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• First comprehensive cancer treatment center in the region. A shout out to our friends at MD.
• Now, UT Permian Basin is the only comprehensive regional institution in the heart of the Midland and
• We also have a comprehensive care. center for Parkinson's disease. Our own Dr.
• We currently enroll approximately 300 undergraduate education managers each year with funding we plan
• region of Deep East Texas. ongoing investment in outcome-based supplemental funding for comprehensive

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And in light of this development, on Senator Huffman's map, she says she plans...
• And in light of this development, Senator Huffman says she plans to leave this bill pending to closely
• I plan to offer another amendment to ensure that the Lottery Advisory Committee meetings are fully open
• I have other changes I plan to introduce as floor amendments.
• Comprehensive minutes from all formal and informal meetings between lottery division personnel must be

Bills: HB668, HB677, HB766, HB3133, SB3070

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code

Summary: The committee met to hear several bills, beginning with House Bill 766, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both on their applications while keeping that contact information confidential. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 677, a companion to a previously approved Senate bill, would bar county election administrators from simultaneously holding another office or position appointed by an elected official; it also drew no public testimony and was left pending. Members then heard House Bill 3133, which would add explicit deepfake material to the list of content social media platforms must handle through complaint systems, including prompt acknowledgment, investigation, and status updates. Senators discussed concerns about how platforms would verify whether reported content was actually a deepfake, and the sponsor indicated the bill may be held pending while federal law on the subject is reviewed. House Bill 668 would create a one-year grace period for renewing an expired Texas handgun license to carry, codifying an existing DPS practice; it also received no testimony and was left pending. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 3070, a major overhaul of the Texas Lottery system. The bill would move oversight from the Lottery Commission to TDLR, dissolve the commission, impose new restrictions on ticket sales and internet play, create a lottery advisory committee, increase transparency and audit requirements, and include a sunset review that could lead to abolishing the lottery if not continued by 2027. The author described the bill as a response to alleged misconduct and illegal practices by the commission, while a witness from the Christian Life Commission testified in favor, supporting changes to prize anonymity and other lottery restrictions. After testimony, the bill was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• This expands the professionals who may conduct a substance use disorder comprehensive assessment.
• This is just a revisor instruction to update comprehensive assessment terminology.
• substance use disorder comprehensive substance use disorder comprehensive assessment<00:12:45.160
• <00:15:12.000> assessment comprehensive assessment comprehensive assessment terminology<00:15:
• <00:18:07.880> substance Bill clarifies comprehensive substance Bill clarifies comprehensive

Keywords: 1183, house

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• These programs use health plans like us to provide a comprehensive array of services such as personal
• like us to provide a use health plans like us to provide a comprehensive<00:11:04.079> array<
• That same plan met or exceeded the statewide goal for 95% completion of comprehensive assessment and
• entire care plan? entire care plan?
• It's quite comprehensive. presentation. It's quite comprehensive.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Committee to Study Long-Term Managed Care met to approve prior minutes and outline its schedule, with meetings set for September 24 and September 29 ahead of an October 1 report deadline. The chair said the committee would use the first two meetings to digest testimony, likely ask follow-up questions of DHS, and then work toward conclusions and a report format. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved unanimously. The main testimony came from Sharon Alexander of Amera Health, who argued in favor of moving from fee-for-service Medicaid long-term services and supports to a managed LTSS model. She described managed LTSS as a capitated, quality-driven system used in about 26 states, and said it can improve care coordination, accountability, access to home- and community-based services, and budget predictability. She cited Amera Health’s experience in Pennsylvania and Delaware, including care coordination, housing and transportation support, caregiver programs, and quality benchmarks tied to state oversight. She also said nursing facilities would remain an important option for people who need that level of care. Committee members asked about how the programs are administered, how rates are set, how care managers work, and how quality is measured. Alexander said states contract with managed care organizations at actuarially sound capitated rates, with annual contracts, reporting, and oversight. She explained that care managers typically conduct quarterly assessments and follow up after trigger events such as hospitalization, and that housing coordinators may assist with transitions to the community. On quality, she said states use CMS-related and HCBS benchmark measures covering service timeliness, care planning, transitions, and other outcomes, and that New Hampshire could build on existing metrics rather than starting from scratch. She also noted that rural areas face workforce and transportation challenges, which managed care plans try to address through technology and self-direction options.

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• <00:02:04.880> to state and its communities plan to state and its communities plan to address
• <00:04:17.440> and 2030 plan that we had this 2030 plan and 2030 plan that we had this 2030
• Minnesota requires a comprehensive, strategic, and long-term plan to address the many issues of aging
• Minnesota requires a comprehensive, strategic, and long-term plan to address the many issues of aging
• Minnesota requires a comprehensive, strategic, and long-term plan to address the many issues of aging

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, SCR 168 requests the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to convene a demolition waste
• Um, we have testimony with comments from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, uh, not
• <00:04:56.800> and requests the Office of Planning and requests the Office of Planning and
• Okay, our final measure, SCR 172 SD1, on the comprehensive analysis.
• the comprehensive analysis. the comprehensive analysis.

Bills: SCR142, SCR39, SCR40, SCR83, SCR168, SCR96, SCR166, SCR172

Keywords: dust monitoring, public health, environmental quality, Waimanalo Gulch, air quality, particulate matter, community engagement, health risks, pollution mitigation, mattress stewardship, environmental protection, recycling, producer responsibility, solid waste management, environment, pollution, tourism, disposable bodyboards, polystyrene, marine ecosystems

Summary: The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection held its final hearing of the session on April 17, 2026, and took up a series of Senate concurrent resolutions focused on environmental protection, waste reduction, and energy policy. Measures discussed included SCR 142 on dust monitoring near Waimanalo Gulch, SCR 39 on a mattress stewardship program, SCR 40 on banning disposable bodyboards, SCR 83 on a lithium-ion battery disposal facility, SCR 168 on a demolition waste reduction working group, SCR 96 on reporting on the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, SCR 166 on PUC considerations for a generational energy commitment, and SCR 172 on a comprehensive analysis to reduce costs and financial risk while meeting state goals. Testimony was generally supportive of the environmental and waste-management measures. The Department of Health supported SCR 39 and provided comments on SCR 142; Climate Protectors Hawaii supported SCR 39, SCR 83, SCR 168, and SCR 172; the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and Hawaii Reef and Ocean's Coalition submitted comments or support on SCR 168; and the Public Utilities Commission provided comments on SCR 96 and SCR 166. On SCR 166, Greenpeace Hawaii testified in opposition to LNG, arguing it would worsen pollution and climate impacts, while Earthjustice supported the intent but suggested amendments. Earthjustice also supported SCR 172 and offered friendly amendments to improve the study language. In decision-making, the chair recommended deferral of SCR 142 because an existing regulatory framework already addresses the issue. The committee then voted to pass SCR 39, SCR 40, SCR 83, SCR 96, and SCR 166 unamended. SCR 168 was passed with amendments to reflect OPSD's requested changes and to make the working group temporary, with a two-year term and annual reports due before session. SCR 172 was passed with amendments accepted from Earthjustice. Rep. Quinlan was noted as excused for the votes, and the committee adjourned after adopting the final recommendation.

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• We have a director of capital planning and facilities who manages that work according to the policies
• We have a director of capital planning and facilities who manages that work according to the policies
• We have a director of capital planning and facilities who manages that work according to the policies
• We have a director of capital planning and facilities who manages that work according to the policies
• So that's all part of the plan. If I can, if you want, I'll tell you the rest of it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Yeah, this isn't as comprehensive as what we had proposed, but it's getting that direction.
• And I don't see that as comprehensive in here.
• Obviously, we would like to see a little more comprehensive.
• Sounds like a plan. Thank you. All right. Thank you.
• . want that protection, then they don't have to do the plan.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with Senate Bill 2267 on on-site wastewater systems. DEQ testified that the bill would make DEQ the sole agency responsible for developing statewide wastewater code and licensing installers, replace local public health unit codes, create enforcement authority and civil penalties, and provide a $99,500 general fund appropriation for implementation. Members discussed whether the bill and proposed amendments adequately protected existing functioning or nonconforming septic systems, and DEQ said it would compare the Senate amendment with the committee’s draft and return the next day with feedback. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2339, a wildfire mitigation plan bill, and adopted amendment 02001 with a change from “Shell” to “May” on one line. After amendment, the bill passed 9-3 on a do pass as amended vote, despite opposition from members who argued it created a utility carve-out, reduced liability exposure for utilities, and incentivized safety without requiring compliance. The companion study bill, Senate Bill 2340, on fire service operational response needs also received a do pass recommendation, and the committee later agreed it should be handled on the floor before the mitigation bill so the two measures could be explained together. The committee also approved Senate Bill 2210, a study bill on watershed boundaries, with members noting it would help inform ongoing work on related water legislation. Finally, Senate Bill 2325, dealing with ordinary high watermark determination, received a unanimous do not pass recommendation after members expressed concern that high-water-mark language is difficult to define and may be better addressed in a separate study or resolution. The committee adjourned after noting that DEQ would return the next day with proposed amendments and that work on Senate Bill 2276 would continue with interested parties.

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• legislature to support comprehensive legislature to support comprehensive student<00:16:08.040><
• Minnesota State also has its own administrators plan.
• Then we also have the commissioners plan and managerial plan, which are probably our next two largest
• Then we also have the commissioners plan and managerial plan, which are probably our next two largest
• <00:56:25.599> um<00:56:26.680> we administrators plan um we administrators plan um

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities presented an overview of the system and several budget riders. Board Chair George Soul described the system’s structure, noting 26 colleges and seven universities governed by a 15-member board, and emphasized that Minnesota State serves about 270,000 students annually, including many students of color, adult learners, Pell-eligible students, first-generation students, and veterans. He highlighted the system’s workforce role, saying it offers more than 4,000 programs, extensive employer partnerships, and that 86% of graduates find jobs in their field or a related field. He then turned the presentation over to system staff to discuss specific funding requests. Associate Vice Chancellor Kim Lynch focused on the Z-degree textbook program, which supports zero-textbook-cost courses and degrees. She said prior legislative support has produced about $3.1 million in savings in academic year 2024 and more than $12.6 million in aggregate savings, with 10 colleges now offering Z degrees and 12 more on track or exploring implementation. She described the program’s use of open educational resources, instructional design support, and library resources to fill gaps where free materials are not available, and said students save roughly $7 to $10 for every $1 invested. Members praised the program and asked about its expansion. Associate Vice Chancellor Paul Shepard discussed student support funding, including a centralized basic needs resource hub, the Mantra Health mental health platform, and the emergency grant program. He said student surveys showed significant food, housing, and homelessness insecurity, and that the basic needs hub has served over 2,400 students with a 97% positive response rate. He said Mantra provides telecounseling, peer support, self-paced courses, and crisis support, and clarified in response to questions that it is not AI-driven and does not sell student data; general usage data is collected, and follow-up with campus counselors occurs only at the student’s request. He also said the emergency grant program has distributed over $3 million to more than 4,800 students, with grants averaging just under $700, and that campuses use application review and recordkeeping to manage repeat requests. Members asked about counselor staffing, data privacy, and grant safeguards. The final item addressed sexual assault reporting and prevention funding. System staff said the appropriation supports technology infrastructure for statutory reporting, case management for investigations, campus prevention training, and professional development for Title IX coordinators and related staff. They noted that the statutory student training requirement is funded by individual colleges and universities, not by this appropriation. No formal votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• So on the next slide, what makes the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center unique?
• We've looked at the business planning team because this is really exciting.
• We plan to grow this, more than double this program in calendar year 2025.
• In business, when you make a plan, you lay it out.
• Anywhere you go, you not only have a plan to make your, particularly your financial plan, or your membership

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• <00:08:44.600> to testimonies and the comprehensive to testimonies and the comprehensive to
• recommendations in the comprehensive recommendations in the comprehensive analysis<00:12:30.720>
• We established this in 2021 initially, funded it with American Rescue Plan Act dollars.
• <01:49:37.239> for landscape in order to better plan for landscape in order to better plan
• well in addition to the comprehensive well in addition to the comprehensive financial<01:52:18.599

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Association of Health Plans and Local Health Plans of California.
• The department issued a comprehensive action plan to remove administrative burdens, adjust, streamline
• , Dental Health Plans, and County Behavioral Health Plans.
• When we see these situations and issue a corrective action plan, a corrective action plan could be in
• This is for all 26 managed care plans, three dental managed care plans, 57 county mental health plans

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• No amendments to the comprehensive plan or official controls that apply to or affect the use of development
• plan.
• No No amendments to the comprehensive<00:25:52.760> plan<00:25:53.040> or<00:25:53.120>
• official<00:25:53.480> controls comprehensive plan or official controls comprehensive
• city official controls or comprehensive city official controls or comprehensive plan. plan. plan

Keywords: 1183, house

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• health plans in Minnesota.
• You can't plan for emergencies. You can't plan for situations.
• <00:40:26.800> for plan for emergencies you can't plan for plan for emergencies you can't
• has to appeal the Care on her son's plan has to appeal the Care on her son's plan that<01:01:17.160
• <01:38:36.119> state there are already comprehensive state there are already comprehensive

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• But NASA's plans for space must remain grounded in reality. and align with our strategic interests.
• On the nominations, I plan to support Ms. Trustee's nomination.
• I may not always agree with her, but as long as the leader plans to continue to move nominees of both
• I know this is an en bloc vote, but I would have planned to vote yes on Ms.
• Our Save Our Seas Act 2.0, which was the most comprehensive ocean cleanup legislation ever passed in

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• So how do you specifically plan on helping them?
• So how do you specifically plan on helping them?
• So how do you specifically plan on helping them?
• They plan a 10-year plan, so I'm just curious why we're doing that when you can already come and move
• c> I'm 10 they have a 10year plan so um I'm 10 they have a 10year plan so um I'm just<01:52:15.119

Bills: HF6, HF52, HF53

Keywords: education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment

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• Comprehensive, as we have committed all along, comprehensive, like we talked about last fall, a package
• > committed<00:46:12.880> all Comprehensive, as we have committed all Comprehensive, as
• > we<00:46:14.359> talked along, comprehensive, like we talked along, comprehensive, like
• take a comprehensive approach. take a comprehensive approach.
• <00:47:44.040> talks comprehensive an approach that talks comprehensive an approach that talks

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Owatonna has a large concern about having to redo our comprehensive plan.
• Owatonna has a large concern about having to redo our comprehensive plan.
• <00:12:48.600> in comprehensive plan that we've adopted in comprehensive plan that we've adopted
• <00:15:34.600> Planning dismantles the comprehensive Planning dismantles the comprehensive
• <00:18:36.080> plan In the process of a comprehensive plan with M County at a substantial

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• strategies for comprehension. strategies for comprehension.
• plan.
• plan.
• priorities to be addressed in the plan. priorities to be addressed in the plan.
• they're developing their strategic plan. they're developing their strategic plan.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call - 00:13 Approval of Minutes - 4:07 Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing - 5:18 Math Improvement Committee Report - 21:02 ETS Praxis Exam - 41:47 KDE Performance Review Data - 1:15:04 Adjournment - 1:57:54, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from KDE on the revised Kentucky academic standards for reading and writing. KDE explained the statutory six-year review process, the public comment periods, and the main revisions, including updates tied to the science of reading, decodable text, encoding/decoding, and an updated vision statement. KDE said 308 responses were received on the initial public comment, most respondents favored keeping standards as-is, and about 12% of standards were revised. The department also said the document was streamlined by removing repeated graphics and reducing its size by about 24%, and that a later comment period drew more than 400 responses. No new standards were flagged for review. Members asked about alignment between standards, curriculum, assessments, and NAEP, and KDE said instructional resources should be aligned to standards, KSA assessments are aligned to the standards, and screeners/diagnostics help identify student needs. Representative Truett raised the idea of a textbook-to-standards crosswalk, and KDE said publishers and a future repository partner should provide such crosswalks for local districts. Representative Bojanowski asked why foundational reading skills are not directly assessed on the third-grade KSA; KDE responded that the assessment is designed to measure end-of-grade expectations, while screening and diagnostics are used earlier to identify decoding needs. Representative Gel asked about early childhood supports, and KDE said it is working with early learning and special education offices and promoting LETRS professional learning for both teachers and preschool educators. The committee then received the mathematics improvement committee report. KDE said the mathematics committee unanimously approved a new strategic plan for improving math achievement from pre-K through grade 20 and adult education. The plan centers on six priorities: student empowerment, effective mathematics teaching and learning, continuous educator development and growth, a continuum of learning, community and family partnerships, and teacher recruitment and retention. KDE said the plan is intended as a living document with goals, recommended actions, and evidence bases, and that it aligns with the Kentucky Numeracy Counts Act by supporting high-quality instructional resources, professional learning, and family resources. In response to Senator Thomas, KDE explained that the professional learning recommendation means districts should tailor teacher training to classroom needs and instructional materials so math teachers are better equipped to implement standards and support students.

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• All right, so that's the comprehensive bills.
• That's the plan.
• Missouri had a comprehensive AI liability bill.
• And it is a comprehensive legislative package.
• They plan transmission systems throughout a region.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, established a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from Majority Leader Hogue and the chair about the committee’s charge. Members said the goal was to build a factual foundation on AI, hear from experts and stakeholders, and develop practical North Dakota-focused recommendations rather than simply produce a large volume of bills. Legislative Council also reviewed interim committee rules and procedures before the informational presentations began. Staff and NCSL presenters then gave overviews of AI concepts and the state and federal policy landscape. The background memo and presentations covered AI categories and terms, state laws in areas such as consumer protection, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, chatbots, children’s safety, health, education, and government use, as well as data center siting and economic impacts. NCSL described a growing number of AI bills introduced and enacted across the states, with comprehensive laws in places like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois, and noted recurring issues around transparency, privacy, liability, and protections for minors. A major focus of the discussion was federal preemption and the tension between state regulation and national AI policy. NCSL said a recent White House executive order and related federal framework seek a light-touch, innovation-friendly national standard, with possible challenges to state laws and possible funding conditions tied to compliance, though no broad federal preemption has yet been enacted. Members asked about Commerce Clause concerns, industry pushback, oversight models, and whether AI policy is bipartisan; presenters said the issue cuts across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfake restrictions but more disagreement on broader regulatory approaches. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting, and the committee recessed briefly for technical issues during the second presentation.