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• And we have my legislative lead, Maria. Welcome to your House of Representatives.
• And we have my<00:47:34.640> legislative<00:47:35.280> lead,<00:47:36.240> Maria.
• <00:47:36.960> Welcome<00:47:37.200> to my legislative lead, Maria.
• Welcome to my legislative lead, Maria.
• <01:45:11.600> to this institution stronger and lead to this institution stronger and lead

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• We highlight those leading efforts when it comes to defining and prioritizing evidence and outcomes in
• Through the best practices, good to follow where that leads.
• after a Texas... the Collegiate Education, and they've been providing technical assistance to the lead
• There are 14 in all, but those three that I mentioned are the leads.
• Having sort of lagged and now leading in this area.

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• So, no notification is the the number one leading cause of damages within the state of Texas sitting
• existed, excavators often had to contact multiple utilities individually. creating confusion and leading
• Just about the leading cause of damage, but what would you say that is? Thank you.
• So that leads me to one of the biggest sticking points amongst the stakeholders that I observed.
• Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USIC is a leading provider of Underground Public Utility and

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• I appreciate the opportunity to lead off this morning with House Bill 254 before your committee.
• We support HB 75 because it should lead to better, more flood-resistant buildings in campgrounds near
• The Rangers lead the way. The home builders should lead the way.
• The Rangers lead the way. The home builders should lead the way.
• I know about sentinel events, when a combination of different issues lead to trauma disasters."

Bills: HB48, HB66, HB68, HB71, HB75, HB164, HB171, HB254, SB3, SB18, HB123, HB149, HB117

Keywords: HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired

Summary: The committee met in special session to hear a series of flood, preparedness, and youth-camp safety bills, with members repeatedly noting that many of the measures were intended as planning, warning, or authority-clarifying bills rather than direct spending bills. House Bill 254 would expand eligibility for the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program to include Kerr County and 18 other flood-affected counties by raising the GDP cap and lowering the poverty threshold; it drew no opposition and was left pending. House Bill 68 would direct a study of flood mitigation in flatland areas, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, to develop cost-effective drainage and infrastructure recommendations; local officials and advocates supported it, and it was also left pending. The committee then heard several youth camp bills tied to the recent Hill Country flooding. House Bill 75 would impose flood-aware building and site standards for youth camps near floodplains, and House Bill 71 would require camps and youth activity entities to submit emergency preparedness plans to TDEM, coordinate with local responders, and maintain readiness protocols; both bills were supported by safety advocates and camp representatives, and both were left pending. House Bill 171 would require campgrounds near flood-prone waters to give written flood-risk notice to campers and obtain signed acknowledgment; it was presented as informed consent and left pending. Testimony on these bills emphasized Camp Mystic and other recent flood tragedies, with some witnesses urging broader building-code and floodplain reforms. The committee also heard House Bill 117, which would let counties regulate impervious cover for flood mitigation in unincorporated areas. Supporters, including county officials, environmental groups, and residents, argued that rapid development in the Hill Country and other growing areas is worsening runoff and downstream flooding; opponents from the builders’ association said counties already have substantial authority and warned about overreach into rural property use. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 18 would streamline permitting for certain flood control districts to repair dams and reservoirs and build small holding areas, and it was left pending after supportive testimony from Plum Creek Conservation District. Senate Bill 3 would create a state-backed outdoor flood warning siren program for identified flood-prone areas, funded through a grant program; witnesses generally supported it, though some cautioned that sirens are not sufficient by themselves and may not be heard indoors or in overnight storms. It too was left pending. The committee also began hearing House Bill 149 on public-safety radio interoperability, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full testimony or action is shown.

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• But because people who call themselves leaders at the legislature refuse to lead and make corporations
• What they did was choose not to make this decision, and they chose not to lead.
• <00:13:01.120> to leaders at the legislature refuse to leaders at the legislature refuse to lead
• > corporations<00:13:02.560> pay<00:13:02.880> for<00:13:03.120> their lead
• decision and they chose not to lead. decision and they chose not to lead.

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• Assembly Member Burner will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Ready, begin.
• simply require an appropriate adjustment to more in-person instruction, which we know empirically leads
• simply require an appropriate adjustment to more in-person instruction, which we know empirically leads
• They lead to amazing future. And I say that. students, they lead to amazing future.
• I want to thank our colleague from Baldwin Park for being, you know, for her passion and leading the

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long floor file of bills. Early measures passed with little or no debate, including AB 698 on local transfer taxes and affordable housing analysis, AB 456 on mobile home sales, AB 1129 on reportable infant health conditions, AB 69 on Fair Plan insurance notices and voluntary market searches, AB 357 on expedited student and faculty housing permits, AB 383 on firearms code cleanups, AB 426 on drones interfering with emergency response, AB 825 on energy affordability and transmission financing, and AB 699 on ballot transparency for local tax and bond measures. Most of these bills passed unanimously or with strong bipartisan margins, while AB 825 drew the most extended debate over whether it would lower costs or expand state control of energy infrastructure; it ultimately passed 45-5. The most contentious item was AB 84, which would strengthen oversight of non-classroom-based charter schools and tighten accountability for charter spending and operations. Supporters argued it was needed to stop fraud and misuse of public education dollars, citing major scandals and audit findings, while opponents warned it would harm legitimate charter schools, reduce educational options, and disproportionately affect rural and special-needs students. Several members said they supported the bill only to keep negotiations going, and others urged more targeted or delayed action. After extensive debate and multiple amendments, the Assembly passed AB 84 on a 41-22 vote. The chamber also took up AB 610, a housing bill that would require cities and counties to disclose planned housing restrictions and limit new constraints for three years after housing element approval. The author framed it as a certainty and transparency measure to help address the state’s housing shortage, while noting continued discussions with local governments and housing advocates. The transcript ends with the bill’s presentation and request for an aye vote, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Paul, and I'm the DFL lead on the fraud prevention and state agency oversight committee.
• The Senate is kind of leading the process on that currently.
• the process on that currently. leading the process on that currently.
• /c><00:26:35.600> country<00:26:35.760> in<00:26:36.000> terms their size, we lead
• the country in terms their size, we lead the country in terms of<00:26:36.559> uh<00:26:36.720

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• Despite being the nation's leading agricultural producer, California faces a troubling paradox.
• To this end, we have also been leading efforts to start and pilot our own food hub, Coastside Local Food
• I also serve as the center's lead for a 14-county region of the Southwest Regional Food Business Center
• Within California, we have 26 project partners with six sub-region leads that are bolded in the next
• We were really proud to lead advocacy with partners to increase the CalFresh minimum benefit, currently

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on food insecurity in California and how state and federal nutrition programs, agricultural production, and food distribution systems intersect. Assemblymembers emphasized that many Californians, including farmworkers, seniors, children, and communities of color, remain food insecure despite California’s agricultural abundance. Panelists and members discussed CalFresh, WIC, school meals, Sun Bucks, food banks, and the impact of federal policy changes, including possible nutrition cuts, tariffs, and immigration enforcement, on access to food and the agricultural workforce. Secretary Karen Ross described CDFA programs aimed at improving access to fresh food and supporting local agriculture, including the senior farmers’ market program, California Nutrition Incentive Program, Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program, Community Food Hubs, Farm to School, urban agriculture, and a proposed tribal food sovereignty program. She said these efforts help connect local producers to consumers, expand healthy food access, and build infrastructure such as refrigeration, mobile markets, and aggregation hubs. Department of Social Services Deputy Director Alexis Fernandez Garcia outlined CalFresh, CFAP, Sun Bucks, CACFP, emergency food programs, and tribal nutrition assistance, noting that CalFresh and related programs significantly reduce poverty and food insecurity, but participation gaps remain for non-English speakers, some Asian American communities, and undocumented households. PPIC researcher Tess Thorman presented data showing that 13% of California households experienced food insecurity in 2023, with higher rates among households with children and Latino, Black, and other households. She said nutrition programs reduce poverty and food hardship, but federal rules, income thresholds, immigration restrictions, and high living costs limit their reach. Members asked about simplifying applications, improving call center access, increasing outreach in multiple languages, and adjusting benefits for inflation. Officials said the state has used available federal options to streamline enrollment, improve customer service, and target outreach, but many core rules and benefit levels are set federally. The second panel shifted to food production and market access. A farmer, a UC food systems leader, and a produce distributor described efforts to connect small and medium farms with food banks, schools, universities, and Medi-Cal food-as-medicine programs. They highlighted programs such as Farms Together, the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center, Farm to School, food hubs, and climate-smart infrastructure grants as ways to create stable markets for local growers while improving food access. Speakers also raised concerns about land tenure, consolidation, regulatory burdens, labor constraints, and the loss of federal funding, and members discussed whether state investments and Prop. 4 funds could help sustain and expand these efforts.

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• They actually took the direct lead. on recovery efforts for Black Fire Restoration, so we thank you for
• And our staff, Taylor Roberts and Jenny Berner-Shepard, are leading the efforts and leading the office
• Thank you for leading the way on conservation. Thank you, Senator Brantley. Senator Campos.
• Because we've talked about lead-in investments and how those go.
• It says lead investor and authority as a follow-on investor. What does it follow on?

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• would we're going to stand and do the pledge real quick, and then I've asked Representative Johnson to lead
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Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:17 Attendance Roll Call: 00:41 Approval of Minutes: 02:40 HB 694: 03:16 SB 183: 18:32 Discussion on PPOB Membership: 36:10 Adjournment: 42:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its January 27 meeting and then took up House Bill 694, which would create a default rule for the Teachers’ Retirement System health insurance trust fund once it reaches 100% funding, currently anticipated around 2027. The bill would redirect two funding streams now going to the health trust—state payments on behalf of local districts and other employer contributions—into TRS pension benefits if the health fund reaches and maintains full funding. The sponsor said this would add about $154 million annually to TRS pensions and would only serve as a default if no other plan is adopted later. Members asked whether the bill would shift the unfunded liability to teachers or affect employee contributions. The sponsor and staff said it would not shift liability to teachers and would not change the employee contribution; only the employer-side payments would be redirected. Several members asked about the meaning of actuarial 100% funding, whether the fund could fall back below 100%, and whether employee contributions might be reduced in the future. The sponsor said the bill is based on actuarial projections, would revert the money back to the health trust if funding fell below 100%, and does not prevent future legislative or board action. Senator Higdon and others spoke in support of discussing the issue, noting the 2010 shared-responsibility changes and the need for a default approach as full funding is reached. The committee then heard Senate Bill 183, which would amend Kentucky law governing proxy advisers used by retirement systems. The sponsor said the bill would require proxy advisers, when handling shareholder-sponsored proposals, to act solely in the interest of retirement system members and beneficiaries and to provide an economic analysis when voting against a company board’s recommendation. He argued the measure is aimed at proxy advisers such as ISS and Glass Lewis, which he said often advance ESG-related proposals not tied to shareholder value. A guest from APCIA said the bill is meant to distinguish proxy advisers from investment managers and to strengthen the 2023 law by requiring a clearer economic justification for votes that depart from board recommendations. Members asked how proxy advisers differ from other financial advisers, whether Kentucky uses them, and whether the bill would prevent pension funds from investing in companies with ESG factors if those investments are profitable. The sponsor and guest said the bill would not bar such investments; it is intended to regulate proxy voting recommendations, not investment decisions. They described the bill as a proactive measure to reinforce fiduciary responsibility and limit outside proxy influence on pension voting. No final vote on either bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• This situation involved prolonged disengagement by the family, not by the student, leading our team to
• This situation involved prolonged disengagement by the family, not by the student, leading our team to
• This situation involved prolonged disengagement by the family, not by the student, leading our team to
• This situation involved prolonged disengagement by the family, not by the student, leading our team to
• This situation involved prolonged disengagement by the family, not by the student, leading our team to

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• I promise not to interrupt, but when you say case manager, are you talking about the lead agency case
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• to the lead agency, the person<00:08:21.920> that's<00:08:22.120> in<00:08:22.240>
• frontline work within the lead agency. frontline work within the lead agency.

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• ; Lead lead Rasmuson the nursing home thing<00:42:42.960> if<00:42:43.200> it<00:42:43.520
• So where was the lead agency in this, right?
• So, where was the lead agency in know?

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• <00:05:10.040> agency we consider ourselves the lead agency we consider ourselves the lead
• I think South Dakota is leading. We are the best in the Southeast. We are number one.
• I think South Dakota is leading. We are the best in the Southeast. We are number one.
• I think South Dakota is leading. We are the best in the Southeast. We are number one.
• I think South Dakota is leading. I think South Dakota is leading.

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Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its September 24 meeting after a motion and second. It then heard a presentation from New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Secretary Elizabeth Gragensky on that state’s early childhood system and planned universal child care rollout. She described how New Mexico consolidated multiple prenatal-to-age-five programs into a cabinet-level department, expanded pre-K to a longer day, and uses a cost model to set reimbursement rates intended to cover true provider costs, including wages, benefits, occupancy, food, and reserves. She also said the state created an Early Childhood Trust Fund and secured a constitutional amendment to dedicate 0.60% of the land grant permanent fund to early care and education, with the department’s budget growing from about $400 million in 2021 to just under $1 billion this year. Gragensky said families can begin applying for universal child care on November 1, with participation voluntary for both families and providers. She reported that New Mexico is aiming to expand capacity by adding 1,000 registered home providers, 120 group homes, and about 55 more centers, supported in part by a $13 million low-interest loan fund and a request for an additional $20 million. She said the state has seen growth in early childhood professionals, including a 64% increase over the last three to four years, and pointed to reported outcomes such as a 21% increase in literacy and a 75% kindergarten readiness rate, while noting that some measures are new and baseline comparisons are still being developed. Members asked about the funding sources, provider profitability, workforce development, and measurable outcomes. Gragensky said the program is designed to support provider sustainability through rates tied to true cost and includes allowances for sick leave, vacation, benefits, and reserves. She also said maternal labor force participation is 10% higher than the national rate and attributed that in part to child care access. The committee then moved to a separate presentation by Department for Community Based Services Commissioner Lisa Dennis and Division of Family Support Director Roger McCann on anticipated cuts to TANF and SNAP, beginning with an overview of TANF as a federal block grant with a fixed annual Kentucky allocation of about $180.7 million.

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• Alongside his beloved wife, Connie, Martin helped lead one of Fort Madison's most iconic traditions and
• 11:13.600> Connie,<00:11:14.160> Martin<00:11:14.480> helped<00:11:14.800> lead
• beloved wife, Connie, Martin helped lead beloved wife, Connie, Martin helped lead one<00:11:15.279
• the way to the signs in yards leading the way to the church<01:11:38.640> and<01:11:38.880>
• Leading in the that she called home.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Chair, Lead Pinto, and members.
• <00:31:42.039> pinto amended thank you Mr chair lead pinto amended thank you Mr chair lead
• Good morning, Chair Baker, Lead Pinto, and members of the committee. My name is John Besy.
• Good morning, Chair Baker, Lead Pinto, and members of the committee. My name is John Besy.
• <01:23:19.760> Pinto thank you chair uh thank you lead Pinto thank you chair uh thank you

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• Are there any questions on the amendment side from Lead Pinto there?
• <00:58:24.559> immediately Readiness skills that leads immediately Readiness skills that leads
• ><00:58:26.440> employment leads to immediate mediate employment leads to immediate mediate employment
• And, you know, you just never know where it's going to lead.
• And, you know, you just never know where it's going to lead.

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• We want to lead this collaborative community response model.'
• In Frankfort, the PD's leading the Wings of Hope QRT.
• collaborative want to lead this collaborative want to lead this collaborative community<01:07:15.280
• the PD's leading the Wings of Hope QRT. the PD's leading the Wings of Hope QRT.
• <01:13:40.800> We lead with um the the overall ask. We lead with um the the overall ask.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then approved an agency amendment to a health and family services regulation. The amendment reversed a prior change so that neonatal ICU beds would remain subject to regular review rather than nonsubstantive review. The remaining administrative regulations were then reviewed without objection. The main presentation was from State Auditor Allison Ball on a report finding $836 million in concurrent Medicaid capitation payments from 2019 through 2022, involving individuals enrolled in Kentucky and at least one other state. Ball said Kentucky relied on the PARIS system, which has limitations because it is updated quarterly and depends on voluntary state participation, while a better federal data source, T-MSIS, was not fully available to the state. She said the audit found weak internal controls, siloed processes, outdated guidance, and a low-priority attitude toward residency checks, all of which contributed to missed alerts and improper payments. She also said the report identified additional problems, including payments made after beneficiaries died and cases involving multiple states paying for the same person. Ball recommended better access to federal data, stronger MCO contract provisions, and more active oversight by the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations. She said the contracts reviewed did not provide a clear way to recoup the improper payments, though she and her counsel suggested possible equitable legal theories might be explored. Members expressed concern about the scale of the waste and the lack of contract enforcement, and asked whether any money could be recovered. Ball said the audit did not identify a clear contractual path to recoup the funds.

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• The leading cause of death of children in Texas is firearms.
• The second leading cause is traffic accidents caused by alcohol and toxic gas.
• It's a retail issue, which leads me to you, Mr. Rivera.
• Alcohol remains the leading cause of fatal crashes.
• Criminal offenses lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of Texans annually.

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• Alzheimer's, of course, is the leading cause of dementia.
• I do want you to know the association does lead the Global Biomarker Standardization Consortium.
• What other leading Alzheimer's groups in the state do we have that just focus on Alzheimer's or dementia
• friend affected by Alzheimer's please stand. tried to collaborate with them in the past what other leading

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