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• different sections in the implementation different sections in the implementation analysis<00:09
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• to implement and pursue PACE.
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• The budget review subcommittee on postsecondary education will not meet tomorrow. Member state.
• Speaker. >> Yes, sir. >> The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government will meet tomorrow
• >> The<00:40:56.480> House<00:40:56.720> Budget<00:40:57.119> Review<00:40
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Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 05:09 Calendar/2nd Readings 05:59 Report of Committees 07:10 Orders of the Day 08:11 HJR 25 08:26 HB 66 11:58 HB 305 16:20 HB 432 22:44 HB 313 27:29 HB 44 30:26 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 34:30 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 42:07 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 43:38 ConC/Rules Report 47:26 Floor Amendments 48:25 Adjournment 48:54, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 94 members present. The chamber excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 136 and 183 and requested concurrence. The journal was approved, and several bills were reported for second reading, including measures on vehicle wheels, proactive post-secondary admission, choking prevention in schools, state parks, background checks, public post-secondary employment, tuition waivers, veterans benefits, and a resolution urging a federal accreditation pathway for veterans-benefits assistance companies. Committee reports advanced a number of bills, including measures on privacy protection, theft by deception, social work, licensed occupations, members of the bar, and alternative high school diplomas. The House then adopted House Joint Resolution 25, which declares Kentucky a “food is medicine” state and directs agencies to coordinate pilot studies and partnerships around nutrition, public health, and Kentucky-grown products; the resolution passed 95-0. The chamber also passed House Bill 66, as amended, on video teleconference meetings for agencies and boards. The bill requires posting board member contact information, permits video-only meetings for informational or routine matters, requires a physical quorum for final actions on law, regulation, taxation, and large grants, and allows agencies to set their own video-meeting procedures; it passed 95-0 after adoption of a committee substitute, floor amendment, and title amendment. House Bill 305, the grand jury service bill renamed the Crystal Rogers Act, was amended by committee substitute and floor amendment after a successful motion to suspend the rules for a technical correction. The bill strengthens grand jury confidentiality rules, prohibits knowing recording or disclosure by those present, and extends the statute of limitations for violations; supporters cited the Crystal Rogers case as the reason for closing a gap in the law. It passed 93-0. House Bill 432 on local purchasing also passed, 82-7, after committee substitute changes clarified the 75% threshold for used vehicles and equipment and updated rules for noncompetitive purchasing and local government flexibility. The House then passed House Bill 313, reducing the notice period for city utility franchise agreements from 18 months to 6 months, by a vote of 93-0, and House Bill 44, which creates a robotics program trust fund and grant program for grades 7-12 to support STEM and workforce training, by a vote of 91-0. The session concluded with motions and announcements, including the bringing up of House Resolution 60 from committee and a resolution recognizing February 11, 2026 as Recovery Advocacy Day in Kentucky, with remarks on overdose deaths, recovery efforts, and the importance of prevention and services. Members also announced upcoming receptions and meetings, and one bill, House Bill 372, was withdrawn.

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• Basically, the state shall not participate in the implementation of an enhanced driver's license program
• Do you know that within the last year, the Department of Energy, the Congressional Budget Office, and
• Over the years, Game and Fish is kind of, you obviously know, with their budget and things they have
• I'd give you an example of something that's happened a few years ago: we applied zero-based budgeting
• So when you talk about cutting a million dollars from our budget, we're dealing with things statewide

Bills: HB2127, HB2257, HB2305, HB2573, HB2772, HB2941, HB2957

Keywords: special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement, safety fund, state funding, Arizona Revised Statutes, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, DUI, ignition interlock, substance abuse treatment, driving privileges

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• If we do go the study route, then that might be something that could be easily put into one of the budget
• So those are just a couple of things to consider, and I think the same thing with the HHS budget if we
• We are not the pharmacy experts, but we will certainly implement to the best of our ability if given
• So 1584 and our budget both left the Senate Appropriations Government Ops subdivision earlier this week
• , or our budget last week, 1584 yesterday afternoon, and we have heard that both bills will be heard

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The subcommittee met on SB 2370 with a quorum present and focused on how to handle proposed 340B-related reporting language. Members discussed three main paths: adopt the LC draft with reporting requirements for covered entities, PBMs, insurers, and manufacturers; convert only the PBM/insurer/manufacturer portions into a study; or turn the entire proposal into a study. Representative Dobervich explained that the study version would keep the same subject areas but delay initial reporting so the data could be analyzed more thoughtfully, and she noted gaps in the original amendments, including federally qualified health centers participating in 340B, 340B contract pharmacies, and a clearer plan for data analysis and administration. Testimony from HHS and the Insurance Department emphasized that collecting data is different from analyzing it and that any version would need clear authority, confidentiality protections, and a designated agency willing to collect, analyze, and publish the information. The Insurance Department said it could potentially collect data but would likely need additional budget resources for analysis, and it noted that the pending PBM bill, SB 1584, could affect what information is already available through regulation. A representative of the North Dakota Pharmacists Association said SB 1584 contains some reporting but is not as comprehensive as the proposal under discussion. Members also discussed whether the proposal belonged in an insulin bill at all, with concerns raised about germaneness and the possibility of sending the matter to the Delayed Bills Committee or placing study language elsewhere. No vote was taken. The subcommittee adjourned after members agreed to continue refining the language over the weekend and bring options back to the full committee, with several members expressing a preference for a combined version that includes both reporting and study elements.

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• effective implementation. effective implementation.
• Um, here we have the budget piece.
• Um, here we have the budget piece.
• Um, here we have the budget piece.
• Um, here we have the budget piece.

Keywords: 958, all

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• . implemented and we would anticipate, I don't know if it's in the current budget, you would have more
• Was there any discussion with any of the counties on the implementation of this bill.
• We've done a number of things during the interim, during the implementation of it.
• I know what You can't actually, I know what happened on budget night.
• Nothing done on budget night took money out of Medicaid.

Bills: SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SJR5, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1762, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, SCR25, SB687, SB1332, SB2185, SB552, SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SJR5, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1762, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SCR25, HB2525, HB142, HB140, HB29, HB451, HB3809, HB3307, HB 1130, HJR1, HB9, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB2308

Keywords: Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A, bail training, Article 17.024, Article 15.17, local administrative judge, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Office of Court Administration, county courts, criminal justice, criminal jurisprudence, judicial qualifications

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• The fiscal note tells us the implementation is to be studied in this study committee.
• So, I understand that be implemented.
• money is then included in the budget. money is then included in the budget.
• Inevitably, a hard and fast budget cap forces cuts across the board.
• budget better. budget better.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I mean, we learned state budget.
• I'm I'm generalizing some budget gaps.
• Um and we were not told budget window.
• So, over our budget forecast and the way we've been talking about it, $600 million.
• That's the same as the governor's budget proposal.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And either way, how do you envision boards budgeting for it? Uh, thank you.
• And how do you envision boards budgeting for that? Using those funds or not using those funds?
• And how do you envision boards budgeting for um for that?
• Uh, I think that this operates outside of a school budget but is reimbursed.
• But would then be budget. Yep.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The caucus of the whole received an update from Representative Kornheiser on House Bill 955, focusing on the Ways and Means amendment and how it aligns with Act 73 and the House Education Committee’s broader education transformation work. She said the amendment was assembled from separate pieces developed earlier in the session and covers three main areas: planned property tax updates, steps needed for the future education finance system and foundation formula, and policy changes to support collaborative education service agencies and district mergers. She emphasized that the bill is aimed at the future state of the system, with many provisions tied to later effective dates and pending reports. Kornheiser described the property tax provisions as further defining the new non-homestead/second-home classification so the Tax Department can continue form development and data collection before rates are set, and she said the bill also advances regional assessment districts and a more regular reappraisal cycle. On education finance, she said the amendment adds school construction and school debt provisions, reserve guidance, pre-K funding study language, special education funding protections, and transportation-related follow-up work so those pieces can fit the foundation formula. She also framed the bill as reducing cost drivers in the system, citing health care savings, reference-based pricing, mental health coordination, special education scale, deferred maintenance, and larger-scale school organization. During questions, members asked about merger support funding, transportation timelines, private equity ownership of school transportation, tuition restrictions for approved independent and public schools, and the timing and finality of the second-home tax definitions. Staff explained that merger support would be reimbursed through AOE for committee expenses and would not count against excess spending thresholds, that transportation and other grant categories will be addressed in future reports and decisions, and that the transportation study does not explicitly name private equity but could encompass staffing and cost issues. They also confirmed that the tuition-related provisions apply to approved independent, in-state public, and out-of-state public schools receiving tuition, but only when the foundation formula takes effect. No votes were taken during the caucus; the update was informational, with the bill noted as having been referred to Appropriations and expected to come up for action later in the week.

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• We've posted this on our Twin Cities telework website on a small budget.
• We've posted this on our Twin Cities telework website on a small budget.
• We will start with Senate File 1360, Implements of Husbandry.
• As Representative Olson mentioned, this does increase the speed limit from 30 to 35 in implements of
• The language also offers consistency in other statutes where implements are addressed.

Bills: HF2382, HF639, SF1075, HF1243, HF1087, SF1360, HF739, HF2337, HF1220, HF712, HF1219

Keywords: accident reporting, law enforcement, data privacy, contracted service providers, public safety, HF639, Minnesota driver license, Department of Public Safety, driver medical review, loss of consciousness, voluntary control, seizure, nonepileptic seizure, epilepsy, antiseizure medication, physician statement, medical certification, commercial driver, CDL, medical examiner's certificate

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• I'm mostly just trying to understand if, when implemented, what the implications would be, understanding
• I do think it is an improvement on the process that we have been implementing over these last several
• . 885 officers, but it has a budget for 1200.
• Implemented. OK. Thank you, Madam Chair, Senators. Representative Martinez.
• OK, looking forward to how this is implemented. Thank you. Anyone else? Uh, Representative Hall.

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• This bill does exactly that by implementing a reporting framework.
• But over time, implementation has become increasingly rigid and standardized, often disconnected from
• But over time, implementation has become increasingly rigid and standardized, often disconnected from
• But over time, the state's implementation of the VMT framework has moved well beyond that intent.
• Lastly, it provides delayed implementation for discount stores to comply with the CBEP program.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a long series of bills, beginning with AB 2026 on groundwater recharge. The author and supporters said the bill would streamline permitting, codify existing CEQA exemptions for recharge diversions, and help California capture flood flows for storage in aquifers. Water agencies and local districts supported the measure, while environmental groups and some irrigation districts opposed it or sought amendments, warning about CEQA, streambed, Delta, and tribal-resource concerns. The bill was held open pending a quorum. Members then heard AB 1577 on data center energy accountability, which would require monthly reporting of energy use and related information to the Energy Commission and local agencies. The author and the Little Hoover Commission argued the bill would improve transparency, help protect ratepayers, and support grid planning. Data center industry and business groups opposed it as duplicative, burdensome, and uniquely targeted, while several environmental and local-government groups supported or supported if amended. The bill was left with a due-pass recommendation once a quorum was present. The committee also took up AB 2245 on producer responsibility for vehicle lubricant products and containers, AB 2170 on CEQA language-access and environmental protections in overburdened communities, AB 2059 on rural transportation/VMT analysis, AB 1808 on Western Joshua tree permitting and fee relief, AB 2182 on industrial energy efficiency program changes, AB 2231 on streamlining two hospital projects, and AB 2433 on density bonus housing incentives. Each bill drew a mix of support from sponsors, local agencies, labor, housing, or environmental justice groups and opposition or concerns from business, local government, or conservation organizations. Several measures were amended in committee, and multiple bills were reported out on due-pass or due-pass-as-amended votes, with some roll calls left open for absent members.

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• Of course, we spoke during this interim to your committee about HR 1, the federal budget bill.
• Because that changes the dynamics of what's happening with this budget.
• Do we have any cabinet secretaries that don't build it into their base budget? I think they do.
• Also sometimes called a tax expenditure budget.
• There's a state that's raiding its pension fund right now to balance its budget.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Every project, every budget line, bond oversight, meeting minutes—it's all there because transparency
• In my personal opinion, I think it will cost more than what's in this budget, in the fiscal note for
• How do you actually implement it on the ground?
• But anyway, I was just looking at operating budgets for H-E-B.
• Well, is it just taking the operating budget, dividing it by the number of students?

Bills: HB1540, HB3837, HB5571, SB370, SB2425

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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• These businesses have planned their R&D budgets, and their R&D budgets are based on this.
• These businesses have planned their R&D budgets, and their R&D budgets are based on this.
• These businesses have planned their R&D budgets, and their R&D budgets are based on this.
• These businesses have planned their R&D budgets, and their R&D budgets are based on this.
• budgets and their R&D budgets are based on<03:15:49.439> this.

Keywords: 981, all

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• That's TBD, because we've never tried to implement that before.
• The appointment of a new DA occur to further move that budget back.
• And so their base budget has an increase.
• budget, it was about a quarter of their base budget.
• It wasn't in the budget last year.

Bills: SB241, SB145

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• The conferees agreed to a timeline that maintains the FY30 implementation that... ...maintains the FY30
• implementation that is currently in Act 73, rather than the FY31 date that was in H. 955 as it left
• the General Fund, the Transportation on the General Fund, the Transportation Fund, and the capital budget
• Passage of this bill was certain, but I hope we approach quality of implementation and due diligence
• on... ...of implementation and due diligence on the funding formula with the same fervor.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Uh, Texas has implemented a range of state and local economic development programs to support businesses
• testimony from, uh, Workforce Solutions Borderplex who can speak to the local impact, uh, and implementation
• the Texas Workforce Commission, and I am here to answer any questions you may have about the implementation
• In 2023, House Bill 1 appropriated over $400 million in the Texas budget for the Alamo plan.
• Uh, would the Implementation of rapidly available AI technology make this a lot easier, the redactions

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• With thoughtful implementation, SB 206 can translate into real classroom support and improve outcomes
• I urge the committee to pass SB 206 with clear funding and strong implementation safeguards for students
• And so we were working on budgeting this for classrooms.
• You know, I see so much good that this bill is doing already, and it hasn't even been implemented yet
• In fact, maybe some budget work to also do when we gained our time.

Bills: S0124, S0206, S0420

Keywords: Florida Virtual School, FLVS, virtual school, online education, distance learning, K-12 education, public school choice, charter-like franchise, student enrollment priorities, home education, homeschool, military families, active duty military, rural schools, inner-city schools, accelerated graduation, education technology, supplemental funding, direct-support organization, foundation

Summary: The committee first heard SB 124, which updates Florida Virtual School’s statute to remove outdated language and clarify its service, funding, governance, reporting, and district coordination provisions without changing day-to-day operations. Florida Virtual School testified in support, members praised the bill, and it passed unanimously on a roll call vote. The committee then took up CS for SB 206 on students with autism spectrum disorder. Senator Harrell explained that the bill would require autism and neurodevelopmental training in educator preparation programs, require ESE-certified teachers to complete an autism microcredential, create an Autism Educator Loan Forgiveness Program, provide salary supplements for teachers with the autism endorsement, and require district professional development to include autism-specific training with local CARD centers. A large number of speakers—teachers, parents, students, and advocacy groups—supported the bill while urging that implementation be fully funded, high quality, and not become an unfunded mandate. Several members spoke in favor, emphasizing the growing number of students with autism and the need to recruit and retain special education teachers. The bill was reported favorably by committee vote. Finally, the committee considered SB 420 on patriotic displays in classrooms. Chair Burgess explained the bill as a way to place portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in schools to encourage civic and patriotic reflection, and he offered an amendment narrowing the requirement from every classroom to one prominent display in each school and adding language making it subject to state appropriation. The amendment was adopted. Testimony on the bill was mixed: some speakers supported the idea as a spark for civic discussion, while many others opposed it as symbolic, unnecessary, or better addressed through curriculum and teacher training rather than mandated displays. In debate, some senators argued the portraits could prompt broader historical conversations, while others raised concerns about representation, classroom autonomy, and funding. The transcript ends during debate on the amended bill, before a final vote is shown.

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• <00:21:55.000> request the governor's capital budget request the governor's capital budget
• That is true for point source implementation grants as well.
• shown in in demonstrating budget shown in in demonstrating budget controls<01:16:22.800> in
• three Focus areas of our capital budget three Focus areas of our capital budget request<01:54:30.960
• is funded uh through the capital budget is funded uh through the capital budget and<01:54:58.639

Keywords: 1187, senate, all