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• If there's a vehicle, motor vehicle, on your property, ultimately it's your responsibility, not the sheriff's
• If there's a vehicle, motor vehicle, on your property, ultimately it's your responsibility, not the sheriff's
• If there's a vehicle, motor vehicle, on your property, ultimately it's your responsibility, not the sheriff's
• If there's a vehicle, motor vehicle, on your property, ultimately it's your responsibility, not the sheriff's
• If there's a vehicle, motor vehicle, on your property, ultimately it's your responsibility, not the sheriff's

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But just the corporate value, if you will, was meant to protect them from legal liability, so to speak
• federal directives include the Biden administration issuing burdensome regulations promoting electric vehicles
• So SB 707 is a vehicle through which the legislature can assert that responsibility.

Bills: SB 18, SB 19, SB 666, SB 688, SB 707, SB 888

Keywords: municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues

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• We handle the vehicle for purchasing. That is more of an accounting decision.
• This is a new MOF, valued at $2 million, using 100% millage funding for the Reynolds Center Learning
• And the second with Tech is the Tucker-Chiller project, valued at $1.8 million.
• It helps sell the value.
• It helps sell the value of the airport.

Summary: The committee first considered an $88,000 used tire program contract for District 4 with LTR Intermediate Holdings. Senators raised concerns that the tire district’s revised business plan had not yet been approved and that the contract could worsen cash flow before funding was confirmed. Questions were also raised about procurement language in the RFP that excluded bidders under corrective action plans. After discussion, a motion was made and approved to hold the contract until next month so the tire board could appear and answer questions. Members then reviewed a large slate of methods of finance, alternative delivery projects, and discretionary grants. These included capital projects at ASU Mid-South, Arkansas Tech, Ozarka, UA Fayetteville, UA Little Rock, UAMS, and UCA; a new UCA multi-purpose arena project estimated at $75.5 million; and DHS and Department of Health grants for aging services, substance abuse prevention, mental health, nutrition, hearing-loss follow-up, HIV services, and rural hospital quality improvement. All of these items were reviewed without objection. The committee also heard a ratification request from UAMS for a Family and Medical Leave Act outsourcing contract with FMLA Source. UAMS said an amendment had been prepared but never submitted for review, and payments continued after expiration; members expressed frustration and asked UAMS to review whether other contracts had similarly lapsed. The committee then reviewed numerous construction-related, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including airport economic impact study work, parking guidance technology at the University of Arkansas, veteran nursing services, and multiple DHS service contracts. Most items were reviewed without objection, and the meeting adjourned after reports of routine contract amendments and minor contracts were presented for information.

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• ability to incentivize new renewable electricity generation, which limits incentives for electric vehicle
• everybody producing fuel in the state under Washington, including electricity that goes straight into vehicles
• The existing 10-year SAF incentive was carefully constructed to maximize value and results for the state
• prohibition on six PPD and Regrettable six PPD substitutes in tires and it specifies that those apply to vehicle
• yes, and, you know, I think aircraft tires would probably not be covered under the definition of vehicle

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2436, a technical fix to Washington’s oil tanker escort tug requirements in Puget Sound waters. The bill would require escort tugs to have either horsepower equal to 5% of the tanker’s deadweight tonnage or 3,000 horsepower, whichever is greater. Rep. Lekanoff and the Washington State Board of Pilotage Commissioners said the change aligns statute with existing rules and industry practice and supports protection of the Salish Sea and southern resident killer whales. No opposition was raised, and the hearing was closed without action at that point. The committee then heard House Bill 2322, which changes Clean Fuels Program rules and tax incentives for alternative jet fuel. Supporters, including Rep. Dent, Sky Energy, 12, and the City of Moses Lake, said the bill would provide certainty for large-scale sustainable aviation fuel investment by changing the trigger for tax incentives and clarifying that certain renewable electricity, including hydro, can count as zero carbon. Ecology opposed the bill’s treatment of electricity accounting, saying it would weaken incentives for new renewable generation and could reduce the clean fuels program’s emissions benefits. U.S. Oil asked for additional clarification or changes to allow Pierce County participation or define “blender.” No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. In executive session, the committee passed several bills. Substitute House Bill 2343, dealing with discharge permits for publicly owned animal facilities, passed 21-0. Proposed second substitute House Bill 1420, creating a textile and apparel coordinating organization for a needs assessment, passed 12-9. House Bill 2426, allowing Pollution Control Hearings Board appeals to be heard by a single member or alternative panel by agreement, passed 19-2. Substitute House Bill 2271, expanding post-consumer recycled content requirements for certain plastic products, passed 12-9. Substitute House Bill 2215, adjusting Climate Commitment Act fuel supplier thresholds, passed 12-9. Substitute House Bill 2421, restricting 6PPD and certain substitutes in tires, passed 11-9 with one excused after an amendment to exempt rural eastern Washington was rejected. Action on House Bill 2301 and House Bill 2296 was deferred to a later meeting due to time constraints.

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• In many cases, suspects become aggressive or attempt to flee, leading to foot chases, vehicle pursuits
• thing we did is on the indictment, clarifying that you can describe the property and the range of value
• that is we had surveillance video from the parking lot to show all three of them came in the same vehicle
• They're all 3 in the vehicle.
• And there were 2 that we know of girls that he had thrown out of a vehicle.

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• and tire load restrictions that do not account for the unique operational requirements of these vehicles
• and tire load restrictions that do not account for the unique operational requirements of these vehicles
• the caption: Senate Bill 1394, relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle
• the caption: Senate Bill 1394, relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle
• IMCC membership dues are based on the combined value of coal and non-coal mineral mining production in

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine motions to excuse Senator King and dispense with the reading of the previous journal. Members then took up several ceremonial resolutions and recognitions, including honoring Duncanville High School’s boys basketball state championship, recognizing the city of Palestine, welcoming the Texas African American Lawyers Foundation and Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, acknowledging the Cibolo Chamber of Commerce, and designating Texas County Treasurer’s Day and Mesquite Day. A memorial resolution for Clyde Vance Dunham of Waco was adopted, with multiple senators speaking in tribute to his long legal career and community service; the Senate agreed to adjourn in his memory. The chamber then considered a series of bills, most of which were advanced on expedited motions. Senate Bill 1948, concerning fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities, passed after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. Senate Bill 1394, updating weight and tire-load rules for ready-mix concrete trucks, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1814, creating an electronic database to provide information to certain veterans, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 241, tightening enforcement of the public camping ban and authorizing state enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, drew questions about impacts on unhoused people but ultimately passed. Senate Bill 1147, withdrawing Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, passed unanimously. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 921 on Medicaid ex parte renewals after a narrower vote, and Senate Bill 609, requiring school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, after rejecting an amendment by Senators Menendez and Perry that would have added a good-faith/resource-limitation safeguard for districts. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 660, requiring bollards or similar barriers near certain hospital emergency rooms, passed with rural exemptions and exceptions for existing protections. Senate Bill 2155, a cleanup bill returning veterinary board authority from TDLR to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, passed with amendments. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1209 on election dates and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1396 prohibiting national sex education standards in public schools also passed. The Senate then received first-reading bills and adjourned until the next day.

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• I definitely see the value in the retainage, but I also see the value that that money... these people
• I, I definitely see the value in in the retainage, but I also see the the value that that money, uh,
• I think I'd like to—I mean, I recognize the value of um, I think we, you know, but if both are retainage
• From an owner's perspective, would you think that you could see the value in...
• that there's some... but it states, you know, After the subcontractors, it has the punch list at valued

Summary: The committee held an interim study on retainage in public construction projects, with representatives from the Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma, the Subcontractors Association of Oklahoma, and construction firms discussing how retainage works and whether current law should be changed. AGC speakers said retainage is a statutory tool that helps ensure completion and closeout, and warned that eliminating it could create more problems by shifting leverage to owners or general contractors and leaving contractors with fewer remedies. Subcontractor representatives said retainage often functions as delayed profit, can tie up cash flow for one to two years, and can be especially burdensome for early-phase trades such as dirt work, concrete, and demolition. Several participants explained that retainage is typically withheld from monthly progress payments and paid at final closeout, with current law generally allowing retainage to drop from 5% to 2.5% after 50% completion on public projects. Subcontractors said that in practice they often still have to fight to get the reduced rate applied, and that some owners or construction managers do not follow the statute consistently. They also noted that bonding companies are a last resort but still an important enforcement tool, while AGC cautioned that bond claims and litigation are not ideal substitutes for a workable retainage process. The discussion focused on possible benchmarks or compromise approaches, including line-item or trade-specific release of retainage when work is complete, especially for demolition or other early-finish subcontractors. Committee members emphasized that owner, GC/CM, and subcontractor issues may need different solutions and that the study was intended to gather perspectives rather than produce immediate legislation. No vote was taken, and no formal action was announced.

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• Because it would be the person that's best representing their values.
• I would look under the motor vehicle registration and driver license requirements for that.
• </c><03:35:36.080><c> I</c> think um I think there's some value I think um I think there's some value
• Is there any aspect in this bill that you feel has some redeeming value that should be pursued?
• In this bill that you feel has some redeeming value that should be pursued?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So the first one up, you can see, is the automated vehicle location project that was completed...
• So the first one up, you can see, is the automated vehicle location project that was completed under
• So I think there'd be a little bit more value in some of that. So just a shameless pitch there.
• It leads to incredible value.
• I mean, it leads to incredible value. some of those items.

Summary: The committee approved the March 26 minutes and then received a quarterly update on major IT projects from NDIT. Staff reported the portfolio included 116 major projects totaling about $546 million, with the overall portfolio under budget but slightly behind schedule. They reviewed projects over the 20% variance threshold, including an Industrial Commission grants management system and DOT’s roadway pre-construction replacement, and then heard startup and closeout reports from HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT. Several previously troubled projects were closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning; some projects finished under budget and ahead of schedule, while others were significantly behind schedule or over budget but were now closed or being remediated. The committee also reviewed NDIT’s annual report, including service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how service-fund revenue and grant administrative charges are accounted for, how chargebacks work, and whether NDIT tracks customer satisfaction scores. NDIT said it does track CSAT-type measures in some service areas and has survey data, but it is not planning another customer survey this summer. Members encouraged more regular reporting of customer satisfaction, service-level metrics, and performance data to help guide future improvements. A major portion of the meeting focused on the state’s mainframe modernization effort. NDIT said the overall effort is still targeting about 2030, with multiple HHS and DOT projects underway and a $15 million tech-debt appropriation already removing some components. Staff described the main obstacles as data cleanup, complex integrations, limited staff capacity, retirements, and vendor constraints, and said they are seeking a vendor with modernization support in the next contract cycle. Members pressed for clearer accountability and faster progress, and NDIT and HHS emphasized that they are working jointly but need continued support and better tools. The committee then heard a cybersecurity update on NDIT’s statewide services and maturity assessments. NDIT explained that it provides vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that these services are tied to a cybersecurity maturity assessment based on CIS controls. Members questioned the sharp drop in participation since 2020 and whether the self-assessment should be mandatory or tied more strongly to StageNet access or insurance incentives. NDIT said participation is voluntary, but Enderf is now requiring annual assessments to keep a 4% insurance discount, and members discussed whether stronger requirements or audit authority may be needed. The meeting ended as the committee began a follow-up discussion on BEAD broadband connection costs and why some locations are much more expensive to connect than others.

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• Students attending religious release time are taught positive moral values, and this has led to a significant
• , service, and respect—values that ultimately strengthen our communities.
• , service, and respect—values that ultimately strengthen our communities.
• If the Goldwater Institute values transparency, which I believe them if that's what they say, then they
• , civic and Deferred comp, cell phone, vehicle, civic engagement stipends, lots of other things that

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We will reopen in November after the large renovation project on the Star Museum and the new vehicle.
• We save, if you take retail value, hundreds of millions of dollars for state agencies because we are
• It goes way beyond that and nothing excites us more to show. productions, the value of filming beyond
• So it brings an additional $53 million of value to that. $6.8 million that this program affords us.
• Ultimately, this is the value of the program.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Motor vehicles, $1.3 million.
• Are you quick on the motor vehicle.
• </c> getting federal funds for motor vehicles getting federal funds for motor vehicles or<00:14:01.199
• That for the vehicles.
• </c> &gt;&gt; That for for the vehicles. &gt;&gt; That for for the vehicles. &gt;&gt; Okay.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 1:30 PM, 925, all

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• That should be the vehicle. This resolution is not anything. It has no effect of law.
• That should be the vehicle. This resolution is not anything. It has no effect of law.
• That should be the vehicle. This resolution is not anything. It has no effect of law.
• That should be the vehicle. This resolution is not anything. It has no effect of law.
• That should be the vehicle. This resolution is not anything. It has no effect of law.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint AEN-HRE hearing focused on HCR 130, HD1, which urges increased and sustained funding for the island invasive species committees and the Hawaii Ant Lab within the University of Hawaii’s Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit. The Department of Agriculture said it supported the intent and noted that ISC funding flows through the Hawaii Invasive Species Council budget item via DLNR, while also describing ongoing collaboration with DLNR and efforts to support ant control work. Testifiers from CAPS, the University of Hawaii, the Oahu Invasive Species Committee, and CARES all supported the resolution, emphasizing that invasive species work is underfunded, that the island committees and Hawaii Ant Lab do critical control, research, outreach, and eradication work, and that sustained resources are needed to plan effectively and respond to priority pests such as little fire ant, coconut rhinoceros beetle, and coqui frog. A lengthy exchange followed over whether the resolution was meaningful, since it would be urging the state to fund work the Legislature itself controls. Several members argued that a resolution alone has no legal effect and that funding should come through bills and appropriations instead. In response, the Department of Agriculture said its top biosecurity needs are personnel and chemicals, and noted it is building up its plant quarantine and plant pest control divisions with prior funding and HB 427. Oahu Invasive Species Committee representatives said they rely heavily on Hawaii Invasive Species Council grants, have limited soft funding, and need more stable resources; they also pointed to annual reports and prior testimony as documentation of their work. After a brief recess, the chairs announced they would pass the resolution with amendments to make it more relevant. The amendments changed the title and text to urge the counties, Congress, and other relevant agencies—not the state alone—to provide increased and sustained funding, and added language urging all of those bodies to seek federal grants. The AEN committee then voted to pass HCR 130, HD1, as amended, and the HRE committee also voted to pass it with amendments. The motion was adopted in both committees.

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• It outlines requirements for unmarked vehicles used by direct care and treatment.
• </c><00:15:51.120><c> used</c> requirements for unmarked vehicles used requirements for unmarked vehicles
• We would value their input and insight prior to finalizing.
• We have victims of sexual crime telling us that they find value and safety in this process.
• Panel must consider the petition de novo doesn’t mean that the SRB doesn’t provide value.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I really do firmly believe great jobs are the best vehicle for people to really engage in their home
• for people to really the best vehicle for people to really engage<00:03:20.720><c> in</c><00:03:20.959
• You know, in our values, I believe our values as a cabinet is to be a winner.
• ><c> a</c> in our values, I believe our values as a in our values, I believe our values as a cabinet<
• than the market value just higher than the market value just because<00:28:25.919><c> there's</c><00:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee received an update from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, joined by Matt Wingate and Terry Bradshaw of the Kentucky Association of Economic Developers, on the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPDI) and the closing fund. The presentation focused on how KPDI helps communities develop shovel-ready industrial sites by funding infrastructure, engineering, geotechnical work, and other site-preparation costs. Noel emphasized that the program is designed to reduce uncertainty for companies, improve speed to market, and support statewide job creation and investment, especially in rural and eastern Kentucky where development costs are often higher. Testimony highlighted the complexity and expense of preparing sites, with examples of road, water, power, and rock-removal costs, and the importance of third-party evaluation in scoring applications. Noel said the program has 116 total projects statewide, with 20 active projects stemming from pilot efforts and 35 projects already resulting in about 6,381 jobs and $4.4 billion in investment. He cited examples including Crown Holdings, Flash Metals, Phoenix Paper, Pratt Paper, AESC, Sound Elements, Kitchen Foods, Latte, Krueger, Biomass, and Anna Munsman. Bradshaw added that even communities that have not yet landed a project have benefited by building spec buildings or improving access to industrial property. The speakers said the last KPDI round drew $81 million in requests but only $35 million in available funding, and they urged lawmakers to consider whether additional funding or program adjustments are needed. Suggested changes included modestly increasing eligibility or funding flexibility for rural and eastern Kentucky, while maintaining third-party performance metrics, and continuing to prioritize finishing existing parks and creating strong regional sites. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• Uh, much like stocks, virtual currencies, commonly known as crypto, have volatile value, which may be
• Senate File 2768 adds crypto with a value of $10,000 or more to the list of assets that require disclosure
• As we all know, virtual currencies such as Bitcoin have grown significantly in popularity and value over
• </c><00:04:11.360><c> which</c><00:04:11.480><c> may</c><00:04:11.640><c> be</c> have volatile value
• presented a bill to us that would have people report the sales and value of stocks and so forth.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That all becomes a value, which helps reduce our tipping fees for the residents we serve.
• We are willing to carry this risk because we see the value of the system.
• We are willing to carry this risk because we see the value of the system.
• We are willing to carry this risk because we see the value of the system.
• We are willing to carry this risk because we see the value of the system.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• HB 2256, salvage vehicles and manning insurance claim.
• ICE agents taking people in unmarked vehicles after they came to immigration court to enter this country
• They were put in unmarked vehicles and carted off. We had families right there.
• So the only value that the state is getting is the lease agreement, which was, as well, as we're going
• You know, so the only value that the state is getting is the lease agreement, which was, as well as well

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Achieve value with. So would in your definition of mineral.
• You've got a $50,000 vehicle.
• We as a state we've never valued the underlying resource.
• We've never as a state adequately valued the resource itself. We value what it takes.
• Their, their vehicles weren't marked.

Bills: HB206

Keywords: HB206, school district bonds, bond election, voter approval, Education Code, Chapter 45, Section 45.003, Section 45.0034, Texas schools, school finance, local tax election, bond referendum, school construction, capital improvements, election frequency, five-year waiting period, district bonds, public school funding

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• Because you can't work when there are ICE vehicles in your parking lot waiting day after day.
• </c><00:19:13.680><c> which</c><00:19:13.920><c> were</c><00:19:14.760><c> ice</c> unmarked vehicles
• which were ice unmarked vehicles which were ice stationed<00:19:15.800><c> just</c><00:19:16.080><c>
• in your parking lot waiting ice vehicles in your parking lot waiting day<00:19:51.800><c> after</c><
• </c><00:55:20.440><c> our</c> who who value our who who value our our<00:55:22.520><c> state.

Keywords: 1183, house