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• This bill directs the office of the governor to conduct an annual study assessing these impacts, looking
• The Senate also conducted a review of its rollout, assessing its effectiveness in areas for improvement
• They have the ability to assess civil penalties, and that's what they have done for many years.

Bills: SB 231, SB 667, SB 689, SB 825, SB 965, SB 992, SB 1059, SB 1220, SB 2368, SB 2601

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

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• This bill directs the Office of the Governor to conduct an annual study assessing these impacts, looking
• Assessing its effectiveness and areas for improvement, this bill reflects the findings from that review
• They have the ability to assess civil penalties, and that's what they have done for many years.

Bills: SB231, SB667, SB689, SB825, SB965, SB992, SB1059, SB1220, SB2368, SB2601

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

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• While this bill will increase a maximum assessment cap amounts that may be collected by the Commission
• table grape growers in the state which is who we are charged with representing and and increase the assessment
• We have not raised the assessment, the commission board hasn't since 1994 because we've been close to

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The teams are tasked with producing needs assessment, very key for each agency to facilitate better understanding
• The agency will also use a needs assessment to understand the amount of technical debt as I spoke before
• They'll be accountable for it and you'll be assessments and they'll be evaluations.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We propose amendments that ensure fines are assessed per location, just as they are for alcohol and tobacco
• Or would you rather have a judge who actually knows that person and is making the assessment based upon
• And that's when a judge has a better opportunity to assess a person.

Bills: SB210, SB225, HB280, HB287, HB94, HB88, SB157, HB7, HB8, HB42

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• It does not allow her to assess risk and she cannot tell the difference between the truth and a lie.
• She cannot assess risk. She cannot tell the difference between the truth and a lie.
• But we're real excited about it and really excited about the pilot had of assess, of course, isn't Pinellas

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• While this bill will increase the maximum assessment cap amount that will be collected by the commission
• , AB 482 does not increase the assessment.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• SAO published its report on the management actions in October 2024, assessing 37 selected management
• The Sunset Compliance Report assessed recommendations impacting 24 entities, including 159 statutory

Summary: The Sunset Advisory Commission met for its final meeting of the biennium, established a quorum, approved the December 11, 2024 minutes, and then voted on recommendations for several agencies reviewed earlier in the cycle. It adopted all recommendations for the Angelina and Nettus River Authority, the Lower Nettus Valley Authority, and the Trinity River Authority of Texas, with no modifications offered for those agencies. The Commission then considered the Texas Ethics Commission. Members adopted staff recommendations with modifications, including changes to lobby compensation thresholds and rounding of inflation adjustments. The Commission also adopted a series of new recommendations addressing TEC customer service staffing, late-filing penalties, post-election reporting penalties, waiver of penalties when notice cannot be shown, review of the “substantial compliance” standard, review of the “principal purpose” definition, more prominent public posting of delinquent penalties, and clearer training and guidance on filing and lobby-registration requirements. The Commission also adopted two previously omitted Texas Department of Criminal Justice recommendations, 6.5 and 6.6. By recorded vote, the Commission unanimously forwarded all recommendations adopted during the biennium to the 89th Legislature, with nine ayes. Sunset staff then reported on implementation of 2023 Sunset recommendations, saying the State Auditor found 89% of selected management actions fully implemented and Sunset staff found 68% of statutory and related changes fully implemented, with the remainder mostly in progress. The Commission also noted receipt of a January 6 evaluation of the Texas Lottery Commission, including a study of potential regulation of lottery ticket courier companies, but no further action was taken on that item. The meeting concluded with closing remarks and a motion to recess subject to the call of the Chair.

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• SAO published its report on the management actions in October 2024 assessing 37 selected management actions
• The sunset compliance report assessed recommendations impacting 24 entities, including 159 statutory

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Bills: SCR8, SR10, SCR90, SR85, SCR110, SR103, SCR54, SR52, SCR107, SR101, SCR178, SR173, SR76, SCR40, SR30, SCR145, SR137, SCR62, SCR95, SR90, SCR45, SR44, SCR119, SR112, SCR63, SR57, SCR21, SR18, SCR27, SR24, SCR75, SR69, SCR7, SR7, SCR149, SCR55, SR53, SCR180, SR175, SCR86, SR77, SCR59, SCR41, SR31, HB1678, HB1824, SCR177, SR172, SCR5, SCR85, SR75, SCR139, SR131, SCR146, SR138, SR84, SCR31, SR27, SCR46, SR45, SCR48, SR47, SCR9, SR11, SCR83, SR73, SCR20, SR17, SCR56, SR54, SCR87, SCR39, SR29, SCR142, SR134, SCR203, SR191, SCR200, SR188, SCR196, SR184, SCR194, SR183, SCR114, SR107, SCR166, SR157, SCR96, SR91, SCR172, SR163, SCR109, SR102, SCR50, SR49, SCR64, SR58, SCR184, SR165, SCR81, SR71, SCR19, SR16, SCR22, SR19, SCR32, SR28, SCR57, SR55, SCR58, SR56, SCR103, SR97, SCR159, SR150, SCR163, SR154, SCR169, SR160, SCR68, SR63, SCR105, SR99, SCR112, SR105, SCR198, SR186, SCR11, SR9, SCR132, SR124, SCR189, SR179, SCR26, SR23, SCR93, SR88, SCR117, SR110, SCR164, SR155, SCR165, SR156, SCR170, SR161, SCR168, SR159, SCR173, SCR197, SCR47, SR46, SCR94, SR89, SCR99, SR93, SCR100, SR94, SCR130, SR122, SCR78, SR82, SCR154, SR145, SCR195, SR192, SCR162, SR153, SCR201, SR189, SCR202, SR190

Keywords: building permits, seniors, health care, disability, safety modifications, county regulations, expedited processing, older adults, disability access, healthcare, permit processing, home modifications, kupuna, accessibility, parking, business hours, aging population, parking accessibility, private business hours, affordable housing

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• These bills would require an annual risk assessment, along with the establishment of measures to prevent
• The bill requires the Wildfire and Forest Resiliency Task Force to assess the health costs and impacts
• The Wildfire and Forest Resiliency Task Force is to assess the health costs and impacts of wildfire smoke
• This bill would allow the Insurance Commissioner to assess a fine on an insurer for failing to address
• This bill would allow the Insurance Commissioner to assess a fine on an insurer for failing to address

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• A first responder en route to an emergency is exempt from the penalties and points assessed for this
• I have agreed with Representative Joseph's assessment on the six points versus eight points and how that
• I have agreed with Representative Joseph's assessment on the six points versus eight points and how that
• They will be exempt from getting the assessed points if they're on their way to an emergency situation
• And I ask for a yes vote. ...exempt from penalties and points assessed for violating a section.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The committee first debated amendments to Senate Bill 35, a road safety measure increasing penalties for improper passing and related dangerous driving offenses. Amendment L17, which would have exempted certain emergency situations and volunteer first responders from the penalties, was opposed by the bill sponsor and others and failed on a voice vote. Amendment L18, which broadened the exemption for first responders en route to emergencies, also failed after discussion. Supporters of the bill argued it targets some of the state’s most fatal crashes, while opponents said the penalties were too harsh and could disproportionately affect rural and working-class drivers. The committee then passed Senate Bill 35 as amended. The committee next considered House Bill 1273 on transportation network companies and driver compensation. Supporters said the bill responds to reduced driver earnings under app-based pricing models and seeks to require a larger share of fares to go to drivers, while opponents warned it could harm the industry, reduce service, and interfere with business decisions. The bill passed after debate. Senate Bill 114, concerning spirituous liquor manufacturers’ sales rooms, then passed with supporters describing it as a limited, locally controlled permit to help distillers offer additional on-premise options while preserving local approval authority. Finally, House Bill 1138 on organized retail theft prevention advanced through committee reports and was presented as a grant-and-advisory-board program housed in the Department of Public Safety. Sponsors said it would fund investigations, prosecutions, technology, training, and prevention efforts aimed at organized retail theft and gift card fraud, modeled after Colorado’s auto theft grant program. The bill was described as targeting felony-level organized theft rather than ordinary shoplifting, with annual reporting and a sunset date built in. The transcript ends during discussion of the bill, after the committee reports were adopted and the bill was introduced for final passage discussion.

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• 00:09:17.280> reporting State agencies are currently required to perform a pre-award risk assessment
• grantees while maintaining an opportunity to respond to concerns arising from the pre-award risk assessment
• from the concerns arriving arising from the pre-award<00:10:15.120> risk<00:10:15.360> assessment
• pre-award risk assessment. pre-award risk assessment.
• With this authority, agencies will have more consistent authority to assess, pause, and investigate their

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They get a community paramedic that will go out and do essentially what we're doing and uh assessing
• a situation and the ability to assess a situation and know<02:07:43.440> first<02:07:43.679><
• Would that be an accurate assessment? >> Not necessarily. Not necessarily for everybody.
• Would that be an accurate<05:42:04.320> assessment? accurate assessment?
• accurate assessment? >> Not<05:42:05.600> necessarily.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that the students are having to practice those practices that are identified in the bill around assessing
• that the students are having to practice those practices that are identified in the bill around assessing
• that the students are having to practice those practices that are identified in the bill around assessing
• that the students are having to practice those practices that are identified in the bill around assessing
• that the students are having to practice those practices that are identified in the bill around assessing

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met for an overview of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). After approving the prior meeting minutes, staff from CPE explained that the council was reconstituted in 1997 and serves as Kentucky’s statewide coordinating body for higher education, with responsibilities including advising the General Assembly and governor, coordinating the postsecondary system, supporting budget and performance funding work, and using data to track outcomes. They described Kentucky’s governance structure, including the KCTCS governing board, independent boards at public universities, and CPE’s role in licensing private institutions and overseeing transfer, closed-school records, and tuition approval. CPE staff emphasized statewide strategic planning and the “60 by 30” goal of having 60% of working-age Kentuckians hold a meaningful credential by 2030. They said the agency uses dashboards, KPIs, and peer comparisons to set targets for institutions and monitor enrollment, retention, and graduation. They also highlighted the Kentucky Graduate Profile, a voluntary effort to embed 10 essential workforce skills into general education and major programs, and noted ongoing work on academic program approval, performance funding, and a biennial budget request. The presentation also focused on student support and workforce alignment initiatives. Staff described the Kentucky Advising Academy, the Commonwealth Education Continuum, and the Kentucky Student Success Collaborative, which work with K-12 partners and campuses to improve advising, transfer, wraparound supports, and career planning. They also discussed GEAR UP, the Futurity career-planning platform, and efforts to connect education pathways to workforce needs, including healthcare, veterans, and other adult learners. CPE reported that student debt at graduation has fallen to $10,168 at public institutions and that six in ten Kentucky undergraduates graduate debt free.

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• They may not choose to take an assessment.
• The families that get assessed may not choose to engage in the services that they qualify for.
• And then they assign the LSIR, which is a risk assessment.
• We've got to get all our assessments. I mean, all...
• We've got to get all our assessments.

Keywords: 908, all

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• This important bill would improve the way we assess communication failures that keep Americans in the
• THESE DATA SETS CAN NO LONGER BE ASSESSED.
• on the hospital's obstetric hemorrhage management policy, create a pain management protocol for assessing
• Using national data sets through the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, or PRAMS, which is
• USING NATIONAL DATA SETS THROUGH THE PREGNANCY RISK ASSESSMENT MONITORING SYSTEM, OR PRAMS, WHICH IS

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And we will also include that the audit include an assessment of how CIP projects are initiated and managed
• , and separately an assessment of any prior state or department-initiated or contracted studies, reports
• , or assessments related to school facilities, capital improvement planning, or repair and maintenance
• or contracted studies, reports, or assessments related to school facilities, capital improvement planning
• studies, reports, or assessments related studies, reports, or assessments related to<01:08:35.440>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SCR 78, which urges the Department of Education to strengthen natural health education and adopt a comprehensive menstrual cycle curriculum. The Department of Education said it supported the intent and had offered technical amendments to scaffold the curriculum by grade level. The Commission on the Status of Women and several advocates, including students and Ma'i Movement Hawaiʻi, testified in support, describing gaps in menstrual health education, stigma, and the need for more inclusive, age-appropriate instruction. No opposition was heard, and the chair moved on after no questions from members. The committee then took up SCR 194, urging the Department of Education to meet the criteria to recognize cheerleading as a Title IX sport. The Department supported the measure, noting recent expansion of girls flag football and surfing as recognized sports and saying cheerleading would create additional opportunities for students. The Commission on the Status of Women also supported the resolution, saying it could improve participation, resource allocation, and representation for female students. No opposition or further action was recorded in the excerpt. Finally, the committee discussed SCR 195, requesting the Board of Education and Department of Education to revise graduation requirements to include a standalone financial literacy course. The Board of Education and Department of Education both supported the intent but cautioned against a one-size-fits-all mandate, emphasizing school-level flexibility, existing stand-alone and online options, and the requirement that the class of 2030 must complete financial literacy before graduation. Hawaii Kids Can supported the resolution while raising questions about equity, access, quality, and how different delivery models compare; it also asked for more information on community survey data. Committee members questioned the department and board about asynchronous versus in-person instruction, standards, and how the requirement would be tracked in the personal transition plan. No vote or final action was taken in the provided portion of the meeting.

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• Is that an accurate assessment of your playing skills back in the day?
• Well, it's a pretty accurate assessment. I was actually a better third baseman, though. Mudville.
• Is that an accurate assessment to that?
• >> Well, it's a pretty accurate assessment.
• >> Well, it's a pretty accurate assessment.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:19 Signage Value & Tourism Growth Along the Hatfield-McCoy Feud Trail 00:03:12 Building a Stronger Community Through Sports 00:32:03, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and then heard a presentation from Pike County/Pikeville tourism officials about improving signage for the Hatfield-McCoy historic sites. Bob Scott, Tony Tacket, and Jay Shepard said visitors increasingly come to the area but often cannot find the sites because cell service and GPS are unreliable in the mountains. They argued that clearer signage along routes 119, 319, and 1056 would help visitors navigate the historic loop, strengthen branding, and increase dwell time and local spending. The Pike County presenters emphasized the economic importance of tourism, citing growth in tourist spending from $72.93 million in 2017 to $103.2 million in 2023 and $114.6 million in 2024. They said tourism helps offset the decline of coal, supports local mom-and-pop businesses, and benefits from partnerships with nearby West Virginia sites such as Matewan and other Hatfield-McCoy-related locations. Members asked about cross-state promotion, lodging capacity, and the possibility of a dinner show in Kentucky; the presenters said lodging is up 33% but more is needed, a new Crown Plaza hotel is planned in Pikeville, and a dinner show would require local investment and community buy-in. Committee members from the region spoke in support of the tourism effort and the need to preserve and teach local history. The chair and others said signage would help visitors and noted that a business without signs is no business. The committee then moved on to a separate presentation from the Louisville Sports Commission, introduced by Senator Jason Howell, which began with an overview of the commission’s role in sports tourism and economic development in Louisville.

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• >> Not at this time, but we are discussing those, and I have additional meetings scheduled to assess
• >> Not at this time, but we are discussing those, and I have additional meetings scheduled to assess
• >> Not at this time, but we are discussing those, and I have additional meetings scheduled to assess
• >> Not at this time, but we are discussing those, and I have additional meetings scheduled to assess
• >> Not at this time, but we are discussing those, and I have additional meetings scheduled to assess

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes of its June 10, 2025 meeting and then heard testimony on House Bill 198, “Angela’s Law,” sponsored by Representative Samara Hein. The bill would add a new aggravating circumstance in death-penalty cases when an offender abuses the corpse of a kidnapping or murder victim by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. Representative Hein and the victim’s parents described the case that prompted the proposal, saying the current law did not allow the conduct to be treated as an aggravating factor because the sexual act occurred after death. They emphasized that the bill would not require a death sentence or life without parole, but would give judges and juries another sentencing factor to consider. Doug and Angela Kerr gave emotional testimony about their daughter’s murder and said the current sentencing options were inadequate given the facts of the case. Several members expressed sympathy and supported the bill’s purpose. Senator Wheeler said the measure would signal that the Commonwealth will not tolerate such conduct, and Representative Petrie said he supported the concept but urged careful drafting so the language would not be too narrow or unintentionally reach co-conspirators or others whose conduct differed from the principal offender. The committee then received an informational presentation on KRS Chapter 202C from Judge Lisa Payne Jones and Shauna Mitchell of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. They explained that 202C was enacted in 2021 to address a gap in Kentucky’s civil commitment laws for defendants found incompetent to stand trial after serious offenses. The presentation outlined the process: a Commonwealth’s attorney must file a petition for qualifying offenses, an evidentiary hearing must be held quickly, and if the respondent is found by a preponderance of the evidence to have committed the offense, a commitment hearing follows with a higher burden of proof. They also described the 2024 amendment changing the commitment criteria from requiring all four factors to only one, and noted the statute’s review-hearing schedule and the availability of later review if circumstances change or new evidence emerges.