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• It's just a different when you get to 100 employees; it's a different class business.
• And I think at that 100-per level brings in a lot of federal mandates.
• This change would make these veterans eligible to receive state-level benefits that Oklahoma offers to
• disabled through VA medical malpractice are treated as if they are service connected on the federal level
• US code references in here, but currently, they are not considered service connected on the state level

Bills: HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB4117, HB3428, HB4275, HB3257, HB3901, HB4298

Keywords: HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays, retirement benefits, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, temporary workers, veterans affairs, Title 72, Oklahoma Personnel Act, budget reporting

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• The new pay rate that T3C pays at a basic level is $83.29 a day.
• Retirement Communities (CCRC) offer older Texans a promise of aging in place through progressive levels
• These campuses serve thousands of residents in all levels of care, including independent living, assisted
• offered. between the campuses to enjoy different dining venues, different activities, and a specific level
• unlicensed homes if a referral is made, and violations of these requirements will be classified as a Class

Bills: SB500, SB1522, SB1137, SB1266

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

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• requires that insurance companies pay for any excess reinsurance above whatever is the 1 in 100 PML level
• TWIA is required to maintain minimum funding levels equivalent to the probable maximum loss of 1 in 100
• It's backed by the TWIA policyholder, which has a very high interest level.
• The levels of reinsurance that we've had to purchase. ...and those are being paid for with the ratepayer
• Its current methodology of the various classes and flipping, and then the reinsurance on top of that,

Bills: SB1468, SB1612, SB1789, SB2530, SB2571, SB2717, SB2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

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• I hope you find some closure at some level. level as you leave here today, for those that are testifying
• Agreed, and it's just not at the state level, it's at the federal level as well because we went out for
• An action plan at a flood warning level.
• Thank goodness it wasn't on the higher level of things. It was on the lower level.
• We need grade levels. We need a numbering system.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• We did not take it to mid-levels, and I know there can certainly be a discussion about that.
• So, I've not had a biology class in 38 years, if I did my math correctly.
• My last biology class was probably longer ago than that.
• 26:18.320> longer<00:26:18.559> ago biology class was probably longer ago biology class
• I only had one lesion on my spinal cord, and I had elevated levels in my spinal fluid.

Bills: HB0003, HB0117, HB0041

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, informed consent, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, law enforcement, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, 916, all

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• A lot of it has been about the decisions made at the federal level.
• And when we take those things away, it creates a level of desperation that causes a very serious ripple
• For the hiring of workers, particularly at the entry level, that's also documented.
• The budget continues to spend unsustainably at record-high levels.
• And so the... ...level in terms of their eligibility for federal coverage.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• want to think about what grade levels want to think about what grade levels ages<00:09:44.760>
• We will now collect class information on that student and will basically convert that class information
• <01:14:33.440> size can be used um for some class size can be used um for some class size
• collect student level SD level data um collect student level SD level data um we<01:43:41.320>
• <02:01:43.639> too able to talk about it high level too able to talk about it high level too

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Education’s Bureau of School Finance provided an adequacy-funding training for Division II, led by Mark Mello. He walked the committee through the adequacy formula using Albany, Allenstown, and Alton as examples, explaining average daily membership, base adequacy aid, and differential aid for free/reduced-price meals, special education, and English language learners. He also noted a recent change requiring home-education differential aid and emphasized that these aid streams are generally unrestricted district funding rather than money tied to specific students or programs. A major focus was the ongoing litigation over the adequacy base amount and the statewide education property tax, or SWEPT. Mello explained the historical basis of the current base amount, the 2008 legislative report that set the original methodology, and the later court ruling that the adequacy amount should be $7,356, which is now before the Supreme Court. He also described how SWEPT currently raises a fixed statewide amount of $363 million and how that revenue is used to offset the state’s adequacy obligation. For the example towns, Albany and Allenstown receive state adequacy grants because their SWEPT revenue is below their calculated adequacy cost, while Alton is an excess SWEPT community because its local SWEPT revenue exceeds the cost of adequate education. The discussion then turned to the pending “excess SWEPT” issue in the Supreme Court and what would happen if excess collections had to be remitted to the state. Mello said the Department is preparing a hypothetical walkthrough and explained that, if the court upholds the Superior Court ruling, DRA would likely be directed to collect excess SWEPT. Members raised concerns about whether SWEPT must be used for educational purposes and about the cash-flow burden on towns if money had to move from municipalities to the state and then back to districts. Mello and members discussed possible administrative workarounds, such as credits against other state aid distributions, and noted that the committee would continue reviewing the mechanics if the court decision comes down during budget work.

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• At 400% of the federal poverty level, that is $41,363. Mr.
• I don't know sort of that level of detail. Mr.
• From the federal level for the same sort of level of service, Mr. Speaker, kind gentlemen.
• Speaker and gentlelady, yes, depending on their income level.
• It starts at people under 400% of the poverty level.

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• This bill levels the training at all.
• class Americans. class Americans.
• c><02:54:42.560> to working-class Americans live paycheck to working-class Americans live paycheck
• . levels. levels.
• But today, levels the playing field.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Well, you may not be aware that every division within the department has some level of federal funding
• Well, you may not be aware that every division within the department has some level of federal funding
• classes, and the Let’s Go Fishing programs, as well as the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program.
• highest levels of our commission.
• um it it brings it to a whole new level um it it brings it to a whole new level and<05:10:42.040

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and a state superintendent of public instruction, we have a unique window to build a coherent state-level
• enforcement staff and volunteers limited authority to operate specified emergency equipment without a Class
• A or Class B driver's license, as long as they complete training and education that's described in the
• for ensuring the work you all are doing here on child care is leveraged and built upon at the local level

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• and a state superintendent of public instruction, we have a unique window to build a coherent state-level
• enforcement staff and volunteers limited authority to operate specified emergency equipment without a Class
• A or Class B driver's license, as long as they complete training and education that's described in the
• for ensuring the work you all are doing here on child care is leveraged and built upon at the local level

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 6, 2026, with a quorum present and began by approving a large consent calendar of bills on two unanimous-support motions. The committee then heard a series of individual bills, with authors and sponsors generally describing low or absorbable state costs and asking for aye votes. Topics included AI/digital safety education for students (AB 1792), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), retirement information for community college faculty (AB 2417), cannabis regulation changes including tribal commerce, drive-through sales, and beverage labeling (AB 2506, AB 2697, AB 2532), emergency equipment training for law enforcement volunteers (AB 1913), cannery law modernization (AB 2706), child care planning in local governments (AB 1914), EV charger permitting fees (AB 1820), election-record notice requirements (AB 1664), nursing home discharge notices (AB 2135), a San Diego energization-delay pilot (AB 2518), mental health training for school coaches (AB 1665), and education governance and oversight changes (AB 2117). Several bills were described as committee or sponsor measures with technical or clarifying changes, including AB 2780, AB 2615, AB 2121, and AB 2771. Testimony was largely supportive, often from sponsor groups, industry representatives, labor, or advocacy organizations. Notable support included TechNet for AB 1792, the California State Sheriffs’ Association for AB 1913, California Dairies and food manufacturers for AB 2706, the Low Income Investment Fund for AB 1914, EV and environmental groups for AB 1820, the Attorney General’s Office for AB 1664, long-term care ombudsman advocates for AB 2135, and the California State Association of Psychiatrists for the cannabis and mental-health-related bills. Some bills drew limited opposition or “opposed unless amended” positions, including AB 2350, AB 1820, and AB 2506, while AB 2697 and AB 2532 were presented as efforts to support the legal cannabis market and consumer safety. The committee also heard a presentation-only item, AB 2541, creating a lowrider specialty license plate, which drew enthusiastic bipartisan comments and co-author requests from members. Most bills were reported out with due pass recommendations, many on roll call and several with specific members not voting or voting no. AB 1664 was reported out as due pass as amended and placed on call before later being moved out on a B roll call. AB 2350 and AB 1914 were also later reported out from call on B roll calls, with AB 1914 noted as passing despite some Republican no votes. The suspense calendar was then deemed approved without individual action, and the meeting concluded after a brief public comment period in which members of the public voiced positions on unrelated bills, including support for AB 2497, AB 1729, AB 2189, AB 1575, AB 2170, and opposition to AB 1603, AB 2447, AB 2411, AB 2492, and AB 1952.

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• It requires high liquidity and a relatively moderate level of investment return.
• It's existing funds, and you're enabling those funds to invest in... ...these best-in-class assets that
• because the only reason we have money is because you're saying it's smarter if the professional investor class
• Um, could you maybe, perhaps for the experts, talk about what the trauma fund levels are right now and

Bills: HB 104, HB2054, HB3459, HB3745, HB4486, HB4488, HB4601, HB104

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, HB 2054, Texas volunteer fire department assistance fund, Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, volunteer fire departments, wildfire mitigation, wildland fire, rural fire protection, insurer assessment, insurance premium tax, state appropriations, firefighting grants, emergency services, high-risk wildfire areas, Texas Comptroller, Texas Government Code

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• Doctors have to take law classes, I believe, with regard to the state's laws with regard to restraining
• Doctors have to take law classes, I believe, with regard to the state's laws with regard to restraining
• Doctors have to take law classes, I believe, with regard to the state's laws with regard to restraining
• Doctors have to take law classes, I believe, with regard to the state's laws with regard to restraining
• yourself in the car with the same level yourself in the car with the same level of<02:03:16.760>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began as a Committee of Conference on House Bill 194, but the discussion quickly centered on whether to remove an attached bill, 504, because of concerns about a possible fee or tax and a House rule issue. Members debated the procedural posture of the bill, whether the House version had been non-concurred, and whether the conference committee could still resolve the issue by adopting the House amendment or reconsidering the non-concur. The exchange became tense, with one side warning that failing to pass the measure could jeopardize a linked rural health transformation grant worth about $20 million. The committee ultimately recessed without resolving the 194/504 dispute and planned to return the next day. The committee then opened conference on House Bill 609, which dealt with use-of-force/self-defense language and restraint/seclusion authority in health care settings. On the self-defense portion, House members argued strongly for restoring vehicle language, saying people should be able to defend themselves in a car the same way they can in a home, especially in carjacking or assault situations where no weapon is displayed. Senate members expressed concern about expanding deadly-force protections too broadly and suggested narrowing the language to focus on imminent harm to the person, not property, while also questioning where the provision should be placed in statute. The second major topic in HB 609 was who may order restraint or seclusion in clinical settings. House members argued that physicians are not always immediately available, especially in hospitals and emergency settings, and that APRNs and physician associates should be able to act in crises if properly trained and credentialed. Senate members raised concerns about scope of practice and asked whether the language implied patient consent was required; the Senate side explained that consent language was intended to address capacity and informed decision-making, not to require voluntary consent to restraint. The discussion ended with the sides still apart, though the Senate floated a compromise allowing physician associates to order restraint when no doctor is physically on the premises, while not yet extending that authority to APRNs. The committee took a short break to continue negotiations on the firearm/self-defense piece.

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• If you look at your blood tests. 20 years ago, and now you'll have higher levels of inflammation than
• levels of trauma from an early age onward.
• You could get into a discussion on mid-level providers, simple screening tests, and then blood tests,
• I know you have a class to go teach at UT. No, I can't stay here as long as you're here.
• I think on the university level, it would be hard to differentiate.

Bills: HB5, HJR3, HB155, HB513, HB5, HB155

Keywords: dementia, research, health care, Texas Institute, grants, medical breakthroughs, oversight, prevention, funding, healthcare, Texas, autopsy, confidentiality, public records, medical examiner, law enforcement, HB 513, surgical smoke, surgical plume, smoke evacuation

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• To introduction of special class. Proceed, lady.
• It would allow us to sweep the fund at a lower level, the current statute level.
• You still get to vote if you abuse or neglect a child as a class A felony.
• The fees are based on the level of emissions that they put out.
• So when were those changes made on a federal level?

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 129-0 vote. Members then spent considerable time on points of personal privilege and introductions, including remarks recognizing law enforcement wellness, personal health updates, legislative service and family sacrifices, interns, visiting students, and special guests such as a St. Louis entrepreneur honored with a House resolution and a visiting governor from Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports before moving to conference requests on Senate Bills 835 and 1111 and Senate Bill 1020, both of which were approved for conference committees. The House also passed Senate Bills 977 and 1011, a measure barring international organizations or foreign law from exercising authority in Missouri or being used to deny “fundamental rights,” after debate over its scope and concerns about foreign-law venue rules and its practical effect; the final vote was 99-45. Senate Bill 1470, dealing with legislative research and statutory publication procedures, was amended and passed 148-1 after debate over reducing committee size, shifting publication to a primarily web-based format, and preserving printed archival copies. The House then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 1940, the public notices/newspaper bill, by 142-1, with discussion focused on modernizing notice publication rules and election-related deadlines. It also took up Senate Bill 1871, which included county clerk and election administration provisions and a Senate amendment incorporating campaign finance language; debate emphasized ballot testing timelines and election transparency. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, before a final vote is shown.

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• I think medium security is the top level that you service.
• , substandard levels of employment.
• , substandard levels of employment. levels of employment.
• , like at sea level.
• Increasing salaries to a reasonable level is important.

Bills: SB1001, SB1035, SB1056, SB1065, SB1138, SB1161, SB1204, SB1207, SB1248, SB1274, SB1284, SCM1002, SCM1006, SCR1020

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, state budget, private prisons

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• in denial about the safety of a key product and that wants to stifle future lawsuits by demanding a level
• <03:59:21.279> New<03:59:21.520> Hampshire at the local level.
• New Hampshire at the local level.
• My concern is that this bill will effectively fix the problem for one class of person, those who could
• <04:08:21.840> of not fixing it for the other class of not fixing it for the other class of

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And how do programs at the state and federal levels, like a short fee, fund this initiative?
• We have a pretty full agenda today in order for us to get level set, and I want to begin, before we go
• and there was an outcry at that time from rural constituents who said, "We don't want to be second-class

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So we would take that legal liability on at the state level.
• As the chairman stated, this is simply trying to, quote, level the playing field.
• Is there a spur there they can take and then work with one of the Class I railroads to refurbish it and
• in line with what more is national standards of what we really think that the blood alcohol content level
• Standards of what we really think that the blood alcohol content level ought to be.

Summary: The House Transportation Committee heard and advanced a wide range of transportation, public safety, and local infrastructure measures. Several bills dealt with port and commission appointments or authority, including SB 420 adding Vermilion and Iberia Parish representation to the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission, SB 69 aligning appointments to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission with redistricting, SB 438 increasing per diem for the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, and SB 170 adding qualification and Senate confirmation requirements for Caddo-Bossier Port Commission members. The committee also approved SB 449 to give the New Orleans Public Belt more flexibility in procuring specialized materials, and SB 115 to allow DOTD to assume certain federal NEPA responsibilities to speed project delivery, with testimony emphasizing long permitting delays and the need for faster project completion. Members also advanced multiple safety and enforcement measures. SB 40 expanded move-over protections for emergency and disabled vehicles, SB 55 clarified proper seat belt use, SB 278 required ignition interlock devices for DUI-related license reinstatement, SB 489 authorized third-party verification of insurance coverage through license plate inquiries, and SB 133 updated commercial vehicle parking and autonomous vehicle oversight provisions. SB 151 would flag OMV records for people who owe DNA samples tied to CODIS matches or qualifying arrests/convictions, and SB 48 would create Louisiana-Ireland driver’s license reciprocity. Most of these bills were reported favorably after brief testimony, with support from law enforcement, AAA, OMV, and other stakeholders. The committee also considered several local resolutions and infrastructure studies. Rep. Dickerson’s resolutions on widening Highway 16, studying turn lanes on Highway 1024, and constructing a roundabout on Highway 1019 were all reported favorably. HCR 53 created a study committee on oversized vehicle permits with DOTD participation, HCR 60 asked DOTD to study I-12 and I-55 corridor improvements, and HR/HCR 170 and 68 sought federal funding to remove four closed bridges on US 90 in St. Tammany Parish. HR 191, as amended, requested a DOTD study of mountable median curbs on Range Avenue in Denham Springs. HB 762, amended to make certain OMV debt referrals permissive rather than mandatory, was reported favorably over some concern about debt collection impacts. HB 714, which would have addressed abandoned railroad lines, drew extensive debate over federal preemption, blight definitions, and whether a new commission was needed; the author ultimately moved to defer it, and the committee agreed. SB 330 on school-zone automated speed enforcement markings was amended to grandfather existing compliant pavement markings and rejected an amendment that would have exempted several cities from the law. The committee adjourned after reporting the remaining measures favorably and recognizing a departing staff member.