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• And the final closing remark is just a major statement of gratitude to the many supporters who signed
• in and came to testify today, who at my request and in the interest of saving time for the members of
• By creating a clear financial incentive to return beverage containers, this bill addresses the root of
• We buy a lot of water. We don't, we buy a lot of water. We buy a lot of beverages.
• We support many of the concerns others... ...cycle. We have several policy and financial concerns.

Bills: HB1607 , HB2159 , HB2441 , HB2521 , HB2531 , HB2543

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: recycling, waste reduction, environmental policy, sustainability, municipal regulations, preK, education funding, childcare, youth development, state budget, HB 2441, line of duty death, survivor benefits, medical insurance premium reimbursement, surviving spouse, domestic partner, dependent children, public employee death benefits, retirement system, Washington State

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• And so, you know what's interesting is when we talked about the end-of-the-year test.
• of color.
• We have to have that as part of the assessment test, right? According to the current statement.
• to seniors who might be at risk of graduation because of the financial fee.
• One of the most powerful parts of this bill is the requirement that 75% of all students...

Bills: HB8

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• A couple of things. One of the things, Mr.
• In the interest of time, I'll move to the six points I want the committee to consider. to consider.
• We know you have a lot of competing interests you're trying to navigate, and we agree this is a step
• That dean of students at one of your high schools is a real dear friend of mine.
• There's an interesting undercurrent in a lot of the remarks today, because I thought I was here mostly

Bills: HB8

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• And so, you know, what's interesting is when we talked about the end-of-year test, there is a breadth
• , what's, what's interesting is when we talked about the end of the year test, uh, there is, um, a breadth
• Then those scores are used together to build an end-of-year score, which I think is a really interesting
• It's sort of conventional wisdom of our, of our field.
• forward to seniors who might be at risk of graduation because of the financial fee associated with all

Bills: HB8

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

Summary: The House Committee on Public Education met to hear House Bill 8, which would replace STAAR with a new assessment and accountability system beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The chair described the bill as reducing testing time, limiting benchmark tests, adding beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year assessments, requiring faster score turnaround, involving Texas teachers in test development, and tightening accountability timelines and transparency rules. Members also discussed provisions on A-F ratings, cut scores, CCMR, local accountability plans, and TEA reporting requirements. Committee members and invited witnesses split sharply on the bill’s approach. Supporters, including the chair, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, and Ed Trust’s Nicholas Munyon Penny, argued the bill would reduce high-stakes pressure, provide quicker and more actionable data, limit over-testing, and better align assessments to Texas standards while preserving criterion-referenced accountability. They said the new system would help teachers and parents intervene sooner and would improve transparency, including parent access to student responses and automatic rescoring in some writing cases. Opponents, including Rep. Hinojosa and student witness Ella Moran, argued the bill still increases testing and replaces one high-stakes test with multiple TEA-created tests. Moran testified that STAAR creates anxiety, disrupts instruction, and does not reflect real learning, while Hinojosa said the House had previously passed a better bill based on a nationally norm-referenced model and criticized the new proposal as a concession to the Senate. Questions also focused on AI scoring of writing, rescoring rates, and whether the bill’s new accountability rules would be reliable and fair. The committee did not take a final vote during the portion provided, but the chair said a vote on HB 8 would be called after public testimony later in the day.

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• by Hughes, relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacturing. ...and provision of
• Pending the reading and referral of bills, and the receipt of messages and committee reports.
• The Senate stands in recess until 4 PM, Monday, August 11th, pending the reading and referral of bills

Bills: SB8 , SB4 , SB3 , SB6 , SB8 , SB4

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections

Bills: SB 3074 , HB 49 , HB 2440 , HB 3556 , HB 3619 , HB 3866 , HB 4042 , HB 4112 , HB 4271 , HB 4413 , HB 4426 , HB 5033

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: oil waste, gas waste, liability, treatment processes, environmental safety, beneficial use, motor vehicle, air quality, energy source, engine, state implementation plan, construction, wildlife impact, height restrictions, national wildlife refuge, environmental regulations, surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights

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• Antonio, in favor of the bill. Laura Lakata, in favor of the bill.
• It also corrects the naming of State Highway 365 to its actual name of State Highway 365.
• Additionally, it corrects the naming of Dufferin Road, as there was a lot of confusion.
• of roads for overweight vehicles.
• Either one of you, what's the form of notice that we're talking about, and what's the number of people

Bills: HB2026 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2560 , HB3510 , HB3966 , HB3986 , HB4429 , HB5436 , SB3062

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County

Bills: SB 128 , SB 640 , SB 672 , SB 904 , SB 1141 , SB 1263 , SB 1525 , SB 1528 , SB 2041 , SB 2306 , SB 2308 , SB 2357 , SB 2446 , SB 2695 , SB 2857 , SB 2891 , SB 2583

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, hearing instruments, licensing, continuing education, patient protection, medical evaluations, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, adversary hearing, protected rights, legal custody, prescription drugs, prior authorization, neurodegenerative diseases, health benefits

Bills: SB 128 , SB 640 , SB 672 , SB 904 , SB 1141 , SB 1263 , SB 1525 , SB 1528 , SB 2041 , SB 2306 , SB 2308 , SB 2357 , SB 2446 , SB 2695 , SB 2857 , SB 2891 , SB 2583

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, hearing instruments, licensing, continuing education, patient protection, medical evaluations, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, adversary hearing, protected rights, legal custody, prescription drugs, prior authorization, neurodegenerative diseases, health benefits

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• Next, we have SJR67 by Senator Albritten, supporting the acquisition and secure storage of uranium 233
• Next, we have SJR69 by Senator Beasley, naming a portion of State Route 81 in Montgomery County, the
• Next, we have SJR69 by Senator Beasley, naming a portion of State Route 81 in Montgomery County, the
• we have SJR73 by Senator Coleman, recognizing April 15th, 2025, as Jackie Robinson Day in the state of

Bills: SJR71 , SJR72 , SJR73 , SJR74 , HJR245 , SJR67 , SJR68 , SJR69 , HJR240 , HJR241

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: Troy Regional Medical Center, rural health, hospital performance, healthcare recognition, community service, commendation, Coach of the Year, sports, education, Tuscaloosa Academy, Jackie Robinson, civil rights, baseball, Alabama, April 15, equality, inclusion, church anniversary, community, faith

Bills: SB 623 , SB 1266 , SB 1310 , SB 1373 , SB 1580 , SB 1952 , SB 2032 , SB 2269 , SB 2544 , SB 2653 , SB 2796

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: pharmacist, vaccine administration, COVID-19, exclusive authority, healthcare, Medicaid, provider enrollment, credentialing, administrative burden, Texas Health and Human Services, senior retirement communities, emergency response, residential safety, contract provisions, health and safety regulations, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges

Bills: HB 1320 , HB 2012 , HB 2293 , HB 2655 , HB 3174 , HB 4108 , HB 4661 , HB 4799 , HB 5534 , HB 5580

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

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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• As we all know, one of the most common things that disrupts any family is... is a financial or income
• set of rules as all the rest of the branches.
• I was his single dad, and that's kind of how I beat the loopholes of the...
• It's the rest of my life.
• of Honor winners, I'm proud of my man.

Bills: HCR46 , HB1389 , HB3359 , HB5629

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: commemoration, military, navy seal, honor, January 12, Nathan Gage Ingram, military funeral honors, JROTC, veterans, training, grant program, military honors, community engagement, funeral services, education grants, community service, HB 3359, veteran status, Texas Veterans Commission, veterans services

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• the regulation, in terms of the comprehensiveness of it.
• This bill before you has a lot of time and effort in talking to interested parties trying to address
• This just has to do with the reporting of it in lieu of an audit of any kind, just to report the number
• There’s no mention of... Didn’t address it. There’s no mention of it.
• The department of insurance as opposed to the department of revenue, and then the department of insurance

Bills: HB445 , HB477 , SB274 , HB441

Committee: House Health

Keywords: hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, THC, delta-8, delta-9, delta-10, consumable hemp products, psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, ABC Board, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, retail hemp sales, wholesale hemp distribution, hemp tax, excise tax, age verification, underage sales, product testing, certificate of analysis

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• in the state of Minnesota.
• I am president of the Student Angler Organization in the state of Minnesota.
• One of the greatest outcomes of the student angling part of it is really not just engaging the youth,
• As all of us know, much of the DNR budget comes from license sales, and all of these kids are starting
• I know some of my colleagues feel concern about other aspects of the bill, some of the sales, which is

Bills: HF647 , HF2824 , HF1249 , HF623 , HF820

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• I think you're referring to a conflict of interest, and we spend a lot of time looking at conflicts of
• So I think any conversation you all want to have about conflicts of interest, what people's expectations
• I'd like to talk about what we do for the state in terms of financial sustenance.
• Members, in the interest of time, we've got bills still to hear.
• Then Section 42, the audited financial statements.

Bills: HF627 , HF474 , HF361 , HF1837

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice

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• One of the greatest outcomes of the student angling part of it is really not just engaging the youth,
• /c><00:07:35.680><c> the</c> engaged as all of us know much of the engaged as all of us know much of
• Currently, the state is really a world of two worlds, kind of north generally of I-94.
• > guns</c><00:16:20.399><c> being</c> majority of of procurement of guns being majority of of procurement
• </c><00:18:35.480><c> our</c> portion of the southern part of our portion of the southern part of our

Bills: HF647 , HF2824 , HF1249 , HF623 , HF820

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• </c><00:20:57.880><c> time</c> interest and we spend a lot of time interest and we spend a lot of time
• what</c> conflict of interest I think what conflict of interest I think what people's<00:21:13.200><
• </c><00:42:28.440><c> of</c> okay uh um members in the interest of okay uh um members in the interest
• Then section 42, the audited financial statements.

Bills: HF627 , HF474 , HF361 , HF1837

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice

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• So, that's taken care of. It also applies to enlisted and officers.
• Even we can get any sort of military service provided through that team.
• Mars, want to just kind of elaborate?
• I think you kind of summed it up and just dealt from last year also. Okay.
• I think we're kind of getting a little bit confused. We're getting them all in here.

Bills: SB198 , SB179

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: Alabama National Guard, National Guard legal services, legal assistance program, judge advocate, staff judge advocate, paralegal, military justice, military law, legal aid, preventive law, notary, notarial acts, Adjutant General, State Military Department, Office of General Counsel, Army Regulation 27-1, Army Regulation 27-3, Air Force Instruction 51-304, Air National Guard Instruction 51-504, Title 31

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• A lot of places, even in the City of Mobile or County of Mobile, they got sued because they were charging
• I'm very supportive of the idea of displaying the Ten... the idea of displaying the Ten Commandments
• Jesus of Nazareth, whom many of our state legislators profess to follow.
• As the leader of an interfaith community, each of our religious traditions holds the authority of the
• It's interesting that some of the points that were made today, if you read the bill, those points are

Bills: HB266 , SB85 , SB166 , HB266 , SB85 , SB166

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: education, diploma, adult education, dropout prevention, nontraditional high school program, driver's license eligibility, vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education