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• Okay, seeing none, without objection, today's finance report is adopted.
• So, without objection, today's finance report as amended is adopted. Okay.
• Here, when reviewing this, it's clear to me that there are no clear academic thresholds for this bill
• Here, when reviewing this, it's clear to me that there are no clear academic thresholds for this bill
• When residents fear anonymous immigration enforcement, they stop reporting crimes.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• threshold the next year in 2029.
• conference committee number one report conference committee number one report on<02:52:18.880>
• conference committee number one report conference committee number one report on<02:52:50.399>
• The first report for our consideration is joint conference report number 199 on House Bill 20.
• A majority of the elected members is required to adopt the report.

Keywords: 916, all

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• And if I was going to report it, then yes, I'd say, hey, I'm looking to go report this.
• <00:54:00.880> that incidental, you know, uh reports that incidental, you know, uh reports
• and amphibians, they ask you to report and amphibians, they ask you to report um<00:54:46.079>
• have to report it to fishing game. have to report it to fishing game.
• you know, difficult process to report? you know, difficult process to report?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• condemner is required to disclose, at the time an offer to purchase is made, any and all appraisal reports
• The Chair moves that House Bill 5695, without amendment, be reported favorably to the full House.
• The Chair moves that Senate Bill 673 be reported favorably to the full House.
• Senate Bill 673, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation that
• The Chair moves that Senate Bill 1012, without amendment, be reported favorably to the full House.

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• As soon as we have a reporting requirement, I'm going to ask the committee to vote on the nominations
• So on this vote, the ayes are 14 and the nays are 6, and the nomination is reported favorably. is agreed
• to and will be ordered, reported favorably to the Senate.
• The nomination will be reported favorably to the Senate floor. Okay. Thank you.
• Now 2025, and we haven't seen the report.

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• Respectfully ask that this bill be favorably reported. I thank you for your time. I close.
• Regarding the 20% threshold, it's arbitrary.
• Each utility is required to file an annual report to review their finances.
• They do not always come forth with that report.
• No, it's, it's an informal review of those utilities that do manage to submit their reports.

Bills: HB 29, HB 685, HB 1633, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 1918, HB 2010, HB 2500, HB 2608, HB 2626

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• Is reported favorably. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Grall. Thank you members.
• And by your vote show CS for SB 480, is reported favorably members.
• Please show CS for SB 1400 reported favorably. Congratulations members.
• Is reported favorably members. We will now now move on to Tab 9 SB 1776.
• Is reported favorably members.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• non-major, and you glance at it and say there's no way that that's going to be under that million dollar threshold

Keywords: 914, all

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• >> THANK YOU, GERALD AND SO Reports of Standing Committees. Reports of Select Committees.
• He move to accept the report of the Rules Committee. >> All in favor of accepting the report of the Rules
• All bills reported direct to third reading.
• All bills reported direct to third reading.
• All bills reported direct to third reading. >> Move to accept the report of the Rules Committee. >> All

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.

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• ,<00:14:52.680> and<00:14:52.800> you<00:14:52.880> can<00:14:53.000> report
• their badge number, and you can report their badge number, and you can report them<00:14:53.400>
• We have a legislative report that goes out every week, and they’re very aware of this, and as a former
• We have a legislative report our chiefs.
• We have a legislative report that<00:21:09.960> goes<00:21:10.240> out<00:21:10.400>

Keywords: 958, all

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• Resolutions, conference committee reports, and joint committee reports, motions placing new business
• , and joint committee reports, motions placing new business before the House.
• But the idea is to go with larger proven programs that we can collect data from, get reporting back from
• They're used to the reporting of that.
• And they can qualify if they can satisfy the requirements of the grant and the reporting requirements

Bills: HB2997, HB2021, HB3041, HB1823, HB3372, HB1427, HB3127, HB3128, HCR1020, HB4198, HB3000, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3006, HB3007, HB3008, SB392, HB3320

Keywords: motor vehicles, administrative fines, license regulation, state agencies, employment levels, after-school programs, grant funding, community organizations, child care, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, housing finance, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, publication requirements, housing policy, state regulations

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• Recent Excel Center reporting shows high retention at 86% and strong academic credit completion, with
• These are classified as other by the Department of Education in the annual statistical report.
• They are district-specific sources of funds, but we do record and report them annually.
• In our report tomorrow, we're going to cover the spending in that report, so we're going to get details
• I'm like a broken record here, but some of that will be covered in our spending report tomorrow.

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then heard an interim study proposal on Arkansas adult education, presented by Goodwill Industries of Arkansas and the Excel Center network. Witnesses described the state’s adult diploma gap, arguing that roughly 300,000 Arkansans over age 19 lack a high school diploma or GED and that the Excel Center provides a supported, diploma-based alternative with child care, transportation help, tutoring, and career services. Goodwill officials said the Arkansas campuses are the state’s only public adult charter high schools, are not state-funded, and have produced strong enrollment growth and graduation outcomes. A University of Notre Dame researcher testified that a study of Excel Center graduates found higher employment and earnings, more credential and college-credit attainment, and lower criminal justice involvement, with a high estimated return on public investment. Some members questioned the framing of Arkansas’s adult education challenges and whether the state was being portrayed too negatively, while others asked about wraparound services and the role of nonprofit providers. The committee ultimately adopted the interim study proposal, though there was some procedural confusion and debate about whether questions should have come before the vote. The committee then received a detailed Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Arkansas K-12 education funding as part of the adequacy study. Staff reviewed national funding principles and Arkansas’s funding structure, including state, local, and other revenues; the Public School Fund; Department of Education operations; and the Facilities Partnership Program. They explained that 2025 K-12 state and local revenues totaled about $6.6 billion, with foundation funding, categorical funding, supplemental funding, and additional funding distributed to districts and charters. The presentation covered the matrix used to calculate foundation funding, the role of the uniform rate of tax, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, and how charter schools are funded differently from traditional districts. Staff also discussed categorical programs such as alternative learning environments, English learner funding, enhanced student achievement, and professional development, as well as supplemental categories including transportation, special education high-cost occurrences, teacher salary equalization, declining enrollment, and student growth. Members asked numerous questions about the funding formulas, the meaning of specific staffing categories, how categorical funds are used, and the number of districts receiving teacher salary equalization or ALE funding. One member noted that the Excel Center’s funding appeared in the broader state-local totals and asked for clarification. Staff said some of the more detailed spending questions would be addressed in the next day’s presentation and offered to provide follow-up information, including district lists and historical changes. The meeting ended after the chair noted that the department was present mainly to answer questions, not to deliver a separate update, and no further business was taken up before adjournment.

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• We're also required to provide an actuary report on the financial operation of the Educational Retirement
• I think this last report, and Bob will give you some information about that, we're up to about $18.2.
• We expect to report an increase or improvement in the fall as well.
• I'm happy to report that the building is basically 99% complete.
• That threshold was increased from $15,000 to $25,000 in that situation.

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• The SAE target serves as a planning threshold for administrative costs for the Supplemental Nutrition
• “The target serves as a planning threshold for administrative costs for SNAP, which we know as CalFresh
• I will—this is again Jenny Bella with the LAO—I will say part of it is a report we just looked at just
• More broadly, because HomeSafe has time-limited funding, some counties have reported that they don't
• The CWS-Care budget for fiscal year 2026-27 is in alignment with Special Project Report 6, published

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, with no votes taken. The first major discussion focused on child care and early education, including proposed reductions tied to federal Child Care and Development Fund and Proposition 64 revenue changes, the shift of reductions from general child care to the California Alternative Payment Program, the end of funding for prospective pay implementation, a 2.01% cost-of-living adjustment, child care infrastructure grants, and a proposal to increase administrative funding for alternative payment agencies. The Legislative Analyst’s Office generally supported removing prospective pay funding and urged caution on the administrative-rate shift, while also recommending more justification for the slot reduction approach and more detail on infrastructure grant alignment. Committee members strongly objected to eliminating about 6,000 child care slots, arguing the Legislature should preserve and expand child care access. The Department of Education supported the preschool QRIS block grant increase and the COLA but raised concerns about rate alignment for three- and four-year-olds and the lack of funding to maintain enrollment growth. The committee then reviewed trailer bill language affecting child care, including codifying age-based reimbursement categories, expanding documentation for enhanced inclusion rates, clarifying CalWORKs child care eligibility, aligning health and safety standards with federal requirements, coordinating disaster-related infrastructure funding, and updating oversight language. Administration officials said the proposals were intended to support the single reimbursement rate structure, improve safety compliance, and coordinate disaster recovery funding. LAO said it had no major initial concerns with the trailer bill language but would continue reviewing it. The hearing then turned to CalFresh and nutrition programs. CDSS described projected caseload declines, a one-time augmentation for county administration to implement federal H.R. 1 changes, a proposed reassessment schedule for county administrative funding, and updated estimates that H.R. 1 could cut CalFresh funding by $2.3 billion to $3.7 billion annually and affect about 500,000 people. Members pressed the administration on the impact of H.R. 1, the “chilling effect” on immigrant households, county workload, and whether the state should backfill federal cuts, especially for families with children subject to new work requirements. The committee also discussed a one-time CalFood augmentation, state administrative expense funding, staffing for H.R. 1 implementation, and a small increase to the CACFP meal reimbursement rate. Finally, the committee began IHSS items, including the impact of reinstating the Medi-Cal asset limit, automatic IHSS termination tied to Medi-Cal loss, and related savings and caseload estimates, with the administration explaining that these proposals would reduce eligibility and that there is no broad substitute for IHSS for many recipients.

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• So there's still some thresholds and bars that have to be met there.
• I think some of the challenges there that we continue to have, we've had a reporter asking us a lot of
• questions, so you may see some of this in some reports, is that, again, just like jail, the state hospital
• I think some of the challenges there that we continue to have as challenges, we've had a reporter asking
• us a lot of questions, so you may see some of this in some reports, is that, again, just like jail,

Summary: The House Health Services Subcommittee met to approve the October 7, 2024 minutes and then shifted to a broad discussion of behavioral health policy, taking up work previously handled by a behavioral health working group. Representatives Wooldridge and Vaught described major gaps in Arkansas behavioral health care, emphasizing access problems, workforce shortages, rural service barriers, low reimbursement, and the need to move from a reactive crisis system to more proactive community-based care. Members discussed possible 2027-session priorities such as reducing red tape, improving provider licensing and supervision pathways, expanding billing codes and reimbursement structures, and considering interstate compacts and other workforce fixes. A major focus was the state’s crisis and forensic system, including long waits for competency evaluations, the backlog at the Arkansas State Hospital, and the use of county jails for people awaiting treatment. DHS Director Paula Stone explained that Medicaid pays for most behavioral health services, but cannot pay for services in jails or state hospitals because those individuals are treated as inmates of public institutions, leaving state general revenue to cover much of that cost. She outlined DHS efforts including secured restoration beds, therapeutic communities, community mental health center contracts for jail-based services, and plans for an institution-for-mental-disease waiver that could allow Medicaid payment for certain hospital-based services. Members also discussed crisis stabilization units, with DHS noting that Fort Smith and Jonesboro have been more successful than Fayetteville and Little Rock, largely because of location, partnerships, and law enforcement coordination. Questions covered reimbursement for county jails, step-down facilities, civil commitment options, non-emergency behavioral health transportation, and whether DHS should create a bed-availability dashboard similar to hospital systems. DHS said it does not currently have such a dashboard but is exploring the idea. The meeting ended with a commitment to continue the work, with more detailed discussion planned for August, and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• . >> Yes by your Vote show Cs for Cs SB 14. 0, 2, is reported favorably. Congratulations.
• We were facing some very real the threshold limits in the tax credit program because if you remember
• Yes. >> By your vote show that Spb 70 30 is favorable reported favorable as a committee bill.
• the number of things, 10 special considerations, multiple Goals, Assessment, Procedures, Progress, Report
• Yes. >> And by your vote show Cs for SB 508, is reported favorably. Thank you.

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• Report of select committees. We have none, Mr. Speaker. Report of standing committees.
• >> Report of standing committees. >> Report of standing committees.
• It has more reporting.
• before they put the report out? before they put the report out?
• just another study report. just another study report.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the pledge, established a quorum, dispensed with reading the journal and bill introductions, and then moved through announcements recognizing visitors in the galleries, including cancer advocacy groups, Mississippi Math and Science School students, a gospel choir, Leadership Greater Jackson, and other guests. Members also made several commendations, including recognition of Elena Johnson’s softball accomplishments and a student’s appointment to West Point. On the general calendar, the House passed House Bill 1076, the SAVE Act of 2026, by a vote of 122-0. The bill is described as a consumer protection measure for veterans that prohibits pay-to-refer arrangements, tightens standards for paid claims assistance, requires written agreements and limits upfront or nonrefundable fees, and adds privacy and disclosure safeguards. The House also passed House Bill 223, designating a segment of Highway 537 as the Sergeant John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway, by 122-0. The chamber then passed House Bill 1112, which revises state aid road division laws to expand purchasing authority, increase authorized vehicles, and allow unused county road funds to be reallocated after a period of time, by 120-1. House Bill 737, with an adopted amendment, allows Medicaid providers to repay certain non-fraud overpayments in installments when immediate repayment would cause hardship and aligns the repayment timeline with federal law; it passed 116-0. The House also passed House Bill 479 on marriage and family therapy and psychology licensure changes, adopting an amendment that extends the time to verify credentials for out-of-state applicants and provides a temporary license, by 121-0. Additional bills passed included House Bill 991 on third-party registration systems for used motor vehicle parts dealers and scrap metal processors (118-0), House Bill 1072 creating voluntary portable benefits accounts for independent contractors (119-0), House Bill 1137 revising CPA licensure education and experience requirements (118-1), House Bill 571 extending the foreign-national contribution ban to ballot measures (111-1), House Bill 630 allowing certain county electors to serve as municipal poll managers in small municipalities (113-4), House Bill 858 requiring election equipment internet connectivity to be disabled on election day (116-1), House Bill 788 changing how affidavit ballots can update voter registration information, with an amendment adopted, (115-3), and House Bill 908 tying Mississippi’s mail-ballot counting rule to the outcome of pending federal litigation so state and local races would be treated the same if the current federal-race rule is struck down (the bill was under discussion at the end of the excerpt).

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• When I was reviewing this again, and it's on page 22 of that report, it gives a summary of increased
• And the report to you. Thank you. Members, any questions? Representative Barry.
• All I know is that in the report itself they make mention of the four star holdings and that that was
• So it's kind of a self-reported, difficult to check and verify, I would say, on my end.
• Our consensus threshold is 90%, which is very high.

Bills: HB24, HB27, HB24, HB27

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management, 997, house, all

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• show it cuz people are afraid to report. show it cuz people are afraid to report.
• The recommended fee or recommended rate in the SME report is $2.99, which would make our threshold 1.75
• The recommended fee or recommended rate in the SME report is $2.99, which would make our threshold 1.75
• The recommended fee or recommended rate in the SME report is $2.99, which would make our threshold 1.75
• Thank you for that report. Thank you for the speedy report. This is your opportunity, though.

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• A report from the U.S.
• individuals with disabilities a report individuals with disabilities a report from<00:33:11.880>
• report.
• report.
• which is I guess is just the report which is I guess is just the committee<03:40:47.239> report

Keywords: 1189, house, all