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• appraisal review board, and, uh, I think it's a, it's a good opportunity for them to be able to correct errors
• passed the House last session, and I look forward to working with the committee and all interested parties

Bills: HB148, HB203, HJR30

Keywords: HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, ad valorem tax

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• They do not want to live in a neighborhood where every third house looks alike.
• <00:50:30.320> house neighborhood where every third house neighborhood where every third house
• So, you third or fourth-degree felony.
• Usually the second week or third week of August. So, please.
• <04:10:13.600> grade I was probably in second or third grade I was probably in second or third

Keywords: 981, all

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• According to the National Autism Association, wandering leads to fatal outcomes in one-third of the cases
• definitions of what police sexual violence would look like to kind of cinch a loophole because human error
• compasses in law, in ourselves, in communities, and scripture that we like to say that we abide by, but error

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of public safety bills, with strong support from law enforcement, advocates, and other stakeholders. Several measures focused on police and correctional officer wellness and protections, including bills on critical incident leave and post-incident support for officers, a bill to improve POST Commission representation, and a bill to protect correctional officers from assaults and exposure to synthetic drugs like K2. Witnesses described traumatic incidents, rising assaults in prisons, staffing shortages, and the need for confidentiality in peer-support debriefings. Committee members asked questions about assault classifications, K2 smuggling, tablet-related contraband, and whether counseling records would remain confidential. No votes were taken during the hearing. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to canine-related bills. Testimony supported creating a fund for retired police dogs and expanding emergency care training for working dogs injured in the line of duty. Speakers described police dogs as partners who locate suspects, missing persons, drugs, and weapons, and said retirement and medical costs are currently borne by handlers or nonprofits. The committee also heard testimony in favor of a purple alert system for missing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with advocates citing wandering risks, drowning dangers, and data from other states showing faster recovery times. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the definition of sexual assault by an officer to cover situations beyond formal custody, including investigations and other encounters where police have coercive power. Advocates for sex workers and anti-trafficking organizations said the change would close a loophole, protect vulnerable people, and address documented abuses. In addition, testimony was taken on a bill to protect Massachusetts residents from federal surveillance through fusion centers, with critics calling for stronger oversight of BRIC and related databases. Representative Jeff Turco also testified on bills to change POST Commission membership, arguing for more law enforcement representation.

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• And third, it improves transparency and accountability by clarifying when funds are loans. ...and when
• Chairman, that the fiscal impact report, I think, has an error in it.
• Chairman, that the fiscal impact report, I think, has an error in it.

Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

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• I don't remember if this is a second or third year on the job.
• But I wanted to point out that this is our third lowest snowpack as of April 1st, going back to 1985.
• It ranked as the fifth percentile, third lowest going back to 1985.
• With the warmest December on record, and the October to February period the third warmest on record,
• And if we want to get into it, I think there's some technical errors with some of the previous talks,

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first elected Rep. Reeves as chair and Rep. Dent as vice chair for the coming year by unanimous voice vote. Rep. Reeves then continued chairing the meeting after noting he would need to leave early, and the committee moved to its regular agenda on drought conditions in Washington. The first major presentation came from the state climatology office and the Department of Ecology on the 2026 statewide drought declaration. They described an unusually warm winter, low spring snowpack, and forecast above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation for parts of the summer. Ecology said the declaration was based on Washington’s statutory drought criteria of reduced water supply and expected hardship, and that impacts were already being seen or anticipated for agriculture, fish, and some drinking water systems, especially in the Yakima Basin. Ecology also noted the drought response grant account had $3 million available, and that the declaration allows expedited water transfer processing and emergency response grants. Committee members asked about funding, preparedness, and longer-term drought planning. Rep. Dent and others urged Ecology to work with the Legislature on broader mitigation strategies, including possible future legislative tools, funding needs, and reservoir or storage solutions. Ecology staff said they were open to continued collaboration and noted recurring drought has highlighted the need for more preparedness funding and resilience planning. Dr. Cliff Mass of the University of Washington then gave a contrasting presentation, arguing that Washington was not in a drought emergency because reservoirs were full, precipitation was near or above normal in many areas, soil moisture was adequate, and agriculture was performing well. He said the low snowpack would not create a serious water shortage this year and urged the state to drop the drought emergency declaration. Committee members questioned him about reservoir capacity, state drought definitions, and forecast uncertainty. The meeting ended with several members thanking outgoing chair Sen. Warnick for her service and reflecting on future drought meetings and water issues in the state.

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• Uh, the third element is implementing workforce PEL grants, which I think is an exciting opportunity
• Uh the the third element is implementing workforce<01:22:33.760> PEL<01:22:34.080> grants,
• then because again I'm I'm and third then because again I'm I'm going<01:23:08.960> to<01:23:
• I had this filed ahead of time due to a communication error that happened with OS during the drafting
• from a different party could? from a different party could?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The Chair has been informed that Senate 2581 has been released by the Committee on Bills in the Third
• Third reading of the bill, An Act to Promote Student Learning and Mental Health, Senate 2581, amended
• Consolidated Amendment A will be at the third reading desk.
• Once again, Consolidated Amendment A will be at the third reading desk. Reading desk. Mr.
• The Chair is in error. The Chair would like to introduce Ms. Badger from Plymouth.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first recognized several student athletes and teams, including East Bridgewater cheerleaders, Medway athletes and teams, and the Housatonic Valley basketball team, and adopted a resolution congratulating the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps on its 25th anniversary. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance a petition concerning an extension of a lease authorization for conservation land. The chamber then took up Senate 2581, as amended, a major education and youth technology bill. The bill was rewritten to promote safe technology use and distraction-free education, including restrictions on personal electronic devices in public schools and limits on social media access for children. Members debated whether the policy should be bell-to-bell or allow more local flexibility, and several amendments were offered. An amendment from Attleboro to preserve district-specific policies was rejected, while a consolidated amendment tightening social media restrictions and related protections was adopted. The House also considered and passed several other bills, including measures amending the Sandwich charter, authorizing Springfield to help certain residents with local tax obligations, authorizing charity alcohol auctions, and directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific police applicant. In addition, the House rejected concurrence on a Senate version of a higher education infrastructure bill and instead appointed a committee of conference. Later, the House accepted a conference report on modernizing cannabis laws after debate focused on regulatory streamlining, equity, ownership caps, and hemp regulation. The report was adopted by roll call, and the House then passed the amended education bill to be engrossed before adjourning to the next day.

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• If you talk to people that smoke, two-thirds of them want to stop the nicotine. and it's very hard to
• Chemical is important because almost a third of the people that smoke a single cigarette will get addicted
• It does offer a health insurance program, but it is fully insured about a third of. enroll in the policy
• This is already federal law, so this is just making the state also align with federal law. error code
• And a third way for institutional support for faculties to have the freedom to teach so students have

Bills: HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• Bradley: THANK YOU, THIS CORRECTS A TECHNICAL DRAFTING ERROR AND MAKES THE PROVISION RELATED TO THE RELEASE
• SENATE BILL 472 AMENDS FLORIDA STATUTE 817312 WHICH PROVIDES IT'S A THIRD-DEGREE, SORRY, READING THE
• INCREASES THE CRIME OF SHELTERING OR AIDING AN UNMARRIED MINOR FROM A FIRST-DEGREE MISDEMEANOR TO A THIRD-DEGREE
• Wright: THIS IMMENSE FLORIDA STATUTE 8.7312 WHICH PROVIDES A THIRD-DEGREE FELONY FOR A PERSON TO MISREPRESENT
• ACCIDENT OR FIRST-DEGREE FELONY FOR FATAL CRASHES, SECOND DEGREE FELONY FOR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY, THIRD-DEGREE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I hope everybody's got a copy of it, but it really just cleans up a spelling error and, I guess, a nomenclature
• up<00:23:06.480> a<00:23:06.640> a<00:23:06.880> spelling<00:23:07.360> error
• really just cleans up a a spelling error really just cleans up a a spelling error and<00:23:07.840
• You know, those errors catch us and we're too late in the upkeep. All right, uptake.
• You know, those errors catch us and we're too late in the upkeep. I got some concerns.

Bills: HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134

Keywords: procurement, county commission, administrative savings, public services, government efficiency, HB17, municipal audits, municipal audit clarification act, municipal finance, local government, city council, mayor, city manager, Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, independent public accountant, annual audit, biennial audit, annual report, financial accountability, public records

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• But the SNAP administration and the error rate is also kind of a very big topic right now, not only in
• there's been discussion about how to modernize SNAP administration, how to ensure that we get the error
• rate down in time to, you know, Modernize SNAP administration, how to ensure that we get the error rate
• fill this out, bring it back, and turn it back in, which means that you have a lot of places where an error
• would love to give them a platform at an upcoming meeting to hear what they are doing to address the error

Keywords: Virginia Commission to End Hunger, 976, house, all

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• I mean, it's errors and omissions coverage, yes.
• I mean, it's errors and omissions coverage, yes.
• I mean, it's errors and omissions coverage, yes.
• I mean, it's errors and omissions coverage, yes.
• I mean, it's errors and omissions coverage, yes.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:06 SB24 Discussion: 01:08 SB24 Vote: 13:22 SB18 Discussion: 14:40 SB18 Vote: 21:54, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 24, a measure aimed at combating property and casualty insurance fraud. Senator Girdler and witnesses from the Insurance Institute of Kentucky and the National Insurance Crime Bureau said the bill would expand the definition of a fraudulent insurance act to cover statements that misrepresent the scope of property damage or repair costs, with the goal of addressing inflated storm-damage claims and out-of-state bad actors. Members discussed whether existing prosecutors were already handling these cases, the role of Commonwealth’s attorneys versus the Attorney General, and the need to keep the bill narrowly tailored to criminal intent rather than negligence or ordinary disputes over value. The committee substitute was adopted, the bill received favorable expression, and a title amendment was also adopted. The committee then heard Senate Bill 18, which would address a shortage of insurance options for automobile dealers by allowing nonadmitted carriers to provide garage liability coverage in Kentucky. Testimony from an insurance agent and a legislative agent for Big I Kentucky described a shrinking market in which some small dealers cannot find coverage at all, risking closure. Members asked about the meaning of garage liability, consumer protections, solvency concerns, and whether more competition could lower prices; witnesses said surplus lines carriers already operate in Kentucky, agents play an important vetting role, and errors-and-omissions coverage would apply to the agent. The bill was supported as a way to preserve dealer businesses and expand coverage options, and it passed the committee with favorable expression after roll call.

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• conflict of interest, of power, financial signatory authority, and I think that's what causes not errors
• and I think that's what<00:23:08.799> causes what causes what causes not<00:23:11.200> errors
• 11.520> to<00:23:11.760> happen<00:23:12.000> but<00:23:12.400> actual not errors
• to happen but actual not errors to happen but actual improprieties. improprieties. improprieties.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Unrelated to this motion, there is actually an error with the minutes.
• there is chair unrelated to this motion there is actually<00:01:54.439> an<00:01:54.600> error
• > the<00:01:55.240> minutes<00:01:56.200> um<00:01:56.399> so actually an error
• with the minutes um so actually an error with the minutes um so I<00:01:56.680> would<00:01:56.880

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:04:46.560> and<00:04:46.640> veterinarian responsible parties and veterinarian
• responsible parties and veterinarian managers.<00:04:48.240> The<00:04:48.360> amended<
• Have you all met with Have you all met with the<00:05:22.880> interested<00:05:23.280> parties
• <00:05:23.800> the<00:05:23.880> other<00:05:24.040> side The interested parties
• I'm glad to answer any questions to the best of my ability, and correct any errors.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed several Fish and Wildlife regulations. Staff explained amendments to 301 KAR 2:176, 4:112, and 6:030, including updating wildlife control tag language, creating an impoundment agent program for seized wildlife, and clarifying boating safety rules. A member raised a concern about boat wakes near docks, and staff said the commission had recently voted on related changes that were not yet included because the regulation had been filed earlier; those changes would have to come back later. The committee approved the staff amendments without objection. The Board of Veterinary Examiners then presented 201 KAR 16:767, which would require veterinary managers to be physically present during business hours and limit them to five registered facilities. Board representatives said they had tried to meet with affected parties before the hearing but had not reached agreement. A representative for Kentucky Pet IQ argued the rule was written for full-service hospitals and would be impractical for short, limited-service clinics that only provide vaccinations, preventive care, and parasite testing. Members expressed concern about the rule’s impact on veterinary access in underserved areas, and the committee voted to defer the regulation until the next month so the parties could continue negotiating. The committee next considered Transportation Cabinet 601 KAR 9:120, the online insurance verification system, in both ordinary and emergency form. The chair said staff had identified conflicts with a bill passed the prior year and moved to find the regulations deficient. The motion passed on a roll call vote, with six ayes and two pass votes. The committee then found ordinary ABC regulations 804 KAR 12:020 and 12:030 deficient as well, again by six ayes and two pass votes, after noting that the emergency versions had already been found deficient the previous month. Finally, the committee reviewed Cabinet for Health and Family Services 902 KAR 55:110, which would require veterinarians to report dispensed controlled substances to KASPER while exempting administered medications. OIG staff said the rule was meant to align regulation with statute, which includes veterinarians as prescribers, and emphasized that the reporting duty applies to prescriptions, not administration to animals. Some members supported the change as a needed anti-diversion measure, while others worried about implementation burdens and timing. After discussion, the committee found the regulation deficient by a 6-2 vote. The meeting then moved into full review of 922 KAR 1:565, a Department for Community Based Services rule implementing kinship care provisions from Senate Bill 151; staff said it was needed for implementation once funding is available, but a member criticized the two-year delay and the inclusion of language conditioning implementation on funding. A public witness from the Kinship Families Coalition argued the rule should not shift the 120-day application window in a way that could affect federal funding eligibility and urged the committee to reject the regulation as written.

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• We didn't catch a very interesting error in the original bill, and we want to address that today if at
• It's like the third or fourth time that It's well, what you did before worked for a short period of time

Bills: SB132, SM16, SM17

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

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• > um from a third party insurance company um from a third party insurance company um just<02:31
• <02:32:05.880> if issues the third party who hits you if issues the third party who hits you
• <02:32:43.640> party are we going to make a third party are we going to make a third party
• <02:36:32.120> party give you 25,000 so that third party give you 25,000 so that third party
• researchers employers and third-party researchers employers and third-party developers<04:58:22.920

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up HB 297 with a non-germane amendment proposed by the Insurance Department to create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Commissioner DJ Beton explained that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce rising insurance premiums and avoid surplus lines coverage by funding proactive home and property improvements such as roof fortification, exterior and foundation work, flood protection, and tree removal. He said the proposal was developed after leadership asked for more statutory detail and for the idea to be vetted through policy committees rather than handled only in the budget process. Beton said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. He described the program as modeled on similar efforts in other states, with means testing tied to the Department of Energy’s weatherization/home heating assistance criteria. He also said the department would administer the program using one existing staff position, with coordination through Treasury, and that unspent funds would roll over for several years before reverting to the general fund. Members asked about the unusual use of a non-germane amendment and how the bill would be handled procedurally, since the underlying bill and the new insurance proposal were unrelated. The chair explained that the amendment was being used as a vehicle to move the department’s proposal through the committee process and that the committee could later accept one part, both parts, or neither. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting shown; the discussion ended with questions about administration, staffing, and the relationship between the underlying bill and the amendment.

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• information, we can more effectively communicate the required data and make it simpler, reducing errors
• in that uh phone game um uh errors in that uh phone game um uh exercise<00:39:00.880> that<00
• Very thankful for the bias of action, the initiative, and the teamwork of all parties to alert everyone
• Very thankful for the bias of action, the initiative, and the teamwork of all parties to alert everyone
• Very thankful for the bias of action, the initiative, and the teamwork of all parties to alert everyone

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters. Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback. Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• Third-party administrator. Okay, TPA. So signal.
• <00:52:46.440> Third-party Oh, I'm sorry. Third-party Oh, I'm sorry.
• Third-party administrator. administrator. administrator. >> Okay,<00:52:47.880> TPA.
• <03:14:34.960> method<03:14:35.400> of and established a third-party method of and
• established a third-party method of payment.<03:14:36.160> And<03:14:36.480> that's<03:

Keywords: 916, all

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• Any comments, spelling errors? All in favor say aye. >> Opposed. Minutes carry.
• <00:17:48.240> And third of that 12,000 plus job years.
• And third of that 12,000 plus job years.
• <00:18:52.240> charity special fundraisers parties charity special fundraisers parties charity
• And third, how do we plan for variable and shared occupancy?

Bills: HF4912, HF4664

Keywords: electronic pull-tabs, pull-tabs, tipboards, gambling tax, Minnesota Racing Commission, Thoroughbred, horse racing, Minnesota-bred horses, breeders, owners, racing purses, industry subsidy, gambling revenue dedication, problem gambling, compulsive gambling treatment, general fund appropriation, state affiliate National Council on Problem Gambling, racing incentives, equine industry, public officers