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• There being 11 ayes and one nay, the motion prevails.
• There being 13 ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails.
• The motion prevails. All right, members, that concludes today's agenda.

Bills: SB204, SB570, SB735, SB784, SB1207, SB1396, SB1447, SB2392, SB2540, SB747, SB875

Keywords: parental rights, education, school trustees, training, handbook, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district, open-enrollment charter school, student support services, school counselor, principal, administrator

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• Emotion prevails. A motion in writing by Representative Little, a move that Senate Bill 1362.
• There being three a's and two nays, the motion prevails. OK.
• It'll be three eyes, two nays, the motion prevails. OK. And then what's adjourned.

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• Those are the two most prevailing ones.
• And I've already given you the name of the two most prevailing coding languages that this industry uses
• work with the comptrollers just to let them know that they need to pick just one of the two most prevailing

Bills: SB 4, SB 23, SJR 2

Keywords: redistricting, election, Texas legislature, district composition, political representation, congressional redistricting, Texas House of Representatives, U.S. House, Congressional districts, district map, district boundaries, gerrymandering, voting rights, election law, apportionment, representation, special committee, PLANC2308, redistricting plan, elections

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• Those are the two most prevailing ones.
• I've already given you the names of the two most prevailing coding languages that this industry uses.
• Pick just one of the two most prevailing codes.

Bills: HB485, HB1367, HB1370, HB1827, HB1879, HB2032, HB2133, HB2357, HB3581, HB3830, HB4060, HB4085, HB4270, HB4979, HB5217, HB5268, HB5478, HJR96, HJR97, HJR119, HJR195, HJR209, SB4, SB23, SJR2, SJR85, SB 4, SB 23, SJR 2

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, access, affordability, public health, emergency services district, sales tax, gas and electricity, residential use, tax exemption, emergency services, gas, electricity, HB 485, ESD, use tax, residential utilities, utility tax, local option tax, Texas Health and Safety Code

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• There being 7 eyes and 1 day, the motion prevails. For the other script. All right.
• Hearing none, the motion prevails.
• There being 8 ayes and 0 nays, the motion prevails, and members, I was hoping to, uh, Take up another

Bills: SB 36

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax

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• The motion prevails, and the bill is on the way to the general register.
• The motion prevails. The DE2 is now adopted to your bill as amended. Amended.
• The motion prevails. The A1 amendment is now adopted. The next amendment.

Bills: HF2115, HF2276, HF1644, HF99, HF2068, HF2707, HF2704, HF2406, HF1674, HF1579

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

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• There being 3 ayes, 0 nays, and 22 absent, and the motion prevails and the House Bill 2147 will be, um
• There being 4 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 absent, uh, the motion prevails.
• Hearing none, the motion prevails. Committee stands in recess until such time. Thank you.

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• Motion prevails. All right, Representative Craft, to your bill.
• Motion prevails. kind of view it more as you know how do kind of view it more as you know how do we<00
• by saying I I all those opposed signify by saying I I all those opposed motion<00:18:50.400><c> prevails

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 2130, sponsored by Representative Craft, was heard and amended before being re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. The bill responds to serious impaired-driving tragedies in St. Louis Park, including the Park Tavern crash, and aims to strengthen Minnesota’s ignition interlock requirements for repeat DWI offenders. Craft described the bill as based on data showing repeat-offender risk, arguing that current law’s look-back and interlock timelines are too limited and that the statute was also reorganized for clarity. The A1 amendment was adopted without objection. Craft explained that the amendment clarifies when the $680 license reinstatement fee must be paid: not before entering interlock, but before exiting the program, to reduce barriers to participation. He also said the bill would extend interlock requirements more aggressively for repeat offenders, expand the look-back period for prior offenses, and in some cases require treatment. He emphasized that interlock is intended to improve public safety and can support sobriety, while also acknowledging broader root-cause issues such as mental health and addiction. Testimony in support came from St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamad, Police Chief Brian Cruy, and Methodist Hospital President Jennifer Meister. They said the bill would help address gaps in current law, better account for prior offenses, and potentially prevent future tragedies. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was a reaction to tragedy and about addressing underlying causes of impaired driving, while others supported the measure and noted the need for broader transportation and treatment options. After discussion, the committee voted to re-refer HF 2130 to Public Safety Finance and Policy, and the motion prevailed.

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• It is a competition over which model prevails. model prevails: the U.S. model of political and economic
• If China prevails, the U.S. and the world will be less free, less prosperous, and less safe.

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• systematically affect the share of a state's workforce serving those clients while controlling for wages
• It's an occupation with high turnover and relatively low wages, but this audit and others we've done
• It's an occupation with high turnover and relatively low wages, but also this audit and others we've

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee held a public hearing on the State Auditor’s Office performance audit of Washington’s Restoring Quality Home Care Initiative (I-1163). Auditors said the initiative’s background checks and 75-hour training requirement are widely viewed as safety measures, but the state lacks pre-2011 data to directly measure safety outcomes. They also found Washington’s long-term care workforce is still short, though the state ranks better than many others in workers per disabled person, and that some groups and regions have larger gaps between authorized and actually used Medicaid care hours, suggesting access problems for certain clients. The audit focused heavily on the certification process for home care aides. Auditors reported that many applicants never finish certification, that the process often exceeds the 200-day legal deadline, and that delays can cause lost income, job loss, and in some cases repeated employer changes that allow aides to keep working without becoming certified. They recommended that the Department of Health accept applications only after training and testing are completed, move testing into training programs more broadly, and eliminate redundant DOH verification of FBI background checks. Committee members asked about testing contract incentives, language access, and the role of immigration in workforce shortages; auditors said they found no financial performance standards in the Prometric contract, did not specifically study immigration status, and did not focus on language barriers in this audit. Department of Health and Department of Social and Health Services officials largely agreed with the audit’s findings and recommendations. They said they have already made improvements, including expanded in-program testing, more staffing, and rule changes, and that testing has been integrated into more than 110 training programs. DSHS noted testing is offered in 13 languages. Both agencies said they support further streamlining and expect continued collaboration, including possible budget or legislative requests. No public testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned without taking any vote or formal action on the audit.

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• Their wages are coming back to New Mexico. They're keeping their retirement here in New Mexico.
• programs funded, apprentices enrolled and completed, job placements within six months, and maybe average wages
• We offset a portion of their wages so that we were kind of trying to really make that connection, so

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The House Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee met to hear House Bill 7, sponsored by Representative Garrett and Representative Cates, which would continue and support apprenticeship and workforce training funding. The sponsors and the Department of Workforce Solutions described strong growth in apprenticeship participation, especially in the building trades, and said the fund has helped expand programs while maintaining high retention and employment outcomes. They emphasized that the bill would provide predictable, sustained investment in skilled labor needed for construction, infrastructure, and other growing sectors. Supportive testimony came from contractors, chambers of commerce, trade unions, and a small business owner, all of whom said apprenticeship funding is essential to meeting workforce shortages and keeping workers in New Mexico. Committee members asked about program demographics, geographic distribution, rural participation, reentry and high school dropout data, and how apprenticeships connect to displaced workers from energy and industrial closures. The secretary explained that the department uses Rapid Response and economic transition programs for layoffs and closures, and also surveys current energy workers to gauge retraining interest. Several members praised the bill’s return on investment and retention of workers in the state, while Representative de Rassas suggested adding more public transparency and performance metrics. Representative Ortiz asked about future funding after 2031 and whether the program could scale with more money. After discussion, Representative Hall moved a do pass, Representative de Rassas seconded, and the committee approved House Bill 7 with no opposition. The chair also announced upcoming committee meetings and asked members to consent to sharing contact information for committee purposes.

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• ><c> guaranteed</c><00:21:47.520><c> hours,</c> wages, signing bonus, guaranteed hours, wages, signing
• So this is a combination of supporting the wages.
• So this is a combination of supporting the wages.
• So this is a combination of supporting the wages.
• </c> um supporting uh the wages. um supporting uh the wages.

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• Motion prevails.
• Motion prevails.
• Motion prevails. Congratulations.
• <00:53:33.680><c> Motion</c><00:53:34.120><c> prevails.</c> opposed? Motion prevails. opposed?
• The motion prevails.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This story also shows the belief that everyone deserves to be heard and justice will prevail over evil
• </c><00:23:10.920><c> over</c><00:23:11.200><c> evil</c> justice will prevail over evil justice will
• prevail over evil intentions<00:23:12.320><c> to</c><00:23:12.440><c> destroy</c><00:23:13.080><c> our
• </c><01:51:15.320><c> Senate</c><01:51:15.600><c> file</c> Uh the uh motion prevails.
• Senate file Uh the uh motion prevails.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now, what does it mean to be a prevailing party under this statute? It says it in the next section.
• For purposes of this section, a party is considered to be the prevailing party if the state or federal
• In this bill, I found this remarkable, there's paragraph D that says regardless of whether the prevailing
• The next paragraph, it's not a defense to a civil action brought under this subsection that the prevailing
• If he prevails, that's right. Or I should say, yes, if he prevails.

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

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• . >> The motion prevails. The amendment is adopted. There's an amendment at the desk.
• &gt;&gt; The<00:01:51.360><c> motion</c><00:01:51.600><c> prevails.
• The amendment is &gt;&gt; The motion prevails.
• The motion prevails. The amendment is adopted. There's an amendment at the desk.
• </c> prevails. The amendment is adopted. prevails. The amendment is adopted.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We raised that to 150% of your county average wage.
• We raised that to 150% of your county average wage.
• We raised that to 150% of your county average wage.
• We raised that to 150% of your county average wage.
• We raised that to 150% of your county average wage.

Keywords: 916, all

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• and nursing homes have led all health care sectors when it comes to raising wages and benefits since
• </c><00:49:40.160><c> and</c><00:49:40.400><c> benefits</c> comes to raising wages and benefits comes
• to raising wages and benefits since<00:49:41.280><c> the</c><00:49:41.440><c> co</c><00:49:41.839><c
• We are budgeting and working to keep staff wages, to keep those resident care needs met, to take and
• , to keep those resident care staff wages, to keep those resident care needs<00:56:47.200><c> met,</c

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , we've been also able to take criminal sexual assault, child pornography, drug overdose, and even wage
• , we've been also able to take criminal sexual assault, child pornography, drug overdose, and even wage
• wages that the office's<00:31:02.720><c> wage</c><00:31:03.039><c> theft</c><00:31:03.440><c> division
• </c><00:31:04.000><c> has</c> office's wage theft division has office's wage theft division has returned
• We see this in wage theft all the time.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And the good news is that over this same period, wages in California have gone up significantly.
• So overall, wage earners saw an increase of about 26% in their earnings between January 2020 and January
• Low wages went up about 30% over the same period.
• Low wages went up about 30% over the same period.
• But they also are earning good wages and have the ability to... ...families and themselves.

Summary: The committee held an information hearing on California’s economy and household affordability, with the first panel focusing on inflation, housing, energy, wages, and the likely effects of new federal tariff policy. PPIC’s Sarah Bone said Californians remain deeply pessimistic about the economy, with inflation the main driver of concern; she noted prices are still about 23% higher than in January 2020, with especially large increases in food, energy, and housing costs. LAO’s Brian Euler emphasized that housing is the largest household expense and pointed to insurance, electricity, gasoline, and health care as other major cost pressures, urging the Legislature to review whether existing policies are actually reducing costs and to consider studies of why recent housing laws have not produced more units. UC Davis economist Catherine Russ warned that tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico, and potentially broader imports could raise consumer prices, disrupt supply chains, and hurt California exporters, farmers, and small businesses; she suggested monitoring prices, strengthening food assistance, and preparing transition support for affected workers and producers. Members pressed the panelists for concrete, near-term policy ideas, especially on housing and tariffs. Questions centered on whether accessory dwelling units are making a meaningful dent in affordability, how to improve implementation of pro-housing laws at the local level, and how to measure the impact of tariffs on consumers, health care, and agriculture. Panelists said ADUs help but are limited, that state laws can be undermined by local implementation and litigation, and that tariff effects may show up quickly in prices and later in hiring and investment. Several members stressed that the tariff issue is not a minor disruption for constituents and asked for more data on consumer impacts, food aid needs, and crop-specific farm losses. The second panel shifted to regional economic development and small business support. Go-Biz’s Derek Kirk described California Jobs First and the state economic blueprint as a first-in-decades, regionally informed strategy to create good-paying jobs, support key sectors, and align workforce and business development across 13 regions. The California Association for Local Economic Development’s Gerbach Sahota argued that local governments need practical tools, stable policy, and stronger partnerships with the state, while warning that prosperity is not always perceived as shared and that rural communities can be left behind. He urged the Legislature to use hearings, local input, and existing funding streams more effectively, including for recovery and infrastructure. David Fitzgerald of the Small Business Development Centers said California’s SBDC network serves hundreds of thousands of clients, many of them women and historically underrepresented entrepreneurs, and has generated billions in economic impact, capital access, revenue, and jobs. He said the biggest gaps are outreach to the state’s many self-employed businesses with no employees, better labor data on those workers, and more flexible support for direct services. Committee members then asked what small businesses need most in the face of inflation and tariff shocks, including lower licensing costs and other relief, and the discussion continued on how to better target state support to businesses and households under pressure.