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• President, with these changes, do you feel like the resources allocated in the budget are adequate to
• specifically into strong reading, professional development, microcredentialing, as well as additional resources
• It's providing additional resources to schools and to teachers and training to help create a professional
• And so I am hopeful and optimistic as I cast my yes vote today that this will give the adequate resources
• literacy bill in the country, and as long as we continue to fund it, as long as we continue to provide resources

Bills: HB1675, HB3242, HB1739, HB3320, HB3047, HB4434, HJR1089, HB4432, HB3718, HB3705, SR43, HB1933, HB4248, SB1847, SB1778, HJR1086, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3007, HB3008, HB1590, HB1242, HB3818, HB4305, HB1979, HB1225, HB3931, HB4454, HB3849, HB1746, HB3720, HB4275, HB4300, HB3586, HB2268, HB3755, HB4117, HB4294, HB3650, HB4298, HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

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• Secretary Aguilar is committed to working with the counties to ensure that they have the resources and
• Smaller offices with limited staff and resources may struggle to meet this deadline.
• While this allows for expanded funding outside of direct state allocations, it also raises concerns about
• that they understand that this will have an operational impact and that they do intend to identify resources
• Again, we appreciate the commitment from the Secretary's office to bring additional resources.

Keywords: 909, all

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• authority to the county, I think we need to make sure that they want that authority and have the resources
• Additionally, it will decrease the burden on local law enforcement resources.
• I'll stop now for questions and for resource witnesses. Okay. Members, any questions?
• Thirdly, it supports better resource allocation.
• ESDs must be able to procure necessary resources promptly to maintain public safety and respond to emergencies

Bills: HB334, HB583, HB605, HB1327, HB1646, HB2115, HB2379

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, fencing, reservoirs, local government, regulation, land use, conservation capacity, property regulation, fence regulation, reservoir safety, county authority, fencing regulations, counties

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• There's also some language in the bill that protects resources that entities have, such as schools and
• newly created maps, documents, educational materials, websites, official communications, and other resources
• that we do, but I'm going to really focus on two of the ones that we're spending quite a bit of resources
• Quite a bit of resources and assets are being allocated to really cater to our customers and businesses
• What we're trying to do is utilize those resources that are already in place—the steel rails that are

Bills: HB1, HB247, HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• Real-time alerts and instructions allow first responders to quickly assess situations, allocate resources
• resources.
• That could send me a red flag or something, and then we could allocate resources and make sure those
• resources at the time.
• We sent resources.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness hearing convened in Kerrville with quorum, public testimony limited to three minutes and invited testimony to 10 minutes. Leaders from both chambers, along with the lieutenant governor and speaker, framed the hearing as an unprecedented joint effort focused on learning from the July 4 flood, honoring victims, and identifying actions to reduce future loss of life. The committee also heard opening remarks about decorum, logistics, and the intent to continue work in future sessions. The first panel included Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, Emergency Management Coordinator William B. Thomas IV, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr., Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice, Upper Guadalupe River Authority representative William Rector, Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, and Real County Judge Bella Rubio. They described the flood as sudden and catastrophic, with Kerr County reporting 108 deaths and two missing. Local officials emphasized that they received no timely warning of the scale of the event, that responders and volunteers acted heroically under extreme conditions, and that communications, cell coverage, and rural emergency resources were strained. Several witnesses said the county’s existing alert systems were limited by geography, sparse broadband, and the speed of the flood. Testimony focused on possible improvements, including real-time flood gauges and predictive monitoring, stronger rural emergency management staffing and training, better interoperability and alerting tools such as IPAWS, CodeRED, WENS, and sirens, and expanded broadband and radio coverage. Kerrville asked for a flood warning system before next summer and state help for stormwater, floodplain, and disaster recovery funding. UGRA described its past and current flood-warning and mitigation efforts, including gauge funding, a new software-based flood prediction project, and consideration of additional retention dams. Kendall and Real counties highlighted successful or needed alerting and evacuation practices, while also stressing the difficulty of funding and maintaining such systems in small rural counties. Members asked detailed questions about the timeline of the flood response, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and whether regional consolidation or additional infrastructure could improve future preparedness.

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• Some other funds could be included in the allocation.
• It should require very few additional resources.
• But I can handle any resource questions for the board.
• They went there with their resources to help.
• That's the kind of agent we are here as a resource, and there typically are resources available.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Landmark legislation like H.B. and the 86th, directs resources to areas of high impact, including early
• allocation to support progress.
• Finally, SB 2252 expands eligibility for resource campuses. maintaining rigor.
• Chairman, I want to point out, I think we have TEA resource witnesses, Von Beier, Monica Martini.
• Not everybody has the resources to do. That is still true. There's still a way.

Bills: SB451, SB762, SB1490, SB1262, SB1459, SB1750, SB1962, SB2252, SB2253, SB2365

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

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• We are continuing to evaluate options to address the timing, the sequencing, and the resources available
• Well, and again, I think if you're able to get private sector resources after you take a project that
• I'll say this, Senator: Today in the program, the way we have allocated funds and appropriated for the
• And what are the risks when we go into a situation like that when we don't have the resources?
• Not all of it's welcome, but it definitely brings in additional resources.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It says, "Floor space allocated of VT shall represent no more than 90% of the facility's total gaming
• It says, "Floor space allocated of VT shall represent no more than 90% of the facility's total gaming
• Right. time and the resources you have. Right.
• So again, it's a question of allocating funds that you're not going to use. But anyway, it's fine.
• It's a question of allocating funds that you're not going to use. But anyway, it's fine.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met with Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre and Charitable Gaming Chief Compliance Officer Kulie Aoyo to review proposed changes in HB 2 and related amendments affecting video lottery terminals, historic horse racing, charitable gaming, and scratch tickets. McIntyre said the late-arriving amendment made revenue estimates difficult, especially because the bill would allow operators to decide when to convert from HHR to VLTs and would change the floor-space rules. He explained that the existing 70/30 floor-space split between machines and table games was negotiated to protect charity revenue, and warned that moving to a 90/10 split could reduce charity revenue, potentially by as much as $17 million, while also changing the character of the facilities. Committee members discussed whether to keep the 70/30 split, and McIntyre said he could provide updated estimates later that day, including net impacts after any offsetting gains or losses under current law. Members also asked about the governor’s proposed operator share versus the Sweeney amendment’s higher operator share. McIntyre said the governor’s 45% figure was based on his own estimate and on comparable rates in other states, and he supported it as a way to maximize revenue for the state and charities. He also described a change to high-stakes tournaments: after speaking with Rep. Sweeney, he said the amendment was clarified to apply only to those tournaments and would lower the house take from 10% to 5% to encourage participation in rare, high-buy-in events. The committee also discussed a separate proposal to raise the maximum scratch ticket price from $30 to $50; McIntyre said the change would take time to implement, would likely increase net state revenue by about $1 million in year two, and was consistent with pricing in neighboring states such as Massachusetts and Connecticut. Additional questions covered sports betting and a separate Kino-related estimate. McIntyre said March Madness is the busiest period for sports betting and that the state’s sports betting revenue has exceeded initial expectations. He also said he had estimated that removing a municipal-vote restriction for Kino could cost about $12 million total, with $2 million in the first year and $10 million thereafter. No formal votes were taken during the discussion; the chair indicated the committee would revisit the VLT amendment and other sections later, and McIntyre agreed to send updated revenue estimates to committee members.

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• We we don't land resources management.
• And our air resources division is able to do this as well.
• <00:31:22.640> to say a lot but some DOI resources to say a lot but some DOI resources to
• Those are resources management permits.
• committee and not the resources committee and not the resources committee,<01:23:23.679> right

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 74, which would require agencies issuing certain real-property-related permits to track and report how many permits they issue and how long the process takes. Representative Carol McGuire introduced the bill and said the goal is to gather data on permit timing and fees, especially for DES and DOT permits involving wetlands, alteration of terrain, driveway permits, and similar approvals. Supporters argued the state needs better visibility into permitting delays and whether statutory deadlines are realistic; they also noted the bill had passed the House on a voice vote with no debate. Adam Crapo of the Department of Environmental Services said DES is generally supportive of the reporting concept but warned that the agency’s data are spread across many separate, partly manual databases. He said DES can already do this for some land resources permits through its new system, but not across all of its more than 90 permit types without additional help. DES estimated it would need two part-time positions to compile the reports, especially for waste management and water programs, and said otherwise existing permitting staff would have to do the work, potentially slowing permit processing. He also said the agency is already working to simplify rules and move more permits onto a new online platform, but could not meet the bill’s 2026 reporting deadline with current staffing and systems. Committee members questioned whether delays are often caused by incomplete applications rather than agency inaction, and Crapo said that is frequently the case. He said DES already tracks timelines to some extent for management and statutory compliance, but not at the individual-permit detail the bill would require. He also said some letters and records are captured in One Stop, but not all are. Members expressed support for the bill’s transparency goals while also worrying about added workload and possible slowdowns. The discussion then moved to DOT, where Susan Clawson said DOT is neutral on the bill because it recently implemented Salesforce and now has good data for reporting; DOT’s fiscal note reflects software-related costs, but the agency can already track the required information in its system.

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• A state has to look at what its total policy resources are, and we are not doing that.
• I say in the bill that there are two allocations of the proceeds.
• I say in the bill that there are<01:45:43.040> two<01:45:43.280> allocations are two allocations
• are two allocations of<01:45:45.199> the<01:45:46.000> proceeds.
• One allocation to the of the proceeds.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And I think like any body dealing with a limited resource like we're speaking about an allocation uh
• 34.640> limited like any body dealing with a limited like any body dealing with a limited resource
• like we're speaking about an resource like we're speaking about an allocation<00:22:38.880> uh
• c> for<00:22:39.200> our<00:22:39.440> local<00:22:39.679> communities allocation
• uh for our local communities allocation uh for our local communities we<00:22:40.799> have<00

Keywords: 916, all

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• that are already present, and how we can allocate that and make sure it's being used effectively and
• <00:09:37.920> that<00:09:38.080> are already going on the resources that are already
• going on the resources that are already<00:09:38.480> present<00:09:38.800> and<00:09:
• 39.440> how<00:09:39.680> we<00:09:39.839> can<00:09:40.000> allocate already
• present and how we can allocate already present and how we can allocate that<00:09:40.640> and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• are allocated are allocated approved<00:21:35.840> by<00:21:36.000> owners<00:21:36.320
• Um it majority of votes are allocated.
• HOAs how to allocate those payments. HOAs how to allocate those payments.
• resources towards workforce development. resources towards workforce development.
• Don't provide the resources to do so.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• over a period of 1996 to the allocations over a period of 1996 to the present<01:11:15.000> so
• when we look at it now it's allocations when we look at it now it's being<01:11:38.560> listed
• Well, I am responding to the notion that there aren't resources.
• I'm responding to the notion that they haven't gotten additional resources.
• I'm responding to the aren't resources I'm responding to the notion<01:38:01.960> that<01:38:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• <00:05:08.800> this<00:05:09.000> year<00:05:09.880> the is going to be allocated
• this year the is going to be allocated this year the empowerment<00:05:10.560> and<00:05:10.759
• <00:24:06.840> for<00:24:07.039> the<00:24:07.159> criminal continued resources
• <00:37:48.560> to<00:37:48.720> be Fentanyl and have the resources to be Fentanyl and
• have the resources to be able<00:37:49.079> to<00:37:49.319> get<00:37:49.640> these

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several election-related bills first. SB 51, a comprehensive public financing bill for candidates, drew strong support in testimony but also concerns from the Campaign Spending Commission that the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund has only about $2.2 million, far short of what would be needed, and that the program could not realistically start in 2026 because of staffing and system changes; the commission asked for a start date no earlier than 2028. SB 118, which would create a full-time investigator position at the Campaign Spending Commission, was supported by the commission, which said it has lacked staff growth since 1995 and that an investigator is needed to handle investigations instead of having the commission’s attorney do that work. SB 255, a housekeeping bill on excess cash campaign contributions, was supported by the commission and several county officials and would require excess cash contributions over the limit to be returned within 30 days or turned over to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. SB 345, which would expand the current partial public financing program, was supported by the commission but drew questions because it would still allow private fundraising; the commission said that under its assumptions the bill would provide more total public funds than SB 51, with a maximum of a little over $20 million versus a little over $15 million for SB 51. Testimony counts were reported as 125 support/48 oppose for SB 51, 26 support/0 oppose for SB 118, 30 support/49 oppose for SB 255, and 30 support/49 oppose for SB 345. The committee then discussed SB 176 on recount thresholds. The Office of Elections said it would stand on written testimony, and the East Hawaii Republican Party was listed but not present. The Office of Elections explained in response to questions that the bill’s recount trigger would be based on the final election-day count, not the early 6 a.m. tabulation, because the initial count is not complete until later in the day and cured ballots are counted later; the office said it does not want to begin recounts before all election-day ballots are counted. The reported testimony count was 4 support, 50 oppose, and 2 comments. Finally, the committee heard SB 260, the Judiciary’s biennial budget bill. Judiciary staff requested about $6.17 million in FY 2026 and $6.25 million in FY 2027 for operations, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $11.9 million for capital improvements. The Judiciary said the request would support specialty courts such as Women’s Court, Truancy Court, and DWI Court, a new Wahiawa District Court unit, an additional district court judge in Kona, cybersecurity, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, and facility projects including South Kohala design work and a Kauai chiller replacement. Civil legal services providers, including Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, the Legal Clinic, Kuikahi Mediation Center, the Domestic Violence Action Center, the Hawaii State Bar Association, and the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission, all supported the bill but asked for an additional $1 million for the civil legal services line item, saying demand is high and the funding is spread across more providers than before. The Judiciary clarified that some of its requested positions would support Wahiawa and Women’s Court, and that the civil legal services funding goes to organizations serving low-income residents on issues such as immigration, domestic violence, evictions, and foreclosures. The committee also briefly took up SB 279 on fentanyl possession thresholds, where the prosecuting attorney’s office supported the bill and said fentanyl is already driving overdose deaths and that the proposed thresholds target distribution-level quantities rather than personal use.

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• Arts board uh to um take State resources Arts board uh to um take State resources divide<00:24:29.760
• We have a citizen review committee, the Historic Resources Advisory Committee.
• structures again the historic resources structures again the historic resources advisory<01:10:42.520
• programs in 2024 the historic resources programs in 2024 the historic resources advisory<01:11:10.760
• on a history project to share resources on a history project to share resources or<01:21:37.080>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• they need to help identify the resources they need to help identify and<00:30:08.080> find<00
• So these municipalities, they make these decisions according to what their resources are.
• <03:17:32.720> We<03:17:32.960> can't allocate and plan accordingly.
• We can't allocate and plan accordingly.
• limited resources. limited resources.

Keywords: 981, all

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• These are against taxes owed, not allocations by the government. So these are not taxes. Thank you.
• Allocations by the government. So these are not tax dollars you necessarily would have received.
• the cell phones from schools, the reading sufficiency, and the numeracy that we're going to put resources
• So yeah, we're going to have a lot more kids that we have to evaluate with less resources.

Bills: HB1675, HB3242, HB1739, HB3320, HB3047, HB4434, HJR1089, HB4432, HB3718, HB3705

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

Summary: The Rules Committee met to consider a long slate of executive nominations and several bills. All of the nominations received broad support and were advanced to the floor, including Lori Burns to the Redlands Community College Board of Regents, Lisa Daly to the Oklahoma State Credit Union, Juana Ellison to the Forensic Review Board, Haley Frick to the Regional University System of Oklahoma, Michael Hillary to the Wildlife Conservation Commission, Dustin Hillary to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, John Holt to the Used Motor Vehicle Dismantler and Manufactured Housing Commission, Brian Sweeney to the Capital Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission, and Cale Walker to the USAO Board of Regents. Most nominations passed unanimously; Brian Sweeney’s nomination passed 15-2. The committee then heard and passed several policy bills. HB 1675 created a severe-weather preparedness framework for youth camps and passed 16-1. HB 3242, the Women’s Safety and Protection Act covering shelters, schools, and higher education, passed 15-2 after questions about enforcement and legal remedies. HB 1739 increased state police pension benefits and employer contributions to help retain officers, passing 16-1. HB 3320 overhauled the sunset review process for boards and commissions and passed 15-2. HB 3047 designated LOFT as the central recipient for legislative reports and passed unanimously, and HB 4434 required the governor or acting governor to notify the next successor before leaving the state, also passing unanimously. The committee also advanced HB 4432, which would restore the ability to deduct gambling losses against gambling winnings for state income tax purposes; supporters said it would help ordinary taxpayers, while opponents raised fiscal concerns, and it passed 16-1. HB 3705 raised the parental choice tax credit cap from $250 million to $275 million and passed 13-3 after extended debate over school choice, public funding, and reporting. HB 3718 set timelines for school districts to process evaluations tied to the Lindsay Nicole Henry Scholarship program and passed 12-2, with critics arguing it could create a separate track and strain school psychology resources. HJR 1089, which would have sent voters a constitutional convention referendum, was laid over and not voted on. The meeting ended with adjournment after the final vote.

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• It allows the Collaboratory to allocate funds for equipment or capital improvements.
• The bill allows the Collaboratory to allocate funds for equipment or capital improvements at any property
• all the bells and whistles compared to a small school in West Virginia that just doesn't have the resources
• the bells and whistle compared to, you know, a small school in West Virginia just doesn't have the resources

Keywords: 994, senate, all