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• Uh, ladies and gentlemen in the south gallery, uh, have a constituent in the nursing school, Miss Hariter
• And in our north and south gallery among the Alcorn State University School of Nursing, we have some
• against his own self sometime. >> But y'all didn't bring back the gentleman from Washington any goat milk

Keywords: MS House Floor - 17 February, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members dispensed with the reading of the journal, and there were no reports from select committees, no resolutions or memorials, and introductions of bills and constitutional amendments were handled without reading. The chamber also recognized several guests and pages, including a large group of nursing students from Alcorn State University, along with other visitors and constituents in the galleries. A number of members used the announcements period to highlight events and personal matters. Representative Powell asked that the House adjourn in memory of Pat Husler, the mother of a committee assistant, and the request was accepted. Representative Bell also asked to adjourn in memory of the late Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, describing him as an inspiration. Representative Fondren announced a Mississippi Association for Justice event later that evening, and Representative Wallace gave an update on the Sale of Champions, noting scholarships awarded, animals sold, and funds raised. The only formal committee action mentioned was an announcement that Appropriations A would meet at 10:00 a.m. the next day in room 2011A, and that the appropriations committee would also meet five minutes after adjournment to consider a bill that had been omitted earlier. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 2 p.m. the following day.

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• It allows ESE 3-year-olds and VPK 4-year-olds to continue a program that is offered in elementary school
• It says Grant program. It adds infant. I'll crab a disease to the newborn screening program.
• , and Other nutrition programs tied to stop participation.
• These people are the backbone of this program.
• She understands the program and my family has what we need.

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• : offered in elementary school to expand into before and after care hours without the school needing
• It creates a new Year 5 ISSA grant program.
• It adds infant Krabbe disease to the newborn Representative Gerwig: screening program.
• These people are the backbone of this program.
• She understands the program and my family has what we need.

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• following measures SB 2 Creighton, relating to the establishment of an education savings account program
• personnel office, becoming an assistant to the US Department of Health and Human Services National AIDS Program
• Uh, with a population of over 30,000 and once known as the land of milk and honey, Grimes County boasts

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• SB 2, Creighton, relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
• Department of Health and Human Services National AIDS Program.
• With a population of over 30,000 and once known as the land of milk and honey, Grimes County boasts rolling

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And local industry really helped us get this program off the ground.
• And we have so many MOUs with different school districts, 28 local school districts and tribal partners
• And those school buses pull up right under my office window.
• with dual enrollment is a three-year program.
• These pathways include high-demand programs. South County region.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact held an informational hearing in San Diego focused on “Making Sense of California’s Economy: Real Cost Pressures and Household Impacts Facing San Diego.” Chair Salas and Assemblymember Darshana Patel opened by emphasizing affordability, housing, and the importance of bringing state policy discussions into the community. The first panel featured leaders from Cal State San Marcos and the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, who described the region’s innovation ecosystem, the university’s role in social mobility and workforce development, and the importance of partnerships with K-12 schools, community colleges, military installations, and industry. They also highlighted regional strengths in life sciences, aerospace and defense, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, and venture-backed innovation, while warning that housing costs, federal research cuts, permitting delays, and small-business fragility threaten growth and talent retention. Committee members asked about collaboration among higher education institutions and what state policy changes could help. Panelists said the region’s universities are complementary rather than competitive and stressed the value of public-private partnerships, social innovation, and aligning academic programs with employer needs. On policy, they urged faster permitting, possible regulatory sandboxes, stronger research investment, support for cross-border trade and manufacturing, and more housing affordability to keep workers in the region. The second panel centered on small business and entrepreneurship, with testimony from Hydrostasis founder Dr. Debbie Chen, Amai co-founder Sven Davison, and Asian Business Association San Diego CEO Jason Pagal. Chen described building a hydration-monitoring wearable, the barriers women founders face in accessing capital, and the importance of SBDC, Stella Foundation, and university internship support. Davison described Amai’s edible cup business and how tariffs, supply-chain costs, and financing constraints forced the company to pivot manufacturing plans. Pagal presented survey data showing high relocation intent, difficulty hiring, and low confidence among businesses, and recommended expanded technical assistance, regional cost-of-living adjustments, and small-business affordability zones. During questioning, members discussed targeted procurement and local incentive models, the role of SBDC and other support networks, and how to better tailor state programs to local conditions. Public comment came from the California Southern Small Business Development Corporation, which stressed that access to affordable capital remains a major challenge and noted the volume of loan guarantee requests coming from San Diego. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with closing remarks from both members underscoring the need to use local testimony to shape future state policy and support California’s economy, families, and small businesses.

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• additional school days. additional school days.
• would in the school. would in the school.
• , you know, school nephews to school, you know, school looks<00:52:24.559> different.
• All it did is give kids a milk if they wanted to turn around and bring their own meals to school.
• > largely to schools, but schools were largely to schools, but schools were largely unaware<02:08

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, it's just bringing the program into alignment with pre-existing programs.
• So, it's just bringing the program into alignment with pre-existing programs.
• So, it's just bringing the program into alignment with pre-existing programs.
• This bill supports program integrity in our SNAP program.
• This bill supports program integrity in our SNAP program.

Bills: HF3831, HF3603, HF1900, HF495, HF3750, HF4316, HF2136, HF4384

Keywords: SNAP, income limits, asset limits, nutrition assistance, children and families, federal poverty guidelines, federal waiver, food assistance, low-income families, nutritional support, day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, child care, family child care, child care center, licensing, correction order

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• Haas—when you talk about the maintenance program, When you talk about the maintenance program that a
• I was still in high school.
• We piloted a program, and that program actually became official through policy on March 23, 2016.
• That $50 million program was through the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program that FEMA has.
• it was funded through the FMA program, which is a program that still exists within FEMA's programs.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Joseph the Worker doing, or is that program converted differently?
• Vincent de Paul on that campus also has the Brigade program, which is a workforce development program
• However, it doesn't take care of the problem because that only applies to schools.
• You're still not going to be able to prohibit them from coming to school or to work.
• And consistency is what drives successful outcomes in these programs.

Bills: HB2048, HB2189, HB2248, HB2403, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2906, HCR2058

Keywords: orders of protection, domestic violence, court procedures, legal guardian, enforcement, healthcare, licensed health aides, scope of practice, ventilator care, training standards, medical freedom, healthcare mandates, employment requirements, public health, government regulation, elderly, physical disabilities, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, home and community based services, funding increase

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• We have no state funded grant program that addresses laterals, I believe.
• There are options for pilot programs in communities.
• We eat the fish and now plastic is in our blood brains and breast milk.
• Our phone ban does not apply to schools, hospitals or pre-packaged foods.
• The Propulsion test, the at-risk vessel program, the vessel TURN-IN program and FWC general order 21.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Kids take lunches to school.
• Kids take lunches to school.
• It's milk. Why? Because most people is? It's milk. Why?
• So I didn't school up on that.
• So I didn't school up on that.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• program as well as other um various program as well as other um various programs<00:19:10.080> that
• state grant program. state grant program.
• schools, the the for-profit schools. schools, the the for-profit schools.
• training programs and they have been allowed to operate without going through the private career school
• The federal work study program has a requirement. the schools they assume it's full-time the schools

Bills: HF4362, HF4252, HF4440

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry

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• So we have to depend on programs like yours, summer and, and probably after school at some point, those
• We have to depend on programs like yours, summer and, and probably after school at some point, those
• How can we bring science into after-school programs, whether those are our programs where we're coming
• and running them or whether we're thinking about how do we infuse science into after-school programs
• about what happens outside of school. about what happens outside of school.

Bills: HB187, HB98, HB360, HB394, HB398, HB388, HB187, HB98, HB360, HB394, HB398, HB388

Keywords: school safety, emergency response, training, public safety, Alyssa's Law, law enforcement, scholarship, tuition assistance, dependent education, Alabama, blackout license plate, HB360, Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, sales tax holiday, firearms, guns, ammunition, bullets, primers, gun accessories

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• This doesn't take any money away from the foundation school program or the state highway fund.
• After the 25 cents, 25% is taken out of general revenue deposited in the Foundation School Program.
• the programs, but we just can't keep up with it.
• Money into projects, and I'm saying like in schools, they need additional dollars for schools, and a
• Program and the State Highway Fund.

Bills: HB188, HB265, HJR35, HJR47, SB1901, HB188, HB265, HJR35

Keywords: Texas STRONG defense fund, severance tax revenue, oil and gas revenue, constitutional transfers, rainy day fund, economic stabilization fund, state highway fund, oil and gas production, qualifying county, county grants, water infrastructure, first responders, public safety, DPS staffing, commercial motor vehicle safety, gang violence prevention, human trafficking prevention, economic development, TxDOT grants, school districts

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• We filled a lot of these schools with school resource officers, but we had an adverse impact on higher
• ed because they were locked in at a much lower amount than they could make and they moved into the schools
• So, what this moved into the schools.
• providing for membership of district attorneys' plans, expanding participation in the supernumerary program
• ERS) and have separate years of service for that, and then also are vested under the supernumerary program

Bills: HB227, HB556, HB543, HB542, HB482, HB483, HB484

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• Also includes not just school... that.
• Also includes not just school systems but also municipalities and local governments as well.

Bills: HB442, HB459, HB90, HB91, HB461, HB481

Keywords: codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication

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• bill's requirements are more stringent than requirements in this code related to cities, counties, school
• that could include things like a county courthouse, local community centers, public libraries, or schools
• proposed in House Bill 638 are more than what is required of much other larger cities, counties, school

Bills: HB 279, HB 310, HB 365, HB 391, HB 420, HB 422, HB 638

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• And we created a program called the Economically Distressed Areas Program. a from a rural or low income
• This program has been wildly successful in making sure that.
• In the reauthorization, we changed some of the dynamics of the program.
• Recorded and stored within the website for the entity, whether it's a city or... school board.
• It's affecting- in our school. And so they do all this great development.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• this bill's required and so are more. than requirements in this code related to cities, counties, school
• that could include things like a county courthouse, local community centers, public libraries or schools
• proposed in House Bill 638 are more than what is required of much other larger cities, counties, school

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing