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• When people ask for more transparency around how to get an exception to a purchase of service policy
• These different options offer flexibilities for families to recruit and select respite providers that
• rates, Rates, in the context of workforce development and workforce stability, must provide enough flexibility
• We've purchased roughly 14,000 what we call go kits or go bags, containing the basics of things that

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• tiered approach ensures that state investment is tied to workforce relevance. while preserving local flexibility
• I know that they had to purchase an additional pass to get into some of their games.
• So that's important. to strategic scheduling, using AI and some. software that we have purchased to try
• Flexible on-demand tutoring, writing consultations, and we've just added an elective first-year experience

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This provides more flexibility, Madam Chair, Representative, for the students who would be receiving
• If we can create more flexibility there, that's just a comment.
• To the story, permits are one of the most effective policies we have, and permits to purchase can decrease
• So, Madam Chair, Representative, I think that a majority of folks who go to legally purchase firearms

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• So when you purchase seed, do you get pesticide-coated or additive-coated seeds?
• And do you have a choice as to whether you can purchase non-coated versus coated seeds?
• So when you purchase seed, here today.
• Uh, I will say my own experience trying to purchase corn seed that was untreated.
• no idea if purchasing the stuff have no idea if it's<04:48:53.840> working.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:54:09.599> basically county based purchasing basically county based purchasing basically
• It's based purchasing, you can do this.
• don't<01:54:19.840> do based purchasing organizations don't do based purchasing organizations
• <02:02:48.800> organizations county-based purchasing organizations county-based purchasing
• We have to be flexible. And we have try. We have to be flexible.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They can be purchased from a private insurance carrier, or employers can choose to self-insure and provide
• They can be purchased from a state.
• They can be purchased from a private<00:10:34.399> insurance<00:10:34.800> carrier<00:10
• One of our priorities this legislative session is to work on flexibility and operationality of this mandate
• <01:13:02.320> and session is to work on flexibility and session is to work on flexibility

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Section one gives Management Council some flexibility authority. I'm sorry, that's section two.
• construction department some flexibility construction department some flexibility with<00:43:59.520
• <00:44:22.800> of<00:44:22.960> that keep waiting, the purchase of that keep waiting
• , the purchase of that land's<00:44:23.520> probably<00:44:23.680> going<00:44:23.760><
• And uh with far as a land purchase.

Keywords: 916, all

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• As a brief reminder, prediction markets are an opportunity for individuals to purchase futures securities
• 16:23.080> to are an opportunity for individuals to are an opportunity for individuals to purchase
• futures securities based on the purchase futures securities based on the outcome<00:16:26.880> of
• <00:33:27.800> give<00:33:28.160> them<00:33:28.520> some<00:33:28.880> flexibility
• <00:33:29.600> to The stakeholders worked to give them some flexibility to administer the

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Public Safety Policy Conference Committee met on May 8, 2026, with all conferees present. The chair opened with decorum instructions, explained that the meeting was policy-only, and noted that no public testimony had been signed up. Members then introduced themselves, with several noting they were retiring at the end of the session or year. The committee adopted a series of provisions, mostly by unanimous voice vote, including House language on identity theft and financial crimes updates, supervision abatement and restitution considerations for corrections, protective-order enhancements for murder penalties, prediction markets, victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, research data privacy, ignition interlock and impaired-driving license changes, DOC licensing and sanctions for juvenile/adult community-based residential facilities, criminal-conviction employment and licensing standards, jail medication procedures, domestic abuse law changes, and a grant-use extension for dual-status/crossover youth funding. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, while others updated law to address AI-related identity theft, foreign protective orders, victim privacy, and corrections oversight. The committee also heard discussion on a Senate provision allowing victims of domestic violence to petition for wireless account and phone-number transfers. A witness supported the concept but urged changes to better align the state language with existing federal law; members noted the issue might need another vehicle or further work. For the domestic abuse item, staff explained that an A15 amendment would later adjust the warrantless-arrest window from 28 days to 14 days. On the jail-medication item, a member emphasized the changes were clarifying and not an admission that last year’s law was flawed. All adopted provisions passed by voice vote without opposition.

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• After they get purchased, I see a deterioration.
• HB 3794 builds on that proven success by making this flexibility permanent.
• cetera, those are kept behind the counter and they're limited by federal law in how much you can purchase
• And it's going through the register, like somebody's purchasing it.
• It permits the use of inhalers when prescribed by a physician. offering patients more flexibility in

Bills: HB46, HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• have<00:20:38.880> a<00:20:39.039> lot<00:20:39.120> more<00:20:39.280> flexibility
• <00:20:40.320> right<00:20:40.559> they have a lot more flexibility right they have
• a lot more flexibility right they um<00:20:41.360> actually<00:20:41.679> currently<00
• But so are you folks spending more money purchasing bus passes? >> It's not even close.
• you folks spending more money purchasing you folks spending more money purchasing bus<01:50:29.920

Bills: HB2185, HB2621, HB2179, HB2534, HB2168, HB2427, HB2560, HB2565, HB2172, HB2298, HB2304

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• is legal, financial, or tax advice, and the Frontier stable token is not currently available for purchase
• , but hopefully we will be there purchase, but hopefully we will be there soon.<00:55:38.559> So
• to the commission on how flexibility to the commission on how that<00:57:05.359> could<00:57:
• We did find that some of the restrictions were around things like the inability to purchase firearms
• > New The takeaway here for New Hampshire and other U.S. policy makers is that creating a flexible

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Stable Token Study Commission held its first regular meeting, welcomed all remaining appointed members, and completed brief introductions from legislators and agency designees. The chair outlined the commission’s plan to use the first part of the enabling legislation as a “level-setting” discussion, focusing this meeting on the basics of blockchain, the current landscape for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, and leaving blockchain-based trust for a later meeting. No votes were taken. The main presentation came from Deanna Bario Zales of the Global Blockchain Business Council, who described stablecoins as increasingly converging toward fiat-backed or asset-backed models, with algorithmic designs viewed more cautiously. She said stablecoins are being used for payments, remittances, DeFi activity, cross-border transfers, retail use in high-inflation markets, and treasury functions, while noting risks such as peg instability, reserve transparency, counterparty and network risk, and possible capital flight from weaker banking systems. She cited growth in supply, wallet activity, and transfer volume, and said U.S.-pegged stablecoins dominate the market, with USDT and USDC leading. Zales also discussed tokenized real-world assets, describing them as digital representations of physical assets that can enable fractional ownership, liquidity, and faster settlement. She said the market is growing quickly, with institutional participation from firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, and projected continued expansion. She closed with an overview of regulatory developments, emphasizing the new U.S. stablecoin framework under the Genius Act, the proposed Clarity Act, OCC guidance, and similar regimes in the EU, UK, UAE, Singapore, Japan, and elsewhere, all of which she said are shaping compliance requirements and market development.

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• This can include the purchase and maintenance of AEDs or CPR equipment, fund CPR and basic first aid
• training, or purchase educational materials regarding cardiac arrests and emergencies.
• This can include the purchase and maintenance of AEDs or CPR equipment, fund CPR and basic first aid
• training, or purchase educational materials regarding cardiac arrests and emergencies.
• <01:37:46.239> do<01:37:46.360> you Minnesota and what flexibility do you Minnesota

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, we have a more flexible license, and so we can teach everything from food to natural resources to
• Uh, we have a more flexible license, and so we can teach everything from food to natural resources to
• a<00:15:52.519> a<00:15:53.120> more<00:15:54.120> uh<00:15:54.959> flexible
• license and so have a a more uh flexible license and so we<00:15:56.560> can<00:15:56.759>
• or lease and then initial purchase or lease and then growing<00:41:40.079> from<00:41:40.720>

Bills: HF711, HF653

Keywords: agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house

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• in how the program supports flexibility in how the program supports non-infrastructure<00:21:44.080>
• We need to be flexible to maximize our ability to respond to specifics listed within each federal notice
• year design life, and we've suggested specifying an additional 10 years of design life to avoid purchasing
• We need to be flexible to maximize our ability to respond to specifics listed within each federal notice
• year design life, and we've suggested specifying an additional 10 years of design life to avoid purchasing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• responsibility to the taxpayer for that, whether it's a business or whether it's individuals who have purchased
• see less very small specific pots of money and more, or some big pots of money that allow some flexibility
• Under the historic program, it was open to the purchase of vehicles for capital projects.

Keywords: 916, all

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• For example, some of our members have said they are holding off on hiring and purchasing new equipment
• disruptions are small and medium businesses, which often operate on thinner margins and lack the flexibility
• They purchase $15 million worth of paper from a Canadian supplier on an annual basis.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The inaugural hearing of the newly named House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability focused on how federal policy changes could affect Massachusetts, especially in education, health care, research, infrastructure, climate, and business conditions. Chair LaNatra said the committee was created to monitor federal funding decisions and their impacts on state programs and services. Members introduced themselves, then heard testimony from Doug Howgate of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Sarah Mills of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, and Quentin Palfrey, the governor’s Director of Federal Funds and Infrastructure. Howgate argued that the Trump administration and new Congress pose ideological, practical, and process-related risks to Massachusetts, citing proposed cuts to Medicaid, education, research, and other domestic programs. He said federal dollars make up about a quarter of the state operating budget and capital plan, warned against using one-time reserves to backfill ongoing federal cuts, and urged the state to prioritize core services while protecting areas where Massachusetts is especially strong, such as higher education and research. In response to committee questions, he said the House Medicaid proposal would still cost Massachusetts hundreds of millions and that international student and NIH-related changes could harm the state’s labor force and innovation economy. He also advised that the state communicate clearly without overreacting to daily federal developments. Mills testified that AIM members are most concerned about uncertainty, tariffs, Medicaid cuts, and NIH reductions. She said tariffs are raising costs, disrupting supply chains, and hurting small and medium-sized businesses, housing construction, and exporters, with AIM’s business confidence index falling to its lowest level since the pandemic. She said Medicaid cuts would raise employer health costs, reduce productivity, and strain the health care system, while NIH cuts would threaten Massachusetts’ life sciences and academic research ecosystem. In questions, she said AIM has increased federal outreach, is coordinating with the U.S. Chamber and the Massachusetts delegation, and is hearing concerns from employers about immigration compliance and workforce disruptions. Palfrey described the Healey-Driscoll administration’s efforts to maximize federal funding, including a biweekly interagency council, a municipal partnership effort, and a statewide roadshow. He said Massachusetts has secured nearly $9 billion from major federal laws for projects such as the Cape Cod bridges, Allston Multimodal, grid modernization, clean-energy school buses, and broadband. He also said the administration launched a public website to track federal impacts and is working with municipalities, nonprofits, and the Attorney General on grant changes, legal issues, and litigation. In response to questions, he warned that cuts to NOAA, NSF, Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs could affect services and the state budget, and said the administration is tracking changes to federal grant applications and conditions. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational only.

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• They help pay rent, purchase houses, and all that.
• We found $312 million last year to purchase a used prison in a very tight budget year.
• This will protect Oklahoma's fiscal responsibility, preserve flexibility and health policy, encourage

Keywords: 914, all

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• But this is a core flexible program-related funding, that infrastructure funding, I should say, that
• The funds requested will provide subgrants for counties to purchase an independent automated audit program
• The funds requested will provide subgrants for counties to purchase an independent automated audit program

Summary: The committee met to hear the Governor’s proposed budget for the Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development silo and to consider one bill. The Governor’s Office outlined a $117.4 billion state budget, including $18.3 billion for the TED area, with major allocations for the Department of Transportation, Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, State, Military Affairs, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard. Agency heads then presented their priorities, including housing and disaster recovery funds at Commerce; pay, vehicles, aviation, and data systems at Highway Safety; facility modernization, recruitment, retention, and maintenance at Military Affairs; election audit, conservation lab, and historic preservation funding at State; transportation, aviation, seaport, and safety investments at DOT; and emergency response, flood mitigation, grant systems, and alerting at Emergency Management. Members asked questions about Visit Florida’s private match, FHP’s role in immigration enforcement and body cameras, National Guard deployment tempo and staffing, State Guard staffing and facilities, arts grant rules, rail funding, and the number of detainees at the Everglades detention site. Several notable positions were expressed during questioning. Visit Florida said it met and exceeded its private match requirement and described the match as important to ensuring value from public dollars. The Highway Patrol said its aviation assets have been used more heavily in immigration enforcement and that in-vehicle camera systems were a higher priority than body cameras at present. The National Guard and State Guard both emphasized heavy operational demands, readiness needs, and the importance of additional funding for facilities, personnel, and equipment. The Department of State said its audit funding would help counties move to automated post-election audits and that its arts grant rule changes were intended to create more consistent scoring rather than reduce access. The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units. The bill requires local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, limits parking restrictions, and extends density bonus incentives to housing for military families receiving basic housing allowance. An amendment was adopted removing reusable tenant screening reports and clarifying that compliant ADUs are allowed by right without a separate hearing or permit. Testimony from the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, especially the long-term rental requirement, as a tool to help workforce housing. The committee reported the bill favorably by a roll call vote, and then adjourned.

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• In Texas, most civilians can legally purchase a... wear body armor, such as bulletproof vests, without
• important to emphasize that it has to be a... does not restrict law-abiding Texans from owning or purchasing
• The substitute to HB 2594 provides prosecutors with greater flexibility to pursue these crimes and seek

Bills: HB75, HB108

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees, 1185, senate, all

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• Cities already have the authority to purchase, establish, and manage cemeteries within their limits if
• Yeah, and it's where they found the school had purchased land and found 95 people that had been buried
• House Bill 3680 gives Cameron County the flexibility to apply the rules in a way that still protects

Bills: HB447, HB897, HB993, HB2673, HB3671, HB3680, HB3897, HB4506, HB4753, HB4812, HB4894, HB5148, HB5437, HB5650, HB5652, HB5654, HB5656, HB5661, HB5665

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of land use, housing, and local government bills. House Bill 447, relating to TIA requirements for certain MUD bond issuances, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work already done, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the author’s closing, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out Senate Bill 1202 (third-party review of home backup power installations), House Bill 2494 (disannexation for failure to provide services), House Bill 1835 (removing barriers to HUD co-manufactured homes), and Senate Bill 15 (lot size and density limits in certain municipalities), with House Bill 1835 receiving one no vote and the others passing unanimously. House Bill 897, authorizing sale or lease of two state-owned Austin properties, was laid out and left pending after brief questions and no public testimony. The committee also heard and left pending several MUD creation bills for Montgomery and Fort Bend counties, including House Bills 5652, 5654, 5661, and 5656, each presented as template district bills with local support and no opposition recorded at the table. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would restore prior restrictions on new cemeteries near growing urban areas by repealing changes made last session. Representative Lujan and supporters argued the current law created unintended consequences, including loss of developable land, tax-exempt property in urban cores, and conflicts with infrastructure planning; they said cities already have authority to establish their own cemeteries if needed. Opponents, including a funeral services industry representative, argued the 2023 change was intended to let communities decide and that the bill would take local decision-making backward. After extensive testimony from both sides, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 3680, which would create a Cameron County-specific process allowing local discretion under the model subdivision rules. Supporters said the bill would preserve colonia protections while reducing costly platting and replatting burdens on families trying to sell or pass down land; county officials and realtors testified in favor. The bill was left pending after closing. House Bill 4812, a clarification to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act to prevent counties from imposing subdivision platting requirements on condominiums, received support from builders and a condominium attorney who said current county practices create duplicative hurdles and higher costs; it too was left pending. Finally, House Bill 5148, which would allow certain single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including housing advocates and architects, said the bill would lower costs, improve unit design, and expand affordable, family-friendly housing while maintaining safety through sprinklers and other safeguards. Fire officials from Corpus Christi opposed the bill, warning that a single stairwell could hinder firefighting and occupant evacuation, especially if sprinklers fail or smoke spreads. The author said the bill was aimed at new construction only and was part of a broader effort to reduce outdated housing regulations; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending at adjournment.