Bills: HB2720, HB2073, SB5467, SB5820, SCR8406, HB2487, SB5816, SB5919, SB5995, SB6278, SB5831, SB5915, SB5963, SB6025, SB6046, SB6084, SB6134, SB6136, SB6137, SB6188, SB6291, HB2689, SB5922, SB5944, SB5957, SB5988, SB5994, SB6011, SB6065, SB6103, SB6151, SB6244

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government, RCW 57, real property disposal, personal property, notice of intent to sell, public auction

Summary: The House approved the prior day’s minutes without objection and adopted a series of resolutions honoring individuals, organizations, and observances, including Dean Brazel, Shadley Van Skulkwake, the Seattle Seahawks, Every Child Matters Day, several doctors and officials, economic ties with Mexico and Canada, the 250th anniversary of the United States, and the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The chamber received messages from the Senate announcing passage of Substitute House Bill 2230, Substitute Senate Bill 5647, and engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 61, and also noted that the President had signed a second engrossed House bill. The House then agreed to first-reading referral of bills and resolutions on the introduction sheet, with one exception: Substitute Senate Bill 6003 was suspended from the rules and placed on the second reading calendar. Later, the House referred bills listed in committee reports to the designated committees and relieved the Rules Committee of Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5107 and Substitute Senate Bill 6226, placing them on the second reading calendar. No recorded votes occurred, and the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 3.

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• </c> statewide planning manager with MnDOT. statewide planning manager with MnDOT.
• </c><01:46:10.880><c> Um,</c> long-range planning in the bill. Um, long-range planning in the bill.
• </c> similar plans for major bridges. similar plans for major bridges.
• </c> expansion of those types of plans. expansion of those types of plans.
• </c> management plan. management plan. &gt;&gt; Thank<01:47:48.120><c> you.</c> &gt;&gt; Thank you.

Bills: HF3919, HF1335, HF3864, HF3916, HF3728

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, electronic license, driver's license, digital credential, transportation, data privacy, authentication, license plates, vehicle registration, validation stickers, Minnesota statutes, transportation policy, aeronautics, transponder, aircraft safety

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• Representatives, uh, Brian Boner, Senate District 2, and so be presenting Senate File 102 here today.
• </c><00:22:03.919><c> on</c> looking at, um, how we're planning on looking at, um, how we're planning
• Uh, Chip Nman, perhaps House District number one representative.
• Now, this is a bill that was brought to us last year by Ed Cooper, Senate District 20.
• Um, we're Ed Cooper, Senate District 20.

Bills: SF0102, SF0123, SF0021, SF0099

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation

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• I'm the representative at House District 62.
• I'm the representative at House District 62.
• I'm the representative at House District 62.
• </c> representative at House District 62. representative at House District 62.
• </c><00:41:40.400><c> because</c> first. uh our MAGA energy plan because first. uh our MAGA energy plan

Bills: SF0102, SF0123, SF0021, SF0099

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation

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• projects can take three to ten years from the initial planning to completion.
• The appraisal districts have no way of knowing. This can create multiple issues.
• Appraisal districts cannot update the records accordingly.
• It states that the plan, referring to a reappraisal plan, may not include a standard where the timeline
• The problem with this bill is that it really restricts local fiscal planning.

Bills: SB1277, SB1531, SB2452, SB2520, SB2521, SB2529, SB2538, SB2539, SB2541, SB2873

Keywords: municipal sales tax, street maintenance, local option tax, Tax Code Chapter 327, sales and use tax, street repair, sidewalk maintenance, water infrastructure, wastewater system, stormwater system, local election, ballot language, reauthorization, municipal finance, infrastructure funding, Texas municipalities, street and sidewalk tax, special district tax, public works, property tax

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• Philip Qualls. to handle HB 17, provide relative to the district attorney retirement system, on your
• My name is Philip Qualls, the director for the district attorney's retirement system.
• As I appreciate it, what happens with retirees now is that the school district pays, the retired teacher
• It is continuing to be paid an annual fee by the school district.
• So we're not currently planning for that.

Bills: HB17, HB21, HB24, HB41, HB42, HB45, HB1134, HB1237

Keywords: HB 17, District Attorneys' Retirement System, retirement system, reemployed retiree, reemployment, supplemental retirement benefit, service credit, benefit suspension, public retirement, district attorney, assistant district attorney, Louisiana District Attorneys' Association, employer reporting, annual report, retirement benefits, state employees, local funds, state funds, Municipal Employees' Retirement System, part-time retirees

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• community philanthropy and... ...charity projects helping to support important community causes in every district
• operations. to dedicate sufficient resources for responsible operations, preparing for emergencies and planning
• Because they don't want to rewrite a peer judge's original order since they're at the same level of district
• They wanted to rein in rogue district attorneys for not enforcing marijuana laws and abortions.

Bills: HB46, HB272, HB551, HB1661, HB2820, HB3181, HB4145, HB4157, HB46, HB272

Keywords: low-THC cannabis, dispensing organization, Texas Compassionate-Use Program, medical use, patient access, registration, healthcare, legislation, credit card fraud, debit card fraud, prosecution, illegal possession, state law, political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, election supplies, ballots

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• Yes, we are currently finalizing the construction plans to double the size of the current convention
• The plan is to start construction by November of this year.
• One key element that's missing from our plan is a convention center hotel.
• But under current statute, and as Fort Worth has told us, they are planning to do, Fort Worth is able
• How would this bill impact cities that are actively planning projects but have not yet committed the

Bills: SB1071, SB1444, SB1483, SB1556, SB1703, SB1756, SB1854, SB2036, SB2133, SB2297, SB2622, SB2779, SB2955, SB2979

Keywords: municipality, tax revenue, hotel project, convention center, economic development, hotel tax, municipal authority, local governments, local authority, convention centers, hotel occupancy tax, municipal finance, local tax revenue, tourism, hotel and convention center project, Tax Code Chapter 351, city revenue, special district, Texas municipalities, venue financing

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• It's worked as we planned.
• Retirement Benefits and Allowances, further providing for membership of district attorneys' plans, expanding
• Currently, district Currently, district attorneys who have independently vested in the Employees' Retirement
• So, your work group is creating the strategic plan.
• So, under the bill, there would be a strategic plan created. I think OIT was... Plan created.

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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• The bill would require a statewide health coordinating council to develop a long-range plan for improving
• health literacy, along with a biennial report on the plan and any updates.
• The bill further instructs DSHS to include health literacy issues in their state health plan.
• applicants must match at least 10% of the grant amount, submit detailed information, implementation plans
• daughter, my husband and I made the decision to seek a second opinion to continue with her treatment plan

Bills: HB514, HB1652, HB2117, HB2298, HB3269, HB46, HB46

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• within that region: the district with the highest spending per student and the district with the lowest
• Supports prudent fiscal behavior, rewards efficient budget planning by districts, and helps the state
• This bill is defined as a fiscally responsible measure that provides an incentive for districts to plan
• That incentive, at that time, encouraged districts like ours to pay sooner, benefiting both the district
• and the state's financial planning.

Bills: HB123, HB5606, HB549, HB2757, HB4359, HB5381, HB1939, HB123

Keywords: HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention, math intervention, teacher academy, literacy academy, mathematics academy, interventionist academy, K-3 assessments, school readiness, prekindergarten, tutoring grant, parent-directed tutoring

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• So, the idea here is that... ...each fire department can petition the commission on the fire district
• , and then the fire district can hold a local election.

Bills: HB325

Keywords: fire protection, volunteer fire department, fire district, emergency response, fire service fees, Lawrence County, voter approval, 1136, house, all

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• She is the Elgin Public Schools District Teacher of the Year.
• outside of my senate district, neighbors And one in my senate district that had these books and was unaware
• They created an eight-year plan.
• So I don't know what that plan will look like.
• We Will plan on most likely having at least one more meeting.

Bills: HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• Does the district now have...
• There's two school districts, one right outside of my Senate district, neighbors, and...
• Right outside of my Senate district, neighbors, and one in my Senate district that had these books and
• They created an eight-year plan.
• in order to fund those plans?

Bills: HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

Summary: The Senate Education Committee first considered a series of executive nominations, including Brian Bobeck to the State Board of Education, Jonathan Daniels to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools, Cody Swanee to OETA, Randy Squires to the Western Oklahoma State College Board of Regents, Dwight Spencer to the Carl Albert State College Board of Regents, V. Lee to the Oklahoma Arts Council, Adisha Chapman to the Murray State College Board of Regents, Trevor Pemberton to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Jennifer Carlson and Melissa Yvonne to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, Kevin Gross to the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents, and Barbara Myers to the Oklahoma Arts Council. Most nominees briefly described their backgrounds and reasons for serving, and the committee approved each nomination, with votes ranging from 8-1 to 10-0, sending them on to the full Senate or floor as applicable. The committee then took up several education bills. House Bill 1937, dealing with the Communications with Students Act, was amended to require corroborated evidence before immediate suspension and to narrow the definition of student; it passed 9-0. House Bill 2153, which would subject OSSAA meetings and hearings to the Open Meetings Act and repeal the statutory one-year sit-out rule for transfers, drew questions about recruitment and FERPA but passed 7-3. House Bill 3674, requiring school resource officer training on sexual assault and violence, annual continuing education, mandatory reporting, and closure of contractor loopholes, passed 9-0. House Bill 3885, setting a graduated discipline framework for third through fifth graders, prompted debate over classroom safety and student rights and passed 9-1. House Bill 3671, allowing a receiving district to accept a transferring teacher’s career status, passed 10-0. House Bill 3261, assigning employee numbers to school support staff such as coaches and bus drivers for tracking across districts, passed 10-0. Several other bills generated more extensive discussion. House Bill 2978, which would impose annual library audits, public online catalogs, a formal challenge process, and funding penalties for noncompliance, faced repeated questions about how it differed from existing policy and who could challenge materials; it failed 4-5. House Bill 3021, revising graduation requirements and preserving flexibility for applied math/science and local course approval while removing some language requirements, passed 8-2. House Bill 3029, requiring the Department of Education to develop a four-year plan, passed 9-1. House Bill 4274, expanding school choice options for military-dependent students living on base, passed 10-0. The committee also began consideration of House Bill 3076, which would clarify alternative teacher certification provider definitions and OEQA oversight, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• </c><00:07:01.240><c> to</c> districts it simply allows districts to districts it simply allows districts
• IEP transition planning is already complicated and nuanced within each school district throughout the
• The reason being, for example, is that if a school district is planning to construct a new school, the
• </c><01:25:37.119><c> is</c><01:25:37.320><c> planning</c><01:25:37.719><c> to</c> that if a school district
• is planning to that if a school district is planning to con<01:25:38.400><c> to</c><01:25:38.679><c>

Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803

Keywords: school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination

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• HB 5695 proposes to create the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District to be located in and incorporated
• Members, this bill creates the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District.
• We have a housing affordability plan that was adopted into our comprehensive plan, and we expect specific
• We have a housing affordability plan that was adopted into our comprehensive plan, and we expect specific
• The plans are three years old.

Bills: HB5489, HB5695, HB5699, SB291, SB292

Keywords: impact fee, moratorium, local government, Texas legislation, infrastructure funding, municipal utility district, eminent domain, bonds, assessments, infrastructure, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Harris County, Municipal Utility District, territory exclusion, debt service taxes, property taxation, condemnation, property acquisition, real property, appraisal reports

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• </c><00:12:08.000><c> and</c> up to two Redevelopment districts and up to two Redevelopment districts
• </c><00:14:25.079><c> will</c> entertainment we believe the plan will entertainment we believe the plan
• </c><00:46:12.240><c> 17</c> districts in its downtown districts 17 districts in its downtown districts
• In the scenario that if you create a district under the current law, when you create a district, it's
• In the scenario that if you create a district under the current law, when you create a district, it's

Bills: HF1746, HF2585, HF1159, HF2574, HF2839, HF157, HF158, HF160, HF338, HF512

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• We should have a plan, we should implement that plan, and we should protect our state.
• Madam Chair, members, Ralph Heap, Legislative District 10.
• Madam Chair, members, Ralph Heap, Legislative District 10.
• Madam Chair and members, Ralph Heap, Legislative District 10.
• Representative Justin Olson from Legislative District 10.

Bills: HB2099, HB2263, HB2264, HB2330, HB2341, HB2492, HB2757, HB2782, HB2843, HB2889, HB2912, HB2915, HB2918, HB4025, HB4100, HCR2020, HCR2057

Keywords: water storage, long-term storage credits, groundwater management, drought contingency, Arizona water regulations, Colorado River, replenishment, groundwater savings facility, groundwater storage, underground water storage, active management area, irrigation non-expansion area, Arizona water law, water rights, water replenishment, recharge, water conservation district, multi-county water conservation district, CAP water, Central Arizona Project

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• We've seen similar situations in other types of financing districts, such as revitalization districts
• Cahava district that ended up, the district ran out of money.
• there's benefits at the district.
• School District.
• But get this, and this I think may be in Senator Epstein's district: the Kyrene School District, under

Bills: HB2091, HB2140, HB2320, HB2384, HB2398, HB2502, HB2780, HB2918, HB2939, HB2950, HB2999, HB4020, HB4026, HB4029

Keywords: insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, bonds, financial advisors, elections, municipal advisors, cost of borrowing, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds

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• </c><00:04:16.040><c> and</c> that they have done in my district and that they have done in my district
• We also help them review their business plan.
• after high school my what are your plans after high school my plans<00:20:34.520><c> after</c><00:20
• We have an option or a plan to really address this.
• </c> thank you for consideration of this plan thank you for consideration of this plan I<00:42:24.520

Bills: HF110, HF111, HF263, HF105

Keywords: HF110, Adrian Independent School District, Independent School District No. 511, school construction, sales tax exemption, use tax refund, refundable exemption, construction materials, capital improvements, school roofing, playground remodel, retaining walls, plumbing, bathroom remodel, locker room remodel, window replacements, local tax relief, general fund appropriation, Minnesota chapter 297A, retroactive tax refund