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• And whose legacy of service will forever be a part of Texas. Thank you.
• Ah Texas, Texas and Houston are better off because of his public service.
• The great state of Texas, and our nation and beyond.
• Of the state of Texas. In the city of Houston. He's gone. But it won't be forgotten.
• That's Collins Today we honor one of Texas great leaders. I will reminders.

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• For what purpose does a gentleman from Texas seek recognition? Mr.
• people and their elected representatives.
• For what purpose does a gentleman from Texas seek recognition?
• He was elected to the He was elected to the city council in '98.
• Certainly in Texas, I'm Certainly in Texas, I'm sure also in Atlanta and other places around the country

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• And the Representative-elect... Will raise her right hand.
• First they needed an election...
• WE WERE DOING THE WORK WE WERE ELECTED TO DO.
• Speaker, I yield one minute to the gentleman from Texas.
• COLE: I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. GOODEN.

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• .opportunity for folks to review local school district boundaries and really boundary-heavy, their codes
• So you can see, sort of by these lines and the diagram and some of the color coding, how congressional
• And I'm sure the elections as well.
• And I'm sure the elections as well.
• We had people who were elected.

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Summary: The committee held a hearing on census preparation, focusing first on testimony from U.S. Census Bureau staff James Whitehorn and Andrea Grace Johnson. They described the Bureau’s decade-long geographic and redistricting programs, including the Boundary and Annexation Survey, School District Review Program, Participant Statistical Area Program, and Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA), along with the Block Boundary Suggestion Project and voting district collection. They emphasized that Massachusetts has been a strong partner in these efforts and explained how the Bureau is using updated street data, building footprints, machine learning, and change detection to improve address lists and track new housing. Whitehorn also reviewed the 2030 redistricting data program, the legal basis for it under PL 94-171, the role of state nonpartisan liaisons, and the expected timeline for data delivery. He noted that OMB’s revised race and ethnicity standards will merge those questions into one and add a Middle Eastern/North African category. Committee members asked about the new standards, state contacts, and how boundary updates are submitted, and the witnesses said they would provide the slide deck and contact information. Wendy Underhill and Helen Brewer of NCSL then testified about why census preparation matters for states, stressing its impact on data, federal funding, and political representation. They outlined optional steps states can take before 2030, including staying in touch with Census Bureau staff, identifying state and local personnel involved in census work, supporting local participation in Bureau programs, and creating complete count committees or commissions. They cited Massachusetts’s prior complete count committee and grantmaking efforts as an example and said such efforts can improve self-response and overall accuracy. They also noted that state legislatures can act as conveners and trusted messengers, and they discussed broader issues such as privacy protections, differential privacy, budget uncertainty, and the possibility of future litigation or a citizenship question. Secretary of State William Galvin then gave extended remarks on Massachusetts’s 2020 census experience and the need to prepare early for 2030. He said the state faced major challenges in 2020 from the pandemic, litigation, and rhetoric about citizenship, and that Massachusetts relied heavily on local records, university data, and community outreach to document residents, especially students and non-native-born populations. He argued that the state should strengthen local recordkeeping now through LUCA, annual resident lists, assessors’ and zoning records, and other local data sources, and he urged support for a proposed $500,000 appropriation for census-related grants and technical assistance. Galvin said better preparation is needed because housing patterns, population shifts, and local administrative capacity have changed since 2020, and he emphasized that the goal is to improve the completeness of the records the Census Bureau will use in 2030.

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• Still here in New Mexico, or Colorado, or Arizona, or Texas.
• And whereas Roberto was elected lieutenant governor in 1971 and became the youngest lieutenant governor
• ever elected in New Mexico at that time.
• But Roberto Mondragon got elected in Bernalillo County to the House. ...and then became our lieutenant
• governor, getting elected in 1970.

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• Right now, we have over 100 firefighters in Texas actually helping with the Texas response.
• The color coding on the bar charts indicates which agency the spend is from on this graph.
• Again, the color coding shows the breakdown by agency.
• And so eventually the water users group elected not to go forward with that project, and it paused the

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a work session covering the state revenue outlook, caseload forecasts, wildfire costs, budget balance, tort liability, water supply, and pension policy. The Economic and Revenue Forecast Council reported modest near-term U.S. growth, no near-term Washington employment growth in 2026, continued personal income growth, and elevated inflation, with tariffs and federal policy cited as major risks. Revenue forecasts were slightly improved for the current biennium by about $105 million but down about $185 million for the next biennium. Members asked about income inequality and housing permits; staff said personal income is an aggregate measure and housing production remains below long-term needs. The Caseload Forecast Council then reported that most forecasts were unchanged or only slightly changed, but several programs increased, including Washington College Grant, Working Connections, aged/blind/disabled cash grants, nursing homes, home and community services, and developmental disabilities personal care. The largest policy-driven change was in Medicaid low-income adult caseloads, where federal H.R. 1 was projected to reduce coverage substantially through narrower eligibility, community engagement requirements, and shorter eligibility periods. The committee also heard a wildfire funding update and a 2025 fire season review. Staff explained that the state budgets $93 million annually for suppression and uses supplemental appropriations for costs above that level, with an estimated state supplemental need of about $139 million for the current year. Department of Natural Resources officials said 2025 fire activity remained below the 10-year average in acres burned, but fires were more complex and closer to communities, contributing to higher residence loss. They described expanded use of aircraft, firefighters from other states, corrections crews, and the Arcadia 20 hand crew, and said the state did not need National Guard ground support this year. A budget preview then showed that the near general fund outlook had worsened after vetoes, lapses, and forecast changes, and that maintenance-level costs alone would leave a projected negative balance by fiscal year 2027 and about $4.3 billion by fiscal year 2029, before any policy decisions. Jason Seams, the state risk manager, reported a sharp rise in tort claim costs, with indemnity expenses nearly doubling from fiscal year 2023 to 2025 and DCYF accounting for most of the increase. He said the state self-insurance liability account has run deficits for four straight biennia and is now facing nearly $600 million in deficits, driven largely by a surge in DCYF claims, especially juvenile rehabilitation and long-running sex abuse cases. Members asked about the role of old claims, comparisons with other states, excess insurance, and whether more Attorney General staff could reduce special assistant attorney general costs. The committee then shifted to water policy, hearing from tribal leaders, Ecology, and the Washington Water Trust. Tribal witnesses emphasized overappropriation, declining flows, climate impacts, and the need for legislative oversight and tribal participation in water policy. Ecology described major projects in the Odessa sub-area, Yakima Basin, and Dungeness, along with the need for storage, recharge, conservation, and policy changes to support water supply development. The Washington Water Trust argued that climate change is reducing summer flows and that the state needs more funding, enforcement, and long-term commitment to restore instream flows. The final item was a pension update on LEOFF 1 surplus assets; staff reviewed two 2025 bills that would have merged or restructured the plan and used surplus assets, but neither passed, and instead the budget directed the Select Committee on Pension Policy to study the issue and report back.

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• The amendment is coded DE11. calendar for the day an act relating to calendar for the day an act relating
• The amendment is coded A5. The chair recognizes the author of the A5 amendment.
• There's a measles outbreak in Texas that led to the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade.
• that led to the first outbreak in Texas that led to the first measles<00:30:10.679> death<00:
• As elected leaders here today, at this moment in time, we have a choice.

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• I got elected.
• Well, on election night it was six votes, and then after the recount it was eight.
• And also it underscores the importance of election integrity.
• If if you lose by of election integrity.
• <00:15:58.079> Dad, Austin, Texas area said, "What? Dad, Austin, Texas area said, "What?

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• to vote for the budget, but I want The Speaker and all the members to know this is an independent elected
• I think You have to protect the autonomy of these independently elected officials and use a different
• And whereas after his successful time at Corley's Auto Sales, Eliseo was elected municipal judge for
• I think it was a year ago, or maybe two, that his granddaughter was elected homecoming queen.
• And so when it comes to this, if that individual is elected and they say no climate change policies,

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• Code 20 U.S.C. 112e-1, 1,114-B, 1,16-e, 1,116-f, 1,111-h, 123, 1232-H.
• U<00:11:54.480> uh<00:11:54.600> 20<00:11:54.959> us<00:11:55.720> code
• <00:11:56.720> uh we also have U uh 20 us code uh we also have U uh 20 us code uh 112e<00:
• This is in violation of the school counselor’s code of ethics and our right to privacy guaranteed in
• that spell out what our elected that spell out what our elected representatives<00:27:25.919>

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• But this is creating something new in Civil Code for requirement.
• But this is creating something new in Civil Code for requirement.
• Yep, so Welfare and Institutions Code 5203 says that it's a misconduct.
• And in the state of Texas, it allowed my biological... And there was not a conviction.
• Government Code Section 53064.3 in the bill.

Summary: The committee heard several bills. SB 911, by Senator Becker, would require notification and verification of defensible-space compliance when homes in high wildfire severity zones are transferred, using the preliminary change of ownership report; supporters said it would improve wildfire resilience and insurance availability, while county assessors opposed the use of the PCOR and urged a different recorded document. Members generally supported the bill but raised concerns about the 12-month compliance window and the need to keep working with assessors; the bill was held pending a quorum and later placed on call. SB 1016, by Senator Blakespear, would create a pathway for a higher-level mental health evaluation when a Care Court petition is dismissed because the person is too ill to participate or otherwise needs more intensive care. Supporters, including psychiatrists, family members, and local officials, said Care Court is leaving many severely ill people untreated and that the bill would connect them to existing LPS processes. Opponents, including Disability Rights California, county behavioral health directors, counties, and other advocacy groups, argued it would expand involuntary detention, bypass existing pre-petition screening safeguards, and undermine Care Court’s voluntary nature. The bill passed the committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 1112, by Senator Archuleta, would create a faster court process for victims of illegal or excessive “bandit towing” to recover their vehicles by posting a bond and obtaining a release certificate. Support came from Enterprise Mobility and the author, who said the bill targets bad actors and helps equalize leverage for vehicle owners; the California Auto Body Association sought an amendment to exclude auto repair shops. The committee passed the bill as amended to Appropriations and placed it on call. SB 1119, by Senator Padilla, would impose child-safety requirements on AI chatbots, including risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, limits on time and data use, reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The bill was driven by testimony from the mother of a teenager who died by suicide after prolonged chatbot interactions; industry and business groups opposed or sought amendments, citing overlap with recent law, vague standards, and prescriptive design mandates. Members expressed strong support for the bill’s goals while urging tighter definitions, and the bill was moved on a roll call vote and placed on call.

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• In fact, I'll note that it's already embodied in Penal Code Section 1473.5.
• A hug should not depend on the zip code of where a child is detained.
• Sheriffs are elected county officials.
• officials and law enforcement... ...conflict between elected officials and law enforcement.
• The only current tools are basically code violations for land use.

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• It's always a privilege to talk to this many elected officials on the House side.
• Within those jurisdictions, that Constitution laid out that there would be an elected school board. those
• jurisdictions, that Constitution laid out that there would be an elected school board, that that school
• if I put glasses on and stare at my notes, but if you look over at the far-right-hand side and see Texas
• Okay, if you look at Texas, Texas has school districts that are urban areas.

Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes met for an educational session focused on how Florida funds public schools and how property taxes are assessed and levied. Dr. Jim Zengali of the Department of Revenue explained the FEFP school funding formula, noting that it is built on weighted student counts, a base student allocation, and programmatic add-ons such as transportation, exceptional student education, school safety, and mental health. He said school funding is roughly split between state general revenue and local property taxes through required local effort, with additional discretionary and capital outlay millages contributing to total school funding. He also described the Department of Revenue’s role in certifying property rolls at fair market value and reviewing them for substantial compliance, including the so-called “nuclear option” if a roll is not approved. Members asked about trends in millage rates, county-by-county funding differences, the effect of growth and enrollment changes, and how property appraisals are reviewed. Zengali said aggregate millage for school funding has declined over the last decade while revenues have still increased, and he agreed to provide additional data on county trends, parcel strata, student growth, and enrollment impacts. He also clarified that school funding is equalized so students receive similar resources regardless of county wealth, and that federal funding plays only a small role in the FEFP. Amy Baker of the Joint Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research then discussed existing homestead benefits. She said about half of Florida’s parcels are homestead properties, most fall in the $250,000 to $500,000 value range, and many seniors without mortgages pay property taxes in lump sums rather than through escrow. Baker explained that Florida’s homestead tax burden is middle-of-the-pack nationally and that the main benefits are Save Our Homes and portability on the differential side, plus the $25,000 homestead exemption and related exemptions on the exemption side. She said these benefits reduce taxable value substantially, with homestead properties receiving a large share of the reductions, and noted that the committee requested follow-up data on exemption usage, portability timing, senior exemptions, and county-level patterns. The final presentation, by Lizette Kelly of the Department of Revenue, covered millage rates and the TRIM process. She reviewed the history of truth-in-millage notices, required taxpayer mailings, public hearing notices, and later changes that tied local millage resets to rollback and majority-vote rates. Kelly explained the difference between proposed and adopted millage, the rollback rate, and the majority-vote rate, and described how taxing authorities include counties, cities, special districts, and MSTUs. She also outlined how county taxable value is calculated from just value through assessment differentials and exemptions, and how certain exemptions, such as the additional senior exemption, apply only to the taxing authority that adopted them. No votes were taken during the meeting, but members requested several follow-up data reports for later discussion.

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• rather than the current California building code.
• This is a shift from general commercial to simple residential code.
• We should get away from California's insane building code.
• Assembly Bill 331 by Assemblymember Pellerin, an act relating to elections.
• AB 331 is a bill sponsored by our Attorney General to clarify the elections code.

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• Jackson of Texas. >> Gentleman from Texas is recognized. >> Thank you, Mr.
• <04:32:16.800> 13th which are assembled in Texas 13th which are assembled in Texas 13th Congressional
• War colonel Putin has rigged elections in Georgia.
• elections in the republic of Georgia. elections in the republic of Georgia.
• War colonel Putin has rigged elections War colonel Putin has rigged elections in<05:06:46.000>

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• I believe that I have an opportunity as an elected member to give opposition a voice.
• They do this through what's known as the Waters Edge tax election, which allows a corporation to only
• California is losing military retirees and other veterans to other states, such as Texas, Georgia, and
• AB 2705 mirrors the State Controller's unclaimed property framework under civil code of procedure with
• There are, the more spending through tax codes, the fewer resources we have to allocate in the budget

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Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills, with the chair explaining that measures with significant revenue impacts would be sent to the suspense file. AB 1726, which would create a catastrophe savings account for homeowners to save pre-tax dollars for disaster mitigation and recovery costs, drew support from the Department of Insurance and the California Bankers Association, while the California Teachers Association opposed it because of the effect on the General Fund and Prop. 98. The bill was referred to suspense. AB 1768, authorizing Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties to ask voters to approve a local transaction and use tax to offset federal funding cuts to health and social services, received broad support from county, health care, labor, and community groups. Opposition focused on the bill as a tax increase and on concerns about local spending priorities, while supporters argued it would preserve access to care and essential services. The committee approved the bill on a 5-2 vote and sent it to the Assembly Local Government Committee. AB 1790, which would repeal California’s water’s-edge corporate tax election and require worldwide combined reporting for multinational corporations, generated extensive testimony. Supporters argued it would close a major corporate tax loophole, raise billions in revenue, and make the tax system fairer; opponents warned of double taxation, compliance burdens, retaliation from foreign governments, and job losses. After lengthy debate, the committee referred the bill to suspense. The committee also heard AB 2020, providing a full property tax exemption for the primary residence of 100% disabled veterans and surviving spouses, and AB 2069, creating a sales and use tax exemption to spur development on fairgrounds; both drew support but were referred to suspense. Finally, AB 2705, which would cap fees and require disclosures for third parties assisting with claims to excess proceeds from tax sales, was presented as a consumer protection measure and drew support from county officials, while asset-finder companies opposed it as too restrictive and harmful to claimants; the transcript ends during that item’s testimony.

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• Agency code 337 will be located behind tab 3 in your binders.
• Three of them are elected officials: the governor, the land commissioner, and the state treasurer.
• There's the Texas Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund.
• This gives a little bit of choice to our members in ensuring that they're able to elect the best one
• That's agency code 366 behind tab 3.

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• I'll tell you, Texas, even though Texas is a non-subscriber state, if you're a non-subscriber or you
• I'll tell you, Texas, even though Texas is a non-subscriber state, if you're a non-subscriber or you
• I testified against the Texas ODG.
• “Because Texas is where we do not want to go. Texas is an opt-out state.
• I'm not trying to adopt Texas ODG. I'm trying to adopt ODG by MCG. Why do we need Texas?

Summary: The House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee met on May 7, 2026, and first deferred several measures, including House Bill 460, Senate Bill 322, Senate Bill 32, Senate Bill 22, and House Bill 561. The committee then took up House Bill 819 by Chairman Cruz, which would replace Louisiana’s current workers’ compensation medical treatment schedule with the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) by MCG as the primary guideline, while keeping the existing variance and appeal process. Cruz and MCG representative Troy Prevo argued that ODG is more comprehensive, updated more frequently, and used in many states, and said it could reduce delays, disability duration, and costs. Dr. Jason Picard, the state medical director, testified that Louisiana already uses ODG as a secondary reference in many cases because the state schedule lacks coverage for some body parts and treatments, and said the bill would not otherwise change the appeals process or care delivery. Committee members focused heavily on whether the bill would delay care or improve it. Several members questioned the private-company nature of ODG, the $400 annual subscription cost, and whether Louisiana doctors would be forced to rely on an out-of-state guideline. Rep. Glorioso and others raised concerns about preauthorization delays and proposed amendments to create tacit approval when treatment follows the schedule, require payment within 30 days, and make the carrier prove by clear and convincing evidence that care was not medically necessary to challenge it. Chairman Cruz said he was willing to work with those ideas, and the committee also discussed adding an on-ramp or legacy language so current patients would not be disrupted. Opposition testimony came from injured-worker advocates and representatives of medical and labor groups, including Joseph Jola St. and Robin Krumholt. They argued that Louisiana’s current guidelines are already working, that rates have fallen over time, and that the real problem is delay in approval rather than the content of the schedule. They said ODG is overly rigid, cost-driven, and can lead to denials that shift costs to workers, Medicaid, or private health insurance. They urged the committee to keep Louisiana’s existing system and instead adopt tacit approval under current law. The bill was still under discussion at the close of the transcript, with amendments being read and no final vote shown.

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• Honor the Texas flag. One state, under God, one community. Hey y'all!
• It is my honor to recognize Annette Adiobo as our Miss Texas 2024.
• It is one of the best returns on investment our state of Texas could ever make.
• Members, I'd like to welcome the Bastrop County residents to the Texas House.
• The best university in the state of Texas. go Cougs.

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• That's where I was elected.
• So I've got to learn How to code on the ArcGIS too.
• It is actually in our tribal codes, Tribal Code 26.
• I was elected to the city council in 1988. I left city council in 2003.
• I I just have a basic question about your map with the color codes.