texas System
• And we have not seen a trend in complaints, so we looked at the complaints we've gotten, and we're not

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• complaints.
• Issues and getting deeper within the system.
• And if the systems, these types of systems become overwhelmed, oftentimes that can become insufficient
• And they Keep coming back to the attention of the system and the system is not responding in an appropriate
• The system of how children enter the system, the steps that they go through, and the various off-ramps

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• The YTB app integrates with our eligibility system, the Texas Integrated Eligibility redesign system
• We depend heavily on this system.
• Yes, we have a variety of programs to try and divert people from the justice system. system so you know
• System-wide, we have work to do.
• But nevertheless, they all keep statistics on. on complaint intake, whether or not those complaints are

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• also provide specified notifications to its Arizona students, including an outline on how to file a complaint
• So while Arizona institutions are monitored for outcomes and complaints and financial security through
• register with AZPPSE to provide protection for the students and to integrate those institutions into the system

Bills: SB1210, SB1370, SB1422, SB1423

Keywords: private postsecondary education, nondomiciled institutions, tuition recovery fund, accreditation, regulations, patriotic youth groups, public school, civic involvement, educational purpose, discrimination, youth access, credit enhancement eligibility board, school financing, public schools, financing assistance, bonding, debt obligations, guaranteed financings, program sunset, statutory continuation

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• . system. system.
• <05:17:36.878> is<05:17:37.040> a SAVE system. from the SAVE system is a SAVE system
• the SIM system. the SIM system. >> That's<05:38:44.080> correct.
• . system. system.
• the safe system. the safe system.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum and dispensed with the reading of the journal. Members also introduced a number of guests and visitors, including University of Southern Mississippi programs, 4-H participants from across the state, and several local constituents. A Mississippi 4-H president, Morgan White, addressed the chamber and spoke about the value of 4-H in building leadership, confidence, and agricultural skills, and noted the state’s first-in-the-nation 4-H slingshot curriculum and competition. The chamber then moved to the calendar and took up several bills. House Bill 943 was called up and passed after a committee substitute was adopted; the bill was explained as removing a repealer related to joint reports of examination by the Commissioner of Banking and Finance and the Federal Reserve Bank. House Bill 1265 also passed after being explained as extending a repealer for the debt service management act. House Bill 1477 was taken up next and generated extended discussion; it would create a process for abandoned safety deposit box contents, requiring notice to owners, allowing a period to cure delinquency, and then transferring contents to the Treasury Department for eventual disposition. Members asked several questions about House Bill 1477, especially about how long property would be held, how heirs would be notified, how cash and tangible items would be treated, and whether documents such as wills should be scanned or preserved before destruction. The bill’s sponsor said cash would remain unclaimed property, tangible items would generally be sold at public auction, and the Treasury Department would hold property for a minimum period before sale, with heirs still able to claim it for a time. The sponsor also said the bill had support from banking and credit union groups. No final vote on House Bill 1477 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• , to junior colleges, and in 1965, it proudly became part of the University of Maryland. of Texas system
• Supporting an efficient system of public free schools by focusing on real problems, not ones that were
• just this week to strengthen our CTE requirements for our high school students. but then create a system
• You are a tax person, I've heard lots of rants, lots of complaints, lots of pity. parties online about
• University system to donate a minimum of 100 acres.

Bills: HB630, HB420, HB767, HB1708, HB2842, HB1404, HB2457, HB140, HB333, HB227, HB913, HB201, HB2198, HB 109, HB2763, HB519, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB1318, HB2358, HB2415, HB2765, HB2735, HB3307, HB1373, HB694, HB 1242, HB272, HB1437, HB1888, HCR78, HCR12, HCR128, HR7, HR11, HR37, HR69, HR83, HR89, HR100, HR123, HR129, HR137, HR254, HR258, HR289, HR293, HR318, HR324, HR350, HR368, HR370, HR372, HR379, HR406, HR407, HR432, HR445, HR471, HR504, HR506, HR507, HR528, HR567, HR572, HR591, HR592, HR593, HR603, HR614, HR621, HR673, HR684, HR685, HR687, HR700, HR701, HR711, HR712, HR754, HR757, HR758, HR760, HR764, HR765, HR766, HR767, HR768, HR769, HR770, HR771, HR772, HR774, HR776, HR777, HR778, HR779, HR780, HR783, HR784, HR784, HR6, HR6, HR17, HR17, HR18, HR18, HR49, HR49, HR170, HR170, HR236, HR236, HR247, HR275, HR355, HR356, HR364, HR672, HR690, HR690, HR755, HR755, HR756, HR756, HR759, HR759, HR762, HR762, HR763, HR763, HR781, HR781, HR785, HR785, SB2, SB260, SB569, HB2, HB2000, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117

Keywords: outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 420, Texas Water Code, special district, water district, board meetings, meeting location, teleconference, videoconference, remote meeting, public hearing, tax rate hearing, special districts, Cedar Creek Reservoir, county boundary, local government

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• We're not touching that system at all. And the reason I describe that is because I...
• Our foster care system is one of the areas where a lot of our homeless come from.
• system.
• It has to add new inputs to the. system.
• Unfortunately, we have used up all our fresh water systems.

Bills: SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 7, SB 8, SB 27, SB 29, SB 125, SB 241, SB 371, SB 396, SB 406, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 608, SB 617, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 707, SB 731, SB 732, SB 763, SB 779, SB 836, SB 854, SB 857, SB 875, SB 878, SB 879, SB 906, SB 920, SB 921, SB 922, SB 942, SB 965, SB 985, SB 996, SB 1029, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1084, SB 1098, SB 1101, SB 1185, SB 1188, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1366, SB 1388, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1563, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1619, SB 1737, SB 1738, SB 1741, SB 1816, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1939, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.

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• procedures for handling complaints. procedures for handling complaints.
• complaints of harassment, assault, and retaliation, to investigate or settle those complaints and for
• means for the public to file complaints means for the public to file complaints of<00:12:41.959>
• on filing uh a civil rights complaint on filing uh a civil rights complaint while<00:13:30.959><
• :32.000> would while pursuing a complaint which would while pursuing a complaint which would be

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Madam Chair, Senator Kavanaugh, how many complaints came to you to create this kind of legislation?
• That would be up to the school system, you know, how they're going to handle implementation of this.
• I couldn't agree with you more, but at least this puts something into the mix that the school systems
• I mean, if the school system wants to do those things, offer those kinds of services, they're open to
• So there's nothing preventing the school system from bringing those services alongside somebody who's

Bills: SB1074, SB1327, SB1475, SB1582, SB1583, SB1598

Keywords: student discipline, classroom management, temporary removal, administrative action, education policy, foreign relations, university governance, research security, international agreements, Arizona Board of Regents, interscholastic activities, student eligibility, criminal offenses, school district, youth sports, academic participation, conduct, planned communities, homeowners association, HOA

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• court system.
• The way that you do that is to make the system better, and some of the ways you make the system better
• is through the children's contact with the court system.
• So that's why the court system has to step in to do this instead.
• And then, again, that's one reason I think that system was so successful.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 4893, which would increase penalties for contempt of magistrate court and raise the maximum fine a court may impose without a jury trial. Counsel explained that the bill would raise fines for first, second, and third offenses, add community service, and allow weekend jail or work release for a third offense. The committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, reported the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and adopted a title amendment. The committee then took up House Bill 5684, a pilot program creating child protection commissioners to help handle abuse and neglect cases. Counsel and the sponsor described the proposal as a way to reduce circuit court backlog, improve the frequency and consistency of hearings, and provide more focused attention to children and families while leaving final decision-making authority with circuit judges. Supporters cited the heavy caseloads, shortages of guardians ad litem, and a Texas model that reportedly improved efficiency; one senator criticized the bill as adding bureaucracy, while others said the system needs a new approach. Members discussed funding through a companion bill tied to the medical cannabis fund, with an initial startup amount and ongoing annual support. Several senators raised concerns about the lack of a sunset date and the need for measurable outcomes. The committee adopted an amendment requiring the Supreme Court’s Administrative Director to identify measurable outcomes, establish a pre-implementation baseline, and provide annual reporting to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, including costs and projected costs. House Bill 5684, as amended, was then reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass.

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• , and maybe justifiable complaints from the other side, about the speed of things.
• , and maybe justifiable complaints from the other side, about the speed of things.
• , and maybe justifiable complaints from the other side, about the speed of things.
• know complaints and and maybe<01:40:42.320> justifiable<01:40:42.840> complaints<01:40
• <01:42:21.679> is strain on the fiscal noes system is strain on the fiscal noes system is

Bills: HF3

Keywords: legislative auditor, reporting, accountability, state finance, executive agency oversight, 1183, house

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• Witnesses, please be sure to register using the electronic witness registration system.
• all the troopers' cars going south, going north, but one thing has changed: I don't hear as many complaints
• Those types of complaints have really not disappeared, but a lot more manageable.
• the troopers' cars going south, going north, but one thing has changed, uh, I don't hear as many complaints
• Uh, those type of complaints have really, uh, Not disappeared, but uh uh a lot more manageable.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security held its first hearing of the 89th legislative session, established a quorum, welcomed new and returning members, and adopted the committee rules without objection. The chair said the hearing would be limited to invited state agency witnesses and was intended as a status update for new members on current border operations, especially in light of the change in federal administration. Testimony came from the Office of the Attorney General, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department. The Attorney General’s representative said border-related litigation is largely in a holding pattern while the new U.S. Department of Justice awaits additional leadership, and noted prior cases involving concertina wire, buoys, and the CBP One app. DPS described Operation Lone Star’s evolution from filling gaps when Border Patrol was overwhelmed to current operations focused on interdiction, criminal arrests, fentanyl and meth seizures, and national security concerns, while also noting improved morale and more voluntary deployments as border pressure has eased. The Texas Military Department reported more than 5,000 personnel on state active duty, extensive use of barriers, drones, boats, and rapid-response forces, and said Operation Lone Star has resulted in more than 531,000 apprehensions and a 90% reduction in illegal crossings. Members and witnesses discussed whether the state should maintain its current border-security footprint while federal policy settles, with the chair emphasizing preserving institutional knowledge and leaving tactical decisions to the governor. Questions also covered trooper fatigue, Border Patrol training under SB 602, and concerns about cartel-driven commercial trucking and fuel depots near the border. The committee heard that Border Patrol training with DPS has resumed, and the chair asked agencies to keep the Legislature informed as legal and operational circumstances change. No bills were heard and no votes were taken beyond adopting the committee rules.

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• a household income level of $100,000 or less, and about 25% of our customers finance their solar systems
• I'm a senior on fixed income, and I was hoping to get that federal 30% tax credit, which was the system
• So it just, I have, as an accountant, they've come to approach me about certain systems like this.
• I have not heard those kinds of complaints; I've heard Other complaints, but there's just kind of our
• So we do put a cap On how much funding you can get, how much credit you can get for your system.

Keywords: 996, all

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• House Bill 581 relates to a smart solar permitting platform for residential solar energy systems.
• This legislation relates to a smart solar permitting platform for residential solar energy systems.
• Houseful 581 relates to smart solar permitting platform established residential solar energy systems.
• It's part of a suite of DSS reform bills responsive to improving our child welfare system.
• It's part of a suite of DSS reform bills responsive to improving our child welfare system.

Keywords: March 11, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• updated our existing ethics complaint updated our existing ethics complaint and<00:01:22.000>
• <00:04:06.200> stands legislators this complaint stands legislators this complaint stands
• independent of other ethics complaints independent of other ethics complaints before<00:04:11.799
• So we've got an ethics complaint, an amended ethics complaint, regarding her actions from last year.
• that that is the new ethics complaint that that is the new ethics<00:10:26.760> complaint<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Secondly, it keeps the process in place for complaints.
• Senators, this bill aims at improving Florida's behavioral health system.
• And as you know, we have an amazing system of state parks.
• They utilize our park system.
• If you believe in the system, if you believe in our system, which I do, I believe in the state government

Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice, health, and public safety bills, with several measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations and mostly no opposition. CS for SB 1782 on dangerous excessive speeding, CS for SB 306 on Medicaid provider network access, CS for SB 716 on mandatory minimums for certain sexual offenses by registered offenders, CS for SB 1084 on intimate image dissemination and digitally forged images, and CS for CS for SB 1604 on corrections-related litigation and sentencing changes all passed the committee. Members also approved CS for SB 1838, which increases protections for court officials from tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for SB 1252, which directs FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database. CS for SB 468 on fleeing or eluding, CS for SB 490 on off-duty concealed carry for certain officers, and CS for SB 890 on blood clot screening and treatment also received favorable votes, with SB 890 drawing supportive testimony from the bill sponsor, medical and patient advocates, and family members affected by blood clots. The most extensive debate centered on CS for CS for SB 1804, which would create a capital offense for adults trafficking children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons for sexual exploitation. Senator Martin defended the bill as a response to especially heinous crimes and argued it fit within constitutional punishment principles, while several members raised concerns about the Eighth Amendment, the risk of lengthy and costly litigation, and the possibility of retraumatizing victims. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers testified in opposition, citing moral objections, due process concerns, and constitutional precedent; the bill nevertheless was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 572, the “Pam Rock Act,” which tightens dangerous-dog rules, adds enclosure, microchip, insurance, and penalty requirements, and allows stronger enforcement actions after serious attacks. The Rock family and animal control supporters testified in favor, describing the bill as a response to fatal dog attacks and urging stronger accountability for owners. For SB 572, members discussed insurance requirements, the role of local authorities in classifying dangerous dogs, and whether the bill would affect ordinary pet insurance or only liability coverage after a serious attack. The sponsor said the measure is not breed-specific and is aimed at dogs that have already caused significant harm. The committee also heard testimony from family members of Pam Rock and other victims, along with supporters from animal control and sheriff’s offices. All of the bills taken up in the meeting that were voted on were reported favorably, and no roll-call votes failed.