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• So against that background...
• problem that we're going to deal with, with our entrepreneurial spirit and the great technology background
• ensure that there are efficiencies in place that... you know, and importantly, do things like rate studies
• program, requested some FEMA funding, post-fire recovery funding, and I have developed this program to study
• We're studying, and we've had California's Geological Survey staff out there looking at soil types and

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• <00:13:25.440> ecology schools and water study ecology schools and water study ecology Institute
• We did an interim study on this.
• We did an interim study on this.
• <02:37:55.200> laws creating a committee to study laws creating a committee to study laws
• uh um testified at the um that study uh um testified at the um that study committee<04:05:09.319

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• have that agricultural background have that agricultural background working<00:12:19.519> with
• Just some background about the organization and how we got started.
• mentioned, a study was commissioned by the Shelman Group, where stakeholders were interviewed across
• > the just some background about the just some background about the organization<00:23:15.360>
• on on but a little bit of background on on what<00:24:36.559> each<00:24:36.799> partner

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Summary: The committee met and approved the August 21, 2025 minutes. The main presentation came from Brandon Reid of the Kentucky Office of Agriculture Policy, who reported that implementation of the Kentucky Agriculture Economic Development Board created by Senate Bill 28 and House Joint Resolution 31 is ahead of schedule. He said the board has been appointed and has met several times, has adopted guidelines and an application process, and has launched its application on the KDA website. He also noted new staffing, including a project manager, and said the office is already working on projects, though some are confidential because of coordination with the Economic Development Cabinet and nondisclosure agreements. Members praised the effort and emphasized the importance of having agriculture represented in economic development work. Reid also described ongoing outreach by Commissioner Jonathan Shell, including farmer appreciation and classroom visits across the state. The committee then heard from Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and Bluegrass Ag Tech Development Corp. executive director Jacob Ball about the Bluegrass Ag Tech Development Corp., a public-private partnership involving Lexington-Fayette, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the University of Kentucky, and Altech. They said the organization aims to make Kentucky a national and international hub for ag tech, and that it has already awarded challenge grants to startups. Ball explained that the program focuses on animal protein, nutrition, sustainability, mid-size farm solutions, and Kentucky traditions such as distilling and equine. He reported that two rounds of grants have totaled $925,000, with the first round’s seven companies leveraging that into nearly $7 million in follow-on investment, supporting 56.5 Kentucky jobs and creating more than a dozen new jobs. The presentation also highlighted statewide outreach, including applications and engagement from counties across Kentucky, and the goal of expanding participation in eastern Kentucky. Members expressed support for both initiatives and discussed the value of agriculture-specific expertise in economic development. Reid said the Department of Agriculture and the Economic Development Cabinet maintain regular communication and that the new board gives agriculture a seat at the table for future site and industry recruitment efforts. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• that he's going to be a great asset to the Construction License Board with his experience and his background
• License Board with his experience<00:08:52.200> and<00:08:52.320> his<00:08:52.480> background
• /c><00:08:53.360> So<00:08:53.440> I<00:08:53.480> just experience and his background
• So I just experience and his background.

Bills: HB20, HB463, HB469, HB649, HB963, HB1163, HB1334, HB1481, HB1509, HB1511, HB1514, HB1515, HB1516, HB1518, HB1519, HB1523, HB1524, HB1546, HB1548, HB1550, HB1553, HB1573, HB1574, HB1576, HB1588, HB1591, HB1618, HB1619, HB1628, HB1642, HB1643, HB1656, HB1658, HB1664, HB1667, HB1679, HB1682, HB1688, HB1692, HB1696, HB1700, HB1705, HB1707, HB1710, HB1711, HB1713, HB1716, HB1718, HB1721, HB1728, HB1737, HB1740, HB1741, HB1749, HB1752, HB1753, HB1768, HB1782, HB1800, HB1804, HB1810, HB1823, HB1839, HB1842, HB1854, HB1858, HB1864, HB1870, HB1875, HB1881, HB1886, HB1888, HB1890, HB1894, HB1897, HB1898, HB1920, HB1929, HB1946, HB1959, HB1961, HB1962, HB1973, HB1974, HB2001, HB2005, HB2020, HB2021, HB2022, HB2023, HB2062, HB2078, HB2093, HB2095, HB2096, HB2097, HB2101, HB2137, HB2152, HB2207, HCR137, HCR181

Keywords: lava insurance, homeowners, insurance market, subsidy, Hawaii, eviction, housing access, tenant rights, judicial reporting, disassociation, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, small boat harbors, moorage, harbor permits, commercial use permit, commercial fishing

Bills: HB20, HB463, HB469, HB649, HB963, HB1163, HB1334, HB1481, HB1509, HB1511, HB1514, HB1515, HB1516, HB1518, HB1519, HB1523, HB1524, HB1546, HB1548, HB1550, HB1553, HB1573, HB1574, HB1576, HB1588, HB1591, HB1618, HB1619, HB1628, HB1642, HB1643, HB1656, HB1658, HB1664, HB1667, HB1679, HB1682, HB1688, HB1692, HB1696, HB1700, HB1705, HB1707, HB1710, HB1711, HB1713, HB1716, HB1718, HB1721, HB1728, HB1737, HB1740, HB1741, HB1749, HB1752, HB1753, HB1768, HB1782, HB1800, HB1804, HB1810, HB1823, HB1839, HB1842, HB1854, HB1858, HB1864, HB1870, HB1875, HB1881, HB1886, HB1888, HB1890, HB1894, HB1897, HB1898, HB1920, HB1929, HB1946, HB1959, HB1961, HB1962, HB1973, HB1974, HB2001, HB2005, HB2020, HB2021, HB2022, HB2023, HB2062, HB2078, HB2093, HB2095, HB2096, HB2097, HB2101, HB2137, HB2152, HB2207, HCR137, HCR181

Keywords: lava insurance, homeowners, insurance market, subsidy, Hawaii, eviction, housing access, tenant rights, judicial reporting, disassociation, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, small boat harbors, moorage, harbor permits, commercial use permit, commercial fishing

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• We can do that despite the fact that the Governor vetoed an appropriation for a study of the formula.
• Chair, I bring that up because we can study what programs we're funding, or whatever it is we're doing
• That study should be coming out by October, I think, to give us time to look at that for the next session
• Can you give me any background on that? Page 35, I don't have that background.

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• My background for the last 30 years of my life is in construction.
• year after these are done to allow us to do other things like the strategic plan, state local match studies
• , and any other. studies that potentially would require an RFP or would be within $60,000 that the agency
• I believe that expenditure was for the reports and studies that led to the recommendations for consolidation
• I provided an executive summary with background and history over time, covering the last six years of

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• Um, and so, um, uh, can you give us a little bit of background about how this idea came to you, especially
• Um, and so, uh, to, to give a little bit of, uh, background on this, um, we've seen this bill.
• Implementation, it creates that task force to study the best methods for financing and administrating
• Studies show that will take Hispanic and Native women 400 years to reach pay equity with their white
• Like I said, I, I love the idea, but, but as I'm studying it or trying to understand this, as I, as I

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• of our residents are charged by Miami-Dade County and a 3rd charge by Opa-Locka Water when we did a study
• And 22, we found out we pulled Bill, we get a complete study and in we found out that our residents that
• The study of people surrendering pets to shelters found that 40% of people giving up their pet said that
• It doesn't always happen that the gubernatorial appointments have that background.
• And so I want to make sure that that background is Reposed in the commission itself just does its reposed

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• While working in the Legislature, these students receive academic credits, combining academic studies
• Anthony is pursuing his master's degree in global policy studies at the LBJ School of Public Affairs
• House Bill 1639, relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters.
• They're here to study. They're here to go to class.
• They're here to study. They're here to go to class.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, heard an invocation, dispensed with the previous journal, and received a House message. Members also recognized Dr. Namita Bardwaj as doctor of the day. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 554 honoring Christopher “Chris” Jake Stone of Santa Fe for his heroism during the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting, with several senators and the lieutenant governor offering remarks about his sacrifice and the ongoing impact on his family and community. The Senate also signed a number of bills and resolutions and adopted Senate Resolution 533 recognizing the Texas Legislative Internship Program class, with multiple senators highlighting individual interns and the program’s role in developing future public servants. The floor then took up and passed several bills, often by suspending the regular order and the three-day rule. These included HB 1639 on a study of cancer incidence among female firefighters; HB 102 granting early registration for students in military-related programs; HB 4325 increasing civil penalties for barratry; HB 5342 creating a 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline trust fund and related funding study; HB 3370 allowing late timberland appraisal applications after an owner’s death; HB 3376 requiring certain guardians to complete dementia/Alzheimer’s training; HB 132 extending confidentiality protections to information about hostile acts by foreign adversaries; and HB 1978, which sought to restrict ERCOT interconnections, but its motion to pass to engrossment failed on a 20-11 vote. Additional measures passed included HB 511 on unsolicited voter registration mailings, HB 2187 on nurse staffing, retaliation, and overtime protections, HB 2510 creating offenses for unlicensed assisted living operations, HB 694 on DFPS notification timelines, HB 1893 making license plates in law-enforcement video nonconfidential for public information requests, HB 2733 updating barratry and solicitation laws for digital communications, HB 4506 allowing opt-in electronic zoning notices, HB 3751 transferring a TxDOT property to DPS, HB 3033 creating a grant program for nonprofits supporting injured or killed DPS employees, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud prevention and eligibility verification, HB 3211 on vision care benefits, HB 4529 exempting certain DoD-certified child care facilities from state licensure, HB 2522 easing fingerprinting requirements for certain vehicle dealers, HB 4219 tightening public information request response requirements, and HB 4783 requiring a report on opioid antagonist programs. The Senate also received a House message noting passage of SB 9, and a nominations committee report was announced for future consideration.

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• Subdivision 17 includes... budget amendments background checks for budget amendments background checks
• Again, this is equipment in action right now, not doing studies.
• Because quite a bit of the dollars you're spending are for studies.
• Because quite a bit of the dollars you're spending are for studies.
• Because quite a bit of the dollars you're spending are for studies.

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• different different cultural backgrounds different different cultural backgrounds and<02:10:25.199
• Because it creates competition, and as we have seen study after study shows that when there is school
• Because it creates competition, and as we have seen, study after study shows that when there is school
• <03:06:41.560> conducted number of research studies conducted number of research studies conducted
• of the agencies conducting these studies of the agencies conducting these studies were<03:06:53.120

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 115-FN, which would remove the income cap from New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account eligibility rules. Representative Valerie McDonnell, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure is intended to fund students rather than systems and to expand educational choice regardless of income or zip code. She described the change as a small statutory edit but argued it would have significant benefits, including helping families afford alternative education settings and testing costs such as AP exams. She also cited testimony from families who said EFAs helped children with special needs or difficult circumstances, and she argued the program is popular and cost-effective. Committee members questioned McDonnell about the bill’s fiscal impact and administration. One member asked whether removing the income cap would extend vouchers to families above the statewide median income and whether the change could cost more than $100 million annually; McDonnell said she did not agree with that estimate and pointed to Arizona as a comparison. Representative Wendy Thomas asked whether the bill should require stronger data-sharing from the Children’s Scholarship Fund, which administers the program, so the Department of Education and taxpayers could better track spending; McDonnell said the program already uses ClassWallet and regulated expenditures, and that the question was better directed to the administrator. Several members testified in opposition. Representative Wendy Thomas said the bill would increase costs for public schools, raise local property taxes, and worsen oversight problems. Representative Heath Howard argued the proposal would function as a subsidy for wealthy families already paying private tuition and said public education and special education should be funded first. Representative Megan Murray also opposed the bill, emphasizing the lack of a legal reporting requirement for EFA spending and the need for transparency, accountability, and attention to special education needs. Representative Sam Farrington supported expansion, sharing a constituent story about a student who left public school after harassment and benefited from private school placement. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Uh, some background on the bill.
• rapidly expanding population and pointed us to a US Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics study
• national average of 15 deputies per 10,000 residents identified under the US Department of Justice study
• We, we were appointed to a US Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics study from 2022.
• And that study identified that the national, the minimum national average, so, uh, the, so it's not the

Bills: HB318, HB198

Keywords: ERCOT, interconnection, electric utilities, power grid, transmission, election administration, school board elections, trustee terms, general election, Education Code

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• I SOMEWHAT COME FROM AN AGRICULTURAL BACKGROUND. WHAT YOU DO IS IMPORTANT.
• A CATASTROPHIC BEE LOSSES HAPPENING NOW ARE THE WORST THEY HAVE EVER BEEN AND I'M PRIVY TO SOME BACKGROUND
• THE FLORIDA STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION FUNDED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND ECONOMIC VALUATION STUDY
• HAVING A BACKGROUND IN BEES WILL HELP WITH THE BEEKEEPING ACADEMY SERIES STARTING FROM GROUND ZERO. >

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Chair, I could you walk me through just a little bit of what the current process is for the background
• checks and what's is for the background checks and what's possibly<00:12:59.320> getting<00:12
• check is currently being used background check is currently being used of<00:13:54.440> course
• <00:13:58.399> check<00:13:58.600> with people pass the background check with people
• check process and then you've background check process and then you've had<00:14:58.440> these

Keywords: 1183, house

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• in one study bill or do this in a study in one study bill or do this in a study bill<01:37:56.320
• >> You mean turn it into a study? >> Uh, you mean like a study, an amendment to study?
• >> You mean turn it into a study? >> You mean turn it into a study?
• an amendment to >> Uh you mean like a study an amendment to study?
• And to study... >> Right.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Let's study that. Let's put a study group together.
• We conducted an extensive study to choose them.
• This is some background on the Natural Lands Protection Committee.
• Plumb for supporters, people who have no background in wildlife.
• I founded the Sustainability Studies Program at UNM.

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• By way of background, Mr.
• All we're asking for is an advisory committee so that we can study this issue.
• Do we have any idea at this point, or is it just supposition before we try to do the study?
• So we're looking for a study that's going to bring everything in from the industry, medical experience
• everybody here, but this is going to be something that we all will want to read the results of this study

Bills: HB148, HB334, HB554, HB762, HB1520, HB1593, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, SB2215, HB2607, HB148

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales

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• Finally, We want to commit the FTC to finish work that has started in studying the impact of PBMs on
• benefit manager legislation, not out of this committee, except for the one I spoke about that's an FDC study
• Before I go into my background for this, I want to make a preface to my remarks.
• necessarily the amendments, but I wanted to note that the multiple of these bills rely on the FTC to study
• Requiring a final study for something that the FTC is already looking into is far from a heavy lift,

Bills: SB1040, SB1041, SB1095, SB1096, SB1097, SB527

Keywords: drug competition, product hopping, generic drugs, biosimilars, federal regulations, FTC Act, patent, biological products, healthcare access, affordable prescriptions, Medicare, Federal Trade Commission, sham petitions, competition, public health, unfair competition, healthcare, pharmaceutical, antitrust law, pay-for-delay

Summary: The meeting focused on addressing the high cost of prescription drugs and the abusive practices that contribute to elevated prices affecting American families. Several bills were presented, including proposals to end pay-for-delay deals and to enhance transparency in the operations of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The discussion was notable for its emphasis on consumer protection and ensuring that cheaper generic drugs reach the market more effectively. Members expressed frustration over past attempts to pass similar legislation stalling in the Senate, leading to renewed efforts to push these bills forward.

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• Hundreds of evidence-based studies demonstrate the positive impact of faith on health and well-being.
• For example, one study showed that ...and for the free state of Florida to have an administrative code
• Hundreds of evidence-based studies demonstrate the positive impact of faith on health and well-being.
• For example, one study showed that ...the positive impact of faith on health and well-being.
• It simply ensures that all Floridians, regardless of their faith or background, can access the treatment

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up several bills. SB 894, relating to faith-based content in batterers’ intervention programs, was explained as allowing certified programs to offer voluntary faith-based components alongside existing models. Members raised questions about how faith would be defined, whether participation would be optional, and how all faiths would be included. An amendment was adopted clarifying that faith-based activities may be offered but not required and removing language directing DCF to repeal a rule. After supportive testimony from faith-based advocates and some debate, the committee reported the bill favorably, with Senators Harrell and Garcia later recording affirmative votes. The committee then considered SB 1240 on substance abuse and mental health care, which would assign state oversight of the 988 Lifeline, remove the annual needs assessment barrier for medication-assisted treatment licensing, and require annual continuing education for forensic evaluators. An amendment with technical conforming changes and two substantive clarifications was adopted. Members expressed support for expanded access to behavioral health services, and the bill was reported favorably. Later, the chair presented SB 1736, which would allow direct support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home settings for individuals with developmental disabilities. After an amendment clarifying sliding scale insulin and related medication administration, the committee heard testimony from family advocates describing how the bill would prevent unnecessary institutionalization and reduce costs. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 1286, which clarifies that allowing children to engage in unsupervised activities such as biking or playing outside does not by itself constitute neglect unless reckless or dangerous. After brief support testimony, that bill was also reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned.