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• Oh, there is a little.
• Um, there is currently a franchise tax on, in some cases, a business that sells assets, um, for a gain
• So there is a small, I think it's about 150,000 a year. Uh, fiscal note on it.
• have a code that it affects that you don't have to to do a different bill.
• a law that imposes a tax on securities transactions or an occupation tax on a registered securities

Bills: HB195, HB247, HB255, HJR6, HJR31, HJR34

Keywords: HB 195, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Schedule IV, controlled substances, mifepristone, misoprostol, carisoprodol, Health and Safety Code, drug scheduling, pharmacy regulation, prescription drugs, reproductive health, abortion medication, medication abortion, women's health, prescribing, dispensing, law enforcement, drug control, education reform

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• > um uh also again a um a letter of um uh also again a um a letter of support<00:14:04.560> from
• There was a quarry. It was a little like a two-lane country road.
• c> child brings us um uh a um ante a sales child brings us um uh a um ante a sales tax<00:46:11.040><
• /c> half a million on one side or half a half a million on one side or half a million<00:54:34.559>
• 01:54:39.440> the I think cites a a cost of in the I think cites a a cost of in the neighborhood

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Do we have a quorum? I just came in. Okay. I was going to offer a motion.
• Because the bill would apply a localized penalty, a contracting dispute or minor infraction at a hospital
• At a result, as a result.
• Thank you, and as a daughter of a... Thank you. And as a daughter of a Navy veteran, go Navy.
• This bill would require a contractor submitting a bid for a public works construction project to disclose

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This is a product of a lot of tough choices.
• It suspends the current LA COLA and allocates a similar amount of money for a COLA in a new way that
• a lot of folks behind you.
• We knock that out over a few months, and after a long period, then we land on a number that we agree
• That's what a first-year apprentice pays in addition to a base wage.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I say all of this to say that Martha was not a statistic. She was a young woman with a future.
• She was a young woman with a future, surrounded by people who loved her and a place in this world that
• I've got a call for a co-author, but would the clerk open the machine for co-authors? A co-author.
• That does not— that's in a different bill, a different section, a different act, a different question
• He was killed one night by a hit-and-run driver, 14 years old, just a straight-on kid and just a real

Bills: HR195, HR196, HR197, HR198, HR199, HR200, HR201, HR202, HR203, HR204, HR205, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR209, HCR87, HCR88, HCR89, HCR90, HR192, HR193, HR194, HCR80, HCR81, HCR82, HCR83, HCR84, HCR85, SB235, SB416, SB425, SB435, SB439, HCR15, HCR41, HCR76, HCR77, SCR3, HB91, HB167, HB227, HB243, HB264, HB321, HB335, HB398, HB492, HB623, HB624, HB660, HB689, HB708, HB719, HB802, HB804, HB884, HB906, HB926, HB934, HB940, HB955, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB1005, HB1022, HB1028, HB1029, HB1069, HB1077, HB1095, HB1104, HB1107, HB1185, HB1187, HB1199, HB1201, HB1203, HB1217, HB1220, SB66, SB68, SB76, SB139, SB336, SB475, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HCR32, HR38, HR96, HR160, HCR31, HCR61, SCR19, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB12, HB42, HB205, HB222, HB267, HB324, HB325, HB350, HB478, HB610, HB617, HB745, HB749, HB752, HB797, HB807, HB821, HB896, HB979, HB992, HB1000, HB1024, HB1050, HB1166, HB1172, HB1173, HB1207, HB1218, HB1223, HB316, HB549, HB578, HB748, HB798, HB824, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1032, HB1081, HB1108, HB1129, HB1140, HB1157, HB1192, HB1195, HB1198, HB1244, SB73, SB89, SB128, SB149, SB191, SB196, SB238, SB318, SB340, HB306, HB366, HB911, HB1161, HB1230, HB59, HB481, HB772, HB897, HB1003, HB1008, HB1112, HB1180, HB1189, HB525, HB1058, HB181, HB1118, HB1082, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB225, HB284, HB393, HB458, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB864, HB996, HB1035, HB1113, HB1234, HB1240

Keywords: Louisiana Young Heroes Day, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, LPB, house resolution, ceremonial resolution, special observance, youth recognition, student achievement, community service, public service, high school students, youth leadership, disability advocacy, autism, diabetes, epilepsy, foster care, STEM, robotics, literacy

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the pledge, adopted the journal, and then spent much of the day on recognitions and resolutions. Members recognized NAMI and proclaimed Mental Health Awareness Month, honored fourth graders from Alpine Christian School, Hunter Nation supporters, Vermilion Parish visitors, and Louisiana Young Heroes. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for Martha Odom, a Lafayette student killed in the Mall of Louisiana tragedy, and heard remarks condemning political violence and social-media harassment. Several resolutions were adopted or advanced, including measures on rural mental health day, domestic violence prevention, nurses’ day, wildlife studies, child abuse reporter training, privacy/FISA reform, and Law Institute studies on property, foreign-entity terminology, and carbon sequestration issues. The House then moved through a long series of committee reports and floor actions on bills covering criminal justice, education, health, insurance, transportation, alcohol regulation, wildlife, elections, retirement, and public benefits. Many bills were advanced unanimously or near-unanimously, including measures on school emergency plans, impaired driving, victims’ compensation, sexual assault response, Medicaid dental coverage tied to other procedures, TOPS Tech eligibility, early childhood student IDs, highway priority program deadlines, CDL rules, and toll dispute procedures. Some bills were recommitted to Appropriations or returned to the calendar, and several were amended before being sent onward. On final passage, the House approved H.R. 1 adopting the annual State Integrated Coastal Protection Plan for FY 2026-2027 by 101 yeas, and also passed H.R. 17 on TOPS return-on-investment study, H.C.R. 4 suspending certain feeding and baiting restrictions in chronic wasting disease areas by 63-30, H.C.R. 47 on child abuse reporter training, H.R. 30 on FISA reform, H.B. 12 expanding death benefits for reserve auxiliary law enforcement officers, H.B. 205 allowing parish supplementation of election commissioner pay, H.B. 224 on Medicaid dental coverage for related procedures, H.B. 324 on judicial salaries, H.B. 325 on TOPS Tech eligibility, H.B. 350 expanding a charter school’s grade levels, H.B. 745 extending special vehicle permit sunsets, H.B. 797 creating the Bayou Gold Program, H.B. 807 creating a workforce instructor capacity investment program, H.B. 821 moving the Center for Safe Schools, H.B. 896 on toll signage and customer service, H.B. 979 increasing first responder survivor benefits to $404,000 via amendment, H.B. 992 assigning early childhood student IDs, H.B. 1000 on highway priority program administration, H.B. 1024 creating a Democratic Party license plate, H.B. 1050 on CDL age and hazmat rules, and H.B. 1173 on installment agreements for OMV fines and late fees. Several other bills were reported favorably, amended, or recommitted, with no recorded opposition on most of the final votes.

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• /c> vision of a commander in the heart of a vision of a commander in the heart of a Verter.
• a second to the nomination? a second to the nomination?
• It's a statewide make a real difference. It's a statewide success<00:46:37.280> story.
• We are not a board where people fly in three times a year to spend a weekend at dinners getting an update
• that was a godsend. and that was a godsend.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Would this be considered a train? It's a train. It's a camera, it's a beacon. It's a lot of things.
• It is a good program that is getting resources to those patients in that limited class that is receiving
• It is a good program that is getting resources to those patients in that limited class that is receiving
• But right now, we're dealing with a class that is outside of the protections that were originally put
• It is a medical procedure. That's a private thing between a patient and a doctor.

Bills: S0036, S0620, S0796, S0934, S1080, S1096, S1366, S1536, S1548, S1580, S1588, S1620, S1756, S7034, S7044

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, payment bond exemption, Habitat for Humanity, Florida Forever Act, land acquisition

Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.

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• fine-only penalty, so it reduces some of those from a Class B to a Class C, and then on those repeat
• fine-only penalty, so it reduces some of those from a Class B to a Class C, and then on those repeat
• And so, members, there's been a lot of input on this. To Class A's.
• You made a call to a friend, call a friend. I called a friend.
• Senate Bill 693 protects Texas homeowners from deed theft by creating a Class A misdemeanor for knowingly

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, recognized a Karnes County Day delegation and the Texas Association of Museums, received a governor’s message on Texas Diabetes Council appointments, and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 388 honoring the Texas Association of Museums, and adopted SRs 380, 382, and 387 by voice vote. Senator King was excused due to a family death, and the journal reading was dispensed with. The Senate then moved through a series of bills, most of them on expedited suspension of the regular order and three-day rule. Measures passed included SB 868 on Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program funding for high-wildfire-risk areas; SB 264 exempting certain family motor-vehicle transfers from tax; SB 2112 on oyster mariculture penalties; SB 1484 on catfish labeling and marketing; SB 660 on bollards near hospital emergency rooms; SB 1809 creating offenses for gift card fraud; SB 32 and SJR 81 providing business personal property tax relief and a related constitutional amendment; SB 1267 modernizing boat titling and adding disclosure for hidden hull damage; SB 1470 allowing DPS data sharing for voter list maintenance; SB 2406 and SB 2407 implementing Sunset recommendations for the Sabine River Authority and Lower Neches Valley River Authority; SB 609 on school district compliance with legally required policies; SB 921 on ex parte Medicaid eligibility renewals; SB 2320 increasing DWI penalties; SB 1822 requiring disclosure and oversight of AI-based utilization review algorithms; SB 693 on notaries public and deed theft prevention; and SB 664 setting statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and related judicial officers. One of the most contested items was SB 779 on common law public nuisance claims, which drew extended debate over whether the bill would limit lawsuits against lawful, regulated activities and whether it would preserve private nuisance and other existing remedies. Despite objections, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment by a 17-12 vote, holding it there. Another debated measure was SB 1008 on state and local authority over the food service industry; after a perfecting amendment, it was passed to engrossment and then to final passage. Several bills were adopted or passed with near-unanimous support, while others, including SB 1267, SB 1470, SB 1822, and SB 2320, saw some opposition but still cleared the chamber.

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• It was a demonstration site. It was a model site.
• I think our Class A effluent that we use to water the golf course and parks and ball fields with, I think
• to have a hard time overseeing a contract.
• We in a sense are in a similar situation as a college. We represent a very spread out area.
• They were basically using a ladder installed at the Clayton Correctional Facility, I think it's still

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• For everyone who wants to have a road, a school, a house.
• I became a US citizen in 2018. I bought a home. I've become a mother.
• Education offers a dream and a promise of a path to success in a country that often vilifies Europe.
• bunch of white people who want to take a wrecking ball to our economy and trap a class of people in poverty
• We create a permanent undercut. Class in Texas, a permanent underclass where they're.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• is a simple bill that moves a reporting is a simple bill that moves a reporting date<01:24:13.880>
• as a bypass. as a bypass.
• /c> in a in a in<01:34:09.880> a<01:34:10.400> uh in a uh in a uh administrative<01:34:
• Under the bill, homeowners may receive a rebate equal to 50% of construction or installation cost, up
• /c> Um quite a joy, but she said she was a Um quite a joy, but she said she was a giant<01:51:35.240>

Keywords: 958, all

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• Austin building on the Capitol Mall to help create a world-class museum experience for guests to learn
• Like it's a small disadvantaged business, a hub zone business, a...
• Hey, there's a new concrete batch plant or we get a maybe we get a notice from a legislative courtesy
• It's a it's a piece of this.
• We'd like to see some more money go to local governments to install those monitors and then we have a

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Hoffer flow<02:13:40.560> controls,<02:13:41.280> a<02:13:41.520> world-class flow
• controls, a world-class flow controls, a world-class manufacturing<02:13:43.520> of<02:13:44.320
• , I would then drive across town to a local college or grad school, where I sat in class for, you know
• classes through a partnership with a local college in my district, Sierra College.
• > with<04:35:54.561> a classes through a partnership with a classes through a partnership

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• As a as a lawyer, as a law That's fine.
• So, another motion may be made. a school with half a dozen or a dozen a school with half a dozen or a
• News in the past several weeks of the possibility of a federal installation, specifically an ICE facility
• A House resolution is a thing.
• As long as a student meets the requirements of the class required in this bill, why does it matter who

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• > installs<01:10:34.080> solar,<01:10:34.560> the a co-op member owner installs
• solar, the a co-op member owner installs solar, the overall<01:10:35.120> load<01:10:35.440>
• We use a ton of electricity.<01:14:21.840> If<01:14:22.080> I<01:14:22.239> installed
• If I installed a six electricity.
• If I installed a six megawatt<01:14:23.600> solar<01:14:23.920> array<01:14:24.239>

Bills: HF3830, HF3688

Keywords: utilities, rate cases, cost recovery, reporting requirements, gas infrastructure, 1183, house

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• I do also want to thank our Sergeant at Arms for his help today with a hands-free microphone installation
• I do also want to thank our Sergeant at Arms for his help today with a hands-free microphone installation
• I do also want to thank our Sergeant at Arms for his help today with a hands-free microphone installation
• I do also want to thank our Sergeant at Arms for his help today with a hands-free microphone installation
• I do also want to thank our Sergeant at Arms for his help today with a hands-free microphone installation

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call with 48 members present and three excused, deferred reading of the journal, and received Senate communications noting adoption of House Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 1 and 2. The chamber also recognized several visiting groups and guests, including Congresswoman Jill Tuda, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii participants and students, Okinawan visitors, Farrington High School students, James Campbell High School students, and Waiau High School students, many of whom were introduced in connection with Chamber Week activities and educational presentations. The main business was unfinished business on House Resolutions 6 and 7, which adopted the House rules for the 33rd Legislature, including rules for the Committee on Standards of Conduct. Members generally supported the rules package as a transparency and modernization update, citing earlier public access to testimony, a public list of Speaker appointees, changes to conference committee eligibility, telework for staff, social media guidance, and a public list of bills introduced by request. Several members raised reservations or opposition, focusing on concerns about staff involvement in approving written remarks, budget information timing, the Vice Speaker’s role, social media/free speech issues, and whether some changes reduced public access or conflicted with constitutional open-meeting requirements. No vote on the rules package is recorded in the excerpt. The debate ended with multiple members yielding time and the discussion continuing on the merits of the proposed rule changes, especially the balance between transparency, internal House procedure, and public participation.

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• You look like a a need any disruption.
• a grant for a 1-mile Perham was awarded a grant for a 1-mile extension<00:04:46.480> in<00:04
• The pavers will be installed now in about a 2-foot-high area of a semicircle.
• will be uh installed now in about<00:52:37.680> a<00:52:37.920> 2-ft<00:52:38.320>
• about a 2-ft high area of a semicircle about a 2-ft high area of a semicircle like<00:52:41.120>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• For every minute that a roadway is blocked or impacted, there is a 3% increase in the chance of a secondary
• This can vary anywhere from $100,000 a mile for fiber to be installed, to close to $100,000 for a camera
• We operate as a SaaS company, or software as a service. And then there's a licensing fee.
• A camera fixed in a vehicle is always of concern.
• I was a planner. I'm a nerd, so I understand how GIS works.

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• a screen.
• AB 2531 addresses a significant inequity for a small population in a simple way.
• AB2531 addresses a significant inequity for a small population in a simple way.
• And the installation, if not installed correctly, can present a fire risk or danger to employees and
• And for a facility, a...

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Do I have a motion and a second to roll these items?
• a motion and a action do uh do I have a motion and a second<00:12:41.279> to<00:12:41.360>
• > installation<00:13:44.240> of does include installation of does include installation
• /c> same this will be a 20-year loan with a same this will be a 20-year loan with a 1%<00:14:27.399><
• If not, I'll entertain a motion. yes I'm I'm a little unclear about how yes I'm I'm a little unclear

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the January minutes and then received several informational reports on school district tax levies, revenue bonds, lease advertisements, and previously rejected lease transactions. Members were told that one rejected lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Hardin County would be canceled and rebid, while a Perry County lease modification for the Energy and Environment Cabinet would proceed. The Kentucky Communications Network Authority also submitted its quarterly capital projects report, and Eastern Kentucky University reported revisions to asset preservation projects. Janice Thomas, Deputy State Budget Director, presented four capital project action items. These included a Kentucky State University Betty White Building renovation funded by USDA grant money, a Department of Education state schools dormitory and cottage renovation appropriation increase because bids exceeded estimates, a restricted-funds scope increase for the Elizabethtown CTC science building expansion, and a pool project report for the Department of Corrections’ KCIW kitchen drain line repair and replacement. Representative Petrie asked about how often the statutory authority for midstream project increases is used and whether bids are typically competitive; Thomas said the increases are used often when bids come in above estimates and that bids are generally competitive, though construction costs have been difficult to gauge. The committee unanimously approved the first three action items, and the KCIW project was reported with no action required. H. Sandy Williams of the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority then presented six loans and one emergency grant. The items included loans for Frankfort’s East Frankfort Interceptor wet weather facility project, Sturgis wastewater improvements, Scottsville inflow and infiltration work, Morganfield wastewater treatment plant planning and design, Western Pulaski County Water District transmission improvements, and Springfield water system planning and replacement work, plus an emergency Kentucky Waters grant for Eddyville following a sewer treatment plant failure and local emergency declarations. After no questions, the committee unanimously approved the seven KIA transactions. Chelsea Couch then presented a Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit issuance for $38.4 million to finance a multifamily rental project in Jefferson County; members asked how the committee participates and were told it was a conduit issuance rather than state debt. The committee approved that item. Finally, the committee heard an informational Turnpike Authority refunding issuance of about $53 million for present value savings, then approved four SFCC debt issues for Henderson, Pulaski, Scott, and Trimble counties to finance school renovations and construction. The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting date and location.