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• We now have a new nickname for our Hinojosa Square operation. Thank you.
• plaque in my office that said Texas game warden we made those but we never close and that's how they operate
• Now therefore be it. resolve that the Senate of the state of Texas 89th legislature hereby pay tribute
• to to the memory of Eddie Bernice Johnson and be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution.
• Senator Menendez, for bringing this recognition. wanted to take the chance to recognize some folks who operate

Bills: SJR1, SB9, SB40, SJR36, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, 1185, senate

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• I live in Hawley, just down the road from Berkshire East Ski Area, which my family owns and operates.
• I'm the Director of Business and Operations at the Gill-Montague Regional School District.
• I'm the Director of Business and Operations at the Gil Montague Regional School District.
• The savings simply do not keep up with the rising fixed cost of operating.
• The fastest way to resolve that is not through each district presenting a home rule.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused primarily on H. 517/S. 314, a bill to provide a sustainable future for rural schools, and H. 697, a bill to require full funding of regional school transportation. Witnesses from rural districts, school committees, superintendents, students, and local officials described chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, high fixed costs, special education and transportation burdens, and the loss of programs, staff, and extracurriculars. Several speakers argued that rural aid should be funded at $60 million annually and made non-discretionary, while others emphasized that transportation reimbursement for regional districts has repeatedly fallen short of the state’s promise and is driving budget crises and overrides. A number of students testified in support of rural aid, describing cuts to classes, counselors, and activities, and the impact on their schools and communities. Committee members also discussed whether transportation policy should be revisited to address underlying cost drivers, including bus bidding practices and whether regional districts should have more flexibility in transportation requirements. The committee also heard H. 515, concerning Hancock Elementary School and a school choice-related exemption from a state requirement that has created a large financial burden for the district. Hancock’s superintendent and Rep. John Barrett explained that a decades-old regulation, recently enforced by DESE, would require Hancock to pay tuition for choice-in students through high school graduation even though the district only serves pre-K through grade 6 and sends its own students elsewhere for middle and high school. They said the rule creates a significant per-student shortfall and has forced Hancock to opt out of school choice. Committee members asked for clarification about how the arrangement works and how the costs fall on Hancock. Additional testimony supported related transportation bills for non-regional districts, especially Plymouth/Carver and North Middlesex, describing high and rising bus costs, special education and McKinney-Vento transportation expenses, and the strain on local budgets. Speakers repeatedly said that state reimbursement has not matched actual costs and that communities are being forced to choose between transportation and classroom services. No votes or final actions were taken in the hearing; the committee simply received testimony and closed the hearing on the bills discussed.

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• I guess, having been around nursing operators, operation and owners.
• . operations, for instance, just maintenance operations of the facility itself.
• . or operating efficiently.
• to operate.
• I operated them.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• <03:53:03.600> a and balanced approach to resolving a and balanced approach to resolving a
• > of<04:31:27.439> offering of operating apprentice of offering of operating apprentice
• Community banks, many of which operate Community banks, many of which operate with<05:08:26.240>
• Now, while I'm resolve our differences.
• It will also operations and conditions.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It's also very smooth to operate.
• It's also very smooth to operate.
• It's also very smooth to operate.
• It's also very smooth to operate.
• It's also very smooth to operate.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 362, which would grant the Department of Education rulemaking authority related to educator licensure and testing requirements, including passing scores on professional education assessments. Representative Ladd said the bill is intended to preserve New Hampshire’s standards for classroom teachers and CTE instructors, while allowing DOE flexibility through rulemaking. He emphasized maintaining high standards, including for career and technical education, and said he was open to DOE clarifying the language further. Committee members raised concerns that the bill, as written, could remove language recognizing industry-recognized credentials for CTE instructors. Department of Education Director Steven Appy said DOE had drafted an amendment to clarify that the requirement applies to an initial New Hampshire license, to exempt CTE teachers from content exams, and to preserve current administrative practice allowing basic academic skills testing and industry-recognized credentials as substitutes. The committee discussed the distinction between basic academic skills tests and content assessments, and Appy said the amendment was meant to avoid conflating those requirements. The chair said the committee would take up executive session on HB 362 and related bills later. The committee then took up House Bill 90, which narrows and defines the rules for part-time teachers, especially in concurrent enrollment settings. Representative Ladd explained that the bill is meant to allow qualified college faculty or adjuncts from the University System or Community College System to teach high school concurrent-enrollment courses when local schools lack a teacher with the needed master’s-level credentials, particularly in math and STEM subjects. He said the bill is intended to expand student access to college-level coursework, save money, and preserve standards, while still requiring background checks and adherence to ethics and conduct rules. Members began asking questions about how the bill would work in practice, including certification and endorsement issues, but the hearing was not concluded in the portion provided.

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• So I look forward to the issues getting resolved, but I can't support the bill today.
• I want to operate in good faith.
• Our systems help us and support us, but it should not take multiple phone calls and emails to resolve
• But here is the operational reality for schools.
• And so that is part of how we see that operation happening.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Thank you to issues have been resolved.
• <01:10:09.840> to resources, both capital and operating to resources, both capital and operating
• State operating funds and tuition, the only other sources of funding available, paid for the operating
• We demolition saves on operating costs.
• 01:19:37.440> of<01:19:37.600> the day-to-day operations and and of the day-to-day operations

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They've been going on for a number of years, and I don't think they're necessarily going to resolve all
• There are two qualified ADERs currently in ERCOT, and one of those is operated by a co-op.
• It makes it harder, not easier, for Texans to purchase, install, and operate their own backup power.
• The bill keeps the grid safe with technical and operational standards to ensure...
• There are a couple of ongoing projects that, as Senator Johnson mentioned, have not been resolved on

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• ages to Um, when we are able to purchase alcohol or tobacco, to the age at which we can begin to operate
• The hospital where I was detained operates six other psychiatric facilities in Texas.
• Another for-profit hospital chain, Acadia, operates multiple inpatient psychiatric hospitals in the state
• First of all, let me say the committee substitute simply resolves a clerical error that was accidentally
• It has been an excellent way to sort of promote the safe operation of things around our system.

Bills: HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113

Keywords: public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters

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• , to identify who's conducting these operations, and possibly even to enforce against those criminal
• fishing operations.
• It strikes me that they are significant tariff issues when it's a pure pirate operation.
• Because these fleets are operating without restriction, without law, and without consequence.
• As I think you know, they are managed and operated by the Department of Commerce.

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• What this legislation proposes is that we look at the data and we operate more like a business and we
• It's all about operating like a business.
• And then on page 1, line 13, it's removing all of the 'be it resolved' paragraphs to replace them with
• a single piece... ...all of the 'be it resolved' paragraphs, to replace them with a single paragraph
• Boomtown is operational. Diamond Jacks is the property that remained dormant. I'm sorry.

Bills: HR73, HR272, HR273, HR278, HCR91, HCR99, HCR100, HCR111, HB255, HB261, HB328, HB378, HB479, HB517, HB564, HB778, HB1090, SB135, SB278, SB448

Keywords: domestic abuse, protective orders, victim protection, Louisiana State Law Institute, mandatory procedures, parental discipline, corporal punishment, child abuse, cruelty to juveniles, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, child welfare, DCFS, Office of Juvenile Justice, reasonable discipline, parental rights, family law, law enforcement reports, abuse allegations, single-parent households

Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on May 19, 2026, with a long agenda and several members’ bills and resolutions. The committee first considered HB 255, as substituted, which would add up to two years of imprisonment for a person charged with a felony or rioting offense who wore a mask or face covering to evade identification, with exceptions for religious coverings, motorcycles, and medical use. Supporters said it targeted concealment during felonies; the ACLU opposed it as redundant and potentially overbroad, while the Louisiana District Attorneys Association clarified the enhancement would apply only to felony convictions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported HB 255 favorably by a vote of 8-3. It then advanced HB 378, which creates penalties for using a vehicle to obstruct first responders and law enforcement; after an amendment narrowed the bill to first responders, it was reported favorably. HB 1090, increasing penalties for arson of a religious building, also passed favorably after testimony emphasizing attacks on houses of worship. HR 272, requesting a study on parental discipline, abuse allegations, and juvenile delinquency, was reported favorably as well. The committee also heard HB 479, the Fiscal Truth and Sentencing Act, which would require more detailed reporting on incarceration costs and sentencing impacts. Supporters, including the ACLU, said the bill would improve transparency and help lawmakers make better fiscal decisions; clerks of court opposed it as an unfunded mandate. Despite amendments shifting reporting duties and clarifying compliance with Children’s Code Article 412, the bill failed on a 4-7 roll call. The committee then deferred HCR 99 and took up HR 278, which asks the Attorney General to consult stakeholders and review electronic monitoring laws and regulations; supporters described serious failures in the current GPS monitoring system, and the resolution was reported favorably. HR 273, creating a task force to study work release programs, was also reported favorably after members said it would help refine the system and gather cost data. Later, the committee heard SB 448 on the Office of the State Public Defender. After discussion of a recent Supreme Court ruling and concerns about expert-witness funding and indigency determinations, the committee adopted an amendment adding a contradictory-hearing process and appellate review protections, then reported the bill as amended. HCR 100, concerning casino property sales, was amended to remove specific property references and instead urge the Gaming Control Board to consider economic development, job creation, and community benefit; the casino association withdrew opposition after the amendment, and the resolution was reported favorably as amended. The committee also voluntarily deferred SB 278 and HCR 91. HB 261, which would create exceptions to abortion laws for rape and certain sex offenses, drew extensive emotional testimony from supporters and opponents, including survivors and legislators discussing rape, incest, and fetal life; the bill was defeated 2-10. Finally, the committee took up HB 778 on kratom possession, with the author arguing for a distinction between natural kratom and synthetic products, and supporters and opponents offering conflicting testimony about safety, addiction recovery, and regulation.

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• AND SPINNING LATES ALL TRUST NAVIGATE WHICH FUNDING MAY BE PROVIDED AND WHEN WHICH LAWSUIT MAY BE RESOLVED
• Rental assistance also helps us ensure properties have sufficient funds to operate.
• to include a $1 million appropriation for the committee building grants program in the omnibus operations
• Required details in the agency operating cost report give the Legislature a better line of sight into
• the effort we put... ...in from the commentary from you as a sensible, thoughtful, generous park operator

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But it is not really for court operations.
• First you'll see on your screen is operational.
• And 22 23 protective operations was experiencing low staffing levels.
• And also they resolve the ones that were not legitimate threat.
• Both reimbursements for these operations.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• as a sacred space not to be violated by disruptive or coercive activity, there are few bad actors operating
• The mere act of going to somebody's house is inherently coercive, especially when tied to some demand

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 2809 was taken up, and Representative Hudson moved the bill with a recommendation to the General Register. The committee adopted the author’s amendment A1, which changed the effective date from 2025 to 2026. Hudson described the bill as a narrow prohibition on protests at or around a person’s dwelling, arguing that homes deserve special protection from coercive or intimidating conduct and citing Supreme Court precedent on focused residential picketing. He said the bill would not apply to residences that also function as businesses or public meeting places and emphasized that it would apply equally to private citizens and public officials. Several members raised constitutional and drafting concerns. Representative Curran said the bill appeared too broad and could sweep in lawful expressive activity, including people standing on their own property with signs, and questioned whether it would survive constitutional scrutiny. Representative Pinto argued the bill either duplicates existing criminal laws or goes beyond the conduct Hudson described, stressing that the law should focus on conduct rather than the label of protest. Representative Bentele and Representative Hollins asked for clearer definitions of “protest,” “residence,” and whether the bill would reach sidewalks, streets, Airbnbs, and other public or mixed-use spaces. Representative Watson noted existing laws on targeted residential picketing, harassment, and stalking and asked what gap the bill was meant to fill. Hudson responded that the bill was intended to address coercive, disruptive activity and said he was open to amendments to clarify that constitutionally protected activity in places where a person has a right to be would not be affected. He argued that current laws are not always enforced consistently and that the bill would clarify legislative intent for law enforcement and prosecutors. The discussion ended without a final vote on the bill itself, after members and the author indicated a willingness to continue working on the language.

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• operates the prisons.
• operates the prisons.
• operates the prisons.
• <00:19:41.440> an mandated to establish and operate an mandated to establish and operate an
• So in 1976, legislators decided to eradicate... the operating branch for the Kentucky um the operating

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• that is locally owned and operated.
• I'm trying to think of locally owned and operated.
• They had difficulty keeping my oxygen up in the operating room.
• They had difficulty keeping my oxygen up in the operating room.
• They had difficulty keeping my oxygen up in the operating room.

Keywords: 996, all

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• <00:22:39.520> those try uh to assist in in resolving those try uh to assist in in resolving
• Anything affecting the Department of Justice operations would most likely be me.
• <00:35:58.480> would Department of Justice operations would Department of Justice operations
• Haha, it's not how I operate. No laptops. Dave?
• <02:04:09.559> and haha it's not how I operate and haha it's not how I operate and um<02:04

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The pilot program worked; food truck operators liked it.
• Ensuring safety, cleanliness, operating on unused local property and lands to better control costs.
• However, this bill's intent is just to keep that operation viable. Okay.
• and how many days each horse can operate.
• My name is Brian High. and operate Northstar Carriage in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• for landscaping or other purposes by combining the effluent with the water used, if the owner or operator
• work with that entity, the HOA or irrigation district, whatever type of entity it is, to get it resolved
• And I think that that's what everybody's trying to resolve, and I, and again, I want to be... ...for
• And I think that that's what everybody's trying to resolve, and I, and again, I want to be... ...and
• I think that that's what everybody's trying to resolve, and I, and again, I want to be clear: nobody's

Bills: SB1137, SB1200, SB1419, SB1447, SB1560, SCM1004

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• As a field training officer, he mentored new state troopers in day-to-day operations of the highway patrol
• Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate of the Legislature of Alabama, that we extend our sincerest
• Be it resolved by the Senate of the Legislature of Alabama that immediately upon the adoption of this
• Be it resolved by the Senate calendar.
• Be it resolved by the Senate of<00:37:25.839> the<00:37:26.000> Legislature<00:37:26.400

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate began with a resolution honoring Special Agent Senior Josh Taylor for his long service in state law enforcement, including work as a traffic homicide investigator, field training officer, SBI major crimes investigator, and later on the Lieutenant Governor’s protective detail. The resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then received a series of gubernatorial confirmations and House messages, including multiple Alabama Army National Guard promotions, appointments to state boards, and several House bills referred to Senate committees. Committee reports followed, with favorable reports on a number of bills from Finance and Taxation Education, Judiciary, State Governmental Affairs, County and Municipal Government, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Children and Youth Health, and Local Legislation. The Senate confirmed Leon M. Nash to the Board of Pardons and Paroles by a 33-0 vote, and also confirmed several State Textbook Committee appointees by unanimous votes. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including memorials for John David Williams and William Grant Lynch Jr., a commendation for Sandra Thompson, and a resolution urging federal action on sextortion and child exploitation. During local legislation, the Senate passed or certified several county-specific measures, including bills involving Pickens, Colbert, Marshall, Blount, Fayette, Franklin, and Walker counties; one Marshall County bill was later indefinitely postponed after word that its House companion had passed. In the special order calendar, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 30 and then passed Senate Bill 95 extending the sunset on the “call before you dig” law, Senate Bill 42 addressing municipal election tie situations, Senate Bill 9 adding vaping to the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act, and Senate Bill 41 on elder abuse and exploitation after adopting two amendments. The session ended with adjournment until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2nd.