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• This bill itself will give districts more time to properly evaluate conditions and ensure real accountability
• And the applicant shall compensate the tribal monitors, never done before.
• work stoppage upon discovery of human remains of a burial ground and treatment in accordance of applicable

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And so that's how we have evaluated the bill, and we'd be happy to answer any questions. Thank you.
• who failed to maintain non-immigrant status, it would wrongly encompass individuals with pending applications
• unauthorized work and said he violated his visa, but USCIS ultimately disagreed and approved his application

Bills: SB552, SB1099, SB1124, SB1208, SB1372, SB1506, SB1667, SB1804, SB1806, SB1870, SB1936, SB1937, SB2180, SB2405, SB2569, SB2570, SB1646

Keywords: community supervision, criminal justice, illegal alien, deferred adjudication, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, SB 1099, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigration status, felony sentencing enhancement, criminal penalty increase, Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, affirmative finding, judgment finding, deportation, public safety, immigration enforcement, sentencing reform, felony offense

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard testimony on several bills dealing with criminal discovery, crime lab access, controlled substances, community supervision, interference with officers, oilfield theft, and copper theft. On SB 1124, witnesses split over whether the bill clarified discovery law after the Heath decision or rolled back the Michael Morton Act; opponents argued it narrowed disclosure and shifted responsibility away from prosecutors, while supporters said it restored balance, limited harsh sanctions, and preserved exculpatory-disclosure duties. The committee later voted 4-0 to report SB 1124 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard and later reported favorably SB 1372, which resolves a statutory conflict over access to the DPS crime lab portal, and SB 1936, which changes how LSD “abuse units” are defined for testing and charging purposes; both were sent to the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1937, which would require a subject-matter expert from the testing lab to participate in pretrial meetings in capital cases involving biological evidence, was also reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard SB 552, which would make people defined in the bill as “illegal aliens” ineligible for judge-ordered or jury-recommended community supervision, including deferred adjudication. Supporters said the bill would prevent state-funded early release of people who entered or remained in the country unlawfully, while county officials and immigration advocates warned it would be overbroad, difficult to administer, and costly to local jails and taxpayers. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to report SB 552 favorably, and Senator Huffman requested it be taken to the floor. On SB 1208, which increases interference with a peace officer or public official from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony, law enforcement witnesses said repeat “auditors” and similar actors were creating dangerous confrontations and needed stronger deterrence; opponents argued the bill would chill protected filming and protest activity. The committee voted to report SB 1208 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also took testimony on SB 1806, a committee substitute addressing oilfield theft and related crimes. Supporters from law enforcement and the oil and gas industry said organized theft of crude, equipment, and related materials is a growing problem and that the bill would strengthen penalties, allow seizure and sale of stolen product, and improve inspection and forensic tools. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with placement on the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 1646, which targets copper theft and fiber vandalism by increasing penalties, requiring reporting and recordkeeping for certain purchases, and adding training and enforcement tools. Telecommunications, law enforcement, and emergency-network witnesses supported the bill as necessary to protect 9-1-1 and critical infrastructure, while metal recyclers warned the bill could overregulate legitimate businesses and sweep too broadly. The committee later voted to report the committee substitute for SB 1646 favorably as well.

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• Section 4, you'll see that an email address is added as information that needs to be included in the application
• Several changes are made beginning on line 8 of page 7, detailing the application process for PBM managers
• President, 1455 relates to the mandating the Director of the Indian Affairs Commission evaluating proposed

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then moved through a series of conference committee appointments and reconsideration motions. Senator Axtman successfully moved to reconsider House Bill 1160, which had previously failed, and the chamber later passed it. HB 1160 creates a statewide bell-to-bell policy restricting personal electronic devices during instructional time; supporters argued it would reduce distractions, improve mental health and academic outcomes, and help teachers, while opponents raised local control concerns. The bill passed 42-4. The Senate also passed several other measures, including HB 1247 on protecting student victims of sexual offenses, HB 1489 consolidating civil protection orders into one chapter, HB 1032 making municipal courts courts of record and updating related procedures, HB 1487 authorizing a Minot facility for the Highway Patrol and Bureau of Criminal Investigation with a line of credit and emergency clause, HB 1469 requiring annual online statements of interest for public officials, HB 1199 creating the Missing and Indigenous People Task Force and related MMIP initiatives, HB 1169 regulating paid veterans benefits claim assistance with consumer protections, HB 1209 directing a foreign adversary threat assessment, and HB 3018 as amended to study water, wetlands, and taxation of inundated lands. Most of these passed with strong bipartisan support, though HB 1169 drew substantial debate over veterans’ service options and HB 1209 passed on a narrower 40-7 vote. The chamber rejected or declined several other measures. HB 1455, which would have required the Indian Affairs Commission to review introduced legislation for tribal implications, failed 7-40 after concerns about an unfunded mandate and duplicative duties. HB 1259, which would have put North Dakota on year-round daylight saving time, was defeated 15-32 after debate over time zones, construction, recreation, and whether the issue should be left to future legislatures. HB 1555, dealing with statements of ownership for foreign organizations of concern, also failed 3-44. The Senate then moved to announcements and committee scheduling for later meetings and conference committees.

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• these Romanette subsections underneath that. that are a little bit confusing to me. understand the application
• And that second point, right, it does not become your thing, become applicable this. part of law until
• He went through multiple competency evaluations and forced medications through court orders.

Bills: HB268, HB305, HB307, HB380, HB548, HB727, HB268, HB305, HB307

Keywords: false reporting, emergency response, criminal penalties, restitution, public safety, penalties, emergency services, public institutions, false reports, criminal penalty, pretrial hearings, criminal competency, legal process, court timelines, restoration of competency, fines, community service, credit, criminal justice, defendants

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• the issue that I raised about the increased floor of junior ROTC units, for which there are 300 applications
• trained military prosecutor who isn't in the chain of command, who arguably has more precise and applicable
• Adequately evaluating this threat and adapting accordingly.

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• <00:38:47.800> the the commission to uh to evaluate the the commission to uh to evaluate the
• <01:00:48.960> whether test that lets us evaluate whether test that lets us evaluate whether
• They basically said unless the commission is evaluating the financial costs and benefits to ratepayers
• , it is not clear how the commission would evaluate cost shifting between customer categories, because
• Is there any other application that is covered under that money that might be lost if we do um should

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh, with the general comments that I made before, I'll let you comment on anything that's applicable
• c> uh<00:59:24.880> is<00:59:25.040> it So it is a level of compliance that we evaluate
• Moving on to the compliance comments, observation number five on page 14 recommends the lottery evaluate
• :51.239> 14<01:35:52.239> recommends<01:35:52.719> lottery<01:35:53.199> evaluate
• page 14 recommends lottery evaluate page 14 recommends lottery evaluate whether<01:35:54.080>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 21 minutes and then took up a consent calendar, withdrawing several items before adopting the remainder. It also moved item FIS 25103 to the table by a 6-4 vote after Senator Gray argued the Executive Council had not yet acted on a prior $5 million approval and that the committee should avoid adding to the rainy day fund draw. The committee then approved item 25106 for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources/State Library after hearing that the department expected about a $400,000 lapse to return to the state. A major discussion centered on New Hampshire Police Standards and Training (item 2577). Senator Gray questioned whether a proposed equipment purchase could be delayed to the next biennium in light of the state’s deficit and rainy day fund use. The agency said the equipment was needed now for scenario training, vendors had already been identified, and delaying would likely increase costs and force continued reliance on unpaid volunteer help. The committee ultimately approved the item. The committee also approved Department of Energy item 2587 after hearing that federal weatherization funds are drawn down on a reimbursement basis, and item 2588 after similar testimony that weatherization work must be completed and inspected before reimbursement, limiting how quickly funds can be expended. Item 250094 had been withdrawn. Later, the committee discussed Senator Carson’s request for an LBA review of the YDC claims settlement fund, with members expressing concern about administrative costs, attorney fees, settlement-loan payoffs, and the need for more detailed reporting. The committee voted to direct LBA to conduct the audit described in Senator Carson’s memo, with the additional request that the review include the term over which attorney fees are paid. The meeting then moved on to an HHS staff item, where members began questioning the timing of dashboard data and reporting delays.

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• We evaluated our data a few months ago.
• APRN's receive in-depth quality education and evaluation in one specialty area, which becomes their scope
• When I was preoperatively evaluating that patient, I noted that he had signs of a heart attack.
• The DPS took applications for licenses and then has not issued them yet. But that is current law.
• The report will evaluate the distribution of the antagonist for the opioid antagonist program, goals

Bills: HB46, HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• We're actively evaluating where to expand research and clinical partnerships and policy environments
• > where<01:06:57.680> to We're actively eval evaluating where to We're actively eval evaluating
• terminal and allows patients to evaluate terminal and allows patients to evaluate for<02:52:32.399
• <03:10:49.760> So control trial to to evaluate that.
• So control trial to to evaluate that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• care apprenticeship approval process, requiring federal and state labor agencies to act on the application
• means, or how you're supposed to know how a parent's contribution to a school program should be evaluated
• 00:39:14.400> program<00:39:14.960> should<00:39:15.200> be<00:39:15.359> evaluated
• to a school program should be evaluated. to a school program should be evaluated.
• have been put immigration applications have been put on<03:21:40.960> hold.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This includes funding to support cloud hosting, application support services, and PeopleSoft licensing
• are on to uh a new modern applications are on to uh a new modern system<00:57:22.319> well<00
• knows how to manage the project through the permitting process and so forth, and who knows how to evaluate
• c> work<01:53:16.639> of<01:53:16.800> the<01:53:16.960> Consultants to evaluate
• the work of the Consultants to evaluate the work of the Consultants to<01:53:18.119> make<01:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Government Operations committees received a biennium budget preview from Keith Regan, Comptroller and Director of the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), who introduced department leadership and described DAGS’ broad responsibilities across accounting, public works, procurement, elections, archives, risk management, and other attached agencies. He emphasized that DAGS supports nearly every state department and cited ongoing workforce challenges, while noting progress in reducing the department-wide vacancy rate from 21% in 2023 to 17.7% in 2024. He also highlighted recruitment efforts, including new salary schedules for engineers and architects, job fairs, internships, and outreach to retiring federal employees. A major focus was modernization of the state’s aging financial systems, especially the 55-year-old FAMIS platform and the Enterprise Financial System (EFS) project. DAGS said it expects to release the RFP for the FAMIS replacement by the end of January and is seeking a second tranche of CIP funding, including $35 million, plus position augmentation and creation of a Business Transformation Office to manage EFS and future modernization work. The department also described major capital projects such as the Aloha Stadium Entertainment District, Wahiawā Civic Center, Kauaʻi Civic Center, and Ahuimanu Community Correctional Center, and reported that Public Works is managing 455 projects statewide valued at more than $2.5 billion. Other budget requests discussed included funding for cemetery operations, with DAGS asking for two positions and $1 million in operating funds to support maintenance of eight cemeteries; a $200 million ceiling increase tied to anticipated insurance proceeds for West Maui fire-related recovery and rebuilding; and several staffing and operating items for district offices and facilities. These included full-year funding for positions in West Hawaiʻi and East Hawaiʻi, support for a small business coordinator at the State Procurement Office, funding for cloud hosting and PeopleSoft licensing, six positions and staff augmentation for the EFS project, electricity costs, and security-related funding. DAGS also noted that two requested reductions totaled $7.9 million, including transferring the security contract to the Department of Law Enforcement and reducing nonrecurring expenses; members discussed whether some security funding should remain with or be moved to DLE, and DAGS said it would not object to that transfer. No votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• to the county commissioners for the route across the county for the land use portion of their application
• Almost simultaneously, commissioners in El Paso were also considering a very similar application.
• considering a very similar application. considering a very similar application.
• In the case of Elbert County, they did not feel that the application was complete.
• <05:33:23.040> on were that were doing the evaluations on were that were doing the evaluations

Keywords: 981, all

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• Is it important to study and evaluate the health disparities?
• Important part for the success of this program is who's going to be evaluating those grants.
• If those grants are going to be evaluated by the same people who have been evaluating Alzheimer's research
• Ideally, integrate all of it, but in practice is... you have to have different experts evaluating, so
• The validity of the, actually, people that are going to be looking at the grant applications.

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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• programs that have to shape and evaluate programs that have improved<01:31:34.239> Health<01:
• <02:54:40.640> our health treatment and to evaluate our health treatment and to evaluate our
• that was being created to evaluate that was being created to evaluate safety<03:39:17.000> signals
• Its efficacy was evaluated by the vaccine's ability to produce neutralizing antibody protection against
• by the vaccine's efficacy was evaluated by the vaccine's ability<03:55:52.560> to<03:55:52.720

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs heard testimony on House Bill 606, as amended, a bill aimed at preventing physicians from denying medically necessary sterilizing or fertility-affecting treatment based on a patient’s age, number of children, marital status, or a doctor’s speculation about future reproductive intentions. Representative Ellen Reed, the sponsor, described the bill as a response to her own long experience with PCOS, heavy bleeding, and repeated refusals by doctors to perform a hysterectomy despite her clear wishes. She said the amendment narrows the bill to medically necessary care, adds definitions for “medical condition” and “appropriate reproductive care,” and removes earlier provisions about voluntary sterilization referrals. She also said the bill does not target religious objections, and that doctors could still refuse for medical, payment, or existing religious reasons not addressed by the bill. Committee members asked about religious freedom, informed consent versus waivers, and the scope of the new definitions. Reed responded that religion was not added to the list of prohibited reasons for denial, and that the amendment is intended to protect doctors when patients sign informed consent or waivers. She explained that “appropriate reproductive care” includes procedures such as hysterectomy, oophorectomy, orchiectomy, salpingectomy, and endometrial ablation, and that the bill now focuses on medically necessary treatment rather than elective sterilization. She said the change was intended to make the proposal narrower and more tailored after earlier concerns. Several witnesses supported the bill with personal accounts of being denied hysterectomies or other procedures despite serious symptoms. Representative Lauren Selig described a decade-long effort to obtain a hysterectomy after years of cycle problems and migraines, saying doctors dismissed her concerns and treated her symptoms as normal. Jade Flad also testified in support, saying she had long been told to simply endure her cycle problems and noted that her husband was offered a vasectomy without similar barriers. The sponsor said online support was strong and that there was little or no written opposition testimony. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• It's already evaluated in legal standings today.
• <00:51:22.079> and guardian at itms custody evaluators and guardian at itms custody evaluators
• <00:53:34.000> other with how courts already evaluate other with how courts already evaluate
• <01:30:41.440> in that the court may evaluate in that the court may evaluate in determining
• evaluating alienating behaviors today evaluating alienating behaviors today without<01:30:51.760

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Catholic<01:09:17.600> Charities Catholic Charities' application budgeted $5.55 million for the
• operate a youth mental health residential treatment program, must provide the following to the applicable
• in their certificate of need evaluation in their certificate of need evaluation criteria.<01:10:
• <01:11:26.640> community following to the applicable community following to the applicable
• they only have 39 products on that list is because they have rather stringent criteria when they evaluate

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1969, which would provide state funding for colorectal cancer screenings for uninsured and underinsured residents. The Department of Human Services said it supports the goal of early screening but would need new administrative capacity, including a program manager and claim pre-screening, to run the program. The Department of Health supported the measure and cited low screening rates in Hawaii, noting an educational campaign to encourage screening. The Insurance Division raised concerns about reliance on federal FAQs, warning that guidance can change and may create state cost exposure. Supporters including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the Hawaii Medical Association argued the bill would close a preventive-care gap, reduce late-stage diagnoses, and save long-term costs; the committee also discussed implementation costs, estimated by DHS at roughly $1.4 million to $2 million annually plus administrative expenses, and a 6-month to 1-year timeline to establish the program. The committee then took up House Bill 1965, which would require health carriers to spend at least 6% of total medical expenditures on primary care providers. The Insurance Division said several provisions raise technical and legal concerns, including the premium freeze, the medical loss ratio language, the lack of an existing external review process for downcoding claims, and a new mandate for medically necessary inter-island transportation that could trigger an ACA defrayal. The Department of Human Services supported the intent but suggested broader language to include primary care supports and services, and noted that QUEST integration plans already invested at least 9% of total medical expenditures in primary care in 2024, with additional spending on supports and low-value care reductions. State health planning officials strongly supported the bill as an investment in primary care, saying it could improve outcomes and lower long-term costs, though they acknowledged a possible temporary premium increase during the transition. Testimony in support emphasized Hawaii’s physician shortage, especially on Maui, the Big Island, and other neighbor islands, and warned that clinics are under financial strain and may close without higher primary care reimbursement. The Hawaii Healthcare Task Force, AARP Hawaii, and other supporters said the bill would help retain providers, improve access for Medicare and Medicaid patients, and prevent downstream costs from emergency room use and avoidable hospitalizations. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• They’ve both put out application rules, and while the specifics of the applications largely track the
• <00:07:11.840> rules They've both put out application rules They've both put out application
• <00:27:04.880> of Bank Act may limit applicability of Bank Act may limit applicability of
• Really quickly, the FDA is only has right now an application for a rulemaking out for applications that's
• > for<00:32:09.360> applications<00:32:09.919> that's rulemaking out for applications

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with roll call and introductions of commission members and guests, followed by approval of the agenda and a motion to approve the February 10 minutes with a correction clarifying that one quoted statement was misattributed. The commission then moved into presentations. The main presentation came from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors on implementation of the federal GENIUS Act for stablecoins. The speaker reviewed the OCC’s recent 367-page proposed rule, noting it raises many open questions and design choices for states, and discussed expected upcoming rulemaking from the FDIC, Federal Reserve, and Treasury. The presentation focused on six areas: permissible issuer activities, reserve assets and redemption, risk management and supervision, treatment of state-qualified issuers, capital/operational backstops, and foreign issuers. It also flagged unresolved issues around Bank Secrecy Act/AML requirements and the meaning of “digital asset service provider” activities. A substantial portion of the discussion addressed yield restrictions, with the presenter explaining the OCC’s broad definition of yield and its rebuttable presumption against issuer-affiliated or related third-party yield arrangements. The speaker said this likely forecloses many existing white-label structures but leaves some room for third-party payments depending on distance from the issuer, and noted ongoing Senate debate over similar provisions. The presentation also covered reserve valuation, liquidity and diversification requirements, redemption timing, and supervisory expectations such as third-party oversight, IT security, exam cycles, and reporting. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the amended minutes.

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• program as uh not just the application program as uh not just the application also<00:53:03.280>
• that goes on both with the application that goes on both with the application review<00:53:13.359
• ,<01:02:48.480> vet<01:02:48.720> the<01:02:48.960> applications, applications,
• vet the applications, applications, vet the applications, check<01:02:50.079> out<01:02:50.319
• be the responsibility of the applicant. be the responsibility of the applicant.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Subpart two of the proposed rules addresses permitting and application requirements.
• Stop. ...and application requirements.
• Our proposed rules require applicants to provide documentation demonstrating the status of any applicable
• This is a requirement for the applicant. So the applicant is going to be the operator.
• It is not ripe for an application until there has been FAA review.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• under this section shall be application under this section shall be be<00:02:10.039> granted<
• it's just um how you file an application it's just um how you file an application with<00:04:08.160
• Um, it would also require the state engineer deny application or petition to amend or permit an application
• :52.880> application<00:24:53.560> for<00:24:53.680> temporary permit an application
• <01:15:35.240> to low-carbon standard that's applicable to low-carbon standard that's applicable

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all