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• How many like your independent living skills training program?
• How many teens do you see in that independent living skills?
• Organizations that based on their proposals fit into that $18 million.
• It's kind of based on the pod facility.
• We're gonna take the compress the administrative Time for our folks, and we're building a skill-based

Committee: House A&B Health Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

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• His husband's skills have improved over the last 40 years.
• Hunter played an integral role. supporting the California Indian Gaming Association, the California Indian
• She paved the way. many of the gaming compacts that are in front of this body throughout this time.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• the increase should be for the next biennium based upon what members recommend.
• And so we're basing it on that. But we don't start off with this specific amount is our base.
• Is that based on a certain amount of students? And then there's a breakdown for each nurse.
• The matrix is funded based on 500 students. So this is the amount for 500 students.
• I'll note that the student count is based on current year...

Summary: The joint education committee continued its adequacy study with a detailed Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on resource allocation, covering how Arkansas school districts and charters spend foundation and other funds on matrix and non-matrix items. Staff explained the methodology for mapping expenditures, the district and school categories used in the analysis, and key findings showing that districts spend more per student from all fund sources than the foundation amount alone. The presentation highlighted that classroom teachers account for the largest share of matrix spending, while operations and maintenance, student support staff, nurses, and other lines also drew significant attention. Members asked for additional breakdowns by district type, size, rural/urban status, and trend data, and several questions focused on how waivers affect funding and spending, especially for library media specialists and other positions. The committee then discussed non-matrix spending, including instructional aids, non-technology-related facilities, school safety, mental health services, dyslexia support, food service, gifted and talented, career and technical education, and other items not explicitly defined in the matrix. Staff reported that non-matrix spending exceeded $2 billion in 2025, with most of it coming from other fund sources, and that the top superintendent-identified unmet needs over recent surveys were mental health services, school safety, and dyslexia support. Members raised concerns about dyslexia identification and funding, possible over-identification, and whether some support costs are being coded in ways that obscure the true spending picture. There was also discussion of facilities funding, the building fund, and the Department of Education’s partnership program for school construction and maintenance, with staff agreeing to provide more information and potentially bring department officials back for a future meeting. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly requested more granular data and clarifications, including waiver counts and funding impacts, trend lines for superintendent-reported needs, district-by-district spending spreadsheets, and definitions for certain matrix and accounting terms such as salary enhancement, LEA indebtedness, and other employee health insurance. The chair noted that the committee would continue the adequacy process over the coming months and use the worksheet in the binder to develop recommendations for the next biennium. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; instead, the committee received the report, asked for follow-up data, and agreed to continue the discussion at future meetings.

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• guest on the House floor, His Excellency, Mohammad Aftar Choudhury, the Council General of Pakistan based
• and hard-nosed defense all season, including 3 shutouts and an average of more than 54 points per game
• Recently, the boys basketball team advanced to the UIL Class 4A state championship game.
• Notre Dame Catholic School, a pillar of faith-based education, has long fostered academic excellence,
• HB 4110 by Gervin Hawkins relating to establishing a minimum base wage for certain direct care workers

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• This is... really large nature-based system here in really large nature-based system here in the<00:09
• And what they pulled together was based on an adaptive management framework.
• </c> have the opportunity now to see based have the opportunity now to see based again<00:58:32.640><
• </c> information to develop science-based information to develop science-based approaches<00:59:21.680
• Wasn't uh at at full game. I morning. Wasn't uh at at full game.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• her feelings, mind you, but based on her reading of the Bible and teachings of her church. ...based on
• Based on the U.S.
• I'm not made safer by barriers to access placed between me and gender-based services.
• So based on that issue alone, I'm going to vote against the motion. Thank you.
• So based on that issue alone, I'm going to vote against the motion. Thank you.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• her feelings, mind you, but based on her reading of the Bible and teachings of her church. ...based on
• And we find out... ...from denying a rental application based on source of income.
• Based on the U.S.
• I'm not made safer by barriers to access placed between me and gender-based services.
• So based on that issue alone, I'm going to vote against the motion. Thank you.

Committee: House Local Government

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bill 557, which would preempt local governments from adopting or enforcing anti-discrimination ordinances that go beyond state law. The sponsor, Rep. Bruce Skaug, and supporters argued the bill would create statewide uniformity, reduce burdens on businesses, and protect religious liberty and conscience rights. Testifying in support were representatives from Alliance Defending Freedom and Idaho Family Policy Center, a former Hitching Post owner, Sandpoint’s mayor, and several private citizens who said local ordinances had created legal risk, especially in housing, employment, and public accommodations. They emphasized concerns about compelled participation in same-sex weddings, gender identity policies, and the cost and uncertainty of local enforcement. Opponents, including the Association of Idaho Cities, officials from Victor, Boise, and Moscow, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, clergy, and other residents, said the bill would strip local control and weaken protections for LGBTQ people. They argued that city ordinances fill gaps in state law, improve safety and trust, and help with housing and employment discrimination. Boise and other city representatives said their ordinances were adopted in response to constituent concerns and had not produced the harms claimed by supporters; Boise also said it had no complaints from businesses alleging coercion under its ordinance. Several opponents said the bill would make communities less welcoming and could harm economic development. Committee members questioned witnesses about uniformity, local authority, housing protections, and whether similar laws exist in other states. Supporters cited state preemption examples and said other states have enacted similar laws; opponents cited constitutional concerns and the Romer v. Evans case. No final vote or action on HB 557 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair continued taking testimony from both sides.

Transcript Highlights:

• We must get back to the no more games, no more delays.
• </c><04:06:57.920><c> Let's</c><04:06:58.239><c> get</c> no more games, no more delays.
• Let's get no more games, no more delays.
• What an incredible display of skill, heart, and teamwork.
• In a game that rewards outstanding team.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 30, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It's telling OMEs to add a reporting function to reports to document whether a contract is a service-based
• against that pool of insurance, extracting from malpractice insurance, where they can make justification based
• And in doing that, give our physicians a chance to use their observational skills and the gift that I
• into the Same model of deductibility as applies to the federal level under federal tax law regarding gaming
• Just for clarification, gaming losses can only be deducted against gaming winnings.

Bills: HB2894 , HB3418 , HB3415 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3419 , HB3420 , HB1739 , HB1752 , HB1979 , HB2941 , HB2992 , HB3075 , HB3086 , HB3177 , HB3269 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3497 , HB3644 , HB4432 , HB3720 , HB3849 , HB3882 , HB3919 , HB3941 , HB4118 , HB4141 , HB4268 , HB4342 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB4434

Keywords: HB2894, Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, rural jobs, rural investment, tax credit, capital investment tax credit, state tax credits, economic development, rural fund, rural investor, qualified investment, eligible business, Department of Commerce, rural business, investment certification, tax liability, credit cap, workforce development, small business finance, rural development

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• It's relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force by certain local workforce development
• I know Representative Harris Davila represents Taylor now, and I know it's been a huge game changer for
• That limits flexibility in adjusting benefits based on economic conditions.
• Fixed limits Adjusting benefits based on economic conditions.
• Based on the calculations of where this bill is at and the Texas Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund as

Bills: HB112 , HB199 , HCR9

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: school district, bond issuance, election dates, voter approval, Texas Education Code, HCR 9, Texas State Cemetery, Hill Country flood, July 4 2025 flood, Guadalupe River, Camp Mystic, memorial, monument, concurrent resolution, disaster remembrance, natural disaster, flood victims, survivors, State Preservation Board, Texas secretary of state

Summary: The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development met with a quorum and moved quickly through a long agenda, hearing testimony and taking recorded votes on several bills. Early in the meeting, HB 2214 was laid out to exempt certain short-term residential leases and leaseback arrangements from flood-disclosure requirements; Texas Realtors supported the change, and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out a series of pending measures, including HB 46, HB 186 (with a committee substitute), HB 431, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB 2468, HB 2488, HB 2788 (with a substitute), HB 2791 (with a substitute), HB 3260, and HCR 90, all reported favorably to the full House, with HB 1147 receiving two nays and the others passing unanimously or nearly so. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 112, which would create a Texas Science Park district and commission to support advanced manufacturing and innovation sites. The bill’s author and supporters, including Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Texas Association of Business, and the Governor’s economic development office, argued it would strengthen supply chains, attract investment, and support national security and workforce development. Testimony described interest from semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies and referenced the model of foreign science parks such as Sinshu in Taiwan. HB 112 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 3698 and HB 3699, both related to unemployment insurance administration. HB 3698 would expand eligibility for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program using federal funds, while HB 3699 would tighten the definition of “last work” to help the Texas Workforce Commission investigate UI fraud. Both bills were discussed with TWC resource witnesses and left pending after the committee withdrew the substitutes. HB 1349, which would extend HOA transparency and property-rights provisions to condominiums and refine HOA rules, and HB 621, which would require HOA meeting spaces to be available for residents to reserve for qualified political candidates or elected officials, were also heard and left pending. Finally, the committee heard HCR 9 to designate the first Saturday of each month as Small Business Saturday, HB 199 to index unemployment benefit duration to the state unemployment rate, and HB 3466 to exempt certain cancelable service contracts from Texas’s in-home sales cooling-off law; each drew supportive and opposing testimony and was left pending before adjournment.

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• So it would not impact the ongoing base.
• Chairman, Representative... ...four units in CEC-based.
• where the base appropriation that we just covered.
• And so we would like to change that so that it is based on quality and that it's based on a...
• And so we would like to change that so that it is based on quality and that it's based on a competitive

Summary: The committee received a detailed JFAC presentation on the K-12 public school support budget from Legislative Services analyst Kellan McGurkin, followed by testimony from Superintendent Debbie Critchfield. McGurkin reviewed how Idaho’s school funding formula works, including support units, staff allowance, career ladder salary funding, discretionary funding, health insurance, transportation, facilities, and the Public Education Stabilization Fund. He explained the FY 2026 revised budget, including a reduction in projected support units and an ongoing $22.3 million general fund rescission, and then walked through the FY 2027 request and the Governor’s recommendation. Major FY 2027 items included health insurance adjustments, transportation growth, federal fund authority, and proposed one-time special education initiatives: a $5 million high-needs fund and a $1 million regional service model, both tied to interest or transfers from other funds. The Governor also recommended eliminating or reducing some items, including virtual school-related payments and a reduction to Idaho Digital Learning Academy funding, which would lower the general fund request compared with the agency proposal. Critchfield framed the budget around enrollment trends, shifting student populations, and the need for flexibility in how districts use existing dollars. She highlighted gains in literacy, graduation rates, dual credit and career technical participation, and said the department wants more categorical flexibility for professional development, technology, and digital content funds so districts can redirect unused money to higher priorities such as literacy or special education. She also described the Idaho Career Ready Students grant as having created 170 new programs and said remaining funds are obligated. On special education, she said costs are growing faster than current funding and argued for a bridge solution while broader funding issues are addressed; she also said the department is pursuing a regional service-center model to help rural districts share hard-to-fill specialists. Critchfield additionally outlined planned federal waivers on assessments and flexibility, and said the state is seeking more control over education decisions. Committee members focused heavily on funding mechanics, especially whether career ladder and health insurance money is distributed per teacher or through support units, how discretionary funds are used, why insurance amounts in the budget book differed from current projections, and whether districts can use leftover health insurance dollars for other purposes. Members also questioned the proposed special education funding, the use of interest earnings from dedicated funds to support the general fund, the size and use of school contingency balances, and whether the state should revisit the funding formula itself. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; the discussion remained in presentation and questioning, with several follow-up requests for data and clarification.

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• We can extrapolate based on what we're seeing in other states.
• You've got a regulated Army base. You've got limited activity.
• A Missouri-based Fresh Rx pilot in the St.
• The amount of the prescription is based on their household size.
• But this will support evidence-based, appropriate ordering patterns.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's river conservation work is the name of the game.
• How many people do we. in based on certain regulations.
• And will assistant amounts be based on?
• And based on what you've said, I'm going to ask, based on what you've said, I'm going to ask, you know
• Based on what I talked to Dr.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• During this period, an enrollee cannot be charged higher premiums based on health nor require medical
• underwriting based on that enrollment.
• underwriting based on that enrollment.
• </c> helps them keep up on their their skills helps them keep up on their their skills our<01:12:52.920
• Their skills develop more.

Bills: HF2335 , HF2400 , HF2401 , HF2522

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: Medicare, health insurance, supplement policies, preexisting conditions, medical assistance, premium classification, real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, continuing education, out-of-state, licensing, commerce, fraud prevention, automobile theft, law enforcement, insurance crimes, 1183

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• residential use, and requiring an assisted living home to obtain specified administrative documents based
• residential use and requiring an assisted living home to obtain specified administrative documents based
• Human Services Committee, Senate Bill 1164 specifies that when a change in ownership of a licensed skilled
• Madam Whip, members, Senate Bill 1280 prohibits the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials, mostly on consent calendars, covering housing, elections, health care, public safety, land use, transportation, and water. Several measures focused on housing and local government regulation, including limits on municipal interference with home design standards, restrictions on alleged “malicious delays” in permitting, and rules on exactions. Election-related bills addressed internet access for voting equipment, timekeeping requirements for election systems, primary election timing, precinct committeeman vacancies, and other election administration changes. Other topics included liquor law updates, assisted living facility rules, deed and title fraud prevention, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming public spaces, and a bill restricting gender transition procedures for minors. Health and human services bills drew discussion on behavioral health technician definitions and AHCCCS/DHS coordination, Medicaid billing during facility ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic physicians administering IV antibiotics and similar drugs, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and reporting requirements for dialysis social workers. In public safety and judiciary, members considered bills on probation for dangerous crimes against children, sex offender registration limitations, victim restitution costs, unlawful alerting, increased penalties for unlawful flight, and a new offense for motor fuel theft. One member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee, saying it would become a long-running study committee, while supporters said the committee had produced useful recommendations. The caucus also heard land, agriculture, energy, water, and transportation measures, including creation of a foreign entity land review commission, restrictions on transporting Mexican gray wolf pups with state resources, water reuse and banking provisions, solar installation disclosures and roof inspections, a larger revolving fund loan cap, and several congressional memorials. Transportation items included roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military property signage, a towing and impound study committee, and photo enforcement penalties. Public safety bills included extending traumatic event counseling programs and requiring state data sharing with the federal government regarding unauthorized aliens. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; members mostly asked clarifying questions and several sponsors explained the intent and practical effects of their bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• I want people based on their values.
• This is content-based and, at its core, this is content-based, and therefore strict scrutiny is going
• This is content-based and it's...
• Based on what I knew in 2015, I was right when I authorized the seizure of Kratom, but based on what
• Than Kratom in its base raw form, not synthesized.

Bills: SB31 , SB33 , SB510 , SB871 , SB1868 , SB2024 , SB2166 , SB2309 , SB2880 , SJR27 , SJR39 , SJR40 , SB 31 , SB 33

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• Committed, dedicated, skilled, and talented team members. So I want to thank them.
• </c><00:03:03.680><c> team</c> dedicated, skilled and talented team dedicated, skilled and talented team
• Many of these products are moving from client-server-based to web-based, which requires more in-depth
• Many of these products are moving from client-server-based to web-based, which requires more in-depth
• The response added that this is based on the wholesale price of gas.

Keywords: 00:03 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:57 Capital Projects and Highway Plan 56:11 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met to hear the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s presentation on the governor’s 2026 capital projects budget and recommended highway plan. Secretary Gray and cabinet staff first thanked KYTC snow and ice crews, local road departments, first responders, utility workers, and others for their work during a major winter storm, then outlined the capital budget request. The cabinet said its facilities are aging, with about 35% at or beyond useful life, and that limited road fund revenues led it to focus mainly on maintenance, maintenance pools, aircraft maintenance, environmental compliance, AASHTOWare upgrades, state park road maintenance, truck parking, and reauthorization of several projects, including airport work and road projects. The cabinet said the governor’s budget includes about $22.8 million in state funds for the capital budget over the biennium, plus carry-forward language for maintenance pools and project reauthorizations to avoid losing federal funds. Members asked about repeated reauthorizations, cost increases, and whether projects should be restarted as new requests after carrying over for multiple budgets. The cabinet responded that budget office policy generally allows only one reauthorization before a project must be resubmitted, and said many delays are due to acquisition or other project issues. Members also questioned the basis for increased-cost line items and the $5 million request for commercial truck parking; cabinet staff said they could provide original project cost details and that many increases are inflationary, while the truck parking project is expected to use federal funds and is a cabinet priority. The committee also discussed the decline in road fund receipts, which the cabinet attributed largely to lower motor fuels tax revenue. The presentation then shifted to the 2026 recommended highway plan. Officials said the plan covers more than 1,300 projects over six years and anticipates about $9.5 billion in federal and state funding. They said the plan is intended to maintain existing assets, advance long-term priority projects, and honor prior commitments, including the Mountain Parkway, the Brent Spence Companion Bridge, and the I-69 Ohio River Crossing. About 40% of plan funds are dedicated to existing pavements, bridges, and guardrails, and officials cited a 61% rise in highway construction costs from 2020 to 2025 as a major challenge. To help offset those pressures, the cabinet is seeking $125 million from the budget reserve trust fund for the Brent Spence Bridge and release of a federal grant condition tied to the already appropriated $150 million for the I-69 crossing. No votes were taken at the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• A strategy that would be most effective at encouraging teachers to stay in the profession is a base salary
• They need to be guaranteed a strong salary; it cannot just be based on a chance that they may be able
• The pay raise is based on the funding increase in this chapter, which is chapter 48.
• Not because right now it's based on your performance, which also...
• A week in the classroom and utilizing one of the five research-based approaches.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2008, the first standards-based funding awards were granted based on these rankings.
• This has been established based on currently funded combined schools.
• we're saying is that you need a larger school, but you don't necessarily have the means to fund it based
• It's called the "fad game," where New Mexico school districts have come up with the methodology that
• These through the systems-based process. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

Transcript Highlights:

• If confirmed will you maintain efforts to establish a consent-based repository site selection process
• I have been concerned over the word consent-based.
• . there is a consent-based legislation and the consent is really taking into consideration whether the
• Okay, and so that law and legislation, when we talk about consent-based and every state being treated
• So this settlement will bring certainty to the base and ensure tribes can thrive on their homeland.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee