Transcript Highlights:

• Definitions general section one.
• Inspector General Grants: 20,792. I. Inspector General Grants: 20,792. 96,179,653.
• Facility Schools Office, Facility Schools Board, and Facility Technical Assistance Center at 6.8 FTE.
• Facility Schools Office, Facility Schools Board, and Facility Technical Assistance Center at 6.8 FTE.
• &gt;&gt; 1 C facility schools two facility &gt;&gt; 1 C facility schools two facility schools<04:30:28.080

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Electric carriages are nothing. That's done and gone.
• On city expenditures, we run an electric utility.
• What percentage of The general, um, I can't say general revenue, that just the maintenance and operation
• Electric utilities are highly capital intensive.
• Is it the same for the electric utility?

Transcript Highlights:

• Display technology, generative AI, and interactivity—these emerging applications are very applicable
• We have a role in... ...exploring the applications of this new technology and in providing facilities
• Hotel nights generated from the film and TV industry have been transformative for our 250,000 people.
• With the tax, 11 twelfths of that goes to all general revenue programs, and only one twelfth goes back
• They are in educational facilities to train these folks to be ready so that we can have Texans occupy

Bills: HB4568, HB5458, HB4543, HB2703, HB3728, HCR113, HCR126

Keywords: film industry, incentives, grants, Texas, moving image, economic development, production companies, content standards, HB 5458, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, chronic wasting disease, CWD, cervids, deer, elk, moose, wildlife management, game animals, disease management

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill also adds provisions for solar facilities, designating solar facilities as a permitted use in
• Electrical work and line work is one of the most dangerous jobs you can have.
• I am a fourth-, a third-generation teacher, and I hope my grandson is the fourth.
• I'm a native Floridian and also a third-generation educator.
• I'm an electrical apprentice out of Tampa Bay.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:04:14.159><c> either</c> schools and training facilities either schools and training facilities
• I was in the electrical department. I was in charge of the electricity for the ship.
• I was in the electrical department. I was in charge of the electricity for the ship.
• I was in the electrical department. I was in charge of the electricity for the ship.
• I was in the electrical department. I was in charge of the electricity for the ship.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Joe Zanzi with San Diego Gas & Electric and SoCal Gas.
• Madam Chair and members, Kent Cowse with San Diego Gas and Electric in opposition.
• This means that electricity during those periods is cheaper than zero.
• I'm Lourdes-Sayon with San Diego Gas and Electric.
• I'm Lourdes-Sayon with San Diego Gas and Electric.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• First on our agenda today will be the general fund update. Mr.
• This budget information can also be found on page 6-91 of the budget book under general government.
• The Department of Fish and Game does not receive general funds.
• And so they're using general fund money to actually make sure they can pay for the program.
• That's why we had the Medicaid, McVee, and the general fund.

Summary: The committee began with a general fund update from Legislative Services, which reviewed the latest green sheet, explained where to find budget information and hearing schedules online, and noted that JFAC actions had updated the FY 2026 and FY 2027 ending balance estimates. Members asked about tracking workgroup progress and were told to consult analysts and workgroup members rather than circulate a public daily summary. The update also noted several bills moving between chambers, including House bills 503, 556, 684, 737, and 759, and Senate Bill 1226. The committee then considered and approved several agency budgets and supplemental requests. The Idaho State Tax Commission budget was reconsidered and approved with a revised FY 2027 motion that removed funding for the chief operating officer salary and set aside funding for property tax education, tax automation, fast tax collection services, seasonal employees, replacement items, and OITS hardware; accompanying language restricted the fast tax collection money to that purpose and required any unused amount to revert to the general fund. The Office of Information Technology Services received approval for FY 2026 supplemental funding for Chinden campus furnishings and the E-CORE grant, and FY 2027 enhancements for enterprise security, the E-CORE continuation, and the final IT modernization transfer of 58 positions from Health and Welfare, along with cash-transfer language tied to SWICAP costs. The Military Division’s request for indirect cost recovery funds passed, but a proposed add-on for the state education assistance program failed. The Industrial Commission and Public Utilities Commission budgets also passed with dedicated-fund increases for IRIS maintenance, training, disability fund costs, and replacement hardware. The Department of Fish and Game budget was approved with a large package of dedicated and federal fund enhancements for fishery habitat work, Good Neighbor Authority projects, hatchery and lab inflation, temporary employees, wolf depredation response, communications, and equipment replacement, along with reappropriation authority. The Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health Services drew the most debate: one motion would have funded home visiting, immunization assessment restoration, lab testing, ARPA grants, HIV and hepatitis prevention, and related items, while a substitute motion sought to keep some funding but move the home visiting program to Early Learning and Development and restore additional public health items. Both motions failed, leaving that budget unresolved in committee. The meeting ended with new language for the State Controller and State Treasurer requiring monthly cash reconciliations between Luma and TATERS, reporting to JFAC and LSO, and retention of supporting documentation for audit purposes. The committee adjourned after being reminded that budget setting would continue through the week and that Monday’s agenda would include education, administration, building fund, and lottery budgets.

Transcript Highlights:

• licensing and National Electric Code standards.
• , and electrical standards across the country.
• Those require you to adhere to UL certifications and National Electric Code standards.
• Those require you to adhere to UL certifications and National Electric Code standards.
• We have 77,000 of them: civil, mechanical, electrical, industrial, structural.

Bills: SB213, SB378, SB610, SB681, SB918, SB1172, SB1252, SB1343, SCR8

Keywords: SB 213, Texas insurance, Insurance Code, Chapter 551, Chapter 541, bundling, tying arrangement, cross-selling, homeowners insurance, residential property insurance, auto insurance, personal automobile insurance, consumer protection, unfair trade practice, deceptive insurance practice, property and casualty insurer, Lloyd's plan, county mutual, reciprocal exchange, farm mutual

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, first reporting SB 1006 favorably after adopting a committee substitute that adds quarterly ZIP-code-level reporting to TDI on insurer declinations, cancellations, and nonrenewals. The committee also adopted substitutes and favorably reported SB 388, which adds nuclear to a credit program and excludes batteries from the dispatchable definition; SB 917; SB 504, which narrows reporting requirements for certain local entities, raises a salary threshold, and authorizes AG injunctive relief; SB 925, which clarifies that federal match dollars are included in a PLA-related prohibition; and SB 815, which removes downcoding references and focuses on AI use in prior authorization. SB 815 advanced on an 8-2 vote, while SB 388 advanced 6-3 and the others were reported 9-0 or 6-0 as noted. The committee then heard testimony on SB 378, which would prohibit aestheticians and cosmetologists from administering injections or using prescriptive medical devices unless legally authorized and would clarify TDLR disciplinary authority. The author and a retired neurosurgeon testified that unsafe, unauthorized injections pose real patient risks, and a TDLR witness said the bill addresses a long-standing regulatory gap. SB 378 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard SB 1252, aimed at reducing municipal permitting barriers for residential backup power systems; the author and industry witnesses said city permitting is costly and inconsistent, while municipal utility representatives and advocates said the substitute preserved safety and utility oversight. That bill was also left pending. Additional bills heard but left pending included SB 1172, which would let LPs and LLCs sell their own property without a real estate license; SB 681, which would extend engineer license renewal periods and apply similar flexibility to engineering firms; SB 918, a TDLR cleanup bill for orthotics and prosthetics exemptions; SB 1343, which would require data brokers to post a clear link explaining Texans’ privacy rights and how to exercise them; SB 213, which would prohibit forced bundling of residential property and auto insurance while preserving voluntary discounts; SB 610, which would codify TDLR’s anti-trafficking unit; and SCR 8, expressing opposition to a central bank digital currency over privacy, security, and financial-stability concerns. Public testimony on SB 1343 and SB 213 was generally supportive, with consumer and advocacy groups emphasizing privacy, competition, and survivor safety, and the committee closed the day with those measures and others left pending.

Transcript Highlights:

• think last week we heard something similar from, uh, Representative Polisa about, uh, About, uh, electric
• in dryers for far too long, tightened their collars too tight until they choke, or Lost them in a facility
• What she did was she applied an electric cattle prod to a horse, to its ear canal, and its anus, almost
• Somebody is injured and generally we aren't filing a whole lot of these charges with the enhancement
• And you know, in general, the, the facts don't bear out that enhanced penalties to, to almost any offense

Transcript Highlights:

• &gt;&gt; General<01:24:53.840><c> Todd.</c> &gt;&gt; General Todd. &gt;&gt; General Todd.
• General<01:42:38.159><c> from</c><01:42:38.320><c> Todd.</c> General from Todd. General from Todd.
• &gt;&gt; General<02:03:07.199><c> Todd,</c> &gt;&gt; General Todd, &gt;&gt; General Todd, I'm<02:03:11.360
• The general fund supports grows by $2.6 million annually to maintain court facility operations, along
• . generations. generations.

Keywords: Several minutes after the convene vote and before the introduction failed to properly steam. This version was pulled from a local back up., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with 97 members present, declared a quorum, approved excusing absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal for February 25, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 98 and 122 and requested concurrence. The House then received second-reading reports on a range of bills, including measures on prison educational programs, respiratory care, dietitians, wildlife depredation, temporary structures, military families, civil rights, local boards of education, light pollution, controlled-substance prescribing licenses, youth health services, class sizes for exceptional children, the athletic trainer compact, limited commercial driver’s licenses, and Senate Bill 145 relating to the Department of Agriculture and Alcohol Beverage Control. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including the main budget bills House Bill 500 and House Bill 504, along with measures on workforce investment, data centers, domestic violence, guardians ad litem, domestic relations, health delivery and “food is medicine” initiatives, state personnel, open records, and fish and wildlife resources. House Bill 500 and House Bill 504 were taken from the Rules Committee and placed on the orders of the day. House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill, was then taken up for third reading and explanation. Members presented extensive floor explanations of House Bill 500 and House Committee Substitute 1, describing it as a “good first draft” of the executive budget. Supporters said the proposal emphasizes restrained spending growth, base reductions with exemptions for key areas, employee salary increments, and deposits to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future one-time investments. They highlighted funding for K-12 education, postsecondary aid and workforce training, Medicaid and behavioral health, public health infrastructure, pensions, veterans, public safety, economic development, tourism, and state technology and facility maintenance. The budget substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the discussion continued with detailed descriptions of the bill’s provisions; no final passage vote was shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• For the next generation of caregivers, so the next people aren't crying themselves to sleep at night,
• Long-term care facilities are closing at an unprecedented pace.
• McGregor, I had my mom in an assisted living facility last year.
• I had my mom in an assisted living facility last year.
• In addition, kidneys from living donors generally last longer than kidneys from deceased donors.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing focused largely on tax-credit proposals tied to children, families, caregivers, child care, health care workforce development, and public health. A major portion of the hearing concerned bills to expand the state earned income tax credit and child and family tax credit, including H. 3073/S. 1957 and S. 1975. Testimony from advocacy groups, legal services, tax assistance organizations, and health providers supported increasing the EITC match from 40% to 50% of the federal credit, expanding eligibility to immigrant and mixed-status ITIN filers, larger families, younger and older workers, and SSI recipients, and raising the child and family tax credit to $600 per child with inflation adjustments and possible advance payments. Witnesses said these changes would reduce poverty, improve health and educational outcomes, and help families meet basic expenses; committee members asked questions about ITIN filers and expressed support for the policy goals. The committee also heard extensive testimony on S. 1938/H. 3159, An Act Supporting Family Caregivers. Speakers described the scale of unpaid caregiving in Massachusetts and supported a package that would create a refundable tax credit, respite vouchers, workplace and housing protections, unemployment insurance access for those who leave work to care for relatives, a permanent advisory council, and a provision allowing spouses to be paid caregivers under MassHealth. Several witnesses shared personal caregiving experiences, and committee members responded favorably, noting the emotional and financial strain on caregivers and the importance of supporting them as Medicaid and long-term care systems face pressure. Additional bills discussed included H. 3174 on a child and dependent care tax credit, which was presented as a way to offset the high cost of child care; H. 3197/S. 2019 to improve the financial security of family child care providers through a tax credit; H. 3218/S. 1960 to create tax credits for health care preceptors to address workforce shortages; S. 2064 to establish a living organ donor tax credit; S. 2034 to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks through a tiered tax; H. 3015 to create a tax-return checkoff for the YMCA Youth and Government Program; and several public testimony ideas including vaccination, literacy, and grade-improvement tax credits. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing, which ended after all testimony was heard.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> for water sewer and electric services. for water sewer and electric services.
• A tax raises general revenue. provided. A tax raises general revenue.
• They would actually install a pipeline from our facility to their facility.
• They would actually install a pipeline from our facility to their facility.
• Just general discussion.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I would love it if you would let local EMS or local medical facilities do the training.
• AB 783 would authorize the Department of General Services to negotiate and enter into contracts on a
• They are first responders, they clear debris, repair infrastructure, restore vital water, electric and
• What generally was a $700,000 a year repaving bill in our annual budget, we ended up with a $1,000,000
• Very general, I mean, you could also even say utility bills that are really high in areas that are 150

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• industry in this state as we move ahead and kind of lose some of our base load generation.
• </c> me is uh reliability of our electric me is uh reliability of our electric industry<00:04:39.880>
• The general fund amount spent in 2024 was 10,037,000, and in 2025 the budget is 12,128,000 from the general
• </c><00:10:50.360><c> fund</c> Utilities Commission um the general fund Utilities Commission um the general
• </c><00:31:34.880><c> companies</c> be something that electric companies be something that electric companies

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They’re all electric.
• And I noticed in this read this time around power management equipment—would that include generators?
• You throw a generator on the back of your trailer so you can charge your batteries.
• It could be battery storage that comes through electricity.
• No, I think this is to encourage a secondary market for electric vehicles, right?

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications, chaired by Senator Kevin Parker, considered a lengthy agenda of energy- and utility-related bills. The committee discussed measures on utility outage penalties for combination utilities, a NYSERDA-backed electric landscaping rebate program, stronger utility storm response compliance, a study on utility reporting of late payments to credit agencies, a used zero-emission vehicle rebate program, alternative fuels along the New York State Thruway, a property tax exemption for energy-related utility real property, a NYSERDA pilot microgrid at Glenwood Houses, a prohibition on PSC approval of certain utility rate increases, a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, a usage monitoring program, and a bill on denial of increased utility rates and charges. Several bills prompted questions about who would pay for the programs or penalties, with sponsors and staff repeatedly stating that fines would be paid by utilities and that many programs would be funded through NYSERDA or existing appropriations, though members raised concerns about whether ratepayer funds or system benefits charges could be used. The electric landscaping rebate bill drew extended debate over whether its equipment definitions could allow companies to use battery equipment charged by generators, while the microgrid pilot and used EV rebate bills were defended as investments to improve reliability, lower peak costs, and build a secondary EV market. Senator May spoke in support of the Glenwood Houses microgrid and the related investment rationale. Most bills were advanced after motions and votes, often with some no votes or without-recommendation votes. The committee reported several measures to third reading, including the utility outage penalties bill, the utility storm response bill, the utility rate increase restriction bill, the usage monitoring program, and the denial of increased utility rates and charges bill. Other bills were advanced to the Finance Committee, Budget and Revenue Committee, or Local Government Committee, including the electric landscaping rebate program, the used EV rebate program, the alternative fuels bill, the tax exemption bill, the Glenwood Houses microgrid pilot, and the sustainable aviation fuel tax credit.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, we have a House bill for referral, H. 710, an act relating to defining electricity generating
• facilities.
• Please listen to the first reading of the bill. >> H. 710, an act relating to defining electricity generating
• facilities.
• You have to be related generally to the petitioner, to the deceased.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He's a proud fourth-generation Valley resident and a graduate of ASU's architecture program.
• access to affordable health care for all, access to resources, and lowering the costs of rent and electricity
• They're being denied life-saving transplant surgeries if they are not up to date on what the facility

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think that there would be general concern about any of our software being developed in a foreign country
• which includes our defense industrial base, ports, transportation infrastructure, hospitals, and electrical
• fight, for instance, if they decided to turn the lights off in Miami or cripple water treatment facilities

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Thornton asked whether each individual generally generates tons of waste a year.
• They pay $2 a ton, and my look at the mapping of our solid waste facilities shows 25 facilities, for
• offers composting at that facility.
• The $2 versus $3 a ton is an incentive for solid waste facilities to offer composting at their facility
• We're encouraged to see a long-lasting resource used to generate electricity with no need to pay for

Bills: SB47, SB110, SB122, SB143, SB168

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 382 is a bill about electric bicycles and scooters.
• Senate Bill 382 is a bill about electric bicycles and scooters.
• Do these electric bikes, are they required to have speedometers on them?
• And I just want you to know that, as far as electric bicycles, there are a lot of families who use electric
• You know, when the electric bikes first came out, they were just electric assist and they just helped

Summary: The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement, a comprehensive bill addressing red light, school zone speed, and school bus camera programs. The sponsor said the measure was intended to improve consistency, transparency, privacy protections, and due process, including virtual hearings, record-retention rules, limits on remote surveillance and data use, school zone flashing-light requirements, clerk fee retention, and school board approval and reporting for school bus camera systems. An amendment clarifying reporting periods and liability-transfer affidavits was adopted without objection, and after questions about information sharing, facial recognition, school zone warnings, and school bus stop safety, the committee reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. The committee then adopted a delete-all amendment to SB 1080 on transportation, which required FDOT rules on direct payments to first-tier subcontractors and certain takeover agreement terms involving sureties and replacement contractors. With no opposition, the amended bill was reported favorably. The committee also unanimously recommended confirmation of a slate of appointments in tabs 1 through 6 after taking a single roll call vote. Next, the committee considered SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. A strike-all amendment shifted the bill away from immediate enforcement changes toward data collection and study, while retaining rules requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, provide an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, and creating a task force to study e-bike safety and recommend future policy. Members raised concerns about enforceability, shared-use paths, access barriers for users who rely on e-bikes, and whether data would be shared with local governments; supporters from law enforcement and advocacy groups appeared in support. The amended bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee reported favorably on SB 684, which allows electronic signatures in connection with total-loss vehicles and vessels, and SB 880, which creates a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate. The meeting ended after all items were approved and the committee rose without objection.