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• House Bill 1185 is actually a very simple but important bill.
• I forgot about this one, but just a simple question on it.
• This updates the fee schedule for oversized and overweight permit fees.
• The increase in revenue from these fees will go directly to the roads fund to help our road infrastructure
• And the fees that are going to be charged now, where did you say those monies would go?

Bills: SR44, HCR1027, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53, HB1185, HB1937, HB2035, HB2137, HB2166, HB3148, HB3323, HB3466, HB3498, HB3661, HB3678, HB3710, HB3977, HB3986, HB4104, HB4108, HB4142, HB4191, HB4274, HB4275, HB4322, HB4336, HB4484, HB3880, HB1687, HB3673, HB1170, HB2959, HB3718, HB3021, HB3443, HB3501, HB4143, HB4326, HB2992, HB3660, SB171, SB1325, SB1980, SB2045, HB4422, HB4423

Keywords: SR44, Senate Resolution 44, Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers, educators, Oklahoma educators, public schools, K-12 education, pre-K, school recognition, education resolution, appreciation week, National PTA, Eleanor Roosevelt, teacher recognition, school staff, classroom, Oklahoma Legislature, concurrent resolution, sine die adjournment

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized a doctor, a nurse, and a student hero who rescued a driver from a burning vehicle. The chamber also welcomed a new group of pages and adopted a motion to reject House amendments to Senate Bill 1546 and request conference. Senators then adopted Senate Resolution 44 recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week, and heard remarks honoring educators in the gallery. Senator Goodwin also announced the death of former Representative Don Ross and offered condolences to his family. The Senate then took up House Concurrent Resolution 1027, setting a target sine die date of May 14 at 5 p.m. The resolution drew opposition from Minority Leader Kurt and Senator Jett, who argued the chamber still had unfinished business, but it passed 28-17. The Senate also passed SJR 50, SJR 52, and SJR 53, all related to agency rules, including expanded provider types, removal of a physician-visit cap, and medical marijuana packaging requirements. Additional measures passed included HB 1185 on preserving military and historic firearms for honor guards and museums, HB 1937 on student-employee communications and due process, HB 2035 on funeral transportation protection agreements, HB 2137 on involuntary medication procedures for competency restoration, and HB 2166 on legal newspaper distribution without a USPS permit. Later, the Senate approved a series of bills on business, licensing, public safety, and state operations. These included HB 3148 on VIN inspections by dealers, HB 3323 on removing notarization for certain electronic Service Oklahoma documents, HB 3466 eliminating petty cash at the Corporation Commission, HB 3498 updating corporation and LLC statutes, HB 3661 extending a forestry equipment sales tax exemption, HB 3678 expanding the definition of public official for electronic harassment protections, HB 3710 revising the Rising Scholars Award Program, HB 3977 updating state veterinarian qualifications, HB 3986 expanding a tax exemption, HB 4104 strengthening penalties for repeat voyeurism-related offenses, HB 4108 adding airport operational areas to critical infrastructure, HB 4142 covering conspiracies to use bombs or explosive devices, HB 4274 allowing military children to attend non-zoned schools, HB 4275 allowing case managers and peer support specialists to work for local public agencies, HB 4322 removing dual certification for funeral directors in charge, HB 4336 updating interventional pain management rules, HB 4484 allowing certain state vehicles to be used between home and work, HB 3880 on Tourism Department compensation and Oklahoma Today publication discretion, and HB 1687 creating the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act with an amended effective date. The chamber also passed HB 2959 requiring school administrators to report abuse allegations to law enforcement within 24 hours and before school questioning, with emergency passage approved. HB 3718 was then taken up with an amendment clarifying timelines for special education evaluations tied to the Lindsay Nicole Henry Scholarship; discussion centered on the new 15-school-day meeting timeline and the 45-day evaluation period. The transcript ends during questions on that amendment, before final action on HB 3718 is shown.

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• You what it is, and because I think what we found out, it's a lot of pages to say a few simple things
• No fines, fees, restitution, or probation costs may be charged during this period.
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• No fines, fees, resitution the sentence.
• No fines, fees, resitution or<00:30:25.039> probation<00:30:25.520> costs<00:30:25.840>

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• It reinforces a simple but powerful truth. Democracy belongs to the people who participate in it.
• The bill establishes an NIL endowment fund and includes both a transfer from the tuition and fee special
• His enduring message was simple: Okama, okama, okama, we cannot do things alone.
• Hawaii where our lands and waters are protected and well-managed through the first allocation of green fees

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Chairman and Senator Padilla, you know, one of the things with the interest rate buy down is that that fee
• Interest rate buy down is that that fee goes up front and goes to the lender, and it doesn't buy down
• It's pretty simple, really. It could be complicated, but it is really pretty simple.

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• Through the appeals process, once a fee appraisal has been presented, it changes our burden of proof
• The credibility of a fee appraisal is Definitely taken into consideration.
• This simple change will ensure a smoother, more consistent and transparent process.
• It's a very simple bill with really deep meaning.

Bills: HB329, HB361, HB546, HB1547, HB1745, HB2786, HB3235, HB3370, HB3575, HJR83

Keywords: appraisal, property value, residential real estate, tax code, appraisal review board, property owners, property tax, homeowners, property owner rights, property appraisal, taxation, Texas Tax Code, real estate, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, market value, condemnation, tax appraisal, open-space land, land use

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• , you know, Texas is doing so well because we realize the importance, you know, it go back to the simple
• We don't, so property taxes are that and, and fees, you know, the norm, the standard fees that the state
• And in my materials, um, we've included kind of very simple chart, um, at different levels, you know,

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• Uh, the comptroller's office administers more than 60 separate taxes and fees on behalf of the state.
• publication, which is this one here, um, it contains a more comprehensive listing of state taxes and fees
• No, I just, I just want a simple yes or no. I don't need to. OK, no. OK, great.
• understand revenue limitation, whether it's 2.5%, 3.5%, that's your decision, but there ought to be one simple

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• The Comptroller's Office administers more than 60 separate taxes. and fees on behalf of the state.
• revenue publication, which is this one here, it contains a more comprehensive listing of state taxes and fees
• That would not be your message. method because you know I just I just want a simple yes or no I don't
• two and a half. percent, three and a half percent, that's your decision, but there ought to be one simple

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• You request, you pay a $100 fee, and you not only get a copy of all the documents, you get a five-page
• They have a central organization, you request, you pay a $100 fee, and you not only get a copy of all
• the same as Chair Bradley and I a few days ago, there's a uniform, within, there's a four-cornered, simple
• And it's never quite that simple. It's never around numbers.

Summary: The committee on Regulated Industries convened with a quorum and began a panel discussion focused on condominium milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies (SIRS), with members framing the topic as part of Florida’s post-Surfside condo safety reforms. The chair and panelists reviewed how the state got here, emphasizing that the problems predated Surfside and were driven by long-term deferred maintenance, underfunded reserves, and aging buildings. Panelists included representatives from Florida Realtors, engineering and reserve-study firms, a CPA, a community association attorney, and Broward County’s building safety official, all of whom described their roles in inspections, reserve planning, and code enforcement. Testimony centered on what inspectors are finding in the field. Panelists said the most common problems are not subsidence but wear-and-tear and maintenance failures, especially in stairways, balconies, roofs, parapet walls, waterproofing, and corrosion. They described examples of buildings with hidden deterioration, hurricane-exposed damage, and associations that were underfunded despite prior inspection regimes in Miami-Dade and Broward. Dr. Barbosa explained that Miami-Dade’s recertification program began in the 1970s and Broward’s in 2005, with current timelines generally requiring notice, a first milestone review, and then time to begin substantial repairs; she said the program has improved compliance but that SIRS has added confusion. Members also raised concerns about the cost and implementation of SIRS, including whether reports are being used to generate unnecessary work, whether contractors or firms have conflicts of interest, and whether the law’s use of “fully funded” is being misunderstood. Panelists said the statutory reserve requirement is better understood as baseline funding, not having all money in the bank immediately, and suggested clearer definitions and possibly changing the terminology to “adequately funded.” They also discussed the need to separate required structural items from optional or cosmetic items in reserve reports, improve transparency for buyers and lenders, and ensure associations provide documents through websites and other portals. No votes were taken. The committee used the meeting as an information-gathering session and signaled that more panels and discussion would follow, with members and witnesses agreeing that the state may need further clarification, education, and possible statutory adjustments to reduce confusion while preserving building safety.

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• If the state were to pay more than the Medicare fee schedule, then it must use state funds to make up
• If the state were to pay more than the Medicare fee schedule, then it must use state funds to make up
• If the state were to pay more than the Medicare fee schedule, then it must use state funds to make up
• Today, he enjoys simple things like cooking his own meals and showering whenever he pleases.
• his he enjoys simple things like cooking his own<01:21:26.320> meals<01:21:26.880> and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a fee-for-subscription service.
• Most of the data comes from those two fee-for-service tracking services, as well as from the legislative
• started really doing about ten years ago, because we began seeing the change, is this slide shows a simple

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• Representative O'Brien, that money comes from the highly rural transportation grant admin and salary fees
• And that's used for offsetting salaries, admin fees, IT, phone, stuff like that.
• But that makes it simple. All right. Who does number two work for? Well, we know. Okay.

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Summary: The committee reconvened to work through the amended version of Senate Bill 2025, beginning with a clarification from the Department of Veterans Affairs on the source of funds used to cover the commissioner’s salary equity increase. Commissioner Lonnie Wong explained that the money came from federal highly rural transportation grant administrative/salary funds, within the allowable 10% administrative cap, and that the department had not exceeded that limit. The committee then reviewed the major House changes to the veterans budget, including funding for a veterans benefits specialist FTE, salary equity increases for veterans service officers, additional operating funds, one-time funding for homeless veteran services and the Veterans Post-War Trust Fund, carryover authority for Fisher House and veterans transportation projects, accrued leave, and a document scanning project. Members also discussed a section changing governance authority for veterans affairs and the veterans home, with questions about the ACOVA board and the governor’s appointment authority. The committee debated the appropriateness of using federal grant administrative funds for salary adjustments and the broader shift in authority over veterans affairs, with some members emphasizing legislative control over salaries and budget decisions and others supporting the reorganization as a way to improve administration. After discussion, Amendment 25.092.0203 was moved, seconded, and adopted on an 8-0 roll call. The committee then moved SB 2025 as amended, and that motion also passed 8-0. The meeting then shifted to Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation budget issues, where members reviewed FTE reductions, salary equity funding for correctional officers and parole/probation officers, and the status of federal ARPA dollars that had previously been used to backfill salaries and bonuses. DOCR officials described pay levels for correctional officers and compared them with county jail wages, arguing that the proposed equity funding was needed for retention and competitiveness. Members also discussed transitional facility costs, women’s treatment unit funding, and county jail overflow housing, including new or planned bed capacity in Grand Forks, Burleigh-Morton, Rugby, and other facilities. The committee agreed to continue refining the budget through a new long sheet and planned to request amendments for consideration in the following days before adjourning.

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• This is a simple policy change that will ensure Minnesota students maintain access to their preferred
• It also meant that any application fees were waived.
• The application fees are waived, and I'd even love to be able to see, hey, let's move away from individual

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• The bill also establishes a $7.50 inspection replacement fee that's charged at all counties.
• the time of registration and then lastly on Senate bill 505 which creates an additional $200 per year fee
• Most of these things are fairly simple operational improvements.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So the steps are really very simple. The homeowner applies for an initial inspection.
• the pharmaceutical company, instead of paying tens and tens and tens of millions of dollars in legal fees
• relationship terminated, that also gives... ...them, you know, an out without paying any kind of lease break fee

Summary: The committee heard three informational presentations. First, Lieutenant Rob Rowe of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission discussed derelict vessel removal, explaining the legal definition of derelict and at-risk vessels, the causes of vessel abandonment, and the impact of recent hurricanes on the number of cases. He said FWC has nearly 1,000 active derelict vessel cases, with 576 ready for removal, and described the agency’s use of ARPA funds, grants to local governments, contractor lists, and the V-TIP vessel turn-in program to speed removals and prevent vessels from becoming derelict. Senators asked about how to expedite removals, insurance coverage, due process timelines, and storage challenges; Rowe said the 21-day process is constrained by constitutional due process and that more staffing and prevention funding would help. Next, Stephen Fielder of the Department of Financial Services presented on the My Safe Florida Home program, which provides grants for homeowners to harden homes before storms. He reviewed program eligibility, grant types, reimbursement averages, and performance data, and said the program has received $633 million in appropriations overall. He noted that the program is outsourced to private vendors, has low administrative overhead, and has processed large numbers of inspections and reimbursements. Senators questioned contractor requirements, permits, overhead costs, and whether the program should be brought in-house; Fielder said permits are required before reimbursement, contractor licensing is verified, and the department is considering several administrative clarifications, including townhome roof work, inspection expiration, and whether grants should be limited per person or per home. A retired educator also testified in support of more assistance for homeowners facing insurance problems. Finally, Tom Berger of the Department of Management Services outlined the Florida Facilities Pool and the state’s real estate development and management work. He described the bonded facility program, the state’s 112 managed facilities, lease administration, parking contracts, maintenance operations, and more than $1 billion in active construction projects. He highlighted major projects such as the Emergency Operations Center, Capitol complex upgrades, a new visitor screening center, and facilities for other agencies including veterans’ services, juvenile justice, and the courts. Senators asked about lease terms, appropriation language, vacancy in leased space, and whether the state uses a uniform lease form; Berger said the lease document is standardized and that agencies determine their space needs. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment by motion.

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• It's simple. It does fly until some of you filibuster your own bill. And then it slows down.
• allowed to be on the health care and the life insurance of that as an employee, as long as they pay the fees
• . ...and the life insurance of that, as an employee, as long as they pay the fees for that.
• mathematics involved, have trillions of dollars available to us to be able to offset all taxation, all fees
• That's a simple line to say, but it is not that easy.

Summary: The House met on the final day of session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 126-0 vote. Most of the early floor time was devoted to points of personal privilege, with members and the Speaker offering extended tributes to departing colleagues, House staff, law enforcement, military service, and the work of the chamber. Several members also used the occasion to reflect on their careers, thank constituents and families, and discuss issues such as property tax reform, police service, mental health, and bipartisan cooperation. The House then took up Senate messages and committee reports, followed by several bills and resolutions. Senate Substitute for House Bill 2636, dealing with mortgage modification and related consumer protections, was adopted 142-1 and finally passed 144-1. Senate Substitute for House Bill 2397, concerning water district dissolution and related safeguards, was adopted 129-16 and finally passed 127-17. Senate Substitute No. 2 for House Bill 2576, a naming and commemorative bill adding observances and memorial highways/bridges, was adopted 136-4 and finally passed 134-6. The chamber also received Senate action on Senate Bill 1408 and Senate Joint Resolution 87, and committee reports recommended passage on several deferred measures. The House also debated Senate Joint Resolution 95, which proposed creating a constitutional Show Me Prosperity Fund as a sovereign wealth fund intended to eventually eliminate state-imposed taxes through long-term investment returns. Supporters argued it would promote fiscal sustainability and long-term prosperity, while opponents warned that it would lock away money during a period of projected budget shortfalls and could leave the state unable to access funds when needed. The resolution was discussed at length with questions about funding mechanics, investment authority, and emergency access, but the transcript provided does not include a final vote on the resolution.

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• It's really pretty simple. It's an investment in people. Or this Venture.
• House Bill 274 is a simple bill.
• like to address were, first, it will fund this program by an appropriation to the PUC rather than a fee
• Sylvester Turner pointed out this problem where we would collect that money from the non-bypassable fee
• And once disconnected, families face high fees to reconnect, deepening financial hardship.

Bills: HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund

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• By the way, there's another deinstallation fee at the end of the period as well.
• monthly fee? monthly fee? Sure.<00:29:40.399> Senator<00:29:40.720> L.
• <00:30:38.000> at there's another deinstallation fee at there's another deinstallation fee
• Um, they provide the property for a fee per month.
• <00:40:46.800> per provide the property for a fee per provide the property for a fee per month

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• . >> TO YOUR POINT, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF YOU CAN GIVE US A SIMPLE DESCRIPTION OF HOW AT THE FEDERAL
• STATES ON THE FEE-FOR-SERVICE SITE OF THE DISCRETION UP TO THE UPPER PAYMENT TO IMPLEMENT AN INVESTMENT
• I THINK VERY SIMPLE.

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• It's a relatively simple transparency measure.
• But the fact remains that as simple a thing as just putting on the Secretary of State's website this
• thing of just remains that as simple thing of just putting<01:51:54.840> on<01:51:55.040>
• <04:05:01.120> it okay um so it's fairly simple it okay um so it's fairly simple it basically
• There are fees that are a lot higher, of course, with larger locations.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first dealt with scheduling and housekeeping, including a plan to take a hard break at 2:00 p.m. for an early bill, hold a brief executive session, and then continue with the remaining afternoon bills. The chair also noted the next likely meeting date would be March 12, when the committee expected to take up the remaining bills before crossover deadlines. The main substantive item was House Bill 142, which would recognize the Honor and Remember flag for Gold Star families and related remembrance purposes. Prime sponsor Rep. Michael Moffett described the bill as a bipartisan measure revised to address earlier concerns, arguing that the flag honors fallen service members, can be personalized with names, and complements rather than detracts from the American flag. He said many other states have already adopted it and suggested the committee could amend details such as the number of days and locations for display. He also raised practical issues about flag dimensions and whether the bill should use "shall" or "may" for display requirements. Testimony was divided. Janine Nutter opposed the bill, saying she supports Gold Star families but objected because the flag resembles the Viet Cong flag and because she believes the American flag should remain the sole symbol representing servicemembers. Kevin Grady, representing the State Veterans Advisory Committee under RSA 115:8, also opposed the bill, saying the committee believes the American flag is the only symbol needed, while still praising the work of Honor and Remember in creating personalized flags for families. Committee members asked questions about where the flag would be flown, whether the State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen is already displaying it, and how the bill’s language would interact with cemetery policies and committee discretion. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.