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• ,<00:35:30.560> which members of the judicial system, which members of the judicial system
• , vehicle without alcohol in his system, vehicle without alcohol in his system, and<01:14:13.679>
• data downloaded. um for the DVS system. data downloaded. um for the DVS system.
• We failed to build out the system. We failed to build out the system.
• We started the system and we just didn't build out the system. My concern is I agree.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Back into the system again and again.
• SB 1373 finally fixes a broken system. It reforms... SB 1373 finally fixes a broken system.
• People learn to game the system.
• These are systemic issues.
• This is a failure of the system.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• health records management system.
• So that is why it is so critically important that we get veterans enrolled. get them into the system.
• They're the fastest growing group. veterans in the VA system.
• system modernization.
• Most of the VA can't and is unable to. to deliver those services completely through its own system.

Keywords: veteran services, homelessness, unemployment, VA funding, mental health, congressional oversight, testimonies, American Legion, Dole Act, suicide prevention

Summary: This meeting focused on veteran services, emphasizing the urgent need to address the alarming rate of unemployment and homelessness among veterans. Numerous testimonies were presented detailing the impact of mass furloughs and cutbacks at the VA on personnel, notably veterans who were serving as employees. Various representatives expressed deep concern over how these firings could drastically affect the quality of care available to those who have served the nation. There was a strong call for Congress to bolster funding for existing programs aimed at alleviating veteran homelessness and improving overall care quality, especially in mental health services.

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• We have a... court system here, but they only deal with court matters.
• We need to keep our school system viable, running, and competent.
• It's because it's a bottom-up system, and all the species in a rainforest, a biological system, have
• The first time I saw these electronic pull tabs, I'm familiar.
• with an active cooling system that functions.

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• Attendance will now be recorded by electronic roll call. Thank you. Thank you.
• And whereas youth-led research and innovation play an important role in shaping programs and systems
• This says you cannot use school communication systems. ...already covered.
• We were working on a new pay system, a compensation system. ...best communicators.
• We were working on a new pay system, a compensation system, and the administration threw an idea out

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Attendance will now be recorded by electronic roll call. Thank you. Thank you.
• And whereas youth-led research and innovation play an important role in shaping programs and systems
• This says you cannot use school communication systems. Already covered.
• We were working on a new pay system, a compensation system. Best communicators.
• We were working on a new pay system, a compensation system, and the administration threw an idea out

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and routine journal and appointment actions. Members also made brief announcements about caucus meetings and recognized guests from AIM Youth Mental Health, including a proclamation by Senator Epstein designating May 31, 2026, as Youth Mental Health Day in Arizona. The chamber then met as the Committee of the Whole to consider House Bill 2995, relating to legal decision-making and parenting time in domestic relations cases. A committee amendment and a Mesnard floor amendment were adopted; the floor amendment emphasized child and victim safety in domestic violence cases, tightened standards for rebutting presumptions, and added an emergency clause. The bill was then reported out of Committee of the Whole with a do pass as amended recommendation. Members next considered House Concurrent Resolution 2040, a proposed constitutional amendment concerning labor organization use of public resources in school districts. Supporters argued it would restrict use of district communication systems and public resources for union-related materials and work stoppages, while opponents raised constitutional, due process, contract, pension, and free speech concerns, and argued it would harm teachers and union communication. The Government Committee amendment was adopted, and after debate the resolution was reported out of Committee of the Whole with a do pass as amended recommendation by a 12-11 division. The Senate then adopted the Committee of the Whole report and adjourned until May 18, 2026.

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• but the Erp system is a computer system but the Erp system is a computer system that<00:22:07.440
• They will get into a system and work horizontally, which is moving to other systems and get as many systems
• They will get into a system and work horizontally, which is moving to other systems and get as many systems
• We are currently compliant with the Home Health Care component of the electronic visit verification system
• > and electronic phys verification system and electronic phys verification system and we<05:47

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining that it maintains and operates 96 state buildings and uses annual facility walkthroughs, condition assessments, and rough cost estimates to rank projects for the governor’s capital budget. Officials described how requests are triaged, how the governor’s office and Public Works refine estimates, and how the resulting capital budget book serves as legislative intent for approved projects. They also noted that this year the governor’s office asked for estimates on all selected projects, which increased workload but reduced detail. The department highlighted several requested projects, including $1.5 million for the ERP system sustainability fund, which officials said is critical because the state is upgrading its core financial, HR, and budget system to the cloud. Other priorities included courthouse HVAC and boiler work, brick repointing at the State House annex/main building, window replacement at the Spalding building, and elevator replacement on the hospital campus. Officials also said the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and asked the committee to consider funding closer to historic levels. The committee then reviewed lapse and reallocation items. DAS said most older projects are still in design, bid, or construction because projects now take four to six years rather than two to three, in part due to ARPA-related workload and post-COVID construction backlogs. Members discussed lapsing $81,000 from the completed Spalding roof project and redirecting small remaining balances from several 2019 projects toward the Hillsboro County South cell block project through the Capital Project Overview Committee. Officials also confirmed ARPA-funded projects are expected to be completed before the December 2026 deadline and explained that the ERP system is the main state IT exception outside DOIT’s usual centralized control, though it still requires DOIT consultation and approval.

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• The members will answer the roll call by indicating their presence on the electronic voting board.
• mission by building components of the next generation space suits, designing descent and Earth entry systems
• They also worked alongside commercial industry leaders on human landing systems and provided expertise
• in aerodynamics, navigation, systems engineering, and they are even researching how powerful lunar landings

Keywords: April 22, 2026 - Special Session 1, 976, house, all

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• Please silence electronic devices and turn your microphones on and off.
• This is an existing sales tax exemption when people do alarm system installs on their property and they
• The excise tax on the alarm system is three years but there are other things here that are only one year
• Under the current system, the property Rep.

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• Witnesses, please, please be sure to register using the electronic witness registration system accessible
• Do they all get wrapped up in the justice system? No.
• Breach of computer security systems, I would say would. Uh, out of what you just read to me.
• Would that be appropriate if it's a breach of the security system for a Public conveyance, the local
• You know, water purification system, uh.

Bills: HB 214

Keywords: Texas Women's Privacy Act, HB 214, sex-segregated facilities, bathroom bill, restroom access, locker room, changing room, shower room, single-sex spaces, gender identity, transgender, biological sex, women's privacy, public facilities, state agency, political subdivision, correctional facility, prison housing, jail housing, family violence shelter

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• AS A REMINDER PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TODAY SHOULD COMPLETE
• Wright: WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT GOES TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THERE MAYBE AND
• WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BIG SYSTEM, THE WHOLE THING OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA THIS IS REALLY CONCERNING.
• I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE TOTAL BUDGET IS FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, I GUESS WE SHOULD FIND OUT.
• JUST TO HAVE FAITH IN OUR SYSTEM AND FAITH IN OUR STATE, FAITH IN THOSE INSTITUTIONS DOING THE RIGHT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• powered two-wheel system.
• powered two-wheel system.
• powered two-wheel system.
• powered two-wheel system.
• uh system. uh system.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened under call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took the roll, establishing a quorum. The chamber received a House message announcing passage of Senate File 3720, a workers’ compensation bill adopting 2026 recommendations of the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, and then moved through routine author changes and motions, including sending House File 3825 to the Finance Committee and advancing House File 3298, which was described as funding the removal and replacement of underground tanks to protect water supplies. A major floor item was Senate File 4282, the education forecast-adjustment bill. Senator Kunish explained that the conference committee updated appropriations to reflect forecast changes, added language on highly qualified paraprofessionals for Title I special education, provided tribal contract aid if a permanent school fund amendment passes, allowed districts to use operating capital for utility costs, extended grants for gender-neutral bathrooms, and made two school district fund transfers. The Senate adopted the conference report and passed the bill 34-33. The Senate then considered House File 3489, which would establish a felony offense of grooming, require reporting to licensing boards, update school and mandated reporter rules, and add funding for investigators. Supporters framed it as a child-protection measure based on a survivor’s testimony and a teacher-abuse case; one member also spoke in favor, while another offered a strongly partisan critique of public education. The Senate adopted the A11 amendment, gave the bill third reading, and passed it 66-0, then recessed briefly to honor guests in the gallery. After recess, the Senate took up House File 5074, the annual claims settlement bill. Senator Clark said it appropriates just over $5.1 million for claims including exoneration payments and a permanent injury claim, highlighting compensation for James Lamar Davis, Clayton Douglas Groves, and Marvin Haynes. The bill drew some debate over the Haynes payment and the calculation for an ankle injury claim, but it ultimately passed 64-2. The final item was House File 4074, the 2026 omnibus pension bill, described as improving public safety and other public employee retirement benefits, removing a COLA delay, creating work groups on duty disability, and addressing pension provisions for probation officers, 911 telecommunicators, St. Paul teachers, and other groups; the discussion was underway when the transcript ended.

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• information, and House Bill 955, which is an act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont's education system
• House Bill 955 is an act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont's education system.
• It looks like a much simpler property tax credit system that is both... tax credit system that is both
• Members and guests are prohibited from using computers, phones, or any type of electronic device.
• H. 955 delivers a transformation plan focused on a strong public education system that...

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Implementing and maintaining a recording system comes with an estimated cost of $6,000 to over $8,000
• If depending on how it is written and if we are able to transition from a teams kind of system where
• We'd have to have a two-system set up in case anybody from the public was the president.
• But because we do that, we do have the camera system set up.
• Wagner shared, a two camera system. You've got to be able to see whoever is speaking.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• got to go in and figure out how many members would be eligible, and it's all based on their point system
• The system, but it is broadening who is eligible. Follow up. Thank you.
• Guard to be able to pursue certification through the career tech system.
• To our already strapped LC system. I jumped the gun on your questions.
• It's even coming up to date where they don't have to submit something in writing; they can do it electronically

Bills: HB2947, HB3257, HB3264, HB3834, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB4003, HB4118, HB4326, HB4346, HB4421

Keywords: behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs

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• negotiations with the intention obviously of eliminating that exemption for solar and backup energy storage systems
• but it's also all the battery storage that the data centers use, as well as battery energy storage systems
• subsidy for data centers, and all we're doing now is trying to include solar and backup energy storage systems
• Each of these things requires staffing systems and administrative capacity to manage.
• It simply adds electronic payment methods like Cash App and Venmo as ways to put money in 529's college

Bills: SB44, SB237, SB248, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB1360, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1427, SB1428, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB2143

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, ad valorem tax, manufacturing facilities, exemption, battery energy storage, employment, payroll, state tax regulation, tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement

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• $644 million worth of Minnesota goods exported to Taiwan, including top exports of medical and electronic
• <00:12:32.000> of<00:12:32.240> medical<00:12:32.560> and<00:12:32.800> electronic
• exports of medical and electronic exports of medical and electronic equipment<00:12:34.320> as

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So the first on 2873 removes any inconsistency in statute by requiring taxpayers who must pay electronically
• to also file their taxes electronically.
• Taxpayers now filing these reports electronically may use software either provided by the Comptroller
• or a electronically may use software either provided by the Comptroller or commercially available software

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1574 by Senator Zaffirini, which would codify the Texas Judicial Council’s Centers of Excellence Program for courts and judges. Testimony from judges and the Office of Court Administration emphasized that the program promotes transparency, procedural fairness, mentoring, and public trust. A committee substitute expanded eligibility to justices of the peace and municipal judges and removed a merit-pay reference to eliminate fiscal impact. After quorum was established, the committee adopted the substitute and later voted it out favorably, though it was not certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard SB 2774 by Senator Hinojosa, which would amend the Tax Code’s retail trade definition to include industrial uniform and linen rental businesses so they qualify for the lower franchise tax rate. Supporters said the change would put rental textile businesses on equal footing with other rental industries and help Texas employers and customers. The bill was reported favorably to the full Senate. Members then considered SB 1211 by Senator Perry, which would broaden the existing fracking-related sales tax exemption for equipment used with non-fresh water sources, including recycled, produced, and brine water. The bill’s supporters argued it would conserve freshwater and reduce litigation over water definitions, while the Comptroller’s office discussed the fiscal note and production-related revenue effects. The committee also heard SB 2873 and SB 2900, both by Senator Kolkhorst and presented by Senator Nichols; SB 2873 would require electronic filers to file electronically, and SB 2900 would eliminate certain Comptroller-related advisory committees and boards. Both were later adopted in committee substitute form and reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HJR 4, sponsored by Senator Parker, proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit new taxes on securities transfers or financial transaction processing. Supporters said it would protect investors, especially retirees, and help position Texas as a financial center. The committee voted to report HJR 4 favorably to the full Senate. In each recorded vote after quorum was present, the measures passed with nine ayes and no nays.

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• It's actually cheap, cheaper, costing one-fourth of the cost of a non-hardened system. system by using
• One, on the left, it destroys electronics.
• , financial services, energy systems, and transportation systems.
• , including care and financial systems.
• This will be complemented by our system resiliency plan.

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• And when they do, the system should be able to respond.
• SB 99 also bridges the gap between military and civilian systems outside the courtroom.
• At the same time, even when the legal system itself abandoned the charges long ago.
• The regular basic course is the foundation of that system.
• . ...policies, command structures, and accountability systems.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills and took testimony on each, with members often noting amendments and continuing negotiations. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require juvenile courts to find that less restrictive alternatives are unsuitable before ordering detention, and would require periodic review of continued detention and consideration of alternatives at disposition. Supporters argued it would reduce unnecessary youth detention and improve transparency; probation, judges, and police groups opposed it as an undue limit on judicial discretion and potentially unsafe in serious cases. The chair said he would recommend an aye with amendments, but the bill was held pending quorum and later remained on call. SB 1130 by Senator Gomez Reyes would update privacy law for wearable recording devices such as smart glasses, requiring consent before recording in places where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy and banning devices or accessories designed to defeat recording indicators. Supporters said the bill addresses secret recording and invasive surveillance; opponents from tech and hospitality groups sought clarification to avoid unintended liability for businesses and exempt workplace communication devices. Members discussed those exemptions, and the chair recommended an aye, but the measure also remained on call. Senator Blake Spear presented SB 99, which would let courts consider military protective orders in domestic violence proceedings and require better communication between civilian law enforcement and military authorities. Supporters from the Department of Defense, local officials, and military representatives said it would close protection gaps for military families; the ACLU opposed it on due process grounds because MPOs are issued without judicial process. The chair and author emphasized that the bill only allows consideration of MPOs and does not require civilian enforcement of them. The bill passed out on a vote, though it remained on call for additional members. The committee also heard SB 937 by Senator Gonzalez, restricting flashbang use for crowd control and banning flashbangs and explosive breaching charges in immigration enforcement, and SB 1022, creating a statewide anti-trafficking task force. SB 937 drew support from civil rights and community groups and opposition from police and sheriffs over the use-of-force standard and limits on tactics; it passed out on a vote but remained on call. SB 1022 was supported by survivor and faith groups and opposed by public defenders and sex worker advocates who raised concerns about racial disparities and enforcement harms; it also passed out on a vote. Later, SB 1395, extending criminal protective orders for certain felony sex offenses against minors up to 20 years, and SB 1230, increasing penalties for repeat illegal dumping, were both heard with mixed testimony and were held on call after committee votes. The committee also adopted a consent calendar and several bills were moved forward with amendments.