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• It's a $3 million range and a multi-year study. I don't...
• It's a $3 million range and a multi-year study. I established that.
• We did an environmental impact study four or five years ago in the Hannibal area, and 13 miles of a new
• And you can tell me if I'm incorrect about this, but my understanding is it leaves the study for the

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on House Bill 2998 and adopted a House committee substitute that narrowed the bill to a study of the Upper Mississippi River Basin and the Rural Development Office, with a new date of December 1, 2029. Members asked about the fiscal note and whether the proposal was simply a study rather than a broader project. The committee then voted the substitute do pass on a 21-0 roll call. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 913, which would extend several agricultural tax credits for five years and add/adjust provisions for short-line railroads, biodiesel, rolling stock, meat processing, specialty crops, and related programs. Senator Gregory and supporters said the bill would provide certainty for agricultural investment, rural development, ethanol and biodiesel production, meat processors, and short-line rail infrastructure, with several witnesses emphasizing return on investment, competitiveness, and the importance of keeping Missouri agriculture strong. Some members also discussed the rolling stock credit and local tax backfill, with supporters saying it simply makes local political subdivisions whole and does not create a double payment. Opponents, led by the State Public Advocate, argued Missouri’s tax credit system is too large, costly, and insufficiently audited, and said the state could not afford the projected fiscal impact. They criticized the credits as giveaways and questioned whether the programs would happen without incentives. Despite those objections, the hearing featured broad support from farm, rail, banking, agribusiness, chamber, and commodity groups, and no vote was taken on SB 913 before the committee adjourned.

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• And I'm going to study the offender. I'm going to study their background.
• Thank you very much. going to study their background. I'm going to study their background.

Keywords: Corrections - Room 210, 24 March, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee met to consider the confirmation of Donna Rogers Perkins of Brandon, Mississippi, to the State Parole Board, effective November 17, 2025. Early in the meeting, members exchanged remarks about Chairman Barnett’s recovery and noted that the committee could continue operating under the current provision until next year, when any needed statutory changes could be addressed. Ms. Perkins testified that she has 19 years of experience with the Department of Public Safety, where she maintained law enforcement records, vetted officers from other jurisdictions, and worked with the Attorney General’s Office and State Auditor’s Office on investigations. Members raised and resolved a question about whether she was still employed elsewhere; Perkins explained she had adjusted her last day of employment to avoid a conflict, and the committee indicated the issue had been rectified. A Rankin County supporter also spoke in her favor, saying her public safety background would make her effective on the board. Members questioned Perkins about the role of the parole board and whether she understood the need to balance public safety with reducing incarceration costs. Perkins said the board does not re-sentence offenders, but determines whether they are fit to return to society, and that she would carefully review background, psychological evaluations, and behavior while incarcerated. One member asked about statutory training requirements, and Perkins said she was scheduled to attend training for newly appointed parole board members in June. The committee then voted to advise and consent to the appointment, and the motion passed. A subsequent motion to advise and report was also made and approved, and Perkins was congratulated and thanked for her service.

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• SB 1356, community land trust study committee. Natural Resources.
• SB 1372, Medicaid dental benefit study committee. Health and Human Services.
• SB 1379, study committee, scrap metal theft. Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency.
• SB 1379, study committee, scrap metal theft. Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• How much are we spending for the litany of studies and everything that would have to probably go into
• I think probably in the next couple of weeks that planning study, the final planning study, will be out
• The advantage of a work study is you can throw out a political bombshell and not be behind a bill on

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee devoted its meeting to a presentation from Troy Suing of the Department of Transportation on state highway preservation needs. Suing said DOT is a leader in asset planning, but that current funding is not enough to keep up with the condition of highways, bridges, and other assets. He distinguished operations and maintenance from preservation, and described the preservation program’s main parts: pavements, bridges, and other highway facilities such as slopes, rest areas, signal systems, retaining walls, and culverts. Suing reported that about 40% of state roads are already overdue for preservation and that, with current funding, as much as 85% could need preservation within 10 years. He said there are more than 7,900 lane miles currently due, and that delaying work past the “lowest life cycle zone” increases risk and can cost three to five times more later. For bridges, he said the state has about 3,400 bridges, an average age of 52 years, and roughly 10% are over 80 years old; the share of bridges in poor condition is about 9.9%, near the federal threshold that could trigger more federal oversight. He also highlighted culvert failures, including one on SR-510, and the closed Carbon River Bridge on SR-165 as examples of how deferred preservation can lead to closures and community disruption. Committee members questioned the comparison to national asset management leadership, liability risk as roads deteriorate, the cost and regulatory burden of bridge projects, and whether DOT is relying more on its own crews for bridge work because of cost and urgency. Suing said the department is underfunded to fully implement its asset plans and is forced to focus on risk, emergent needs, and the most critical bridge work first. He said DOT’s 2026 supplemental budget identified preservation as one of five unfunded critical priorities and estimated a 10-year preservation need of $8 billion to address the backlog and become proactive again. Members discussed whether targeted funding in the next biennium could help move the state back toward the “green zone,” and the chair closed by emphasizing the real-world impacts of bridge and road failures and the need for legislative action.

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• We had the University of Arizona back in 2008 do a study by the College of Engineering.
• They promised us, "Yeah, we'll do the ground study, we'll do the water study," and it was never done.
• Chair, to consider this committee to come together and study or get.

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• House Bill 4945 would require TRS to conduct a study.
• I normally oppose studies, but I know when we get into the retirement system these things need to be
• studied very carefully.
• Anyway, a study to determine the feasibility of creating... being a new tier within TRS for Texas A&M

Bills: HB104, HB2434, HB2529, HB2688, HB3161, HB3486, HB3487, HB3745, HB4044, HB4226, HB4945, HB104

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, retirement, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, salary supplement, county judges, judicial functions, state law, government compensation, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age

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• House Bill 4945 would require TRS to conduct a study.
• I normally oppose studies, but I know when we get into the retirement system, these things need to be
• studied very carefully.
• Anyway, a study to determine the feasibility of creating a new tier within TRS for Texas A&M firefighters

Bills: HB104

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tax rate election, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, de minimis rate, local government, special district, tax increase, tax notice, public hearing, tax code, Health and Safety Code, Texas property taxes, taxing unit, election threshold, two-thirds vote, majority vote, budget approval

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• I don't think this study really has that kind of aspiration.
• I don't think<00:04:38.560> this<00:04:38.800> study<00:04:39.199> really<00:04:
• 40.560> um<00:04:41.440> uh<00:04:41.600> has<00:04:41.840> that think this study
• really um uh has that think this study really um uh has that kind<00:04:42.720> of<00:04:42.880

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Members, House Bill 5219. simply directs a Texas Water Development Board to conduct an interim study
• simply direct the Executive Administrator of Texas Water Development Board to conduct an interim ground study
• It sounds like an interim study, maybe. Yes, you are going with us, too, Chairman. Thank you, Mr.
• fraudulent transaction. that piece of things in the time frame that we would have to complete this study

Bills: HB1523, HB2109, HB2694, HB3525, HB3898, HB4646, HB5188, HB5219, HB5320, HB5651, HB5655, HB5659, HB5662, HB5672

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

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• I've been studying election issues, ecosystem manipulation, fraud, etc. for going on over four years
• I've been<00:04:02.439> studying<00:04:03.480> election<00:04:04.480> issues,<00
• :04:05.239> ecosystem been studying election issues, ecosystem been studying election issues,

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 158, which had been amended from an automatic voter registration-related request to a resolution urging the administration to follow the law and comply with federal court orders. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including from the League of Women Voters of Hawaii, the Democratic Party of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Hawaii women lawyers, and others. One witness spoke against automatic voter registration, warning it could be exploited by bad actors, though the chair clarified that the amended resolution was focused on court orders rather than AVR. Members asked questions about whether states or Congress can enforce compliance with court orders and whether there were historical examples of presidents refusing to follow them. The response emphasized separation of powers, checks and balances, and the importance of state support for the rule of law. The committee then voted to accept the proposed SD1 for SCR 158; the measure passed with one no vote recorded from Senator Awa. The committee also took up SCR 154, a resolution supporting implementation of applicable United Nations Human Rights Council universal periodic review recommendations. No testimony was received on that measure, and it was deferred. In a later decision-making agenda item, the committee considered a measure directing the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to include circuit and district court facilities in planning new correctional centers and to establish a release procedure away from residential communities and public spaces; the committee recommended passage as amended, and the measure passed without objection.

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• Senate Bill 2069 by Zaffirini relates to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the
• Senate Bill 2074 by Zaffirini relates to a study of the Four Coincident Peak program by the Public Utility
• Senate Bill 2091 by Zaffirini relates to a study on effective case management practices and procedures
• Senate Bill 2125 by Zaffirini relates to a study to review the animal-friendly account to Health and

Bills: SCR8, SCR24, SCR25, SB1, SB65, SB315, SB371, SB372, SB379, SB400, SB402, SB406, SB427, SB487, SB502, SB509, SB535, SB610, SB707, SB740, SB761, SB840, SB875, SB893, SB918, SB925, SB965, SB987, SB990, SB995, SB1006, SB1018, SB1073, SB1106, SB1121, SB1194, SB1253, SB1300, SB1343, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1532, SB1555, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SCR25, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SCR8, SB565, SB372, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB925, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB815, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, 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, SB1119, SB1505, SB24, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, 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, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB896, SB1352, SB973, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB1547, SB961, SB1038, SB513, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1198, SB1146, SB763, SB667

Keywords: central bank digital currency, CBDC, Federal Reserve, digital dollar, digital currency, cashless payments, financial privacy, cybersecurity, government surveillance, financial surveillance, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit finance, banking policy, monetary policy, payments system, commercial banks, Texas Legislature, concurrent resolution, federal reserve digital currency

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• THE PARTNERSHIP WITH UF SCRIPTS AND JUPITER PROVIDE STUDENTS THE STUDY TO BENCH TO BEDSIDE MEDICAL REGULATED
• THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE THE STUDENT STUDIED NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME AND NEONATAL ICU
• THE STUDENT STUDIED AGE TRANSFER AGENTS THAT USED TWO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF CHEMICALS INCLUDING PHARMACEUTICALS
• THE CLINICAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE THIS STUDENT STUDIED COMORBIDITIES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And some want to see it expand even more, but a recent research study also finds that as sports betting
• You mentioned one of the studies that came out last summer talking about more credit card debt, more
• We also had studies talking about how it increases risk of domestic violence. We've had studies.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for the use of the Hospital Medicaid Developmental Disability Subcommittee as they complete their study
• This will allow the consultant to assist the members with any legislation that may come out of the study
• . ...the consultant to assist the members with any legislation that may come out of the study, and the

Summary: The Executive Subcommittee met and first considered a waiver request from the Stuttgart School District to use the TIPS interlocal purchasing system for a turf replacement project instead of a traditional competitive bid. Superintendent Jeff McKinney explained that three bids were received but none fully met the RFP specifications, including warranty and insurance requirements. After review by the district’s architect, the committee approved the waiver request by voice vote. The committee then approved a consultant services agreement between the Bureau of Legislative Research and Work Ed Consulting to support the Hospital Medicaid Developmental Disability Subcommittee’s study under Act 145. Legislators said the consultant would help develop workforce-system reform legislation for the 2027 session, and noted the firm’s experience in other states. The contract runs through June 30, 2027, with a maximum amount of $158,000, and was approved without opposition. Next, the committee approved an actuarial and consultant services agreement with Perrin Knight to provide ongoing actuarial support for the state property insurance captive and related legislative oversight work. Bureau staff said the contract would run from April 1 through December 31, 2027, with a maximum amount of $475,000, though only actual hours and travel would be billed. Members asked about budgeting, invoice timing, and overlap with other insurance consultants, and the agreement was approved. Finally, the committee approved using Bureau committee room funds to renovate Committee Room C in the Big Mac Building, citing outdated audiovisual equipment and the need to update the room to match other recent renovations before adjourning.

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• you on notice that I'm also just putting you on notice that I'm working to create a resolution for a study
• for our state, you know, to study the implications of hemp.
• state and I'm we're doing in our state and I'm interested in the creation of a hemp task force to study

Bills: HB322, HB346, HB336, HB384, SB237

Keywords: postpartum depression, postnatal care, maternal mental health, perinatal depression, postpartum screening, new mother, birth mother, newborn discharge, hospital discharge materials, public health education, maternal health, depression screening, health care providers, physicians, nurses, Alabama Department of Public Health, medical liability, standard of care, retired physicians, volunteer medical care

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• to make it clear that these studies have to occur for all proposed expansions of grades, sites, and
• And so we made sure you could read on social studies.
• And so we made sure you could read on social studies.
• And so we made sure you could read on social studies.
• And so we made sure you could read on social studies.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh this forward as a study committee.
• it meant two useful things for a study committee.
• the sponsor that it made sense to study the sponsor that it made sense to study because<01:35:51.679
• <01:35:55.440> It study committee. It study committee.
• this study committee assumes a new flag. this study committee assumes a new flag.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• that are out there on how to studies that are out there on how to structure<02:18:28.880> Medicaid
• I think this is a much needed evaluation and study.
• I think this is a much needed evaluation and study.
• I mean, part of this study is where have we failed in this system?
• and prove to me study will demonstrate and prove to me that<02:21:51.840> I'm<02:21:52.000>

Keywords: 981, all

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• They would have to study it to come up with a plan.
• And so, I read it and I started doing some studying.
• And so, I read it and I started doing some studying.
• And so, I read it and I started doing some studying.
• And so, I read it and I started doing some studying.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I have, I mean, I've studied this for eight years, and I still find something every day that I thought
• So they've done studies where they've done studies where they've conducted time motion studies and looked
• You can see the purple line represents the RAND price, which is a study that RAND conducts, and Chris
• They probably will come in the next few years; we will see some studies that will come out.
• So there is this New England Journal of Medicine study that published physician-administered RX.

Keywords: 1184, house, all