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• 19:58.720> Thompson Adrien Sloan continued that his father was trying to safely get to his mobilized
• to<00:20:27.039> his was trying to safely get to his was trying to safely get to his mobilized
• scooter<00:20:29.520> and<00:20:29.919> he<00:20:30.400> ultimately mobilized
• scooter and he ultimately mobilized scooter and he ultimately while<00:20:31.280> he<00:20:31.520
• And to just have an individual on staff who is trained in basic first aid in the EMR program and to be

Keywords: 1183, house

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• HB 3923 also encourages upward mobility. within state employment by requiring an evaluation of ways to
• Greater mobility for qualified professionals means shorter wait times, earlier detection of oral disease
• those dentists came from out of state, proving that our current licensure process already allows for mobility
• HB 1803 will improve access to dental hygiene services, and it will help facilitate practitioner mobility
• Your understanding is correct in our implementation. ...rules for the TEF programs, there is no exclusion

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• execution of the initiative's programs. execution of the initiative's programs.
• <00:43:08.800> with Second, all projects are mobilized with Second, all projects are mobilized
• to secure funding from federal programs to secure funding from federal programs and<00:57:45.760
• <01:05:17.839> is And so that's what this program is And so that's what this program is primarily
• for a while now, and they have programs that support communities across the state.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They non-driver IDs about the program.
• We meet with them once a month to talk about ways to improve the program, create more access to the program
• > program.
• <00:50:07.200> Does DARE program, does it work? Does DARE program, does it work?
• mobility devices is no longer an ORV. mobility devices is no longer an ORV.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Coach Craig constantly elevated high school basketball programs throughout his career.
• H.R. 273 by Representative Chance Henry to create a task force on work release programs and study the
• current administration framework for work release programs.
• This H.R. will encourage, rather, the City of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for
• Missing Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to create a Spectrum Alert program.

Bills: HR308, HR309, HR310, HR311, HR312, HR313, HR314, HR315, HR316, HR317, HR318, HR319, HR295, HR296, HR297, HR298, HR299, HR300, HR301, HR302, HR303, HR304, HR305, HR306, HR307, HCR115, HCR116, HCR117, SCR71, SCR72, SCR73, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR273, HR276, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR113, HCR114, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, HB255, HB378, HB509, HB1090, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB295, SB433, HR179, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, HR252, HR253, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB74, HB108, HB956, HB1085, HB1137, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB1199, SB268, SB283, HB782, SB149, HR84, HB646, HB998, SB56, SB163, SB197, SB97, SB326, SB341, SB518, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, HB901, HR20, HR74, HR168, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB441, SB449

Keywords: HR 308, House Resolution 308, Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Church, Holy See, Vatican, commendation, resolution, Louisiana Catholic heritage, St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, South Louisiana parishes, religious recognition, ceremonial resolution, faith leadership, pontificate, spiritual solidarity, human dignity, peace, mercy

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• we're also seeing is the way the schools and nursing schools are kind of doing their clinicals and programming
• are the wonderful people you hear on the TV all the time, the actors telling you about, 'Buy this program
• activities of daily life are unable to be performed, and usually you're talking about, you know, bed mobility
• And usually you're talking about, you know, bed mobility, transfer, eating, hygiene, and whatnot.
• The other larger graduate programs had much more dramatic falls.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a presentation from Marty Wright, CEO of the West Virginia Healthcare Association, on the state’s long-term care system. He described the continuum from home care to assisted living to skilled nursing facilities, emphasizing that these settings increasingly serve short-term rehab-to-home patients as well as older adults needing round-the-clock care. He also outlined the number of facilities in West Virginia, the predominance of Medicaid as the payer for long-term nursing home care, the private-pay nature of assisted living, and the role of OFAC/CMS in regulation. A major focus of the presentation was workforce shortages and turnover, especially for CNAs, LPNs, and RNs, along with declining interest in nursing careers and the impact of regulatory burden and burnout. Wright said the system is also struggling to serve younger patients with substance use disorder, mental illness, or other behavioral needs, who are often not well suited for traditional nursing home placement but have limited alternatives. Senators raised concerns about where such patients are being housed, the long-term effects of opioid and behavioral health issues, and the gap between school-age special needs populations and adult care needs. Wright said Medicaid can cover long-term nursing home care for those who meet financial and medical eligibility requirements, but affordability and spend-down requirements remain major barriers. He also warned that Medicare Advantage can create confusion and shorter covered stays for rehab patients, and he urged early planning around long-term care insurance and estate planning. No votes were taken on the presentation, and the committee adjourned after questions and discussion.

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• improves our ability to respond to emergencies by streamlining how utilities can lease and deploy mobile
• during times of crisis, this bill directs... the TDEM to organize and maintain a database of these mobile
• Furthermore, if a utility provider leases mobile generation but fails to deploy it without a reasonable
• So you have your own program right now in place? Yes, sir.
• The way we read this bill, it's the PUC handing us a pole attachment program, so if we...

Bills: HB45, HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042

Keywords: flooding, disaster response, emergency preparedness, state guidance, public safety, housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money

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• <00:25:15.279> account vehicle supply equipment program account vehicle supply equipment program
• ,<00:43:29.280> and<00:43:29.520> tax government programs, and tax government programs
• requirement language as well. economy apprenticeship program grants economy apprenticeship program grants
• adequately cover all of these programs adequately cover all of these programs um<00:46:12.000>
• I don't see a single one of them in here from a mobile home or a modular home manufacturer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The chair recognizes the gentleman from<00:10:08.480> Mobile,<00:10:08.959> Speaker<00:
• 10:09.200> Pro<00:10:09.440> Tim<00:10:09.920> Pringle, from Mobile, Speaker Pro
• The Chair recognizes a gentleman from Mobile, Pro Tem Pringle. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• The Chair recognizes a gentleman from Mobile, Pro Tem Pringle. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Chair recognizes a gentleman from Mobile Chair recognizes a gentleman from Mobile Pro<00:20:36.799

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• She recognizes the lady from Mobile, Virginia...
• The chair recognizes the lady from Mobile, Virginia.
• I am from Mobile, Alabama. I'm a girl.
• It's owned by Mobile Area Water and Sewer.
• Mobile Area Water and Sewer is tied to Spanish Fort. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> The Mobile, I mean

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• These programs work to serve citizens who are most in need of public assistance.
• <00:03:25.440> These<00:03:25.760> programs whole person's needs.
• These programs whole person's needs.
• <00:04:10.400> that delivering related um programs that delivering related um programs that
• <00:13:58.399> So maximize how those programs work. So maximize how those programs work.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• These programs that we funded programs.
• We do many programs, and WOS is part of four programs that we do.
• improve their programming. improve their programming.
• scale up our programs.
• scale up our programs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the programs we're best known for now is our aviation program which uh is nearly 500 students strong
• with uh with that program with uh with that program talking<00:04:59.759> a<00:04:59.919>
• aviation program as well. aviation program as well.
• change from one program to another. change from one program to another.
• engineering program. engineering program.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:55 Approval of Minutes 00:02:01 Information Items 00:02:10 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:02:20 A. A. Eastern Kentucky University 00:02:48 B. B. Kentucky Community and Technical College System 00:15:21 C. C. Kentucky State University 00:31:43 D. D. Morehead State University 00:41:44 E. E. Murray State University 01:01:56 F. F. Northern Kentucky University 01:16:09 G. G. University of Kentucky and Hospital 01:25:00 H. H. University of Louisville 01:42:52 I. I. Western Kentucky University 01:56:17, 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a roll call establishing a quorum. The committee then approved the prior meeting’s minutes. Members were reminded to silence cell phones, and the chair noted an informational item on capital plan amendments made by state agencies during the latest revision period before moving to university capital plan presentations. Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaden outlined EKU’s enrollment growth, strong Kentucky student retention, and signature programs in nursing, occupational therapy, criminal justice, education, manufacturing engineering, and aviation. EKU’s main capital priorities were a new health innovation project to support a proposed osteopathic medical program, including a $50 million escrow requirement until accreditation; a collaborative center for health innovation to address outdated health sciences facilities; a $5 million startup request for an air traffic control program; aircraft upgrades for the aviation fleet; and continued asset preservation funding. In response to questions, EKU said roughly 40% of the new health facility would be dedicated to the medical school, with shared simulation space for multiple health programs, and that aviation maintenance needs are currently being met through KCTCS partners but could be expanded if demand grows. KCTCS representatives then described the system’s scale and capital needs, noting service to 107,000 students, extensive dual credit and workforce training, and a network of 342 buildings across 70 campuses. They said prior legislative support, including $277 million in asset preservation and $90 million released for approved projects, had helped with safety, roofs, energy efficiency, and campus security. Their current priorities include about $30 million for systemwide safety and security upgrades, renovations tied to consolidation and footprint reduction under Senate Joint Resolution 179, and broader asset preservation needs estimated at roughly $300 million to $325 million. Members discussed the need to preserve and expand skilled trades training, and KCTCS said its plan includes construction trades and flexible, multiuse facilities that can adapt to changing workforce needs. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes, and the presentations concluded with questions and discussion only.

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• We currently oversee the. the LPR program for New Mexico State Police.
• We stand in support of this bill, and it's important to remember that this program has been funded in
• We're mostly thinking about our planned investment in additional fixed units, but we also have mobile
• We also have some dedicated mobile installations.

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• assistance program. assistance program.
• Uh this is a program payment program.
• Medicaid program. Medicaid program.
• program altogether. program altogether.
• . program. program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Many of them are not as mobile, but they still took the time to come out.
• Many of them are not as mobile, but they still took the time to come out.
• them<00:03:36.400> are<00:03:36.480> not<00:03:36.720> as<00:03:36.880> mobile
• ,<00:03:37.360> but<00:03:37.520> they many of them are not as mobile, but they many
• This is related to some programming and an amendment to a contract that DPS needs to make in order to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• HB 3923 also encourages upward mobility within state employment by requiring an evaluation of ways to
• Greater mobility for qualified professionals means shorter wait times, earlier detection of oral disease
• those dentists came from out of state proving that our current licensure process already allows for mobility
• It will help facilitate practitioner mobility, most importantly during public health emergencies.
• Your understanding is correct: in our implementation rules for the TEF programs, there is no exclusion

Bills: HB111

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

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• THE BILL ALSO UPDATES OUR VERY SUCCESSFUL STATE DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM FOR AQUACULTURE AGRICULTURE.
• THIS DOES SO BY TARGET TESTING DACS WITH LAUNCHING A TARGETED PROGRAM, NOT SAYING FOR EVERYONE, TO BE
• A TARGETED PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN WHO LIKELY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO THE
• WHEN THESE PROGRAMS, IS IT YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT RIGHT NOW THESE PROGRAMS ARE HAVING ISSUES OR THEY'RE
• HE SUFFERED PERMANENT BRAIN FACIAL FRACTURES, LOSS OF VISION IN ONE EYE AND MOBILITY ISSUES REQUIRING

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• <00:48:41.680> mot's Transportation Improvement program mot's Transportation Improvement program
• projects than are currently programmed projects than are currently programmed unless<00:56:24.319
• development on top and then programming development on top and then programming from<01:26:28.679
• <01:37:06.080> improve connectivity enhance Mobility improve connectivity enhance Mobility
• <01:47:31.599> that also has referred to programs that also has referred to programs that

Bills: HF192, HF268, HF1214, HF494

Keywords: Minnesota income tax, dependent exemption, personal income tax, tax relief, family tax relief, children, dependents, tax deduction, tax exemption, state revenue, inflation indexing, tax year 2025, taxable income, household tax policy, family tax credit, HF268, Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway, memorial highway, highway naming, road designation

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• So, the Mardi Gras has, as Todd described it, two daily round trips between New Orleans and Mobile, with
• stops in Mississippi, of course, and ending in Mobile, Alabama.
• business class as well, and it's operated with support, of course, from Mississippi, the city of Mobile
• stops in Mississippi, of course, and ending in Mobile, Alabama.
• uh we hit that at almost 100% of Mobile uh we hit that at almost 100% of the<00:08:10.160> time

Keywords: Highways and Transportation - Room 216, January 14, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: Amtrak officials Todd Stenis and Jeff Mann briefed the committee on Amtrak service in Mississippi, with a focus on the new Mardi Gras state-supported route on the Gulf Coast. They reviewed Amtrak’s national structure, including the distinction between long-distance and state-supported service under PRIIA section 209, and noted that Mississippi is served by the City of New Orleans, the Crescent, and the new Mardi Gras service. They said the Mardi Gras began service on August 18 and operates four trains a day between New Orleans and Mobile with Mississippi stops, supported by Mississippi, Louisiana, and Mobile. The officials reported strong early performance for Mardi Gras, saying ridership had already exceeded 60,000 by the end of December against a 71,000 first-year projection, with about 435 passengers per day and a 64% average load factor. They also cited 86% on-time performance, a 94% customer satisfaction index, and average fares of $27 in coach and $66 in business class. They said the service is benefiting from strong demand, good coordination with host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern, and planned capital improvements totaling more than $200 million that they said should reduce trip times by 30 to 40 minutes. Committee members responded positively, with Senator Williams praising the train experience and another senator noting personal use of the Mardi Gras service. The presenters invited members to ride the train and described it as a state investment paying off across South Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. After the Amtrak presentation, the committee returned to business and took up one bill, 2019, which would delete the sunset on the provision directing the first $80 million of lottery proceeds to the state highway fund. Senator Blackmon asked for clarification, the chairman confirmed the bill would make the road funding provision permanent, and the committee approved the title and reported the bill out.