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• A school must excuse a student to participate in this program.
• It's a great program.
• We also have high school internship programs and high school summer camp programs that our association
• Programs like this help bridge that gap.
• Honors Program with a full tuition scholarship.

Bills: SB1798, SB1835, SB1319, SB2942, SB2928, SB784, SB1049

Keywords: higher education, tuition rates, financial support, immigration status, Texas law, SB 1835, resident tuition, nonresident students, scholarship students, public higher education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code Section 54.213, tuition waiver, in-state tuition, out-of-state students, higher education finance, enrollment cap, capacity limit, workforce development area, nonimmigrant visa

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• Fattman, electronic backpack program. Senator Tarr. Thank you, Mr. President.
• President, is that while this program has been successful and while participation in it has increased
• In 1968, he left a Ph.D. program in political science to become Boston Mayor Kevin White's chief assistant
• Notably, during his tenure in the House, he introduced legislation to prohibit discrimination on the
• During his tenure in the House, he introduced legislation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up House No. 4646, an act enhancing child welfare protections, and considered a series of amendments focused on child welfare, school discipline, truancy, foster care transparency, and related services. Several amendments were withdrawn, including Senator DiDomenico’s proposal to create a Massachusetts children’s cabinet and Senator Tarr’s amendments on timeout and isolation standards, the best-interest-of-the-child standard, and mandated reporter definitions. Other amendments were adopted, including Senator Rauch’s amendments on student transfers and reasonableness, Senator Tarr’s amendment on information management integrity and youth engagement in the Office of the Child Advocate, and the Senate Ways and Means amendment. Amendments on school compliance before CRA filings, probation certification before accepting a child requiring assistance petition, and statewide truancy and engagement standards were rejected. After the amendments were resolved, the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 39 in the affirmative and none in the negative. The chamber also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of John Edwards and Hadley Boucher, with moments of silence held for each. Later, the Senate also adjourned in memory of former U.S. Representative Barney Frank, with remarks highlighting his civil rights work, his role in financial reform, and his historic service as the first openly gay member of Congress. Before adjournment, the Senate took up a House amendment to the Senate bill establishing the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, voted not to concur, and requested a committee of conference. The chair appointed Senators Creem, Finegold, and O’Connor to the conference committee. The Senate then adopted an order to reconvene on Monday at 11:00 a.m. and dispense with printing a calendar, and finally adjourned.

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• They, I Can't speak for all the programs, but I trained at UT Southwestern in Dallas, and they overlapped
• the two programs.
• a Senate Companion to Representative Guilhan's House Bill 5248, which seeks to implement a pilot program
• The committee substitute changes the caption from the engrossed versions caption relating to prohibiting
• the offering for sale and the sale of cell cultured protein providing penalties to relating to a prohibition

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• the employees' retirement system, the teacher retirement system, and the uniform group insurance program
• On one of these DBC programs.
• Obviously Deferred retirement Option Program allows a person when they reach 20 years of service to start
• I appreciate the opportunity to lay out SJR 57 by Huffman, proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting
• For local pension problems in some of our municipalities, SJR 57 prohibits the legislature from appropriating

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• employee's retirement system, the teacher retirement system, and the uniformed services. group insurance program
• Thank you. ...that an individual could spend on one of these DPC programs.
• DROP stands for Deferred Retirement Option Program, which allows a person to defer retirement when they
• I appreciate the opportunity to lay out SJR 57 by Huffman. proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting
• For local pension problems in some of our municipalities, SJR 57 prohibits the legislature from appropriating

Bills: HB3015, HB3521, HB5632, HJR182, SJR57

Keywords: healthcare, direct primary care, insurance deductibles, Texas Health Benefit Plans, telemedicine, police retirement, disability pension, municipalities, law enforcement, retirement benefits, retirement, beneficiary, Employees Retirement System of Texas, divorce decree, beneficiary designation, Veterans' Land Board, general obligation bonds, constitutional amendment, veterans, housing assistance

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• The off-site storage prohibitions would apply.
• The off-site storage prohibitions would apply.
• The off-site storage prohibitions would apply.
• <01:05:00.720> wine for sale and completely prohibits wine for sale and completely prohibits
• and how much does the regulatory program and how much does the regulatory program cost<01:25:35.119

Bills: HF1262, HF1741, HF472, HF1668, HF2055, HF1786, HF1876, HF1089, HF1121, HF509, HF1545, HF2027, HF642

Keywords: food truck, liquor license, temporary license, community events, catering, municipal regulations, food hall, St. Louis Park, on-sale, intoxicating beverages, food vendors, common seating area, HF472, Mankato, Minnesota State University Mankato, MSU Mankato, Taylor Center, special liquor license, on-sale wine license, malt liquor license

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• had, just about six weeks ago, some of the major agencies in Texas shut down their matched adoption program
• As a result, they left 23 families in process and shut the program down.
• supports the consumer protection provisions within the bill, which prevent public confusion by prohibiting
• So members, this bill basically prohibits group home consultants from referring residents to unlicensed

Bills: SB500, SB1522, SB1137, SB1266

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

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• on a matching grant type program? on a matching grant type program?
• Senator Webb has a question. prohibited from working on these issues. prohibited from working on these
• It is couple weeks from that program.
• That program, although I was very proud as a CEO to be operating a five-star program, is a once-every-three-year
• A lot of providers do not like this program. It's costly to participate.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:10 SB 11 Discussion 00:01:20 SB 11 Vote 00:05:00 SB 41 Discussion 00:5:43 SB 41 Vote 00:15:03 SB 59 Discussion 00:20:30 SB 59 Vote 00:28:15 SB 57 Discussion 00:29:40 SB 57 Vote 00:40:00 SB 125 Discussion 00:42:43 SB 125 Vote 00:50:53 SB 191 Discussion 00:53:19 SB 191 Vote 00:59:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 11, a proposal to create a matching-grant program for neighborhood storm shelters in rural Kentucky. Sponsor Steve Meredith and supporters from the Kentucky League of Cities and the City of Morgantown said the idea was to use FEMA-style funding to help residents who live far from community shelters, noting that in some rural counties it can take 30 to 45 minutes to reach a shelter during severe weather. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill 11-0, with no nay votes. The committee then considered Senate Bill 41, which would require a ballot referendum whenever a taxing entity raises property taxes more than 4 percent, rather than relying on the current petition process. Sponsor Gary Boswell said the bill would give taxpayers more direct control and argued that local governments should simply avoid raising taxes above the threshold. Superintendents from Rockcastle and Casey counties opposed the bill, saying it would weaken local control, add election costs, delay budgets, and make it harder for school districts to keep up with inflation, insurance, transportation, and construction costs. After debate, the committee passed the bill 7-3 with favorable expression. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 59, which would add criminal penalties to KRS 65.013, the law barring public funds from being used to advocate for or against ballot questions. Sponsor Steve Rawlings said the measure was prompted by reports of school officials using public resources to oppose a 2024 ballot issue and argued the law needs real enforcement to protect taxpayers and election integrity. Members raised concerns about First Amendment issues and the bill’s gray areas, especially for public employees speaking on their own time; Rawlings said the substitute removed volunteer references, allowed balanced issue debates, and clarified that employees acting on their own time and resources would not be prohibited. The committee passed the bill 8-3 with favorable expression. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 57, as substituted, from Senator Danny Carroll. The bill would create a nuclear-ready site readiness pilot program under the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority, with up to three projects receiving up to $25 million each to help cover early site permitting and related licensing costs. Carroll, along with witnesses from the UK Center for Applied Energy Research and the Public Service Commission, said the goal is to build a nuclear energy ecosystem in Kentucky, with safeguards including surety bonds, deadlines, and cost-recovery provisions. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• > nationally Those police programs have nationally Those police programs have nationally rec<01
• The comfort dog program itself, our program in Franklin, was actually the second program in the state
• New Hampshire Medicaid program. New Hampshire Medicaid program.
• program.
• The granted advantage program program.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• . ...an act creating an OBGYN loan repayment grant program.
• , we can look to the existing loan repayment program by the Massachusetts Department... ...that would
• benefit from this program, we can look to the existing loan repayment program by the Massachusetts Department
• During the pandemic, I followed ASHRAE's building readiness program. It was there. It was ready.
• During the pandemic, I followed Ashray's building readiness program. It was there. It was ready.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections. Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope. Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.

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• <01:23:51.440> um Program um Program um and<01:23:52.640> allows<01:23:53.120> its
• Importantly, the EGIP program will be modeled after that current state program using the same tiered
• <01:33:44.080> I which is Minnesota's Medicaid program.
• I which is Minnesota's Medicaid program.
• the different health insurance programs the different health insurance programs that<02:03:24.880

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• taxpayer-funded health insurance program taxpayer-funded health insurance program originally<00:
• > health Our Medicaid program provides health Our Medicaid program provides health care<00:10:
• administration of the Medicaid program administration of the Medicaid program and<00:19:07.840><
• But we need to be Medicaid program.
• Program, Education and Training Plan. Program, Education and Training Plan.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and approved the journal from February 26, 2026. The clerk then reported several bills on second reading, including measures on state personnel, domestic violence, fish and wildlife resources, open records, workforce investment, data centers, guardians ad litem and domestic relations, along with Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 on a Medicaid pilot feasibility study and Senate Joint Resolution 23 declaring Kentucky a “food is medicine” state. The main floor business was House Bill 2, the Medicaid reform and appropriation bill. The sponsor described it as a response to rising Medicaid costs and federal changes, saying it would improve transparency, oversight, fraud prevention, and program operations. He said the bill would apply mainly to the Medicaid expansion population and include community engagement, cost-sharing, eligibility safeguards, stronger managed care oversight, transportation and dental delivery changes, waiver program prioritization, greater legislative access to CHFS data, a transparency dashboard, periodic auditor review, and limits on certain weight-management drug coverage. A House committee substitute was adopted, and a floor amendment on phasing in a marginal medical loss ratio requirement over four years was offered as a friendly amendment and adopted. The House then debated House Floor Amendment 1, which would have removed state-mandated co-payments and limited cost sharing to the federal minimum, while also prohibiting reporting medical debt to credit agencies. Supporters argued the amendment would protect low-income Kentuckians from barriers to care and prevent medical debt from worsening poverty. Opponents said the bill’s co-pays were intended to encourage appropriate use of care, especially to reduce non-emergency emergency room visits, and noted that providers and MCOs could waive or work around some charges. After a roll call vote, the amendment failed 20-39. After the amendment vote, the House continued discussion of the bill, with the sponsor defending the co-payment structure as a way to promote personal responsibility and sustainability while preserving access to primary care. The transcript ends during further debate on House Bill 2, and no final passage vote is shown in the provided excerpt.

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• > guidance<01:07:40.160> and liaison program provides guidance and liaison program provides
• <01:59:52.719> in landlord were to put this program in landlord were to put this program in
• <02:01:15.679> folks partnership as well as the program folks partnership as well as the program
• <02:04:09.840> that security deposit loan fund program that security deposit loan fund program
• <03:14:02.160> acts<03:14:02.479> RSA540-3 prohibited acts RSA540-3 prohibited acts RSA540

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• to lifesaving programs like Medicaid. to lifesaving programs like Medicaid.
• those particularly bad grant programs those particularly bad grant programs while<02:54:40.240><
• <02:57:42.560> are enforcement that these programs are enforcement that these programs are
• program. In 2004, President George W. program. In 2004, President George W.
• laws prohibiting highcapacity magazines. laws prohibiting highcapacity magazines.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Prohibited weapons offenses with respect to an explosive weapon, auto machine gun, or an imposed improvised
• of a firearm with intent to deliver the firearm to an individual, knowing that the individual is prohibited
• terrorism, um, that's likely to be a part of it at some point, especially in our threat to life programs
• Yeah, and that's the prohibited weapons offenses with respect to an explosive weapon, machine gun, or

Bills: HB 214

Keywords: Texas Women's Privacy Act, HB 214, sex-segregated facilities, bathroom bill, restroom access, locker room, changing room, shower room, single-sex spaces, gender identity, transgender, biological sex, women's privacy, public facilities, state agency, political subdivision, correctional facility, prison housing, jail housing, family violence shelter

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• <00:16:00.800> that several different ideas, programs that several different ideas, programs
• That's operating in a few counties right now as a pilot program.
• That's operating in a few counties right now as a pilot program.
• The Department of Health, a little more than a year ago, designed a telepsychiatry program.
• kind of mental health treatment program. kind of mental health treatment program.

Bills: SF0010, SF0005

Keywords: mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, bankruptcy, hospital, county, healthcare, financial stability, 916, all

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• <00:20:58.559> in say that there was a prohibition in say that there was a prohibition in
• , grant programs of all nature.
• :50:49.280> programs incentives, tax programs, grant programs incentives, tax programs, grant
• net metering program. net metering program.
• The main program or the New Hampshire program?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is a proactive program.
• program works.
• a program blazing a trail here this is a program that<00:17:30.000> has<00:17:30.120> been
• program that the New the weatherization program that the New Hampshire<00:24:42.679> Department
• Oh, yeah, program for that.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a non-germane amendment to HB 297 that would create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Insurance Commissioner DJ Beton, joined by department staff, explained that the proposal is intended to help homeowners afford insurance by funding proactive home improvements that reduce risk and improve insurability. He said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 available on a first-come, first-served basis. Beton described the problem as rising homeowners insurance premiums, hard-market underwriting, nonrenewals, and the resulting shift to more expensive surplus lines coverage. He said eligible projects could include roof fortification, exterior improvements, flood-related foundation work, and removal of hazardous trees or limbs. He cited similar programs in other states, especially Alabama, Louisiana, and North Carolina, as evidence the model can work and noted that industry representatives were present in support. He also said the program would use means testing aligned with the Department of Energy’s weatherization program to target lower-income applicants. Members asked about the non-germane process, who would administer the program, and how the bill would prevent misuse of grant funds. The commissioner said the department would administer the program using one repurposed existing position, with Treasury handling fund flow through an MOU. Staff explained that applicants would have to show completed work through a signed contract, itemized work, and a sworn contractor affidavit, with some upfront payment allowed for materials and the remainder paid after completion. The chair and members discussed that the amendment is being attached to a different bill only to move the proposal through committee and on to House Finance for further consideration.

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• > crucial<00:18:10.400> for Our internship program is crucial for Our internship program
• program that the Office of State Procurement maintains.
• <01:06:35.400> The<01:06:35.520> program enterprise contract program.
• The program enterprise contract program.
• Thank you enterprise contract programs.

Bills: HF1458, HF2063, HF2164, HF1377, HF927, HF1059, HF1910, HF2232

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

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• The evidence from ASE programs around the country and in the San Francisco pilot program demonstrate
• The evidence from ASC programs around the country and in the San Francisco pilot program demonstrate
• The reason we put the pilot program I want to thank you for the two additional cameras.
• their own programs.
• Our heavy-duty vehicle incentive programs are crucial to Our heavy-duty vehicle incentive programs are

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee met first as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum, then later obtained a quorum and took up several bills. The committee heard SB 1064, which would reduce the frequency of Clean Truck Check testing for low-use heavy-duty vehicles; supporters said it would ease burdens on rural agricultural businesses, while clean air advocates opposed it as weakening an important emissions program. The bill was approved and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The committee also heard SB 1174, which would give Caltrans bid preferences to construction firms with employee stock ownership plans; supporters argued it would build worker wealth and improve project quality, while contractor groups opposed it as likely to raise costs and reduce competition. That bill was approved and sent to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The consent calendar items SB 607, SB 962, and SB 990 were also approved. The committee then heard SB 1279, which would allow Long Beach to place additional speed safety cameras on Pacific Coast Highway. Long Beach officials and several safety and advocacy groups supported the bill, citing high fatality rates and repeated pedestrian crashes on that corridor, while some members raised concerns about fines, affordability, and whether cameras would address pedestrian-related collisions. The bill passed as amended to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transportation Act, would require more price transparency for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission truck incentives and direct agencies to explore alternative financing tools; supporters said it would improve affordability and competition, while one manufacturer and the trucking association raised implementation concerns. It passed to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader use by limiting retention to 30 days, requiring audits and training, and restricting access and hot list use. Privacy advocates supported the bill as overdue accountability, while law enforcement groups argued the retention limit would hinder investigations and that some technical definitions needed work. The bill passed to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. SB 1315, dealing with advanced driver assistance systems, would prevent automakers from disabling a consumer’s ability to drive their own vehicle through software updates and would encourage DMV testing questions about ADAS responsibilities; after amendments, industry opposition softened and the bill passed to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Finally, SB 1246, on autonomous vehicle emergency response, would require U.S.-based remote drivers, quicker on-scene response, and better coordination with local agencies; first responders and labor groups supported it, while AV industry groups remained opposed unless amended. The bill passed to the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee. The transcript ended as the committee began hearing SB 1250, a planning bill to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation asset management, with the sponsor and supporters explaining it would improve safety and habitat planning without mandating specific projects.