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• They used to have two or three sessions.
• last session? And would this help in last session?
• And with that, the chair will close the executive session on House Bill 1505 FN. regular calendar regular
• <05:58:12.958> when or is this in like close session when or is this in like close session
• objection um it will go on the regular objection um it will go on the regular calendar. calendar. calendar

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee convened for a day of public hearings on nine bills, with plans to later execute several early bills and possibly additional measures under House Rule 44. Chair Diane Pauer outlined time limits for sponsors and testimony, announced a lunch break around noon, and noted substitute members would be arriving later. The first hearing was on House Bill 1107, which would allow municipal budget committees to have one to three alternate members. Representative Valon, the prime sponsor, said the bill was intended to help towns like Epping deal with quorum problems during the compressed budget season and noted that alternates are common on other local boards. The New Hampshire Municipal Association testified in support, saying the bill would increase flexibility and help fill seats. Committee members raised concerns about whether alternates should be elected, how they would be selected, whether they would be sufficiently informed to vote, and whether the bill’s one-year term language and rescission provisions were clear. The sponsor and NHMA said the process would be consistent with other local boards, that alternates would typically be appointed after elections, and that they would follow up on possible statutory clarification. The hearing closed with six remote supporters, one paper supporter, and no opposition reported. The committee then heard House Bill 1118, sponsored by Representative Colby, which would raise the daily amount municipal employees may hold before remitting funds to the treasurer from the current $1,500 limit to $3,500. Colby said the existing thresholds are outdated, have not been updated in about 20 years, and create burdens for smaller towns that must make frequent bank deposits, sometimes far from town offices. She said the bill would improve efficiency and allow staff to focus more on serving residents, while still allowing municipalities to keep lower limits if they choose. Members asked about how the remittance process works in practice, what amounts municipalities typically collect, and whether the change reflected a broader trend of updating cash-handling thresholds. The sponsor explained that the bill only changes the dollar thresholds in the relevant statutes and does not require municipalities to adopt the higher limit. The transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1118 is reported.

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• The chair then closed the executive session for CACR 5 and opened the executive session for House Bill
• I will open the executive session for I will open the executive session for House<04:39:08.240> Bill
• <04:48:51.680> Rank for everybody just talk to regular Rank for everybody just talk to regular
• We’re going to go back into executive session.
• The executive session on House Bill 294 is closed.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We were in session after session after session.
• They would be integrated into the regular AP testing schedule.
• Senate Bill 1565 supports the food is medicine legislation passed last session.
• It's for being in the House chamber when we're in session. It is for the House.
• What was this language introduced at any point, like earlier in the session or last year?

Bills: HR1055, SB2170, SB1833, SB1198, HR1056, SB1730, SB563, SB1379, SB1645, SB2155, SB1280, SB1455, SB1456, SB1461, SB1457, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1344, SB1309, HR1054, SB2159, SB1948, HB1371, SB1365, SB1976, SB1975, SB2026, SB1565, SB1621, SB237, SB933, SB1427, SB1642, SB171, SB1873, SB2067, SB1623, SB1771, SB1805, SB1826, SB2072, SB444, SB2184, SB1966, SB1812, SB2117, SB2135, SB330, SB1239, SB1428, SB1531, SB1484, SB1405, SB3

Keywords: Oklahoma Agriculture Day, agriculture, farmers, ranchers, agribusiness, food production, wheat, cattle, beef, dairy, soybeans, cotton, poultry, pork, rye, rural economy, urban-rural, trade, commodity production, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture

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• I love this committee and, and served on it for several sessions and. Do good work here folks.
• In every session I've been on, there's always been a discussion about PBS, uh, And I'm not quite sure
• This is often something that's hard to do during a regular session.
• This has been a point of contention over this session and sessions past.
• The bill filings are not confined to recent sessions.

Bills: HB249

Keywords: real property, ad valorem tax, tax appraisal, property value limitation, real estate taxation, property ownership

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• session alone lawmakers increase<00:08:45.000> taxes<00:08:45.360> by<00:08:45.600>
• In some cases, these concerns have been identified in prior sessions, but the changes made either did
• in respect to both paid this session in respect to both paid family<00:18:57.000> leave<00:18
• and I'll remind everybody too session and I'll remind everybody too that<00:53:05.440> it<00:
• I also just want to say that session I also just want to say that again<01:36:15.800> this<01

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee’s first official meeting was framed as an informational session, with the chair saying no legislation would be acted on and that testimony would focus on what is working and not working for businesses and workers in Minnesota. The stated topics included earned sick and safe time, paid family and medical leave, labor shortages, and broader business climate concerns. The chair also noted the absence of DFL members and invited questions to be held until the end so testifiers could present fully. Lauren Shodor of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce argued that Minnesota’s business climate has worsened because of high taxes, rising costs, regulation, and new workplace mandates. She cited chamber survey and research findings saying more businesses are considering leaving the state, that Minnesota companies are investing more in other states than vice versa, and that the state lags national growth rates. She said employers are especially concerned about earned sick and safe time and the upcoming paid family and medical leave program, which the chamber believes add compliance burdens and costs, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. Matt Hilgart of the Association of Minnesota Counties said the new leave laws affect county budgets and operations because labor is the main county cost and services are often state-mandated. He said the programs were imposed outside the collective bargaining process and can duplicate existing county benefits, increase costs, and create staffing and service challenges. He asked for changes including clearer premium-sharing language, exclusion of elected officials and short-term election workers from paid leave requirements, better exemption and private-plan rules, coordination requirements for intermittent leave, and more clarity for essential employees during weather emergencies. Owen Worth of the League of Minnesota Cities said cities are facing similar implementation problems, with overlapping leave policies and concerns about stacking state and federal leave rules, and he indicated the league would support changes to reduce administrative and budget pressures on cities.

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• And they, however, those are just my regular blades, but also it's like I can't do too much with them
• And we very quickly figured out that the regular prosthetics were much too heavy to work very well for
• We talked about the support coordinator having been an issue for many sessions at this point, and this
• We talked about the support coordinator having been an issue for many sessions at this point, and this

Bills: S0162, S0254, S0688, S0794, S1110, S1574

Keywords: surgical smoke, health standards, hospital safety, patient protection, medical regulations, nursing education, licensure, remedial courses, temporary license, graduate nursing preceptorship, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, background screening, support coordination services, developmental disabilities, Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome, public hearings, orthotics, prosthetics, healthcare, Medicaid

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum present and took up several health-related bills. CS/SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics was heard first. The bill would require coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics without lifetime or continuous-use caps, direct AHCA to seek federal approval and update contracts, and require annual reporting. Testimony from a child using prosthetic “gymnastics blades,” his mother, and another young person with a prosthetic leg emphasized the high cost of activity-specific devices and the impact on children’s mobility, sports participation, and quality of life. Senators voiced strong support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 1574, “Maddie’s Law,” which adds newborn screening for biliary atresia using the existing blood specimen collected at birth. The sponsor and the child’s father described the condition as time-sensitive and potentially fatal without early detection, and argued the screening could prevent transplants and save money. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 794 on background screening for employees of residential facilities and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities, plus a review of waiver support coordination quality, training, and access issues. Parents and a support coordinator testified that strong support coordination is essential for families and that the bill would help standardize expectations and improve services. An amendment aligning the bill with the House companion was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Members next heard SB 162, which requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. Supporters, including nurses and the Florida Nurses Association, described surgical smoke as a workplace hazard with toxic chemicals and potential cancer risks; hospital representatives said they support the intent but argued existing federal and state standards already regulate the issue and the bill is too prescriptive. A late-filed amendment clarifying the smoke must be “effectively captured and filtered” was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 254, a major nursing education bill that tightens oversight of low-performing nursing programs, creates a temporary provisional license and preceptorship pathway for graduates awaiting NCLEX results, requires remediation for delayed testing, and increases transparency by posting passage rates. Nursing groups supported stronger standards, while private nursing schools warned the bill could reduce capacity and discourage program directors; the amended bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 688, which would reestablish licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors in Florida, create a board of naturopathic medicine, set licensure and renewal requirements, and define the scope of practice while excluding most prescription authority. Supporters said it would expand health care choices and allow naturopathic doctors to practice openly, while opponents from the medical community warned the bill could authorize diagnosis and treatment without sufficient training and rely on unproven therapies. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned after members thanked staff for their work.

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• Welcome to the first regular meeting of the Senate Education Committee.
• Also, committee, we will try to end by 10 o'clock so that there's no problem making the 10:30 floor session
• Senator, please remember to come to the chair early in the session. I just did by saying, Mr.
• then the parent notification within 30 days, there isn't any reason that can't happen in the first regular

Bills: SB29, SB37

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention

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• You will not be able to see the individual on a regular basis or as needed.
• I trust she will get this squared away because the last thing we want is to come here next session and
• definitely safer and our children are much safer because of the work they have done as we go into our session
• human that is committed on a little girl who is 70 now and relives the violence against her on a regular

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• DOCUMENTATION, INFORMATION ABOUT ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION NEEDS INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECTS AND REGULAR
• LASTLY THE REGULAR FORECAST REVIEW AND BACK CASTING ANALYSIS UTILITY SHOULD CONDUCT ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS
• THINGS ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE BRING NOW IS THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE TAX EXEMPTION EXTENSION LAST SESSION
• HOPE THESE INTERIM COMMITTEE WEEK MEETINGS HAVE BEEN ENLIGHTENING AND WILL HELP US AS WE GO INTO SESSION

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• you want to call up the Comptroller to clarify the issue with the committee substitute versus the regular
• To clarify the issue with the committee substitute versus the regular?
• As this body knows, we've been talking about housing affordability this session more than just about
• This body knows we've been talking about housing affordability this session more than just about any

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several tax and economic development bills. SB 935 would exempt counties from the motor fuels tax on fuel used exclusively in county vehicles; Sen. Hall and Cass County Judge Travis Ransom argued it would save counties money without changing fund allocations, and the bill was left pending while the committee waited for the House version. SB 2206 would extend and revise Texas’s research and development incentives by tying the franchise tax credit more closely to federal law and changing the program’s effective date; supporters from business, manufacturing, and tax policy groups said it would protect innovation jobs and help startups, while the Comptroller’s office explained the fiscal note and said the committee substitute was no longer needed. The committee later withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending before ultimately voting it out favorably. The committee also heard SB 2020, which would repeal the “rehab tax” on nonresidential remodeling. Sen. Campbell said a large fiscal note led him to delay a full presentation, but builders, architects, and contractors testified that the tax raises remodeling costs, complicates audits, and discourages reuse and reinvestment in existing buildings. The bill was left pending. SB 2018 would create a two-year “strong families” tax credit for businesses donating to nonprofits that provide family support services; supporters from Family First, Buckner International, and Texas Baptist said it would strengthen families, father engagement, and upstream prevention, while the author said the Comptroller and HHSC were still working on administration details. That bill was also left pending. After a quorum was established, the committee heard and later reported several bills favorably. SB 1030 would exempt certain aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul parts from sales tax for general aviation; industry, airport, and local economic development witnesses said it would keep high-wage aviation work in Texas and improve competitiveness with neighboring states, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 214 would create a temporary sales tax holiday for qualifying residential HVAC systems; it was laid out and left pending. SB 1901 would make administrative and ethics changes to the Opioid Abatement Fund Council, including staggered terms, conflict rules, and fund reallocation procedures; it was reported favorably. SB 266 would repeal the Texas Research Incentive Program and use the appropriation to address the existing backlog of unmatched donations; the chair and Sen. Paxton said the state should honor past commitments, and the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• You're getting to be a regular here.
• population, and if they call us, we still answer the phone, but they don't need our services on a regular
• MACO has a legislative platform and priorities listing for every session, and ours is built on guiding
• Well, in speaking with Representative Nash at session today, he was asking us to see if you'd be so kind

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• All common beverage ingredients, including colors and sweeteners, have been subjected to regular rigorous
• During the regular and extended school day, these voluntary guidelines only allow bottled water milk
• So we have one more opportunity before session is over to get some good amendments up here so we can
• , we have more than 1 million dollars of private and state support secure during last legislative session

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And I just don't feel like conference committee with a week to go in session is maybe the best place
• is maybe the best place to in session is maybe the best place to vet<00:32:39.840> this<00:32
• throughout session to know that<00:52:23.680> video<00:52:24.079> becomes<00:52:24.480
• Because it's not regular committee, we don't have to actually adopt an amendment.
• > committee,<00:59:41.040> we because it's not regular committee, we because it's not regular

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee took testimony on Senate File 3051, which would allow law enforcement to release unredacted collision crash investigation video and related data to certain requesters, rather than requiring redaction first. Joel Carlson, speaking for the Minnesota Association for Justice, said the bill is intended to save local governments time and money because redacted video is often later released unredacted through court motions anyway. He emphasized that the proposal is limited to people already entitled to crash reports, requires a written request and accident report, does not create an affirmative duty to release data, and preserves law enforcement’s ability to withhold data for active investigations or other protected information. He also cited the Burks decision as support for the view that a subject of data is entitled to the full data even if it includes other subjects. Colonel Christina Bogavich of the Minnesota State Patrol raised concerns that the bill would still require staff to review videos for exceptions, including private data involving bystanders, juveniles, undercover officers, CAD information, and other protected material, so it would not create the claimed time savings. She also said the bill expands the number of potential requesters and lacks a liability provision if released data is improperly disseminated. Committee members and staff discussed the current Data Practices Act, including that private data can still be discoverable in litigation through a court balancing test and that protective orders may apply. A preliminary fiscal note estimated a Department of Public Safety cost of $4,026,334 annually, and members requested copies of the note. Members questioned whether the bill would actually reduce work or simply shift when the work occurs, and whether a litigation-specific exception to redaction should be added. Carlson said he was open to changes, including making release permissive rather than mandatory and strengthening the use restrictions, while members noted the proposal had not yet been heard in the House and would need more vetting. No vote or final action was taken on the provision during this discussion.

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• Thus, we have provided over 1,000 EMDR sessions this year.
• <01:17:59.120> Since<01:17:59.440> our 1,000 EMDR sessions this year.
• Since our 1,000 EMDR sessions this year.
• Um which is also therapy in 14 sessions.
• Um, and the the the my my regular job.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• on the docket for today here at the Education Funding Committee is that we are here for executive session
• So that will go on the regular calendar. Who will be writing the minority report?
• So that will go on the regular >> Okay.
• That closes the exact session on 580 and that will close what we're doing today.
• That closes the exact session<02:26:53.760> on<02:26:54.000> 580 session on 580 session

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The House is in session. We are in a quorum call. Cher, she's the floor leader. Thank you, Mr.
• So changing this just puts our regular larceny stuff in line with the retail theft law we passed.
• and previous sessions before that.
• I have to plan my time in conjunction with the regular classroom. Thank you for the question.
• Can you tell us why this bill wasn't filed at the beginning of the session?

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• My very first session, I got bombarded, perhaps ambushed, by a group of little kids in teal shirts when
• the floor, folks, today we are going to do some introductions, and then at 11 we will be in joint session
• Transactions during the regular session.
• And then after that, we're gonna break into joint session and hear from the judiciary generally from

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• They have the regular garbage, then they have the hazardous, and then they have the medical waste.
• Um, there are representatives that were getting regular texts from me saying, and I cuz I was getting
• texts from me saying, and I cuz regular texts from me saying, and I cuz I<00:13:42.200> was<00
• <00:49:43.600> So,<00:49:44.120> um um next legislative session.
• So, um um next legislative session.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House received several Senate messages returning House File 3426 on natural resources and House File 4252 on higher education with Senate amendments, and in both cases the House refused to concur and moved to conference committee. The House also acceded to the Senate’s request for a conference committee on Senate File 4612, which concerns state government and Department of Health and Human Services provisions. Speaker appointments to the conference committees were announced for all three bills. The House then concurred in Senate amendments to House File 3522, a veterans bill allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily close state veterans homes under a CMS order. Representative Duran said the Senate had bundled several veterans-related bills into HF 3522, including measures on SGU veterans, National Guard pay, grant requirements in the MDBA process, burial eligibility in veterans and National Guard cemeteries, honor guard eligibility, and codifying a commandos task force. The bill passed 134-0 and was read to pass. On the floor calendar, Senate File 3210, a human rights bill on disability accommodations, was laid on the table by agreement for later consideration. House File 4017, a study bill on unlawful shipments of infectious or pathological waste, was presented as a worker-safety measure; an A6 technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 126-8. House File 4138, dealing with social media platforms and minors, was amended with A10 and A11 changes emphasizing transparency, privacy defaults, limits on data use, and a shift from “child” to “minor” in the age provisions; Representative Bonner argued for extending protections to age 18, while Representative Scott said the bill was a first step and opposed the amendment. The A11 amendment was adopted, and debate on the bill continued as the transcript ended.

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• Now, do your students get lunch like that on a regular basis? Uh, I differ on that one.
• If not, then Jessica, if you would please start with our afternoon session.

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• It's going to have to be voted on in the upcoming legislative session.
• And then in the legislative session, you all as legislators pretty much decide which one of those you
• This can be addressed in a future legislative session to evaluate that sunset.
• From the last regular session. House Bill 21 was introduced by Senator Stephanie and myself.
• I think that might be a way to avoid the long delays we faced in the last session.