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• >> There is no guarantee required in this legislation.
• >> THERE IS NO GUARANTEE REQUIRED IN THIS LEGISLATION.
• >> There is no salary threshold in the legislation. It would apply across the board.
• Introduce legislation to that effect.
• President, there has not been a fiscal analysis done.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and adopted a resolution calendar with several exceptions before taking up a series of ceremonial resolutions and bills. Members welcomed student visitors from the YWCA of White Plains’ Voices Unfiltered Policy Program, then adopted resolutions honoring Senegalese independence and the Senegalese community, MWBE Advocacy Day, John Coltrane’s 100th birthday, the Sing Sing Prison Museum, I Love My Park Day, Animal Advocacy Day, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month, and Denim Day. Speakers emphasized cultural recognition, public service, environmental stewardship, animal welfare, rare disease awareness, and support for survivors of sexual violence; each resolution was adopted. The chamber then moved through the regular calendar, passing a number of bills on broad roll-call votes. Among the measures approved were bills amending the Penal Law, Executive Law, Public Housing Law, Retirement and Social Security Law, Social Services Law, Environmental Conservation Law, General Municipal Law, Railroad Law, Election Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills passed unanimously or nearly so, while a few drew notable opposition, including a public health measure that passed 39-19 and the labor-related bill on ghost job postings that passed 39-19 after extended debate. The most detailed floor debate centered on the Labor Law bill addressing “ghost jobs,” requiring employers with 100 or more employees to disclose whether postings are for current vacancies, expected future openings, or general resume collection, with Department of Labor enforcement and civil penalties. Supporters argued it would protect job seekers from deceptive postings; opponents said it was unnecessary, burdensome, and could invite litigation or penalties disproportionate to the problem. The Senate also debated and passed a bill expanding election-language assistance under the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act to Haitian Creole and Middle Eastern and North African communities, with supporters citing growing language-access needs and opponents raising concerns about scope and local costs. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.

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• It was legislated to be assigned to the State Fair in 2005.
• Chair, it's due to legislators speaking more positively about the Spaceport.
• a Women's Day of Action, which helps to educate women on legislation that is important to them.
• With the generosity of this past legislation, for the first time in 30 years, our assessment fee was
• analysis.

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• their work in putting together the May revision and to the LAO's office for the quick turnaround of analysis
• issue Office of Emergency Services may revision overview and general fund solutions Comments from Legislative
• Analysis Office, please go.
• I love the optimism of the Legislative Analyst's Office, who was close to the federal budget picture,
• Katelyn O'Neill with the Legislative Analyst's Office.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• our guests and visitors today, state law prohibits persons in the gallery from interfering with legislative
• Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
• I'm a survivor, mom of a near teen, a legislator who cares deeply about this issue.
• AB 1415 provides the Office of Healthcare Affordability with the additional analysis tools it needs,
• Absences for the day for legislative business, Assemblymember Arambula.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• According to the bill analysis, this bill is. many people are not familiar with this bill.
• I want to first thank Senator Kohlkorst for again in bringing this very important legislation.
• I'd have to check that. court and I have legislation dealing with it.
• Chair lays out Senate Bill 1809 and recognizes Senator Flores to explain his legislation.
• I believe Maryland was the first to pass some legislation. to try to combat this, but their legislation

Bills: SB 476, SB 664, SB 745, SB 826, SB 989, SB 1080, SB 1171, SB 1320, SB 1437, SB 1727, SB 1809, SB 2289, SB 2320

Keywords: education, funding, school infrastructure, public schools, teacher support, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, ignition interlock devices, youth offenders, vehicular homicide, Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice convened to address pressing issues surrounding oil field crime and safety on Texas highways. The meeting was initiated by Chair Flores, who emphasized the need for improved tools to combat repeat offenders having committed intoxicated driving, alongside tackling oil field theft that has escalated due to organized criminal activities. The committee heard public testimonies and engaged with various stakeholders, including law enforcement and industry representatives, who highlighted the complexities and dangers associated with these crimes. Notably, a significant focus was placed on Senate Bill 1320, which aims to establish a dedicated unit within the Department of Public Safety to investigate and address thefts specific to the oil and gas industry. This initiative seeks to strengthen coordination among various law enforcement agencies and improve training for local officers to combat these sophisticated theft operations more effectively.

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• I hope that in 2027 that we can see some widespread support also among legislators.
• Elizabeth Bina, Bureau of Legislative Research. Adrienne Beck, also with the Bureau.
• Leah Headley, Bureau of Legislative Research.
• The legislation made no changes in the way that districts can choose to provide an ALE.
• So I am correct in that analysis on that. Okay. Thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Summary: The committee approved the March 9 and 10 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Department of Education on the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, featuring three third-grade teachers from Cabot, Poyen, and Drew Central who are also teacher merit pay recipients. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long Zoom-based collaboration with about 23 educators statewide, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about the teachers’ experience, how they share what they learn with their districts, the range of grades represented in the fellowship, and the relationship between the fellowship and merit pay. The teachers emphasized building relationships with students, using data to drive instruction, early intervention, and collaboration across grade levels, while the secretary said the program is intended to identify and elevate high-performing teachers and spread their practices. A major portion of the discussion focused on third-grade reading, retention, and the new ATLAS testing system. Teachers and the secretary said students are screened and progress monitored throughout the year, families are notified early if students are at risk, and schools are using interventions, tutoring, and individualized reading plans. They said ATLAS results are now available much faster than in the past, often within 24 hours or a few days, allowing teachers and parents to respond quickly. Members asked about the impact of poverty, trauma, foster care, DHS involvement, IEPs, and critical shortage areas; teachers said relationship-building, small-group instruction, and coordination with counselors and special education staff are key. The secretary said the fellowship is a small subset of a broader merit pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is trying to build a coherent system with literacy coaches, high-impact tutoring, and clearer standards rather than teaching to the test. Members also discussed broader policy issues, including the need for more positive public messaging about public education, teacher input in decision-making, and support for early childhood education. Several legislators asked whether the state should expand funding for early learning and whether more literacy or academic coaches are needed in districts that improve and then lose eligibility for state support. The secretary said the state has committed literacy coaches to D and F schools and is still working through how to sustain support as schools improve. He also said the administration would look at data and return on investment before supporting additional funding, and he encouraged legislators to help recruit eligible teachers into future fellowship cohorts. After the teacher panel concluded, the committee moved on to the adequacy resource allocation study, where Bureau of Legislative Research staff began a presentation on state and local education funding sources, categorical funds, and district spending patterns.

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• For the record, my name is Pat Benner, legislative representative with ASME Council 5.
• record my name is Pat Benner legislative record my name is Pat Benner legislative representative
• This bill is completely redundant and would make the ongoing legislation in that study not only more
• This bill is completely redundant and would make the ongoing legislation in that study not only more
• This bill is completely redundant and would make the ongoing legislation in that study not only more

Keywords: 1183, house

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• inexpedia to legislate. inexpedia to legislate.
• <04:39:19.279> budget the purview of the legislative budget the purview of the legislative
• clarify that um the uh legislative clarify that um the uh legislative oversight<04:40:09.680>
• The legislator legislature only budgeted The legislator legislature only budgeted enough<05:27:23.040
• opinion that this is a legislative opinion that this is a legislative prerogative<05:31:04.240><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The importance of any legislation is enforceability, and I believe this legislation requires that within
• legislation uh what my legislation uh what my suggestion<00:48:22.640> is<00:48:23.000> that
• It's already in legislation—prevention is in legislation—but the words 'harm reduction' are not.
• need to come and get um legislative need to come and get um legislative support<02:01:32.199>
• Jenny O Higgins I'm the legislative Jenny O Higgins I'm the legislative liaison<02:07:47.480>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They don't always get that service, and I think that it's important for us to recognize as legislators
• that everybody comes to us—the press, the public, the executive branch, and others—saying that we legislators
• In the last legislative session, and the additional gap funding that was made available in House Bill
• the last year, we completed two major strategic plans and the year before that, a system-wide gaps analysis
• I'm having some initial discussions with UNM around doing a cohort analysis and profiling, because those

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• The final report would include an analysis of the overall cost of implementing a more efficient, geographically
• the adjutant general's authority over construction-related procurement, reinforcing the original legislative
• lot of them will meet at 11:30, so we're going to try to meet at 11 o'clock to vote on pending legislation

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation, 1185, senate, all

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• [laughter] Uh, I have a number of current and former staff in the gallery: Emilio Ogata, legislative
• I'm very grateful for all your hard work and everything you've done to help me be a successful legislator
• I see our committee clerk, Casey Shoji, and our legislative assistant, Zephaniah Smith Eisenstat.
• And then I get my committee legislative aide, Carnation. Give them a hand, guys.
• and analysis, what we're trying to get done.

Bills: HB1800, HB1860, HB2250, HB472, HB649, HB1391, HB1481, HB1509, HB1511, HB1515, HB1518, HB1541, HB1548, HB1576, HB1618, HB1642, HB1643, HB1661, HB1667, HB1678, HB1682, HB1688, HB1692, HB1707, HB1710, HB1711, HB1713, HB1718, HB1721, HB1728, HB1737, HB1740, HB1741, HB1785, HB1801, HB1802, HB1804, HB1810, HB1815, HB1824, HB1838, HB1839, HB1853, HB1854, HB1864, HB1870, HB1881, HB1888, HB1890, HB1891, HB1894, HB1920, HB1959, HB1960, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2023, HB2050, HB2078, HB2094, HB2095, HB2104, HB2137, HB2152, HB2158, HB2171, HB2207, HB2218, HB2246, HB2270, HB2271, HB2272, HB2279, HB2282, HB2289, HB2293, HB2297, HB2300, HB2309, HB2310, HB2314, HB2319, HB2329, HB2338, HB2339, HB2344, HB2361, HB2385, HB2395, HB2417, HB2429, HB2443, HB2452, HB2474, HB2475, HB2498, HB2505, HB2547, HB2576

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

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• as other revenue and this is allowable under state law and in concert with SB 249 from the 2025 legislative
• as other revenue and this is allowable under state law and in concert with SB 249 from the 2025 legislative
• <00:25:45.760> legislative<00:25:46.320> session.
• <00:25:47.039> So legislation legislative session. So legislation legislative session.
• So, I would have to go back and just conduct an analysis to understand where we currently are at, what

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met with replacement members noted at the start and took up one emergency item from the Department of Health and Human Services: approval to accept and expend $2 million to support SNAP recipients during the federal shutdown. Commissioner Lori Weaver and CFO Nathan White explained that USDA/FNS had notified the state it would not receive November SNAP funds, affecting about 74,000 recipients. The department said it activated a contingency plan to contract with the New Hampshire Food Bank to expand mobile food pantries, targeting SNAP households and prioritizing locations based on need, with evening and daytime access and outreach through mail, text, email, social media, partner organizations, and a shutdown webpage. Committee members asked about timing, locations, reimbursement, and whether the state would be repaid by the federal government. Department staff said the food bank would likely need about a week to mobilize once the contract was approved, and that the contract would be cost-reimbursement based, with faster turnaround than usual but not advance payment. White explained the money would come from excess Medicaid Enhancement Tax revenue from state fiscal year 2025, which can be used only for Medicaid purposes under state law and SB 249, allowing general funds to be shifted to the food bank contract. Members also asked about other affected programs; the department said WIC had funding through November 10, energy assistance was expected to continue through December, and school breakfast/free and reduced lunch were not impacted. Members discussed broader public outreach, including a possible PSA and use of the New Hampshire Food Bank’s network of 417 partners, and one member suggested religious leaders or the governor might be better positioned to make donation appeals. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt the item (motion by Senator Gray, second by Senator Waters). The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting on November 21 at 11:00 and a motion to adjourn, which was approved.

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• The legislation was passed under AB 205 to procure three new additional gas-fired generators.
• The legislation was passed. We had already gone through the rolling blackouts in 2020.
• That these resources would continue to be limited by the legislation.
• And that is the analysis that the positions that we've proposed are tied to.
• The analysis asks us to include propane, diesel, and gas at the pump.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Anticipating the passage of federal legislation that ultimately did not materialize, Senate Bill 2476
• So we thank Senator Schwartner for filing this important legislation.
• Of this legislation to require backup power for facilities that serve vulnerable.
• So, I appreciate that we're putting some legislation forward to address some of these issues.
• That we as a legislative body have all come together and decided that this is important to us.

Bills: SB502, SB513, SB622, SB670, SB731, SB732, SB916, SB961, SB1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• I think the executive and the legislative branch are committed to the success of this project, and we'll
• Yes, we actually have just done an analysis of the S.
• The Chamber supports the legislation and urges a do pass. Good morning, Mr. Chair.
• Thank you again, and I ask you for a pass of this legislation. Thank you. Thank you.
• We respectfully ask you to pass this important legislation. Thank you. Thank you.

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• objective analysis in terms of objective analysis in terms of legitimating<00:28:13.159> certain
• <00:33:53.679> about and special education legislation about and special education legislation
• legislation legislation or<00:59:16.119> thank<00:59:16.240> you<00:59:16.319> for<
• <01:10:09.840> thank bill as an expedient to legislate thank bill as an expedient to legislate

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education to require objective, science-based evidence for pedagogical methods. The prime sponsor said the bill is a verbatim reintroduction from the prior session and argued that current federal definitions are too vague, allowing subjective surveys and other weak evidence to justify teaching methods. He said the bill is limited to pedagogy, not subject matter, and is intended to improve student outcomes, reduce fad-driven practices, and potentially save money by limiting unnecessary retraining and new materials. Members asked repeatedly about the bill’s scope, including whether it would affect classroom teachers, curriculum content, and existing instructional approaches such as phonics versus whole language or queuing. The sponsor said the bill applies to state and local education bodies and educator training policies, not individual teachers in their classrooms, and that teachers would retain flexibility. He also said standardized testing could be part of a scientific study but is not itself a study, and that textbook providers could be asked to furnish the studies supporting instructional guidance included in their materials. Several members raised concerns about the fiscal note and possible cost shifts to local districts and taxpayers. The sponsor disputed the idea that the bill would necessarily create major new costs or require additional staff, saying any costs would likely be limited and that the department is already applying federal evidence-based rules. He also said if some current methods are not science-based, updating them would be justified even if there were some initial expense. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority's responsibility for using Arizona Competes Fund monies to legislative
• Madam Whip, members, House Bill 2262 transfers the resource analysis division from the Arizona State
• Madam Witt, members, House Bill 2262 transfers the resource analysis division from the Arizona State
• Ways and Means, requires the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting and the Joint Legislative
• Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to evaluate and

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.

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• In the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota passed a nation-leading child tax credit after a robust debate
• In<00:03:52.080> the<00:03:52.200> 2023<00:03:52.840> legislative<00:03:53.360><
• c> session, In the 2023 legislative session, In the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota<00:03:54.520
• <01:24:41.880> of<01:24:42.040> people's sort of that analysis of people's sort of
• that analysis of people's fortunes<01:24:43.040> at<01:24:43.160> scale.

Bills: HF4621, HF4123, HF4616, HF1183

Keywords: child tax credit, financial assistance, low-income families, state revenue, tax policy, net investment income, taxation, business income, self-employment, tax increase, wealth tax, fairness, public services, high-income earners, economic equity, Internal Revenue Code, employee classification, federal law, Minnesota statutes, 1183

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• I think the only day I've missed of this legislative session was on a Monday, and we don't meet on Monday
• session was on a Monday this legislative session was on a Monday and<00:03:54.159> we<00:03:54.239
• due to the the federal needs analysis due to the FAA<00:27:10.919> simplification<00:27:12.039
• You know, we've run some analysis too, because we have fielded questions about whether we take potential
• You know, we've run some analysis too, because we have fielded questions about whether we take potential

Keywords: 1183, house