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• I'm kind of going to digress just a little bit, but to think about it how on the medical side, in order
• So when we talk about legal status, does that mean people on a visa, green card, temporary visas, would
• family is why we moved here, you know, and so now I'm going to have to backtrack where we came from in order
• county P-card purchases remain subject to competitive bidding, emergency declaration, and purchase order

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of Senate bills dealing with county government, elections, licensing, property liens, and financial protections. SB 1877 would streamline and make more transparent the reporting of governmental agency reports to the legislature. SB 483 would allow counties to create voluntary relocation assistance programs, with supporters describing it as a way to help people in crisis connect with family or services rather than simply moving them along; it passed after questions about nonprofit involvement, tracking, and safeguards. SB 1198 would address county-held tax-delinquent properties by requiring Oklahoma Health Care Authority liens to be resolved in the county sale process, and SB 1286 would require political subdivisions to provide polling-place rooms at no cost when needed as a last resort, especially where private sites like churches are no longer available. The committee also advanced SB 1287, which clarifies that abstractor licenses do not have to be issued to people not lawfully present in the United States; members asked about TPS, visas, and remote work, and the bill passed. SB 1451 would add notification and reporting provisions to help counties and states maintain voter registration rolls and communicate when voters move, with discussion focused on duplicate registrations, name mismatches, and the end of Oklahoma’s participation in ERIC. SB 1581 would extend the time to gather signatures for a county grand jury petition from 45 to 90 days and add a 10-day protest period, and SB 1623 would update the state charter framework. SB 2067 would create a framework for financial institutions to detect and report suspected exploitation of protected adults and seniors, and SB 2135 would authorize county purchase agents to use county P-cards under rules similar to state purchasing procedures. Most bills were reported due pass by wide margins, including unanimous votes on SB 1286, SB 1623, SB 2067, and SB 2135. SB 1877 passed 14–1–1, SB 483 passed 15–2, SB 1198 passed 16–1, SB 1287 passed 15–2, SB 1451 passed 14–3, and SB 1581 passed 15–2. SB 2139 was laid over until the next day, and the meeting adjourned with notice that the committee would reconvene the following day.

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• The Economic Development Committee will come to order. Clerk, call the roll. Senator King. Here.
• This chamber just passed a bill requiring people to conduct a series of job-seeking activities in order
• should also benefit... ...benefit from publicly supported job seekers, especially those receiving temporary
• Hearing none, it is so ordered. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members, thank you.

Bills: HB1397, HB1893, HB1950, HB2027, HB2791, HB3698, HB3699, HB3700, SB2603, SB2607, SB2565

Keywords: Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, HB 1893, Texas public information law, Public Information Act, Government Code 552.130, Transportation Code Chapter 730, license plate number, vehicle registration, law enforcement video, police body camera, dashcam, redaction, public records request, open records, government transparency, privacy

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• Subcommittee Subcommittee on State Federal Relations will come to order.
• It's also important that those credits continue in order for us to continue to build new nuclear.
• In order to help them make the, the best decisions to move forward in terms of achieving their energy
• the Cofa Islands could access VA medical services and federal domestic services such as SNAPP or temporary

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• Members, I'm going to call the meeting to order. Thank you all for coming. I appreciate it.
• I'm going to call the meeting to order. Thank y'all all for coming. I appreciate it.
• We recently released a report that found in order for Arkansas's public education spending to match the
• In order to merely catch up to our peer states in public education spending, we need to be spending at
• When we prioritize further tax cuts over funding our essential services, we are choosing a temporary

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1001, sponsored by Representative Les Eaves, which would lower the individual income tax rate to 3.7% retroactive to the current year and reduce the corporate rate to 4.1% beginning in 2027. Eaves argued the bill continues Arkansas’s recent tax-cut strategy, would provide broad relief to working families, and would keep the state competitive while preserving future surpluses rather than cutting existing services. He and Representative Bray emphasized that prior tax cuts have benefited taxpayers and supported economic growth. Several opponents testified against the bill, including representatives from Arkansas Appleseed, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, a pastor, and individuals speaking about disability services and food insecurity. They argued Arkansas cannot afford further revenue reductions given needs in public education, early childhood care, Medicaid and food assistance, rural hospitals, and supported living services. Witnesses said the tax cut would disproportionately benefit higher earners while providing little or no relief to lower- and middle-income families, and urged the committee to prioritize public investments over tax cuts. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to limit witness testimony to five minutes each. Representative Eaves closed on the bill and moved to pass it. Following discussion, the committee voted to pass HB 1001, and the meeting adjourned.

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• The House will come to order the following bills and resolutions on first reading and referral to committee
• AP 2496 by Dunton relating to the required firings of the issue protective order with the commission
• AP 2507 by lead to remain to the automatic orders for the non-disclosure of criminal record information
• HB 2563 by ASP relating to the establishment of the temporary prescribed burn Manager Self Insurance
• HB 2570 by Bryant relating to the extreme risk protective orders and certain other protective orders

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• And out of that came an order book strategy and a request for information, or RFI, that was released
• They've had executive orders and a repeal of nuclear moratorium.
• They've had executive orders and a repeal of nuclear moratorium.
• That can be done simply with charter modification under executive order.
• And once again, we need affordable and abundant water in order to make energy cheap.

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to review prior minutes and hear a series of presentations on advanced nuclear technology and state readiness. The committee approved the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon’s William Bridge outlined the advanced nuclear landscape, distinguishing near-term light-water SMRs from more advanced Gen 4 reactors and microreactors, and emphasized that fuel supply, especially HALEU, remains a developing supply chain. He said light-water designs are the most deployable in the near term, while advanced reactors may be better suited for industrial heat applications and could face a 2- to 3-year delay from fuel availability. Representatives from NASEO described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, pilot programs, financing tools, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and regional coordination. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and stressed that states are focusing early on emergency preparedness, community engagement, waste management, affordability, and consumer protections. They also noted that some states are creating nuclear-ready community programs and cost-recovery guardrails, while public utility commissions are examining long-term lifecycle costs and rate impacts. North Dakota agencies then outlined their potential roles. The Public Service Commission said it would likely be involved in public-interest review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted current statutes may not fully address long-term nuclear projects, co-location, or decommissioning. The Department of Environmental Quality said it would continue to regulate radioactive materials and likely support emergency planning, while fission reactor oversight remains federal. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, needing a radiological emergency program, training, exercises, equipment, and possibly industry funding. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota has sufficient surface water, especially from the Missouri River, but that water planning would be important; it did not recommend statutory or budget changes at this time. The committee recessed for lunch after these presentations, with no additional votes or actions taken.

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• Chairman King: The Committee on State Affairs will come to order. I'll call the roll.
• So you can see that in increasing order going down the slide.
• But what would be needed in order to serve that project.
• Pablo... mentioned even looking at things like equipment orders.
• SB 6 and ERCOT's large load batch study process brings order to growth.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The House will be in order.
• stand ready to receive your orders. stand ready to receive your orders.
• compliance with the court-ordered compliance with the court-ordered reforms<03:45:40.720> and
• The court orders are wrong.
• The court orders judgments are wrong. The court orders are<04:24:14.159> wrong.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• uh, that are using that for temporary uh, that are using that for temporary shelter.<00:12:01.920
• Of the temporary, you know, lifestyle of a motel or of a state park.
• His recent executive order, achieving efficiency through state and local preparedness, significantly
• <01:06:52.640> achieving his recent executive order achieving his recent executive order achieving
• , but I just want to lay that out orders, but I just want to lay that out and<01:26:25.120> say

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The first meeting of the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force focused on the task force’s mission and on recent Kentucky flooding disasters. The co-chairs described the need to better prepare for increasingly frequent and costly natural disasters, including flooding, tornadoes, wildfires, and ice storms, and emphasized coordination among local, state, federal, and interstate partners. The discussion also stressed the importance of budgeting for mitigation, infrastructure resilience, housing, insurance, and recovery planning, with several members sharing personal experiences with disaster impacts in their districts. Kentucky Emergency Management Director Eric Gibson gave the main presentation, responding to questions about the February and April flooding events. He said the February event affected the entire state, with 11,825 individuals registering for assistance and 1,194 public-assistance projects written so far; he also reported 134 households still sheltered, 190 households moved to permanent housing, and three disaster recovery centers still open after a regional consolidation. For the April event, he said 37 counties had individual assistance, 83 counties were still pending public assistance, and no hazard mitigation had yet been declared; 5,893 people had registered for individual assistance, and 144 households were sheltered, with 83 families already moved to permanent solutions. He noted that counties without public assistance would have to cover expenses locally unless state or federal aid is approved. Gibson also outlined Kentucky Emergency Management’s tools and resources, including a 24/7 state operations center and warning point, embedded National Weather Service meteorologists, five regional warehouses stocked with water, MREs, blankets, and kits, a statewide web-based damage reporting system, laundry trailers, generators, a disaster needs hotline that has received 6,972 calls, and a mutual aid system used to deploy resources such as water tankers. He highlighted ongoing work on urban search and rescue, qualification systems for emergency operations personnel, and aerial documentation of storm damage. No votes or formal actions were taken at this meeting.

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• We will go in order and start with Budget Subcommittee 1, Assemblymember Addis.
• for loans specifically to the Bay Area transit agencies to help them with what we hope are their temporary
• The budget plan included large one-time and temporary allocations that could be pulled back to help solve
• The statutory COLA was being provided in the January budget in order to increase funding rates for the
• Reflects the fact that we need to spend more in order to provide the same service. And Ms.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So, let's call the meeting to order. This is your House Judiciary Committee.
• We’re going down the agenda now in order. I don’t see Senator Cervantes on his Senate Bill 507.
• OK, Madam Chair, this point of order, why would we consider a 0.2 when there's a 0.3?
• Um, so, OK, so we're not gonna have a situation where if order goes in.
• So, when we're assessing the fee cost for that temporary sort of, um, travel insurance need while you're

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• The Committee on Pensions, Investments and Financial Services will come to order.
• Bond proposal fails, then 2 years later, it passes, and for whatever reason, there's a big change order
• Here's, it's a temporary service until you actually get a sewer, whole wastewater treatment plant kind
• But we do have projects that are in our jails that need to be done in order to stay in compliance with
• And the 5th 1 is to comply with a federal court order.

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• The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement will please come to order.
• The sacrifices that were made by all parties in the 2018 pension bill in order to restore the plans to
• Remember, takes a majority of both the House and the Senate members in order to adopt an amendment.
• order to adopt<00:29:00.240> an<00:29:00.480> amendment.
• Well, let's keep it in the order that we have it on the agenda then.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• To maintain water service to the city, we bypassed the tower and implemented a temporary direct feed
• This temporary solution has now been in place for 8 years.
• cost with temporary solutions. cost with temporary solutions.
• We're really excited and happy to partner with the city of CO in order to move in a direction that's
• to move in a the city of CO in order to move in a direction<00:18:17.919> that's<00:18:18.320

Bills: HF2080, HF356, HF1968, HF228, HF569, HF603, HF692, HF1455, HF2224, HF1361

Keywords: contamination, water supply, municipal bonds, environmental mitigation, city funding, Sauk Rapids, PFAS contamination, drinking water, pollution control, bond issuance, Cokato, capital investment, school infrastructure, state bonds, HF228, Lakes Area Police Commission, Lindstrom, Chisago City, regional training facility, public safety facility

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• Called to order the uh what's today?
• We're also making sure that we had to do temporary workarounds for some of the SNAP changes.
• We're also making sure that we had to do temporary workarounds for some of the SNAP changes.
• We're also making sure that we had to do temporary workarounds for some of the SNAP changes.
• We're also making sure that we had to do temporary workarounds for some of the SNAP changes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met on January 23, 2026, to approve prior minutes and receive an update from the Department of Health and Human Services. The main presentation focused on “Project Compass,” an internal cross-department effort to prepare for changes to Medicaid and SNAP eligibility. Department staff said the goal is to maintain continuous coverage for eligible people, align policy, operations, communications, legal, finance, and eligibility work, and use the new integrated New HEIGHTS system to streamline implementation. They emphasized outreach to beneficiaries, providers, managed care organizations, and other partners, and said temporary manual workarounds had already been used to stay in compliance with fast-moving SNAP changes. Members questioned how the department would avoid repeating the costly outreach effort used in a prior Medicaid work-requirement rollout. Department officials said they are focusing on ex parte processes, sharing eligibility information across programs, and using community partners to reduce duplicate contacts and paperwork. They also said the department is monitoring the SNAP error rate closely, expects automation and a planned system contract amendment to help reduce it, and noted that current error rates are trending downward and remain below the national average. Questions were also raised about possible future SNAP restrictions on certain foods; the department said it can implement whatever the legislature directs, but that defining and administering such restrictions would be complex. The commissioner and CFO then outlined the department’s budget reduction plan. They said the department has begun implementing required “back of the budget” reductions for fiscal year 2026, using contract savings and not cutting existing services where possible. Examples included dental and home-visitation contracts, where spending was adjusted based on utilization and projected need. Officials said they had already written down a little over $15 million in prior-year encumbrances, but that this one-time source will not be available next year, making fiscal year 2027 more difficult. They also explained the difference between legally required back-of-budget cuts and lapse, and said staffing remains a major challenge because vacancies have increased and customer-facing service levels are strained. Dr. Jonathan Ballard then began an update on opioid overdose fatalities, presenting the latest medical examiner data and describing the long-term rise in deaths after fentanyl entered the illicit drug supply, with a peak in 2017 and a later increase in 2022. The transcript cuts off before his full presentation and any further committee action beyond discussion of the minutes and receipt of the department updates.

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• So does that reflect the defendant or whoever's been ordered to go and get these services?
• And so we've always come to y'all with, I think, a various temporary appropriation to fund it.”
• If D.Y.S. fails to abide by a court order, what is that? It's on page 201.
• Is it DYS sometimes goes into court and they fail to comply with the court's order?
• Fines, fees, costs that are received in juvenile court or ordered in juvenile court. Yes, ma'am.

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations and took executive recommendations on several Department of Human Services divisions, including Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services; Children and Family Services; County Operations; Developmental Disability Services; and Medical Services, with most divisions showing little or no significant change in total appropriations. Staff and agency witnesses repeatedly explained that many large appropriations are maintained for flexibility, federal matching requirements, or contingency needs, even when actual spending is much lower than the authorized amount. Members also raised concerns about staffing vacancies, long-vacant budgeted positions, and the use of excess appropriation authority across DHS. In Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health, members questioned federal funding levels for mental health and substance abuse grants, the status of senior centers and Meals on Wheels, the Medicaid tobacco settlement program, community alcohol safety grants, and the veterans mental health grant. Agency officials said federal block grants are largely committed, that senior center funding had been delayed by shutdown timing but was now back on track, that the tobacco settlement program had been moved internally within DHS, and that the veterans mental health appropriation remains unfunded. Senators also criticized the adequacy of support for seniors and asked for more detail on how transportation, meal services, and local contributions are funded. In Children and Family Services, members asked about rising appropriation levels, foster care and adoption subsidies, professional fees, the number of children in foster care, and the Children’s Trust Fund. DHS said increases reflect added flexibility for residential treatment, adoption subsidies, and prevention services, while the foster care population has remained fairly steady at about 3,400 children. The Children’s Trust Fund was described as supporting primary prevention programs such as Baby and Me and community schools, and members asked whether it could be administratively combined with other efforts. Questions also covered TANF subgrants, with DHS explaining that it had reduced outside subgrants after discovering over-obligation and was rebuilding reserves. In County Operations, members focused on the summer EBT program, SNAP employment and training, the farmer’s market program, and the state’s TANF reserve position. DHS said summer EBT is still being funded through temporary appropriations because it is a newer program, SNAP employment and training is largely federally funded and may expand under a pending policy change, and TANF reserves were drawn down after prior over-obligation but are now being stabilized. In Developmental Disability Services, members asked about vacancies, human development center staffing, facility construction funds, and the Booneville work program, and DHS said the program has reopened and staffing recruitment continues. In Medical Services, members asked about FMAP, the Our Kids B CHIP program, school-based Medicaid reimbursements, nursing home distress funds, and several large appropriation lines that far exceed actual spending; DHS said these are maintained for claims payment, nursing home receivership contingencies, and other flexibility needs. Each division reviewed was adopted by executive recommendation after questions concluded.

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• Offenders who exploit their professional status in order to access minors are among the most dangerous
• to<00:48:42.720> access<00:48:43.040> minors<00:48:43.520> are status in order
• to access minors are status in order to access minors are among<00:48:44.319> the<00:48:44.640
• and I know you guys remodeling the treatment plant, but in my community, you guys using it for a temporary
• dump site and using it for a temporary dump site and Miko<01:09:02.799> Park<01:09:03.120>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee opened its Health and Human Services calendar, noted quorum, and first took up HB 194. The chair explained amendments to add an exemption for a person invited by a patient to attend a birth outside an accredited birth facility when no compensation is involved, remove a date reference in section 9, and accept Department of Health amendments. Members raised no objections, and the committee voted to pass HB 194 with amendments. The committee then heard HB 139 on insurance, with the Attorney General flagging possible unlawful delegation issues and suggesting clarifying language, while the Insurance Division stood on written testimony. A number of health organizations and advocates, including HMSA, Hawaii Association of Health Plans, oncology and fertility groups, testified in support. HB 613 on homeless youth drew broad support from state agencies, counties, youth advocates, and community groups; testimony emphasized the need for permanent safe spaces and more attention to unaccompanied minors, with one witness asking for clarity on funding and shelter capacity. HB 71 on a tax credit for family caregivers drew support from AARP, Alzheimer’s and children’s advocates, and several individuals, while the Tax Foundation raised concerns about blank provisions and the cost-effectiveness of administering a small credit. The Department of Taxation said a prior version with a $5,000 nonrefundable credit would have cost the general fund about $397.4 million. HB 716 on health care technology support received strong support from SHPDA, OHIN, and many provider groups, who described it as a one-time investment of roughly $20–25 million to connect rural and neighbor island providers to electronic health records; members questioned how the grant program would be allocated. HB 799 on physician hospital privileges also drew mixed testimony: supporters said it would align Hawaii with updated CMS rules and improve access, especially on Maui, while Maui Health and some members worried it could reduce on-call coverage and hospital safety, leading to discussion of a possible report and sunset date.

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• And as my daughter started to approach high school, I learned that in order for her to be an athlete
• Temporary leave allows a student to stabilize and return to... ...challenges.
• Temporary leave allows a student to stabilize and return ready to complete their education.
• You can go in whichever order you please. Still good morning, I believe.
• We will wait for two members to arrive, and then we will come back to order.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Our members are often referred to as temporary workers even though they keep the lights on, water entire
• Our members are often referred<00:32:18.640> to<00:32:18.799> as<00:32:18.960> temporary
• <00:32:19.440> workers<00:32:19.840> even referred to as temporary workers even referred
• to as temporary workers even though<00:32:20.159> they<00:32:20.320> keep<00:32:20.480

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1669, adopting the DE2 amendment, which was described as the bill itself. The amended bill would expand Minnesota’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit by increasing annual allocations, extending the sunset date from 2030 to 2035, adding an extra credit for lower-carbon fuels, and adding environmental and other qualifying requirements. The chair noted the amendment aligned the bill with the governor’s proposal, and the amendment was approved on a voice vote. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Commissioner Tom Peterson of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture backed the bill as a way to preserve Minnesota’s leadership in SAF, attract private investment, and keep crop and timber feedstocks processed in-state. Farmers and agricultural groups, including Minnesota Farmers Union and Minnesota Farm Bureau, said SAF could create new domestic markets for crops such as corn, soybeans, winter camelina, and pennycress while improving farm income and supporting climate-smart practices. Forestry representatives argued that wood waste and forest residue could be turned into SAF, improving forest health and reducing wildfire risk. Environmental and clean-energy groups also supported the bill, emphasizing the added guardrails. The Minnesota Environmental Partnership, Friends of the Mississippi River, and Fresh Energy said the amendments would better protect water quality, soil health, biodiversity, and climate outcomes by favoring lower-carbon SAF and limiting harmful land-use change. University of Minnesota Forever Green representatives said winter-hardy crops could scale over time, and they pointed to ongoing commercialization work and a 1 Million Acre Scaling Study. Labor and construction groups said the bill would support major infrastructure investment and create long-term jobs, with testimony citing the first Minnesota SAF facility already announced and the potential for multiple hubs statewide. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided, but the committee heard extensive supportive testimony and questions focused on scalability, infrastructure, and how the credit would accelerate SAF development in Minnesota.

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• Chair: Good afternoon, the Committee on Finance and Tax will come to order.
• Senator Avila: To identify a surplus of affordable housing in order to opt out of the Live Local exemption
• Gas tanks were previously included in the temporary disaster preparedness sales tax holiday and are now
• issue where the school district had basically gathered all the support with the charter schools in order
• French Brown: We recognize that a full retrospective adoption of the Trump tax cuts may not be in order

Keywords: 999, senate, all