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• in government that think too much misinformation is being shared on the internet, and they want to control
• in government that think too much misinformation is being shared on the internet, and they want to control
• supported by a number of areas, labor unions, employers, other interested folks, in supporting our mission
• a coalition of just over 170 tech-enabled member companies and organizations, really united in a mission
• c><00:45:25.079> a organizations uh really United in a organizations uh really United in a mission

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:41:01.440> Um, bill, curriculum is a local control.
• Um, bill, curriculum is a local control.
• . >> How did we lose control of this committee?
• <02:02:43.840> component that is why the local control component that is why the local control
• Finally, equity and local control.

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• :37.159> Kappa<00:34:37.399> Alpha<00:34:37.600> Sorority's<00:34:38.120> mission
• <00:34:38.919> is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's mission is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's mission
• You probably all agree with me that auto insurance rates in Colorado are out of control.
• <06:17:41.240> So,<06:17:41.320> let's<06:17:41.560> do are out of control.
• So, let's do are out of control.

Keywords: 981, all

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• There are also new 25-26 deferrals, about 1.8 million. 8 billion in the local control funding formula
• Finally, $15.6 million in 45 positions and savings related to the control section 4.05 reductions to
• 4.12 vacant positions funding reduction government efficiencies and vacancy savings drills, which control
• Additionally, the proposal gives a non-profit organization, First Star, significant program control.
• , they're outside of the state's control.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• served the Catholic Church in several parishes, including the San Isidro parish in Corrales, San Diego Mission
• She grew up in South Florida, but was drawn to New Mexico by the school's mission statement to serve
• Madam Speaker, gentlelady, New Mexico controls the criteria for social workers to work here.
• Speaker, gentlelady, each state controls its standards, and the state will be aware of where each one
• Murphy, Henry, and Sina Cortez, an act relating to natural resources, requiring the Water Quality Control

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM18, HM21, HB10, HB11, HB12, HB13, HB14, HB31, HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• THIS BILL ESTABLISHES THE ACT TO ENSURE THAT CONSUMERS HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
• THIS IMPOSES PRICE CONTROLS ON PARTS, TOOLS AND DOCUMENTS.
• THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS DEALING WITH SAFETY, MISSION CONTROLS AND OTHER THINGS.
• REGULATIONS, GET BOGGED DOWN BY THE TON OF PAPERWORK, FEDERAL REGULATIONS, STATE REGULATIONS, WHICH IS CONTROLLING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Through FDOT's mission, we strive to build a safe transportation system which promotes the efficient
• So those things would include air traffic control guidance.
• The FAA just came out with some Air traffic control guidance.
• those areas of responsibility, the FAA, they will be in charge of the airspace and the air traffic control
• those areas of responsibility, the FAA, they will be in charge of the airspace and the air traffic control

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met and first received an update from FDOT on the Sun Trail shared-use nonmotorized trail program. FDOT said the program, created in 2015 and expanded by 2023 legislation, now includes connections to the Florida Wildlife Corridor and received a one-time $200 million appropriation plus increased annual funding. The department reported programming about $180 million of that funding, completing 42 construction projects totaling nearly 95 miles in 21 counties, and installing trail counters and QR-code surveys to measure usage and economic impact. Members expressed support for the program and asked no substantive questions. The committee then heard a presentation on FDOT’s locally administered state transportation funding programs, including SCOP, SCOPM, SCRAP, SIGP, and TRIP. FDOT explained these programs support local roadway resurfacing, bridge repair, drainage, paving unpaved roads, and safety or capacity improvements, with varying state match levels depending on the program and eligibility. FDOT said its adopted five-year work program includes more than $1.4 billion for local transportation improvement projects. A member asked whether toll revenues from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties fund these programs; FDOT said it would research the funding source and follow up. The committee’s main discussion was a panel on advanced air mobility (AAM), including FDOT and industry representatives from Supernal, Joby, Atlantic Aviation, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, and Eve Air Mobility. FDOT described its AAM planning work, advisory committee, local government guidebook, and upcoming training, while panelists emphasized Florida’s leadership, the likely use of existing airport and heliport infrastructure first, and the expectation that private investment will fund much of the early vertiport buildout. Members raised concerns about community acceptance, privacy, zoning, airspace congestion, security, and lessons from scooters and drones. Panelists repeatedly stressed a “crawl, walk, run” rollout, local government coordination, multimodal connectivity, and public outreach. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the panel.

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• Mandates that attempt to control how a plan designs their benefits, but do not actually change the coverage
• We want to be sure to be excluding controlled substances as part of this bill.
• Multiple studies show what matters is the therapeutic drug level needed to control the inflammation,
• Multiple studies show what matters as the therapeutic drug level needed to control the inflammation.
• are best served when providers and health plans work together, not when essential safety and cost controls

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• With that, if the SAO team would introduce yourselves and we'll turn over the controls of the PowerPoint
• failures in the management of this program so pervasive they go beyond a lack of basic internal controls
• documentation, to establish clear performance monitoring standards, and working with our internal controls
• Lastly, we are working on an Lastly, we are working on an agency-wide strategic plan, vision, mission
• failures in the management of this program so pervasive they go beyond a lack of basic internal controls

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee held a hybrid hearing to receive three State Auditor’s Office performance audits. The first audit examined implementation of the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act. Auditors said the Criminal Justice Training Commission had developed most required training, but six community/cultural topics were still unfinished, the patrol tactics curriculum was incomplete in one area, and the agency lacked a systematic project management approach. They reported that most officers had not completed the 40 required hours, with low participation in patrol tactics training, weak communication, limited data to track compliance, and ineffective incentives or consequences. Committee members questioned staffing, liability, and enforcement, and the Commission said it generally agreed with the findings and had begun implementing recommendations, including improving training development and communication. The second audit reviewed Washington’s digital equity planning. Auditors concluded the state lacked a comprehensive, unified digital equity strategy, a designated lead, and reliable funding. They said the existing PEAR/Impact Plan, BEAD five-year plan, and NTIA-approved digital equity plan each addressed parts of the issue but none provided a full statewide framework with clear authority across agencies. The Department of Commerce’s Broadband Office and the Office of Equity said they agreed with the findings and were open to working with the legislature and the Digital Equity Forum on a more structured approach. A public witness described local and regional digital equity planning efforts and emphasized the importance of coordination and community-based work. The third audit focused on Commerce’s management of the Digital Navigator Program. Auditors said Commerce did not consistently use a competitive process, did not adequately vet grantees and subgrantees, wrote contracts that lacked clear deliverables and monitoring requirements, failed to enforce reporting, and paid $10.7 million without sufficient documentation to verify reimbursement eligibility. They said agency staff had raised concerns that were ignored and that some payments and contract expansions occurred despite warnings. Commerce officials said new leadership had already begun major contract-management reforms, including centralized oversight, risk assessments, clearer documentation standards, and staff training, and they said they would pursue recapture where appropriate. Committee members expressed strong concern about accountability, and the hearing ended after public testimony and committee discussion.

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• And my frustration is it has not been controlled by the budget. We have still expanded.
• It's an excellent question, and certainly we're putting as many of the controls as we can on those types
• If you're that concerned about sediment and water quality and water control, have you ever put money
• That's our mission.
• And just a few years ago, sitting here in this room, we had the federal government wanting to control

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of appropriation, reserve transfer, and grant requests. Early items included temporary appropriations for the Department of Education’s Educational Freedom Account program ($32 million), the State Crime Lab ($476,000), and DFA Assessment Coordination ($90,000), along with a $1 ARPA return from the Department of Health. The committee approved these items after brief questions, including a discussion about contract cost increases at Assessment Coordination and a clarification that the $1 ARPA item was simply an unused-funds return. The most extensive discussion centered on the Department of Education’s EFA funding. Members questioned the growth in participation, the use of one-time funds and restricted reserves, and safeguards against fraud or improper purchases. Agency officials said about 44,000 students were being funded, that purchases are reviewed and flagged for unusual activity, and that homeschool students are not required to buy a curriculum so long as purchases are eligible and approved. The committee approved the EFA appropriation and related reserve transfer, and officials said the governor’s proposed budget would include the program in the RSA going forward. The committee also approved a DHS reallocation request and reviewed a building authority loan for a data center power supply replacement. In the federal grant section, members discussed a Department of Agriculture request for Central Arkansas Water to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed. Debate focused on the environmental benefits versus local property-tax and development concerns in Perry County, with testimony from the agency, Central Arkansas Water, and Potlatch about watershed protection, public access, and potential development impacts. After extended discussion, the committee adopted a motion to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and asked the department to remove the Perry County portion from the request, limiting the grant-funded purchase to Pulaski County property. The committee then reviewed remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay-plan appropriation, and adjourned.

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• And my frustration is it has not been controlled by the budget. We have still expanded.”
• “It's an excellent question, and certainly we're putting as many of the controls as we can on those type
• If you're that concerned about sediment and water quality and water control, have you ever put money
• That's our mission.
• And just a few years ago, sitting here in this room, we had the federal government wanting to control

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of temporary appropriation requests, reserve fund transfers, federal grant appropriations, and review items. Early items included a $32 million appropriation and matching reserve transfer for the Department of Education’s educational freedom account program, a $476,000 request for the State Crime Lab, and a $90,000 assessment coordination request from DFA. Members asked questions about the assessment contract costs, and the item was approved. The committee also approved a $1 ARPA return to the CDC and a Department of Human Services reallocation package that moved general revenue and positions among divisions to meet client needs. The most extensive discussion centered on a $32 million restricted reserve transfer for the educational freedom account program. Members questioned the growing number of participating students, the program’s long-term funding needs, and safeguards against improper purchases. Agency representatives said about 44,000 students were being funded, that reimbursements and marketplace purchases are reviewed, and that reporting and audit controls are in place, though not every instance of fraud can be prevented. The committee approved the transfer after discussion. Members also approved smaller cash and federal grant items, including funding for a teacher shortage data dashboard, All Kids Bike grants, crime lab outsourcing, veterans cemetery operations, and a podiatric medicine licensing investigation fund. The most contentious item was a $7 million federal Forest Legacy grant request for Central Arkansas Water and the Department of Agriculture to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed, including acreage in Perry County and Pulaski County. Members debated water quality, development pressure, property tax impacts, local support, and whether Perry County had been adequately consulted. Agency and company representatives argued the acquisition would protect drinking water, preserve forested watershed land, and support recreation, while some legislators emphasized the county’s tax and development concerns. Senator Davis moved to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and to request removal of the Perry County portion; that motion passed. The committee then reviewed the remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay plan request, and adjourned.

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• ACA 8 exists because Trump and the Republican controlled Texas legislature and other states like Indiana
• They want to retain control in Congress at any cost to continue their goals.
• and put it back under political control.
• When control is back in the game, it never leaves.
• Once partisan control is back in the game, it never leaves, and the people will lose their voice.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So we are faced with the choice: to regulate and get control of it or do we just get rid of it?
• Their medical students, nurses are working in a very controlled environment with donated bodies.
• They have been working closely with us to get this under control.
• What I find we do a lot of times is think, 'Well, maybe we can control it,' and we need to really take
• We don't need to control what shouldn't exist. You hear all the stories, the last gentleman there.

Bills: SB1406, SB1681, SB2480, SB2721

Keywords: body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC

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• So basically, a county government out of control. And...
• So the problem I have is that a county government that is out of control...
• So the problem I have is that a county government that is out of control needs to be...
• Then, after weeks, a lady from animal control, who happened to be selling dogs, A lady from animal control
• and 15 minutes after they got my dog in animal control, they adopted my dog out.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• NIL has ballooned out of control.
• NIL has ballooned out of control.
• NIL has ballooned out of control.
• in controlling this. in controlling this.
• control over our state taps. control over our state taps.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• They really have two missions and two masters, okay?
• mission through Title 32.
• mission through Title 32.
• mission through Title 32.
• mission through Title 32.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:04:57.440> and accountable, to live their mission and accountable, to live their mission
• Instead, we're giving the city local control to determine the makeup of the board, which is appointed
• And instead we're giving the city<01:40:26.880> local<01:40:27.280> control<01:40:27.679
• > to<01:40:27.920> determine<01:40:28.239> the city local control to determine the
• <01:45:48.320> to Star program give more local control to Star program give more local control

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Improving financial controls is a continuous process; it's not a destination in a sense.
• controls is a continuous<00:30:56.120> process<00:30:56.440> it's<00:30:56.600> not
• McCarthy said one of their missions is to ensure that people affected by HIV, including their families
• and oversite on the more control and oversite on the providers<01:04:35.279> we<01:04:35.440>
• My name is Suzanne Scheller, and I am the legal adviser for Elder Voice Advocates, whose mission is to

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• Omurugai, Bel Air, Jeanette Piero-Smith, Mission. James M. Jim Tripong, Houston.
• and Many of the city officials who are here today and the county officials were the people who took control
• From the great city of Mission, McCarran and Compost Christy, could you all please stand?
• You believe that requiring a school district whose mission is to educate, requiring them... to put on
• letter from Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists that has been twisted completely. completely out of control

Bills: SJR18, SCR5, SCR13, SCR25, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB35, SB388, SB412, SB441, SB495, SB666, SB687, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB917, SB925, SB995, SB1006, SB1281, SB1300, SB1379, SB1451, SB1902, SJR36, SJR18, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SB565, SB372, SB495, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB412, SB441, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SCR12, SCR24, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming

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• Making prostituted persons felons does nothing but give their traffickers more control over them.
• They have total control over a human's body.
• He believed that every trafficked child is a child of God, and he made it his mission to protect them
• It was out of control. Miami-Dade Police. It was absolutely out of control.
• Like, for example, if you go to the gates at the airport, it's controlled.

Summary: The committee took up a full agenda of criminal justice and related bills, beginning with SB 1180 on AI-generated sexual images. Senator Gates explained the bill was prompted by an Escambia County case involving deepfake pornography created from images of teenage girls, and a student victim testified in support. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. Members then approved SB 500, creating a Spectrum Alert system and related training for missing children with autism; SB 726, making swatting offenders liable for prosecution, investigation, and restitution costs; and SB 494, which would create a statewide animal abuse database, after extensive support testimony from shelters, law enforcement, and animal welfare advocates. SB 964, revising objective parole guidelines to account for rehabilitation and program participation, also passed after testimony from supporters of parole reform and compassionate release. The committee next approved SB 1344, a juvenile justice cleanup bill with a delete-all amendment that updated truancy, CINS, detention risk assessment, and other juvenile justice provisions. SB 468, increasing penalties for fleeing or eluding and allowing impoundment of involved vehicles, was reported favorably after limited opposition and support from law enforcement-related groups. SB 1136, increasing penalties for offenses involving minors and clarifying that ignorance of a victim’s age is not a defense, also passed after testimony from law enforcement supporters and two speakers opposed. SB 1660, on prostitution, drew the most extensive public comment: the sponsor said it was intended to distinguish trafficking victims from willing participants and shift penalties toward buyers and facilitators, while survivors, prosecutors, and advocates debated whether the substitute amendment would improperly criminalize prostituted persons; the committee ultimately adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 1828, making trespass at large ticketed events and certain secured locations a felony, with discussion focused on crowd control and public safety at major events. SB 1386, increasing penalties for assault and battery on utility workers and adding propane workers through an amendment, passed with broad support. SB 612, closing a loophole so minors who distribute deadly drugs like fentanyl can be charged with murder in certain cases, was reported favorably after testimony from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and opposition from civil liberties groups. SB 814, which would allow firearms on college campuses and at school-sponsored events, drew strong opposition from students and faculty and was reported unfavorably. Finally, the committee began SB 1604 on corrections with a delete-all amendment that addressed filing deadlines for DOC-related claims, execution-method language, tracking devices, involuntary treatment, and parole-related statutory cleanup; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.