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• This proposal would reduce that amount by about 5%.
• This proposal would<00:04:33.199> reduce<00:04:33.440> that<00:04:33.759> amount
• would reduce that amount by about 5%. would reduce that amount by about 5%.
• Um, typically in the past when we have a surcharge, um, that same amount also gets incorporated into
• EBT is one of the state's largest critical automated systems, distributing at least a billion dollars

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• This is not limited to the amount that the auditors have questioned and can be more comprehensive based
• Rules pay child care providers based on what a child is enrolled for, pay the full authorized amount
• So they would be reporting the amounts of federal awards that they receive and the amounts that they
• This goes for every single record that we're looking at when it comes to the distribution of funds.
• And I'm finding from the Auditor General's Office that they're going to be distributing new guidance

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• work with the school to provide appropriate funding to non-classroom based charters based on the amount
• However, while that guarantee is being expanded for each four year old the distribution of that Prop
• Because it's my understanding that on the other end, on the distributions, they were not included.
• So statewide, I mean that speaks to the amount of cost that goes into just staffing this TK rollout.
• It would have made an incredible amount of sense for us to be able to fight to continue to stay on to

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• homeless response systems and distribute homeless response systems and distribute federal<00:07:
• It means the amount of care is intended to align with their assessed level of need.
• She appreciated the committee's willingness to shift this amount of money to try to help where it can
• We were just discussing hard choices, but there are limited amount of funds that can be available for
• of funds that can be available amount of funds that can be available for<00:43:39.440> those<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Rather than assign a dollar amount for what fossil fuel polluters are responsible for paying back in
• So the amount of time over which an element remains radioactive depends on the element itself, and the
• So the amount of time over which an element remains radioactive depends on the element itself.
• In addition, the amounts that are actually generated are relatively small. You do need containment.
• The floodplain contains the Newland Produce Center, which processes and distributes the produce that

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing focused on a broad set of climate, energy, and environmental justice proposals. Early testimony strongly supported the Climate Change Superfund or “Polluter Pays” bill (H.1014/S.58), which would assess the largest fossil fuel emitters for a one-time fee based on historic emissions to fund climate adaptation. Sponsors argued the bill is modeled on Superfund cleanup principles, would target only the largest multinational polluters, would not be passed on to consumers, and would direct a significant share of funds to environmental justice communities. Committee members asked about the number of companies covered, consumer impacts, and whether the bill would address other forms of environmental destruction; sponsors said it was limited to major fossil fuel companies with a Massachusetts footprint and did not cover other pollution sources. The committee also heard testimony on a fusion energy compact proposal (S.673) that would direct the administration to develop a framework for a New England regional compact to accelerate fusion research, workforce development, and supply-chain growth. Supporters from MIT and the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities said fusion could become a major clean-energy and economic opportunity, but acknowledged the technology is not yet commercially viable and still has unresolved technical, cost, and waste-management questions. Members pressed on environmental impacts, siting, waste, costs, and whether the bill would create a compact or only a framework; sponsors said it would only create the framework and that the administration would need to negotiate with other states. Another major topic was a pilot program for nature-based climate solutions (H.971/S.??), backed by legislators, Boston Harbor Now, and UMass Boston’s Stone Living Lab. Witnesses said the bill would help speed permits for research and demonstration projects such as living shorelines, marsh restoration, and hybrid “green-to-gray” flood protections, while maintaining safeguards and protecting Indigenous and historic resources. Committee members asked how the proposal would interact with other permitting reforms and whether it could conflict with housing or wetland-related streamlining; supporters said it was complementary and aimed at making projects faster, more affordable, and more data-driven. The hearing also covered climate-safe buildings and climate adaptation funding bills. Supporters of H.1004/S.583 said current building codes do not adequately account for future flooding, heat, and wind, and the bill would add climate expertise to the building board, allow stretch resilience codes, expand floodplain standards, and create a retrofit program. Related testimony backed H.938/S.572, which would create a dedicated climate and community resilience fund financed by a small fee on property insurance premiums; advocates said it would provide stable long-term revenue for adaptation, especially in environmental justice communities, and help replace unreliable federal funding. One witness from CLF supported the climate-safe buildings and funding bills but opposed S.560/H.939 as too broad. The committee also heard testimony on airport air-quality legislation (H.997) calling for more monitoring and mitigation of ultra-fine particulate pollution around Logan Airport and Massport communities. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Um there are reasonable amount of time.
• So if you take a look at amendment 2301H, which was distributed to everybody and for which copies are
• But um given the amount of right?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session on SB 145, which would require sexual assault evidence kits to be delivered to the state forensic lab within seven business days and analyzed more promptly. Pamela Kyle of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence said the bill was developed after survivor concerns and extensive discussions with the Departments of Safety and Justice. She explained that most agencies already deliver kits quickly, but some kits sit for months, and the bill is intended to add structure without penalties while preserving chain of custody. Members discussed the use of common carriers or courier services for transport, the need for clear rules, and whether carriers would know what they were transporting. Representative Papovich offered amendment 2025-2301H to remove the reimbursement program for police shipping costs, arguing it would add administrative overhead and was unnecessary. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, and the committee then voted OTPA on SB 145 as amended, with members voting yes on the roll call. The committee then opened a work session on SB 295, and the sponsor presented a replace-all amendment intended to simplify and clarify the Education Freedom Account bill without changing its purpose. The amendment would remove income-cap language, define priority enrollment groups, establish an enrollment cap for the EFA program, and create rolling enrollment rules. It would set a 10,000-student cap for the 2025-2026 school year, allow the cap to increase by 25% if enrollment exceeds 90% of the prior cap, and ensure current participants can remain enrolled. The amendment also provides that certain sections would later be repealed once the Department of Education certifies that applications have not exceeded the cap for two consecutive school years. The sponsor walked through the amendment section by section, explaining that the bill is structured in two phases: one while caps exist and another after they are no longer needed.

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• So this is a big discrepancy, but this measure is suggesting an equal amount that is placed into the
• and that will be distributed to school districts which receive less than the equal amount.
• Less than the equal amount.
• will be used, and gradually every year the ERA fund amount will grow?
• You know, we're trying to create ongoing, steady, reliable, predictable amounts.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several measures, beginning with SCA 5, Senator Cortese’s proposal to create an Equalization Reserve Account to help reduce long-standing per-pupil funding disparities between basic aid and non-basic aid school districts. Supporters, including education leaders and school employees, argued the measure would provide a stable, long-term funding source to improve student services and staffing. Charter school representatives opposed the bill, saying it excluded charter schools from the benefits and could raise equal protection concerns. Senator Cortese responded that the bill only addresses district funding and does not alter charter funding formulas. After quorum was established, SCA 5 was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard S.J.R. 18, a resolution by Senator McNerney condemning the Citizens United decision and urging limits on corporate influence in elections. The author argued that corporate and dark money have overwhelmed campaign finance and weakened public trust. There was no formal witness testimony in support or opposition, and members discussed the resolution’s symbolic nature and its relationship to free speech and campaign finance rules. The resolution was adopted and referred onward. The committee then took up ACA 7, Assembly Member Jackson’s constitutional amendment to clarify Proposition 209 and allow more race-conscious tools in education to address racial equity gaps. Supporters said current law prevents targeted, evidence-based interventions and that the measure would help close persistent disparities; opponents argued it would weaken Prop. 209, invite discrimination, and likely fail at the ballot or in court. After extensive debate, the measure was approved as amended and sent to Appropriations. The committee next heard ACA 18, which would add a second student voting seat to the University of California Board of Regents, ensuring both undergraduate and graduate student representation. The author and student regent witnesses said the UC board is the only major higher education governing board in California with just one student vote, and that more student representation would improve decision-making and reflect the student body. The measure drew support from student organizations and was approved. Finally, AJR 29 was heard, opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail administration and defending California’s mail voting system as safe and secure. The author said the order would improperly interfere with state election administration. The resolution was adopted. Items 3 and 4 on consent were also approved, and the committee adjourned after all agenda items were acted upon.

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• The TEC has also voted to approve the executive director and general counsel to be paid the full amount
• And that $12,438 number is the $7,438 amount of the expenditures undertaken plus $5000.
• come in, um, and it's sort of a mechanical, uh, look based on the number of late reports and the amount
• Given that and given the amount of activity in the reports at issue, the number of prior late reports
• Given the amount of activity in the report and no prior violations, the fine was reduced to $4000.

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• so I believe we would work with ERCOT to examine the impact of that new large load if the entire amount
• That is, you know, on the transmission and distribution system.
• They're both consuming the same, taking the same amount of power off the grid.
• It sees that there is a loss of some amount of generation. less of an opportunity, I think, for market
• forces to be able to respond in a shorter amount of time to accommodate that loss.

Bills: SB6, SB11, SB33

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• The amount shown for fiscal year 2025 is up to...
• At the very bottom, you see what the incentive amount would total. On slide 19.
• This bill reimburses a maximum amount of $250,000 to the above-the-line players.
• It's the amount of work.
• Time is critical because it's a lot of money, and you got to get a certain amount done each day.

Bills: HB4568, HB5458, HB4543, HB2703, HB3728, HCR113, HCR126

Keywords: film industry, incentives, grants, Texas, moving image, economic development, production companies, content standards, HB 5458, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, chronic wasting disease, CWD, cervids, deer, elk, moose, wildlife management, game animals, disease management

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• When there's a certain amount of time of installation.
• For DARCI geothermal systems, we don't have a large amount of...
• And so that means that the amount of load that needs to be provided, or not load, the amount of capacity
• There is a record amount of processing capacity of over 200,000 tons a year just in the seven-county
• The other utilities and deliverable fuels don't report on those amounts, so we don't really have that

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• And then again, I'll talk about amounts and the major program areas that it's spent on.
• So this is the first part of that flowchart on the left-hand side, and it is showing the amount that
• We have a table that includes each of the amounts by the category, so you can see that in more detail
• That amount represents a little over 30% of our total budget.
• California did also rank last in terms of the amount of money received versus the amount of money transmitted

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The bill allows transmission and distribution utilities to lease temporary emergency energy facilities
• Distribution utilities having this tool in their toolbox, I think these clarifications are helpful and
• The zone has a criteria of zero inches of radial ice on the distribution.
• It's by the amount of... Is it by the amount of circulating sex hormones?
• However, you can read them for yourselves in the handouts. that we've distributed.

Bills: HB45, HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042

Keywords: flooding, disaster response, emergency preparedness, state guidance, public safety, housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money

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• The suspension lists are being distributed electronically to the members via chamber documents in FAS
• This amounts to to 1,051 additional waiver slots across the programs to move people off. the sometimes
• The 51.1 billion total funding property tax relief maintains the amount provided since the enactment
• In a sense, in the dollar amount, but it's huge and what it symbolizes for this community.
• The list attached to this motion was prepared pursuant to the calendar rule and has been Distributed

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• I have two daughters at LSU that were paying astronomical amounts of tuition.
• I mean, ours is just, hey, we're short this amount of money. We've already raised all the fees.
• There's a formula, right, that gets distributed dollars.
• And is that formula based on the amount of enrollment that you have? They're changing the formula.
• is to increase the amount of hearings that are available.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• I have two daughters at LSU that were paying astronomical amounts of tuition.
• I mean, ours is just, hey, we're short this amount of money. We've already raised all the fees.
• There's a formula, right, that gets distributed dollars.
• And is that formula based on the amount of enrollment that you have? They're changing the formula.
• is to increase the amount of hearings that are available.

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met to hear several education-related measures. It reported favorably, without objection, on House Bill 1215, which would transfer certain removed historical statues and monuments to the Office of State Parks, prohibit re-erection in the parish where they were removed, and require interpretive signage. The committee also advanced House Bill 682, which creates a school guardian program for honorably discharged veterans employed or contracted by local school systems or charter schools; testimony emphasized that guardians would be unarmed, trained, and used for mentoring and school safety. House Bill 1079, giving enrollment preferences in charter schools to children in early childhood programs, military families, foster children, and children in custody disputes, was also reported favorably, as was House Concurrent Resolution 81, directing the Department of Education to study options for districts facing declining enrollment. The committee then took up House Bill 1084, which would allow public postsecondary institutions to raise tuition and mandatory fees by up to 15 percent annually, with higher increases requiring Board of Supervisors approval. The bill drew extended debate over affordability, TOPS, student retention, and whether universities should have more autonomy to set prices. Members raised concerns about fee burdens on families and whether the state should first study the issue; supporters argued the bill would increase transparency and let institutions respond to funding needs and market conditions. Senator Mazzell offered an amendment lowering the cap from 15 percent to 10 percent, and the committee adopted the amendment before reporting the bill favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 342, which would shift the burden of proof in special education due process hearings from parents to local education agencies. The author and parents testified that the current system places an unfair burden on families of children with disabilities, who often lack access to records and legal resources, and that schools already control the documentation and should have to show compliance with IEP obligations. Jefferson Parish school officials opposed the bill, arguing it would increase legal costs, require more staff and attorney time, and potentially lead to more hearings; they also questioned the fiscal note. The Legislative Fiscal Office said the fiscal impact was indeterminable, and the committee continued hearing testimony from parents and school representatives as the transcript ended.

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• I've distributed a, don't trust Collin, I've distributed a, Vintage wine chart if anybody is interested
• Secondly, to ensure that House members have a reasonable amount of time to review impeachment materials
• There is an amount of COD There is an amount of COD gano English Annual annual Banks Banks SOLC SOLCON
• Sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.
• Does that amount to some level of privacy?

Bills: SB240, SB1183, SB1184, SB1577, SB2043, SB2051, SCR42, SJR68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• This is a total annual amount of funding of 2,157,000.
• This is a total annual amount of funding of 2,157,000.
• <00:32:29.919> primarily um these funds distribute primarily um these funds distribute primarily
• , then distributed directly to, in this case, the medical school's accounts.
• , then distributed directly to, in this case, the medical school's accounts.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of infrastructure to a considerable amount of state trust land in that area.
• So some people are really fast and others take a good amount of time.
• They don't... ...you know, opine on anything else; it's just the appraisal amount.
• Commissioner, is it a fixed amount or is it a percentage? Thank you.
• Yeah, they have been distributed. Okay. Members, you've heard, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Joint Natural Resources and House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committees of Reference heard the Arizona Auditor General’s sunset review of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. The audit found the board generally met some licensing requirements, but it did not timely investigate and resolve 49 of 159 complaints in fiscal year 2024, and it did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure and filing requirements. The Auditor General also identified weaknesses in continuing-education verification and other sunset-factor areas, and the board agreed to implement all 21 recommendations. Board staff said complaint volume has risen sharply since the pandemic, that the board’s process is slower because every case goes through an investigative committee and then the full board, and that it has already corrected some conflict-of-interest issues and is adding tools to improve continuing-education audits. The committee then heard testimony from the board’s executive director and from the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. The executive director emphasized the board’s public-protection mission, described the shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, and said the board is working to improve efficiency through a new e-licensing system and staff training. Members asked about the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, complaint backlogs, and whether the board could do more to recruit rural practitioners; the board said it lacks direct recruiting authority but supports multiple licensure pathways and loan-assistance efforts. The veterinary association supported the board’s oversight and said it is also working on rural and large-animal workforce issues through partnerships and advocacy. The committee then voted to recommend continuing the board for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee next took up the Arizona State Land Department, beginning with the Auditor General’s presentation on the department’s sunset review and prior special audit. The audit found the department had not updated its required five-year disposition plan since 2011, had sold more than 48,000 acres without an active plan, had allowed agricultural rental rates to go unchanged since 2006 despite market increases, and had not consistently inspected mineral-related leases or properly managed reclamation bonds. The Auditor General said these issues created risks of lost revenue, reduced transparency, and public-safety hazards, and recommended 18 corrective actions in the main review plus 34 additional recommendations on other issues; the department agreed to most recommendations but declined to adopt a written policy for commissioner-initiated land sales. Commissioner Robin Sahid said the department is working through audit recommendations, has created a rules team, improved its customer portal, and is pursuing new policies on water use, transportation-basin leases, and disposition planning. Members questioned the department about agricultural leases, groundwater valuation, the Fondomonte leases and reimbursement for improvements, the canceled Coyotes land auction, backlog and processing times, and the use of consultants and administrative funds. The commissioner said the department had over 2,000 applications in queue when she arrived, that it has made progress reducing the backlog, and that it is conducting stakeholder outreach on water-efficiency standards and lease addenda. No final vote on the land department continuation was taken in the portion provided.

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• And as a part of that, we ended up working with the city and county on the mobile needle distribution
• And as a part of that, we ended up working with the city and county on the mobile needle distribution

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Summary: The committees heard advice-and-consent testimony on several gubernatorial nominations, beginning with GM 644 for Steven Logan to serve as Adjutant General of the Department of Defense through December 7, 2026. Testimony from multiple state officials and others was strongly supportive, citing Logan’s military leadership, service during the COVID-19 period, and coordination during the fireworks-related patient transfer. Logan described his 44 years of military service, 22 years with the Honolulu Police Department, and his approach of “unity of effort,” including how he would help operationalize the Office of the State Fire Marshal by coordinating with county fire chiefs, the State Fire Council, and emergency management to pursue funding and implement recommendations. The committee then took up GM 621 and GM 623 for the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee. Shante Asuda of Hawaii Correctional Industries supported both nominees and said the board is important for evaluating private-sector joint ventures that can provide work skills for incarcerated people. Carla Kashiwa said she wanted to help improve outcomes through public-private partnerships and vocational rehabilitation opportunities for people reentering society. Lee Shinato, however, gave a less prepared presentation, offering broad ideas such as crafts, lunch wagons, and ukulele-making, and acknowledged he was not fully clear on the board’s scope or goals. Committee members expressed concern about the lack of preparation and clarity around the board’s mission, and the administrator later explained that the board’s role is to review business plans for viability, return on investment, sustainability, and whether they provide marketable skills for inmates. The final item discussed was GM 568 for Aris Banag to serve on the Advisory Board of Veteran Services. Supporters described him as community-minded and deeply committed to veterans. Banag said he has over 30 years of service, has worked as a mental health therapist and veterans resource coordinator at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, and helped create the first veteran service center there. In response to questions about federal VA cutbacks and veterans nearing retirement, he said the board must be a strong independent voice for veterans, advocate against reductions in benefits, and help service members plan for post-military life, including disability benefits, retirement, and financial planning. No votes or final committee actions were stated in the portion provided.