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• we can increase our ability to make sure that we're sending referrals to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
• 04.640> that<00:26:04.799> they've<00:26:05.120> got,<00:26:05.279> you unit
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• <02:20:39.439> might<02:20:39.680> be<02:20:39.840> some<02:20:40.399> micro
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• passed the Sunset Protection Act in 2022, which would make daylight savings time permanent in the United
• The United States cannot afford to cede leadership in nuclear energy to China, which is aggressively
• disagree with my good friend Commissioner Glotfelty, but more than a leg up in terms of leading the United
• The micros are, are 20 megawatts and below.
• The only new nuclear generation constructed in 30 years in the US were two Voel units in Georgia that

Bills: HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund

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• Our firm represents appraisal districts and other units of local government.
• Local taxing unit approval, let me repeat that, would require HFCs to obtain local taxing unit approval
• One hundred apartment units is a huge hit for them.
• tax rate when the unit is located in a disaster zone.
• Taxpayers raised concerns that tax units re-propose bond propositions and...

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

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• The Chair recognizes the Honorable Angie Button to lead us in the Pledges of Allegiance to the United
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands
• This recognizes the long-standing relationship between the State of Texas and the United Province of
• Republicans, you talk about keeping the family unit together; that's what this program does.
• HB 4795 by Noble, relating to the duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department.

Bills: HB2293, HB2694, HB2999, HB3694, HB3254, HB4662, HB5629, HB5632, HB5675, HB5664, HB5671, HB5680, HB5682, HB5693, HB4158, HB5695, HB4669, HB5696, HB5698, HB5677, HB5699, HB5694, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR89, HCR111, HCR142, HR868, SB682, SB1351, SB1895, SB1931, SB2141, SB3044, SCR1, SCR6, SCR37, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HB75, HB5354, HB4683, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB265, HB1845, HB 108, HB1960, HB1955, HB2512, HB2581, HB2803, HB1738, HB636, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB3679, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2658, HB2757, HB2080, HB3063, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB3178, HB158, HB2060, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB4630, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5520, SB1177, SB1559, SB746, SB434, SB1383, SB1214, SB1079, SB3031, SB2141, SB2185, SB1895, SB1241, SB901, SB1883, SB552, HB 1249, HJR218, HB5623, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SB3037

Keywords: Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors, local governance, elections, healthcare administration, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, vacancies, resignation, hydrogen vehicles, weight limitations, transportation, environmental impact, clean energy, deep fake, intimate depictions, consent, digital media, criminal penalties, State Board of Education

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• is designated as a level four trauma center and includes an emergency department. an intensive care unit
• and authority to interrogate persons believed to be aliens regarding their right to remain in the United
• County jails and Operation Lone Star units each month.
• Over the last four years, the United States has endured a deliberately weaponized mass migration, often
• I look at it from both a micro level and a macro level.

Bills: HB1320, HB2012, HB2293, HB2655, HB3174, HB4108, HB4661, HB4799, HB5534, HB5580

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it
• This bill flagrantly disregards First Amendment rights granted to students by the United States Supreme
• We're not looking at somebody who happens to have a small micro dose or a small dose.
• dose or a small to have a small micro dose or a small dose.<05:48:33.840> This<05:48:34.080><
• And I'd like to be able to send our congratulations and best wishes to the United States hockey team

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• These are just thin layers of micro-surfacing that add a friction course and also provide a sealant to

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• requires that intensive reading interventions be delivered by instructional personnel who possess a micro

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Unfortunately, it can be difficult at times to enforce these ordinances and verify whether a unit or
• do not display the address of properties on their listings, so it's nearly impossible to tell if a unit
• Conor Gusman, on behalf of Unite Here International Union, in support. Good afternoon.
• This bill will safeguard micro-business owners' personal information to ensure that they can continue
• So after Governor Newsom successfully petitioned the United States Supreme Court to overturn the Grants

Summary: The committee heard multiple bills, with extensive discussion focused on short-term rental regulation, street vending, park/public safety financing, transit-oriented housing fees, and demographic data collection. SB 346 would require short-term rental platforms to provide local governments with listing addresses and related information to help collect transient occupancy taxes and enforce local ordinances; supporters argued cities and counties need the data to identify unlicensed operators and recover taxes, while opposition from platforms raised privacy and due process concerns and said administrative subpoenas already exist. The bill was amended and passed 7-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 635, the Street Vendor Business Protection Act, sought to protect street vendors’ personal information from being shared in ways that could expose them to federal immigration enforcement; supporters described raids and fear in vendor communities, and the bill passed 6-1 to Public Safety. SB 499 would clarify that certain park and recreation facilities designated in local safety or hazard mitigation plans can qualify for fee deferral exemptions when they serve emergency or public safety functions; supporters said parks can serve as fire buffers, evacuation sites, and recovery hubs, while some housing advocates sought a clearer nexus to development impacts. The bill passed as amended 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 358, which would modernize traffic impact fee rules to better reflect lower automobile trip generation for walkable, transit-oriented housing, drew support from housing and transportation advocates and passed 8-0 to Appropriations. SB 515, aimed at improving demographic data collection and reporting by local governments and state entities, passed to Appropriations on a 4-0 vote. The committee also took up SB 276, presented by Assembly Member Stefani on behalf of Senator Wiener, which would allow San Francisco to create a permit-and-enforcement system for the sale of commonly stolen goods on sidewalks. Supporters said the measure is needed to address fencing operations and protect legitimate vendors, while emphasizing it is narrowly targeted and not aimed at food vendors or permitted sellers. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 276, with supporters from the Mission street vendor community and San Francisco Public Works describing enforcement problems and the need for clearer rules and city resources.

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• > and<00:10:27.480> meso<00:10:28.320> licenses<00:10:29.320> to allowing micro
• and meso licenses to allowing micro and meso licenses to purchase<00:10:30.120> productss<00:
• And then we're also working with local governments and local units of government to be able to identify
• We're also working with local governments and local units of government to identify and flag applicants
• <00:46:58.160> of governments and local units of governments and local units of government

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• They are part of that collaboration, as well as our fraud unit in DHS.
• They are part of that collaboration as well as our fraud unit in DHS.
• And so they are at. part of that collaboration as well as our fraud unit in DHS.
• There is an electronic mechanism for referral to that unit.
• But there’s a disability fraud unit in the state of Arkansas as well as a fraud unit and hotline for

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• For example, YSM, they're looking to build 84 cell single family units in Taos.
• You'll see Dharma here in Santa Fe, that's a 11 rental units that they're planning on putting in here
• None of the recommendations have an amount appropriated to address the unit value issue, but all of.
• The next two really deal with the formula components as far as enrollment growth Units, and then LEC
• If we reduce the unit value Based on these two increased costs, then that affects most everyone.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We simply want to codify those, excuse me, by putting in base unit as a definition and by putting in
• on page three that our physical status modifiers Will be paid according to corresponding base unit values

Bills: SB1732, SB1217, SB1443, SB1455, SB1457, SB1459, SB1465, SB1944, SB1946, SB1218, SB1942, SB1352, SB2132, SB1920, SB1285, SB1304, SB1305, SB1326, SB1590, SB1767

Keywords: professional licensing, licensing fees, home inspection, home inspector, Construction Industries Board, CIB, contractor license, journeyman license, apprentice registration, alarm endorsement, code inspector, electrical license, plumbing license, mechanical license, permit fees, renewal fee, reciprocity, poultry house contractor, poultry house wiring, environmentally controlled poultry house

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• disturbing scientific studies on microplastics in human health, including a recent one that found micro
• Across the United States, farms, ranches, and rural communities are now facing the unimaginable.
• inevitable contamination of even more of the most valuable food-producing farm and ranch land in the United
• It will also provide regulatory certainty to generators and large loads for backup units by automating

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• Our mobile units were out at some job fairs and some hiring events just this last week.
• They are part of that collaboration, as well as our fraud unit in DHS, and so they are at... ...part
• There is an electronic mechanism for referral to that unit.
• But there’s a disability fraud unit in the state of Arkansas, as well as a fraud unit and hotline for
• You know, unit and hotline for any abuses of these programs.

Summary: The meeting focused on Arkansas’s proposed workforce system overhaul, including a combined WIOA/Perkins state plan and a package of federal waiver requests intended to consolidate workforce governance, reduce administrative costs, and redirect more funding to training and supportive services. Commerce officials said the plan would replace the current structure of 10 local workforce boards and more than 200 board members with a single statewide board and one administrative entity, while keeping local offices open and using regional business councils to preserve employer and local input. They said the state has already reduced Commerce headcount and operating costs, and that the changes would improve coordination with higher education, adult education, vocational rehabilitation, DHS, and Arkansas Industry Connect. Much of the discussion centered on the waiver package, especially the proposal to make the state board function as the local board, allow more flexible movement of funds across regions, eliminate the WIOA “last dollar” requirement for training and supportive services, create affiliate sites instead of requiring every area to maintain a comprehensive center, and relax the 14 youth program element requirement. Officials said the State Board of Workforce Development approved the waiver package 11-3 before it was submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, and that implementation would begin only after federal approval and a closeout process, likely taking up to a year. They also described plans to streamline referrals and data sharing, expand mobile and virtual services, and use a more centralized model to improve customer service and employer engagement. Members raised repeated concerns about rural representation, local control, board composition, and whether jobs and relationships would be lost if local boards were eliminated. Commerce officials responded that local offices would remain open, some current staff could be rehired by the state, and regional business councils would help ensure local employer voice. Several members also questioned how the funding was being used, citing audit findings that only about $1.8 million to $1.9 million of roughly $14 million to $15 million in federal workforce funds had gone to training and supportive services. Officials said the reorganization could increase annual training spending to roughly $6 million to $7 million by reducing overhead, one-stop operator contracts, and board administration. The committee also discussed how the changes might support workforce training facilities, apprenticeships, child care and transportation assistance, and employer-driven training in fields such as manufacturing, health care, technology, and welding. The Division of Higher Education also briefed members on Workforce Pell. Officials explained that the new federal program would extend Pell eligibility to short-term programs, but only within narrow limits, such as 150 to 599 clock hours and 8 to 15 weeks of instruction, with additional completion and employment benchmarks. They said Arkansas is working with colleges and universities to identify programs that fit the criteria and that the governor has designated the Division of Higher Education to lead implementation. No votes were taken by the committee during this portion of the meeting.

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• medical students in the United States.
• And keep in mind there are over 2,200 four-year schools in the United States, over 2,200.
• It's not just fewer 18 year olds, which is coming, but it's also what I call the micro effect.
• We've got 600,000 pilots that will be retiring over the next decade in the United States.
• We're the largest university in the United States.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Micro-credentials allow for teachers to be eligible for higher pay in the state of New Mexico.
• A program evaluation unit does progress reports on its evaluations.

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• Declared disasters, these units may be leased without competitive bidding or prior commission approval
• to enter into mutual aid agreements with other providers and keep an up to-date list of available units
• As we learned in, uh, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, having more small units uh could be helpful
• Uh, this legislation on those smaller units.
• Yes sir, if you rent these units, you are paying the margin of somebody in between it's cheaper for y'all

Bills: HB 45, HB 755, HB 1232, HB 1555, HB 2460, HB 2702, HB 2973, HB 3120, HB 3225, HB 3314, HB 3356, HB 3371, HB 3634, HB 3638, HB 4247, HB 4283, HB 4290, HB 4302, HB 4503, HB 4511, HB 4565, HB 4581, HB 4627, HB 4632, HB 4660, HB 4668, HB 4960, HB 5042

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money, HB 1232, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, public employee, retaliation

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• The first is more micro, looking at the economics of running a business.
• What is the profit margin for you on a unit, whether that's a meal served or a unit takeout?
• We have Preston Osmond from the United Musicians and Allied Workers.
• As much as we, United Musicians and Allied Workers, hate Ticketmaster, this bill itself is not a trust
• I've also been on the national version of it, of Tone, which is called Cinema United.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened a hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and reviewed a broad agenda including credit card fees, event ticketing, music therapy licensure, senior psychologist licensure, CPA pathways, school mental health licensure, and a bill regulating alternative healing therapies. The chairs explained hearing logistics, including three-minute testimony limits and submission of written testimony, and noted that more than 70 people had signed up to testify. Legislators and advocates were heard out of order throughout the day. A major portion of the hearing focused on credit card surcharge and interchange legislation. Restaurant owners, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, NFIB, and other small-business witnesses supported bills allowing merchants to add convenience fees and, in one proposal, preventing card companies from charging fees on tax and tip portions of transactions. They argued that swipe fees are a major and growing cost, especially for restaurants, and that Massachusetts is one of only two states that bars surcharges. Opponents from the Cooperative Credit Union Association, the Electronic Payment Coalition, and the Electronic Transactions Association warned that the proposals would create compliance burdens, fragment the payment system, raise legal preemption issues, and disrupt a system they described as efficient and secure. The committee also heard competing testimony on ticket transferability and ticket resale. Supporters, including the National Consumers League and Sports Fans Coalition, said bills on ticket transferability would protect consumers who cannot attend events and would increase competition and savings in the secondary market. Opponents, including United Musicians and Allied Workers and theater owners, argued that mandatory transferability would weaken artists’ and venues’ ability to prevent scalping and predatory resale, and that some ticket sellers should be exempt from the broader ticketing regulations. Separate testimony supported music therapy licensure, senior psychologist licensure, and new CPA education pathways, with witnesses saying these measures would expand access to care and strengthen the workforce while maintaining professional standards. The hearing also drew extensive opposition to S.261 on alternative healing therapies, with practitioners and clients arguing it would overregulate spiritual and holistic practices and was not an effective response to human trafficking concerns.

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• My name is Trent Touchstone, as I said, I served with the United States Marshal Service for 28 years.
• I'm the vice president of state government relations for the Distilled Spirits Council of the United
• As members of the vehicle storage facility industry, we are an industry comprised of small and micro
• I'll use the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, probably more valid today than it ever
• and understand this, here's an interesting factoid, alcohol is the only commodity mentioned in the United