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FL
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- So SB 1376 is a bill seeking to address the shortage of genetic counselors in our state.
- So SB 1376 is a bill seeking to address the shortage of genetic counselors in our state.
- bill would establish an education grant program to support students pursuing a career in genetics at state
- I remember back when we didn't even license genetic counselors in the state of Florida.
- it's something that more people would take advantage of if we had enough genetic counselors in the state
Keywords:
genetic counseling, education grants, state universities, faculty recruitment, student financial assistance, missing persons, special needs, autism, search-and-rescue, Florida, voluntary program, funding
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and first considered SB 1376, which would create an education grant program to help address Florida’s shortage of genetic counselors by supporting students in genetics programs at state universities. Senator Burgess described genetic counselors’ roles in oncology, prenatal care, rare diseases, and other clinical settings, and noted Florida’s limited number of licensed counselors. The committee adopted an amendment requiring graduate programs to be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling and to show sufficient clinical training capacity. Members spoke in support, and CS/SB 1376 was reported favorably by roll call vote.
After a brief recess, the committee took up SB 1570, which would revive Project Leo, a prior Florida program that helped locate missing persons with special needs who are at high risk of wandering or elopement. President Gates explained that the bill would allow participating CARD centers to work with local sheriff’s offices to provide voluntary tracking devices and included $1 million in nonrecurring funding. Senators Berman and Harrell supported the measure, citing the dangers of wandering, especially for individuals with developmental disabilities or autism, and the importance of preventing drownings and other tragedies. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote.
No other business was raised, no senators requested to be recorded on the bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/26/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
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- is arrested by a state or local law enforcement official or agency for a violation of state or local
- is arrested by a state or local enforcement official or agency for a violation of state or local law
- Please state your name for the record.
- of the state for a violation of state or local law. ...city, town, or other political subdivision of
- the state for a violation of state or local law.
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immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, veterans, military health, mental health treatment, funding allocation, 1182, all
Summary:
The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee heard two bills. SB 1055 would require state and local law enforcement to immediately notify ICE or CBP when a person unlawfully present in the U.S. is arrested for a state or local offense. Supporters said it simply clarifies and strengthens existing law and cooperation with federal authorities; opponents, including the ACLU of Arizona and several public commenters, argued it would intensify immigration enforcement, chill crime reporting, invite racial profiling, and conflict with existing SB 1070-related guidance and constitutional limits. The committee engaged in extended debate over whether the bill merely restated current law or would create new legal and practical burdens for police.
After public testimony and member discussion, SB 1055 was passed on a 4-3 vote and received a do-pass recommendation. Members voting in favor said the bill was about enforcing the law and improving cooperation; members opposed said it was redundant and harmful to community trust and public safety. The committee then took up SB 1065, which appropriates $300,640,000 in FY 2027 for a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund. The bill was presented as a way to provide non-drug treatment for veterans with PTSD and related conditions, with supporters describing potential benefits for mental health and recovery. Some members raised budget and implementation questions, including how veterans would be selected for treatment, but all members ultimately supported moving it forward.
SB 1065 passed unanimously, 7-0, with several members noting support for veterans while reserving questions about the budget process or future floor consideration. The committee adjourned after passing both bills.
TX
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- We will not build our state on fear. We will not write our laws on shame.
- We will build on justice. We will build on dignity, we will build on love.
- into our state.
- been injured to enforce a state law without state supervision?
- the laws of the state.
TX
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- One is I just want to make sure because the state of Texas has... ...and lost lawsuits because the state
- It seems, if we're going to have people building these new buildings, what guarantees or assurances do
- It's certainly hard for the state, without an adjustment for the state dollars, to level up the cost
- Up to the state base.
- By the state for any of the extra at the state base. Right, so you need that.
Bills:
HB2
TX
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- That come with state funding.
- state.
- All of our non-federal funds come from the state, which means you, our state legislature, are the only
- The state is struggling with that.
- You're your state representative. Yes, sir.
Bills:
HB2
TX
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- With that, we will begin with the Public Utility Commission, LBB presentation.
- , and so I hope that represents the state of Texas well.
- Generally, in other states, staff pay is based on the executive director's pay.
- I'm the presiding officer of the Texas State Dental Board.
- Yu stated.
TX
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- Thank you for the state board.
- Racing Commission, LBB, Thomas Galvan.
- Bush State Office Building.
- Section 16.01: the Texas Ethics Commission and the State Commission on Judicial Conduct are added to
- Many were concerned that the state has shifted the entire... the burden of the state board's remediation
TX
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- Commission.
- We had discussions collectively as a commission during commission meetings.
- . state.
- Currently, the state.
- The state needs to take him.
TX
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- Austin Building instead of at the Bullock?
- It's building breakwaters around the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area and we'll build on some of the
- So, you know, the state does some really cool things. The feds built it. Now it'd be a state.
- We've been able to work with other states and expand it to 10 other states, so there's 11 of us now sharing
- We have nine wine trails across the state. state of Texas, and of that $20 billion, the vast majority
TX
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- . the state.
- parks and then they'll become centennial projects to build out those state parks.
- I'm the Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health Commission and serve as the State Veterinary and
- Director of the Texas Health and Welfare Commission and also serves as the Assistant State Veterinarian
- Partner of Commission Shift, which is focused on building public support to hold the Railroad Commission
TX
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- Buildings. We are now operating on five floors in one building.
- From the state.
- So there's no state law prohibition against using state funds either in real time or state funds that
- Kansas has just put in a pitch, and Washington State is in the process of building one.
- on fewer state funds.
TX
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- a building, as you know, but it will put a few things inside a building.
- While past funding allowed us to build our STEM I building, and the Health Science and Classroom Building
- Delta building.
- medical education building.
- And then you could build one.
TX
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- Commission.
- in the state.
- the state. ...state of Texas.
- At Texas State, we are determined to help the state achieve... its goal of building a talent-strong Texas
- Moving forward to build on these successes and expand to serve this state, we ask for your continued
TX
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- Wynne Rosser.** You raise an important question, Senator, and it is, as you've stated, a state policy
- Wynne Rosser.** ...as you've stated, a state policy priority to train and retain more physicians in the
- state.
- The future workforce is dependent upon other state physician pipeline programs including the State Rural
- So if y'all are building these state hospitals across the state, which we know y'all have invested in
TX
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- We love this state.
- VHS operates in 14 western states.
- Trone is reporting to the state in accordance with the state program.
- There are only 33 across the state.
- As TRON is reporting to the state in accordance with the state program, the barrier is funding to fully
TX
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- states since 1965.
- state custody.
- By investing, it allows the state health department to build youth programs, educate the public, and,
- So we need a state investment to continue that work and to build on it.
- It should be the state hospital until we build out the continuum, and they will not make a civil commitment
TX
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- In recent years, the state has appropriated hundreds of millions of dollars to build new building space
- We lease a lot of buildings across the state of Texas. We own a lot of buildings.
- But the finding by the State District Court. were very critical of the commission itself and the process
- So this is a state classification for state peace officers.
- long time to finally start building building those beds, so as a result of them not building those beds
TX
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- The James Earl Rudder State Office Building was built in 1918, making it the first state office building
- building, and the Waco State Office building.
- **Dave Nelson**: ...building, the Elias Ramirez building, and the Waco State Office building.
- This bill created the Texas State Buildings Preservation Endowment.
- Texas was the first state, and to my knowledge, I don't think any other states have done that, to build
TX
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- These buildings continue to be important for heritage tourism in the state.
- All right, we're going to move on to the [Commission on the State Emergency Communications](link from
- Speaker: All right, we're going to move on to the [Commission on the State Emergency Communications](
- I am Gloria Meraz, the Director and Librarian at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- I am Gloria Meraz, the Director and Librarian at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
TX
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- a big state.
- So they would be used across the state.
- And that the federal funds in there and we have state funds. Yes, sir.
- value to the state for those contracts.
- All state agencies will report data in the same format.