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• Her career includes extensive experience designing and leading large-scale health, prevention, and education
• I just wanted to see if you were paying attention.

Keywords: 914, all

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• WE HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO PAY LARGE CLAIMS, UNCOVERED CLAIMS TO KEEP PROVIDERS SENDING MORE DISPUTES THEIR
• THIS BILL PROVES ITSELF AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT AND WE CAN SCALE THIS MODEL TO BRING DIGNITY ACCESS AND

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• designated as historic by the municipality or on a national registry to be designed to match the character, scale
• that certain businesses or housing can be built there and the taxes that are garnered from that area pay
• That board is who is in charge of paying any contracts that they enter into with contractors, so that

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate and House bills, many of them on consent or with strike-everything amendments. Topics included advanced air mobility for border security (SB 1457), raising the off-highway vehicle weight limit to 3,500 pounds while striking a proposed law enforcement fund (SB 1519), school property leases and a trampoline court safety citation change (HB 2383), electronic monitoring in health care facilities (SB 1041), dental school complaint handling and board jurisdiction limits (SB 1168), pharmacist-authorized testing and HIV prevention guidance (SB 1713), school district insurance/self-insurance requirements (SB 1497), reporting-requirement cleanup for education statutes (HB 2203), historic neighborhood housing zoning (SB 1118), construction contract payment protections in revitalization districts (SB 1189), timeshare salesperson licensing (SB 1274), workers’ compensation notice and recordkeeping (SB 1428), property tax disability exemption clarifications (HB 2120), insurance modeling/data organization requirements (HB 2174), HOA rules on chickens and pet breed restrictions (SB 1582), first responder death benefits for law enforcement pilots (SB 1503), and changes to virtual veterinary prescribing periods (SB 1286). Members generally asked clarifying questions, and several sponsors were said to intend to concur or refuse amendments, with HB 2010 headed to conference because the sponsor would not accept the Senate’s five-year refund window. On the second calendar, the committee heard HB 2176 on health facility complaint investigations, allowing DHS to investigate older complaints involving alleged abuse; HB 2050 on radiologic technologists and radiologist assistants, restoring direct supervision requirements with limited general-supervision exceptions; HB 2010 on digital goods, where the Senate reduced a refund window from 10 years to five and the sponsor planned to refuse; HB 2875 on unmanned aircraft, expanding airport drone-delivery buffer rules from one mile to two and a half miles and requiring airport consultation; HB 2428 on county certification of emission reduction credits, clarifying participation is voluntary and limiting new credits if fleet participation becomes mandatory; and HB 2877, which was struck and replaced with a veterinary technician certification pathway requiring 4,000 supervised work hours and allowing nonprofit curriculum evidence. Several members noted support or opposition based on prior votes or policy concerns, but no roll-call votes were taken in the caucus itself.

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• IT HAS TO BE CONTEMPLATED AS WE SET THINGS LIKE PAY SCALES AND TIMETABLES.
• REASONABLE WE WILL NOW BE IN DISAGREEMENT OVER WHAT MAY BE AN ABSOLUTELY REASONABLE SITUATION TO HOLD BACK PAY

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• I LOOK FORWARD IF THERE IS ANOTHER COMMITTEE MEETING I HEARD YOUR PLUG AND WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION SO
• RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN 953948. >> Chair Grall: THE BILL CLARIFIES GROUP HOMES BY INCLUDING SLIDING SCALE
• Sharief: I HAVE ONE QUESTION, WHEN I WAS READING THIS IN REGARDS TO MEDICAID AND HOW THEY PAY AND AUTHORIZE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• AND WE WORKED WITH DEP FOR MANY YEARS TO COME UP WITH I WE SPENT $14 MILLION UPGRADING WE ARE STILL PAYING
• ARE GROUNDWATER IS THREE FEET DEEP AND NOBODY WANTS TO PAY FOR IT AND WE CAN'T HARDLY FIT IT IN OUR RIGHT
• WALLY OF THE SAME CAPABILITY AND TREATMENT PROCESS HAPPENING THERE SCALE AND OPTIONS ARE LIMITED.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• To me, that's a travesty, and the state's going to pay for it. And I just am grossed out.
• Currently, our citizens are paying 11.4 million to continue to keep up with our growth.
• We have obviously granted waivers for school districts that are unable to pay for allowable.
• At that time, we believed that the district would pay for their share over that amount. Mr.
• Science lab, we will always pay for a band room, a drama lab.

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• You're paying income tax. You're paying income tax. The income tax.
• This redistributes how we pay, who pays, how often they pay.
• Everyone else pays more so they can pay less.
• Everyone else pays more so they can pay less. the Everyone else pays more so they can pay less.
• Paying rent is not voluntary. Paying rent is not voluntary. Paying. Fair.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House first approved the journal for the 54th day by roll call vote, 117-5, after a prayer, pledge, and a long series of introductions of guests and school groups. The chamber then took up a motion from the Clay County member to reconsider perfection and adoption of House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3283 and 3306, which was described as a precautionary step to send the bill back for legislative review because of possible conflict with current case law involving arbitration and court jurisdiction. Members supporting the motion said the bill protects first responders and should be tightened up before returning to the floor. The reconsideration motions and the motion to commit the substitute to the Committee on Legislative Review all passed, each by roughly 98-43 or 99-43 votes. The House then considered House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 982, a sex offender registry bill. The sponsor said it would streamline Missouri’s registry by moving to a clearer tier-based system, standardizing who must register, reducing litigation exposure, and aligning state law more closely with federal SORNA requirements. The bill also included language allowing the Department of Mental Health to contract with the Department of Corrections for housing sexually violent predators, plus other technical provisions. After a small technical amendment correcting a typo, members asked about whether the bill would allow offenders to petition off the registry; the sponsor said it would make removal easier for those who meet the tier requirements. The House adopted the substitute 141-4 and then third-read and passed the bill 141-4. The main floor debate centered on House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, which would place before voters a constitutional change aimed at eliminating the state income tax over time and potentially broadening sales and use taxes to replace lost revenue. Supporters argued the proposal would shift Missouri from taxing income to taxing consumption, improve economic development, help attract businesses and workers, and give taxpayers more control over how they are taxed. They repeatedly described the measure as revenue-neutral and emphasized guardrails such as requiring any sales-tax expansion to be tied to income-tax reduction, done in the same legislation, and limited to a five-year window. Opponents argued the plan would raise taxes on most Missourians, especially lower- and middle-income families and seniors on fixed incomes, and would shift costs onto everyday goods and services, health care, and local governments. They also warned it could weaken funding for schools, hospitals, and other public services and noted that many witnesses and constituents opposed the measure. No final vote on the joint resolution was shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• > on<03:15:28.640> that They've been paying taxes on that They've been paying taxes on
• <03:15:31.279> a property and uh they'll be paying a property and uh they'll be paying a timber
• watch the selectman's agenda pay watch the selectman's agenda pay attention<03:16:48.880> to<
• And I think that, given that they are state parks and we all pay for them and we pay to maintain them
• for them and state parks and we all pay for them and we<03:36:01.520> pay<03:36:01.680> to

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We pay three to five times more them.
• that the libraries are on average paying that the libraries are on average paying $45<00:17:44.480
• to what you or I pay at retail. to what you or I pay at retail.
• <00:35:28.160> 28 copy of a book, would we be paying 28 copy of a book, would we be paying
• having to pay the gas. having to pay the gas.

Bills: HF3698, HF4243, HF4239, HF4241, HF4242, HF4240

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee

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• So, buildings never stop aging, and the scale of the challenge requires a true partnership.
• These projects translate directly into high-paying jobs for the constituents you represent, contractors
• Part of it is because it's a scaling factor.
• scaling factor. scaling factor.
• Many of those are not bond eligible, but demonstrate the scale of need.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I'm going to pay this woman less. I'm going to pay this person less.
• The work is steady, and everyone earns fair pay and benefits.
• the laws that require safe working conditions and fair pay.
• so that cheating contractors can save money and pay less.
• Massachusetts already pays a premium for public construction.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on several labor-related bills, especially proposals to give legislative employees the right to organize and collectively bargain, close a prevailing wage loophole for off-site prefabrication work, and strengthen enforcement against wage theft. Committee chairs opened the hearing by explaining the hybrid format and asking witnesses to keep testimony brief. Multiple legislators testified in support of the legislative staff union bill, saying staff deserve the same bargaining rights as other public employees and that unionization would improve pay, benefits, retention, and workplace dignity. Witnesses also discussed how the bill would likely be structured, with separate House and Senate bargaining arrangements or locals, and emphasized that it would only create the option to unionize, not require it. A second major topic was the prevailing wage bill addressing off-site fabrication and prefabrication in construction. Union leaders, contractors, and workers described how more work is being shifted from job sites into shops, especially in sheet metal, HVAC, electrical, and pipefitting work, and argued that the law should treat that work the same as on-site construction when it is part of a public project. They said the current loophole lets some contractors underbid by paying lower wages off-site, while responsible contractors already pay prevailing wages in their shops. Supporters argued the bill would protect workers, preserve apprenticeship and training standards, improve safety and quality, and make enforcement easier through certified payroll and clearer definitions. The committee also heard testimony on wage theft legislation. Representative Dan Donahue, the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division, AFL-CIO representatives, and carpenters’ union witnesses described wage theft, misclassification, labor brokers, and tax fraud as widespread problems that hurt workers, honest contractors, and public revenues. They supported giving the Attorney General stronger enforcement tools, adding contractor accountability up the subcontracting chain, and protecting workers from retaliation and from delays that can cause claims to expire. A separate witness supported a bill to extend the statute of limitations for Wage Act cases while AG investigations are pending, and another supported changes to help hospital workers enforce timely payment rights. No votes were taken during the hearing; witnesses repeatedly asked for favorable reports on the bills.

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• Lowe, when you say the taxpayers, pay taxes, everybody pays taxes.
• So I just, I don't know why you do that, but everybody pays.
• It's not just a certain party who pays taxes; everybody in the state pays taxes.
• As I mentioned, my county is paying deputies more, paying jailers more, trying to hire more, and is still
• So whether we pay the federal government to do this or we pay the state to do this, at the end of the

Bills: HB1320, HB2012, HB2293, HB2655, HB3174, HB4108, HB4661, HB4799, HB5534, HB5580

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors

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• You know who pays for those costs?
• You know who pays for what, Mr. Speaker? You know who pays for those<00:41:38.640> costs?
• jobs Americans could have, good paying jobs Americans could have, good paying jobs,<01:30:35.840
• those taxes, companies top of paying those taxes, companies must<02:34:57.600> pay<02:34:57.840
• and on rural communities who are paying and on rural communities who are paying the<03:36:20.399

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• basically lend the money to the borrower, but then we, at closing, buy 45% of it, and the borrower pays
• the lender, and the lender pays us.
• c> bills<01:10:39.840> online<01:10:40.560> or<01:10:41.199> be be able to pay
• <01:26:28.400> and doing but at a lot much larger scale and doing but at a lot much larger
• scale and I'm<01:26:31.280> very<01:26:31.600> cognitive<01:26:32.159> of<01:26

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Whenever these trend lines cross again, it kind of makes us pay attention.
• <00:12:58.680> attention line crosses uh we tend to pay attention line crosses uh we tend
• to pay attention so<00:13:00.240> what<00:13:00.320> we<00:13:00.440> see<00:13:
• of makes us pay attention it gets<00:13:31.600> us<00:13:31.880> asking<00:13:32.320><
• and notice these are different scales and notice these are different scales they're<00:29:31.120

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I don't think anybody's really paying I don't think anybody's really paying any<00:52:42.040>
• sales tax, they here, they don't pay sales tax, they don't<01:04:59.120> pay<01:04:59.240>
• And so, this is don't pay income tax.
• But however, we discovered that the money that they pay, the extra $300 that they still have to pay,
• Thank you. banks pay very little interest? So, what banks pay very little interest?

Keywords: MS House Floor - 25 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, dispensed with the reading of the journal, and welcomed several student and FFA groups from around the state, including chapters from Tippah, Forrest, Newton, and Wheeler counties, as well as the Puckett High School student council and an AP government class from Madison-Ridgeland Academy. After announcements, the chamber moved to the Ways and Means calendar and took up a series of tax and finance measures. House Bill 327 would extend Mississippi’s existing film tax credit to television production businesses, with a $42 million aggregate cap and a requirement that qualifying production activity occur in-state. House Bill 343 would create a tax credit for employers offering private health insurance to employees, set at $400 per employee in the first year and $200 in the second, capped at $10 million. House Bill 420 would lower the age threshold for an existing full homestead exemption for honorably discharged veterans and spouses from 90 to 85; members discussed the local cost impact, but the sponsor said the state cost would be zero. House Bill 489 would exempt from income tax any capital gains from a forced sale through eminent domain, so the property owner would not owe tax on that transaction. The House also passed House Bill 715, clarifying that both perishable and non-perishable food sold to food pantries are exempt from sales tax. House Bill 1063 would adjust an alternative energy/local tax provision by allowing a fee-in-lieu rate down to 10% and adding energy storage, such as large-scale batteries, to qualifying projects. House Bill 1793, by committee substitute, would add gun safes to the state’s Second Amendment sales tax holiday. House Bill 1941 would raise the Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund’s administrative fee from 2% to 3% and authorize $5 million in bonds. House Bill 1942 would create a conduit bond mechanism under the TIF code for local development projects. House Bill 1944, by committee substitute, would expand the Children’s Promise Act tax credit program from $18 million to $40 million over three years and add a new $1 million credit for facilities serving adults with mental handicaps; members debated its effects on private schools, foster care entities, and public education funding. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, including several unanimous votes; House Bill 327 passed 115-1, House Bill 343 passed 118-0, House Bill 420 passed 120-0, House Bill 489 passed 120-0, House Bill 715 passed 120-0, House Bill 1063 passed 115-0, House Bill 1793 passed 109-3, House Bill 1941 passed 118-0, House Bill 1942 passed 116-0, and House Bill 1944 passed after extended debate. The discussion on House Bill 1944 featured questions about whether the credits favored private schools over public schools, whether schools could also receive ESA-related funds, and how much money individual institutions could receive; the sponsor said the credits are separate from tuition, are administered by DOR on a first-come, first-served basis, and do not reduce direct public school funding.

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• And that's one we can scale infinitely.
• And this program, we launched on a regional scale.
• I'd like to see that threshold lowered and scaled for different types of environments.
• I'd like to see that threshold lowered and scaled for different types of environments.
• Currently, there are no commercially viable technologies that perform carbon removal at this scale.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on natural and working lands, carbon sequestration, and related provisions in Governor Healey’s $3 billion Mass Ready Act. EEA officials described the bill’s investments in flooding, land protection, tree planting, wetlands restoration, biodiversity, dams, seawalls, and coastal resilience, along with permitting reforms intended to speed ecological restoration projects. They also outlined current programs on resilient lands, healthy soils, forest climate solutions, forest reserves, and urban tree planting, and said the administration expects natural and working lands to offset up to 7 million metric tons of residual emissions by 2050, while acknowledging that additional strategies will be needed to close the gap to the state’s 10-million-ton offset target. Committee members pressed EEA on the cost of reaching the 30% conservation-by-2030 goal, the loss of a federal USDA grant of about $22 million, the adequacy of current sequestration estimates, and whether the state should consider regional approaches or statutory changes. EEA said current state conservation spending has been about $35 million to $40 million annually, that the Mass Ready Act is intended to help double the pace of conservation, and that federal funding remains uncertain. Senators also raised concerns about PILOT payments for state-owned land, the management of state forests, and the proposed Chapter 91 general license for restoration projects. EEA said the bill’s forest reserve language is meant to create a more durable designation process while still allowing limited active management. Advocates from The Nature Conservancy and Mass Audubon supported stronger investment in land conservation and restoration, saying natural and working lands are a cost-effective climate strategy that also provides biodiversity, water quality, and public health benefits. They urged passage of legislation to increase funding, improve PILOT equity, and strengthen land-use planning and mitigation requirements. They also backed removing Chapter 91 licensing requirements for ecological restoration, arguing that the current process adds cost and delay. In a later panel, a forest scientist and an urban forestry advocate emphasized the carbon and cooling benefits of mature trees, called for greater protection of older forests, and supported bills to expand municipal reforestation and modernize public shade tree law. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Why are our tax dollars to pay?
• That we could pay for almost nine new teachers in every public school in the state of Texas.
• We should pay the teachers what they deserve. And we should ensure that every single child.
• One of my school districts is paying millions of dollars a year for a single student.
• scale.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• <00:04:37.520> out uh at what rate insurers are paying out uh at what rate insurers are paying
• Importantly, PDAs do not lower what patients actually pay.
• They focus on patients actually pay.
• can walk into the same pharmacy and pay can walk into the same pharmacy and pay three<00:43:47.839
• Once this large-scale commercialization.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 888, which would bar operators of smart household security devices from sharing user data with law enforcement unless the user consents or police obtain a warrant. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection offered comments and Judiciary submitted written support. Several individuals also submitted written support. The committee recommended passage with amendments clarifying that the Office of Consumer Protection may enforce violations and adopting Judiciary’s recommended changes, while also deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among members present, with one senator excused. The committee then took up SB 2777 on insurance disclosures. The bill would require authorized insurers to disclose claim-handling data to consumers, including claims open at the start of a period, closed with payment, closed without payment, and open at the end of the period. The committee described amendments to clarify the bill, remove a requirement for the DCCA insurance division to handle publication, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. The measure was passed with amendments and the recommendation was adopted, with one member voting no and another excused. In a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Judiciary hearing on SP2738 relating to tax haven abuse, the Department of Taxation offered comments and the Tax Foundation testified in opposition, arguing the state should rely on IRS audits and existing worldwide reporting rules rather than create a separate state approach. Other written testimony was noted in both support and opposition. The committees recommended passage with amendments adopting Taxation’s technical changes and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050; the recommendation was adopted, with one senator noting reservations. The joint hearing then moved to health-related bills, including SB 2690 on primary care spending, SB 3103 on energy assistance, SB 3137 on Department of Health authority over food, drugs, and cosmetics, SB 3164 on child welfare service organizations, and SB 3206 on cannabinoids. SB 2690 drew strong support from physicians and advocates who said it would address primary care shortages, especially on neighbor islands, while HMSA and others warned a fixed spending percentage could raise costs and suggested a working group. SB 3164 drew support from child welfare providers and opposition from the Attorney General over indemnification language, and SB 3206 drew mixed testimony: state agencies raised federal-law and vagueness concerns, while hemp and cannabis advocates and some farmers supported the measure and urged broader legalization or amendments.