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• That's money that we tucked away last year that generated 24 million this year.
• Generations.
• Braiding bridges generations, keeping traditions... Alive and strengthening relationships.
• It is a practice of generational tradition and culture passed throughout generations that can be a pathway
• It could be a flat dollar amount rate reduction from general residential rates.

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• Now he claims he's an eighth-generation Texan. Y'all believe him?
• August 23, 1942, in the town of General Trevino in northern Mexico.
• Founded in 1886, the Baptist General Convention of Texas emerged from the merging of several regions.
• Merritt and the members of the Baptist General Convention to of Texas to their state capitol.
• I say again that nothing will... save Texas, but a general turnout of every man.

Bills: SJR3, SB5, SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066

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, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code

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• The bill also provided a one-time funding of 200 million dollars from the state's general revenue.
• As I mentioned earlier in fiscal year 2024, the Sun Trail program received a general revenue allocation
• First of all, my name is Brett Fayoum, the vice president of general aviation for Tampa International
• You know, what is a general thought process in terms of that just so we can kind of get an idea as to
• >> I would say generally not.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The General Assembly, in concert with dental professionals across the Commonwealth, should determine
• My amendment today would require data centers to bring their own generation and pay their own way for
• The governor has said data centers need to bring their own generation and pay their own costs.
• The underlying bill in addressing generation simply says that The underlying bill in addressing generation
• Which means the nuclear power being generated in Pennsylvania will now be bought out from underneath

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed numerous guests and interns to the chamber, and established a quorum with 202 members voting on the master roll call. The House then received committee reports on several bills and a resolution, including measures from Consumer Protection, Finance, Communications and Technology, Rules, and Appropriations, and agreed to the reports. House Bill 1877 was reported as passed by the Senate without amendment and was signed by the Speaker for presentation to the Governor. The chamber adopted House Resolution 363, as amended, directing the Joint State Government Commission to study Pennsylvania’s early childhood education system, including the role of public and private equity in child care and recommendations to improve access and affordability. The House also advanced several bills on final passage, including House Bills 2551, 75, 76, 426, 1127, 2234, and 1585. These measures addressed issues such as banning government text-message collection of fees and tolls, medical licensing for physician assistants and physicians, native habitats at Commonwealth facilities, joining the dental and dental hygienist compact, a spent grain donation tax credit, and restrictions on mugshot removal fees. Most passed with broad support, though House Bill 1127 drew opposition over concerns about licensing standards and the compact structure. Members also considered House Bill 2650, creating the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development Certification for data centers, and House Bill 2496, establishing a temporary pause on data center proposals while local ordinances are reviewed. Both bills were amended several times. Debate on HB 2650 focused on data center impacts on electricity costs, water use, noise, community benefit agreements, and farmland protection; one farmland-protection amendment was tabled, while other amendments on closed-loop cooling and enforceable local criteria were adopted. Debate on HB 2496 centered on preserving local control and home rule authority for municipalities, with amendments clarifying that local governments could continue curative amendment procedures and retain zoning powers. The House agreed to both bills as amended. The House also re-reported several bills from Appropriations and Rules, reconsidered and re-accepted a prior committee report on House Bill 2359, and announced caucus and committee meetings. At the end of the session, the House moved several bills to Appropriations, removed Senate Bill 1058 from the table calendar to the active calendar, and adjourned until Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 11 a.m., unless recalled sooner.

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• We wanted to make sure that this commission had a diverse regional, gender, sector, and generational
• He represents generational diversity.
• And so it's a very unique history that ties into generations of people coming to the Commonwealth.
• That had a general comment. So we've heard, is there a gap on the legal side?
• generation.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission met to advance planning for a proposed Cape Verdean Cultural Center in Massachusetts, with members emphasizing the historical significance of Cape Verdeans in the Commonwealth and the need to complete a feasibility study over the next year. After roll call and introductions of new participants, the commission unanimously approved the prior meeting minutes. Members also reviewed and approved a draft nomination criteria document, with a small edit to explicitly include Cape Cod in the geographic representation language. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on expanding commission membership. Rochelle Barbosa presented criteria aimed at ensuring regional, gender, generational, and sector diversity, along with needed expertise in areas such as history, museums, architecture, fundraising, nonprofit governance, language preservation, legal issues, and community organizing. The commission discussed several organizations and institutions that should have designees, including Bridgewater State’s Cape Verdean studies program, Mili Mila, the Schooner Ernestina Morrissey Advisory Board, and the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Members also reviewed a long list of suggested nominees and identified possible gaps, including legal expertise and representation from Taunton and Cape Cod-area communities. Because the commission had 16 additional nominees for 12 remaining seats, members agreed that more vetting was needed before final appointments. Representative Vieira proposed, and the commission approved, forming a three-member nominating committee consisting of Senator Miranda, Commissioner Monica Vega, and Commissioner Manny Lopes. The committee was tasked with narrowing the list and bringing back recommendations for a vote at a later meeting. Members also discussed scheduling another meeting before the end of the month so appointments could be finalized and the commission could begin its work plan, including monthly meetings, listening sessions, and visits to cultural institutions. The meeting adjourned after those next steps were outlined.

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• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 5004, relating generally to PANS and PANDAS, second reading
• the title only as it relates to Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 945, permitting the Adjutant General
• , and not for idle spaces where miners are not working and generating dust.
• House Bill 5690, Supplemental Appropriation, Adjutant General. First reading of the bill.
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4191, relating to providing child care generally.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Ford now moves that House Bill 4104 be advanced from general order without objection that obey the order
• Representative Crosswhite Hader now moves that House Bill 3722 be advanced from general order.
• Representative Chapman now moves for advance to general order.
• Representative Chapman now moves for advance to general order.
• Prove that House Bill 3701 be advanced from general order. That objection would be the order.

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• Senator Rodriguez, concerning the officers and employees of the second regular session of the 75th General
• and positions of the House of Representatives convening in the second regular session of the 75th General
• of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein, that we, the members of the 75th General Assembly, hereby
• of Representatives of the 75th General of Representatives of the 75th General Assembly<00:27:18.880
• <00:27:23.360> Assembly, members of the 75th General Assembly, members of the 75th General

Keywords: 981, all

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• EXCELLENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS THE VAST MAJORITY OF FLORIDA'S CHILDREN RECEIVE EMERGENCY CARE IN GENERAL
• CURRENTLY IN THE WORKFORCE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. >> Chair Tomkow: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
• , THOSE ARE THINGS WE WOULD PAY A VENDOR TO GENERATE TEST SCRIPTS FOR US.
• >> Chair Tomkow: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> IN THE LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL, GENERATIVE AI WHICH IS IN CHECK
• WE NEED TO KNOW ONE OF THE DATA THAT ARE USED TO GENERATE THE PREDICTED AI MODELS.

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• For generations, state sponsored discrimination through segregation, exclusionary hiring practices, and
• Uh, that you should either seek counsel, uh, local, internal, or maybe seek an attorney general opinion
• If there's an immediate need during a major outage and no existing leased generation is available, the
• Basically a cash For many of the utilities, these generators sit there, the leases are ongoing.
• Currently, state agencies must get approval from the Attorney General to hire outside legal counsel,

Bills: SB 231, SB 667, SB 689, SB 825, SB 965, SB 992, SB 1059, SB 1220, SB 2368, SB 2601

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

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• The project is expected to generate a total investment of over $500 million and will act as a catalyst
• These are generally reserved for our largest cities for the largest conferences.
• Industry generates over $3.5 billion annually and supports more than 30,000 jobs.
• Hospitality tax revenues are used strictly for projects that generate tourism and economic return.
• The avenues that we generally have available are going to be supported by local taxpayers as opposed

Bills: SB1071, SB1444, SB1483, SB1556, SB1703, SB1756, SB1854, SB2036, SB2133, SB2297, SB2622, SB2779, SB2955, SB2979

Keywords: municipality, tax revenue, hotel project, convention center, economic development, hotel tax, municipal authority, local governments, local authority, convention centers, hotel occupancy tax, municipal finance, local tax revenue, tourism, hotel and convention center project, Tax Code Chapter 351, city revenue, special district, Texas municipalities, venue financing

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• Our general counsel's office will take a look at it and get you an answer ASAP. Okay.
• Chairman, again, these are, I think, general counsel questions. I'm not an attorney.
• You can add the general—tell the general counsel that he's cordially invited to give us that answer on
• Eric Marin, Deputy General Counsel with the TEA. Good morning.
• But I think generally speaking, the answer to your question is no.

Bills: SB825

Keywords: illegal immigration, economic impact, environmental impact, financial impact, annual study, Texas, government report

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard testimony on Senate Bill 825 by Senator Middleton, as substituted, which would require an annual or biennial study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration in Texas. Middleton said the bill is intended to provide lawmakers with comprehensive data on costs to law enforcement, health care, education, infrastructure, and taxpayers, and to support possible federal reimbursement claims. Several senators, including Hinojosa and Eckhardt, agreed that a study is needed but raised concerns about bias, the scope of the study, and whether the Comptroller’s Office rather than the governor’s office should conduct it. Middleton argued the governor’s office was the best coordinating entity because it could direct multiple agencies to provide data, while Hinojosa and others emphasized the Comptroller’s expertise and prior 2006 study. Public testimony was generally supportive of the idea of a study but critical of the bill’s framing. Sarah Cruz of the ACLU of Texas said the study should be a full cost-benefit analysis and warned that focusing only on costs could create an anti-immigrant narrative. Danny Woodward of the Texas Civil Rights Project also supported the concept but recommended moving the study to the Comptroller or, alternatively, creating a neutral commission. Jaime Pointe of Every Texan likewise supported updating the 2006 analysis and said state agencies should be able to cooperate with a governor-led study. Resource witnesses from the governor’s office, HHSC, TEA, OCA, TDCJ, and DPS explained that data collection would be uneven across agencies. HHSC and TEA said they often do not collect immigration status and, in TEA’s case, federal law limits schools from requesting such information; OCA and TDCJ said they could provide only partial or indirect data unless new reporting requirements were added. DPS said it already has Operation Lone Star data but would need to collect additional information if tasked with the broader study. The chair asked the governor’s office to provide a follow-up answer on separation-of-powers and related authority questions by the following Tuesday, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair without taking a vote on the bill.

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• So they have one general revenue fund, and then they have 19 trust funds, which all of the different
• I generally brought up, I was generally the... ...or the loud, like, leaders of the group projects.
• I generally brought up, I was generally the straggler in my group projects in elementary school and stuff
• I generally brought up, I was generally the or the loud, like, leaders of the group projects.
• I generally brought up, I was generally the straggler in my group projects in elementary school and stuff

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to review agency budgets, vacant positions, and possible efficiencies across several health and human services agencies. Members were asked to identify savings and potential areas for increased funding, and the discussion repeatedly focused on whether long-vacant FTEs, reversion of funds, and staffing shortages reflect true operational needs or broader budgeting and recruitment problems. The chair and members emphasized that the exercise was intended to help the committee make more informed budget decisions and to identify structural issues that may require legislative action. For the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, members highlighted a large waiting list, including individuals in crisis and children, and discussed whether vacant positions and unspent funds could be redirected to services. Several members raised concerns about delays in crisis applications, the use of paper applications, and whether the issue is staffing, process, or both. For the Department of Children and Families, the presenters discussed vacant positions, the use of staff augmentation in state hospitals, support for expanding behavioral qualified residential treatment program beds, and concerns raised by audits of the managing entities, which showed procurement and financial management problems. They recommended continued oversight, reporting requirements on Medicaid enrollees receiving mental health services through managing entities, and support for the governor’s proposed funding items. Other agencies reviewed included Elder Affairs, where members questioned the need for multiple divisions, CARES assessments, and supervisory overhead; the Department of Health, where vacancies, turnover, pay gaps, and units of rate were discussed as barriers to recruitment and retention; and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, where the presenters said vacancies were tied to new nursing homes and recommended shifting a major priority into general revenue rather than trust funds. Throughout the meeting, members generally agreed that the vacancy review was eye-opening and suggested deeper, possibly separate, reviews of agency staffing, pay parity, and fund reversion practices. No formal votes were taken during the transcript.

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• May we all be stirred to more generous and dedicated service. towards the common good of our community
• Led by my friend Consul General Sujivan Sathisan to our state capital today.
• Thank you to the University of Houston, for I'm one of those first generation students that they took
• President and members for your kind and generous words to the University of Houston. Dr.
• We're very thankful for that work, life-changing, changing families for generations.

Bills: SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR45, SR47, SR63, SR66, SR70, SR85, SCR14, SB10, SB11, SB10, SB11

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• Forecasted programs generally need to be adjusted because of changes in pupil counts, actual costs, and
• Forecasted programs generally need to be adjusted because of changes in pupil counts, actual costs, and
• School districts reserve part of their general education revenue called operating capital.
• revenue called general education revenue called operating<00:07:08.600> capital.
• fund, which is fund six, to the general fund, which is fund six, to the general fund<00:08:24.360

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on Senate File 4282 met with a quorum present and heard a walkthrough of the bill, which contains forecast adjustments for several agencies. Senate staff explained that Article 1 makes education forecast adjustments for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, Article 2 adjusts appropriations for the Department of Human Services, Article 3 does the same for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and Article 4 increases special transportation services funding for Metropolitan Council programs including Metro Mobility and Metro Move by $8.9 million in FY 2026 and $10.9 million in FY 2027 to match the February forecast. House staff noted that the House language matched Article 1 but did not include Articles 2 through 4. Representative Youakim presented amendment A26-0180, describing six sections that add provisions on paraprofessional qualifications, aid for tribal contract schools tied to revised permanent school fund distributions, expanded allowable uses of school operating capital revenue to include certain utility costs, an extension of an existing appropriation for gender-neutral single-use restrooms, and two school district fund transfer provisions for West St. Paul/Mendota Heights/Eagan and Maple Lake. Members discussed that several items were no-cost and that some fund transfer language had been previously discussed in committee. The amendment was adopted on an 8-0 roll call vote. After adopting the amendment, the committee voted on the bill as amended. The conference committee agreement for Senate File 4282 passed on an 8-0 vote, and the meeting was adjourned.

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• We have generations of local workers who have built their lives in industries that rely on commercial
• This bill allows the next generation to follow in those footsteps safely, responsibly, and sooner.
• We<00:44:25.680> have<00:44:25.840> generations<00:44:26.560> of<00:44:26.680>
• who We have generations of local workers who have<00:44:27.720> built<00:44:27.960> their<
• <00:44:35.200> to This bill allows the next generation to This bill allows the next generation

Bills: SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB1515, SB2835, HB2282, SB3083, SB2031, SB2519, SB2667, SB3096, SB99, SB2138, HB2289, HB2319, HB1711, HB2270, SB3138, SB3076, HB1642, HB2338, HB2171, HB1785, SB2881, HB2505, SB2552, HB1518, HB1815, SB3125, SB3234, HB2158, HB1718, HB2207, HB1801, SB3229, SB2338, SB3069, SB2600, HB2300, HB1800, HB1960, SB2999, SB2060, SB2866, SB2239, HB1741, HB1713, HB2023, HB2417, SB2877, SB2598, SB2921, SB2645, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2329, HB2339, HB1838, HB1509, HB1661, HB2271, HB2272, HB2344, HB1888, HB1707, SB2340, HB2474, HB1576, HB1853, HB1804, HB1854, HB2095, HB2050, HB472, SB3215, SB2247, SB2400, HB1618, HB1802, HB1969, HB1541, HB2310, HB2498, HB2443, HB2218, HB649, HB2104, HB1710, SB2802, HB1973, HB1974, HB1894, HB1891, HB1890, SB177, SB2101, SB3320, SB2487, HB2429, HB1870, HB1839, HB2583, HB1391, HB2094, SB2671, SB2673, SB2892, SB2057, SB3245, HB306, HB2592, SB3157, SB2861, SB3204, SB3324, SB2580, SB2074, SB411, SB3025, SB2934, SB2567, SB2125, SB3238, SB2367, SB2599, SB3007, SB2001, SB2756, SB3029

Keywords: salvage vehicles, vehicle title transfer, electronic signatures, insurance, administrative efficiency, bribery, corruption, statute of limitations, public servant, criminal justice, deafness, traffic safety, law enforcement, vehicle registration, communication, biological evidence, DNA analysis, post-conviction, evidence retention, court approval

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• Madam Chair, it's the general register, Representative Bliss.
• So I'd like to—I think this is going to the general register from here. Correct.
• The general register, Representative Bliss. Um, I guess I'm trying to think through.
• The general register, Representative Bliss. Um, I guess I'm trying to think through.
• House File 3350 be placed on the general House File 3350 be placed on the general register.<00:13

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The column to the right is the general fund, other state funds, or interagency transfers.
• The general fund.
• That's correct, and it's in lieu of general fund.
• So it's saved general fund. This was done initially in our... So it's saved general fund.
• That generated $300 million.

Bills: SB190, HB247, HB8

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, capital outlay, capital projects, appropriations, reversion, encumbrance, reauthorization, reappropriation, general fund, capital development and reserve fund, tribal infrastructure project fund, Department of Finance and Administration, DFA, state board of finance, severance tax bonds, tax-exempt bonds

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• It's really just who can benefit from the enhanced credit rating in general.
• Most district schools already have credit ratings that are at this enhanced rate, and in general most
• tax base and are therefore deemed a safer investment, and again this is all kind of, you know, in general
• I want to begin by thanking the Auditor General, specifically Auditor General Perry, Mr.
• The auditor general or the auditor mentioned operation plans.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Despite this legal interpretation by the Attorney General.
• The motion prevails, it will be sent to the General Calendar. Thank you for watching.
• However, statutorily only the Attorney General can prosecute price gouging during a declared disaster
• We know that the AG, the Attorney General, has the authority to go after these cases. but we also stand
• More definitions were expanded to clarify, define artificial intelligence system or grid. generative

Bills: HB74, HB175, HB460, HB576, HB2271, HB2294, HB2874, HB3016, HB3133, HB3191, HB3458, HB3929, HB4063, HB4115, HB4394, HB74, HB175

Keywords: Puerto Verde, Port Authority, eminent domain, bonds, tax assessments, economic development, infrastructure, transportation, public welfare, child care, certifications, Texas Rising Star Program, grant program, disability inclusion, family income, affordability, economic impact, state study, cost analysis, government support