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• So, let's demand an end to mandatory detention, to private detention facilities that are profiting off
• Let's further reform welfare and mandatory spending benefits.
• We're starting to do it a little, but we We're starting to do it a little, but we haven't touched mandatory

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The Building Standards Commission may then adopt, approve, codify, and publish mandatory...
• The Building Standards Commission may then adopt, approve, codify, and publish mandatory building energy
• California has ambitious decarbonization goals that SB 100 makes mandatory.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• 00:37:59.840> accountable<00:38:00.960> by<00:38:01.320> a<00:38:01.440> mandatory
• <00:38:02.040> minimum more accountable by a mandatory minimum more accountable by a mandatory

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• These procedures are not LASIK. They're far less invasive and far less risky than that procedure.
• Thank you. procedures at stake in this bill. procedures at stake in this bill.
• than that procedure. than that procedure.
• ophthalmologist for these procedures ophthalmologist for these procedures knows<07:39:09.000>
• procedures asked for in this bill.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And with HR1 coming in soon, we will be doing, uh, every six months, mandatory, increased, more frequent
• if we were to change that may to a shall, it would definitely come with penalties and grievance procedures
• 29:07.120> grievance come with penalties and grievance come with penalties and grievance procedures
• <01:29:08.080> that<01:29:08.320> allows<01:29:09.280> program procedures that allows
• program procedures that allows program participants<01:29:10.480> and<01:29:10.880> some

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate File 4476, described as the human services program integrity package, and first adopted a motion declaring urgency so the bill could move quickly to conference committee before the end of session. The House then adopted a DE amendment to insert House language, followed by a technical A7 amendment clarifying that prepayment review would apply to all fee-for-service systems. Members then debated the A5 amendment, which would have removed a sunset on the periodic data matching reporting requirement tied to eligibility checks for medical assistance and MinnesotaCare. Supporters argued the report is essential for fraud prevention, accountability, and ensuring only eligible recipients receive benefits, citing missed or delayed reports and claiming the process can save the state money. Opponents said the report had been received, that federal HR1 changes would require different data-matching procedures, and that the amendment was not the right vehicle. After roll call, the A5 amendment failed, 63-67. The House next debated the A6 amendment, which would require DHS reporting on homelessness programs, including outcomes, costs, and participant movement, and would allow recoupment of funds if reporting was not provided. Supporters said the state spends tens of millions on homelessness without clear results and needs better data to guide policy; opponents said homelessness reporting and stakeholder work are already underway and objected to the amendment’s approach. Debate continued with questions about the amendment’s details and stakeholder consultation, but the transcript ends before a final vote on A6.

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• duties of the Office of the Inspector General the establishment of appropriate prepayment review procedures
• Establish appropriate<00:13:48.560> prepayment<00:13:49.519> review<00:13:50.320> procedures
• appropriate prepayment review procedures appropriate prepayment review procedures for<00:13:51.680
• We also required mandatory monitoring and progress reports.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate File 856, which would create an Office of the Inspector General to combat fraud in state public programs. Representative Norris described the bill as the product of a long bipartisan, bicameral working group and emphasized the office’s independence, five-year term, Senate confirmation, removal-for-cause protections, authority to investigate entities receiving public funds, prevention-focused duties, and required public and annual reporting. Representative Anderson PE also thanked the bipartisan authors and staff, saying the bill was the result of extensive negotiations and should move forward without reopening the agreement. Members then considered several amendments. Norris offered a technical cleanup amendment, A44, to clarify language about embedding employees at the Department of Education, distinguish civil and criminal investigative authority, and update law-enforcement terminology; it was adopted. Anderson PE then offered and secured adoption of a technical amendment, A45, to correct a drafting error. Representative Cleorne offered A37 to add prepayment review procedures for all agencies, but it failed on a roll call, 65-67. Cleorne also offered A38 to appropriate $15 million for OIG modernization and data-sharing improvements, but withdrew it after noting it would be out of order. A39, which would have renamed the proposed law enforcement unit from an anti-fraud and waste bureau to an anti-fraud and enforcement unit, failed on a roll call, 66-67, after debate over whether “waste” should be included in the title and scope. During debate on the naming amendment, supporters argued the title should better reflect law-enforcement work and avoid implying the office was a “waste” agency, while opponents said the existing language reflected the bipartisan working-group agreement and that changing it could jeopardize the bill’s progress. Representative West cited inspector general standards that include waste among their duties, and Representative Pinto questioned the substantive basis for opposing the change. Later, Representative Mhler offered A41 to eliminate the future law-enforcement agency entirely, arguing it would be duplicative and unfunded; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment.

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• the law, which we hope is going to have some impact here, where instead of that assessment being mandatory
• We have simply not procedurally done what we needed to do to get the ball across the goal line.
• 01:33:59.760> have<01:33:59.920> simply<01:34:00.239> not<01:34:00.719> procedurally
• <01:34:01.280> done We have simply not procedurally done We have simply not procedurally done

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 13 January, 2026; 1:45 PM, 925, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard first from the Office of State Public Defender, which said its core budget request was essentially level funding, with attorney and investigator pay raises already included because of the DA pay raise linkage. The main discussion focused on two initiatives: a rural public defense pilot in four counties and a Hinds County/Jackson public defense expansion. The pilot, funded last year with capital expense money, has formed a nonprofit, hired a director and staff, opened an office in Kosciusko, and began taking cases on October 1; most of its 44 cases involved day-one jail visits. The office said the project is intended to improve early representation, reduce jail time, and generate data, while not displacing local public defenders. For Hinds County, the office said new data show about 31% of cases originate from state-agency arrests, and it is seeking roughly $525,000 more to fully fund positions, bringing the total request to about $952,972 for five lawyers, an investigator, a legal secretary, and office expenses. Senators asked about funding sources and workload standards; the office said the pilot request had been submitted as general funds rather than capital expense, and that it is using weighted workload measures rather than strict national caseload standards. The committee then heard from the Attorney General’s office, represented by Deputy Attorney General Doug Miracle, who presented the FY 2027 budget request. The office requested $45.48 million total, including $35.31 million in general funds, which is a reduction from the prior year’s appropriation, but also requested a $1.58 million increase in salary funding. Miracle said the office is losing attorneys to other state agencies and district attorney offices because of salary caps and pay disparities, noting the Attorney General’s statutory salary cap of $150,000 and that more than 18 attorneys left last year. He said HB 1509 created higher pay levels for district attorneys and assistant district attorneys, making retention harder for the Attorney General’s office, and asked for either the salary increase or authority to move funds between budget lines. Miracle also highlighted the office’s work on child welfare and human trafficking, noting that federal HHS officials were visiting Jackson to discuss foster children and that the office administers the state’s human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation fund. He said the office is working to reduce time children spend in state custody and support services for trafficking victims and foster youth. The committee discussed statewide youth court reform as well, with Miracle explaining that the office supports expert recommendations and a plan that could create 25 youth court positions in 20 chancery districts at an estimated $10 million, based on DHS and AOC data and a model using state-employed and contract lawyers. No votes were taken during the excerpted meeting.

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• May 15, 2025, at which point our attorneys informed the board that the applications were procedurally
• Rules of procedure.
• Evidence apply, rules of procedure, some apply, and SOA has its rule, and the district has rules for
• I have a few procedural questions that are really—my goal and focus here is to try to let people know
• So there has been an application, and that application has been determined to be procedurally correct

Summary: The committee held a hearing on high-capacity groundwater wells proposed in Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties, with members framing the issue as one of local water supply, fairness, and the need to modernize groundwater law while protecting private property rights. Opening remarks focused on the scale of the proposed Redtown Ranch and Pine Bliss projects, the potential export of tens of thousands of acre-feet of groundwater annually, and concerns that the applications lacked sufficient technical detail and could harm nearby landowners, cities, agriculture, and manufacturing. Members also noted the broader context of the recent flooding tragedy in central Texas and the Legislature’s intent to address water-related loss of life in the upcoming special session. Witnesses from the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts and the Texas Water Development Board explained the current groundwater management framework. They described groundwater conservation districts as the state’s preferred management method, the role of groundwater management areas and desired future conditions, and how the Water Development Board uses those conditions to calculate modeled available groundwater. They emphasized that districts rely on local data, monitoring wells, and planning processes, but that information is often more limited in areas without a district, where the rule of capture applies. Members pressed witnesses on recharge rates, export permits, subsidence, the effect of pumping on nearby wells, the age and real-time availability of model data, and whether the proposed project would exceed modeled available groundwater in some counties. TCEQ explained its limited oversight role over groundwater conservation districts, including inquiries, compliance actions, and, in extreme cases, dissolution authority. Water Development Board staff also outlined funding programs, saying the New Water Supply for Texas Fund is limited to projects such as brackish desalination, reuse, ASR, and other new-supply projects, and does not fund fresh groundwater exports alone. They said the project at issue had not applied for board funding. A water lawyer then testified on the rule of capture, ownership in place, and district regulation, arguing that districts must use permitting and other tools to manage production within modeled available groundwater and that the Legislature could consider additional authority over groundwater exports under current law.

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• Unions are voted into shops and workplaces under NLRB guidelines and procedures by a majority vote of
• and procedures by a majority<01:39:40.360> vote<01:39:40.719> of<01:39:40.840> the<
• The union boss then demands government-enforced authority to extract mandatory dues or fees from that
• The union boss then demands government-enforced authority to extract mandatory dues or fees from that
• The union boss then demands government-enforced authority to extract mandatory dues or fees from that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• While a mandatory statewide plan is an option for addressing the uneven distribution of catastrophic
• preserving the right of districts and locals to negotiate their own plans would be the creation of a mandatory
• While a mandatory statewide plan is an option for addressing the uneven distribution of catastrophic
• preserving the right of districts and locals to negotiate their own plans would be the creation of a mandatory
• While a mandatory statewide plan is an option for addressing the uneven distribution of catastrophic

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• don't believe you were present for this hearing, but earlier we had some bills that would have made mandatory
• don't believe you were present for this hearing, but earlier we had some bills that would have made mandatory
• that would earlier we had some bills that would have<00:33:52.799> made<00:33:53.120> mandatory
• <03:18:14.720> sentence<03:18:15.040> for want to have a mandatory sentence for want
• to have a mandatory sentence for certain<03:18:15.439> fentanyl<03:18:16.239> offenses,

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• the information is going to create a risk, then the child's already at risk, so again, that is the mandatory
• It talks about mandatory reporting: if you think a child's at risk, you should report it to the appropriate
• c><00:06:34.639> report<00:06:35.039> talks<00:06:35.240> about that is the mandatory
• report talks about that is the mandatory report talks about mandatory<00:06:35.840> reporting
• reporting if you think a mandatory reporting if you think a child's<00:06:37.120> at<00:06:37.280

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And just to confirm for agencies, it will be Mandatory in November with this change, right?

Bills: HB1590, HB3075, HB3548, HB3661, HB3986, HB4273, HB4346

Keywords: education funding, linked deposits, education infrastructure, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Program, rounding, cash payments, public finance, Oklahoma Common Cents Act, political subdivision, youth entrepreneurship, tax exemption, small business, income tax, Oklahoma Youth Entrepreneurs Promotion and Development Act, HB3661, Oklahoma sales tax, sales tax exemption, revenue and taxation

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• The House amended the bill to make open captioning showing requirements mandatory rather than permissive

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The West Virginia Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous introductions of honorary pages, guests, chaperones, and visitors, including a large McDowell County Day delegation. The Senate also received a governor’s executive message containing 76 nominations, which were referred to the Committee on Confirmation, and then set those nominations as a special order of business for 4 p.m. later that day. On legislation, the Senate rejected House amendments to Senate Bill 493 on open captioning for motion pictures and requested the House recede, saying the amendments changed the bill’s intent by making captioning mandatory and expanding its scope. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 587 on county officials’ salaries, adopted an amendment restoring county control over future pay increases while keeping a 5% raise, concurred in the House amendments as amended, and passed the bill 34-0 with immediate effectiveness. The Senate also fast-tracked and passed several supplemental appropriations bills, all by 34-0 votes and all made effective from passage: House Bill 527 for health facilities, House Bill 528 for the Department of Agriculture’s spay-neuter assistance fund, House Bill 5307 for the Division of Culture and History, House Bill 5317 for the Division of Natural Resources, and House Bill 5694 for the Department of Education. The Senate received House Bill 5286 on corrections and referred it to Finance. Finally, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 66 designating March 14, 2026, as McDowell County Day at the legislature, with remarks highlighting the county’s history and current economic efforts, and then recessed for 30 minutes.

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• The House amended the bill to make open captioning showing requirements mandatory rather than permissive

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• So, if the victim is this mandatory on the victim that they give their information to whoever's monitoring

Bills: HB2650, HB3277, HB3386, HB3419, HB3430, HB3742, HB3791, HB3835, HB3905, HB3968, HB4119, HB4153, HB4408

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, vehicle inspection, title registration, salvage vehicles, ownership, Oklahoma Statutes, evictions, forcible entry, mediation, residency proof, children, housing law, corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law

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• Representative Blair said House Bill 4301 strengthens the federal VA mandatory clause, more commonly

Keywords: 914, all

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• menopause task force; HB 2936, broadband internet protocol commission; HB 2938, public policy; HB 2942, mandatory

Keywords: 1182, all

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• pursue a felony will charge this conduct under penal code section 288.3, which does have in place a mandatory

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• bill moves on to appropriations We will collaborate closely on further amendments that impose a mandatory

Keywords: 988, house, all