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• But in the first 24 hours, they were denied access.
• I spent almost an hour on the phone with her mother.
• We cannot say that for certain in those hours.
• after the flood alert—two hours, over two hours after the— Flood alert.
• Two hours.

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• To $5 for each mile per hour over the limit.
• want to get caught in is 80 miles per hour in a 55 zone.
• But if I'm going 80 miles per hour in a 60 zone, it's $70.
• If I go 80 miles per hour in a 65 zone, it's $45. If I go 80 miles per hour in a 70 zone, it's $50.
• Where does it address 80 miles an hour now in your 1003?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met to consider House Bill 1298 and related amendments dealing with traffic enforcement, speeding fines, and point assessments. Senator Rummel explained an amendment that would simplify speeding fines to a flat $5 per mile over the limit, address variable speed limit signs, and remove local authority to double speeding fines, while also incorporating the previously approved point changes from House Bill 2243. Those point changes would increase penalties for several serious traffic offenses, including distracted driving, failure to maintain control, improper passing, wrong-side driving, following too closely, driving on a closed road, failure to yield, running a red light, child restraint violations, and move-over violations. Committee members discussed how the bill combines multiple traffic-related changes into one measure, including the increase from 75 to 80 mph on certain highways and the addition of variable speed limit signage. Members noted that the points provisions were the same as those previously approved by the Senate, while the House had made changes that could be worked out later in conference committee. There was also discussion about whether the bill could be divided on the floor, with members concluding that only some sections could be separated and that the package would be difficult to split cleanly. The committee adopted Amendment 25.0496.0.0103 to House Bill 1298 by a 4-2 vote. It then gave the bill a do pass recommendation as amended, also by a 4-2 vote. Senator Rommel was selected to carry the bill, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• And it gives them 24 hours.
• that actually go well beyond 24 hours. that actually go well beyond 24 hours.
• fatigue factor by giving them 24 hours. fatigue factor by giving them 24 hours.
• So 48 hours just bumped into that.
• 25 hours after. 25 hours after.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• within uh two hours. within uh two hours.
• water pumps for 72 hours. water pumps for 72 hours. >> Okay. >> Okay.
• /c> happens after 72 hours and uh 72 hours happens after 72 hours and uh 72 hours is<00:25:26.480>
• So, when I say 20 cents per kilowatt hour, I mean 20 cents per kilowatt hour.
• hour an hour um to come to work<01:34:17.679> and<01:34:17.760> an<01:34:17.920> hour

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And so we see this persistent rainfall across the Hill Country for hours and hours and hours.
• You have to make that determination 12 hours early, 6 hours early.
• Clearing that debris will take hours and hours and hours.
• And we spent hours and hours going through that debris, and there was nothing there.
• That's at least four hours.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• For instance, under this amendment, people will be able to be held for 36 hours instead of 24 hours without
• They'll be able to be held over the weekend, and it won't count against those 32 hours.
• For instance, under this amendment, people will be able to be held for 36 hours instead of 24 hours without
• They'll be able to be held over the weekend, and it won't count against those 32 hours.
• to be held for 36 hours instead of 24<00:17:04.679> hours<00:17:05.679> uh<00:17:05.919

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• You know, it's likely not a much of a problem if it's two hours here and there.
• I mean, is it 30 days, 100 days, or hours, or however it's measured?
• Am a DLA and I want to run for office, and I do all my campaigning not during working hours.
• Make sure they're not campaigning during work hours.
• What it does do is it prohibits political activity during working hours.

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• not reflect the hours invested.
• And if you were to break down, by hour, the compensation that was listed on the first slide by the hours
• in the second slide, that is what coaches would make per hour.
• And if you were to break down by hour, the compensation that was listed on the first slide, by the hours
• Again, Second slide, that is what coaches would make per hour.

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Florida High School Athletic Association Executive Director Craig Damon, joined by student athletes Sydney Daniel and Taylor White, on current issues in high school sports. Damon said the association received more than 309 allegations this year, including 113 recruiting complaints, but only two coaches were suspended for recruiting violations, and those were self-reported. He focused on rising sportsmanship problems, violent incidents, and ejections, saying the association is working with coaches and athletic administrators on prevention and positive-behavior campaigns. He also discussed mental health pressures on student athletes, the effects of frequent transfers and school choice on team stability and community pride, and the need for more qualified coaches on campus who understand interscholastic rules and student support responsibilities. Senators asked about the transfer system, violent conduct, and whether the association would propose changes; Damon said he would support guardrails that protect school choice while limiting midseason athletic transfers. The committee then took up a panel on high school coaches’ compensation led by Florida Coaches Coalition Executive Director Dr. Andrew Ramgett, with Coach Mike Hickman, Coach Charlie Ward, and superintendents from Okaloosa and Walton counties. Ramgett argued that coaching supplements are outdated, often amounting to very low hourly pay despite year-round duties, and said Florida’s system has not kept pace with increased responsibilities, inflation, or neighboring states. He also criticized restrictions on booster-club support, minimal coaching certification requirements, and turnover among coaches, and urged changes that would allow coaches to negotiate fairer compensation and receive external funding. Hickman and Ward emphasized the long hours, family strain, and mentoring role of coaches, while the superintendents said districts face finite budgets and must balance coach pay against teacher, bus driver, and other staffing needs; they also warned that booster-funded pay could create inequities between wealthy and less affluent communities. Senators discussed whether booster-club funding should be allowed, whether compensation should vary by performance, and whether any new funding should be categorical. Public comment followed from Florida Athletic Coaches Association Executive Director Shelton Cruz and former coach Tyrone McGriff, both of whom stressed the broader educational and safety impact of coaches and asked lawmakers to support the next generation of coaches. After the presentations, the committee took up confirmation hearings for appointments on tabs 3 through 6 and, by a single roll-call vote, recommended all appointees favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• They would have to complete 6,240 hours of supervised hours.
• The physician supervising them would have kept track of the 6,240 hours.
• So, the 6,240 hours with the hours from the physician will be turned to the Board of Nursing so they
• They're not exempted from any hours. They still have to complete the required number of hours.
• or three academic credit hours of...

Bills: SB1521, SB372, SB1232, SB1307, SB1338, SB1390, SB1451, SB1463, SB1558, SB1567, SB1595, SB1621, SB1734, SB1749, SB1827, SB1833, SB1991, SB1992, SB63, SB2063, SB2180, SB1198, SB80

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI, companion AI, AI companion, virtual companion, chatbot regulation, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, content moderation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, crisis intervention, mental health claims, romantic AI, emotional dependence, app store

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• It's hours and hours and hours of trying to come up with different things.
• <00:08:48.720> and<00:08:49.000> hours<00:08:49.399> and<00:08:49.680> hours
• <00:08:50.519> of<00:08:51.360> of it's hours and hours and hours of of it's hours
• and hours and hours of of trying<00:08:52.320> to<00:08:52.519> come<00:08:52.720> up
• State and four hours of that are State and four hours of that are State mandated<00:12:22.040>

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Summary: The committee took up House Bill 48, which would reduce the state-required formal observation cycle for tenured teachers from once every three years to once every five years, while preserving local district authority to conduct more frequent observations if they choose. Supporters argued the change would cut paperwork and time burdens on experienced teachers and principals, while still allowing districts to monitor performance and place teachers on improvement plans when needed. Members also discussed the bill’s separate provisions on school improvement plans, with clarification that CSI/TSI low-performing schools would still be required to maintain comprehensive improvement plans and receive additional support from KDE, and that the bill was not changing the evaluation system for those schools. A second major topic was professional development and teacher induction/mentoring requirements. The bill would consolidate state-mandated PD requirements into a rotational schedule for tenured teachers, and members noted that teachers are already subject to federal and local PD obligations that the legislature cannot change. Several speakers emphasized that the bill was intended to reduce state-level mandates, not eliminate useful supports for new teachers, and one member raised concern that mandatory induction/mentoring could limit districts’ ability to use Title II funds; the response was that the program remains valuable and should be revisited with dedicated funding rather than discarded. There was also a brief question about suicide prevention hotline and Safe Haven Baby Box posting language, which was explained as existing statute consolidated into one place. The committee then voted on the bill and it passed, with members offering brief explanations of support and noting frustration with recurring annual training requirements such as bloodborne pathogens. After the vote, members thanked the bill sponsors and educators who helped shape the legislation, and the chair announced weekly office hours in Room 367. The meeting ended with congratulations to the new K-12 chair and adjournment.

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• And what it found is we need almost three times the attorney hours.
• , and four hours ago, we were dealing with capital outlay.
• He flies in at his own cost I pay him $35 an hour, which is stealing.
• and hours and hours. 80-90 page reports.
• and hours and hours 80 90 page reports My office is currently in the process of purchasing an AI platform

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• And so we see this persistent rainfall across the Hill Country for hours and hours and hours.
• The three hours, three hours.
• You got to make it 12 hours early or six hours early.
• Clearing that debris will take hours and hours.
• In three-hour, 12-hour shifts, we make it work, and the initial...

Keywords: flooding, emergency response, communication systems, first responders, disaster management, Texas Water Development Board, regional planning, public safety

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on discussions around the recent floods in Texas, specifically addressing emergency preparedness, response coordination, and recovery efforts. Officials from various agencies provided testimonies on the challenges faced during the emergency, including issues with communication systems among first responders. Notably, the need for improved inter-agency communication and technology integration was emphasized, with recommendations for establishing regional communications units for better coordination during disasters. The audience included local government representatives and emergency management partners, who shared insights and experiences from the recent flooding events.

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• And so we see this persistent rainfall across the Austin Hill Country for hours and hours and hours.
• And so the flooding that we got just resulted from hours and hours of relentless rainfall.
• We're not even going from zero to six; we're going from zero to 200 miles an hour in three hours. 17
• Three hours. Three hours.
• And two hours have passed by.

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• ' business hours.
• Morning hour 10.
• Morning hour 11.
• Morning hour 13. Morning hour 13.
• Morning hour 17? No. Morning hour 16.

Bills: HR252, HR253, HR254, HR255, HR256, HCR103, HCR104, HR244, HR245, HR246, HR247, HR248, HR249, HR250, HR251, HCR101, HCR102, SCR40, SCR60, SB112, SB131, SB145, SB194, SB268, SB307, SB312, SB319, SB333, SB341, SB346, SB464, SB466, SB488, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, HR9, HR196, HCR27, HCR28, HCR50, HCR62, HCR67, HCR71, HCR78, HCR81, SCR20, HB123, HB251, HB625, HB662, HB709, HB769, HB775, HB783, HB895, HB1011, HB1057, HB1155, HB1186, HB1224, HB1245, HB1247, HB1253, HB1254, HB1255, HB1256, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB97, SB105, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, HCR6, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB61, HB98, HB102, HB139, HB142, HB170, HB185, HB194, HB199, HB231, HB247, HB294, HB336, HB474, HB661, HB842, HB852, HB66, HB153, HB165, HB326, HB387, HB455, HB513, HB603, HB660, HB719, HB762, HB766, HB802, HB816, HB833, HB940, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1039, HB1051, HB1053, HB1080, HB1201, HB1215, HB1228, HB1251, HB1252, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, SB26, SB28, SB29, SB30, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, HCR32, HB798, HB998, HB1084, HB1223, HB59, HB955, HB1191, HB1234, HB646, HB824, HB341, SB397, SB442, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB911, HB926, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB47, SB82, SB89, SB149, SB382

Keywords: consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction, building codes, inspection practices, housing costs, task force, HR254, House Resolution 254, Ty Hebert, Acadiana Legislative Delegation, Louisiana State University, LSU, graduation, commendation

Summary: The House met with a quorum, opened with prayer and the pledge, adopted the journal, and received a large number of Senate messages, committee reports, and bill referrals. Members also introduced several resolutions and recognized guests, including students from Allen Parish, federal appointees Brandon Beach and Paul Hollis, and other visitors. The chamber then moved through a lengthy agenda of House and Senate measures, with many bills and resolutions reported favorably, amended, or referred to committee. Among the notable floor actions, the House adopted H.R. 32 urging the Port of New Orleans to obtain backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge. It also passed bills on a wide range of topics, including local court and ordinance procedures for Alexandria, prohibiting reporting criminal fines and fees to credit bureaus, veterans’ lottery benefits, police chief residency in Tickfaw, fire marshal plan review authority, expanding the definition of first responder to include public works employees, NIL protections for student athletes, salary increases and additional positions for assistant district attorneys, limiting OMV debt referrals for unpaid reinstatement fees, watershed restoration and flood control funding, a sexual assault survivor task force, elderly consumer protection education, recreation of the Public Service Commission, Medicaid reimbursement for non-emergency medical transportation, local sales tax audit procedures, alcoholic beverage definitions for salons and similar businesses, transfer of removed monuments to state park property, hearing aid dealer regulation updates, a permit fee for small in-state distillers, expanded city court jurisdiction in Avoyelles Parish, and a narrowed version of the Alexandria administrative adjudication bill. Several measures were amended on the floor before passage, including the Alexandria ordinance bill, the sales tax audit bill, the alcohol/beverage bill, and the monument transfer bill. The House also temporarily returned some bills to the calendar for later consideration. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, though House Bill 153 on criminal court debt reporting passed with 67 yeas and 18 nays, House Bill 660 on assistant district attorney salaries passed 94-1, House Bill 719 on additional ADA positions passed 95-0, House Bill 883 on the sexual assault task force passed 86-2, House Bill 1028 on non-emergency medical transportation passed 81-15, and House Bill 1215 on monuments passed 78-14.

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• hours, and noted that counselors are not doing it for the money.
• Every hour, I have good hours, I have bad hours. It's just all I can do is do the next right thing.
• And I think we just, I've always just said, do this hour, and whatever that next thing in the hour is
• I think it's 11.94 inches of rain in a three-hour period.
• It was several hours. She wasn't rushing you. No.

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• Um, the second part of this is for mother's hours or parents' hours.
• So if they provide mother's hours or parents' hours at their business, they can get a tax break on the
• positions, but it it's around the hours positions, but it it's around the hours of<00:24:30.240>
• c> hours<00:24:34.000> at<00:24:34.320> their hours or parents hours at their hours
• short hours ago. short hours ago. >> I<00:28:27.679> know.<00:28:28.000> Yeah.

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• as that hour of light later in the day when they can go and enjoy outdoor activities.
• There's only so many hours.
• In the summer, you have more hours of sunlight, while in the winter, you have fewer hours.
• When you turn your clock ahead an hour, your alarm clock sounds an hour earlier. ...the next morning,
• That lets us sleep an extra hour earlier in the morning.

Bills: SB1888, SB3003, SB2417, SB2459, SB3055, HB1393, HB2884, SB2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• as much as that hour lighter later in the day when they can go and enjoy outdoor activities.
• There's only so many hours. In the summer you have lots of hours.
• In the winter you have less hours. I'm for. We're all for ending time changes.
• When you turn your clock ahead an hour, uh, your alarm clock sounds an hour earlier the next morning,
• It lets us sleep an extra hour earlier in the morning.

Bills: SB 1888, SB 3003, SB 2417, SB 2459, SB 3055, HB 1393, HB 2884, SB 2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• <00:13:08.720> um 40 hours of comp or vacation time. um 40 hours of comp or vacation time.
• during a session, especially a budget session, are able to use those hours. please say I.
• of 220 hours in non-budget years. this of 220 hours in non-budget years. this year.<00:15:48.560>
• hours recorded over and above the cap. hours recorded over and above the cap.
• I believe to 300 hours.

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• hours should be excluded. hours should be excluded.
• you're your first 40 hours. you're your first 40 hours.
• over 40 hours per week.'
• Additional hours over 40 hours per week.
• We worked our 40-hour week.

Keywords: 1189, house, all