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• It allows for deferred-interest purchases of those products.
• The fact is that no one, not even the issuer, knows what purchases on a credit card would qualify as
• I go to, I'm with ICUC, I go to San Bernardino High School, and I'm in strong support with this.
• schools.
• Schools should be safe havens, not sources of chronic disease.

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. AB 1825 by Krell would clarify California’s offenders with mental health disorders program by tightening the standard for determining “substantial danger of physical harm,” improving exit planning, and expanding Medi-Cal access for people released after a successful challenge. Supporters, including psychiatrists, prosecutors, and medical groups, said the bill would close gaps in care and protect public safety; county behavioral health directors and Disability Rights California registered concerns. AB 1696 by Stephanie would state that nurse midwives do not need physician supervision when providing care within their existing scope, including EMTALA-related evaluation in labor and delivery settings. Nurse midwives and nursing groups supported the bill, while emergency physicians opposed it unless amended, arguing emergency department screening should remain under physician supervision; the author said she would keep working on the issue. AB 1949 by Lee would make acupuncture a separate Medi-Cal benefit and allow up to 24 visits per year. The author and supporters from acupuncture, health access, and integrative medicine groups said the current monthly cap is too restrictive and that acupuncture is an effective, cost-saving alternative for pain management and other conditions. There was no opposition. AB 2330 by Patterson would create a distinct regulatory category for cold spas, with standards for construction, operation, and disinfection. Fitness and wellness groups supported the bill, environmental health administrators had no formal position but thanked the author for amendments, and a committee member raised concerns about local officials interpreting the bill to require separate enclosures from saunas; the author said she would continue working on the language. AB 2000 by Aguirre-Curry would limit mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and add notice, exceptions, reporting, and enforcement provisions. Family physicians, chronic care advocates, nurses, pharmacists, and patient groups supported the bill, citing non-medical switching and treatment disruptions; health plans and insurers opposed it, warning of higher costs, reduced flexibility, and premium increases. AB 1929 by Ortega would require health plans to disclose investments, including in private prisons and immigrant detention centers. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure tied to patient premiums and public values, while opponents argued the bill was duplicative, burdensome, and potentially harmful to investment confidentiality. AB 2746 by Schiavo would classify medical credit card debt as medical debt so it would not appear on credit reports. Consumer advocates and legal aid groups supported the bill, describing abusive marketing and housing harms; banks, debt collectors, and industry groups opposed it as unworkable and privacy-invasive. The committee took roll on AB 2746 and passed it on a due pass motion to Banking and Finance, with several members voting aye and a few no votes recorded.

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• purchasing from Kamehameha Schools, and this actually, this subject matter had come before the House
• <01:24:33.480><c> this</c> of purchasing from Kam schools and this of purchasing from Kam schools and
• School and middle school, right?
• consider, you know, five elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school to be a whole development
• consider, you know, five elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school to be a whole development

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Are they meeting the needs of more rural schools, suburban schools?
• , school sites.
• Purchases such as refrigerators.
• the utilization by the schools that are intended, these high-poverty schools, the schools with need,
• schools, right?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I went to school in Northern California.
• I went to school in Northern California.
• County in Claremont, where my husband and I both work as public school teachers.
• I'm 14 and missing school for this. I am with Housing Now and ACCE.
• Carlos Lopez, California School Employees Association. Thank you. Good morning.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So $300,000 almost 20 years ago is worth $463,000 in purchasing power.
• With that, I would be pleased to take testifiers or any discussion. in 2008, the equivalent purchasing
• </c><00:04:30.720><c> That's</c><00:04:30.960><c> pretty</c><00:04:31.199><c> crazy</c> in purchasing
• That's pretty crazy in purchasing power.
• power that they recoup the purchasing power that they would<00:04:53.759><c> have</c><00:04:53.840><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For schools. You already said your last question. I'm sorry. School dish.
• But we do not need to have school-sponsored and school-sanctioned sex clubs, period. Wow.
• Attorneys' fees and ...a case against a school district or a school district officer.
• Southside Independent School District is the third largest school district in the state.
• He went to school in Cyprus. The school didn't protect him.

Summary: The House met in a late-session floor session that began with prayer, pledges, quorum, and a series of excused absences and Senate messages reporting action on numerous bills, conference committee appointments, and conference reports. Members also adopted a memorial resolution honoring Mark James Hanna, a Capitol lobbyist and advocate for nurses, and a congratulatory resolution for Rishi Tarumalasetti, an eighth-grade civics bee winner from Katy. The chamber also received and recorded a parliamentary colloquy about an unusual Senate request on SB 293, with the Chair stating the House could not recede from only part of its amendments and could not suspend the rules because the bill had not been returned from the Senate. The bulk of the session was devoted to taking up conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions, especially the state budget. The House adopted a resolution allowing the SB 1 conferees to go outside the normal bounds, then adopted the SB 1 conference report on a 107-21 vote. Debate on the budget centered on public education funding, tax relief, health care, corrections pay, and judicial compensation, with supporters calling it a responsible compromise and opponents arguing it was overly expansive and insufficient on property tax relief. The House also adopted a technical correction resolution tying judicial pay increases in SB 1 to the House version of SB 293, and members discussed at length the relationship between judicial salaries and legislative pensions. The chamber then adopted a long series of conference reports on measures covering topics such as school library review and book challenges (SB 13), SNAP restrictions on sweetened drinks and candy (SB 379), hospital price transparency (SB 331), nursing home accountability (SB 457), school district personnel compensation conflicts (HB 3372), property notice rules (HB 2011), research and development tax credits (SB 2018), and several other bills affecting elections, permits, education, and criminal justice. Most reports passed by wide margins, though some drew significant opposition, especially SB 13 and SB 379. The House also granted several Senate requests for conference committees and introduced additional resolutions to suspend conferee limits on various bills as the session moved toward adjournment.

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• school and their state on a national stage.
• I was part of marching band in high school.
• Mikhail Groth, drum major for the 2025-26 school year.
• Joining the Chimicum High School Marching Band are Mr.
• Ryan Stevens, principal of Chimicum High School; Mr.

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, colors, pledge, and a prayer by Sikh youth leader Gertit Singh Cocher, followed by recognition of guests from the Sikh Coalition and Kalsa Germath Center. The chamber approved the journal and then adopted Senate Resolution 8678 honoring the Chimicum High School Marching Band for being selected as Washington’s representative in the 2026 National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C.; senators praised the band’s dedication and rural-school achievement, and the band was recognized in the gallery. The Senate then confirmed two gubernatorial appointments by 49-0 votes: Ryan Moran as Director of the Health Care Authority and Dennis Worsham as Secretary of the Department of Health. Supporters highlighted Moran’s Medicaid and health system background and Worsham’s long public health career, including local health leadership and work on HIV/AIDS and community health. The chamber also advanced and passed Senate Bill 6011, expanding court bailiff authority to conduct threat assessments for the Court of Appeals, and Senate Bill 5831, creating safe harbors related to mortgage modification recording requirements. Several bills were debated and passed after amendment votes. Senate Bill 6188, concerning Labor and Industries’ asbestos training and certification rules, saw an amendment to align with federal standards rejected and then passed 38-19. Substitute Senate Bill 5917, dealing with access to abortion medications through the Department of Corrections pharmacy, had multiple proposed amendments rejected before passing 32-17 after extensive debate over access, labeling, distribution limits, and emergency status. The Senate also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 6024 on developmental disability services confidentiality, then passed the bill 48-0-1 excused; passed Substitute Senate Bill 6091 on residential property marketing and fair housing by 49-0; and passed Substitute Senate Bill 5840 adjusting campaign finance expenditure reporting deadlines by 46-3. The body then recessed for caucus and lunch.

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• They are Audrey Immel and Anne Risvey, and both are graduates of the Evans School.
• I graduated in June from the Evans School with my MPA, focusing on policy analysis and evaluation, but
• My name is Anne Risvey, and I'm also a recent MPA graduate from the Evans School of Public Policy and
• Buyers of biogas processing equipment must report exempt purchases on an addendum on their tax returns
• It does not cover the sales tax that would be due on the purchase.

Keywords: 904, all

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• They are Audrey Immel and Risvey, and both are graduates of the Evans School.
• I graduated in June from the Evans School with my MPA, focusing on policy analysis and evaluation, but
• My name is Anne Risvey, and I'm also a recent MPA graduate from the Evans School of Public Policy and
• And since fiscal year 2023, beneficiaries have saved approximately $42 million on qualifying purchases
• It does not cover the sales tax that would be due on the purchase.

Summary: The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on August 4, 2026, with all five commissioners present. The commission approved the May 26, 2026 minutes, welcomed new commissioner Diane Tabilius, and re-elected Andy Knopfsiger Meadows as chair and Dr. Sharon Keiko as vice chair. JLARC staff also introduced two Evans School interns who are assisting with preliminary research for the 2027 review cycle. JLARC presented preliminary findings on seven tax preference reviews, focusing most heavily on the Main Street communities credit, the Equitable Access to Credit Program, and the urban data center exemption. Staff concluded that the Main Street preference has helped increase the number of communities and businesses and recommended continuing it, while also recommending that DAHP collect more detailed and standardized business-count data. The Equitable Access to Credit Program was found to support underserved communities and was also recommended for continuation. The urban data center exemption was found to have been used only for refurbishment projects, not new construction, and staff recommended letting it expire; commissioners and Representative Paulette discussed the need for better performance measures, cost-per-job analysis, and clearer legislative intent language in tax preference statements. Staff then reviewed airplane modification, landfill biogas, automotive adaptive equipment, and housing for people with developmental disabilities. The airplane modification preference was found to likely support jobs and state tax revenue and was recommended for continuation. The landfill biogas preference was also recommended for continuation, with a suggestion for more detailed reporting on use and renewable natural gas production. The automotive adaptive equipment exemption was found to continue providing relief to disabled veterans and service members and was recommended for continuation, while the housing transfer exemption for adults with developmental disabilities had not been used and was recommended to expire. No public testimony was taken at this meeting, and the commission noted that public testimony would be heard at its September meeting before final comments are adopted in October.

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• If you are a very large rural school district, or a rural school district, that factor takes into account
• it's in the 20 percent some school districts that's in the 30 percent this brings them all Some school
• virtual schools.
• Some schools will have them in their lockers. Some schools already have a process in place.
• They do not have an elementary school. They have a public high school, 9 through 12.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear and discuss three education bills and related budget items. House Bill 1214 would revise K-12 transportation funding by replacing the current rider-based formula with a new formula tied more closely to district size, square mileage, building counts, and the weighted student payment. Sponsors and DPI said the change would better reflect actual transportation costs, hold districts harmless overall, and likely increase funding by about $4 million beyond current spending; they also said parent-provided transportation and open-enrollment mileage rules would remain largely unchanged. No opposition was heard, and the committee closed discussion without taking final action in the transcript. The committee then reviewed House Bill 1013, the education appropriations bill, and walked through proposed adjustments to program and pass-through grants. The chair proposed keeping or reducing some items, eliminating others, and moving one-time items to the stabilization fund; examples included leaving free meals at $4.5 million for now, keeping the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, reducing some grant lines, and removing several new or one-time grants. DPI also explained that the student information system would remain a flow-through grant for this biennium but would move in-house after July 1, 2026. The committee also discussed adding an FTE for the School for the Blind and making a small equipment swap at the Center for Distance Education. House Bill 1369 was discussed as the main school aid bill, including a proposed 2 percent and 2 percent per-pupil payment increase, higher construction bidding thresholds, elimination of the 12 percent cap, and a transfer of $75 million from Foundation Aid to the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund, with the chair suggesting $100 million instead. DPI explained that the bill also included a policy change returning placement decisions for students with disabilities in congregate care to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with support from the governor’s office. The committee heard testimony from school officials seeking gap funding for Title I losses caused by a switch from free-and-reduced-lunch to census-based allocations, saying districts with many open-enrolled students could lose substantial funding and staff positions. Later, the governor’s office presented a proposed $1.5 million one-time appropriation to help schools buy secure storage for student cell phones if a statewide device policy is adopted; members raised concerns about cost, local control, and whether the money would be enough. The committee also heard student testimony and then recessed without voting on the amendment in the transcript.

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• The A&M School of Law has risen faster in national rankings than any other law school in history and
• HB 4623 by Little relating to the liability of public schools and professional school employees and certain
• charter school campuses that are designated for the full-service community schools or for the committee
• HB 4699 by Leo Rilson early in the requirement independent school district home rule school districts
• AG 4704 by Simmons related public school maternal leave policy and allotment under the foundation school

Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• </c><00:04:53.440><c> land</c> capital, um to be able to purchase land capital, um to be able to purchase
• </c><00:47:47.040><c> or</c> experts to teach in high schools or experts to teach in high schools or
• </c> high school experience. Math is math. high school experience. Math is math.
• </c><00:51:19.359><c> While</c> schools such as the institute. While schools such as the institute.
• </c> student has to go in their full school student has to go in their full school day<00:51:31.680><

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:25 Discussion of Lexington’s Housing Affordability Partnership 00:02:26 Discussion of Northern Kentucky’s Housing Blueprint 00:30:12 Discussion of Religious Institution Land Use 00:57:33 Discussion of Free-Market Solutions to Kentucky’s Housing Crisis 01:04:18 Adjournment 01:26:37, 958, all

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and began informally, with members noting this was the final information-gathering meeting on housing before a November meeting to discuss findings and report back to the LRC. The main presentation focused on the Lexington Affordable Housing Partnership, a public-private effort supported by a $10 million state allocation. Presenters described Fayette County’s housing shortage, citing a gap of more than 22,000 units, rising home prices, and the challenge of assembling land and capital for affordable projects. The partnership explained that five local banks created a $3 million capital investment fund to buy and hold land at no interest, with deed restrictions keeping the site at 80% or below area median income and allowing the banks to seek Community Reinvestment Act credit. The first project is a 12.5-acre former Transylvania University baseball field, planned for about 242 units, including detached homes, townhouses, garden-style apartments, and senior housing. Speakers said the project required extensive neighborhood engagement and zoning/development approvals, but that the planning phase is now largely complete and infrastructure work should begin soon. Financing details included roughly $64 million in additional funding through tax credit equity, market-rate loans, city support, Kentucky Housing Corporation resources, and donations from nonprofit partners. Developers said the multifamily bond applications are due to Kentucky Housing Corporation the next day, and they expect the land purchase to be repaid into the revolving fund once the property is entitled and closed, allowing the original $3 million to be redeployed for future projects. They estimated rental units could be filled within about six months of completion, while for-sale units would come online over 12 to 36 months. In discussion, members asked about regulatory barriers and project timelines. Presenters pointed to rising construction costs tied to new federal and state requirements, and one member highlighted the need to continue reviewing planning and zoning reforms to speed development plan approvals and reduce delays. The group also endorsed a possible statewide $20 million housing fund, a residential infrastructure fund, and efforts to avoid additional regulatory burdens on housing development.

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• Should school and it should be taught.
• Representative Kwon. and purchasing adult materials. and purchasing adult materials.
• Children in school as young as third grade, that a neighboring town to me, the school board is dealing
• them in order to purchase a from them in order to purchase a vacation. vacation. vacation.
• , to purchasing a group travel group, to purchasing a group travel insurance<02:06:27.920><c> policy.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, we don't have to purchase an out of state license to hunt or to have a field trial in these other
• And take that we can have them, but they've got to purchase a license to just to be able to.
• Come in They had to purchase a license so we don't get an opportunity to have many.
• So I am an assistant principal at a public school, and I want to just tell my kids, Hey, this is how
• So I am, I do have a career as a public school educator of 28 years, but, um, my pastime is usually in

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• </c> trades off with the dollar for schools trades off with the dollar for schools health<00:37:15.839
• Clems's point that equipment has to be purchased every four years and asks what typically happens to
• Every dollar given to a data center owner is a dollar not invested in a public school, a nursing home
• He explained that qualifying data center purchases are exempt from sales and use tax, but businesses
• Hansen said that under current Minnesota law, qualifying data center purchases are exempt from sales

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Louis public school system. Dr.
• It is a great enjoyment to introduce to you the best school district, which is Jenny's school district
• It is a great enjoyment to introduce to you the best school district, which is Jenny's school district
• , the largest school district in the state.
• Why would you make a car purchase? Why would you make a home purchase?

Summary: The Missouri House met with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior House journal, and numerous guest introductions, including a tribute to Harris-Stowe State University President Dr. Latanya Collins-Smith during Women’s History Month. The chamber then took up House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, which would place on the ballot a constitutional change to gradually eliminate Missouri’s individual income tax and allow the legislature to broaden the sales tax base to services if needed. The sponsor and supporters framed the proposal as a long-term tax reform that would let Missourians keep more of their earnings, spur economic growth, and ultimately let voters decide the state’s tax structure. Supporters argued that no-income-tax states have stronger growth, more business relocation, and better population trends, and said the resolution includes triggers and revenue-neutral safeguards, including protections for school funding and local governments. Several members said the measure is only a referral to the voters, not an immediate tax change, and emphasized that the plan is designed to phase out the income tax only as state growth allows. Opponents countered that the measure would ultimately require a large sales tax increase on goods and services, shifting the burden onto working families, seniors, renters, and low-income Missourians, while threatening public schools, services, and tax-credit-supported nonprofits. They also criticized the ballot language as misleading and warned that the fiscal impact could be as high as an $8.5 billion revenue loss. Members debated comparisons to Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Washington, Oregon, and Kansas, with supporters citing those states as evidence that lower or no income taxes can attract growth, while opponents said Missouri’s economy, tourism, and budget structure are not comparable and that the Kansas example shows the risks of tax-cut experiments. The sponsor and several allies repeatedly stressed that the proposal is a constitutional amendment for voters to decide, not a final legislative tax hike, and said the plan is different from Kansas because it uses triggers and a defined path to zero. The transcript does not show a final vote on the resolution in the excerpt provided.

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• So and then there are many who say dentist go to school for 8 years.
• Yes, they do go to school for 8 years. But that's only 4 years of a dental program.
• Dental therapists can be fresh out of high school.
• And it also includes the purchase history so we can look at who will purchase block of N and this information
• So if you have a school or a total school off more than 12, that indicates a possible kind of is used

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• </c> favorability consideration and purchase favorability consideration and purchase intent<00:08:21.479
• </c> determined by the boundaries of school determined by the boundaries of school districts<00:34:43.159
• </c><00:36:02.480><c> and</c> to local governments schools and to local governments schools and counties
• Those loans also helped purchase a nearby building to accommodate production.
• </c> local businesses communities and schools local businesses communities and schools have<00:48:37.640

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Third, before purchasing or acquiring real estate, a school board must have a plan for how to use that
• That contract would not be breached by the change of a school to a charter school.
• Their contract is with the school district, not with the charter school.
• purchase new property in rapidly growing areas where families need access to well-funded public schools
• school district to turn over any real estate to a job-engine charter school.

Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.

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• The section also authorizes cooperative purchases of equipment and authorizes DHS to make bulk purchases
• of items and distribute them to eligible entities instead of having each entity separately purchase
• You will see that in the one-half unit of FIED that is offered during each school year to high school
• The one I have a little concern about is the school districts, and if the DPI superintendent would be
• able to notify all school districts when that hearing would be coming up for that particular bill.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Health Care Task Force reconvened to hear reports from its divisions. The Appropriations Division reviewed a draft bill appropriating $198 million in federal grant funds for the current year and another $198 million for the next grant year, authorizing DHS to transfer funds within its budget, allowing OMB to adjust federal fund authority for related grants, speeding procurement and bulk purchasing, requiring grant recipients to acknowledge the temporary nature of the funding, and mandating periodic reporting. After questions were answered to the division’s satisfaction, the committee voted to forward the appropriations bill draft to Legislative Management. The Policy Division then reviewed four bills. One would require the presidential physical fitness test to be included in high school physical education; another would require physicians to complete one hour of continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health each renewal cycle; a third would add physician assistants to the interstate licensure compact framework; and a fourth would authorize limited pharmacist prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution. Members generally supported the first three measures and noted that the pharmacist bill had been amended in discussion but was left in its current form so stakeholders could comment before the special session. The division also discussed that all four policy bills were tied to the federal grant funding and that failure to pass them, or changing them in a way that reduced CMS scoring, could reduce or eliminate funding. Department officials confirmed that if any of the bills failed or were altered in a way that lowered the score, the state could lose money and could not make up the points elsewhere. Members raised concerns about the physical fitness bill, including possible exemptions for students with severe illnesses or physical limitations, and noted the need for DPI input. Leadership indicated the special session hearings would likely begin Wednesday morning. The committee then approved a motion for Legislative Council to prepare a committee report for Legislative Management and adjourned, noting the task force may need to remain available during the special session.