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• Police and courts are stretched thin, dealing with violent and high priority cases.
• So what we're doing is we're waiting eight months to get someone into a facility.
• Now they're going to send them off to either a, uh, state facility or a private facility, and the average
• Sometimes the local sheriff's department won't give them the meds that the state facility determined
• You send a uh uh an incompetent person off to the state facility.

Bills: HB268, HB305, HB307

Keywords: gun show, firearm sales, criminal background check, firearm regulation, gun show promoter, election procedures, voter registration, residence requirements, change of address, voter eligibility, youth camp, flood safety, life jackets, grant program, flotation devices

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• Anaheim is supportive of community care facilities.
• We estimate our city is home to more than 150 facilities of many varieties.
• As a city, we are limited in our ability to regulate treatment facilities.
• move patients between facilities to avoid oversight and accountability.
• This bill... ...say that health care affordability is a top priority.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• significant incidents at our facilities. significant incidents at our facilities.
• I give our staff in the Hilo facilities I give our staff in the Hilo facilities credit<01:55:33.160
• Um, defendants when they're transported up to the facility remain in a van and have to enter the facility
• a van um and have to enter the facility a van um and have to enter the facility one<02:09:26.040
• item<02:53:46.080> 10 And then our priority item 10 And then our priority item 10 I<02:53

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• So at EBID, our priorities number one, the partnerships that Ms.
• We have two wastewater treatment facilities.
• Our largest one is the Jacob Hands Wastewater Treatment Facility.
• Our East Mesa Water The Reclamation Facility is a small plant located on the East Mesa.
• It's just a policy that we have to make a priority.

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• And just to set that up a little bit, the facility is going on 20 years old.
• This number includes officers trained at our facility at Cleat.
• What I've asked Our building or our facilities manager to do personally.
• We had three different storage facilities. we've consolidated that.
• I do pay rent for the storage facility. $36,000 a year. It's in Oklahoma City.

Keywords: 914, all

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• And all of their facilities as well.
• How do we create more of those jobs to move cargo through our facilities?
• This is another aggregate facility.
• Sea walls and bulkheads, as everybody else has mentioned, they're a priority.
• Can we have a floating facility? We've looked at all of those.

Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard SB 356 by Senator Wright, which would create an opt-in framework for counties and municipalities to allow utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) on certain local roads with posted speed limits below 55 mph, subject to local safety determinations, licensing, insurance, and other restrictions. Supporters, including a retired sheriff and a Florida Sheriffs Association representative, argued the bill would give law enforcement clearer authority and reflect the reality that UTVs are already being used on roads, while opponents from the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association and Honda warned that UTVs are not designed for public roads and lack key safety features. Several senators raised safety concerns, especially about speed and crash risk, but the bill was reported favorably after debate, with Senators Martin, McClain, and Truenow expressing reservations. The committee then held a lengthy discussion on seaport infrastructure and funding. FDOT presented data showing Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports generate major cargo volume, jobs, and economic impact, and described state funding programs such as FSTED, SPI, and the construction aggregate grant program. Port representatives from Port Everglades, PortMiami, Port of Palm Beach, and Port Tampa Bay described record cargo and cruise activity, major capital projects, and the importance of state and federal grants, private partnerships, and long-term planning. They also discussed challenges including limited land, bulkhead and berth maintenance, channel deepening, workforce needs, fuel access, resiliency, and intermodal connectivity. Senators asked about return on investment, trade patterns, financing, cruise-versus-cargo balance, and operational risks; the ports emphasized that they are largely enterprise-funded but still depend on public investment for major infrastructure. The committee also approved a block of appointments to the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority and the Tampa Port Authority without objection. In addition, FDOT presented the statewide mapping programs work group report required by SB 1662, recommending a coordinated statewide aerial imagery and LiDAR program, shared procurement and cost-sharing arrangements, and statutory updates to improve interagency coordination and access to geospatial data. Senators briefly discussed potential uses for the data in insurance, emergency management, and property assessment, and the presentation concluded without further action.

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• While TJJD does have access to telemedicine services, the facility does not.
• Facilities primarily use local providers to administrate care and physical alignment.
• These providers are usually only on-site at TJJD facilities once per week.
• This facility and there's at least 200 people there within a year.
• I was under the impression it was for secure facilities.

Bills: HB166, HB2000, HB3248, HB3513, SB155, SB1659, SB1730, SB1778, SB1790, SB1848, SB2017, SB2105, SB2794, SB2917, HB2756, HB353, HB166

Keywords: child endangerment, controlled substances, penalty group, elderly protection, disabled individual rights, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, defense, peace officers, local government, security, juvenile board, Moore County, appointments, juvenile justice, county legislation, dangerous dogs

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• younger people in the facility.
• So could they perhaps go to one of those facilities?
• And these were to be 15-year-olds in that facility, 16-year-olds. Thank you.
• and once they're in the facilities.
• So an adult facility is just not an appropriate place for them.

Bills: SB476, SB664, SB745, SB826, SB989, SB1080, SB1171, SB1320, SB1437, SB1727, SB1809, SB2289, SB2320

Keywords: education, funding, school infrastructure, public schools, teacher support, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, ignition interlock devices, youth offenders, vehicular homicide, Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several criminal justice bills, with most of the discussion focused on oilfield theft, DWI enforcement, juvenile justice, reentry licensing, jail transparency, and court/judicial standards. SB 1320 would create a DPS oilfield theft unit headquartered in the Permian Basin; supporters from industry, law enforcement, and a district attorney described increasingly sophisticated, organized theft tied to cartels and multi-jurisdictional criminal networks, while DPS said it currently has only two officers working the issue. The committee voted SB 1320 out unanimously and placed it on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 826, which would enhance DWI committed in a school zone to a state jail felony, also passed unanimously after brief explanation and no testimony. SB 1171, adding juvenile justice OIG peace officers to Schedule C salary, was reported favorably on a committee substitute, and SB 1080, which would allow incarcerated people to obtain occupational licenses effective upon release, also passed on a committee substitute after testimony from formerly incarcerated advocates and reentry supporters. The committee also considered several bills aimed at tougher DWI penalties. SB 476 would increase intoxication manslaughter penalties when the offender violates an ignition interlock restriction; the bill was supported by the author, victims’ family members, Galveston officials, and law enforcement, but opposed by the Texas Civil Rights Project, which argued treatment and prevention would be more effective. After discussion about possible amendments, the bill was left pending. SB 745 would create a new first-degree felony option for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, and it was reported favorably after testimony from a prosecutor supporting the need for a stronger sentencing option. SB 2320 would broadly increase penalties for DWI offenses, including first-time DWI, DWI with an open container, high-BAC DWI, and repeat offenses; it was supported by a grieving family member and a sheriff, and the committee voted it out favorably. On juvenile justice, SB 1727 would expand tools to address assaults on staff at Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities by lowering the age for transfer to adult prison in some cases, allowing earlier transfer of determinate-sentence youth, and restricting release when a criminal case is pending. Juvenile probation officials supported the bill as a public safety and victim-rights measure, while the Texas Civil Rights Project opposed it, arguing it would send children to inappropriate adult facilities and conflict with juvenile justice principles; the bill was left pending. SB 1437 would expand the juvenile justice do-not-hire registry to include non-certified positions, and it passed unanimously after supporters said it would help close loopholes that allow predators to move between child-serving jobs. SB 2289, requiring counties that house inmates out of state to report that information and any deaths to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, also passed unanimously. Finally, SB 989, requiring criminal background checks for court personnel who determine bail, and SB 664, establishing statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and associate judges, were explained and discussed as transparency and public-safety measures, with SB 989 reported favorably and SB 664 under committee consideration at the end of the transcript.

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• vessel study was conducted between September of 2022 in September of 2023, the study focused on 7 priority
• counties are just more efficient at it than others on getting those out and making the more of a priority
• house where their house where the the who pays for the the maintenance and keeping that in a storage facility
• got a new power lines sometimes and there's limited places on the water to store or waterfront facilities

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Let me just mention some of the new programs and facilities.
• So unlike, say, Cape Canaveral, this is not a federal facility, correct?” “That’s correct.
• “I think it would be more advantageous if this is going to be a federal facility, and then we should
• So unlike, say, Cape Canaveral, this is not a federal facility, correct?” “That’s correct.
• Senate Bill 2767 by Cook, relating to public facility corporations, to Local Government.

Bills: SJR12, SCR39, SB27, SB29, SB241, SB406, SB414, SB464, SB568, SB578, SB609, SB660, SB689, SB693, SB785, SB857, SB879, SB921, SB922, SB955, SB985, SB993, SB996, SB1008, SB1035, SB1036, SB1059, SB1098, SB1120, SB1122, SB1147, SB1188, SB1197, SB1209, SB1227, SB1245, SB1267, SB1307, SB1321, SB1332, SB1386, SB1396, SB1453, SB1484, SB1494, SB1536, SB1537, SB1596, SB1610, SB1664, SB1741, SB1814, SB1822, SB1841, SB1948, SB2065, SB2155, SB2188, SB2230, SB2406, SB2407

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.

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• So, Google's facility is over in northeastern Oklahoma, right?
• You guys went to the facility.
• And then you guys know the facilities. All we do is buy more meals.
• Facility and online updates and progress. Who is that? Anna be 3?
• Facility and outline updates and progress. The facility is in Tulsa, Hardrock.

Keywords: 914, all

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• things, though, that we do have 49 major institutions in the state and seven contracted operated facilities
• It does include all inmates and offenders in FDC and county detention facilities.
• However, I believe that these facilities are still constituents under their legislators.
• However, I believe that this So air condition is not under their radar for these facilities.
• However, I believe that these facilities are still constituents under their legislators.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice heard an update from Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon on staffing, overtime, capital needs, and inmate population growth. Dixon said the prison population has risen by about 8,000 since January 2021 while staffing has not kept pace, forcing the agency to open 53 housing units without funded positions and rely heavily on overtime and National Guard support. He cited a $189 million deficit tied to salaries and overtime, noted that most staff have less than three years of experience, and argued the solution is to fully fund posts for operational housing units. He also reviewed the department’s fixed capital outlay projects, including repairs, new housing construction, and medical modular units intended to reduce outside hospital transports, and gave an update on the VINE victim notification system and its expansion. The committee then heard from Florida clerks of court representatives Jason Welty and Miami-Dade Clerk Juan Fernandez-Barquin, who described clerks’ court-related and county duties and said clerk budgets have not kept pace with the broader justice system. They requested reimbursements for injunctions for protection ($3.3 million), Baker Act/Marchman Act/sexually violent predator cases ($2.5 million), and juror management ($4.8 million), and said future funding for new judges should include the full courtroom system, not judges alone. Fernandez-Barquin also raised concerns about unfunded mandates, rising retirement and health costs, low court-side pay, and the need to revisit filing fees and trust fund allocations. Members asked about collections, payment plans, license suspensions, and whether some fees or trust fund distributions could be redirected; the governor’s budget had already picked up the $2.5 million request for Baker/Marchman/SVP cases. During public testimony, speakers urged broader criminal justice reforms and additional funding priorities. A prosecutor emphasized that adding judges requires funding for prosecutors, public defenders, and clerks as well. Other speakers called for parole or long-term sentencing reform to reduce prison populations and costs, criticized staffing and conditions in prisons, and raised concerns about inexperienced correctional officers, visitation delays, and lack of air conditioning in some facilities. The committee took no substantive votes on the items discussed and adjourned after hearing the presentations and public comments.

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• That's handled through the Texas Facilities Commission.
• Yes ma'am, that's a high priority for Comptroller Hager is that we make sure that there's no abuse or
• Gary Gibbs: in the various areas of priority for state government.
• The Commission's exceptional items in order of priority begin on page 7 with exceptional item number
• Annette Leslie: ...a priority during my service on the Childhood Cancer Advisory Council.

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• Those items in priority. order include the following.
• Yes, ma'am, that's a high priority for controller Hager is that we make sure that there's no abuse or
• But also projects in the various areas of priority for state government. and education, or health and
• The commission's exceptional items in order of priority begin on page 7 with a.
• And the Facilities Commission, in my understanding, is requesting the funding necessary to make that

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And we also finally have a facilities person that has a facilities background, which is my most exciting
• And we also finally have a facilities person that has a facilities background, which is my most exciting
• And we also finally have a facilities And we also finally have a facilities person<00:22:03.520>
• > background, person that has a facilities background, person that has a facilities background
• physically on campus has been a priority physically on campus has been a priority as<01:00:10.079

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts held an informational briefing with representatives from ʻIolani Palace and Bishop Museum to discuss how the Legislature can better support state-funded cultural institutions during the interim and into the next session. Chair Capella said the goal was to understand current needs, preserve Hawaiian culture and history, and expand educational access. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing. ʻIolani Palace’s representative described the Friends of ʻIolani Palace’s role as the nonprofit supporting repair, restoration, maintenance, and public education for the state monument. She said state operational funding and ARPA funds were critical to keeping the palace open, maintaining HVAC and other systems, and funding repairs that would otherwise fall to DLNR. She highlighted ongoing and planned projects including a fire suppression system, HVAC improvements, basement exhibit work, plumbing repairs, elevator replacement, etched glass restoration, and school-tour access. She also noted that a prior $150,000 CIP for windows and doors had not yet been released, and said the organization is exploring ways to bring more neighbor island students to the palace through transportation support, airline partnerships, and digital outreach. Bishop Museum’s representatives outlined the museum’s history, its role as the state museum of natural and cultural history, and its extensive collections in archives, archaeology, botany, entomology, zoology, and cryopreservation. They emphasized the museum’s work in preservation, research, environmental stewardship, and public education, including free access through Museums for All, daily programming, and cultural festivals and community events. They said state funding has been essential for staffing, IT security, fire suppression, and infrastructure needs, and that digitization of the museum’s 25 million objects is a major ongoing initiative to preserve and share Hawaiʻi’s history and knowledge.

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• And 70% of recently surveyed cities included sidewalks as one of their top five priorities.
• So really, there’s kind of a convergence in the middle when it comes to priorities.
• So really, there's kind of a convergence in the middle when it comes to priorities.
• priorities, about whether this one, the climate implementation, was given a priority to the director
• of the agency to implement and make this a priority given all the other priorities that existed, likewise

Summary: The committee began with member introductions, then heard a presentation on a draft final report studying alternative funding mechanisms for sidewalks and related pedestrian infrastructure. Consultants said current local funding sources are insufficient, with most jurisdictions unable to complete planned sidewalk networks within 50 years. They evaluated four options: a sidewalk utility fee, a modified transportation benefit district sales tax, a new real estate excise tax option, and expanded stormwater fee use for ADA sidewalk ramps. The consultants recommended authorizing the modified TBD sales tax and new REET option, considering a sidewalk utility despite legal uncertainty, broadening any authorization to all pedestrian improvements, and not pursuing the stormwater fee option. Members asked about legal authority, fairness, revenue adequacy, and whether jurisdictions had been consulted; the presenters said state enabling legislation would likely be needed for a sidewalk utility and that fairness could be defined either by direct benefit or by need. The committee then received an update on the 2025 assessment of city transportation funding needs. The consultants reported that city transportation revenues have grown in some local and federal categories since 2019, but state revenues have remained relatively flat and smaller cities are especially affected by declining fuel tax revenues and limited tax bases. They estimated annual city transportation needs at $4.25 billion, average annual spending at $1.89 billion, and a funding gap of $2.37 billion, larger than in the prior study because of updated data, inclusion of system improvements, and higher preservation costs. Draft recommendations focused on reducing costs and improving efficiency, preserving and increasing state support, and expanding local funding options, including preservation-first spending, a permanent federal fund exchange program, streamlined review processes, better coordination with WSDOT, possible property tax flexibility, and exploration of new local tools. Members raised questions about design standards, the role of density and transit, federal compliance, and whether the report would identify specific consolidation or process changes. The committee also heard a project update on evaluating zero-emission vehicle and electrification programs funded by the Climate Commitment Act. Consultants said they had reviewed roughly 23 programs and projects across seven agencies and were now evaluating options to improve delivery, including process improvements, reorganizing programs, or consolidating governance and administrative functions. Early findings highlighted staffing shortages, duplication and variation across agencies, differing levels of risk, and the challenge of coordinating climate priorities across agencies with other core missions. Members asked about program outcomes, administrative costs, whether some programs should have exit strategies, and how to strengthen the EV Coordinating Council. Finally, WSDOT provided an implementation update on its new public-private partnership authority under SB 5801, saying work is underway to prepare governance, legal, policy, and organizational structures ahead of the January 1, 2027 effective date.

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• Those investments show that EFI you can deliver on night national priorities at scale.
• On the research side, EFI use AI portfolio lines up directly with key federal priorities.
• It was also home to some of the most distinctive testing facilities in the country, including the wall
• The second phase, our wind way facility models and test storm surge and its impacts.
• leaders and energy House, cybersecurity and materials, which keeps our work aligned with federal priorities

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• Republican caucus and the Democratic caucus and we were able to uh agree on things that were joint priorities
• 00:04:01.760> joint uh agree on things that were joint uh agree on things that were joint priorities
• Uh in addition, there was a priorities.
• Flipping the page once more to page three, our change items related to agri... facilities.
• This is an identical $3 facilities.

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• That's as you and I and all of us know that that's priority for us.
• plan and buried in that priority is Education Code section 221.5 which says boys must be allowed in
• Districts transition to those kinds of facilities.
• We don't see this requiring big facilities upgrades.
• Health care facilities and educational institutions.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:39:46.800> wasn't<00:39:47.200> necessarily particular facility wasn't necessarily
• particular facility wasn't necessarily as<00:39:48.079> much<00:39:48.240> based<00:39
• The speaker said he lives in Tuscaloosa and that Tuscaloosa houses most of the only facilities they have
• order of restitution shall have priority order of restitution shall have priority over<00:58:00.640
• priority in this case. priority in this case.

Keywords: 1136, house, all