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• Let me do something real quick, just to clarify, one of our goals with the legislation is to give legislators
• So we had legislation.
• It's about providing legislators, you know, a solution to... look at what, you know, legislation is going
• legislation to go through.
• But in the last so many sessions ERS and TRS are commonly carved out of legislation. legislation purposely

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• areas... that I think is maybe a little bit overlooked is the benefit that this has for helping legislators
• On, on, on page three, sub three, line 15, where it says the legislation is expected to increase or decrease
• at that data, can't make a decision, then you want us to make that decision that we're just... legislators
• If there was a bill to repeal the prompt pay legislation, there would be a cost savings, right?

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• President, Waggoner moves that we dispense with the reading of the journal from the previous legislative
• day and that we ...previous legislative day and that we adopt said journal.
• President, I'd move that we be able to introduce any bills at any time during the legislative day.
• in the order set forth below shall be the special and paramount order of business for the fifth legislative

Bills: SJR 2, SB 4, SJR 36, SJR 2, SB 4, SR 42, SR 74, SR 76, HCR 5, SB 710, SB 710

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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• You know, we pass a lot of legislation, a lot of important legislation in every session.
• One no vote in the Senate or the House on this legislation. I'm counting on him to get this done.
• Thinking you were going to be critical of the House for not passing this legislation.

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR42, SR74, SR76, HCR5, SB710, SB710

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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• session of the legislature. on February 26th, 2025, SCR14 Zaffirini sponsor Hunter. granting the legislator

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR42, SR74, SR76, HCR5, SB710, SB710

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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• Just call your legislator and let them know, 'I have a problem with my insurance company.'
• A Republican legislator introduced a bill to end the data center tax giveaway.
• A Democratic legislator also introduced a bill to end the data center tax.
• A Democratic legislator also introduced a bill to end a data center tax giveaway.
• A Democratic legislator also introduced a bill to end a data center tax giveaway.

Bills: HB4138, HB4139, HB4140, HB4141, HB4142, HB4143, HB4144, HB4145, HB4146, HB4147, HB4148, HB4149, HB4150, HB4151, HB4152, HB4153, SB1831, SB1832, SB1833, SB1834, SB1835, SB1836, SB1837, SB1838, SB1839, SB1840, SB1841, SB1842, SB1843, SB1844, SB1845, SB1846

Keywords: appropriations, education funding, health care, general fund, state budget, local funding, gaming, pari-mutuel, horse racing, regulatory assessment, first-time starters, budget implementation, federal funds, government services, budget stabilization, financial reporting, capital outlay, infrastructure, veterans services, highway construction

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• Our first piece of legislation is SB 8 by Senator Allen. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, sir.
• This piece of legislation is very simple.
• <00:24:50.080> At bringing this piece of legislation.
• At bringing this piece of legislation.
• We have a substitute on this piece of legislation. Could we go ahead and adopt a substitute?

Bills: SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81, SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81

Keywords: emergency management, public funds, educational materials, state legislation, disaster response, uniformity, state laws, legislative commission, appointments, government structure, resilience, natural disasters, risk management, Alabama Resilience Council, Chief Resilience Officer, state planning, environmental protection, community preparedness, Alabama Office of Civic Engagement, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs

Bills: HB4, HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB4, HB1, HB 2, HB20, HB19, HB18, HB 4, HB 1, HB 2, HB 18, HB 19, HB 20

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council

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• For the Second Called Special Session, I have reserved 35 bill numbers for priority legislation, while
• Some remain open for the entire First Called Special Session working on their legislation.
• While she was here, she did her legislative duties and was able to get over 76 co-authors on this bill

Bills: HB4, HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB4, HB1, HB 2, HB20, HB19, HB18, HB 4, HB 1, HB 2, HB 18, HB 19, HB 20

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council

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• House Bill 128 updates the timelines for occupational-related illnesses for firefighters, and updates
• Speaker and gentleman, this legislation is just updating, so this was not changed.
• It is just updating, so this was not changed.
• And I fully support this legislation.
• So if we're not able to do that, why pass legislation?

Bills: HB111, HB103, HB109, HB128, HJM2, HJM3, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB49, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB124, HB145, HB154, HB158, HB164, HB180, HB291, HJR6, HJR7, HR1, HJM1, HM13, HM47

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• know that I've worked hard to focus this on compliance, having to do with the statutory authority, legislative
• standard of best interests of the state, and then they would then be able to operate outside of legislative

Bills: HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: administrative rules, rule approval, joint resolution, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, Corporation Commission, Department of Environmental Quality, Liquified Petroleum Gas Board, water resources, wildlife conservation, tourism, zoning commission, energy regulation, agricultural regulation, agency rules, permanent rules, state agencies, Oklahoma Legislature, business and commerce, professional licensing

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• amendment is in response to the updated amendment is in response to the updated fiscal<00:05:05.920
• with the let's just say legislative with the let's just say legislative intent,<00:07:02.360> what
• <00:26:30.160> my of the most successful legislators my of the most successful legislators
• and recommended by the joint legislative and recommended by the joint legislative committee.<00:
• mean that if we have a a legislative mean that if we have a a legislative body<01:20:06.960>

Bills: HF1323, HF4266, HF4413, HF3101, HF4572, HF4698, HF3650, HF2634

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, state grants, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium

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• Like I said, this is updated right away.
• The legislative assistant education.
• <01:30:04.880> that This is a good piece of legislation that This is a good piece of legislation
• process as well and this legislation. process as well and this legislation.
• Challenges at the school level rather than the legislative level.

Bills: HF3650, HF1791, HF3489, HF4231, HF4232, HF4269, HF4270, HF3490

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways

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• I think this is great legislation and very much necessary.
• All will be included, and that's in the original legislation.
• Also, we're asking to update the accounting manual to require invoices for intangible assets such as
• But if things change, I can't speak for what future legislators may or may not introduce.
• Are there any further questions on this legislation?

Bills: HB3620, HB3942, HB3279, HB3378, HB3383, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3420, HB3130

Keywords: 2030 census, complete count committee, census outreach, decennial census, enumeration, population count, hard-to-count populations, hard-to-enumerate areas, State Data Center, Oklahoma Census, multilingual campaign, public outreach, school-based outreach, community organizations, minority groups, ethnic minorities, language minorities, self-response rate, census awareness, federal census

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• But this is to set some structure also for future legislators and future administrations to be able to
• The intention of this legislation is to stretch our limited taxpayer dollars, bring in private funding
• This legislation was crafted from, as has been noted by Representative Berault, a law in Michigan that
• I think there was some legislation that recently passed about high-speed chases.
• I think there was some legislation that recently passed about high speed chases.

Bills: HB316, HB549, HB646, HB752, HB824, HB873, HB1129, HB1157, HB1170

Keywords: literacy, adolescent, teacher education, high-dosage tutoring, reading intervention, workforce development, training programs, Bayou Growth Opportunity, funding, employment, skills gap, qualified employer, credential recognition, government growth limit, recurring revenue, state finance, Louisiana Income Tax Elimination Fund, fiscal responsibility, legislative sessions, regular sessions

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 22 and took up several bills, beginning with House Bill 646 and its companion House Bill 824 by Chairman Beaulieu. HB 646 proposed a constitutional amendment limiting the amount of State General Fund recurring money that may be appropriated in a fiscal year, and HB 824 set the growth limit formula based on CPI, medical CPI, and population change. Amendments were adopted on both bills, including creation of a Louisiana Income Tax Elimination Fund, and both bills were reported favorably as amended. The committee also advanced House Bill 1157, which creates the Louisiana State Infrastructure Fund to support infrastructure-related projects through a bank-like financing structure. After a technical amendment, the bill was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 316 on student literacy was presented as a continuation of prior literacy reforms, with the Department of Education stating it would not require new funding; it was reported favorably. House Bill 549 created the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program to help employers train and upskill workers, with supporters from business groups saying it would be industry-supported and modeled on a successful Michigan program; it was also reported favorably as amended. House Bill 1129, dealing with the sale of state-owned surplus movable property, drew support from Louisiana auctioneers who argued local firms should be allowed to bid on the state’s auction contract instead of relying on an out-of-state vendor. Members questioned whether the state could receive more revenue and expressed support for giving Louisiana companies a chance to compete. The bill was reported favorably. House Bill 873, which would add a $2 fee on driver’s license renewals to fund pursuit intervention technology and training for law enforcement, generated substantial concern about adding fees and whether the money should instead come from existing budgets. After discussion of the bill’s purpose, the technology involved, and the need for a sunset, the committee deferred the bill to work on revisions. Finally, House Bill 752, which would allow the timing and duration of regular legislative sessions to be set by joint rule, was reported without action after members noted the revised fiscal note showed a decrease in state general fund expenditures.

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• of legislation I passed, actually, here down at the Capitol.
• We have received no new legislative monies.
• And you have 13 states that have passed some kind of pain parity legislation similar to this one.
• With that, I'm available for questions. ...legislation similar to this one.
• For the record, Damien Carpenter, Chief Legislative Liaison for Access.

Bills: HB2048, HB2189, HB2248, HB2403, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2906, HCR2058

Keywords: orders of protection, domestic violence, court procedures, legal guardian, enforcement, healthcare, licensed health aides, scope of practice, ventilator care, training standards, medical freedom, healthcare mandates, employment requirements, public health, government regulation, elderly, physical disabilities, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, home and community based services, funding increase

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• Uh, this bill does include some necessary updates in how the DNR manages these land transfers, but I'll
• Chair. does include some necessary updates in does include some necessary updates in how<00:03:15.200
• DNR already has authority to sell certain lands, but these require legislative authorization because
• > the<00:09:53.800> 2024 legal description in the 2024 legal description in the 2024 legislation
• . legislation. legislation.

Bills: HF3643, HF3426, HF4222, HF4224

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, environment

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• for those efficiencies that they have made and also create transparency and reports to both the legislative
• we're trying to put in place is to make sure they have oversight and that is the heads of our two legislative
• You know, ultimately, you have the checks and balances between the executive branch, the legislative
• I don't know If I've put in the legislation, I don't recall if I put that.
• Because I think sometimes we just fall back on legislation and say, 'Well, we hope it's in there,' but

Bills: SB1415, SB1714, SB1962, SB26, SB172

Keywords: nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives, performance awards, efficiency, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, state procurement, state purchasing, State Purchasing Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, OMES, exempt entities, purchasing exemptions, state contracts

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• This legislation is intended to clarify roles and responsibilities...
• But we want to thank you all for bringing this legislation.
• We stand in strong support of this legislation.
• I stand in support of this legislation, similar to the last legislation that we discussed.
• And you cannot get EWP... ...and I stand in strong support of this legislation.

Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

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• Uh, I will somewhat use the words of one of my three school superintendents in my legislative footprint
• Uh, I will somewhat use the words of one of my three school superintendents in my legislative footprint
• Uh, I will somewhat use the words of one of my three school superintendents in my legislative footprint
• The bill also makes technical updates to existing tax code language.
• The bill also makes technical updates to existing tax code language.

Bills: HB187, HB341, HB4, HB175, HB326

Keywords: HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application