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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, my questions concern the maximum hourly rates in these contracts.
  • <00:10:02.400> in concern the maximum hourly rates in concern the maximum hourly rates in
  • Their market than their market rate.
  • <00:16:09.680> 450<00:16:10.320> and rate generally somewhere between 450 and rate
  • <00:34:51.919> for FMAP, a higher reimbursement rate for FMAP, a higher reimbursement rate
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first approved a motion and then deferred a large batch of 246 contracts totaling about $187.8 million until the April 2026 meeting. It then moved through the agenda and reviewed several pulled items, beginning with four Attorney General contingent-fee contracts. Committee members questioned why the contracts were new, what the $20 million maximums meant, and how the fees would work; the AG’s office explained they were new awards from a September RFP, that the $20 million was an outside estimate tied to a full recovery, and that one contract would require a $380 million recovery to pay out the maximum. The committee voted to consider those contracts reviewed without objection. The Department of Highways then explained an “alternative delivery support” contract, describing it as a procurement method different from the usual design-bid-build model and noting it can help with innovation, speed, timeliness, or cost reduction. After that explanation, the committee again voted to consider the contract reviewed without objection. The Kentucky Horse Park/Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation presented eight legal services contracts; members focused on differing hourly rates and retroactive approval. The corporation said it had selected four firms through an RFP to maintain flexibility and avoid conflicts, would use in-house counsel first, and did not expect to use the maximum rates. Senator Thomas argued the committee’s statutory hourly rate cap is outdated and should be revisited. The committee then approved the contracts. One Transportation Office of the Secretary contract was deferred to the April meeting, consistent with the agency’s prior request. The committee then reviewed Cabinet for Health and Family Services items from the Department of Community Based Services: three contract amendments and one memorandum of agreement. Members asked about funding sources, service outcomes, and whether the programs reduce future need; the agency said one amendment was a $55,000 increase offset by reductions elsewhere, that the total contract amount with the agency did not change, and that follow-up data show over 90% of children remain in the home after services. The committee approved those items. Finally, the committee reviewed a LIHEAP contract amendment from the Division of Family Support, which the agency said used federal funds, not state general funds, to add newly appropriated federal money for low-income home energy assistance and crisis heating support. Members asked about future funding and were told that continuation depends on Congress. The committee approved that item. It then began reviewing Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities memoranda of agreement tied to Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center staffing; members asked for a count of personnel, and the agency said it would provide that information, after which the discussion continued.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - House Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we're going to put a capitation rate on a particular service.
  • And this is the rate at which we place kids 12 and under in group homes.
  • When you look at that national rate of Here's the good news in Arizona.
  • And then for graduation rates, so on and so forth.
  • The reimbursement rate is not what drives me to continue fostering.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The committee met for a presentation-only hearing on the Arizona Department of Child Safety, with no bills on the agenda. Chair Blackman opened by emphasizing that the hearing was intended to be data-focused and respectful, and that personal attacks or false accusations would not be tolerated. Director Catherine Patak then presented DCS data on hotline volume, investigations, reunifications, adoptions, guardianships, foster care entries and exits, kinship placement, congregate care, missing youth, and extended foster care. She said the department investigated more than 43,000 cases in 2025, kept the out-of-home care population relatively steady, and had reunified about 3,000 children with parents, while also noting that older youth and behavioral-health-driven removals are creating a mismatch with available foster homes. She also described kinship supports, foster parent recruitment, and the impact of Family First on funding, saying DCS lost federal drawdown for congregate care while waiting on approval for prevention programs. Members questioned the director about kinship caregivers, behavioral health access, reunification services, parental rights terminations, notice and documentation practices, and the effect of increased reimbursement rates. Patak said unlicensed kin can receive support through the kinship supports contract, that behavioral health assessments are done quickly at the welcome center or within 24 hours for kin placements, and that provider capacity remains a major constraint outside DCS control. She explained reunification conditions and services, said the department is working on documentation and notice issues flagged by the Auditor General, and noted that kinship reimbursement increases have helped some families step forward. She also said DCS procurement for group homes is handled internally through an RFP process and that about 10% of kinship caregivers become licensed. Representative Gillette then delivered a lengthy presentation arguing that the child welfare, Medicaid, and disability systems are structurally intertwined and that procurement and funding rules create incentives for volume and congregate care use. He criticized DCS, DES, and AHCCCS/Access oversight structures, argued that the system diffuses accountability, and said the committee’s work and related materials would be referred to special counsel. He also raised concerns about documentation, placement decisions, and the cost of congregate care, while asserting that the system over-relies on large providers and that reforms should focus on structural and financial incentives. Vice Chair Fink followed with a brief slide noting that congregate care costs far more per child than foster or kinship care, reinforcing the committee’s concern about placement costs and the need to shift children toward family-based care when possible.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • already subject to the pu's rate already subject to the pu's rate regulation<00:04:04.599> from
  • small system by promising lower rates small system by promising lower rates and<00:04:51.560>
  • > don't and then those lower rates don't and then those lower rates don't materialize<00:04:53.520
  • <00:05:03.680> than are able to charge lower rates than are able to charge lower rates than
  • <00:14:11.600> across cost structures different rates across cost structures different rates
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee Apr 29th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our staffing is currently 40 positions below what was budgeted for 2025, a 12.13.2% vacancy rate.
  • Our staffing is currently 40 positions below what was budgeted for 2025, a 12.13.2% vacancy rate.
  • with the statute that says we should move towards a 15% vacancy rate.
  • Knowing, though, that impacts on workload, the vacancy rate, as you heard Mr.
  • That relates back to what we're doing related to the vacancy rate.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Rules Committee first established a quorum and then approved several non-appearing gubernatorial appointments, including Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D. and Gerald Talbert, M.D. to the Medical Board of California. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, with all of those items receiving unanimous 5-0 votes. The main public business was the confirmation hearing for George Cardona, reappointed as Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of California. Cardona described reforms made in response to the Girardi scandal, including stronger conflict-of-interest and gift rules, improved auditing and investigative procedures, efforts to reduce discipline disparities, and steps to address a growing backlog amid staffing vacancies and rising complaints. Senators questioned him about Girardi-related safeguards, backlog and funding pressures, discipline disparities affecting Black and Latino attorneys, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, and the State Bar’s use of AI; public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others testified in support. The committee advanced Cardona’s appointment to the full Senate on a 3-1 vote, with Senator Jones withholding support. The committee then heard Laura Enderton Speed’s confirmation as Executive Director of the State Bar. She emphasized fiscal stability, public trust, and operational improvements, and said the Bar is addressing the troubled February 2025 remote bar exam through audits, internal investigations, and a forthcoming recommendation to the Supreme Court on the exam’s future. Senators asked about the budget deficit, the bar exam failures, conflict-of-interest safeguards after Girardi, and how the Bar is preparing for future fee and staffing pressures. Supporters from the State Bar Board of Trustees, SEIU Local 1000, the California Defense Counsel, and a colleague testified in favor, and the committee approved her appointment to the full Senate on a 5-0 vote. The meeting concluded with thanks and a farewell to Senator Jones, who was leaving the committee, followed by a cake presentation and adjournment of the public portion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Market value exclusion increase for some veterans 3/11/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There was one level at 70% and then there was another level at 100% disability rating.
  • There was one rating of at least 70%.
  • per month. aware, a 70% disability rating through aware, a 70% disability rating through the<00:02:40.800
  • In rural Minnesota, the values have gone up, but not at the same rate as here in the metro.
  • In rural Minnesota, the values have gone up, but not at the same rate as here in the metro.
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

October 15, 2025 - 11:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • This exception was created to bring down rates relating to medical malpractice.
  • Medicare's cutting rates.
  • We pay the highest malpractice rates in the country.
  • Now the caps are gone, and the rates have crept back up.
  • You know, we talked about the high rates.
Summary: The Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee considered one bill, HB 603, which would repeal section 768.21(8), the Florida medical negligence wrongful death exception often referred to by supporters as the “Free Kill” law. The sponsor argued the current statute unfairly bars certain families—especially adult children or parents of unmarried adults without minor children—from recovering non-economic damages when a loved one dies from medical negligence, while such damages are available in other wrongful death cases. Supporters, including family members, AARP, and some legal advocates, testified that the law is discriminatory and denies equal access to justice for grieving families and vulnerable adults. Opponents, including physicians, hospital and insurer representatives, and business groups, argued that repeal would increase malpractice exposure, raise premiums, worsen access to care, and accelerate physician retirements or departures from Florida. Several urged that if the bill moves forward, it should be paired with caps on non-economic damages to balance the impact on the health care system. Supporters countered that negligence must still be proven, that the law creates unequal treatment, and that existing tort reforms have not lowered premiums. The sponsor closed by rejecting claims that the bill is “jackpot justice” and emphasizing that families deserve court access and accountability. After debate, the committee voted on HB 603 and passed it 16-2. The meeting then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Finance - Part 2 - 04/28/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • rates.
  • The provision to increase the medical assistance rate to Medicare rates? Yes.
  • <01:55:41.920> Is<01:55:42.080> that Medicaid rates, Medicare rates.
  • Is that Medicaid rates, Medicare rates.
  • rate to Medicare rates.<01:56:05.040> Yes.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/04/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • absolutely uh you know electric uh rates absolutely uh you know electric uh rates fluctuate<01:21
  • The rate is set in statute.
  • The rate is set in statute.
  • The rate is set in statute.
  • payers and proceedings utility rate payers and proceedings concerning<01:42:41.639> rates<01:
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/26/25

Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • But we are asking for the addition of a fee or an interest-rate-based lending structure.
  • just not clear if that is a fixed rate or if a variable rate does it reset every month, every quarter
  • But it is a fixed rate. I do know that much. Okay, perfect.
  • pay the Wall Street Journal prime rate pay the Wall Street Journal prime rate is<00:31:44.240>
  • rate does it reset rate or if a variable rate does it reset every<00:31:54.600> month<00:31:54.919
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do we need to look at having new rate classes?
  • And like I said, I think we will end up with a high response rate.
  • They have frozen rates for three years and now they will lower rates after that three year freeze because
  • I think we're winning on protecting consumers from rate increases.
  • or rate cost allocation constructs.
Summary: The Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss data centers and their impact on Texas's energy infrastructure. The meeting featured testimony from key representatives of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and ERCOT, who outlined the evolving landscape of energy generation and the challenges posed by the rapid growth of data centers. Notably, ERCOT reported over 450,000 MW of generation resources planned for connection, with a significant portion attributed to data centers, which now represent around 87% of new large load interconnection requests. The committee explored proposed changes to the interconnection process, including a new 'batch study' approach aimed at streamlining the approval of multiple projects simultaneously. This change is intended to address the challenges of managing numerous simultaneous requests and to provide more certainty for developers regarding their energy needs. Testimonies emphasized the importance of ensuring that the costs of infrastructure upgrades are borne by the data centers rather than residential ratepayers, with discussions around the financial commitments required from developers. Several data center developers also provided testimony, highlighting the economic benefits of their projects, including job creation and increased local revenues. They expressed concerns about the potential for a moratorium on future growth due to the new interconnection rules and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to address water usage and environmental impacts. The committee plans to continue discussions on these topics in future hearings, with a focus on balancing economic growth with energy reliability and resource management.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Transcript Highlights:
  • They contemplate or commit suicide in ever-increasing rates.
  • The average endorsement rate has been 67.5%.
  • The average endorsement rate has been 67.5%. Republican.
  • The average endorsement rate has been 67.5%.
  • Greenfield had a rate increase of 20%.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on 16 bills, with the chairs noting a busy legislative day and asking speakers to keep testimony brief. The committee first heard testimony on Senate 860/House 1405, the Medicare for All bill, with Sen. Jamie Eldridge and many advocates, clinicians, municipal officials, and patients arguing that a single-payer system would make care a right, reduce administrative waste, lower costs, and protect residents from rising premiums, medical debt, and hospital closures. Several speakers cited the Steward hospital crisis, affordability problems, and polling or ballot questions showing public support for single-payer coverage. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee then took testimony on S. 863, a bill on non-opioid options for chronic pain. Pain specialists, patients, and advocates said the bill would improve care coordination for MassHealth members, expand access to non-opioid medications, require provider education, and collect data on chronic pain. Testifiers described long delays in diagnosis and treatment, stigma toward pain patients, and the need for multidisciplinary care and transportation support. Again, the committee heard testimony only and took no action. A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 1360/S. 869, which would prevent discrimination against people with disabilities in health care. Disability advocates, clinicians, and patients described being denied or delayed care, pressured into DNR orders, or treated based on assumptions about quality of life rather than medical facts. Speakers referenced COVID-era crisis standards of care, discriminatory metrics, and personal stories involving canceled procedures, inadequate accommodations, and poor treatment in hospitals. Committee members thanked speakers for their testimony and said they would review the bill and its implications, but no vote was announced. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1399, an individual Medicare marketplace option for municipal retirees, where supporters said it would give cities and towns a lower-cost alternative for retiree health benefits through HRAs and individual Medicare plans. The hearing then returned to Medicare for All testimony, with additional supporters repeating arguments about cost, access, municipal budget pressure, and the need for global budgeting and universal coverage. The transcript ends with continued testimony and no recorded committee vote or final action on any bill.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Federally debit cards were given a lower rate.
  • The interchange rate is the one I'm referring to.
  • So in general, yes, those rates have stayed about the same.
  • Visa and MasterCard set the rates, and they're just following what they do.
  • Visa and MasterCard set the rates and they're just following what they do.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on several bills focused on financial security, banking regulation, and payment-card fees. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg supported the Massachusetts baby bonds proposal (H. 48) and also endorsed bills on matched savings (H. 1158/S. 737) and retirement planning/Secure Choice (H. 1143/S. 722), arguing these measures would help address wealth inequality, build assets, and improve retirement readiness. Supporters of baby bonds included policy experts and health advocates from Children’s Health Watch and Boston Medical Center, who said early-life asset building could improve long-term economic and health outcomes for children in low-income families. AARP also urged passage of the retirement planning bill, citing the large share of private-sector workers without access to an employer retirement plan. Representative Donato testified for H. 1143, describing it as a voluntary retirement-savings opportunity for workers at small employers. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3933, concerning the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation, from former Bank Commissioner Mike Hanson, who defended the state’s full deposit insurance system for credit unions and savings institutions as a longstanding consumer-protection model. The Massachusetts Bankers Association raised concerns about the bill’s technical provisions and broader credit union/bank competitive issues, while the Cooperative Credit Union Association supported related legislation allowing modest compensation for credit union directors (S. 821/H. 1338) and flexibility for state financial institutions to grow through partnerships (S. 723). Bankers opposed those credit union bills, arguing they would upset a level playing field and blur long-standing distinctions between banks and credit unions. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 1259/S. 688, which would prohibit card interchange fees on the tax and gratuity portions of restaurant transactions. Restaurant owners and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association testified in favor, saying the fees are a significant and growing expense, especially as most customers now pay by card; they argued the bills would save restaurants money without affecting state revenue. Credit union, banking, and payments-industry representatives opposed the bills, saying interchange helps fund fraud protection and payment infrastructure, that the proposal would create compliance burdens and likely litigation, and that it would mainly affect Massachusetts-chartered institutions while national banks could be preempted. Committee members noted that a commission on payment-card fees is being established and said the issue would be studied further. The hearing also included support for a separate bill on virtual credit cards for dental providers, with dentists saying automatic virtual-card payments impose hidden processing fees and fraud risks.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Now without financial interest rates.
  • What we've also seen is a lowering of bullying rates and mental health rates within districts that have
  • What we've also seen is a lowering of bullying rates and mental health rates within districts that have
  • What we've also seen is a lowering of bullying rates and mental health rates within districts that have
  • with that um at at a much higher rate. with that um at at a much higher rate.
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Education met with a quorum and took up several education bills near the end of session. House Bill 342, which would require a financial literacy course for Kentucky high school students, was presented by Rep. Michael Meredith and student advocate Patrick Reovi. Meredith explained that a committee substitute addressed Kentucky Department of Education concerns by making the course a required elective anywhere in high school rather than limiting it to junior or senior year, and by retaining flexibility on credit options. Reovi testified in support, arguing that many students lack basic financial knowledge and should graduate prepared to handle budgeting, credit, debt, and student loans. The substitute was adopted, and HB 342 passed the committee 10-0. The committee then heard House Bill 480, a teacher workload and bureaucracy reduction measure. Rep. Shane Baker described the bill as the product of a working group with educators and administrators and said it was intended to reduce redundant requirements and let teachers focus more on students. He said the bill would lengthen the evaluation cycle from every three years to every five, streamline professional development requirements, update continuous school improvement plan filing rules, and limit new reporting mandates. A committee substitute removed the CSIP provisions after discussion with KDE, and members noted concerns about implementation and federal funding implications for mentor training language. The substitute was adopted and HB 480 passed unanimously. House Bill 190, relating to advanced education opportunities, was presented by Rep. Robert Duvall. He said the bill would require districts to adopt policies on advanced coursework and accelerated learning for grades 4 through 12, with local flexibility. He also explained that the House committee substitute changed several provisions from mandatory to permissive, including automatic enrollment for students scoring distinguished and parent opt-out language. The bill passed unanimously. House Bill 430, on school bus safety training, was presented by Reps. Mike Clines and Emily Callaway, who said it would reduce regulations, improve bus safety, and fix regulatory issues arising from prior legislation allowing nine-passenger vans for school transportation. A committee substitute was adopted, the bill passed unanimously, and a title amendment was also adopted. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 208 on technology and public schools. Rep. Josh Bray, Rep. James Tipton, and Nick Spencer of the Family Foundation of Kentucky supported a policy requiring districts to prohibit student cell phone use during instructional time, with exceptions for disabilities, teacher-directed educational use, or incentives. They argued the bill would improve academic performance, reduce bullying and mental health problems, and limit social media access during school. The transcript cuts off during testimony on HB 208, before any committee action on the bill is shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House energy panel approves HF249 2/25/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I will say that industrial electricity rates are already very high in Minnesota.
  • And I will say that industrial electricity rates are already very high in Minnesota.
  • And I will say that industrial electricity rates are already very high in Minnesota.
  • And I will say that industrial electricity rates are already very high in Minnesota.
  • And I will say that industrial electricity rates are already very high in Minnesota.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House File 249 was moved toward the General Register after Representative Igo offered and the committee adopted an author’s amendment that removed a 50% line and clarified the bill’s language. Igo described the bill as a change to Minnesota’s carbon-free definition to include woody biomass from timber harvesting residues and discarded wood products, arguing it would support an all-of-the-above energy strategy, reduce landfill use, and create markets for forest byproducts while avoiding clear-cutting or use of good cordwood for energy. Several industry witnesses testified in support. Ray Higgins of the Minnesota Timber Producers Association said the bill would help utilities convert coal plants to use forest residues and dead or dying timber, and argued Minnesota forests are significant carbon sinks with annual growth exceeding mortality. Tom McCabe, a logger and trucker from Duluth, said biomass markets are critical to his business, help reduce fire danger, and support rural economies, while Rod Enberg described past waste of low-value timber and said biomass markets have helped businesses and local economies, including a successful chip-burning system at American Peat Technology. Rick Horton of Minnesota Forest Industries said woody biomass can provide reliable baseload power, help manage dead and dying forests affected by spruce budworm, emerald ash borer, and eastern larch beetle, and keep industrial energy costs competitive. Opposition came from Sarah Meridian of CURE, who argued the bill conflicts with Minnesota’s 100% carbon-free law because burning biomass emits carbon dioxide and other pollutants, and said the bill’s broad reference to discarded wood products could allow combustion of treated or contaminated wood. In committee discussion, Representative Craft questioned whether biomass can truly be called carbon neutral on the time scales discussed, noting that decay and regrowth can take decades and warning against overstating the climate benefits. The bill was advanced despite those concerns, with supporters emphasizing forest management, rural jobs, and energy reliability.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 27th, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • These rates are decided by the General Services Department.
  • This request is mostly due to an increase in the GSD and DOI rates.
  • On the back, um, sort of a reflection of that reduction in funded vacant rate on the vacancy rate.
  • Are the contract employees paid at market rates? Mr.
  • So, we have certain contractors who are on a set fixed rate.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:57.360> Um,<00:03:57.680> the rate system by 1% per year.
  • Um, the rate system by 1% per year.
  • Certain rates, such as clinically managed low-intensive and high-intensive residential services, were
  • And so this proposal just aligns with what the actual rates are in those sectors.
  • <00:08:26.319> are<00:08:27.120> um aligns with what the actual rates are um aligns
Bills: HF2995, HF2434
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • In getting the RFP ready, our consultants have told us that we might get better rates from vendors if
  • We could get better rates from vendors if we had a longer contract.
  • We get competitive rates, but the MPDP is a little bit unique in the fact that the...
  • A three-year contract may get us some better rates, but a five-year period could provide even better
  • rates.
Bills: SB175, SB195, SB196, SB199
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Fifty Seven - Thursday, April 23

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if it's clear, let's say that the commercial rate has been hitting the ceiling and a local taxing
  • You're already paying a different rate because we appraise and then we assess at different rates, right
  • But the rate is, I think, this is making sure that, once you're after that point, you are trying to—
  • You're not moving the levies at different rates in different zones.
  • the rates that we should be charging to individuals.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the 56th day by a roll call vote of 131-2. The Speaker also signed several measures, including House Bill 1768, House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1866, Senate Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1870, Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 2180, and Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174. Members then offered a point of personal privilege recognizing National Infertility Awareness Week and shared a constituent’s testimony in support of HCR 28, followed by numerous introductions of student groups, guests, and legislative announcements such as Hat Day and Ken Waller Day. The House received Senate messages on a series of budget bills and other measures, including House Bills 2002 through 2013, and then adopted motions on each of the budget bills to refuse the Senate substitutes and send the bills to conference committees. During discussion, members highlighted major budget differences, including child care subsidies, transportation funding, higher education funding, and a large broadband-related funding shift that would affect the apparent size of the operating budget. The budget chair said he had not yet seen all of the Senate’s printed changes but supported going to conference and expressed hope for compromise on disputed items. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 975, relating to ambulance districts and emergency medical services. After adopting a House committee substitute and a House amendment that restored compromise language on community paramedics and made a minor change to first responder mental health services, the bill passed 136-7. Supporters said it would help struggling ambulance districts, improve emergency response, and keep patients out of emergency rooms when appropriate; one member noted the bill was the same language as a previously passed House bill. The House also considered a property tax reform package in Senate Bills 1066 and 1088, adopting two technical and policy amendments on assessor training, electronic notices, protest payments, levy uniformity, and timing of voter-approved tax increases. Despite support from several members, concerns were raised that the bill could limit local control and create legal or fiscal issues for counties and taxing districts. The combined bill ultimately passed 83-61, and the House adjourned until April 27, 2026.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 5th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're collecting the court's clearance rate.
  • You can go and look and see this data and their clearance rate.
  • . 15% have a clearance rate between 77 and 89%.
  • Clearance rates by court level.
  • On the next page is clearance rates by trial court case type.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Feb 19th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, you have districts in the state that have zero INS tax rates.
  • So as values go up, tax rates go down.
  • increasing spending at a lower rate, so it's, but yes.
  • But the new rating system doesn't seem to align because we've had a burst.
  • I don't have it all in front of me, they're gonna lower ratings.
Keywords: 1184, house, all