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• in similar locations.
• in similar locations.
• are located in the state. are located in the state.
• So it is based on—do we know if there's one in that location or not?
• Including financial, account tracking, Including financial, account tracking, and<00:14:15.920> remaining

Keywords: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency - Room 210, 3 March, 2026; 2:30 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1596, which Senator Johnson explained as a companion to another crypto-kiosk bill. He said the measure was being used to open the code and remove new kiosk language temporarily while lawmakers work on a regulatory framework for crypto kiosks, which are being used in scams involving callers posing as law enforcement and directing victims to deposit cash into kiosks. Members discussed the lack of reporting and registration data, the estimated number of kiosks in the state, and whether regulation might require identification and registration of the devices. The committee adopted the motion for title sufficient, do pass as amended, and reported the bill out. The committee then considered House Bill 859, which would eliminate the in-person absentee voting envelope while keeping the 45-day in-person absentee voting period and existing excuse requirements. Senator England said voters would still complete an affidavit and cast the ballot directly into an OMR machine, and he noted that circuit clerks preferred this version. The committee asked a few clarifying questions and then passed the bill, reporting it out. Next was House Bill 925, the CLEAR Act, which Senator McMahan described as a revised PEER-related bill that had been worked on with the governor’s office after a prior veto. He outlined provisions creating a PEER review program for agency rules, Medicaid transportation evaluations, a State Board of Health Professions, changes to the corporation work initiative program, and PEER subpoena and enforcement language. An amendment was adopted to delete the subpoena-related sections that had raised constitutional concerns and to retain the reverse repealer. After questions about the advisory role of the new board, the committee passed the bill as amended. The committee also heard House Bill 1171, a strike-all that Senator Sparks said would mirror a Senate bill on grant transparency. The measure would require clearer grant objectives, objective eligibility criteria, disclosure of conflicts and board relationships, reporting by grantees and subgrantees, and signed documentation under penalty of perjury with CPA review. Members asked about enforcement, and Senator Sparks said improper reporting could lead to loss of funds, audits, and possible criminal consequences. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported the bill out. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 1393, which would create an energy development fund at the Mississippi Development Authority for long-term infrastructure planning tied to large industrial energy users. Members asked whether the fund would cover water resources as well as electricity; the sponsor said it was intended for energy infrastructure, not water, and was aimed at large industrial projects such as steel mills. The committee adopted the strike-all and moved to report the bill out.

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• And that is pretty much the bill and the bill will help move Florida back on track toward reducing the
• There's a total lack of I found transparency and I'm tracking with regards to this issue.
• I think that we can start to track it.
• Specific location of certain threatened or endangered species that will ensure that location data held
• The Arc also approves management plans for these types of locations.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And the line-locate initiative, our RFP is currently out.
• , and they have... ...to go out there and do line locates.
• and the power availability at a location.
• But if there's a location with abundant power or... ...and the power availability at a location, but
• and the power availability at a location, but if there's a location with abundant power or natural gas

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The district headquarters is located in Las Vegas, which is our largest municipality.
• We have 12 active locations around the state, and we are in those locations with DPS.
• That's located on the general office campus of the DOT.
• On the next slide, which I believe is 24, you'll see that we have 12 locations.
• A lot of the business that's tracked through there is tracked primarily by the federal government.

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• a reminder, anyone present wishing to testify before the committee, please register at the kiosk located
• In 2023, we believe we were on track.
• We don't have anybody in Texas, uh, currently who does any type of, uh, tracking of, uh, grape source
• Nationwide, we have over 1800 locations. We employ over 13,000, uh, licensed cosmetologists.
• And because of 11, we have significant defense industries that are located.

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• We do differentiate by location.
• I mean, he had some maps of locations or places locations.
• I think some of that is key to send their nearest. of locations or places locations.
• I don't know if you track those, right?
• or if we find another location somewhere else.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Those locations would have to be determined at the state border.
• We would have to determine where that is located. It would probably be...
• They call me and let me know when signs are out at locations. And yeah, I...
• for a location that may not be as good.
• If there's no location, there's no location.

Bills: HB341, HB791, HB1564, HB1695, HB1722, HB1729, HB1772, HB2003, HB2954, HB2989, HB3084, HB3134, HB3135, HB3309, HB3611, HB3679, HB3727, HB3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• <00:18:04.600> in Safety answering points one located in Safety answering points one located
• Currently, we have 24 located throughout the state.
• use those um when we're trying to track use those um when we're trying to track suspects<00:41:54.200
• So I want to thank you all for listening. oversee all 14 locations throughout the oversee all 14 locations
• A lot of that has been absorbed by... and operation center it's located and operation center it's located

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met for an opening/orientation session in which members introduced themselves and explained their interest in the committee. Several members noted backgrounds in trucking, piloting, boating, motorcycles, road safety, or constituent concerns about transportation issues. The chair also noted several absent members and said the committee would first hear agency presentations before covering committee procedures. The Department of Safety gave the main presentation, outlining its seven divisions and how they relate to transportation policy and the Highway Fund. The assistant commissioner emphasized that Highway Fund revenue supports both the Department of Transportation and the Department of Safety, with collections coming largely from the road toll/gas tax, DMV fees, and the new electric vehicle surcharge. He also noted that 12% of Highway Fund revenues go to local road repair through the DOT Betterment Fund, and warned that the fund has had a structural deficit for several biennia, requiring General Fund transfers that may be uncertain this session. He said the department aims to provide data and fiscal context on legislation and fiscal notes. State Police then provided a detailed overview of its structure and operations, including the Operations Bureau, Investigative Services Bureau, and Justice Information Bureau. Testimony highlighted Troop G’s role in vehicle inspections, commercial motor vehicle enforcement, fraud investigations, and consumer complaint handling, as well as statewide staffing shortages. The division reported rising calls for service, motor vehicle stops, DWI arrests, and other arrests despite a vacancy rate of about 17%. It also described aviation, K-9, bomb squad, special events response, SWAT, narcotics, major crime, forensic laboratory, and other specialized units, with statistics on drug seizures, investigations, and lab workload. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• We would have to determine where that is located.
• for a location that not that may not be as good.
• If there's no location, there's no location, but all, all this bill sounds like to me is asking is or
• It has more safeguards to make sure that they did not track the wrong car.
• Is that all of our locations that are located or picked like a work zone, have to be in an area that

Bills: HB 341, HB 791, HB 1564, HB 1695, HB 1722, HB 1729, HB 1772, HB 2003, HB 2954, HB 2989, HB 3084, HB 3134, HB 3135, HB 3309, HB 3611, HB 3679, HB 3727, HB 3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• We did it at 10 schools with 900 educators at 21 different locations.
• Our analysts have a dashboard in our office that, as the director was saying, has all the locations of
• and they can track them.
• and they can track them so asked some again we encourage you if if you have an Sr at your school if
• Multiple locations.

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Oklahoma school safety from Commissioner Tipton, OSSI director Mike Fike, OACTIC director Alan Young, OSBI lieutenant Isiles Keene, and Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton. The main focus was a statewide school-safety framework built around response, prevention, and recovery. Witnesses described training law enforcement in the LASER active-shooter response model, adding A-TURK training for coordinated law enforcement/fire/EMS response, expanding run-hide-fight and Stop the Bleed instruction for educators and staff, conducting risk and vulnerability assessments, and using the Rave panic-button system and the ProtectOK tip app to speed reporting and dispatch. They also emphasized behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams as a prevention tool to identify and support at-risk students before violence occurs. Members asked about administrator and teacher training, school counselor involvement, how apps are deployed on personal versus school devices, and whether schools are actually using the programs. Witnesses said administrators, counselors, and SROs should be part of BTAM, that training is most effective when it is realistic and repeated, and that Rave is geofenced and typically invited onto devices by schools. Several members stressed that school leaders must buy in for safety plans to work, and one member raised concerns about traumatic training and the need for mental-health support as part of prevention. Witnesses said mental-health referral and monitoring are part of BTAM, but the school and local partners must manage the process. OSBI’s lieutenant added broader context, comparing school safety to fire safety and noting that Oklahoma still lacks some statutory requirements for intruder drills and stronger penalties for school threats. He also discussed possible future tools such as surveillance analytics, gunshot detection, ballistic-rated doors and walls, and better access controls, while warning that technology should supplement, not replace, basic safety systems and training. Sheriff Walton closed by describing rural response challenges and his foundation’s effort to place ballistic shields in schools and police cars, arguing that human resources and rapid communication remain the biggest gaps. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.

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• us, anchored to our location, and swirled around us for four hours straight.
• Location 13 at West Perkins would be good as well.
• locate survivors before they could become victims.
• I want to understand because there are two tracks.
• Either of those tracks, an action on either of those tracks, would that have the effect of stopping operations

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• One was assistance regarding the approval process of permitting of some locations.
• We’ll also host the track and field games. We’ll also have medal ceremonies.
• If you look at, in 1932, we were actually the home of Olympic track cycling.
• Olympic track cycling.
• It was used in '32 for Olympic track cycling. '84 it was used for soccer.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The hearing focused on Los Angeles’ preparations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with an emphasis on infrastructure, transportation, sustainability, community benefits, and legacy planning. Members and witnesses discussed venue readiness, state and local coordination, public safety, accessibility, and how the Games can leave behind lasting improvements such as transit upgrades, streetscape work, energy and utility improvements, and potentially permanent community assets. LA28 also highlighted its broader planning goals, including a transit-first, no-new-permanent-build approach and the use of temporary venues that could later serve communities. LA28’s Joey Freeman reported on ticket sales, volunteer interest, sponsorships, and recent legislative wins, including laws to support the games route network, temporary infrastructure, medical staffing, and out-of-state EMS deployment. He said LA28 has reached $2.5 billion in corporate sponsorships, sold more than 4 million tickets in the first drop, and launched a local presale with roughly half a million $28 tickets and a community ticketing program. However, several senators sharply criticized the ticketing rollout, saying low-cost tickets were too limited and that the committee lacked basic data on how many tickets were available, sold, or priced affordably. Members also raised concerns about ensuring access for low-income residents, schools, nonprofits, and the broader Los Angeles community. Mayor Karen Bass said the city’s theme is “Games for All” and described efforts to prepare small businesses, improve infrastructure, and create a citywide Cultural Olympiad and fan-fest style viewing sites modeled partly on Paris. She asked for state help with permitting, mutual aid for law enforcement, and cleanup of state-owned corridors and highways, and said the city wants local businesses prioritized over a broader Southern California definition of “local.” Other witnesses from Exposition Park and the Rose Bowl described major venue-specific needs, including accessibility, traffic and safety upgrades, utility replacement, site improvements, and legacy investments. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided, but members requested follow-up meetings and additional information on ticketing, community access, procurement, cultural programming, and infrastructure plans.

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• And so with our command center model, we are able to track that.
• But July 1, 2026, we are right on track. We're getting that done.
• But if you look at the vast number of locations that the state has, or to quantify those locations, the
• It's additional workstations in a given location.
• The state once tracked how telework saved money and cut emissions.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 heard updates from the Secretary of State, EDD, the State Controller’s Office, CalHR, and DGS on a range of budget proposals and federal policy impacts. Secretary of State Shirley Weber opened with remarks about California’s election system, emphasizing its safety, transparency, high voter registration and vote-by-mail participation, and the office’s response to bomb threats and other election threats. Her staff then presented funding requests for the Cal-Access Replacement System (CARS) and Help America Vote Act/VoteCal activities, describing them as needed to modernize campaign finance and lobbying disclosure systems and maintain election security and voter services. A major portion of the hearing focused on federal election policy, especially the potential effects of a presidential executive order and the SAVE Act. Secretary of State staff said California would face significant, potentially unquantifiable costs if forced to comply, including new burdens on county recorders, county election offices, and the Secretary of State’s office, and warned of voter disenfranchisement, especially for students, seniors, disabled voters, military and overseas voters, rural residents, and people with limited transportation. Members and public commenters strongly opposed the federal proposals and argued California’s current system is functioning well. The committee also heard that federal HAVA funds were not expected to be at risk because the state draws them down into an interest-bearing account. EDD reported on paid family leave, explaining that recent delays were tied to a system transition and increased claim volume, and said it was simplifying applications and adding staff and automation. Public testimony supported expanding paid family leave to chosen family. EDD also said it is prepared for possible unemployment spikes, citing a recession plan, a command center, and recent hiring. The State Controller’s Office requested funding to continue the Fiscal migration project, which would move the state’s accounting book of record to the new system by July 1, 2026; Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee expressed support for the project’s progress. CalHR presented a proposal for a statewide recruitment, outreach, and education paid media campaign under AB 1511, saying its current advertising budget is too small to reach diverse communities effectively. The final item addressed Governor Newsom’s executive order requiring a return to office on a four-day schedule. CalHR and DGS said they were working department-by-department to assess space, parking, transit, and other logistics, but had not completed a statewide cost analysis. Members and many public commenters criticized the order, arguing it was rushed, costly, harmful to telework benefits, and potentially disruptive to workers, especially those with disabilities, caregiving responsibilities, or long commutes. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• So far we are tracking very, very close to the forecast.
• So tracking very close, and the variance is on the positive side.
• It is based on the permit holder business location.
• So we're already tracking 1,000 ahead of last year.
• Nobody's keeping track, Mr. Chairman. Hopefully. Great. Thanks.

Keywords: 908, all

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• We we show you a picture of a jar of beads um often and that is our way every year of visually tracking
• We we show you a picture of a jar of beads um often and that is our way every year of visually tracking
• We we show you a picture of a jar of beads um often and that is our way every year of visually tracking
• We we show you a picture of a jar of beads um often and that is our way every year of visually tracking
• There's also a page in your folder that has a map of the state of Alabama that has, um, it's tracking

Bills: HB187, HB98, HB360, HB394, HB398, HB388, HB187, HB98, HB360, HB394, HB398, HB388

Keywords: school safety, emergency response, training, public safety, Alyssa's Law, law enforcement, scholarship, tuition assistance, dependent education, Alabama, blackout license plate, HB360, Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, sales tax holiday, firearms, guns, ammunition, bullets, primers, gun accessories

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• President wishing to testify before the committee, please register at the kiosk located in the hallways
• In 2023, we believe we were on track.
• We don't have anybody in Texas currently who does any type of tracking of grape source.
• That really doesn't track with what we see here.
• Nationwide, we have over 1,800 locations. We employ over 13,000 licensed cosmetologists.

Bills: HB589, HB705, HB1842, HB1874, HB2349, HB2614, HB2827, HB3012, HB3214, HB3308, HB3385, HB3529

Keywords: cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, charitable raffles, nonprofit, wildlife conservation, ticket sales, fundraising, master electrician, electrical work, occupational licensing, work scope, Texas law, Texas Real Estate Commission, TREC, real estate broker, sales agent

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• That data can be sold to a data broker and track the location of your vehicle anywhere in America and
• can be sold to a data broker and track can be sold to a data broker and track the<00:05:34.080><
• 35.120> anywhere<00:05:35.360> in the location of your vehicle anywhere in the location
• They track the vehicles for purposes. How are they affected by this bill?
• Located in that envelope blue envelope.

Keywords: 958, all

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• So we do track our numbers closely. The trends...
• But to your question, again, as far as tracking trends—tracking what we're seeing on maximum-security
• Of course, it is hard to track.
• substance they were on, it's hard to track that metric.
• We've been able to track some of those folks around.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Many of our members are located in rural areas.
• the movements, know is that billions of location records are being collected and stored documenting
• When ALPR data is misused, officers can track former partners, target journalists, monitor political
• But remote workers can only do so much. ...and can be located outside the United States.
• So this bill does not require Caltrans to build a wildlife crossing at every location.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's was called the ballot track, or I'm sorry, the vote by mail, uh, Tracking Act.
• This issue is not a location issue.
• Will you keep track of what ranges are assigned to what groups.
• So you know what ballot numbers went to each polling location.
• All of that would need to be, need to be tracked and recorded, of course.