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• It prohibits any governmental entity or business from requiring a resident to wear a face covering or
• The bill applies to all healthcare institutions owned by a governmental entity.
• The Senate amendment requires public records... ...to be made available in any format requested by the
• It permits a parent to sue the state or any governmental entity, subdivision, institution, employee,
• or employee fails to abide by a parent's express request or hides the issue. governmental entity or

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills that had returned from the Senate with amendments, with members repeatedly noting that sponsors intended to concur on most items. Topics included public health and vaccination rules (HB 2086, HB 2248), state investment in gold and silver (HB 2140), property records and voter-registration privacy (HB 2327), municipal and county regulation of business property and development fees (HB 2460, HB 2946, HB 2999), legislative subpoenas (HB 2745), cold plunge regulation (HB 2439), nursing-facility complaint timelines and licensed health aide rules (HB 2195, HB 2189), court-ordered treatment review (HB 2923), Access/Medicaid reimbursement and prior authorization for diagnostic services (HB 2932), inmate mental health study committee language (HB 2673), prenatal development instruction in schools (HB 2830), public records requests by legislators (HB 4056), parents’ rights and social transitioning in schools (HB 2249), school district financial compliance and facilities contracting (HB 2481, HB 2482), Native American language proficiency for graduation (HB 2895), advanced math auto-enrollment (HB 2423), special education and military-family procedures (HB 2621), AI rules for state agencies (HB 2592), eviction record sealing (HB 2244), tax filing penalties (HB 2016), shade structures in HOAs (HB 2342), homelessness-related community restitution (HB 2028), medical records timelines (HB 2557), PFAS firefighting foam restrictions (HB 2641), family-court expert testimony and prisoner transition services (HB 2662, HB 2440), address confidentiality protections (HB 2594), guardianship notice attestation (HB 2661), utilities for high-load customers (HB 2756), and nuclear-ready community planning (HB 2456). The committee also briefly moved to Caucus Calendar 19 for additional bills on mobile food vendors, school board training, out-of-state travel and meeting transparency, and a medical-intervention nondiscrimination bill. Several bills drew substantive discussion or criticism. Members debated HB 2932 at length, with staff explaining that Access said the bill would have a high fiscal impact because it would require reimbursement for non-contracted lab services and eliminate prior authorization for a broad range of diagnostic services, potentially increasing costs substantially. HB 2249 also prompted concern from members who argued it could force teachers to out students and create civil liability for using preferred pronouns or failing to notify parents about social transitioning. HB 2830 was criticized as requiring prenatal-development instruction while barring discussion of sexual activity or reproduction. HB 2028, which allows community restitution instead of a $20 probation assessment for people who are indigent and experiencing homelessness, was questioned as potentially punitive. HB 2481 was discussed as a way to help, rather than punish, small rural school districts struggling with financial-record compliance. The caucus also noted that several of the measures were sponsored by Democrats, which was highlighted as notable during the meeting. No formal votes were taken in the transcript. The caucus chair repeatedly asked for questions, and in most cases there were none, after which the sponsor was understood to intend concurrence with the Senate amendments. The meeting ended with adjournment after the caucus moved through the remaining calendar items.

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• These are new entities, and so you're very familiar in Fort Bend County with MUDs, very successful over
• These entities and giving us the advance notice so we can plan this out is a great step and we applaud
• Entity that's coming on board. Sure. And I don't know. My house district is full of.
• We're one of the most heavily regulated entities certainly in land development space across the country
• Right, and so you're dealing with the local government entities regarding that as well, correct?

Bills: HB23, HB363, HB447, HB954, HB23

Keywords: third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, municipal utility district, petition, county clerk, water code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, traffic impact studies, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, extraterritorial jurisdiction, county authority

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• Presentations of the reports will follow the same format: first an overview from LCC staff, testimony
• to consult with other organizations that have expertise in affordable rental housing, including entities
• engaging in additional external entities engaging in additional external stakeholder<00:05:08.000>
• Minnesota Housing or a designated entity track key performance indicators related to the health of the
• <00:55:54.440> to requiring cities or state entities to requiring cities or state entities

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um before I move to important entities.
• Because this is talking about entities whose contracts have expired or will expire by the end of this
• I'm just wondering how many entities fall into this category? Chair Howard.
• nonprofits and other government entities nonprofits and other government entities that<00:20:45.960
• This is a format that you may be used to seeing from us again, you know, every forecast.

Bills: HF3425

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, 1183, house

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• c> prescriptive is that it took it from a prescriptive is that it took it from a prescriptive format
• and and and instead of having format and and and instead of having that<00:52:42.920> communities
• He said the League of Minnesota Cities is the sponsor entity for the Minnesota City Stormwater Coalition
• of Minnesota Cities uh is<01:09:34.279> the<01:09:34.440> sponsor<01:09:35.080> entity
• for the Minnesota is the sponsor entity for the Minnesota City<01:09:36.759> Stormwater<01:09

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I can understand that when no ownership changes for profit-oriented entities in terms of 5%, you have
• They are the federally designated entity to investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud.
• They are the federally designated entity to investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud.
• They are the federally designated entity to investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud.
• Last question: going to the single PBM format, has that made your life easier or harder?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review the Department for Medicaid Services’ program integrity work. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Program Integrity Director Jennifer Dudinsky outlined Kentucky Medicaid’s structure, funding, enrollment, and spending, including FMAP rates, the size of the Medicaid and KCHIP populations, the number of providers, and 2024 expenditures. They also described the managed care and fee-for-service populations, noting that managed care serves most members while fee-for-service is concentrated in long-term care and waiver populations. Most of the discussion focused on fraud, waste, abuse prevention, and provider oversight. The department described its provider enrollment and certification checks, revalidation requirements, site reviews, fingerprinting for some high-risk providers, and termination grounds such as false application information, Medicare actions, unreported ownership changes, and abandonment of a provider number. Members asked about nonprofit ownership reporting, MCO fraud oversight, and how the department tracks unusual CPT code utilization, especially in behavioral health. The department said it uses data analytics, audits, policy review, and collaboration with behavioral health staff to monitor those trends. Dudinsky explained the division’s four branches: provider licensing and certification, audits and compliance, recovery, and third-party liability/estate recovery. She described prepayment and postpayment audits, referrals of credible fraud allegations to the Attorney General, monthly meetings with the AG’s office, and coordination with the Office of Inspector General, CMS, HHS OIG, MCOs, and other partners. She also explained payment suspensions, stand-downs during law enforcement investigations, and recovery efforts for overpayments, provider/member fraud, and third-party liability. The department said its recovery and avoidance efforts produced more than $251 million in savings so far in 2025. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

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• we're not clear how that also applies to access to a device, and we're concerned that the public entity
• We are the professional association that represents the three participating provider entities in this
• It includes that information, but this notice is formatted a little bit differently.
• Many residents do not receive discharge notices in the language or format they can understand, despite
• Charge notices in the language or format they can understand, despite existing federal requirements.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• They could correspond to this Ligo-Hastings formation that's used for wastewater injection.
• , a deep formation that they thought was the location of some of the earthquakes.
• So although Sewer and Water Board New Orleans is a separate entity and views a separate sub-applicant
• Moreno in to advocate for the synchronization that's under her authority, working with those two entities
• Are you still going to have that same format?

Summary: The committee met on May 26, 2026, and first approved the minutes from the May 22, 2025 meeting. The main topic was the Northwest Louisiana earthquake cluster, with testimony from Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy staff, LSU and Tulane geoscientists, and later LSU law professor Keith Hall. Witnesses said the cause of the swarm has not been definitively identified, but induced seismicity from wastewater injection or hydraulic fracturing remains a concern. They described 50 earthquakes reported by the USGS in Red River, Bienville, DeSoto, and Natchitoches Parishes, including a magnitude 4.9 event on March 5, 2026, and explained that Louisiana’s sparse seismic network limits detection and depth/location estimates. C&E said it inspected Class II injection wells within 12 miles of the events, found no violations, now requires more frequent injection reporting, and is working with researchers and LSU on a possible state monitoring network and future policy changes. Committee members asked about injection depths, fault locations, whether the activity could be natural, and whether Louisiana should adopt stronger monitoring or a traffic-light regulatory system like other states. The witnesses said more data is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn, but that denser monitoring can detect smaller quakes and help identify patterns. Professor Hall summarized responses in other states, including more frequent reporting, increased monitoring, injection reductions, moratoria, and traffic-light systems in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. Members also discussed whether operators should share more seismic and geologic data, and several said the state should avoid jumping to conclusions while still improving oversight. The committee then heard from William Berger, a Texas geoscientist, who described using AI and operator data to model wastewater injection and seismic risk, and said broader data sharing would improve forecasting and siting decisions. He and another witness emphasized that many earthquakes arise from clusters of wells rather than a single well, and that proprietary concerns limit voluntary disclosure. The committee also received a brief update from GOSEP and the Louisiana National Guard on the Barksdale Air Force Base drone incursions. GOSEP said it logged the incident in WebEOC and shared releasable information, while State Police and the FBI said they were limited in what they could disclose. Officers said a task force has been formed, some personnel have received federal drone-mitigation training, and House Bill 940 is intended to mirror the task force MOU. Finally, Major General Thomas Friloux and Brigadier General Jason Maffus updated the committee on the merger of GOSEP into the Louisiana Military Department. They said the merger has reduced GOSEP from seven divisions to three, brought back employees to in-person work, modernized the state’s common operating picture, and produced about $10.5 million in first-year cost avoidance through staffing and contract changes. They also noted the planned transfer of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, ongoing hurricane preparedness, and continued coordination with parish emergency managers. No votes were taken on the substantive topics, and the meeting ended with the committee moving through its agenda items and receiving informational testimony.

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• report relates to electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity, regional transmission entities
• legislative branch of government, and legislative commissions, councils, committees, and other legislative entities
• several bills that have gone through this chamber this year that do not respect life at its very formation
• And when we do not respect life at its very formation, that is where the decay of society is at.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• So a follow-up question: how long are county polling entities required...
• Are county polling entities required to hold on to information? What's the retention period?
• are accountable for the information they provide on the application because the system could be formatted
• are accountable for the information they provide on the application because the system could be formatted

Bills: HB311, SB447, SB505, SB2217, SB2753

Keywords: voter registration, electronic, Texas election law, Signature verification, DPS, internet application, Texas Election Code, signature verification, online application, data security, electronic application, Department of Public Safety, information security, electronic voter registration, voting technology, voter access, state election laws, digital signature, election irregularities, audit

Summary: The House Committee on Elections met with a quorum present and heard several election-related bills, with public testimony limited to two minutes per witness. The first measure, SB 447, would allow the City of Mission to move its municipal elections from May to November on a one-time, permanent basis. Supporters, including Mission’s mayor, said voters had already approved the change by a wide margin and argued it would improve turnout and reduce costs. The bill was left pending after no objection. The committee then heard SB 2217, which was described as a transparency measure to standardize election data reporting and reconciliation across counties. Testimony focused on a technical issue involving discrepancy thresholds for electronic voting system reconciliation, with one witness urging the bill be aligned with existing law’s “more than 3” standard rather than a 1% threshold, and another suggesting a definition fix. The bill was left pending. Members also heard SB 2753, a major proposal to create a continuous in-person voting period by combining early voting and election day into one uninterrupted period, with a committee substitute making it a pilot and permissive. Supporters said it could simplify administration and improve security, while opponents warned it would increase costs, require more staffing and equipment, delay results, and create logistical problems for counties. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 505 would let certain election stakeholders request explanations of irregularities from election officials and, if unresolved, escalate the matter to the Secretary of State for audit or possible conservatorship. Supporters framed it as a tool for accountability and transparency, while opponents called it overly broad and vulnerable to abuse. The bill was left pending. The committee also took up HB 311, which would expand online voter registration to first-time registrants and direct state agencies to develop a pathway for Texans without a driver’s license to register online. Supporters argued it would modernize the process, reduce errors, and save money, while opponents said first-time applicants still need a wet signature and raised concerns about signature verification and implementation. Due to the late hour and floor deadline, testimony was cut off, the names of remaining witnesses were read into the record, and the bill was left pending before the committee adjourned.

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• It also cut out the collaboration of local entities.
• particularly the provisions related to adding legislative intent to identify CMTC as a quasi-public entity
• data including broadband speed. be made public in a user-friendly, reliable, and privacy-protected format
• bill is requesting information that duplicates broadband pricing and speed and consistent in its format

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• with those... ...for these disaster deployments, so we've relied on our partnerships with those entities
• that are first responder entities doing the first responder training to train our first responders in
• So once we got the data in a really good format, we then... ...applied some growth and risk adjustment
• I do think that with a new general ledger format, new CWIS modules, finance modules that are coming in

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Dr. Kelly O’Dare on first responder behavioral health access, peer support, and suicide prevention. She described UCF Restores, the Second Alarm Project, and related partnerships that provide culturally competent treatment, peer training, clinician education, disaster response support, and behavioral health navigation. She cited survey and state data showing significant rates of sleep problems, anxiety, depression, substance use, and suicide among Florida first responders, and said evidence-based treatment has helped many patients recover, including a reported 76% who no longer met PTSD diagnostic criteria after treatment. Senators asked about measuring outcomes, peer support standards, and whether the state should create more consistent statewide requirements; O’Dare said peer support training must be specialized, linked to higher levels of care, and supported by sustainable funding and statewide coordination. The committee also heard from a public commenter who supported the work and emphasized the need for adequate resources and peer support infrastructure. The committee then received a Department of Children and Families presentation from Casey Penn on the proposed funding methodology for community-based care lead agencies under HB 7089. Penn explained that the new model is intended to be actuarially based, reimbursement-oriented, and more transparent than prior funding approaches, using historical expenditures, standardized reporting, and two main tiers: Tier 1 for largely fixed administrative and operational costs, and Tier 2 for direct child-serving costs based on per-child-per-month blended rates. He said the model includes a 2% risk corridor for Tier 2, hold-harmless funding in the first year, and optional Tier 3 performance incentives, with an estimated additional state appropriation need after offsets. Senators raised concerns about prevention, historical inequities, reasonableness of costs, administrative overhead, blended state and federal funds, adoption subsidies, high-acuity placements, and disaster-related disruptions. Penn said some of those issues could be addressed in future iterations as the child welfare information system is modernized, and he agreed to provide written responses to committee questions. Representatives of the Florida Coalition for Children and CBCs responded that the model is a major improvement but urged additional safeguards, including an administrative cap, clearer separation of direct and indirect costs, and better treatment of federal and pass-through funds. They argued that the system already has oversight and that deficits reflect insufficient appropriations rather than excess spending, while also noting that higher-acuity children and regional differences can drive costs. No votes were taken on either topic, and the meeting ended with committee staff introductions and adjournment.

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• to help them in uh, private entities to help them in this<01:01:56.480> effort.
• Medium-format batteries you can still carry them, but you'd have to have really big pockets.
• batteries, which can literally be format batteries, which can literally be up<01:09:59.360> to
• Therefore, we'd ask that the bill focus only on small and medium format batteries.
• As you heard, large format batteries are not the ones that end up in bins and pose safety issues, and

Bills: HF3426, HF3896, HF1426, HF3793, HF4061, HF4246

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products

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• <00:20:34.799> that a stack of geological formations that a stack of geological formations
• <00:20:46.880> has<00:20:47.120> long stack of geological formations has long stack
• of geological formations has long ago<00:20:47.520> been<00:20:47.840> eroded<00:20:48.240
• Um, so when people are asking about it, this is kind of a first-of-its-kind um, entity, but you've put
• , kind of a first of its kind um, entity, kind of a first of its kind um, entity, but<00:52:49.040

Bills: HF4253, HF4257, HF3236, HF4264, HF4149, HF4019

Keywords: boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR

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• you would like us to develop an online tracking mechanism, that would need to be in an accessible format
• But there are also agencies and entities that should be more local and able to make those meetings.
• It was created for the benefit of smaller cities and towns and other governmental entities that were
• Because the cities and towns and the government entities are getting a great deal.
• One a city manager that um entities.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• of putting our publicly funded libraries into some onerous contracts, uh, they are not the only entities
• Uh they are not the only<00:02:06.640> entities<00:02:07.119> to<00:02:07.280> do
• <00:02:07.759> There<00:02:07.920> are<00:02:08.080> often only entities to
• There are often only entities to do so.
• for these publicly funded funded entity for these publicly funded entities<00:26:12.000> rather

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:12:37.160> owned<00:12:37.440> the years before this this entity owned the years
• Just a couple of simple bullets that we wanted to raise, as far as resident eligibility... entity and
• from there enforcement by um entity and from there enforcement by um DHHS<00:16:46.759> after
• I'm not really good at reading the structure of the format, but it's basically each sober living house
• <00:37:18.280> which nonprofit or a for-profit entity which nonprofit or a for-profit entity

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• House Bill 3323 removes the notarization requirement for documents submitted in an electronic format
• to ServiceOklahoma by eligible entities as defined at the bottom of page one.

Bills: HB1411, HB2980, HB3015, HB3147, HB3277, HB3323, HB3443, HB3882

Keywords: True Grit Trail, Oklahoma, tourism, signage, Department of Transportation, state parks, historical sites, economic development, motor vehicles, insurance, registration, verification, law enforcement, electronic credentials, Service Oklahoma, digital identification, data protection, driver's license, special license plates, Route 66

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• THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STRING CAN. THAT'S THE OTHER CAN.
• ONCE THE CONFERENCE PROCESS BEGINS THAT YOU MAY SEE SPREADSHEETS WITH SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FORMATTING BUT

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• And I thought it might be best to address this in sort of a timeline format.
• The faculty at CSU have been watching and engaging with various AI entities and the corporations associated
• And I thought it might be best to address this in sort of a timeline format.
• The faculty that CSU have been watching and engaging with various AI entities and the corporations associated
• Some faculty have shifted away from written assignments to oral presentations or other formats to avoid

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Higher Education and the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an oversight hearing on the California State University’s AI-empowered initiative, including the systemwide rollout of ChatGPT EDU and broader AI integration across CSU campuses. Opening remarks emphasized both the promise of AI for student success, workforce preparation, and access, and the need to address risks such as bias, privacy, misinformation, environmental impacts, and mental health harms. CSU representatives said the initiative grew out of Academic Senate recommendations and a systemwide generative AI committee, and that the goal was to provide equitable access, training, governance, and workforce alignment across the 23-campus system. CSU officials described systemwide contracts for AI tools, the AI Commons training hub, and faculty grant programs supporting AI-related curriculum innovation. They said more than 93,000 ChatGPT EDU accounts had been activated, over 4,300 faculty had taken voluntary training, and $3 million had been awarded to 63 faculty-led projects from more than 400 submissions. San Jose State University highlighted its own AI-focused programs, courses, orientation training, faculty fellows, student ambassadors, and interdisciplinary efforts to build AI literacy and responsible use into instruction and co-curricular programs. CSU also said it was tracking metrics on adoption, academic outcomes, workforce outcomes, and environmental impacts. Faculty, staff, and student representatives welcomed the educational potential of AI but raised concerns about the rollout, saying it had moved quickly and without enough consultation or consistent systemwide policy. They urged stronger protections for academic freedom, intellectual property, privacy, equity, and worker input, and warned about bias, surveillance, job displacement, and the environmental cost of AI. Legislators pressed CSU and OpenAI representatives on training requirements, data privacy, bias reporting, discipline for misuse, liability, sycophancy, and safeguards against harmful uses such as non-consensual imagery or self-harm-related interactions. CSU said interactions in the licensed tool are private, data are not used to train models, and campuses retain their own conduct processes; members also asked CSU to follow up on systemwide training, policy consistency, and additional safeguards.