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• So, the National Guard is a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces and can be mobilized
• So this also, these employees...
• We think veterans provide wonderful benefits as employees, as entrepreneurs. in all ranges and impact

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• ,</c> simply shifted onto patients, employees, simply shifted onto patients, employees, and<00:25:10.320
• . employees. employees.
• Joe's mobile health clinic.
• Joe's mobile health clinic. Our St. Joe's mobile health clinic.
• </c> full-time employee. full-time employee.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• 00:07:39.120><c> Apple</c><00:07:39.440><c> Tree</c><00:07:39.680><c> brings</c><00:07:40.000><c> mobile
• </c><00:07:40.319><c> care</c> example, Apple Tree brings mobile care example, Apple Tree brings mobile
• The loss of support for unique mobile hub-and-spoke delivery models that are really dental lifelines
• </c><00:15:39.279><c> so</c><00:15:39.519><c> that</c> models, the um move into mobile so that models
• , the um move into mobile so that we<00:15:40.000><c> understand</c> we understand we understand uh<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, one of the things that I was really proud of is that we were able to protect Metro Mobility from
• 00:21:17.679><c> Metro</c> that we were able to protect Metro that we were able to protect Metro Mobility
• Um and I thought of Mobility from cuts.
• are going to be able to get Mobility are going to be able to get free<02:16:01.119><c> rides</c><02:
• , entrepreneurs, consumers, and employees, entrepreneurs, consumers, and taxpayers.<02:43:09.359><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the general fund, not from T funds, for expanding and continuing to work on volunteer drivers for mobility
• continuing to work on volunteer drivers continuing to work on volunteer drivers for for for uh uh uh mobility
• </c><00:05:03.080><c> I</c> mobility um programs and Medicare. I mobility um programs and Medicare.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Paul will disolster additional tourism, increased mobility, and overall connect community statewide.
• Paul will disolster additional tourism, increased mobility, and overall connect community statewide.
• Um, thank you for your attention to this matter and your commitment to Minnesota. increased uh mobility
• and overall increased uh mobility and overall connect<00:03:31.920><c> community</c><00:03:32.319><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority, the RMA, to issue permits for the movement of oversized or
• That's not just an issue; it's a barrier to safety and basic mobility in emergencies where we need the
• The Regional Mobility Authority will issue permits for the movement of oversized, overweight vehicles
• of vehicles operated under an oversized roadway permit issued under the Hidalgo County Regional Mobility

Bills: HB2026, HB2427, HB2455, HB2560, HB3510, HB3966, HB3986, HB4429, HB5436, SB3062

Keywords: memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County

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• features that we sought to gain with that deployment was to increase accessibility for citizens using mobile
• They now do, and now over 65 percent of all applications are coming through a mobile device, and so we're
• We built out youth and parent portals, and then also a supporting youth mobile application as well.
• that we were after in the first phase is that we wanted to give our child protective investigators mobile

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs received a Department of Children and Families update from CIO Cole Sousa on three major technology modernization efforts: ACCESS, CWIS, and FASMS. For ACCESS, he described the six-year, $205 million project to replace the aging eligibility system used for SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid applications, noting completed releases such as the MyACCESS portal, document management, partner portal, workload management, and client registration modules. He said the system now supports mobile applications, multi-factor authentication, and bot detection, and that the next budget request is $36.625 million to continue moving workers off the mainframe, modernize notices, and complete more worker-portal functions. Members asked about performance data, interoperability with other systems, and the relationship to the FX project and APD; Sousa said API-based real-time exchanges are the goal and that current average case processing time is about 30 days, though he would provide a more exact figure later. The committee then heard about CWIS, a four-year, $75 million child welfare modernization project. Sousa said phase one is complete, including hotline intake, investigations, mandatory reporter, youth, parent, and mobile portals, along with mobile field tools, e-signatures, and customizable dashboards. Current work is focused on case management, assessment and safety planning, licensure, and placement modules, with collaboration from community-based care providers through advisory sessions. For the next fiscal year, DCF is requesting $28 million and expects to finish development by summer and launch in September, while continuing change management and training. Senators pressed on interoperability with ACCESS, FX, and FASMS, the use of a single unique identifier, and whether CBCs would be required to use the statewide system; Sousa said the department’s goal is one statewide system, with licensing costs absorbed by the state and no plan for dual systems after go-live. Finally, Sousa gave a brief update on FASMS, the financial and services accountability system used by managing entities. He said it remains in maintenance mode while DCF prioritizes ACCESS and CWIS, and that modernization of FASMS is still being planned with partner agencies. He estimated current maintenance costs at about $1.3 million and suggested a future modernization could cost roughly $5 million to $7 million, though no firm timeline has been set. The committee expressed support for using data and interoperable systems to improve decision-making, and the meeting adjourned without any votes or formal actions beyond adjournment.

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• They also support people with challenges caused by physical mobility issues or illness, or those who
• The survey will provide district-level data about employees and potential enrollees, plan offerings,
• Nine out of 10 offering their employees.
• The survey will provide district-level data about employees and potential enrollees, plan offerings,
• </c><00:31:30.559><c> and</c><00:31:30.880><c> potential</c> data about employees and potential data

Bills: HF238, HF3381, HF3754, HF1049

Keywords: microenterprise home kitchen operation, cottage food, home-based food business, home kitchen license, homemade food, prepared food, food entrepreneur, small food business, cottage food law, food safety training, ServSafe, food handler license, agriculture department, Minnesota food law, residential kitchen, local zoning, consumer labeling, allergen labeling, unpasteurized juice, time/temperature control for safety food

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• Subpart three corrects a proviso amount for mobile driver's license and identity card implementation
• Subpart eight moves up the implementation date of the mobile driver's license and identity card program
• Department of Transportation's truck parking coordinator to work in consultation with the Freight Mobility

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met in executive session to brief and act on three measures: proposed substitute Senate Bill 6005, the 2006 supplemental transportation budget; proposed substitute Senate Bill 6225, authorizing transportation bonds; and engrossed substitute House Bill 2508, relating to the Office of Independent Investigations. Staff first reviewed eight amendments to SB 6005, including technical corrections and several funding changes for ferry service, rail projects, transit electrification, and other transportation programs. The committee then adopted all eight amendments, rolled them into the bill, and advanced SB 6005 with a due-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. For SB 6225, staff explained that the bill would authorize additional transportation bonds, including $1.1 billion in general bonds backed by gas tax and vehicle-related revenues, $400 million for potential cost increases on Move Ahead Washington projects, and a $500 million increase in SR 520 bond authorization, while repealing some older bond authority. With no amendments offered, the committee advanced the bill with a due-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. The committee also considered engrossed substitute House Bill 2508, which would clarify the scope of authority of the Office of Independent Investigations and add public disclosure and privacy provisions. The committee moved the bill without recommendation to the Ways and Means Committee. Members concluded by thanking staff for their work on the budget and bond package before adjourning.

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• So I'll turn to Bill for the provisions on the Manufactured Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.
• So I'll turn to Bill for the provisions on the Manufactured Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.
• Under the Manufactured Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act, the rent increase limits are the same as in the

Summary: The conference committee met on engrossed House Bill 1217 and received a staff briefing on the proposed conference striking amendment S-3395.2. Staff explained that the amendment would set rent increase limits under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act at 7% plus CPI or 10%, whichever is less, retain and modify various exemptions, update notice requirements, add a July 1, 2040 expiration date, and require the Department of Commerce to create an online landlord resource center. For manufactured/mobile home tenancies, the amendment would limit rent increases to 5% in any 12-month period, adjust exemptions and notice provisions, and align enforcement language with the RLTA changes. The amendment also removes certain miscellaneous provisions from the Senate version, including a social vulnerability assessment and a JLARC review requirement. Representative Lowe raised a procedural point of order about whether the landlord resource center could be added in conference, but the chair ruled the point not well taken under Joint Rule 18. Senator Gainer asked for clarification about the landlord resource center and the referenced RCW 43.31.605; staff explained it would direct landlords to existing Commerce resources, including the landlord mitigation program and related subprograms, and noted that the resource center language was originally in the House bill. A motion was made to reject prior amendments, adopt striking amendment S-3395.2, and give the bill a do pass recommendation. Senator Gainer and Representative Lowe spoke in opposition, citing concerns about the bill’s balance, the landlord provisions, and the speed of the process. The committee then voted 4-2 to recommend the conference committee report, and the meeting adjourned.

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• decades-old proven framework of reducing emissions through cost-effective, technologically achievable mobile
• most recent air attainment document: CARB has over 50 years of experience reducing emissions for mobile
• It's the mobile sources, right? The trucking association. And I spoke to Mr. Shimoda about this.
• develop and was perfect, could never fully make up for the emissions reductions we've lost from our mobile
• Criteria pollutant emission standards, quote, mobile source air toxic standards, or, quote, fuel economy

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1938, which would create a voluntary process for local governments to designate California surf reserves through the Ocean Protection Council. The author and supporters, including Save the Waves Coalition, the League of California Cities, and the California State Association of Counties, argued the bill would recognize surf breaks as important natural and economic assets. The bill received a due pass recommendation to Appropriations and passed on a roll call vote, with the measure left on call. The committee also approved the consent calendar, which included AB 1699, AB 1780, AB 1891, AB 1893, and AB 2566. The committee then took up AB 2051, which would convene a coastal resilience permitting working group to develop a roadmap for streamlining permits for coastal resilience projects. The author and supporters from the Bay Area Council, Port of San Francisco, and others said the bill would reduce duplicative permitting delays while preserving environmental protections. One member raised concerns about giving too much authority to the Coastal Commission, but the bill still received a due pass recommendation to Water, Parks and Wildlife and passed on a roll call vote. AB 2494, dealing with the management of demonstration state forests, drew substantial debate. The author said the bill would update outdated 1947-era management goals to emphasize biodiversity, carbon sequestration, wildfire resilience, recreation, research, and tribal co-governance, with strong support from Mendocino County, tribal representatives, and environmental groups. Opponents from the Farm Bureau, California Forestry Association, and others argued it would shift the forests away from sustainable timber production, create funding instability, and invite litigation. After extensive questioning about forest science, old growth, funding, and tribal co-management, the bill received a due pass recommendation to Appropriations and passed on a roll call vote. The committee also approved AB 2483, which would create a permanent certification pathway for formerly incarcerated firefighters who served on Cal Fire hand crews. Supporters said the bill would recognize their training and improve job prospects after release, and it passed unanimously to Public Safety. Finally, AB 1777, the California Clean Skies Act, was heard; it would affirm CARB’s authority to adopt indirect source rules to address pollution from vehicle-heavy facilities such as warehouses and ports. Environmental, health, and labor supporters backed the bill as a tool to protect public health, while trucking, business, port, and industry groups opposed it as costly and overly broad. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with members debating whether it clarified existing authority or created new regulatory power.

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• decades-old, proven framework of reducing emissions through cost-effective, technologically achievable mobile
• most recent air attainment document: CARB has over 50 years of experience reducing emissions for mobile
• It's the mobile sources, right? The trucking association. And I spoke to Mr. Shimoda about this.
• was perfect, could never fully make up for the emissions reductions we've lost from, you know, our mobile
• source air toxic standards. ...criteria pollutant emission standards, quote, mobile source air toxic

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So they did an audit in 2022 that looked at whether or not these monies were being spent on mobility,
• Not these monies were being spent on mobility, and the politically appointed auditor, Harris County said
• They allow us to deliver better, safer roads, support regional mobility, and ensure that major freight
• Currently, toll road revenue is allocated to mobility and transportation projects, with regular audits
• And I am looking at what here is Mobility 1070 category.

Bills: SB39, SB2129, SB2141, SB2246, SB2323, SB2439, SB2722

Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee reconvened on SB 2722, as substituted by Senator Bettencourt, which would redirect a portion of Harris County Toll Road Authority surplus revenues to the City of Houston and impose audit and tax-rate penalty provisions. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and Fire Chief Thomas Munoz testified in support, arguing that Houston bears a large share of toll-road public safety burdens, citing thousands of police and fire responses on toll-road property and the need for compensation for emergency services. Bill King, testifying neutrally, said the toll authority generates large excess revenues and urged stronger oversight and clearer controls on how the money is spent. Opponents, including Harris County officials, business and neighborhood representatives, and toll-road critics, argued the bill would divert transportation dollars, create a precedent for taking toll revenues for general municipal use, and could worsen project delivery and incentives; several also questioned the accuracy and interpretation of the revenue figures and the lack of comparable audit requirements for the city. The committee took extensive testimony but left SB 2722 pending without a vote. The committee then heard SB 2129, which would increase fines for motorists who disregard railroad crossing gates or flaggers, and SB 2323, which would redact railroad crew members’ personal information from public accident reports. Both bills were presented as safety measures, with railroad labor testimony in support, and both were left pending after brief public testimony. The committee also heard SB 2141, a Zaffirini bill concerning specialty license plates for judges, with the substitute aimed at reducing security risks by changing how judges are identified on plates; it too was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2439, another Zaffirini bill, described as a TDLR cleanup measure related to ATV and off-highway vehicle safety certification. The bill would abolish the current training and certification program, which supporters said was burdensome and underused given the small number of approved instructors statewide. With no significant opposition on the record, the committee closed testimony and left SB 2439 pending as well.

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• year-round certified farmers' markets, fishermen's markets, and tribal farmers' markets, and the certified mobile
• market grant program, which will provide grants to support the necessary infrastructure for certified mobile
• market grant program, which will provide grants to support the necessary infrastructure for certified mobile
• Grant program, which will provide grants to support the necessary infrastructure for certified mobile
• Reduction Fund in 2018 for an agriculture worker vanpool pilot project as part of the regional clean mobility

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the administration’s spending plan for Proposition 4’s climate smart agriculture and biodiversity chapters, along with related trailer bill language. CDFA outlined proposed funding for existing programs such as SWEEP, Healthy Soils, Urban Agriculture, and invasive species work, plus new or phased-in programs including year-round and mobile farmers’ markets, tribal food sovereignty, and regional farm equipment sharing. The Department of Conservation described funding for the California Farmland Conservancy Program and Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program, while the Department of Finance and LAO discussed pending allocations and generally found the overall approach reasonable, though LAO suggested the Legislature may want more statutory guidance and reporting, especially for new programs. Members focused on implementation details, equity, and accountability. Questions covered how programs would serve vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, whether new solicitations would be reopened for previously oversubscribed grants, how outcomes are tracked, and how to structure guidance for new programs such as farm equipment sharing. The chair emphasized that the Legislature wants clearer direction on program design and noted that AB 2313 should guide implementation of the regional farm equipment sharing allocation. The committee also discussed the administration’s request to directly appropriate bond funds to departments and to exempt bond program guidelines from the Administrative Procedures Act; LAO supported the APA exemption with possible legislative guardrails for public notice and comment. The committee then heard on the farm-to-school proposal, with CDFA requesting $24.9 million General Fund for incubator grants, technical assistance, and network support. CDFA said the program has reached nearly half of California schoolchildren and has shown strong demand and positive evaluation results. LAO supported the core program but recommended rejecting the $3 million technical assistance component as too broad and suggested the Legislature consider using Proposition 98 for some of the funding. Members debated that point, with some expressing concern about using General Fund dollars for a new discretionary request during a tight budget year. The biodiversity and nature-based solutions chapter included funding for the Wildlife Conservation Board, state conservancies, and tribal nature-based solutions. WCB described major recent investments and proposed projects tied to 30 by 30, habitat restoration, tribal partnerships, and public access. Members raised concerns about long-term stewardship, the size of the WCB allocation, and whether the Legislature should receive more detail on how funds will be distributed. The committee also heard requests for Bolsa Chica wetlands maintenance and Rincon Island decommissioning funding from the State Lands Commission, with members questioning long-term liability, remediation costs, and the role of private oil operators. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with public comment from stakeholders largely supporting the APA exemption, farm-to-school funding, biodiversity investments, and related conservation programs.

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• We have over 30,000 employees here.
• Over the last few years, about 10% of the employees we have hired across the country are second chance
• when it comes to participating in courtroom proceedings, whether it's due to health issues, limited mobility
• It may be an employee who takes their life, just as we've had in Dallas County.
• bill will help district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, county attorneys, JPs, and their employees

Bills: HB200

Keywords: HB 200, emergency communication, backup communications, satellite phone, portable satellite equipment, radio, floodplain, 100-year floodplain, FEMA, natural disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency preparedness, vulnerable populations, children, elderly, seniors, people with disabilities, care facilities, residential care, assisted living

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• We have over 30,000 employees here.
• Over the last few years, about 10% of the employees we have hired across the country are second-chance
• when it comes to participating in courtroom proceedings, whether it's due to health issues, limited mobility
• It may be an employee who takes their life, just as we've had... in Dallas County.
• bill will help district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, county attorneys, JPs, and their employees

Bills: HB285, HB795, HB1795, HB1871, HB2407, HB2461, HB2695, HB3507, HB4911, HB200

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

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• an Orthodox rabbi called me to ask about the status of this bill, so the coalition that would be mobilized
• </c><00:40:25.280><c> of</c><00:40:25.440><c> our</c> urgent large scale mobilization of our urgent large
• scale mobilization of our churches<00:40:26.240><c> but</c><00:40:26.720><c> certainly</c><00:40:27.359
• of our churches and not mobilization of our churches and not just<00:40:37.640><c> our</c><00:40:37.839
• </c><00:40:54.079><c> to</c> the Coalition that would be mobilized to the Coalition that would be mobilized

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And then the transportation article for Metro Mobility, really this is the Met Council changes.
• And then the transportation article for Metro Mobility, really this is the Met Council changes.
• ,</c><00:05:12.240><c> really</c> article um for Metro Mobility, really article um for Metro Mobility
• </c><00:05:23.280><c> This</c> adjustments for um Metro Mobility.
• This adjustments for um Metro Mobility.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We pay them more to see our employees. I don't know why we pay our employees more.
• of employees.
• State employees are your employees.
• State employees are your employees. They are an asset. They require investment.
• State employees are your employees. They are an asset. They require investment.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee heard a Legislative Budget Board presentation and then testimony from the Department of Public Safety on the Article 5 public safety budget. LBB said DPS’s 2026-27 recommendation totals $3.7 billion, down from the prior base, while FTEs rise by 856.7. Major items included increased funding for driver license services and customer support, new trooper funding and recruit schools, crime lab operations, border security, and reductions tied to one-time facility, vehicle, and aircraft spending. The committee also discussed new riders, including one to lapse unused trooper funds and require reporting after recruit schools. Members focused heavily on driver license operations, questioning why prior staffing increases and a prior efficiency study had not solved long wait times, high call abandonment, and appointment delays. DPS and LBB said the agency receives about 22,000 calls per day, answers only about 9 percent, and is seeking more staff plus technology upgrades such as automation, kiosks, and better online processing. Senators also raised concerns about rural access, REAL ID document requirements, and whether the department should rethink its processes rather than simply add employees. DPS leadership then described needs for the Williamson County training academy, additional troopers, Capitol and Alamo security, border operations, aircraft and vehicle replacement, and regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio. Members asked about Operation Lone Star costs, overtime, pursuit safety, border crime, oilfield theft, and sexual assault kit and toxicology backlogs. DPS said border deployments remain focused on criminal threats, that overtime is partly driven by deployments and staffing shortages, and that the sexual assault kit backlog is down to 118 cases with a goal of zero by April. The committee later recessed and began the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission budget presentation, where LBB outlined a $115.1 million recommendation and noted ongoing costs for the AIMS technology project.