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• Our guidelines currently stop at 15,000 combined income, and when we compare that with some of our border
• Texas, as you see, I didn't put Texas up there as a border state because they don't use a combined gross
• So those that make no money, that aren't on Social Security, SSI, So those that make no money that aren't
• on Social Security, SSI, Social Security, we can set them at zero.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met to conduct the statutorily required four-year review of Oklahoma’s child support guidelines, which DHS said had not been reviewed on schedule in recent years. Deputy Director Don Zellner of DHS Child Support Services presented data on the number of children served, child poverty, rising costs of raising a child, wage trends, and the volume of child support orders handled by DHS. He also explained how the current guidelines work, including income withholding, shared overnight deductions, daycare, medical, transportation, and self-employment adjustments, and noted that the guidelines are based on gross combined income and currently cap at $15,000 combined income. Committee members, especially Senator Boren, questioned whether the current model fairly reflects modern family economics, including the cost of housing, the impact of shared overnights, and whether visitation issues should be addressed alongside child support. DHS said the guidelines are over 25 years old, that other states generally use similar gross-income models with shared-overnight deductions, and that Oklahoma’s administrative courts have been more receptive than district courts to DHS’s lower-income deviation approach. Zellner said DHS has also updated its practices to better account for low-income obligors, including allowing zero orders in some cases and reducing imputed minimum-wage assumptions, which DHS said has improved collections. Members also asked about transparency and public access to the calculations. DHS said the formula and income chart are in statute, the calculator is available on the DHS website, and the Excel-based tool applies the statutory chart and deductions. A public commenter asked where parents could see how amounts are calculated, and DHS explained that the statutory chart and calculator are the main sources. The committee discussed possible future reforms, including higher income caps, possible changes to shared overnight rules, and whether extracurricular or special child-related expenses could be considered through judicial deviation. No vote was taken; the meeting ended with the chair noting it was the last Judiciary meeting of the 60th Legislature and adjourning the committee.

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• have Homeland Security have Homeland Security investigations<01:44:30.920> and<01:44:31.320
• department has a Diplomatic Security department has a Diplomatic Security office<01:44:42.920>
• the government shall not enter secured premises.
• somehow different than a secured somehow different than a secured premises<03:52:47.120> I
• a secured a secured premises<03:53:18.520> um<03:53:19.040> and premises um and premises

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We have pretty much lost control of the border as it relates to the military.
• And don't wait for a retainer from the Border Patrol.
• Long before Donald Trump started talking about border control, Montgomery County.
• Referred to border control as the border between Montgomery County and Harris County, and so we would
• It is known that border communities have lower violent crime rates than non-citizens. border communities

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

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• More medical decisions without sacrificing their financial security.
• financial advisors, which represents financial professionals who provide individuals and families with secure
• In my district alone, which borders the fire areas, I've heard countless devastating stories from constituents
• shown over these many years that recovery is not a short-term process when losses are widespread, infrastructure

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy insurance committee agenda covering wildfire mitigation, Fair Plan oversight, consumer protections, and insurance underwriting issues. Among the measures discussed were AB 1888, requiring California Safe Homes Grant Program work to be done by a skilled and trained workforce at prevailing wage; AB 1680, the Make-It-Fair Act, which would strengthen accountability and consumer protections for the California FAIR Plan; AB 1559, which would require notice and access rights when insurers use aerial imagery in underwriting or nonrenewal decisions; and AB 1798, which would restrict life and disability insurers from using non-diagnostic genetic information, including direct-to-consumer genetic test results, in underwriting below a $1.5 million coverage threshold. The committee also considered AB 2038, extending wildfire-related insurance moratoriums for homeowners after major fires, and AB 1800, adding eyewear to the portable electronics insurance framework. AB 2198 was introduced near the end of the transcript to address title insurance filing practices. Testimony was largely in support of the consumer and worker protections in AB 1888, AB 1559, AB 1680, AB 1798, and AB 2038. Supporters included the Insurance Commissioner, labor representatives, consumer groups, local officials, and advocacy organizations, who argued the bills would improve fairness, transparency, rebuilding stability, and access to insurance. Opposition centered on AB 1680, AB 1798, and AB 2038. The FAIR Plan and insurance industry representatives argued AB 1680 needed more clarification and that AB 2038 could worsen market instability by limiting insurers’ ability to rebalance risk. On AB 1798, life insurance industry witnesses said genetic information can be actuarially relevant and that the bill could create information asymmetry and higher premiums, while supporters said the bill would protect privacy and encourage testing and research. The committee took several votes. AB 1680 and AB 1559 were moved on a due-pass basis, with the roll left open for absent members. The consent calendar, including AB 1554, AB 1683, AB 1781, and AB 2471, was approved. AB 1888 was passed to the Committee on Labor and Employment. AB 1798 was passed as amended to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. AB 2038 was passed to the Committee on Appropriations after extended debate over wildfire recovery timelines and the market impact of longer moratoriums. AB 1800 was also passed to Appropriations. The transcript ends as AB 2198 is being introduced, before further testimony or action on that bill.

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• The bill limits its application to only counties with a population of less than 500,000 that border the
• singles out wind energy for scrutiny that no other industry faces, even other energy and industrial infrastructure
• This bill grants Texas Parks and Wildlife broad unchecked power to seek to enjoin energy infrastructure
• , which allows an agency with little to no experience in energy development to block critical infrastructure
• hire expensive trial lawyers to argue about what's material, as opposed to developing the energy infrastructure

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• The State Border Services Control Board is requesting 2.6 million in fiscal year 2627.
• But I would just say as a matter of being engaged in water infrastructure everywhere, it's getting more
• That kind of instability makes it difficult for these infrastructure projects.
• That kind of instability makes it difficult for these infrastructure projects.
• Kind of instability makes it difficult for these infrastructure projects. We urge your support.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Coach Carrie McDonald, the principal, you can't miss him; he's in the security jacket.
• all decided to give it a try, and you know, Phoenix City on the... and you know Phoenix City on the border
• Committee. and Infrastructure Committee, and co-chair of the Alabama Digital Expansion Authority and
• say thank you for... shock me. and say thank you for shocking me this morning, and to the staff, security
• out when they have to go through this rough time in their lives when they thought their jobs were secure

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Thanks to these folks and many others, we have secured a fairer system of voting in Virginia Beach.
• During the war, Nicole and her sister were hidden on a farm near the border between Nazi-occupied France
• House Bill 1011, which relates to compost and other products containing organic soil amendments, infrastructure
• House Bill 1011, which relates to compost and other products containing organic soil amendments, infrastructure

Keywords: March 12, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• Y'all are trying to secure Republican House seats because the tables are turning.
• The actions of the Texas legislature to follow the demands of the federal DOJ just to... to secure the
• With respect to the border, I agree.
• The claim that the deficit, fentanyl, and border justify the requested outcome cannot be sustained.
• It goes all the way directly to the borders of Louisiana and to the east of the state. What a mess.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Regarding the HOA language, common-area infrastructure such as stormwater ponds, private streets, and
• So it's not a city problem that we're not welcoming new units; it's the cost of infrastructure, mortgage
• A recent 30-lot subdivision had $50,000 of infrastructure costs alone and make it a challenge for new
• So it's not a city problem that we're not welcoming new units; it's the cost of infrastructure, mortgage
• A recent 30-lot subdivision had $50,000 of infrastructure costs alone and make it a challenge for new

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 723, clarifying law enforcement cooperation with bordering
• Senate Bill 723, clarifying law enforcement cooperation with bordering states.
• eliminated We have eliminated the state income tax for our seniors with respect to their Social Security
• So now none of our seniors will pay personal income tax on their Social Security.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first considered confirmations from Senate Executive Message No. 4. On a 33-0 vote, it confirmed all nominees except number 54, then separately confirmed nominee 54 on a 30-3 vote. The special order of business was then closed. The chamber then took up a series of House-amended bills and generally concurred in the amendments before passing each bill. These included SB 723 on law enforcement cooperation with bordering states; SB 947 on birth certificate copies for homeless minors; SB 392 on personal income tax reduction; SB 54 on criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults; SB 228 on technology in child abuse and neglect investigations, including a three-county caseworker aid pilot; SB 231 on value-based payment requirements; SB 402, the Workforce Readiness Opportunity Act, with House removal of tax credits and other provisions while retaining micro-credential programs; SB 553 on transfer of contractor licenses to qualifying immediate family members; SB 575 on refusal review hearings; SB 686, the Coal Tenancy Modernization and Miners' Protection Act; SB 906 on lawful prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin under FDA recommendations; and SB 1226 on penalties for disturbing religious worship. Most final passage votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, and several bills were made effective from passage or given a specific effective date. Later, the Senate concurred in House amendments to SB 63, the Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics and Rural Schools Act, after discussion noting the House removed county charter school language and changed the effective date. The bill passed 32-2 and was made effective from passage. The Senate also concurred in amendments to SB 502, the Women's Collegiate Sports Protection Act, and SB 153, creating the Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund; SB 502 was set to take effect July 1, 2026, and SB 153 was also made effective July 1, 2026. Finally, the Senate reconsidered and again passed SB 392 by a 32-2 vote. The session ended with several introductions, announcements, and a recess until 5:30.

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• HAVE A FLORIDA DECOMMISSIONING POLICY TO ENSURE THAT THE END OF THE FACILITY'S USEFUL LIFE THE INFRASTRUCTURE
• END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE AND NOW WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WITH A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
• USEFUL LIFE AND NOW WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND WITH A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
• MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT ABOUT THE SIZE, THE SPOKE, THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF MAJOR UTILITY FACILITIES JUST BORDERING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The 126th MP Company based out of Las Cruces will deploy to the southern border this fall.
• President, will be training at Fort Bliss supporting the Department of Homeland Security.
• National security threats. These deployments, Mr.
• , whether combating terrorism, sustaining operations, or securing the border.
• The border, or by the way, being here at home, Mr.

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• if they cross the border, you know, going<02:12:06.080> into<02:12:06.440> Utah<02:12:
• Uh, there is $175 million for capital infrastructure loans through the Office of State Lands.
• Bridges are critical infrastructure. Uh, WYDOT has a 7% poor rating.
• has<03:32:01.280> a<03:32:01.320> 7%<03:32:02.200> poor infrastructure.
• Uh WYDOT has a 7% poor infrastructure. Uh WYDOT has a 7% poor rating. rating. rating.

Keywords: 916, all

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• And this has been a whole lot of work in terms of infrastructure, trucks, cold storage, and there's a
• , trucks, cold terms of infrastructure, trucks, cold storage,<02:11:05.520> and<02:11:05.640><
• uses round poles that are no less than 2 inches in diameter, no more than 6 feet apart, and also securely
• fastened with nails, and also securely fastened with nails, wires,<03:06:03.920> or<03:06:04.120
• <03:22:42.960> are<03:22:43.120> tribal borders are tribal borders are tribal and and and

Keywords: 916, all

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• The cost of everything that we do, from not just the infrastructure and the utilities but the cost of
• We have in-site security, we have camera systems, we have our own security staff.
• not Q Clearance, we're not San Diego, we're not the Colonel and Air Force Base, but we have a very secure
• To get their safety, security, and reliability safety record established.
• The economic impact we've worked with New Mexico State University and the Center for Border and Economic

Keywords: 996, all

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• We have tremendous funding initiatives with the border and Medicaid and with heavy infrastructure and
• What are we doing to make certain that the infrastructure, let me back up, persons getting involved in
• Tax returns, social security numbers, and all this personal information goes where?
• It's crucial we instill trust in the process so participants feel secure.
• to help families. create a robust infrastructure to help families and administer the program in a way

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• /c><01:08:16.880> Bio Department of Agriculture and Bio Department of Agriculture and Bio Security

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• As it moves closer to our U.S. border, we are very concerned, but we do think that we are close to having
• I was at the border several times, actually went to the crossing at Santa Teresa.
• In regards to the outbreak and the movement, if there is a detection at any time close to the border,
• This last outbreak that was very close to the border, there was very little information supplied to us
• -Mexico border getting a briefing about the screw-up situation.

Keywords: 996, all