Transcript Highlights:

• These fees disproportionately affect low-income households and can lead to service shutoff without a
• I want to make it very clear that this is in no way an outright ban on quarries or mining operations.
• impacts, um, and then we would coordinate, uh, if necessary with the LCRA depending on who is taking lead
• The leading engineering department on line 25 of page 3 of the bill is filed and adding language that

Bills: HB 1520 , HB 1525 , HB 1530 , HB 1535 , HB 2068 , HB 2091 , HB 2347 , HB 2372 , HB 2805 , HB 2815 , HB 2867 , HB 3154 , HB 3482 , HB 3483 , HB 3663 , HB 3781 , HB 3901 , HB 3915 , HB 4135 , HB 4153 , HB 4158 , HB 4329 , HB 4331

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• And Rosen Murray, would you lead us?
• </c> Um and Rosen Murray, would you lead us? Um and Rosen Murray, would you lead us?
• And so I don't know how that's all going to... ban on DEI in schools?
• Um, do you have ban on DEI in schools?
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Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 69, including a germane amendment about local school boards’ acceptance or rejection of gifts and donations and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Rep. Cordelli said the early literacy proposal was a modified version of an earlier kindergarten readiness bill, would rely on gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements. Members questioned the shift from a broader technology program to an online-only model, the lack of detailed evaluation metrics, how long children would use the program, and whether it was appropriate for very young children. Cordelli said the change was intended to avoid government dependence and still allow the program to be offered next school year. Several members raised concerns about the gift-acceptance language on the underlying bill, including whether school boards would need to vote on small donations, whether gifts could be handled in blocks or at regular meetings, and how anonymous donations would work under right-to-know laws. Rep. Han noted that some gift discussions might belong in non-public session under RSA 91-A, while Rep. Cornell said acceptance or rejection of gifts could be handled at regular meetings and suggested a dollar threshold could be added later. The New Hampshire School Boards Association said it was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails, policy guidance, and clarification on timing, anonymity, and public-meeting requirements. Supporters of the early childhood program, including Waterford.org, said the proposal would provide an evidence-based, adaptive online literacy program with family engagement for four- and five-year-olds, and that it could help close early learning gaps. Waterford said it could work collaboratively with school districts and IEP teams, and that it would provide devices and internet access for families who need them. Committee members pressed on how the program would interact with existing special education services and whether districts could use it as part of an IEP; the response was that it would be supplementary and not an approved special education service. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair indicated the committee would later executive the bills and try to get reports filed promptly.

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• Let's ban all aesthetic mandates and just make housing cheaper.
• Let's<00:33:50.240><c> ban</c><00:33:50.880><c> all</c><00:33:51.200><c> aesthetic</c><00:33:51.760><
• c> mandates</c><00:33:52.240><c> and</c> Let's ban all aesthetic mandates and Let's ban all aesthetic

Bills: HF2300 , HF2432 , HF2445 , HF2443 , HF2439 , HF3023 , HF1615 , HF2563

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• So the legislature banned skin-lightening cream mercury and skin-lightening creams several years ago
• combination with the Department of Health, has very limited resources to actually implement and enforce the ban
• So we are proposing one FTE with some program money that would help us enforce the ban by doing product
• So we are proposing one FTE with some program money that would help us enforce the ban by doing product

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I had spoken in opposition to some change that would prevent any sort of or would impose a ban on public
• :18.840><c> a</c> would prevent any sort or would impose a would prevent any sort or would impose a ban
• :20.760><c> smoking</c><03:50:21.120><c> or</c><03:50:21.279><c> vaping</c><03:50:22.040><c> uh</c> ban
• on public uh smoking or vaping uh ban on public uh smoking or vaping uh I've<03:50:22.439><c> since<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 451, which would create a postconsumer paint stewardship program in New Hampshire. Prime sponsor Representative Karen Ebel described the bill as a bipartisan, broadly supported model based on PaintCare programs used in other states. She said consumers and businesses could drop off leftover paint at participating retailers or municipal household hazardous waste sites, with the paint then collected and recycled by the stewardship organization. She emphasized that the program is intended to reduce landfill disposal, improper dumping, and contamination of groundwater and soil, while also helping municipalities save on hazardous waste handling costs. Members asked several questions about how the program would work and how it would be funded. Ebel explained that the program would be financed by a small fee charged at the point of sale on paint products, not a general sales tax, and that retailers could either list it separately or roll it into the price. She said the fee would cover the Department of Environmental Services’ administrative costs, which were described as minimal, and that the program’s structure was developed with DES and industry input. Questions also addressed whether cans would be recycled and how collected paint would be processed; Ebel said the ACA and PaintCare representatives could provide more detail, but that the paint and containers would be handled through recycling or other approved disposal methods rather than landfilled. Representative Judy Aron, a co-sponsor and chair of the House Environment and Agriculture Committee, testified in support, saying the bill had been developed over several years with stakeholders and would keep toxic paint out of landfills while saving municipalities and taxpayers money. Representative Peter Bixby, the ranking member of Environment and Agriculture, also supported the bill, saying his committee had heard it many times and that it had strong bipartisan enthusiasm. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• I think having law enforcement lead in the negotiation would work out the very best. ...the very best
• To ban something that's not working, I think that would be my argument.
• It's improper spending that leads to budget problems.
• It takes at least a two-year lead time, right? So I haven't bought it in the past two years.
• There are 111 more leads estimated at $2 million.

Bills: HB26 , HB73 , SB 14 , HB46

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: HB26, law enforcement contracts, sheriff, constable, county commissioners court, commissioners court, private security, special law enforcement district, property owners association, POA, municipal utility district, school district, junior college district, local government, contract policing, supplemental police services, large counties, population over 3.3 million, Texas Local Government Code, Harris County

Transcript Highlights:

• Environmental Quality, Department of Health, DOTD, Economic Development, of course, will be coordinating and leading
• And so, and I believe my daughter had an issue where TikTok banned her because they realized she was

Bills: HB387 , HB673 , HB947 , HB975 , HB1102 , HB1228 , HB1229 , HCR66 , SB102 , SB165 , SB280 , SB291 , SB326 , SB521

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, security cameras, abandoned property, blighted structures, property management, digital assets, abandonment, custodian, escheatment, blockchain, cryptocurrency, unclaimed property, state treasurer, Department of Public Service, statutory entities, public administration

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• But I do have a neighbor in Brooklyn who's been banned from the transfer station, and it's going on 30
• Um, so looking at the logistical concerns at this point. been um banned from the transfer station been
• um banned from the transfer station and<00:34:51.839><c> it's</c><00:34:52.079><c> going</c><00:34:52.240

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I've banned myself from the farmer's market. But thank you for being here. Appreciate it.
• Jackson, thank you for leading this work.
• re-recommended that the state unify the early intervention system under regional centers as a single lead
• Department of Education's Office of Special Education... ...program to the Department of the lead agency
• DDS has described a goal that I think we all share: a grievance process that leads to meaningful individual

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I've banned myself from the farmer's market. But thank you for being here. Appreciate it.
• Jackson, thank you for leading this work.
• re-recommended that the state unify the early intervention system under regional centers as a single lead
• Department of Education's Office of Special Education Program to the Department, as lead agency, into
• DDS has described a goal that I think we all share: a grievance process that leads to meaningful individual

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard testimony on Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and related budget and trailer bill proposals, with a major focus on the impacts of H.R. 1 on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). DDS and the Department of Social Services (DSS) said H.R. 1 could affect Medi-Cal and CalFresh access, but that people with disabilities and caregivers are exempt from the work requirements; the administration is working on data matching and automation through the statewide eligibility system to identify exemptions, with June 1, 2026 as the implementation date for CalFresh changes. Witnesses and advocates warned that any loss of Medi-Cal could create fiscal pressure on regional centers and households, while public commenters described the real-life consequences of losing services. Committee members repeatedly expressed concern about cost shifts to counties and asked for harm-mitigation strategies before the May Revision. The committee also reviewed the governor’s IHSS-related proposals. DSS said the budget would set a baseline for authorized hours, align IHSS disenrollment/reinstatement with Medi-Cal eligibility processes, and eliminate the IHSS backup provider system, while emphasizing that individual service hours would still be based on assessed need. DDS said if a person loses IHSS or Medi-Cal, regional centers may have to step in as payer of last resort for some services, potentially at higher state cost. Members and the Legislative Analyst’s Office questioned whether counties could absorb the proposed shifts without reducing services, and asked for more detail on implementation, data quality controls, and how regional centers could help families navigate disruptions. A separate trailer bill on DDS rate reform and the Quality Incentive Program drew mixed reactions. DDS proposed extending a contract exemption and delaying final rate reform regulations to 2030, saying the changes are budget-neutral and needed for implementation. DDS reported that about 81% of providers had completed the current Quality Incentive Program requirements, but providers and advocates argued the 90-10 structure can function like a penalty and may destabilize services if providers lose 10% of funding. Committee members asked for clearer assistance to providers, possible flexibility for good-faith efforts, and a redlined version of the language before the May Revision. The committee also heard DDS’s proposed trailer bill on regional center governance and provider capacity. DDS said the language would consolidate regional center contracts and performance measures, strengthen board training and oversight, require consumer advisory committees, expand independent legal support, raise the threshold for board approval of contracts, and remove barriers such as physical-office requirements and duplicate vendorization. DDS said the goal is to improve accountability and efficiency while preserving person-centered services, and members indicated they wanted further refinement and stakeholder input before moving forward.

Transcript Highlights:

• Rollover savings mechanisms lead to more thoughtful, cost-conscious spending decisions rather than incentivizing
• And if we think millionaires and billionaires are kind of insignificant, then why not just ban them from
• choice affects traditional public schools, and 26 of those studies—90%—find Robert Enlow: That choice leads
• will have a positive impact on the lives of at least 95 Robert Enlow: 000 students and that HB3 will lead
• The most available best research on the economic impacts of school choice shows that it leads to savings

Bills: HB 3

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

Transcript Highlights:

• When storms of differing perspectives flash, may you graciously bring a calm to their hearts that leads
• May you direct and lead them as lawmakers to construct laws which influence and affect the people of
• This will help Florida lead the fight in finding a cure for Parkinson's disease. Thank you.
• This amendment will remove the broad ban on K-12 DEI and political and social activism spending.
• In practice, that leads to overcorrection and avoidance.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• community members reported multiple incidents where individuals in unmarked SUVs approached homes, leading
• This can lead to serious health consequences.
• This can lead to frustrating situations where a parent with a previous violent felony who is otherwise
• Hi, Jeanette Seneipatine on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the largest leading
• My name is Ramona Prieto, and I lead the public policy team at Uber.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the example he sets, and may your hand direct every step of his journey, so that he may continue to lead
• It's not a surprise to see him lead the chamber in this way.
• It's not a surprise to see him lead the chamber in this way because it's the same Danny Perez I've known
• Category, who've been part of this and leading on this.
• Rosamond is a freshman, but I've been honored to follow your lead on this.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, maybe we can first stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and Representative McDonald would you lead
• Um, maybe we can first stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and Representative McDonald would you lead
• Um, maybe we can first stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and Representative McDonald would you lead
• Um, maybe we can first stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and Representative McDonald would you lead
• This does not ban any books or materials. Representative Cordelli, for a second.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee met to hear a non-germane amendment to House Bill 131, which concerns bullying and cyberbullying prevention. Representative Glenn Cordelli, the prime sponsor, said the amendment was intended to revise and improve language from last year’s SB 210 and to incorporate measures from a cyberbullying bill previously passed by the House. He described changes to school communication requirements, mandatory reporting of bullying and retaliation, stronger investigation and collaboration requirements for cross-district cases, added safety and remediation language, a required conference with the alleged perpetrator and parents if available, updated reporting deadlines, and disciplinary consequences for harassment, intimidation, retaliation, and false reports. He also noted a later amendment would be needed to insert the words “the perpetrator” in one section, and he explained that some changes were meant to align with prior legislation and legislative drafting suggestions. Committee members raised several concerns. Representative Murray questioned the treatment of private and parochial schools, the change from gross negligence to negligence, and the removal of a definition of bullying based on imbalance of power and perceived characteristics. Representative Damon also objected to deleting that definition, arguing it would narrow the scope of bullying too much. Representative Han spoke in opposition, saying the amendment was too broad, unnecessary in parts, and not ready for final action; he criticized the removal of the imbalance-of-power language, the conference requirement when parents may not participate, and the reporting obligations for bus drivers and others. Cordelli responded that some issues were already addressed in prior law or SB 210 and that private schools have their own policies. Michelle Wongran of New Hampshire Legal Assistance testified in opposition, saying the bill was being heard without enough notice and that it does far more than the committee analysis suggests. She said the amendment adds undefined retaliation language, imposes reporting duties on school vendors and contractors, may conflict with FERPA and other federal privacy rules, and includes provisions that could have serious implications for schools and students. She said she supports parental involvement and some conference provisions in concept, but urged the committee to reject the amendment or at least send it through the normal legislative process for fuller review. No vote was taken during the hearing portion described in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Texas, because of this, we benefit from unmatched ratings, insurance, and market acceptance, which leads
• Across the county, citizens against muds, another organization, they banned together to fight a mud,
• Contamination and the concern for potential increases in impervious cover that could lead to water availability

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• today is not just about a simple bill that would stay in waiting until the Supreme Court lifts its ban
• The Attorney General's office is the lead lawyer.
• Alabama is at its best when we lead with hope, with honesty, and with a commitment to doing right by

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That leads to what we're faced with, which is terrible data for our state.
• Um, I introduced a bill to ban it, and more folks are coming out with that.
• what it shows you is that we were, we were delivering roughly 3 times the amount of permits, um, leading

Committee: House Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• These fees disproportionately affect low-income households and can lead to service shutoffs.
• I want to make it very clear that this is in no way an outright ban on quarries or mining operations.
• impacts and then we would coordinate if necessary with the LCRA depending on. depending on who is taking lead

Bills: HB1520 , HB1525 , HB1530 , HB1535 , HB2068 , HB2091 , HB2347 , HB2372 , HB2805 , HB2815 , HB2867 , HB3154 , HB3482 , HB3483 , HB3663 , HB3781 , HB3901 , HB3915 , HB4135 , HB4153 , HB4158 , HB4329 , HB4331

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

Transcript Highlights:

• if we expended out of those funds, any expense that was coming out of that would ultimately end up leading
• Chair: if this is going to lead to any other long-term efforts and culmination of brain power to get
• But Alderman Pam Boyd, that leads the Healthy Human Services Committee at the Board of Aldermen, does
• So I was trying to follow the same spirit of the ban and prohibition of dollars going to certain...
• Representative Collins: Of the ban and prohibition of dollars going to certain programs in my language

Committee: House Budget

Summary: The House Budget Committee met with a quorum and began by taking up a series of budget bills and committee substitutes, including House Bills 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, which were laid over. The chair then walked members through a committee amendment package, explaining a mix of technical corrections, fund swaps, and adjustments involving highway patrol fringe costs, summary budget timing, rural health care, the CCBHO FMAP correction, and marijuana-fund reallocations. Members adopted the chair’s decrease amendments and later adopted the corresponding increase amendments, including partial restoration for Care to Learn, a Title I grant language change, an Overpass and Seymour road project, technical corrections for DPS and health-related items, and restorations for Jordan Valley and FQHC substance abuse funding. After a brief recess for session and lunch, the committee returned to House Bill 2 and began considering member amendments. On House Bill 2, the committee adopted Representative Lewis’s amendment making the curriculum transparency and parent portal item a pilot program, and Representative Davidson’s amendment adding $2 million in federal Child Care and Development Block Grant funds for One-Time Wonder School. Representative Steinhoff’s attempt to shift funding from Missouri Star Solutions and WorkKeys to the Success Ready Student Assessment failed, as did Representative Taylor’s proposal to move $1.2 million from career ladder to community college nursing programs. The committee then rejected Representative Steinhoff’s attempt to redirect Title I Innovation and Improvement Grant funds back to the governor’s recommendation, and later adopted Representative Steinhoff’s vocational rehabilitation amendment, which restored the department’s request and drew down additional federal matching funds. The committee also adopted Representative Hyne’s language amendment to allow flexibility between the MOQPK pre-K grant program and the Child Care Works tri-share program, though members discussed concerns about cross-bill flexibility and whether funds would actually be available. Representative Fogle’s amendment to require budget communications sent to committee chairs to also go to the full Budget Committee was defeated after members expressed concern about information overload and the difference between required distribution and requested information. The committee then took up a lengthy debate over Representative Fogle’s amendment to remove language barring Parents as Teachers participation for children already enrolled in public pre-K. Supporters argued the programs serve different purposes and that families should not be forced to choose between them, while opponents said the language was intended to prevent duplication of services and preserve resources for children without other options. After extensive discussion, the amendment failed. The committee continued with additional House Bill 2 amendments, but the transcript ends before final action on the remaining items.