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• Studies conducted by researchers at.
• I am a late diagnosed disabled autistic commercial interior designer. that has studied human behavior
• And then 8th grade social studies the same thing?
• There is an important study about belonging in educational environments by Dr.
• I love learning about Christianity and studying the Bible. I grew up in this stuff.

Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24, HB4, HB54, HB775, HB850, HB 1122, HB 1249, HB1405, HB2336, HB2757, HB3372, HB3622, HB4442, HB4687, HB4893, HB5089, HB5515, HB5606, SB10, SB24, HB1573, HB3369

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• Um, but what it does is create a study commission that will explore this issue and then next year put
• does<00:14:19.760> is<00:14:20.000> create<00:14:20.240> a<00:14:20.399> study
• what it does is create a study what it does is create a study commission<00:14:22.079> um
• it and hopefully get to a quicker resolution for everybody involved without having to necessarily waste
• necessarily waste department resources. necessarily waste department resources.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I won't waste much time up here. It's just a couple of pages.
• <00:08:49.160> I<00:08:49.640> won't<00:08:49.840> waste<00:08:50.120> much
• I won't waste much time up little bill.
• I won't waste much time up here.<00:08:51.640> It's<00:08:51.760> just<00:08:51.960>
• Uh, the bills that we're going to see is Senate File 50, State Engineer Surface and Groundwater Study

Keywords: 916, all

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• /c> coming out with recommendations for coming out with recommendations for fraud<01:03:21.000> waste
• and abuse um last summer uh fraud waste and abuse um last summer uh your<01:03:25.160> department
• I know we talk about this on the task force, just if there's any ways that you think we could be studying
• <01:19:23.120> we<01:19:23.280> could<01:19:23.480> be<01:19:23.840> studying
• ways that you think we could be studying ways that you think we could be studying that<01:19:24.880

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee met under a new Senate power-sharing arrangement with co-chairs, began with member and staff introductions, and then received a jurisdiction overview from Senate counsel. The overview explained that the Labor Committee’s jurisdiction has not changed from the previous biennium and covers fair labor standards, minimum wage, workers’ compensation, occupational safety and health, and related agencies and boards such as the Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Mediation Services, PERB, and the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. It also noted that some topics, including paid leave, fall under other committees, while earned sick and safe time remains within Labor and Industry jurisdiction. Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach and Josiah Moore then gave a detailed Department of Labor and Industry presentation. They reviewed the department’s funding sources, emphasizing that workers’ compensation funds and construction codes/licensing revenues make up most of the budget, while the general fund is a small share. They described the department’s major divisions, including workers’ compensation, construction codes and licensing, labor standards, nursing home workforce standards, and OSHA consultation and compliance, and highlighted practical examples of their work. Examples included return-to-work assistance for an injured worker, compliance training that reduced penalties for self-insurers and claim administrators, and use of the Special Compensation Fund when an employer lacked workers’ compensation insurance. The labor standards section highlighted enforcement actions involving unpaid overtime, pregnancy and parental leave retaliation, wage deductions, and child labor violations, along with totals for 2024 collections and inquiries. The presentation also noted the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s adopted rules, the expansion of construction licensing exams statewide, and OSHA consultation programs such as Min-SHARP and MINSTAR, including a Minnesota employer that recently achieved MINSTAR status. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• So she went to the University of Washington to study climate science and meteorology.
• I will keep working to restore the Backbay study because Delawarians cannot afford for this study to
• One recent study found that...
• One recent study found that mifepristone is extremely dangerous to women as well.
• We had significant reductions in waste, fraud, and abuse. We did some good work.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Will you continue to waste time with this bill that will certainly be vetoed by our governor, or will
• Will you continue to waste time with this bill that will certainly be vetoed by our governor, or will
• Trans bodies are not the same as cisgender bodies, and this is well studied and well proven.
• Trans bodies are not the same as cisgender bodies, and this is well studied and well proven.
• Trans bodies are not the same as cisgender bodies, and this is well studied and well proven.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , topic across the media with waste, topic across the media with waste, fraud,<00:48:10.160> and
• It's like no more study as according to this plan, or is it still a consideration of study?
• Uh way it's it's an expensive study.
• of study? of study?
• If we move this, there's no more study. If we move this, there's no more study.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She serves as a core faculty in director of preclinical studies for the Christus Health and Texas A&M
• A new study shows that the risk of developing dementia after age 55 among American is 42 percent.
• The NIH has made an investment in the study of Alzheimer's and dementia through the Glenn Biggs Institute
• It is not a waste.

Bills: SJR3, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB703, SB764, SB790, SJR36, SJR3, SJR34, SJR18, SCR9, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SJR3, SB5, SR172, SR176, SR177, SR190, SR193, SR194, SR202, SR203, SR208

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver

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• A study by the National Institute of Justice found that juvenile offenders with access to firearms are
• A 2019 study by the American Public Health Association concluded that preventing youth from accessing
• Let's not waste that investment. California invests in rehabilitative fire training.
• Let's not waste that investment.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety-related bills. AB 383 by Assembly Member Davies would expand and clarify firearm restrictions tied to juvenile adjudications, allow certain minor firearm possession for hunting or training with guardian approval, and authorize warrants in some domestic violence-related firearm surrender situations. Supporters, including a district attorney representative, argued it would close gaps in existing law and improve public safety; opponents said it would over-criminalize youth and disproportionately affect marginalized communities. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 400 by Assembly Member Pacheco would require law enforcement K-9 units to meet statewide POST standards covering training, use of force, and handler skills. Supporters said the bill would create consistency, accountability, and safer deployments; opponents argued the standards were inadequate and would legitimize harmful canine practices. After debate over whether the bill expanded canine use or simply standardized it, the committee approved AB 400 and sent it to Appropriations. AB 380 by Assembly Member Gonzalez would extend price-gouging protections during emergencies, including for hotels, food, essential goods and services, and commercial property, and would remove the 12-month lease limit loophole for rent gouging. Supporters said the bill responds to wildfire-related exploitation and provides clarity for disaster victims; business and landlord groups warned it could amount to commercial rent control and create uncertainty for future emergencies. The author said he would continue working on amendments, and the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 358 by Assembly Member Alvarez would create a narrow exception to Cal-ECPA so law enforcement could inspect tracking or surveillance devices found in a person’s home, vehicle, or property with the finder’s consent. Supporters said the change would help stalking and domestic violence victims preserve evidence quickly; privacy advocates argued warrants and existing emergency exceptions already cover these situations. The chair proposed narrowing the language to “tracking or surveillance device,” and the bill was held on call after an initial roll with only three votes in favor. The transcript also began AB 247, which would raise pay for incarcerated hand crew firefighters, with testimony from formerly incarcerated firefighters in support, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.

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• So you, you've invested quite a bit in the exam at that point, and that's not counting study materials
• National studies show that up to 10% of any state's spend on health and human services doesn't go where
• It's lost due to waste, fraud, and abuse.
• The reasons for that waste, fraud, and abuse run a, a spectrum from innocent mistakes, uh, mechanical

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• And that's not counting study materials and stuff. timeline for us to deploy an exam, if we go back to
• National studies show that up to 10% of.
• It's lost due to waste, fraud, and abuse.
• The reasons for that waste, fraud, and abuse... run a spectrum from innocent mistakes, mechanical errors

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• President Trump, study the trade numbers. Data from the U.S.
• The House Republican Study Committee's budget proposal last Fall called for cutting SNAP, the Supplemental
• While we waste our time on partisan bills that do nothing to lower costs, Americans continue to struggle
• WHILE WE WASTE OUR TIME ON PARTISAN BILLS THAT DO NOTHING TO LOWER COSTS, AMERICANS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Representative Jordan, it created a task force on the Dream Starter Program to study development and
• To authorize direct the legislative auditor, study the impact the city of New Orleans has on the state
• A subcommittee to study ways to accommodate Louisiana voters with disabilities.
• House Resolution 384 by Representative Miller to urge and request LSU Health Sciences School to study
• So if we're going to dig down deep, let's not spend money and waste it on sports complexes.

Bills: HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HCR112, HR307, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB66, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB145, HB159, HB167, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB316, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB511, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB799, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1095, HB1126, HB1129, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1230, HB1235, HB1249, HB723, HB36, HB140, HB181, HB198, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB302, HB335, HB342, HB487, HB513, HB623, HB682, HB730, HB740, HB761, HB775, HB797, HB812, HB816, HB940, HB968, HB979, HB1028, HB1029, HB1038, HB1049, HB1084, HB1161, HB1194, HB1199, HB1201, HB1203, HB1247, HB1256, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB228, SB237, SB250, SB405, SB406, SB414, SB433, SB480, SB513, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB134, HB1117, SB42, SB274, SB382, SB449, SB300, HR74, HB463, HB715, HB998, SB80, SB268, SB444, SB479, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469

Keywords: oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding, taxpayer liability, public liability, offshore wells, onshore wells, coastal erosion, Department of Conservation and Energy, natural resources

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• Won't waste a lot of time. Happy to answer any questions you have. We have a fiscal note.
• Won't waste a lot of time. Happy to answer any questions you have. We have a fiscal note.
• a lot of time happy to won't waste a lot of time happy to answer<00:04:08.159> any<00:04:08.360
• First, a background study must be completed for everyone who will be present in the home.
• First, a background study must be completed for everyone who will be present in the home.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This study confirmed what we saw on the ground.
• In 2016, UGRA jointly funded a preliminary study...
• My waste as I sat in a tree.
• I'm not 100% sure what kind of studies have been done.
• But I do think we need to study flood control dams.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness hearing convened in Kerrville with quorum, public testimony limited to three minutes and invited testimony to 10 minutes. Leaders from both chambers, along with the lieutenant governor and speaker, framed the hearing as an unprecedented joint effort focused on learning from the July 4 flood, honoring victims, and identifying actions to reduce future loss of life. The committee also heard opening remarks about decorum, logistics, and the intent to continue work in future sessions. The first panel included Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, Emergency Management Coordinator William B. Thomas IV, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr., Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice, Upper Guadalupe River Authority representative William Rector, Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, and Real County Judge Bella Rubio. They described the flood as sudden and catastrophic, with Kerr County reporting 108 deaths and two missing. Local officials emphasized that they received no timely warning of the scale of the event, that responders and volunteers acted heroically under extreme conditions, and that communications, cell coverage, and rural emergency resources were strained. Several witnesses said the county’s existing alert systems were limited by geography, sparse broadband, and the speed of the flood. Testimony focused on possible improvements, including real-time flood gauges and predictive monitoring, stronger rural emergency management staffing and training, better interoperability and alerting tools such as IPAWS, CodeRED, WENS, and sirens, and expanded broadband and radio coverage. Kerrville asked for a flood warning system before next summer and state help for stormwater, floodplain, and disaster recovery funding. UGRA described its past and current flood-warning and mitigation efforts, including gauge funding, a new software-based flood prediction project, and consideration of additional retention dams. Kendall and Real counties highlighted successful or needed alerting and evacuation practices, while also stressing the difficulty of funding and maintaining such systems in small rural counties. Members asked detailed questions about the timeline of the flood response, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and whether regional consolidation or additional infrastructure could improve future preparedness.

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• You know, I think the Judicial Council is constantly studying this and looking for ways and other things
• know that sounds funny to people, but every day we develop a different water supply that once was waste

Bills: SB1211, SB1574, SB2774, SB2873, SB2900, HJR4

Keywords: hydraulic fracturing, sales tax exemption, oil and gas, environmental impact, water reuse, justice, judicial council, centers of excellence, court operations, recognition program, franchise tax, retail trade, tax classification, business regulation, economic impact, SB 2873, Texas Tax Code, electronic filing, e-filing, tax reports

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• And then we also, um, were able to get a working group together that would study the kilowatt hour charging
• get a working group together<00:04:29.919> that<00:04:30.160> would<00:04:30.720> study
• would study the, um, kilowatt<00:04:33.360> hour<00:04:33.600> charging.
• It is a waste of resources for the Department of Transportation for them to manage that grant as they
• It is a waste of resources for the Department of Transportation for them to manage that grant as they

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It would set up a study commission.
• would make sense to have a study would make sense to have a study commission<00:15:50.160> and
• department to commission the cost study department to commission the cost study um<04:19:42.920>
• hire, does a cost study.
• Ohio is at ... ambulance study committee which was ambulance study committee which was fully<04:44:38.878

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

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• 29:50.360> time<00:29:50.559> on<00:29:51.200> sanctioning The party wants to waste
• And again, another wasted opportunity. So we can do better. Mr.
• a closed Rule and again another wasted a closed Rule and again another wasted opportunity<01:07:
• <05:48:00.600> Public applied science degree studying Public applied science degree studying
• Much of the debris being removed, by the way, is either drugs or human waste.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <02:41:03.080> if And I think it's an incomplete study if And I think it's an incomplete study
• , universities to do this study, universities to do this study, but<02:41:47.120> this<02:
• We're going to be seeing economic study.
• doing an economic study on Metro Surge. doing an economic study on Metro Surge.
• So that supported communities that are the site of a waste disposal facility.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate was called to order, a quorum was established, and remote voting was authorized for several members. The body adopted committee reports except those related to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave Senate File 4067 a second reading, and referred newly introduced bills as listed on the agenda. It also adopted a motion to strike and re-refer House File 3379 to the Committee on Finance, and then moved into special orders and floor debate. The main floor action was on House File 2358, a public safety bill providing enhanced criminal penalties for certain coercion offenses. Senator Lang described it as creating a Minnesota crime targeting sexual extortion of children, including online extortion. Senator Maye Quade supported the bill and spoke about the tragic constituent story behind it. The Senate took a roll call and passed the bill 67-0, with its title agreed to. The Senate then began debate on Senate File 4511, which would clarify Minnesota gambling law to prohibit prediction-market style betting disguised as futures contracts. Senator Marty argued the bill was needed to stop companies such as Kalshi and Polymarket from using futures-contract language to evade state gambling restrictions and to protect existing regulated gambling businesses. Senator Johnson initially offered the A10 amendment to delay action until federal jurisdiction issues are resolved, but withdrew it after debate. He then offered the A8 amendment to preserve longer-term weather-related hedging contracts, which Senator Marty supported as a distinction from short-term, manipulable bets; the A8 amendment was adopted. Debate continued with questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach election-related or financial contracts.