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• Let them represent the people of this state with boldness, compassion, and integrity.
• And I'm just trying to figure out the structure. If you will, Mr.
• President, ...just trying to figure out the structure. If you will, Mr.
• In addition, the amendment also changes the structure of the current educational point-removing class

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions, including family members, university guests, local officials, and student groups. The chamber then moved to special order bills, beginning with two Open Government Sunset Review measures: SB 7010, preserving a public records exemption for certain Department of Financial Services receiver information, and SB 7008, preserving confidentiality for financial technology sandbox application records. Both bills passed unanimously after brief explanations and no amendments. The Senate also passed SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings for terrorism victims, SB 910 on veterans benefits assistance, SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems, and SB 700, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill. SB 832 drew debate over a possible lawsuit and created a narrow strict-liability defense for landowners who survey and record notice of former phosphate property. SB 700 generated the most extended debate, especially over a provision removing fluoride from public water systems and related amendments on public health, local control, and study requirements; several fluoride-related amendments failed, while a technical amendment passed. The bill also included provisions on agricultural regulation, labeling, drones, lending, charities, housing for agricultural workers, and youth programs. The Senate then approved several claims bills, including relief for Darlene Angerville and J.R., Eric Miles Jr. and Jennifer Miles, and Marcus Button, all involving catastrophic injuries and settlements paid by the relevant public entities. SB 994 on driver’s license education requirements passed after an amendment that increased penalties for texting while driving and added a distracted-driving education component. SB 1718, preserving a public records exemption for minors seeking an abortion without parental consent or notification, also passed unanimously. Several other bills were temporarily postponed. At the end of the session, the Rules Chair moved to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, retain postponed bills on the special order calendar, and move CS for SB 7016 back to second reading; all motions were adopted. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, April 16, at 2:00 p.m. or upon the call of the President.

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• This is a very integrated industry.
• water, sewer, and gas. ...ass, vent, and all that stuff, to provide the right size piping for any structure
• Regulates the hours of operation for booting, creating a bizarre incentive structure for booting companies
• authority of each member state to protect public health and safety through the existing regulatory structure

Bills: HB589, HB705, HB1842, HB1874, HB2349, HB2614, HB2827, HB3012, HB3214, HB3308, HB3385, HB3529

Keywords: cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, charitable raffles, nonprofit, wildlife conservation, ticket sales, fundraising, master electrician, electrical work, occupational licensing, work scope, Texas law, Texas Real Estate Commission, TREC, real estate broker, sales agent

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• <00:23:14.720> is<00:23:15.039> most compensation structure is most compensation structure
• But I think the players agreed to this structure.
• They know they're to this structure.
• to have certain um if certain structural to have certain um if certain structural things<01:20:34.400
• So any the way the FL FSA is structured.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This bill creates a structured forum to hear from those closest to the issues, including the Department
• <01:45:42.080> forum<01:45:42.800> to This bill creates a structured forum to This
• <02:21:46.479> pain community-based inter integrative pain community-based inter integrative
• The reason why we did it at a federally qualified health center is they already have the integrative
• have the integrative services on site. have the integrative services on site.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, 1818 is a bill enabling grants for school construction to also be used to consolidate structures
• used for school construction to also be used to<02:23:56.800> consolidate<02:23:57.439> structures
• <02:23:58.000> and to consolidate structures and to consolidate structures and facilities.
• public education system is a integrated public education system is a political<04:40:02.798> policy
• <04:43:31.760> public to implement this integrated public to implement this integrated public

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, I call on every elected official and the courts to entrust us with the integrity of democracy.
• West Texas needs districts that are drawn with integrity, not just to pass legal scrutiny, but to serve
• Instead of addressing these constitutional concerns with transparency and integrity, this committee under
• I stand before you not as a partisan but as a Texas resident deeply concerned about the integrity of
• And I urge you to consider this: one day, your grandchildren will ask what you did when the. integrity

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• This bill is not a challenge to the social structure. It is not a policy bill.
• Patients want to know that their health care professionals are working with ethical integrity and that
• Patients want to know that their health care professionals are working with ethical integrity and that
• Patients want to know that their health care professionals are working with ethical integrity and that
• Patients want to know that their health care professionals are working with ethical integrity and that

Keywords: Discussion on SB 132 - 00:06 Vote on SB 132 - 04:41 Discussion on HB 219 - 43:49 Vote on HB 219 – 49:00 Discussion on HCR 20 – 50:08 Vote on HCR 20 – 51:28, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 132, which would create conscience protections for health care professionals who object to participating in certain procedures or services on religious, moral, or ethical grounds. Senator Donald Douglas and several supporters argued the bill is a recruitment and retention tool for Kentucky’s health care workforce, emphasizing provider shortages, maldistribution, and the need to protect individual conscience rights. Supporters said the bill would not apply to emergency care, would not permit denial of care based on a patient’s identity, and would mainly protect professionals from being forced to perform procedures they believe are unethical. They also cited similar laws in six other states and said the bill would have a cause of action to give it enforcement teeth. Supportive testimony came from an emergency physician, a registered nurse, and others who described personal experiences or examples involving objections to abortion-related care, opioid prescribing, and pressure to participate in procedures that conflicted with conscience. They said conscience protections would help attract providers, preserve ethical integrity, and allow clinicians to make professional judgments without corporate or institutional coercion. In questioning, senators asked about practical examples, the scope of the bill, whether it would cover hypothetical cases involving patients of particular religions or identities, and which states have similar laws. The sponsor and supporters repeatedly said the bill is about procedures, not patients, and that it should not be read to allow discrimination against individuals. Opponents, including pediatricians and a registered nurse/minister, warned that the bill is overly broad and could allow refusals of care by not only physicians but also pharmacists, clerks, and ambulance drivers. They argued it could delay treatment, increase discrimination, and worsen access problems in rural areas, especially for contraception, Plan B, blood transfusions, and other services. Critics said existing professional ethics already require patient care and that the bill could undermine evidence-based medicine and worsen Kentucky’s provider shortage. The committee took testimony and questions; no final vote or disposition was announced in the portion provided.

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• They came to us structure of the agency.
• > most<01:04:48.319> police wanted the structure like most police wanted the structure
• like most police departments<01:04:48.960> are<01:04:49.119> structured.
• You have an departments are structured.
• performance-based assessments integrated performance-based assessments integrated into<04:10:20.080

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The New Hampshire three strikes law provides a firm but fair structure, a graduated penalty system.
• By amending RSA 633:4 to implement these structures, we protect the children's relationship with both
• ,<00:55:14.240> a provides a firm but fair structure, a provides a firm but fair structure
• <06:45:54.280> of<06:45:54.480> our swipe at the integrity of our swipe at the integrity
• , the sake of election integrity, the sake of election integrity, that<07:07:40.160> person

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:01:55.920> leadership Innovation Integrity leadership Innovation Integrity leadership
• <01:21:38.000> the executive order to integrate the executive order to integrate the Department
• <01:38:14.840> package prevention and program Integrity package prevention and program Integrity
• fraud prevention and program Integrity fraud prevention and program Integrity proposals<01:39:08.320
• Stacy Christensen. integrity and related integrity and related challenges<01:40:00.520> finally

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• treatment model and keep more integrated treatment model and keep more of<00:50:04.559> our<00
• Despite these losses, we continue to serve communities in Hilo, Oahu, and Maui with integrity and care
• in Hilo, Oahu, and Maui with integrity in Hilo, Oahu, and Maui with integrity and<01:02:11.440><
• Malo piha for your integration.
• integrations for Hawaii's immigrants<02:01:54.800> and<02:01:54.960> refugees.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing focused on Act 310 grants and aid, with committee members hearing one-minute testimony from organizations first in person and then by Zoom. At the outset, the chairs explained there would be no Q&A during the briefing and asked testifiers to focus on how federal cuts were affecting their work. The meeting was organized by registration number and included both neighbor island and Oʻahu applicants. Testimony centered on organizations seeking state support to offset federal funding losses or anticipated reductions. Health and social service providers described impacts from Medicaid, SNAP, ACA subsidy, Title X, and other federal changes, including Aloha Care, Community Clinic of Maui, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center, Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, Hawaiʻi Youth Services Network, Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaiʻi, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Other groups highlighted losses affecting food security, housing, disaster preparedness, and climate resilience, including the Kohala Center, Feeding Hawaiʻi Together, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Dynamic Community Solutions, and the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Several arts, youth, and education organizations also testified, including Hawaiʻi Literacy, Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi, Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi, Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi, and US Vets, each requesting funding to preserve programs and staffing. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing. The only action was procedural: the chairs moved through the applicant list, limited testimony time, and then transitioned from neighbor island in-person testimony to Oʻahu and later Zoom participants.

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• But the way we've structured it is the families who can't get the streak now, we just have to create
• So it would be lower if you're a smaller family structure? Okay. We just use that as an example.
• The court got it wrong with integration. And I'm just going to feed only on my opinion.
• Thank you for respecting our autonomy and integrity.
• And that's part of why we really like the structure in the bill that has the lottery within the income

Bills: HB 3

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

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• It's a structural one, and Bill 167 invites it into our state.
• It's a structural one, and Bill 167 invites it into our state.
• workers deserve industry-wide standards that protect not only their working conditions, but also the integrity
• We are a vertically integrated cannabis company solely based in Massachusetts.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held its fourth hearing, with opening remarks from Senate Chair Adam Gómez and House Chair Dan Donahue emphasizing the committee’s broad agenda, including retail modernization, labor protections, advertising rules, sustainability, and financial resources. Testimony began with public health advocates supporting H.157/S.9 to ban cannabis billboard advertising, arguing that billboards normalize use for youth and are linked to cannabis-related harms such as psychosis, addiction, and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Witnesses cited research, family stories, and court decisions in Mississippi and Virginia upholding similar restrictions, while committee members questioned the scope of the state’s authority to regulate billboards on private property and the relevance of federal highway funding and federal cannabis law. The committee also heard testimony on H.175, a proposal to allow cannabis drive-through sales. A dispensary operator argued drive-throughs would improve access, especially for disabled customers and veterans, and said security and ID checks could be handled with cameras and staff screening. Committee members pressed him on how employees would assess impairment, whether drive-throughs could increase access for minors, and whether the industry should be treated like alcohol, with the witness responding that staff already refuse service to intoxicated customers and that education, not prohibition, is the better approach. Another bill, H.3982, would apply the bottle deposit law to carbonated hemp- or THC-infused beverages; the sponsor said the measure would standardize recycling requirements for products already sold in dispensaries and other markets, and members asked about container types and recycling compatibility. A major portion of the hearing focused on labor peace agreements, with UFCW representatives, cannabis workers, and Sen. Lydia Edwards supporting S.77/H.161. They said the bill would require cannabis businesses to remain neutral when workers seek to organize, arguing that unions improve safety, wages, benefits, and job stability in an industry they described as underregulated and prone to retaliation. Witnesses cited workplace hazards, wage theft, and the death of a worker at a Holyoke facility as examples of why stronger worker protections are needed. Committee members asked how the proposal differs from existing labor law, whether tying LPAs to licensing and renewal could create legal or administrative problems, and how other states handle similar requirements. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• It didn't do any structure damage, but it did a lot of smoke damage inside.
• definitely taking a look at what the governance should be for that group, the bylaws, and what the structure
• Missouri citizens, it is also committed to maintaining the proper balance between the health and integrity
• planning, helping foster the culture that supports consistent, high-quality citizen service and program integrity

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• fee-for-service to managed care, that clinic wasn't able to operate based on the changes in terms of the structure
• My name is Esperanza Lucero, and I'm the Behavioral Health Integration and Reform Administrator.
• UNM Health Sciences Center did a fabulous job really adapting this model to meet New Mexico's structure
• We will be utilizing that more integrated timeline for presentations like this moving forward.

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• This is entirely about fairness, safety, and integrity in girls' competitive high school athletics.
• the Women's Flat Track Derby Association for 10 years and have thrived under its gender-inclusive structure
• the Women's Flat Track Derby Association for 10 years and have thrived under its gender-inclusive structure
• present Assembly Bill 844, a bill which will protect student privacy and safety, restore competitive integrity

Summary: The committee met on April 1, 2025, first adopting its rules and then taking up AB 89, a bill to require CIF to align girls’ high school sports with federal policy and restrict participation to biological females. The author and supporters argued the bill was needed to protect fairness, safety, privacy, and competitive opportunities for girls, citing individual student-athlete stories and examples of transgender participation. Opponents, including parents, athletes, advocates, and technical witnesses, argued the bill would stigmatize transgender youth, invite invasive scrutiny and harassment, and solve a problem they said was extremely rare or unsupported by data. After lengthy public testimony and debate, the committee rejected AB 89 on a 2-7 vote and sent it to the Committee on Education as a failed motion. The committee then heard AB 844, a related measure framed by the author as restoring competitive integrity, protecting student privacy, and bringing California into compliance with Title IX and federal directives. Supporters, including Matt Walsh and a student athlete who said she lost a varsity spot to a transgender student, argued that sex-based sports rules are necessary because biological males retain athletic advantages and that California risks federal funding if it does not change course. Opponents, including educators, parents, LGBTQ advocates, and trans youth, said the bill would increase bullying, harassment, and exclusion, and that existing policies have worked without evidence of harm from transgender athletes. Public comment was again heavily divided, with many speakers on both sides. The transcript ends during public testimony on AB 844, before any final committee vote or action is shown.

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• what or approving what library materials will be present in their local schools. provides increased structure
• homes are. probably closer to $700,000 for Starter Homes and we really need to be looking at cost structures
• To want a secure border, property tax relief, teacher pay raises, election... integrity with citizenship
• The election integrity bill was one of the most complicated and great bills.

Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, 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, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB3, SB6, SB15, SB35, SB290, SB706, SB842, SB917, SB1281, SB1451, SB1902, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB19, SB388, SR261, SR265, SR276, SR277, SR281, SR286, SR293, SCR5, SCR13, SB2425, SB2880, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB388, SB412, SB495, SB2425, SB2880

Keywords: 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, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• As new teachers come in, they also get trained and supported in structured literacy.
• We've trained over 6,000 educators in structured literacy so far.
• But I do want you to look at how it's structured.
• We know that not all schools are implementing structured literacy.
• Structured literacy instruction, parent notification, and student interventions.

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• Culturally relevant treatment, treatment that honors their family structure.
• We are very rural and do have resource limitations—structural and systemic. limitations.
• So, we have structural and barriers—thinking about things like housing and finances.
• This brings us back to some of those systemic and structural issues.
• Our program is structured as a two-year, fast-track B.A.

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• immediate residential placement in their ARD meetings to easily receive SSLC information as their structured
• But this bill is structured differently. Things that in the past...
• This bill is structured differently.
• If we were going to keep the structure we have now, without major changes, what would the number one
• In Frisco ISD, we just balanced a $30 million structural deficit.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license, volunteer management system, volunteer registration, criminal history check, background check, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Summary: The committee continued public testimony on House Bill 2, which would make major changes to public school funding, teacher pay, special education, early learning, school safety, and related programs. Many superintendents and education advocates supported the bill’s overall direction but urged changes, especially a larger basic allotment and more flexible funding for rural and small districts. Witnesses from Paint Creek, West Hardin, Cushing, Blooming Grove, Mildred, Buffalo, Plano, and rural school groups said the bill’s targeted raises and new requirements would not fully cover inflation, TRS/Medicare costs, transportation, insurance, or support staff salaries, and several asked the committee to restore the House version’s higher basic allotment and small-school allotment. Charter school representatives supported the facilities funding changes and said charter schools need state help because they cannot levy taxes, while also noting the funding gap with ISDs. Fine arts advocates asked the committee to restore the fine arts allotment, arguing arts improve engagement, attendance, and academic outcomes, especially in rural and at-risk communities. Early learning and special education witnesses supported parts of the bill but raised concerns about pre-K restrictions, disability-related pre-K access, and the need to preserve or clarify special education provisions and mental health oversight language. Several witnesses praised the teacher pay raise, teacher incentive allotment expansion, and teacher preparation investments, saying they would help recruit and retain educators and improve student outcomes. Others, including counselors and support staff advocates, argued the bill should also include raises for counselors, nurses, librarians, bus drivers, custodians, aides, and other non-teaching employees who keep schools running. One witness from the Texas Counseling Association opposed the substitute because it removed a counselor pay provision, warning of counselor shortages and inequities. A parent and special education advocate said the bill’s structure creates too many strings attached and asked for a larger basic allotment instead of more targeted funding. Another witness from Mental Health America urged keeping the collaborative task force on public school mental health services through 2031, and a disability rights advocate said the committee substitute appears to omit some special education items that were in the House version. The committee also briefly took up House Bill 6, a school discipline bill. After questions about automatic mandatory expulsion for vape possession and concerns about younger students, the committee adopted the substitute and voted to report HB 6 favorably to the full Senate by a 9-1 vote, with Senator Menendez voting no and Senators West and Menendez expressing reservations but supporting further discussion. After that vote, testimony on HB 2 resumed. Senators used the hearing to ask about the bill’s cost, the difference between the basic allotment and the bill’s targeted funding buckets, and whether the permanent teacher pay increase shifts pressure off districts. The bill’s supporters emphasized that it represents an historic, roughly $8 billion investment and that many of the new funding streams are intended to be permanent or to address specific district needs.