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• This program has been in effect for about two years.
• It's one of the most successful programs we've ever had.
• If a future presidential administration...
• This is a life-saving program.
• This is not a conservative bill.

Summary: The House met with a quorum present, heard prayers and ceremonial remarks, and then took up a series of returning messages from the Senate. The first major item was CS/CS/HB 1503 on computer science education and certification. Members explained that the House concurred in a Senate amendment that restored teacher certificate language, kept computer science and AI-related content in the bill, and delayed implementation to give the Department of Education time to develop curriculum. The House adopted the amendment and then passed the bill 105-0. The House also considered CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity. Members adopted a House amendment allowing local governments to buy into the cyber grant program even if they do not receive a grant, adding a five-year sunset and reporting provisions. The House then concurred in the Senate amendment shifting grant administration from a university to the Florida Digital Service, and passed the bill 104-1. Several other returning messages were rejected or sent back to the Senate. The House refused to concur in Senate amendments to CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations and HB 6011 on reporting gifts or honoraria, as well as CS/HB 851 on professional learning for instructional and school administrative personnel. The most contentious debate came on CS/CS/HB 1471, which concerns systems of law and terrorist organizations; the Senate amendment defined “promote,” refined notice and timeline requirements, and retained references to Sharia law. Opponents argued the bill was overbroad, lacked due process and evidentiary standards, and threatened First Amendment rights, while supporters said it targeted conduct, not speech, and protected against terrorist support. The House adopted the amendment and passed the bill 80-25. The House then took up a related public records bill, CS/CS/HB 1473, which made a technical conforming change to align with HB 1471; debate focused on transparency and due process concerns.

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• You also work with estuary local programs.
• Item number five. recovery programs.
• Our GoTexan program, our marketing program, again, is very successful. Thank to you.
• Our food and nutrition, we operate 12 of the federal nutrition programs plus the state programs. including
• Also, we have a Young Farmer Startup Program that the state funds, and we have the STAR Program, which

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Nuclear is the future. I like CWIP. We voted on CWIP. We voted on CWIP for the gas lines.
• think a lot of the intention is the new installs, the areas that are underserved, you know, the BED program
• We've grown crops on it, we've practiced wildlife conservation, we've maintained forestry for 25 years
• And I think in your—” “That’s the first few futures.
• Well, okay, so then how do I use my land in the future?

Committee: House Utilities

Summary: The committee first took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 21, 22, and 1626, which would combine the bills and add a clawback/refund provision for construction work in progress in base rates if costs were imprudently incurred or a project is not placed in service in a reasonable time. Supporters argued Missouri should remove its CWIP ban to stay competitive with neighboring states and attract utility investment, while opponents warned about unknown costs and timelines for ratepayers. The substitute was adopted, and the committee voted the combined bill do pass by 12 ayes and 7 noes. The committee then considered House Bill 2711, as amended by a substitute, dealing with broadband-related property tax treatment. The sponsor explained the substitute narrowed the bill to new installations, added a seven-year sunset, and aimed to clarify assessment issues. Supporters said the measure would help expand broadband infrastructure and improve service in underserved areas, while opponents argued the tax break should not apply to upgrades within existing service territories and questioned whether the bill truly expanded access. The committee adopted the substitute and voted the bill do pass by 12 ayes and 7 noes. The remainder of the hearing focused on House Bill 2762, a broad solar/wind/water measure. The sponsor described provisions setting a $2,500 per megawatt tax on solar nameplate capacity, creating more uniform assessment rules, establishing setbacks for solar facilities, limiting eminent domain use, and including smaller sections on water district dissolution and wind turbine lighting. Testimony was mixed: solar developers, Clean Grid Alliance, Renew Missouri, and Missouri Farm Bureau supported clearer rules, grandfathering, and setbacks they viewed as reasonable, while landowners and local residents raised concerns about property rights, transparency, runoff, glare, noise, and the impact of large solar projects on neighboring farms and homes. No final action on HB 2762 was taken in the portion provided, but the chair said a committee substitute would be developed to address the solar issues more comprehensively.

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• It also creates a certificate program for teachers from K through 12. Other questions?
• This program has been in effect for about two years.
• It's one of the most successful programs we've ever had.
• The primary reason is that they are better suited to manage the grant program.
• This is not a conservative bill.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• I think it's critical to our future.
• But non-public school pre-K programs, which we're dealing with in this bill, are programs of choice,
• It does not regulate pre-K programs.
• This is not about how a program is classified.
• And we, as child care providers, are my program, the school, And we as child care providers are my program

Bills: HCR47 , HB628 , HB737 , HB1008 , HB1062 , HB1079 , HB1112

Committee: House Education

Keywords: mandatory reporter, child abuse training, online training, Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Education, educator requirements, early childhood education, microcenter, school board, cooperative endeavor, economic disadvantage, vaccination, meningococcal disease, school entry, immunization requirements, public health, academic freedom, free speech, retaliation, faculty rights

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• We've also planned for decades into the future so that We've also planned for decades into the future
• A profile is rarely ever deleted from that program.
• I knew the CODIS program was being very effective across the nation.
• “Or Ph.D. program.
• Following up on that, yeah, so we've got the CODIS program.

Committee: All ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE

Summary: The committee met with representatives from the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an update on operations, staffing, technology, and major projects. Crime lab officials said the new facility is on schedule and under budget, with completion expected at the end of July next year and phased move-in beginning around August 1. They described the current building as overcrowded and outdated, and said the new lab will expand workspace, improve workflow, double morgue autopsy tables, and allow new technologies such as 3D firearms microscopy, improved drug testing for emerging synthetic drugs, and enhanced fingerprint visualization. Officials also said the lab has been able to hire positions tied to the 2023 overdose-autopsy law and that recruitment for medical examiners and fellows has improved, including two new medical examiners starting in August and a successful new fellowship program. Members asked about rapid DNA, CODIS, forensic genealogy, sexual assault kit backlogs, and staffing. The lab said rapid DNA is in final testing with Faulkner and Saline counties and could go live by the end of July, which would make Arkansas one of the first states to do so. Officials explained that CODIS is used routinely, with DNA profiles from qualifying cases uploaded automatically and audited regularly, and cited it as a key investigative tool. On forensic genealogy, they said Arkansas currently relies on private labs such as Othram, Bode, and DNA Labs International, and is exploring whether to bring that capability in-house in the future. They reported that the sexual assault kit backlog from around 2016 has been cleared and that the lab is now meeting the statutory 60-day turnaround time, with kits tracked through a barcode-based system for transparency. The committee also discussed overdose data and confidentiality. The lab said a new overdose dashboard is being developed with the Office of State Technology and should go live by the end of the year, using newly available reporting data to help public health and law enforcement target prevention efforts. Members praised a recent law allowing toxicology information to be shared with the state drug director and another law protecting coroner records and toxicology reports from public release during criminal investigations; lab officials said both changes have been very helpful. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions on the crime lab items, and the chair announced an August site visit to the Lake Conway dam project.

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• </c> put some more funding in that program put some more funding in that program that<01:02:51.079><c
• </c> building a stronger more vibrant future building a stronger more vibrant future for<01:08:52.480
• </c> important for Environmental Conservation important for Environmental Conservation as<01:21:38.320
• </c> invest and go forth with these programs invest and go forth with these programs is<01:37:13.239>

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It risks the future of AVs in the state.
• F, no cuts to programs, no detriment to our students' success. We'll go to Mr. Williams.
• So I think part of the deal is looking into the future: how do we do automation?
• You know, we're constantly talking about could we offer what program, what chance?
• role in developing the curriculum for education programs for the leaders of tomorrow.

Bills: HB1540 , HB3837 , HB5571 , SB370 , SB2425

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: government review, Texas Sunset Act, regulatory oversight, agencies, sunset provisions, autonomous vehicles, regulation, safety, criminal offense, Autonomous Vehicle Commission, registration, regulations, Level 4 automation, Level 5 automation, self-driving technology, traffic laws, permit system, collision reporting, safety standards, Automated Vehicle Commission

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• </c> adjusts the soil and water conservation adjusts the soil and water conservation district<00:05:06.240
• The programs and, you know, enumerated in my presentation at the last hearing what exactly the program
• The programs, you know, enumerated in my presentation at the last hearing what exactly the program funds
• The programs, you know, enumerated in my presentation at the last hearing what exactly the program funds
• </c><00:26:58.720><c> district</c><00:26:59.120><c> aid</c> water conservation district aid water conservation

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Hopefully, y'all will appropriate some help for you guys to expand the program.
• Okay, and just curious: are you the original appointee to direct this program?
• I was stuck on the incentive program.
• It is almost impossible to predict what the price of oil will be in the future.
• There may be a risk right now where the 45B program may just go away.

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I support this program.
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• used for current programming.
• Chair, and support the program.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And that really is for the 2031 project, a program of projects.
• So you can’t have a program that is not going to get you the results you want.
• The program cannot be implemented. So anyway, thank you, Mr.
• So you can't have a program that is not going to get you the results you want.
• We do have programs for reducing the number of gas water heaters.

Bills: HF4807

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: overweight vehicles, aggregate mining, local ordinance restrictions, legislative audit, transportation, resource inventory, 1183, house

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• future?
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• </c><00:27:35.760><c> It's</c> program. Um but it is declining. It's program.
• Uh, and then would this be just an offered program or a mandatory program Seven.
• </c> more targeted in an existing programs. more targeted in an existing programs.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• It's completely to do with conservation.
• ><c> it</c><01:03:56.000><c> just</c><01:03:56.640><c> makes</c> conservation.
• You know, it just makes conservation.
• > than</c><01:04:09.359><c> anything</c> conservation bill more than anything conservation bill more
• This is quite simply a way to protect the future. That's it. Thank you. I'm going to add mine in.

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So when you say 79%, we have 79% of assets to pay current and future benefits.
• I think worth highlighting here is the path for future contribution rates.
• There was a $5 million appropriation provided for this incentive program.
• </c> and outline for the incentive program and outline for the incentive program and<01:17:55.480><c>
• We're very positive about the SVF incentive program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Going a lot wider and staying a little more conservative in the treatment options of how we want to make
• I have developed AI training. programs, and I have built AI-powered models.
• I'm the director of Santa Fe Montessori Child Care Program, a non-profit serving children in Santa Fe
• But there's a registered Program and there's a licensed home program.
• And then from there you go into the center program. Is that correct? Like in the commercial area.

Bills: SB20 , SB53 , SB86 , SB96 , SB129

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• It increases substantially the current program from $25,000, maximum of $25,000 a year for three years
• I love peer support programs, but I really I believe my warning in this, I love peer support programs
• That program is no longer in the Second Judicial District.
• So if we only give one program, one curriculum, it might not be as effective as looking at all the programs
• I'm Easton-Hu with Bold Futures, delivering this comment on behalf of the team.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

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• restorative programming one trauma and restorative programming one of<00:10:19.040><c> the</c><00:10
• So, like other impactful programs that they have, they have understood and developed programming that
• So, like other impactful programs that they have, they have understood and developed programming that
• on behalf of the Minnesota DNR program on behalf of the Minnesota DNR the<00:38:18.319><c> program</
• <00:38:42.359><c> efforts</c><00:38:42.880><c> and</c> conservation efforts and conservation efforts

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, eradication programs were, uh, successful, uh, for the New World screw worms through Mexico.
• Should this insect enter the US, the potential losses are conservative, conservatively estimated at 2.1
• I'm the big game program director for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
• Uh, they then switched to the, they call it the Southwest program.
• These facilities could be sold or leased to USDA or other states in the future.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

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• So, starting off, HB 1953, establishing a two-year conservation and environmental stewardship pilot program
• </c><00:05:19.600><c> and</c> uh creates an ad grant program and uh creates an ad grant program and revolving
• </c> forestry businesses, conservation forestry businesses, conservation groups,<00:09:56.959><c> all
• On the first measure, HB 1953, on the 2-year conservation and environmental stewardship pilot program
• On HP 2549 related to a production new plant program.

Bills: HB1730 , HB1985 , HB1749 , HB1921

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: cesspool, wastewater systems, public health, environmental protection, affordable upgrades, coral reefs, water quality, Hawaii legislation, cesspools, wastewater, environment, pollution, Hawaii, sustainable development, sewerage system, real estate, disclosure, environmental impact, wastewater management, housing

Summary: The committee heard several agriculture-related bills. HB 1953 would create a two-year conservation and environmental stewardship pilot program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB); testimony from Agriculture Stewardship Hawaii supported investing in conservation agriculture and farm practices that protect waterways and native species. HB 248 would establish a climate-resilient food systems grant program, with DAB explaining the types of equipment and processing investments such grants could support, such as coffee roasting, packaging, harvesting equipment, and other value-added infrastructure. HB 2246 would create a grant administration program and revolving fund to help DAB manage grants; DAB said the bill would help leverage federal, state, county, and private funding by retaining part of the indirect cost recovery to meet matching requirements. HB 2549 would create a clean plant program to produce and distribute disease-free plant material, and reforestation advocates said it would support large-scale reforestation efforts. HB 2551 would fund an area fruit fly suppression program; DAB described sterile fruit fly technology and said the program could help reduce fruit fly populations statewide. HB 2216 would authorize DAB to package and sell part of its loan portfolio to third parties, and HB 2152 would clarify liability and penalties for dog attacks on livestock, with the Hawaii Sheep and Goat Association discussing proposed language and the Hawaiian Humane Society’s suggested amendment on euthanasia procedures. Testimony was largely supportive across the measures, with DAB, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and other agriculture and conservation groups generally backing the bills. There was some discussion on funding levels and implementation details, including DAB’s estimate of about $750,000 for three clean plant stations and a question about the appropriations needed for the fruit fly suppression program. For HB 2152, the chair noted an amendment incorporating Hawaiian Humane Society language that would require surrender of a dog found to have caused livestock loss or damage for humane euthanasia within 24 hours. In decision-making, the committee voted to pass all of the measures discussed, most with technical amendments or date-defect amendments to July 1, 2050. HB 1953, HB 2548, HB 2549, HB 2551, HB 2216, and HB 2152 were all adopted unanimously by the members present, and HB 2246 also passed with technical amendments. The chair’s amendment to HB 2152 was specifically adopted to include the humane euthanasia language.