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• And so I'd say in general, Mr.
• And so I believe we're increasing that pool both at home and just in general.
• And then from there, obviously, try to figure out an emergency repair.
• And then from there, obviously, try to figure out an emergency repair.
• We’ve done the same thing on the general contracting side.”

Summary: The committee met for an information-only hearing with no votes or other action items. DOTD Secretary Glenn LaD and Deputy Secretary Beau Black gave an update on the department’s transformation efforts, focusing on faster project delivery, improved construction administration, and new technology. They said monthly contractor payment approvals have been reduced from roughly 35 days to 15 days or less, change orders from about 40-45 days to around five days, and that DOTD delivered 86% of its advertised projects in the last fiscal year. They also described new tools such as Headlight for field inspections, Smart PM for schedule tracking, Hall Hub for e-ticketing and work-zone mapping, and a pilot using advanced sensors on district vehicles to identify potholes, guardrail damage, and other asset issues. The department also outlined a district reorganization that replaces the area engineer model with dedicated district points of contact for construction, maintenance, and operations, with no increase in total staff. Members raised concerns about local maintenance issues, especially mowing, drainage, culverts, potholes, and communication with district offices. Several members asked for clearer coordination on jurisdictional questions, more frequent meetings with district administrators, and better public updates on long-running projects. LaD said DOTD would schedule follow-up meetings, use the coming customer service portal to track complaints, and improve public communication through project information officers, social media, and other outreach. Questions also covered contractor accountability, utility relocations, road transfer maps on the DOTD website, and whether maintenance work adjacent to capital projects should be handled by district crews or through new IDIQ contracts. The secretary also reviewed the Highway Priority Program process, saying DOTD will work between June and September to review projects not included in the prior program, explain why, and refine a five-year fiscally constrained plan before the fall road show. He said the department is using IDIQ authority to award bridge maintenance and other task-order work, and that this should help address a two-year bridge repair backlog. Members discussed whether current funding levels are enough to reduce the statewide backlog, and DOTD said the current program likely maintains rather than eliminates it absent new revenue. The hearing ended with a project-specific update that a barge struck the Black Bayou Pontoon Bridge that morning, causing significant damage; DOTD said divers and staff would inspect it and determine emergency repairs. After DOTD’s presentation, Archie Chesson of the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction gave a brief update on that office’s first year, describing its use of consultant pools, master service agreements, a public GIS map, and a data tool to prioritize rural road and bridge projects, with several early projects already completed or under construction.

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• We welcome our honored guest, Deputy Director General John Chu of Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and
• And, you know, as a sixth-generation California farmer, it's really important to me.
• I rise to present AB 1607, which extends a sunset on the Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund.
• Every day, emergency departments provide care to patients regardless of their ability to pay.
• Instead of partnership with Congress, we have unilateral declarations of emergency.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It will not go into the General Fund.
• General thoughts.
• Realistic, real-time AI-generated audio and video are here.
• , which is operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
• Apparently, emergency communications is not one of them.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 56, which would require social media platforms to display a warning label about potential mental health harms from prolonged use, with amendments shortening the initial warning and allowing immediate access to the platform. The author and supporters, including a parent who lost a daughter to suicide and a therapist, argued that social media contributes to teen anxiety, self-harm, and other harms and that families need clearer public health information. Opponents from tech and civil liberties groups argued the bill would be ineffective, burdensome, and likely unconstitutional, saying it would create warning fatigue and should be replaced by more targeted tools and digital literacy measures. Several members discussed emergency access concerns, language access, and whether the warning should be more actionable; the bill was moved on a 9-0 vote to the Judiciary Committee. The committee then took up AB 358, which would amend CalECPA to allow law enforcement, with the victim’s consent, to inspect certain abandoned tracking or surveillance devices found in a victim’s home, vehicle, or personal property without first obtaining a warrant. The author and a San Diego prosecutor said the bill is narrowly tailored to devices used solely for spying and is intended to help stalking and domestic violence survivors act quickly before evidence is lost. Opponents from EFF and the ACLU warned the bill would weaken warrant protections, create a loophole around CalECPA, and reduce transparency and accountability. Members debated Fourth Amendment issues, abandonment, and the practical need for rapid access; the bill passed the committee on a 9-0 vote to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1137, which builds on last year’s CSAM reporting law by allowing any user to report child sexual abuse material, requiring clearer reporting mechanisms, adding human review in some cases, and mandating third-party audits and public reporting. Supporters, including survivor advocates and a parent of a child victim, said the bill would reduce the burden on survivors and improve removal of abusive content. Tech industry opponents said they support the goal but objected to the human-review mandate, public audit disclosures, and enforcement provisions, arguing they could create security risks and compliance burdens. Members generally supported the bill’s intent but raised questions about audit frequency and human review; the bill was moved on call with seven votes at the time of the transcript.

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• What was that general purpose Charter or whether it's staying is a public school.
• And Lisa General, it's waiving against.
• The school employee shall call emergency assistance and notify the student's parents or emergency contact
• communities, emergency response protocol.
• What the cardiac emergency response plan would do. For example,.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I'm Scott Sauter, the Deputy General Counsel for the University of New Mexico.
• to create general revenue taxes.
• And wasn't that put in in an emergency? Yeah, Mr.
• So if this were to pass with the emergency clause, the city would implement almost immediately.
• Chair, Madam Chair, sorry, Representative, the general fund target was set as part of the overall general

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• Lake Buchanan, doctor Buchanan, Florida College of Emergency Physicians. >> Good afternoon.
• Generally they have to ask for them. Requesting records should be a straight or a processed.
• jet generally how it would work patients in an office there.
• Any protections for the emergency personnel were. The boxes are located.
• Each of those 3 legislative sessions generally optimistic, pro-life advocate.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Thank you so much for your generous support this morning. Mr.
• Thank you so much for your generous support this morning. Thank you for your testimony.
• <00:20:05.960> um then we print it on a just generic um then we print it on a just generic
• Medical Services Med the the Emergency Medical Services Med the Emergency<00:49:43.119> Medical
• They are generally admitted to county jail or state prison for supervision violations.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• ultimate goal of practicing emergency ultimate goal of practicing emergency medicine. medicine.
• genera- my family for generations. genera- my family for generations.
• teaching to generate deep learning. teaching to generate deep learning.
• use, and we need to continue to generate use, and we need to continue to generate self<00:58:36.000
• > will<00:59:30.600> first if investment emerges, we will first if investment emerges,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's an emergency. It's a biosecurity emergency. We're going to have a solution.
• It's an emergency. It's a biosecurity emergency. Do you think it's the best for this go around?
• <01:20:35.400> response as and assisting in emergency response as and assisting in emergency
• prevent and respond to these emerging prevent and respond to these emerging threats<01:27:10.159
• <01:42:42.280> biocurity is to train next Generation biocurity is to train next Generation

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• device may not be used without the express written permission from a parent or guardian except for emergency
• emergency provision, medical services.
• I mean, that's generally the governmental entities.
• Additionally, the surveys are generally to sample. It's not every student in the state.
• They generally are comfortable to come speak to me.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Member from Colchester moves that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 661,
• The member from Colchester moves that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill
• The ayes appear to have it, and you have relieved the Committee on General and Housing of House Bill
• and housing be relieved of House general and housing be relieved of House Bill<00:09:28.399> 661,
• And you have relieved the committee<00:09:56.080> on<00:09:56.399> general<00:09:56.800

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional message from Representative Chris Marorrow centered on humility, uncertainty, and keeping a “beginner’s mind” when making decisions. He used a farmer story, a Zen teaching, and a Christian text to emphasize that outcomes are often unknowable and that lawmakers should remain open, curious, and aware of unintended consequences. The chamber then suspended rules to introduce 15 House bills by number only and referred them to committees, including bills sent to Energy and Digital Infrastructure, Judiciary, Government Operations and Military Affairs, Environment, Ways and Means, Commerce and Economic Development, Healthcare, Human Services, and Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry. The House also adopted JRS 34, a joint resolution setting the weekend adjournment schedule so the two chambers would reconvene no later than Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Several committee reassignment motions were approved: H.724, relating to involuntary psychiatric medication in emergency circumstances, was moved from Human Services to Healthcare; and H.661, relating to workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters with cancer, was moved from General and Housing to Commerce and Economic Development. Announcements included a Farmers Night event, a Climate Solutions Caucus meeting, and recognition of guests in the gallery. The House then adjourned until Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 3 p.m.

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• away if she did not get to the LSU hospital in Shreveport for an emergency transplant.
• Kennedy, I want to move to what I hope will be pretty simple stuff in general.
• Is there a general deficit that you find in your own analytical abilities?
• You didn't know what authorities you have under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
• room with a severe illness should have any type of emergency care needed to save their life?

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• I have been in emergency medical services for 34 years.
• So in August of last year, the Attorney General of Florida issued an emergency rule, scheduling 7-OH
• Just this week, Florida's Attorney General issued a new emergency...
• Just this week, Florida's Attorney General issued a new emergency rule, which added a wide range of other
• to generation.

Summary: The meeting focused on Missouri’s substance use prevention and treatment system, with repeated emphasis on recovery support services, peer support, recovery housing, transportation, and harm reduction. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he urged greater investment in recovery housing, peer support, employment, and community-based supports that help people stay sober and avoid relapse. Members asked about funding sources, program capacity, referrals, treatment court, transportation, and how Into Action supports people on medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Haniken said the organization is funded through a mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private donations, and that housing and transportation remain major barriers, especially because support is often funded for too short a period compared with the longer time people need to stabilize. Matt Cushman of the Raytown Fire Protection District gave a strong endorsement of harm reduction, including naloxone distribution, syringe service programs, and broader decriminalization of harm reduction tools. He argued that stigma is a major barrier to care and that Missouri should expand access to clean needles, test strips, and other services, while also improving access to MAT in jails and communities. Committee members questioned the evidence base, the role of faith-based providers, and whether safe consumption sites should be pursued; Cushman said syringe exchange decriminalization should be the immediate priority, while safe consumption sites are a longer-term issue. He also described community paramedicine and mobile integrated health as valuable but funding-dependent, and said naloxone distribution is improving but still uneven, especially in rural and minority communities. Representatives from Central Ozarks Medical Center and Four Rivers Community Health Center highlighted the importance of peer support specialists, community health workers, care coordinators, and wraparound services in rural health centers. COMC’s Morgan McClure and Monet Lehman described a jail reentry program in Pulaski County, with Lehman sharing her trauma and recovery story and explaining how she helps incarcerated people prepare for release with housing, employment, benefits, transportation, and treatment connections. Four Rivers’ Devon Polarys and Cassandra Trout said their CEO would change Missouri policy to allow FQHCs to receive reimbursement for peer support and community health worker services similar to CCBHCs, arguing that these roles are essential for addressing barriers like transportation, housing, food insecurity, and insurance. Members discussed confusion over reimbursement rules, the differences between FQHCs and CCBHCs, and the need for better funding and clearer policy for peer and community health worker services. No votes were taken; the discussion ended with a suggestion to bring in a subject matter expert on community health workers for a future session.

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• But generally, it goes by mileage.
• It's from the general fund.
• on DA or attorney general items.
• It's entirely general fund funded.
• It's entirely general fund funded.

Summary: The Department of Public Safety presented its FY27 budget request, emphasizing three priorities: improving community engagement through a redesigned website and outreach, expanding statewide data and intelligence integration through intelligence-led policing, and improving emergency response and officer safety through fleet replacement, a driving track, and a requested helicopter. DPS said much of its increase is driven by rising health care premiums, and it is also seeking special appropriations for fleet replacement, the website rebuild, and an Honor Guard program created after the 2022 helicopter crash that killed four public servants. Members asked about vacancies, fleet costs, cybersecurity compliance, the real-time crime center, EV fleet participation, and the Metro DPS facility. DPS said its vacancy rate is about 9%, its fleet replacement needs are driven by mileage and condition, it is compliant with federal CJIS standards even though DoIT has raised concerns, the real-time crime center would be built as a regional model to complement Albuquerque’s center, and the Metro facility is moving toward a January groundbreaking. Committee members also discussed several DPS-related capital and IT requests, including the intelligence-led policing data lake, recurring maintenance for critical systems, and a $5.6 million reauthorization for state crime lab DNA backlog work and a $900,000 reauthorization for fingerprinting equipment. DPS explained that the website request is high because the current site must be rebuilt from scratch to support missing-person alerts, memorial updates, ADA compliance, and better communication with law enforcement and the public. Members also raised concerns about speed enforcement, construction-zone cameras, and whether EVs are practical for patrol use; DPS said it is not pursuing speed cameras and is only partially participating in the state EV initiative because patrol needs make full electrification difficult. The committee then received an LFC quarterly update on non-recurring appropriations from the 2025 General Appropriation Act. LFC reported that of the $1.4 billion appropriated in Section 5, $164 million had been expended and $333 million encumbered, leaving $897.4 million unspent, which is a slower pace than the prior year. Staff highlighted a number of reauthorization requests and slow-moving projects across agencies, including AOC cybersecurity funding, DFA housing and public safety grants, DoIT cybersecurity and higher education funds, EDD economic development and energy programs, OSI mitigation and malpractice funds, EMNRD energy and geothermal grants, Health Care Authority behavioral health-related appropriations, DPS crime lab and fingerprinting funds, PED career technical education and special education initiatives, and higher education loan repayment and technology funds. Members questioned why some large appropriations had little or no spending, discussed the need to monitor reauthorizations more closely, and asked for follow-up on several specific line items and project balances.

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• Where was our urgency and the emergency to fund services when we could have?
• So I ask again, where was the emergency?
• Representative Tammy West now moves that the vote on the bill be the vote on the emergency.
• Representative Stinson now moves that the vote on the bill be the vote on the emergency.
• Representative Stinson now moves that the vote on the bill be the vote on the emergency.

Keywords: 914, all

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• I oppose this bill that allows the local governing unit to issue permits for emergency backup generators
• I oppose this bill that allows the local governing unit to issue permits for emergency backup generators
• I oppose this bill that allows the local governing unit to issue permits for emergency backup generators
• The A6 amendment has to do with the emergency backup generators. Generators.
• I would note that the filings from Amazon said that the emergency backup generators are generally expected

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Many patients who come to the emergency room are not medically stable.
• But there's also language in here that defines what an emergency is.
• For example, COVID would be considered an emergency.
• In the emergency rooms, thank you, Madam Chair.
• Three patients to one nurse in the emergency rooms, are we going to lose emergency rooms?

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• I'm State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian, and co-chair of the Special Commission on Emerging Firearm
• commission to study and investigate emerging firearm technology.
• So I think your plan is generous, but it also So I think your plan is generous, but it also looks toward
• It's clearly been demonstrated that gun violence is a high priority for the Attorney General.
• I think it is an emerging technology.

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Summary: The Special Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology met to review its work on intentional microstamping and personalized firearms and to discuss draft recommendations for a final report. The co-chairs summarized testimony received from manufacturers, advocates, law enforcement, and officials from New Jersey, New York, and California. For microstamping, the discussion focused on how the technology could help trace spent casings, its limits in forensic use, and concerns about wear, tampering, implementation costs, and whether it would burden lawful gun owners. For personalized firearms, members reviewed testimony about biometric smart guns, their current commercial availability, higher cost, and potential benefits for preventing accidental shootings and unauthorized use, especially involving children and suicide prevention. Commissioners expressed a range of views. Several supported microstamping as a crime-solving tool and endorsed a recommendation that the legislature direct a feasibility and viability study, set standards and training, fund implementation, and create penalties for tampering. Others opposed microstamping, arguing it has not worked in other states, may not reduce crime, and could impose costs on manufacturers and owners. On personalized firearms, most commissioners supported encouraging the technology, but there was disagreement over whether to create a temporary sales tax exemption; some favored an incentive to promote adoption, while others opposed any tax subsidy for firearms or questioned whether the data justified it. The co-chairs said they would draft a report reflecting the majority consensus and circulate it for review before a final vote at a later meeting, likely in July. The commission also discussed which executive branch agency should conduct the microstamping feasibility study, with the Attorney General’s office and EOPSS mentioned as possibilities. The meeting ended with agreement to reconvene for final votes on the report and recommendations.

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• <00:34:03.200> and access in the event of an emergency and access in the event of an emergency
• It is estimated that Wiki's annual generates close to $2 billion.
• to $2 annual annually generates close to $2 billion. billion. billion.
• Thank you, Madam generations to come. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• emergency emergency response.<01:37:26.000> And<01:37:26.239> then<01:37:26.480> we

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And so we need to get that next generation enthused and excited.
• Covered by the emergency exception. Correct. This does not apply to any emergency.
• Do we put that type of delay in any other generation?
• That would not be part of the general... ...about identity politics.
• That would not be part of the general core curriculum to get a degree.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of H.B. 500, and a gubernatorial nomination for the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including SR 409 recognizing Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, SR 402 honoring the discovery of the woolly devil plant at Big Bend National Park, and recognitions for Operation Christmas RGV and Wilson County Day. The Senate also heard an announcement that the Committee on Senate Nominations action report had been placed on members’ desks. The body then took up and passed several bills. SB 2365 was passed to prohibit personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time, with exceptions for health, special education, and safety needs. SB 1869 was passed to reaffirm the DSHS commissioner’s authority over controlled-substance schedule changes without rulemaking or judicial review. SB 1124 was passed to revise criminal discovery procedures in response to the Heath decision, with supporters saying it preserves exculpatory evidence protections while limiting suppression of inculpatory evidence when the defense already knew of it. SB 1758 was passed to create a Grayson County pilot study and temporary permitting hold concerning a cement kiln/quarry near a semiconductor wafer facility, and SB 2078 was passed to regulate composting in certain counties, after a clarifying amendment. The Senate also passed SB 33, barring governmental entities from transactions that support abortion assistance or out-of-state abortion procurement; SB 34, expanding wildfire preparedness measures, studies, equipment databases, and rural fire department funding; SB 1208, increasing the penalty for interference with public duties from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony; SB 1030, removing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul tax for general aviation; SB 505, creating processes to address election irregularities; SB 2411, updating the Business Organizations Code and changing filing-method requirements; and SB 1333, addressing unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, or conveyance of real property. Most measures advanced on voice vote or recorded roll call after motions to suspend the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule, with several members raising questions or objections, especially on the criminal justice, abortion, and public duties bills.