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• to algorithms or did they<00:44:06.560> not<00:44:06.880> meet<00:44:07.200> the
• I'm a little nervous about it, but we're talking about it now just because I don't want to price us out
• <01:10:56.320> for >> I think it's it's the same price for >> I think it's it's
• the same price for those<01:10:56.800> 10<01:10:57.040> years.
• <01:11:06.480> us just because I don't want to price us just because I don't want to price

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first adopted the September 5 minutes and then approved the remaining consent calendar items after removing several bills for separate consideration, including 25-252, 25-248, 25-251, and 25-253. The committee then took up 25-252 from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, where members asked about the arts tax credit program, staffing, and volunteer coordination. Department representatives said the program had recently been authorized, forms had been finalized, three of six laid-off staff had been rehired through a federal grant, and the agency was now trying to recruit participants. Members also discussed whether tax-credit-raised funds could count as federal match; the department said they could not, because federal rules require state dollars. The item was adopted. The committee next considered 25-248 from the Department of Safety, which was described as a technical correction moving funds from equipment to hardware and software after consultation with the Department of Administrative Services. A member asked about “buy American” waivers, and the department said it would follow up with more information. The item was adopted. The committee then approved 25-251 from the Department of Administrative Services, which included discussion of ongoing problems with Anthem’s retiree health plan mail-order pharmacy. Department staff said many issues were tied to implementation changes and prescription renewal rules, that some complaints were being resolved through the vendor and the retiree health office, and that the contract would be rebid in the coming year, likely causing further changes. On 25-253 from the Department of Health and Human Services, members questioned the department’s September 5 health alert and whether it diverged from CDC guidance. DHHS said the alert was an annual evidence-based guideline for respiratory virus season and immunizations, largely aligned with CDC recommendations, and that some differences reflected timing and population-specific guidance. The item was adopted. The committee then heard 25-237 from the Department of Justice on the annual litigation fund request. Attorney General John Formela said the request was about $4.3 million, roughly 40% below last year and below the five-year average, with major costs tied to YDC civil and criminal litigation and some DHHS class actions. A member criticized the large increase over the budgeted $350,000 and said the budgeting approach should be corrected in the next cycle. Another member asked about YDC settlement reductions; the attorney general said confidentiality limited specifics, but explained that under the new statute the office had accepted well over half of administrator awards, rejected some, and negotiated lower amounts in others while still resolving most cases. The item remained under discussion at the end of the excerpt.

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• Mr.<01:19:04.239> Price, Mr. Price, Mr.
• Ore, Mr.<02:27:31.920> Price, Mr. Price, Mr. Price, Mr.<02:27:35.120> Roberts, Mr.
• Ore, Mr.<03:16:40.960> Price, Mr. Price, Mr. Price, Mr.<03:16:43.520> Roberts, Mr.
• Price, Mr. Price, Mr. Price, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions. Mr. Sessions, Mr.
• <03:55:32.160> Price, Mr. Mr. Price, Mr. Mr.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.

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• That's what I would encourage folks to think about rather than trying to legislate actual algorithms
• <00:21:30.000> But<00:21:30.159> it's algorithms or the technology.
• But it's algorithms or the technology.
• <00:48:13.520> things the most advanced algorithmic things the most advanced algorithmic things
• Um, you know, AI algorithms and methods.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Currently, that is done by our algorithms or artificial intelligence at some level because of funding
• Artificial intelligence, robots, algorithms, allows for these writing open-ended questions, and then
• amendment would work is if, hey, I'm a student and I was scored by the automatic scoring system, the algorithm
• The state, using its algorithm, using a robot, using AI, however it's done, gives her less of a score
• he correctly points out, the current state of The law is, if there's a re-score of this robotic algorithmic

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14, HB 8, HB 12, SB 3, HJR 1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• Currently, that is done by algorithms or artificial intelligence at some level because of funding challenges
• writing portion, which as we both agree is graded in large part by artificial intelligence, robots, algorithms
• amendment would work is if, hey, I'm a student and I was scored by the automatic scoring system, the algorithm
• The state using its algorithm, using a robot, using AI, however it's done, gives her less of a score
• Representative Anchía: Out, the current state of the law is if there's a rescore of this robotic algorithmic

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• The accuracy and false positive rates depend on the screening algorithms and cutoffs chosen.
• But when confirmatory DNA testing is included in the algorithm, the false positive rate is established
• You could have just said zero, but you had to throw algorithm in there because you're an AI man.

Bills: HB321, HB 1027, HB 1295, HB1782, HB2295, HCR29, HCR56

Keywords: Medicaid, child health, express lane option, income verification, supplemental nutrition assistance, telepharmacy, healthcare access, remote dispensing, rural clinics, pharmacy regulations, health literacy, state health plan, health care, patient outcomes, public health, economic impact, healthcare, breast cancer, cervical cancer, insurance eligibility

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• So they now have taken all the data that they've collected, built this algorithm.
• As production increases, prices will come down. This is how economic scales work.
• And eliminating competition and allowing manufacturers to dictate pricing models without market-driven
• If I'm go there to buy and I'm willing to pay higher prices, they have. and they can actually reject
• The daily loss of the financial could be easily up to $100,000 if we don't use the algorithm.

Bills: HB17, HB34, HB41, HB 118, HB 119, HB 127, HB 128, HB 129, HB 130, HB132, HB133, HB17, HB41, HB118, HB119, HB127, HB128, HB129, HB130, HB132, HB133

Keywords: foreign ownership, real estate, national security, designated countries, Texas property law, lobbying, foreign adversaries, compensation prohibition, transparency, civil penalties, higher education, foreign adversary, research security, trade secrets, academic partnerships, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy

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• Right here. prices going up and you round up the the prices going up and you round up the the top<00:
• The tariffs and the trade wars have jacked up prices, and that includes energy prices.
• and that includes jacked up prices and that includes energy<00:41:15.920> prices.
• And we need energy prices.
• pipeline, entire regions pay the price. pipeline, entire regions pay the price.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, December 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: SB206, SB904, SB933, SB1436, SB1500, SB1553, SB1557, SB1567, SB1644, SB1645, SB1651, SB1794, SB1833, SB1849, SB1984

Keywords: SB206, emergency medical services, EMS, ambulance, 911 response, emergency response, essential services, federal funding, grant funding, public health, health care facility, municipality, county, ambulance service district, tribal entity, public entity, contract ambulance service, Oklahoma, 63 O.S. 2021 Section 1-2502, emergency clause

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• such as smart contracts, allowing decisions to be made automatically based on member votes and algorithmic
• So with natural gas, you need to consider about half a million for every dollar the price of gas is,
• So we know that gas is the marginal fuel that sets the price of electricity in the market.
• We can't predict gas prices going forward, but as the cost of geothermal comes down, much like we saw
• with the shale revolution, where the price of natural gas... ...went from $8 to $2 because of advances

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• qualified local contractors who may otherwise be disqualified from bidding under current law or would be priced
• We end up using contractors from out of town, and they end up increasing the price.
• These tools use algorithms and data to help decide who gets hired.

Bills: HB875, HB1667, HB2369, HB3844, HB4415, HB4479, HB4483, HB4676, HB5118, HB5400, HB5545

Keywords: workers' compensation, municipal construction, bidding requirements, small municipalities, contracting policies, first responders, PTSD, mental health, emergency services, medical expenses, injury claims, insurance carriers, opportunity youth, workforce development, employment, education, federal funds, employment discrimination, immunity waiver, public employees

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• The price of cars has gone from $40,000 to over $50,000.
• What price do you put on that, all those lives that are saved?
• You can write an algorithm, but only with the information that is given to you.

Keywords: transportation, air traffic control, safety regulations, Boeing 737 MAX, Department of Transportation, infrastructure funding, public safety, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed several pressing issues concerning transportation, particularly focusing on the need for improved safety standards and efficient management at the Department of Transportation. Specific discussions revolved around air traffic control, with members highlighting the urgency for a significant upgrade in systems and personnel. Notably, concerns were raised regarding past practices, especially the handling of safety regulations during the Boeing 737 MAX incidents. The committee expressed a clear intent to ensure rigorous safety oversight moving forward, emphasizing that the health and safety of the public must remain the top priority in all legislative and funding decisions.

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• They're scalable and they're much lower in price, and much more affordable, while everything else in

Bills: HB 551, HB 1281, HB 1378, HB 1617, HB 2868, HB 2881, HB 3374, HB 4439, HB 4726, HB 4732, HB 4878, HB 4914, HB 4921, HB 4958, HB 5200, HB 5318, HB 5360, HB 5402, HB 5568, HB 5573, HB 5623, HJR 218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• If the prices don't go up enough, then the future producers don't necessarily appreciate that quality

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• They're much lower in price and much more affordable, while everything else in the grid is becoming more

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• The artificial intelligence model refers to the underlying machine learning algorithm along with its
• personally identifiable information unless that information has been explicitly embedded in the algorithm
• circumstances in which a controller has actual knowledge. - Deny goods or services, charge different prices
• or rates for charge different prices or rates for goods or services or provide a different level of
• Controllers may provide different prices or levels for goods or services if the goods or services are

Bills: HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684, HJR 99, HB 1399, HJR 5, HB 1330, HB 2110, HJR 2, HJR 6, HB 1587, HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• Anna, to add on to the price gouging statute, um, it only applies to losses that occur during severe
• Anna, to add on to the price gouging statute, um, it only applies to losses that occur during severe
• Anna, to add on to the price gouging statute, um, it only applies to losses that occur during severe
• Anna, to add on to the price gouging statute, um, it only applies to losses that occur during severe
• Anna, to add on to the price gouging statute, um, it only applies to losses that occur during severe

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And if your algorithm is like my algorithm, a lot of those have to do with parenting because I have a
• But that doesn't mean that the $15,000 should be the max that that price is fair for his injury.
• deserve, and give future generations a workplace that does not normalize psychological harm as the price

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a lengthy hearing on June 18 focused on workers’ compensation, independent contractor and classification issues, workplace safety, warehouse worker protections, extreme temperature protections, retaliation against injured workers, and workplace bullying. Committee chairs outlined procedures for the hybrid hearing and noted that members would be leaving intermittently for floor votes. Testimony also touched on a bill to expand workers’ compensation disfigurement benefits by removing the current $15,000 cap and extending coverage beyond scars on the hands, neck, and face. A major theme was workplace safety in warehouses and in extreme heat or cold. Teamsters, warehouse workers, and labor advocates described high injury rates, strict quotas, lack of water, inadequate ventilation, frozen or missing safety equipment, and pressure to work through heat waves and snowstorms. Supporters urged favorable reports on bills protecting warehouse workers and requiring employers to adopt heat- and cold-safety plans, while the NFIB opposed the temperature bill as overly prescriptive and burdensome for small businesses. Sen. Edwards, Sen. Roche, Rep. O’Day, and others argued that the measures are needed to prevent heat illness, provide shade, water, rest breaks, training, and emergency plans, and to cover all workers regardless of immigration status. Another major subject was the “Act to Protect Injured Workers,” backed by labor groups, immigrant worker centers, legal services organizations, and individual workers. Witnesses said employers often retaliate after injuries by threatening deportation, lying about how injuries occurred, delaying care, or firing workers, and they supported stronger anti-retaliation enforcement, multilingual notices, and a rebuttable presumption of retaliation within 90 days of protected activity. The Mass AFL-CIO and immigrant advocacy groups supported the bill and opposed measures they said would weaken employee classification standards. Testimony also supported a funeral-benefits bill to raise workers’ compensation death-benefit reimbursement for burial and funeral costs, based on a family’s experience after a workplace fatality. The committee heard additional testimony on workplace bullying bills, with some witnesses urging a new legal duty for employers to prevent and respond to bullying, while others described the harms of toxic workplaces and the lack of effective remedies.

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• state take information obtained from all these different sensors, and it goes through an identified algorithm
• vehicles tend to be more expensive, it also captures a great deal of other factors that impact the price
• Pricing a mile of driving is essential.
• the per gram rate on thorium in a nuclear-powered car, the roads could be funded by simply putting a price
• Something we'd have to consider in our price for the project, but I appreciate it.

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• policy, a lack of communication and transparency from DHS, system glitches, delays caused by Optum's algorithm
• policy, a lack of communication and transparency from DHS, system glitches, delays caused by Optum's algorithm
• policy, a lack of communication and transparency from DHS, system glitches, delays caused by Optum's algorithm
• policy, a lack of communication and transparency from DHS, system glitches, delays caused by Optum's algorithm
• By Optum's algorithm and error flags, and the DHS enrollment delays of 30, 60, 90, and beyond days where

Keywords: 1187, senate, all