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• > and<01:30:10.960> working Working with stakeholders and working with the advocates to
• <02:24:56.080> on<02:24:56.439> one worked on their film um I worked on one worked
• uh come in work humble work work<02:29:51.840> their<02:29:52.080> way<02:29:52.279>
• working I worked on every Department working I worked on every Department except<02:50:28.960>
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• So hopefully we can work with Senate leadership and the chair of Health Care Finance and work on another
• to be reported to the clerks of the House and Senate so that we know that this new system, this innovative
• system, The House and Senate so that we know that this new system, this innovative system, this system
• see if it's working.
• It's also going to work to prevent the primary care burnout we know is plaguing our system.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate considered a series of amendments to a primary care health care bill and also took up a separate literacy bill. Several amendments were withdrawn, including one on artificial intelligence in health care and others related to cost controls, direct primary care, and provider studies. The Senate adopted amendments on preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness, modernizing the definition of primary care, clarifying payment rates for community health centers, excluding pharmaceutical spending from primary care expenditure calculations, and strengthening health equity reporting. Other amendments on rate bands, alternative payment systems, private equity reporting, scope of practice, and ownership disclosure were rejected. The Senate then approved the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the primary care bill to a third reading. The chamber also took up final passage of An Act Relative to Teachers Preparation and Student Literacy, with senators describing it as a long-awaited compromise focused on improving early reading outcomes. Supporters said the bill requires evidence-based K-3 literacy curricula, regular student screening and family notification, dyslexia screening protocols, professional development for teachers, and a free state-developed curriculum option. Senators emphasized the need to address declining third-grade reading proficiency and equity gaps. The bill passed to be enacted by a unanimous roll call and was sent to the Governor. After the literacy bill, the Senate returned to the primary care bill, where senators again debated cost containment, innovation, and access. The final version included the adopted amendments and was passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 35-4. The Senate then adopted an adjournment order and recessed, adjourning in memory of Henry Thomas III, former Representative Ben Swan, and Mr. Dennis Frane.

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• Any reported problems? No. Um, industry will stand up and talk about hypotheticals.
• In regenerative systems like ours, we manage multi-aged flocks and extend our laying cycles.
• Improves local food security and builds resilient food systems without lowering any of the standards.
• It's a class system. It's um categorized by Class 1 through Class 9.
• Uh, because of the work that's done by USDA, TDA and the association. So I'm not against the bill.

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• And it's worked.
• We've seen that and it hasn't worked.
• we've seen that and it hasn't worked we've seen that and it hasn't<00:05:21.840> worked<00:05
• Thank you. is a work in Pro in progress um and is a work in Pro in progress um and we're<00:06:49.800
• we recently it was recently reported we recently it was recently reported that<00:29:35.880>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• days to approximately 25 working days, a substantial improvement from the six-month review periods reported
• Through that work, we've heard disturbing reports about medical emergencies, unsafe conditions, and potential
• Since last year, a 2025 resume builder report indicated that about 60% of managers use AI systems to
• As the system flags workers, reports have indicated that firing paperwork is automatically generated
• Well, again, I think the Chair, I think the reporters, and I think the opposition for your work on this

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It just says the gunshot report, gunshot detection systems.
• It restricts no work. It restricts no travel and no work.
• We want to have that reporting so that we can look at that and then work with the agencies that are doing
• work?
• MREs record and report metal purchases to the DPS and help maintain a statewide metal theft alert system

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety, criminal justice, and regulatory bills. HB 4995 would create a training and certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would let tactical medical staff protect themselves while providing immediate care; the bill was left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the failure-to-appear-or-pay/OmniBase license-hold program, with the author and advocates arguing it creates compounding debt and unnecessary barriers to driving, while judges and municipal court representatives said the program is a voluntary, cost-effective tool that improves court appearances and reduces warrants; the bill was also left pending. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/Delta-9 THC substances, and HB 5436 would let licensed auto recyclers buy certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shops; both measures were left pending after brief testimony in support. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would require a discrete designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people required to register as sex offenders. The author and supporters argued the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and prevent harm, while opponents called it a stigmatizing “scarlet letter” that would increase harassment, family harm, and reintegration barriers. The bill was left pending. HB 4155 would create a two-year Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study family violence homicides, gather stakeholders, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, the Texas Council on Family Violence, and a survivor testified in support, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4514, which would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and privacy safeguards, to help businesses confirm identities and combat fraud; supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce theft and fraud, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 5139 would clarify that peace officers and jailers are justified in using less lethal force weapons when acting within training and official duties; law enforcement groups supported the measure as a way to encourage use of less lethal tools without fear of prosecution, and testimony was underway when the transcript ended.

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• There being no need, next order of business is reported committees. Clerk, please report.
• Clerk, please report.
• Clerk, please report.
• Clerk, please report.
• Clerk, please report.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:29 Report of Committees 05:19 Orders of the Day/HB 470 06:54 HB 49 13:46 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 16:47 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 28:04 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 29:37 ConC/Rules Report 33:49 Floor Amendments 35:16 Adjournment 37:07, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received favorable committee reports on several bills, including measures on background checks, proactive post-secondary admission, public post-secondary employment, tuition waivers, vehicle wheels, choking prevention in schools, state parks, veterans’ benefits, and a resolution on a VA accreditation pathway for private veterans’ benefits assistance companies. The chamber then considered and passed House Bill 470, relating to peer support specialists and declared an emergency. Members adopted a committee substitute and a floor amendment that extended the registration deadline for alcohol and drug peer support specialists to January 1, 2028, clarified employer and work group provisions, removed the temporary peer designation, and created a work group to modernize oversight of peer support specialists. The bill passed 97-0. House Bill 49, creating a scholarship program for professional engineering and land surveying students funded by board fees and fines in exchange for post-graduation service in Kentucky, also passed 97-0. During announcements, members recognized visiting groups, upcoming committee meetings, and events, including a Kentucky Justice Association reception, a magistrates and commissioners breakfast, Jewish Advocacy Day, and a Lewis Ridge pump storage project meeting. The House also adopted a citation honoring the Hopkins County Central High School High Voltage Dance Team for winning two national titles. New bills and resolutions were introduced, the Committee on Committees and Rules referred bills to committees and posted several measures for the next day’s calendar, and the House adjourned until 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

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• These tragic events in Central Texas should bring us together.
• Right now, we are at a time where we need to work together to try to find solutions that work for the
• If you're asking about the idea that Republicans use our system, use our political system for their benefit
• And yet every time we come into session, the school system is failing, the road system is failing, the
• grid is failing, and the water system is failing.

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• All in favor of reporting this bill? Aye. Any opposed? Any without rec?
• This bill is reported to finance. Our next and final bill is Senate Bill S-4-240 by Senator Parker.
• All in favor of reporting the bill? Any opposed? One without rec?
• This bill is reported to the calendar. This concludes. One without rec?
• This bill is reported to the calendar.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business met for its final meeting of the 2026 legislative agenda, chaired by Senator April Baskin, with several members and staff in attendance. The committee considered two bills. The first, S.3187 by Senator Persaud, would amend economic development and related laws to provide small business crime prevention services. Senator Dean Murray moved the bill, Senator Chris Ryan seconded, and the committee voted to report it to finance. The second bill, S.4240 by Senator Parker, would require economic development subsidy agreements to include clawback provisions allowing the state to recover awards if recipients relocate out of state. Senator Murray supported the concept but expressed concern that the five-year requirement was too long and suggested three years instead, stating he would vote without recommendation for that reason. Senator Monica Martinez moved the bill, Senator Ryan seconded, and it was reported to the calendar with one member voting without recommendation. After completing legislative business, Chair Baskin thanked members and staff for their work during her first year chairing the committee and noted the end of the session. The committee then adjourned.

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• I'm happy to report that we've selected a vendor, and we're currently working through the contract to
• improve the system. improve the system.
• is the training is the training work is the training is the training work working<01:08:55.520><
• We review—we have a federal reporting system.
• I've been working with DBED when working with DAGs.

Bills: SB1, SB4, SB6, SB9, SB16, SB17, SB20, SB22, SB28, SB29, SB36, SB41, SB45, SB77, SB85, SB87, SB96, SB98, SB110, SB126, SB139, SB143, SB164, SB167, SB171, SB186, SB188, SB195, SB197, SB198, SB204, SB205, SB206, SB207, SB209, SB210, SB211, SB217, SB219, SB220, SB225, SB231, SB237, SB238, SB241, SB244, SB246, SB247, SB272, SB294, SB315, SB346, SB364, SB366, SB367, SB386, SB392, SB403, SB415, SB427, SB431, SB437, SB457, SB459, SB469, SB471, SB478, SB484, SB489, SB502, SB503, SB507, SB508, SB510, SB516, SB517, SB518, SB519, SB521, SB535, SB543, SB550, SB564, SB568, SB570, SB575, SB577, SB578, SB590, SB607, SB616, SB621, SB634, SB644, SB647, SB649, SB652, SB655, SB656, SB663

Keywords: agricultural lands, foreign ownership, state agriculture policy, real estate regulation, land conservation, SB4, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, stewardship, Hawaiian affairs, cemetery, burial site, ancestral remains, cultural preservation, state land management, agency transfer

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• on hood systems.
• on hood systems.
• They're giving the space to work.
• And his promotion of public works being first responders and our roles as public works.
• Works Week.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on a range of public safety bills, with especially emotional testimony on the Maggie Hubbard Rental Safety Act, which would require short-term rentals to be inspected for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and require platforms or agents to verify compliance before listing. Rep. Hadley Luddy, Sen. Julian Cyr, and the Hubbard and Waldron families described the fatal Airbnb fire that killed Shannon Hubbard and her daughter Maggie in New York, saying the deaths were preventable and that the bill would save lives. Committee members expressed sympathy and support for the families’ efforts to turn their loss into legislation. The committee also heard testimony on a proposed peace officer oath (S. 1680), described by Sen. Lydia Edwards as a binding ethical standard tied to certification and recertification, with discipline and annual reporting to promote accountability and de-escalation. Rep. Tom Walsh testified for a bill requiring hotel and motel workers to be trained to recognize human trafficking and to post hotline signage, and later testimony supported a school safety data grant program to provide first responders with standardized, up-to-date school maps for emergencies. Another major topic was a bill to allow temporary door-locking devices in public buildings; supporters said the devices are removable, do not alter fire code, and could improve lockdown response during active shooter events. Additional bills discussed included measures to transfer the Office of Emergency Medical Services to EOPSS, increase penalties for unlicensed hood-system cleaning, expand membership on the Massachusetts Fire Training Council, and strengthen confidentiality for peer support and critical incident stress debriefings. Firefighters and fire chiefs also supported a bill to tighten penalties for violations of hot-work regulations, citing the 2014 Beacon Street fire that killed Lt. Walsh and Firefighter Kennedy. Law enforcement groups backed a package including a Blue Star plate and Blue Alert system for fallen officers’ families, stronger move-over penalties, and a memorial fund, while the State Police Association supported the move-over provisions but asked for further work on the special state police officer bill before final action. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• That's how this place works. That's how rules work. That's how law works. And it should matter.
• That's how this place works. words. That's how this place works.
• Not only is that not how laws work, that's not how the Constitution works, that's not how rules work.
• works, that's not how the Constitution works, that's not how rules rules rules work.<01:47:04.000>
• It's working. We need to to fund it. It's working.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He then asked about the reporting requirement, noting that the report would detail the number of green
• to have a lower upfront cost of using the system.
• a reporting, it says that you'd provide a report<00:14:13.640> detailing<00:14:14.120> the
• And then if I'm of using the system?
• So, our our system is entire region.

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• <00:05:20.280> you<00:05:20.560> if into system the ACM system if you if into system
• <01:45:22.960> system<01:45:23.199> director Premed that has a system system director
• My only regret is that nobody worked across the system to how we were going to use it in multiple campuses
• :47:25.679> system of the system of the system director<01:47:27.920> okay<01:47:28.239
• have a system uh vice president system have a system uh vice president system of<01:48:54.280>

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• And we do know that most of our large system hospitals have this evacuation system already.
• So we have a small system, a medium medical system, as well as a large hospital system.
• Hospitals have a system. You're answering my question. Hospitals have this system.
• I have worked more than 20 years in surgery.
• It's a continuing work we're doing.

Bills: S0428, S0606, S0192, S0162, S0340

Keywords: drowning prevention, water safety, swimming lessons, swim vouchers, child drowning, infant safety, toddler safety, pool safety, bath safety, safe bathing practices, postpartum education, newborn care, childbirth education, birth centers, home birth providers, Department of Health, public health, water competency, swim instruction, infant supervision

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up several health-related bills, with a strong focus on drowning prevention and patient safety. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7. Supporters, including a pediatric emergency physician and YMCA leadership, cited Florida’s high child drowning rates and argued that swim lessons reduce risk and should be available to more children. Senator Harrell noted the need to consider increasing the program’s funding as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 606 by Senator Smith, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and, after amendment, no longer home birth providers. A parent who lost a child to drowning testified in support, and senators emphasized the preventability of such deaths. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 340 by Senator Harrell would require nursing students to complete a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure; after a strike-all amendment shifted the requirement from nursing programs to the students themselves, the bill received support from advocates and was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also considered SB 162 by Senator Davis, which would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively inexpensive and already common in many facilities, while opponents and some senators questioned the medical evidence, enforcement, and possible impacts on rural and smaller facilities. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably, with some members voting no. SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull on behalf of Senator Martin, would remove the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; the Florida Chiropractic Society supported the change as pro-small-business, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also received an OPAGA presentation comparing Florida’s health care practitioner regulation system with other states, focusing on board autonomy, rulemaking oversight, board composition, appointments, term limits, and funding mechanisms.

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• work of the new unit and um the the work work of the new unit and um the the work that<00:08:15.080
• that that is the work and the only work that that is the work and the only work that<00:15:14.720
• They really do have to report to a chief law enforcement officer that can check their work and hold them
• They manage their own systems, and this is at the fraud bureau at Commerce, and all of that will be centralized
• that we're more than happy to report back to this committee of all the work that we do so that there's

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You know, try and find, make sure we don't get a bias report.
• But those other agencies also don't work for the comptroller.
• Yeah, so that was a comptroller's report.
• . report that to OCA.
• That's not necessarily reported as part of Operation Lone Star.

Bills: SB825

Keywords: illegal immigration, economic impact, environmental impact, financial impact, annual study, Texas, government report, 1185, senate, all

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• So we do this work through really 13 core regions. I grew up in the central San Joaquin Valley.
• what works in San Diego County.
• on, and particularly work with.
• And in 2018, when my husband suffered a work accident that left him unable to work for five years, I
• After working at the same company for 20 years, my father was able to acquire the business he worked

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This is why years ago, SAWS established its own system. That works well in SAWS service area.
• Even working with both a third party. ticket management system and a field contractor.
• Our system works, our GIS mapping is good, but there's always improvements.
• We want to do what's right. system would be great, but we'd really love to work with you to make it so
• That then ends up going to the water work system.

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

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• Those functional work units are data analytics and reporting, which is what it sounds like.
• That is something providers would be required to report to us, and we would then work with them.
• That is a system that we are actually currently working on.
• <02:06:15.920> systems are combining multiple reporting systems are combining multiple reporting
• if you had the eisc discovery systems if you had the eisc discovery systems working<03:24:41.399

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division III convened a work session on the DHHS budget, with the chair noting there would be no votes and that the committee would spend the day hearing from the commissioner’s office. Nathan White, DHHS Chief Financial Officer, opened with the Division of Finance/Office of Business Operations, explaining that the unit supports the department through daily financial management, AP/AR, audit work, expense projections, transfers, and procurement functions such as contracts, amendments, RFPs/RFAs, and grants management. He also described the division’s revenue and reporting work, including federal draws, CMS-64 reporting, and the public assistance cost allocation plan, and said the department had centralized rate-setting work and a small team handling Medicaid rate analysis and nursing facility rebase work. Members asked about vacancies, turnover, and budget changes. White said the division had 18 positions unfunded in the governor’s budget, reducing personal services from about $10.8 million to $9.9 million, and estimated the division’s vacancy rate at about 11 percent, below the department average. He said turnover was relatively low, with one retirement at the manager level and higher turnover mainly at lower AP-level positions. He also explained that some budget lines reflected reallocations rather than new spending, including fringe benefits centralized elsewhere and an EBT card contract moved into this unit because the staff member overseeing it works in Finance. When asked about a rent/lease increase, he said it was due to higher copier leasing costs under a statewide DAS contract. White highlighted several management and technology improvements. He said a business intelligence tool procured in 2022, using Salesforce and Excel-based data, helped DHHS better track federal revenue and maintenance-of-effort spending, reducing FY24 General Fund lapse by about 70 percent and federal/other revenue lapse by 88 percent compared with FY23; he warned that the tool is not funded in the current budget. He also described Lean Six Sigma efforts in the contracts team, training for vendors and nonprofits on procurement and indirect cost rules, and a Finance Academy to standardize policies and procedures. On the contracts side, he said the department uses Smartsheet for project management and DocuSign for electronic signatures, which cut contract execution time dramatically, but noted DocuSign is also not funded in the governor’s budget. The session ended as the committee prepared to move on to the Employee Assistance Program presentation.