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• I think that the general<00:18:33.520> public general public general public myself<00:18:34.880
• <00:26:25.080> Uh time management. Uh time management.
• First, uh let me generally Sure.
• Very<00:51:30.320> generous. Very generous. Very generous.
• care system for generations to come. care system for generations to come.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I'm 1/4 generation.
• I call the general manager of the utility.
• I'm the city manager for the city of Georgetown.
• Um, first off, um, I am a, uh, fifth-generation native Texan.
• And comes with a similar warning by the US Surgeon General under President Biden.

Bills: HB 186

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556

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• Major General Harris.
• Major General Harris.
• Major General Harris.
• point going to be a revenue generator point going to be a revenue generator for<03:20:33.840>
• We generally support this bill.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• However, current law only requires this notice to be sent to the Attorney General.
• This is not a field that exists in nearly all court case management systems today.
• This is not a field that exists in nearly all court case management systems today.
• We cannot allow these assaults to take. generalized assumptions about day laborers.
• General put that on a website is probably a better approach.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Under current law, neither an HOA manager nor an HOA company or management company is subject to licensing
• This ensures that HOA managers can no longer exploit a loophole in current law that allows HOA managers
• Further, SB 1238 ensures the legal defense line item is in the general fund and not hidden.
• Kathleen Rooney, an OB-GYN and managing partner of a Sacramento private practice.
• Without these hard numbers, we cannot truly manage what we refuse to measure.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• and quality management.
• um and quality proper management. um and quality management.<00:02:39.519> Um<00:02:39.920>
• Um we see this as a uh a management.
• Parsons, DNR fisheries section manager.
• Uh, Brad Parsons, fisheries section manager for the Minnesota DNR.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It seems like this is a trend with General Services.
• But in general, we're tasked with cost shares.
• But in general, we're tasked with cost shares.
• in general fund.
• Fifteen percent of our budget is general fund.

Summary: The committee first recognized Mark Roper of the Economic Development Department for his long service and retirement, with members and the secretary praising his work on economic development across the state. Secretary Rob Black then presented EDD’s budget and special appropriation requests, describing strong recent job and income growth and outlining the department’s strategy around science and technology, site readiness, workforce development, foreign direct investment, and rural/community programs. He highlighted wins in advanced energy, quantum, space and defense, and biosciences, and asked for funding for quantum/DARPA matching funds, additional site readiness work, LIDA closing funds, JTIP training support, New Mexico Partnership, and healthy foods and other community programs. Members asked detailed questions about the quantum proposal, site readiness, the new mapping tool for industrial sites, workforce participation, trade missions, foreign investment, tariffs, water and produced water, tribal site evaluation, and public engagement on major projects. Black said the quantum request was intended to match federal dollars and build a workforce pipeline, that the site-readiness software would be a set enterprise license, and that the department was working with tribes and local partners on future site evaluations. He also said tariffs have created uncertainty but New Mexico’s infrastructure and foreign trade zones could help attract manufacturing, and he acknowledged concerns about transparency and community input while noting that some projects, such as Pacific Fusion, had gone through extensive public processes. The committee also discussed specific projects and funding balances, including Mantis Space’s move to Albuquerque, the status of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport lease, and the current LIDA fund balance and encumbrances. Black and Deputy Secretary Isaac Romero said the department was trying to use State Investment Council-backed venture funds to attract companies and that the new investments were already producing deals and jobs. Members generally supported the department’s direction but pressed for more targeted expertise, faster deployment, and stronger community involvement in future economic development decisions. Later, Secretary de Blassie of the Department of Health presented the department’s budget request and progress report. He said DOH had improved revenue cycle management, reduced old Medicaid-pending cases, increased census at facilities, improved budget and contract timeliness, and responded effectively to the measles outbreak. The department requested additional base funding for epidemiology and response, the DOH helpline, the Vital Records Virtual Vault, state labs, and the veterans home, along with special requests for respiratory vaccinations and marketing and lab equipment replacement. He also noted progress on MOUD and the medical psilocybin program, and said the department was not seeking to launch new programs given the limited time left in the administration.

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• They generate billions of dollars in economic activity and they up employee millions of Floridians.
• To generate venture capital investments and innovative see companies in the state.
• The program's subsidies generate the market sale of credits to investors.
• They are with the DP Water Management District Transportation. So I'll leave it with that.
• They manager State Road community plan requirements and other state regulations.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• House File 1672 is an Office of Cannabis Management policy bill.
• I'm the interim director of the Office of Cannabis Management.
• the A1 Amendment or the bill in general the A1 Amendment or the bill in general I<00:31:54.639><
• I'm the interim director for the Office of Cannabis Management.
• <00:52:03.920> event another office of cannabis manag event another office of cannabis manag

Bills: HF1672, HF1877, HF1735, HF1734, HF1271, HF1634, HF1615

Keywords: medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis, cannabis flower, cannabis products, dispensary, cannabis retail endorsement, patient protections

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• grant program that the grants management grant program that the grants management division<00:03
• <00:03:50.159> division Kentucky, the grants management division Kentucky, the grants management
• the Kentucky offender management system. the Kentucky offender management system.
• Uh we're seeing disease management.
• When someone leaves a management.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s Grants Management Division on federal victim-services funding. Staff described the main grant programs they administer, including STOP VAWA, VOCA victim assistance, sexual assault services, Byrne state crisis intervention, and Project Safe Neighborhoods. They emphasized that VOCA is especially volatile because it is funded by the federal Crime Victims Fund, which has declined sharply in recent years, reducing Kentucky’s available awards and forcing cuts to state, local, and nonprofit subgrants. They also outlined steps the cabinet has taken to stabilize funding, including changing the subaward formula, aligning the grant period with the state fiscal year, subawarding one year behind the federal cycle, and retaining a reserve. Members asked about how funds reach victims, how subgrantee amounts are determined, and requested a breakdown of grant recipients and amounts; staff said they would provide that information later. The committee then received a detailed presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice on alternatives to detention. Commissioner Randy White and staff explained that ATDs are short-term, less restrictive placements for low-risk youth, including electronic monitoring, home supervision, group homes, foster care, private child care, community programs, mentoring, evening reporting centers, and in-home wraparound services. They described the referral and approval process involving court-designated workers, detention alternative coordinators, courts, and county attorneys, and said DJJ currently has 16 ATD-related contracts, with placements, programs, and electronic monitoring among them. They also reported that between July 1, 2024, and July 30, 2025, 1,652 juveniles were involved in the process, including 168 diversion cases. Members questioned the cost of juvenile detention versus adult incarceration, whether families pay for electronic monitoring, whether there is a national model for juvenile detention, and what alternatives exist for truancy and contempt cases. DJJ said families do not generally reimburse for electronic monitoring, there is no single national model, and day treatment centers are an important alternative for some youth. The department also said it builds daily routines and wellness education into its facilities, and that more than two-thirds of its programs are evidence-based. Officials said they currently monitor vendor performance through quarterly reviews and can end contracts for poor performance, but that data tracking is still largely manual. They said the new JCOM system, now in pilot in the eastern region, should improve reporting and help identify outcomes and recidivism more effectively.

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• I'm the Scrub Club's social media manager and PR manager.
• I know Florida will not look the same for the next generation, or even this one.
• Ten percent of what's generated. 20% of the GDP of the state of Florida. 10% of what's generated in tolls
• Is Miami-Dade County just too big a county to manage itself anymore?
• Is Miami-Dade County just too big a county to manage itself anymore?

Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of environmental and natural resources bills. It reported favorably SB 1784 on sewer collection systems, allowing municipal sewer revenues to be used for expansion; SB 1388 on vessels, which prohibits random vessel inspections without probable cause, creates a five-year safety decal, bars local fuel-type boat bans, and expands funding options for boat ramps and marinas; and SB 880, which designates the American flamingo as Florida’s state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state songbird. SB 946, as amended, was also reported favorably; it restricts certain waste facilities and incinerators near the Everglades, with the amendment narrowing the focus to the Broward/Miami-Dade area near the C-9 impoundment project. SB 1792 on dry sandy beaches was reported favorably after amendment, creating a pilot and process to inventory beaches and explore voluntary public access or conservation arrangements with private owners. SB 866 on anchoring limitation areas was reported favorably despite opposition from cruisers and boaters who argued existing law should be used instead of new county-specific restrictions. SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands was reported favorably with amendments that removed language about the necessity of phosphate mining and clarified that landowners requesting a radiation study must pay for it. The committee also reported favorably SB 1326 on hurricane evacuation clearance times and permit allocations in the Keys, and SB 1580, after a delete-all amendment, which authorizes DEP to use public-private partnerships for coastal resiliency projects. Finally, SB 1300 on oil and gas drilling permits was introduced to require DEP to consider potential harm from accidents or blowouts to natural resources when reviewing drilling permits, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill. The committee also took up confirmations, temporarily postponing the vote on Rodney Barreto’s FWC reappointment after public criticism of his leadership, while recommending favorably the other listed appointments.

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• One of the comments that was made in my email was that there are no, or that there are generics for GLP
• ones that if I said the name out loud, you'd know exactly what I was talking about, do not have generics
• They do not have generics. So this bill would allow a copay accumulator to be used for that.
• And I suspect all of these serious illnesses someday will have a generic equivalent or a lower-price
• We talked about the pharmacy benefit manager bill. And we talked about 2160.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened and handled several House messages and conference committee appointments before taking up a series of bills. It appointed conference committees on Senate Bill 2265 and House Bills 1454, 1448, and 1524. The chamber also adopted a Senate amendment to House Bill 1216, delaying its effective date for the copay accumulator prescription drug bill to January 1, 2026, with later renewal timing for non-PERS plans. House Bill 1216 then came up for final passage. Senators debated whether allowing copay accumulator programs to count manufacturer coupons toward deductibles would help patients with expensive drugs or unfairly shift costs to insurers and other policyholders. Supporters said it would help people afford life-saving medications and that the coupon payments go to pharmacies, not insurers; opponents argued it could raise premiums and create perverse incentives for drug pricing. The bill passed 29-18. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2160, which changes health insurance benefits under the Uniform Group Insurance Program to move from a grandfathered to a non-grandfathered plan, with supporters emphasizing added benefits and flexibility and opponents warning of higher costs and irreversible changes. That bill passed concurrence 33-14 and final passage 39-8. The Senate next concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2339, the wildfire mitigation bill, which requires utility mitigation plans to be updated every two years, incorporate national electric standards, and creates a rebuttable presumption of reasonable care if the plan is followed. The bill then passed final passage 46-1. The chamber also adopted conference committee reports and passed House Bill 1460 on adult foster care and monitoring devices, House Bill 1440 on cigar lounge tobacco use, and Senate Bill 2374 on insurance-related provisions including property insurance arbitration, managed repair programs, and surplus lines issues; SB 2374 also added a study on towing and recovery coverage. The session ended with announcements of upcoming conference committee meetings and adjournment until April 22, 2025.

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• management on. management on.
• landscapers and snow and ice managers. landscapers and snow and ice managers.
• And something we ice management.
• practices for winter salt management. practices for winter salt management.
• takes to do salt management properly. takes to do salt management properly.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:05:00.200> Senator Office of Inspector General? Senator Office of Inspector General?
• health care manager health care manager and<00:33:08.480> a<00:33:08.520> consulting
• Our case manager, who typically Our case manager, who typically gets<00:41:17.000> intake<00:41
• family up with the county case manager family up with the county case manager and<00:45:41.560><
• There's too much middle management."

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I was asked to come today just to provide some general comments.
• I think it would generate more money.
• The specialty market in California generates $40.44 billion.
• We know that it can generate the funds that would be needed.
• , we very much will ...an in-use pathway for the products that we generate.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on January 22, 2026, for its regular order hearing and suspense-file hearing. In regular order, the committee approved consent-calendar bills AB 683, AB 763, AB 1126, and AB 1278 on unanimous due-pass motions, and AB 34 and AB 442 on a second unanimous due-pass motion. The committee then heard and advanced several bills, including AB 35, which would create an APA exemption for Proposition 4-funded programs to speed implementation of water, wildfire, energy-storage, and grid-support projects; AB 748, establishing pre-approved housing programs for local agencies; AB 939, allowing immediate transfer of certain affordable homeownership units to qualified nonprofit housing organizations; AB 643, adding a narrow organic-waste-derived agricultural fertilizer product to SB 1383 procurement options; and AB 96, removing the high school diploma requirement for certified Medi-Cal peer support specialists. Testimony on these bills was largely supportive, with sponsors and coalition representatives emphasizing reduced delays, lower costs, and improved housing, environmental, or behavioral-health outcomes. The Department of Finance offered general budget comments but no bill-specific positions. The committee voted the bills out, with AB 643 and AB 96 receiving no recorded opposition in the transcript and AB 939 passing with some members noting support and interest in coauthoring. The committee also received a presentation-only discussion of AB 1091, a proposal to authorize eight-letter specialty license plates, which the author said could generate revenue for rural programs such as the Williamson Act; the bill was not acted on at that time. After public comment, the committee moved to the suspense-file hearing on 53 bills. Using a substituted motion for due-pass and due-pass-with-amendments items, the committee held some bills and advanced many others, often with amendments that narrowed scope, deleted provisions, or required reports or studies. Bills held in committee included AB 405, AB 298, AB 333, AB 296, AB 1091, AB 1241, and AB 577, among others. The committee reported moving 43 bills to the Assembly floor, with several on A roll calls and others on B roll calls or with amendments, and noted that amendment language would be posted later online.

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• if they're not enrolled in a managed if they're not enrolled in a managed care<00:26:01.440>
• , for example, waiver uh case management, for example, waiver case<00:26:07.600> management,<00
• Um things like managed care oversight.
• <01:25:56.560> officials what do you call management officials what do you call management
• > have<01:56:11.199> been all managing employees have been all managing employees have

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• be beginning with uh Lois Quam, who was the strategic facilitator from the Office of the Attorney General
• beginning with uh Lois Quam, who was the strategic facilitator uh from the Office of the Attorney General
• In December, in consultation with the attorney general, the parties agreed to a mediation process with
• , consultation with the attorney general, consultation with the attorney general, the<00:01:47.360
• The next generation of health professionals all across health sciences and across Minnesota.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• HFCs generally operate in the jurisdictions of the government body that created them.
• David Stout: Our general fund.
• Attorney General lost in district court.
• stripe than our current attorney general trying to keep that off the ballot.
• If it's illegal by state law according to the Attorney General, and I assume the Attorney General would

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold

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• Minnesota operates a state-supervised, county-administered human services system, and what that in general
• When we talked about, we don't want 87 different models, this will likely generate that type of result
• have the lowest ability to generate have the lowest ability to generate Revenue<00:04:52.160>
• <00:05:11.880> that models this will likely generate that models this will likely generate
• <01:08:28.880> Care insurers known as manag Care insurers known as manag Care organizations

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And I mean, there were top-dog employers there, Bank of America, Mass General, who said this is not an
• And then, you know, for the people, like, people who literally, you know, they'd explain the general
• And, you know, I was very fixated on direct support and house managers, program managers, that front
• Those frontline managers drive quality of service, right? Yeah.
• Um, you know, and I was very fixated on direct support and house managers, program managers that front

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Workforce Support Subcommittee met with ASL and CART interpretation, took roll call, and approved the prior meeting minutes by motion and second. The main discussion focused on a proposed apprenticeship-related presentation and outreach to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD), including a draft letter and follow-up communication with Undersecretary Josh Cutler and Amara Ram. Members said the draft looked good and discussed keeping trade partners informed, as well as the need to coordinate with the broader commission before moving forward. A substantial portion of the meeting centered on apprenticeship opportunities for people with disabilities and how to frame the topic. Members discussed a recent Apprenticeship Week event, noting employer interest, Governor Healey’s goal of expanding apprenticeships to 100,000, and concerns raised by employers about a $250 annual fee and the complexity of the registration process. Participants also discussed the need to include people with disabilities in apprenticeship conversations, challenge stereotypes about suitable jobs, and possibly involve the Commission for the Blind, higher education partners, and behavioral health apprenticeship models. The subcommittee generally agreed to focus first on child care and home health as initial apprenticeship fields, with direct support, house managers, and program managers also identified as important workforce roles. Members discussed inviting trade representatives and state liaisons, but emphasized that scheduling should not become overly complicated. They leaned toward a Zoom-only format, likely around 90 minutes, and agreed to continue coordinating offline on dates, format, and outreach before the next step.