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• Members, I worked with all stakeholders and received their feedback on the filed version.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Members, I worked with all stakeholders and received their feedback on the filed version.

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• So this review, along with stakeholder feedback, can better protect churches, charities, and community

Keywords: Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Ethics Commission, recommendations, Angelina River Authority, Natchez Valley Authority, public testimony, legislative session

Summary: The meeting of the Sunset Advisory Commission served as a concluding assembly for the current biennium, where various agencies were reviewed. Notably, the Commission focused on staff recommendations and modifications regarding the Angelina and Natchez River Authority, Lower Natchez Valley Authority, and Texas Ethics Commission. After discussing various modifications, the members voted unanimously on multiple recommendations aimed at improving operational efficiency and accountability within these agencies. The Chair emphasized the collaborative effort of the Commission members and staff, acknowledging their hard work throughout the biennium.

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• This review, along with stakeholder feedback, can better protect churches, charities, and community organizations

Summary: The Sunset Advisory Commission met for its final meeting of the biennium, established a quorum, approved the December 11, 2024 minutes, and then voted on recommendations for several agencies reviewed earlier in the cycle. It adopted all recommendations for the Angelina and Nettus River Authority, the Lower Nettus Valley Authority, and the Trinity River Authority of Texas, with no modifications offered for those agencies. The Commission then considered the Texas Ethics Commission. Members adopted staff recommendations with modifications, including changes to lobby compensation thresholds and rounding of inflation adjustments. The Commission also adopted a series of new recommendations addressing TEC customer service staffing, late-filing penalties, post-election reporting penalties, waiver of penalties when notice cannot be shown, review of the “substantial compliance” standard, review of the “principal purpose” definition, more prominent public posting of delinquent penalties, and clearer training and guidance on filing and lobby-registration requirements. The Commission also adopted two previously omitted Texas Department of Criminal Justice recommendations, 6.5 and 6.6. By recorded vote, the Commission unanimously forwarded all recommendations adopted during the biennium to the 89th Legislature, with nine ayes. Sunset staff then reported on implementation of 2023 Sunset recommendations, saying the State Auditor found 89% of selected management actions fully implemented and Sunset staff found 68% of statutory and related changes fully implemented, with the remainder mostly in progress. The Commission also noted receipt of a January 6 evaluation of the Texas Lottery Commission, including a study of potential regulation of lottery ticket courier companies, but no further action was taken on that item. The meeting concluded with closing remarks and a motion to recess subject to the call of the Chair.

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• Has been some feedback, and it's just capacity.
• Um has been some feedback and it's meet.
• Um has been some feedback and it's just<02:12:51.040><c> capacity</c><02:12:51.760><c> like</c><02:12
• Um, two other points of feedback<02:14:56.000><c> that</c><02:14:56.320><c> I</c><02:14:56.560><c> want
• </c><02:14:56.639><c> to</c><02:14:57.440><c> uh</c> feedback that I want to uh feedback that I want

Keywords: 916, all

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• Any feedback from that?
• Any feedback from that? >> Um, so we installed eight of the 10 of the pilot project.
• &gt;&gt; and so I'm just curious if you had any like<01:05:40.880><c> data</c><01:05:41.359><c> feedback
• </c><01:05:42.880><c> I</c><01:05:43.039><c> know</c> like data feedback like that.
• I know like data feedback like that.

Bills: HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools

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• of $44 million in the UI aid and are projected to spend $58 million in fiscal year 2025 based on feedback
• of $44 million in the UI aid and are projected to spend $58 million in fiscal year 2025 based on feedback
• of $44 million in the UI aid and are projected to spend $58 million in fiscal year 2025 based on feedback
• of $44 million in the UI aid and are projected to spend $58 million in fiscal year 2025 based on feedback
• Sorry about year 2025 based on feedback from eleas. year 2025 based on feedback from eleas. this<01:27

Bills: HF1048, HF1049, HF745, HF2210

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

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• This is a real thing, and, um, I appreciate your feedback if you want to comment on sea lampreys.
• This is a real thing, and, um, I appreciate your feedback if you want to comment on sea lampreys.
• This is a real thing, and, um, I appreciate your feedback if you want to comment on sea lampreys.
• Can you give some feedback? Mr. Lee, thank you, Mr.
• I appreciate the feedback. Thank you. We want to get this right.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• just wondering if you have been able to run this language by any magistrate judges and what their feedback

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate Health and Welfare Committee considered four RS introductions. RS 33128, introduced by Sen. Anthon, would amend Idaho law so chiropractors authorized to administer certain vitamins, minerals, and fluids could also prescribe them, allowing them to purchase those drugs from pharmacies or distributors; it was moved to print and approved by voice vote. RS 33023, introduced by Sen. Harris, would amend involuntary commitment law to allow tribal health care facilities to serve as holding sites and define tribal police officers as peace officers, addressing coordination problems on reservations; it was also moved to print and approved by voice vote. RS 32893, introduced by Sen. Bjerke, was described as a code-cleanup measure removing outdated language from the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired statutes; it was moved to print and approved by voice vote. RS 32994, introduced by Sen. Wintrow, would put into statute rules governing child visitation in cases involving substantiated abuse and clarify that courts may consider a parent’s incarceration when termination of parental rights is sought; Sen. Wintrow said she had shared the language with the courts and received no negative feedback. The committee moved it to print and approved it by voice vote. The committee also heard RS 33184 from Sen. Van Orden, which would establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program oversight structure and create a legislative oversight committee for the federal rural health transformation funding, described as $187 million over five years. Members asked whether the proposal was separate from the governor’s task force; Sen. Van Orden said it was the legislature’s own oversight committee, distinct from the application’s existing oversight structure. The motion to print passed on a voice vote with one nay. The chair then announced no meeting the next day, a Thursday meeting to follow, and that the committee would hear from the Department of Health and Welfare the following week before adjourning.

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• The sponsor is working with one of the affected stakeholders and is waiting for feedback, which should

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House convened with 68 members present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the House Journal. Members also received notice of a substitute appointment for Legislative District 17, seat B, and the House accepted Senate Joint Memorial 107 for first reading and later referred it to the Resource and Conservation Committee. Committee reports and bill introductions made up most of the business. The Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee reported House Bills 532 through 539 printed and referred several to Transportation, Local Government, and State Affairs. The Business Committee recommended House Bill 514 do pass. The House then introduced and referred a series of new bills, including measures on juvenile correction public records exemptions (HB 4), enticing a child via internet or communication device (HB 541), social media restrictions for children (HB 542), public employee retirement contributions (HB 543), military leave (HB 544), counselor licensure for military chaplains (HB 545), restroom access (HB 546), cosmetology licensing (HB 547), boating enforcement (HB 548), hospital district dissolution petitions (HB 549), midwifery authority and rules (HB 550), and property tax assessment (HB 551). All of these were referred to Judiciary, Rules and Administration for printing. On the floor, House Concurrent Resolution 23 was introduced to apply to Congress for a convention to propose congressional term limits, and House Concurrent Resolution 24 honored fallen Kootenai County and Coeur d’Alene firefighters and supported first responders. House Bill 493 was held on the Third Reading Calendar for one legislative day at the sponsor’s request. The House also heard several member announcements recognizing visiting officials and groups, and it adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026.

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• WE ARE GETTING FEEDBACK THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN WAITING UNTIL THE NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTED, WHICH WE ARE

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• And I also had shared, when I presented the previous amendment ideas to the committee, some of the feedback

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The subcommittee met on Senate Bill 2224 and reviewed the latest Legislative Council draft, version 1006, which incorporated prior changes including the Christensen amendment, the executive session language, and a 30-day deadline for the Attorney General to issue an order. The Attorney General’s office then explained its proposed amendment, which would clarify that hearings could be held under existing administrative hearing procedures, apply the same process to all violations, and preserve the current appeal structure. The office also raised concerns about the bill’s requirement that hearings be video recorded and broadcast live, noting possible technology and budget limitations. Representative Koppelman responded that the purpose of the bill was to ensure a timely, transparent process and avoid long delays before a sanctioned party could get to court, arguing that the Legislative Council draft better addressed due process concerns. Representative Henderson agreed and said the draft version improved transparency and established a clearer timeline. During discussion, a cross-reference in the appeal section was identified as incorrect and was corrected to refer to Section 28-32-49 rather than Chapter 28-27, with clarification that the appeal path should remain tied to the Attorney General’s administrative determination. The committee then amended the motion to include the corrected cross-reference and approved the Legislative Council version 1006 as amended. The vote was unanimous, and the bill was prepared to be taken back to committee the next morning for further action. The meeting then adjourned.

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• "The feedback from constituents has been overwhelmingly supportive," he noted.

Keywords: Senate Committee, local government, SB2183, SB2046, committee substitute, legislative measures

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was characterized by the passage of several significant bills, including SB2183, SB2046, SB434, and others with recommendations for further consideration. Discussions involved voting on committee substitutes and the implications of various legislative measures. Senator Paxton and other members provided insights and moved bills forward with emphatic support, leading to their successful passing out of committee. Importantly, the bills addressed various local government concerns, showcasing the committee's focus on practical legislative solutions.

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• We had some incidents last year where the feedback was so loud it made me jump down in my seat.

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• understand the perspectives of the IAN Halawa community and to offer them opportunities to provide feedback
• convened monthly community of practice meetings to provide progress updates on our work, to gather feedback
• <00:09:44.520><c> work,</c><00:09:45.240><c> to</c><00:09:45.360><c> gather</c><00:09:45.600><c> feedback
• ,</c> updates on our work, to gather feedback, updates on our work, to gather feedback, and<00:09:46.120

Bills: SR185, HB2452, HB2329, HB2272, HB2273, HB2335, HB1656, HB2207, HB2289, HB1854, HB2581, HB20, HB2296, HB1707, HB2297, HB1890, HB2241, HB2474, HB1688, HB2546, HB1574, HB1546, HB2218, HB1163, HB1514, HB1749, HB2385, HB1576, HB1974, HB2022, HB1973, HB2005, HB1894, HB1515, HB1718, HB1591, HB2475, HB1721, HB1864, HB1946, HB1920

Keywords: Department of Education, capital improvement program, performance audit, infrastructure, transparency, state bonds, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, bond authorization, state debt limit, constitutional debt limit, Article VII Section 13, Hawaii bonds, state borrowing, public finance, capital improvement projects, supplemental appropriations, judiciary appropriations, refunding bonds, reimbursable bonds

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• had discussions about in this committee, and I would be interested in other members' comments and feedback
• I received some feedback about this this morning as well, so I appreciate you taking it out at this time
• I received<00:58:51.280><c> some</c><00:58:51.640><c> feedback</c><00:58:52.040><c> for</c><00:58:52.160
• ><c> about</c><00:58:52.440><c> this</c> received some feedback for about this received some feedback

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of teaching, I don't ever remember during a workshop week us getting information or guidance or feedback
• c><00:19:54.880><c> or</c> getting information or guidance or getting information or guidance or feedback
• <c> testimo-</c><00:19:57.800><c> or</c><00:19:58.000><c> anything</c><00:19:58.480><c> with</c> feedback
• or testimo- or anything with feedback or testimo- or anything with respect<00:19:59.120><c> to</c><00
• It's an author's amendment, kind of just clarifying the language, taking into consideration feedback

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In response to the constructive feedback received since the enactment of last year's Senate Bill 180
• And unfortunately, we got some feedback of unintended consequences that SB 840 seeks to address.
• And unfortunately, we got some feedback of unintended consequences that SB 840 seeks to address.
• The bill also includes a number of exceptions based on considerable feedback I have been receiving from
• The bill also includes a number of exceptions based on considerable feedback I have been receiving from

Bills: S0092, S0110, S0192, S0212, S0260, S0350, S0394, S0422, S0434, S0442, S0484, S0546, S0556, S0684, S0696, S0706, S0748, S0786, S0820, S0824, S0838, S0840, S0848, S0856, S0962, S1000, S1014, S1036, S1050, S1054, S1080, S1118, S1134, S1338, S1480, S1500, S1506, S1622, S1724

Keywords: employee protections, whistleblower, retaliation, public trust, ethics complaint, Commission on Ethics, Public Employees Relations Commission, public employee, local government attorney, public officer, adverse personnel action, protected disclosure, whistleblower retaliation, state agency, independent contractor, public employment, civil service, reinstatement, back pay, front pay

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and considered a long agenda of bills, many of them retained from the prior week. The most debated measure was CS for SB 706, which would preempt naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designate Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport, subject to FAA approval and a trademark agreement. Amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to prevent private financial benefit from the naming. Several senators spoke in opposition, citing concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and the trademark/licensing arrangement; supporters argued there was no cost to the airport and that the bill simply set a state naming policy. The committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements, CS for CS for SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, CS for SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings, SB 962 on excluding farms from certain zoning definitions, and CS for SB 820 on problem-solving court reporting requirements. The committee then approved several bills from Senator DiCeglie and Senator Arrington. SB 840, addressing land-use regulations for local governments affected by natural disasters, was supported by local-government and environmental advocates who said it would restore local control after SB 180’s hurricane-related restrictions; the sponsor said it was intended to correct unintended consequences of last year’s law. CS for SB 856, requiring online listing platforms to show estimated ad valorem taxes on residential listings, was amended to exclude social media platforms and broaden liability protections; the sponsor and a county property appraiser described it as a consumer-transparency measure. CS for SB 110, clarifying homestead exemption treatment for long-term leases that end at death, was also reported favorably. The committee took up a controversial strike-all amendment to SB 212, which focused on public swimming pools and added residency and related restrictions for certain sex offenders and offenders on community control or probation. The amendment drew strong opposition from advocates and affected families, who argued it would worsen homelessness, impose broad geographic restrictions, and lack evidence of improving child safety; supporters said it was a targeted public-safety measure. Despite the objections, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, SB 394 on reinsurance intermediary managers, SB 434 on property tax assessment treatment for wind-hardening improvements, CS for CS for SBs 658 and 608 on water-safety requirements for rental properties with pools or nearby water, SB 748 on adding voting-rights restoration information to sentencing score sheets, and CS for SB 824 requiring school districts to inventory unimproved real property. The meeting ended while the committee was beginning SB 848 on stormwater treatment, with an amendment being introduced as the transcript cut off.

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• Furthermore, research shows that adolescent brains are uniquely vulnerable to AI feedback.
• 00:28:21.440><c> vulnerable</c><00:28:22.240><c> to</c><00:28:22.480><c> AI</c><00:28:23.000><c> feedback
• </c> uniquely vulnerable to AI feedback. uniquely vulnerable to AI feedback.
• adolescent brain undergoes growth where regions craving social rewards like attention and positive feedback

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• You know, I just did a social media post to do internships, and you'll be surprised at the feedback and
• You got to have somebody who's constantly monitoring the feedback and responding and keeping folks engaged
• constantly to have somebody who's constantly monitoring<00:18:51.200><c> the</c><00:18:51.320><c> feedback
• </c><00:18:52.000><c> and</c><00:18:52.120><c> responding</c> monitoring the feedback and responding
• monitoring the feedback and responding and<00:18:53.400><c> keeping</c><00:18:53.800><c> folks</c><00

Keywords: 912, senate, all