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• Those that entity will oversee the regulations. They will oversee the licensing.
• It also requires that Leads online database will be utilized, and that links all law enforcement entities
• ><c> the</c> that entity will oversee the that entity will oversee the regulations.<00:04:33.520><c>
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• </c> that links all law enforcement entities that links all law enforcement entities statewide<00:04:

Keywords: 00:36 Roll Call 02:26 SB 291 07:42 SB 291 Vote 10:39 SB 94 19:53 SB 94 Vote, 958, all

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• We're saying that at LSB, that is going to be the one-stop shop that will serve to make those entities
• you going to pay for the professional development days that are required by the state and federal entities
• with the Boys and Girls Club, but is one provider, are we really limiting this to essentially one entity
• Would that surprise you to know that there are actually different regulations for those two entities?
• Would that surprise you to know that there are actually different regulations for those two entities?

Bills: HB3622, HB3621, HB3151, HB3882, HB3661, HB4273, HB3644, HB3706, HB3708, HB2021, HB3986, HB3972

Keywords: HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting

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• In contrast, the following entities may deny readmission to a student disciplined for a firearm-related
• Do the underlying provisions not apply to those entities?
• The current law, all of those provisions do not apply to all of those entities, no. Okay.
• Does not the underlying provisions, do they not apply to those entities?
• provisions do not apply to all of those entities, no.

Bills: HB2246, HB2360

Keywords: firearm violations, education, student discipline, school policies, safety measures, albuterol, asthma, inhaler, rescue inhaler, respiratory emergency, school nurse, student medication, self-administration, anaphylaxis, public schools, private schools, charter schools, tribal compact schools, K-12 health, medication policy

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• The energy unit is now part of the coordinating entity on transmission, especially with the creation
• ...would monitor project development and provide support as needed through engagement with state entities
• Do you, I'm curious if you think that GoBiz has sufficient authority to coordinate the public entities
• I think the boards of our operating entities are often in collaboration with many departments and agencies
• Are there other public entities that you anticipate working with and coordinating on this? We do.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It was later discovered that a series of affiliated entities had been created that technically met the
• Entities have been created solely for the purpose of redirecting our sales tax revenue.
• as DMOs and current and future park boards, to incorporate misuse of HOT tax for all authorized entities
• It creates a loophole in which Municipalities can use entities under 351 authorization to purposefully
• The two entities. I find the bill and the committee substitute confusing as written.

Bills: SB317, SB1250, SB1520, SB1950, SB2298, SB2532, SB2539, SB2747, SB2925, SB2993

Keywords: monuments, memorials, public property, historical significance, civil penalties, local governance, project financing zone, municipal tax revenue, convention centers, multipurpose arenas, infrastructure development, hike and bike trails, outdoor recreation, environmental stewardship, Bicentennial Trail, Texas history, cultural heritage, unemployment benefits, eligibility, Texas Workforce Commission

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• faith-based entities must provide transportation.
• No, this is totally funded by the private faith-based entity.
• The faith-based entity would provide transportation.
• This takes parents, a nonprofit entity, and you know it takes the school working with them to find a
• What entity will be paying for this? Well, that's...

Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising

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• With provider entities and individual providers.
• And so if they are a contractor or a provider or, you know, whoever the entity may be, they'll click
• Here are the individual entities that were part of that process.
• We'll also partner with local 911 dispatch entities to help move them toward next generation 911.
• And then we have a number of other entities that we want to include.

Summary: The Rural Health Transformation Committee approved the May 28 minutes and received a status update from DHW Director Juliet Sharon on the Rural Health Transformation Program. Sharon reviewed the committee’s expedited review process for solicitations and subgrants, explained where funding opportunities are posted, and noted a new email subscription feature for stakeholders. She said the department has focused first on administrative and contractor awards, with provider-oriented subgrants coming soon, and said the committee will receive information on applicants, scoring, and awards. Members raised concerns about process complexity, outreach, and whether smaller rural providers may be disadvantaged; Sharon said DHW is working to simplify applications and expand outreach. The committee also discussed the first maternal and child health solicitation, with Sharon saying she would follow up on the applicant pool and would bring any need to pivot back to the committee. The committee then heard from the Idaho Military Division on its rural health priorities. Bureau Chief Wayne Denny said the division is partnering with DHW on modernizing the 911/emergency communications system, including next-generation 911 work with counties, relocating the backup state communications center, and coordinating exercises. He also described rural health extenders, including community health workers and community health EMS, and said the goal is to place at least one paid full-time EMS provider in every county and use prevention and chronic-care management to reduce emergency room use. Members asked about how the extenders would function, how the 911 work would be funded and implemented county by county, and how sustainability would work after the five-year grant period. Jennifer White of the State Board of Education outlined higher education and workforce proposals, including mobile simulation training, shared statewide clinical infrastructure, learn-in-place programs, and targeted equipment and facilities for nursing and allied health. She said the board is also working on graduate medical education, with about $5 million of ready-to-launch projects and roughly $3 million still available, and proposed a strategic rural GME incubator and a rural training site network. A lengthy discussion followed about whether remaining funds should support GME, broader medical education, or undergraduate medical education, including a proposed University of Idaho/University of Utah partnership and possible satellite campus. Some members supported using funds to build Idaho’s medical pipeline and noted existing policy for UME expansion, while others warned against creating long-term state obligations without legislative approval. The committee also discussed outreach, the first federal progress report due at the end of August, and plans to create a governor-appointed rural health transformation task force with legislative and stakeholder representation. The meeting ended with plans for an additional committee meeting on August 18 and a later meeting in late September, with adjournment following.

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• , to procure enough energy capacity to meet each hour of the... ...any load-serving entity, to procure
• Allowing us to trade those obligations among different load-serving entities would be more efficient
• We can offer additional resources to the central procurement entity.
• The load-serving entities need to call on that resource.
• If you're participating in this program, there's compensation from the load-serving entity.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This does not call out any specific entity or specific action, such as flying a flag, although it may
• It could be whatever that is prohibited in code by a local entity.
• So in the prohibition section, then, where it talks about public entity and employees and all that, it
• And in the first section where it talks about this, it defines entities.
• And one of the entities is two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest.

Summary: The committee first considered RS-33841, a draft related to Idaho’s library/obscenity laws and pending litigation. Senator Todd Lakey said the proposal, developed with the Attorney General’s office, would update definitions such as “adolescent youth” and “harmful to minors,” clarify what is and is not obscene, and strengthen the law’s defensibility. After a brief question about Mason’s Manual and active litigation, the committee voted to send the RS to print. The committee then heard House Bill 896, a civil enforcement measure aimed at public officials who allegedly violate state law. Lakey said it would allow specified state or local leaders to request Attorney General review, provide notice and a chance to cure, and, for willful violations, allow a court to bar an official from office for up to five years. Testimony from city and county representatives and sheriffs raised concerns about local control, possible weaponization, partisan referrals, administrative burden, and the disqualification provision. Supporters said it was about accountability and enforcing the law. The committee voted to send HB 896 to the floor with a due pass recommendation; Senators Wintrow and Ruchti were recorded as voting no. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1442, which would require reporting on refugee resettlement services, prohibit certain assistance to people unlawfully present, and require law enforcement to verify and record immigration status for arrested individuals. Senator Kelly Anthon said the bill was about transparency and accountability and that the reporting would compile existing information. Sheriffs and county representatives testified that much of the data is already collected, but they objected to wording they said could require reporting on people merely investigated or detained, create duplicate reporting, impose administrative burdens, and risk liability. Some senators also questioned the refugee-related provisions and the funding-withholding enforcement language. The committee ultimately voted to send SB 1442 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, with Senators Shippee, Ruchti, and Wintrow recorded as voting no.

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• But a corporation or an entity. So I think we do want the attorney general to have...
• But a corporation or an entity. So I think we do want the attorney general to have...
• But a corporation or an entity. So I think we do want the attorney general to have...
• But a corporation or an entity. So I think we do want the attorney general to have...
• But anyway, we're trying to work collaboratively with a lot of entities.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I have gone over them with several entities, and I hope you guys did the same, and this should be really
• that fund in the entirety of the cost, but more often we are cost sharing with other water user entities
• The regional water sustainability projects that entities have asked to have included on our list, and
• Eligible entities are groundwater districts, irrigation districts, irrigation boards of control, and
• The same eligible entities apply as for the conversion projects, and we have awarded $800,000 for 17

Summary: The House Resources and Conservation Committee met to consider several RS drafts and receive agency updates. The committee introduced RS 33151, described as a federalism bill intended to clarify state and federal roles in Idaho code; RS 33217, which would clarify distribution of the big game depredation fund so remaining money is paid pro rata to farmers and ranchers; RS 33284, proposing hunting as Idaho’s state sport; and RS 33287 C1, a revised version of a prior bill related to notice language and fish and game issues. RS 313185 was removed from the agenda at the sponsor’s request. The committee also approved pending rule docket 24-3501-2501 for the Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board. The committee then heard an extensive update from the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. Officials said the division now oversees more than 259,000 licenses across 44 boards and three safety programs, has consolidated offices and systems to improve efficiency, and is moving toward two-year renewals and more function-based organization. They also outlined upcoming executive legislation on controlled substances, board consolidations, and unified disciplinary procedures, and reported on fee reductions, zero-based rulemaking, and board cash-balance corrections under prior legislation. The Department of Water Resources and the Idaho Water Resource Board provided lengthy presentations on budget holdbacks, water administration, groundwater conditions, recharge, cloud seeding, the Bear River Compact, and a proposed merger with the Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Director Weaver described budget reductions, staffing challenges, delivery-call enforcement on the Eastern Snake Plain, expansion of groundwater administration into tributary basins, and new monitoring and modeling work in the Treasure Valley. Chairman Raybould reviewed state water funding, recharge and canal-efficiency projects, cloud seeding, and the ESPA sustainability program, including grants for groundwater-to-surface-water conversion and telemetry. The committee asked questions about aquifer management, canal lining and recharge, Bear River depletion rights, and conversion projects. The meeting ended with approval of the February 3 minutes and notice that another RS would likely be taken up at the final meeting later in the week.

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• I have gone over them with several entities, and I hope you guys did the same.
• that fund in the entirety of the cost, but more often we are cost-sharing with other water user entities
• These are a list of regional water sustainability projects that entities have asked to have included
• Eligible entities are groundwater districts, irrigation districts, irrigation boards of control, and
• That's the same eligible entities as for the conversion projects, and we have awarded $800,000 for 17

Keywords: 989, all

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• Public schools should not be regulated by any other entity for regular and postseason high school Any
• other entity for regular and postseason high school interscholastic athletics.
• It has governing boards that it creates, and they become quasi-public entities, aka a recreation district
• I think they would be a quasi-public entity, and I would want them to be subject to public records.
• In comparison, your Tier 1 proposal would create a completely new government entity governed by the State

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The special legislative study committee met with seven members present, adopted the minutes from prior meetings, and heard public testimony from Terrell Butler and his father about a transfer-eligibility dispute affecting Terrell’s ability to play varsity sports after moving from Anacoco High School to Leesville High School in the same parish. They described the move as family-driven and in the student’s best interest, but said he was ruled ineligible for varsity athletics for a year despite strong grades and a positive adjustment to the new school. Several members responded that the current transfer rules can unfairly punish students for adult decisions and that the case illustrated broader concerns about student-athlete eligibility and consistency in enforcement. The committee then discussed and adopted factual findings about the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), with members criticizing inconsistent enforcement, lack of transparency, limited accountability, and the association’s absence from prior meetings. Members noted that LHSAA has previously argued in court that it is a private corporation, which limits the legislature’s direct authority. Despite that, the committee adopted three recommendations: a structured transfer-eligibility process allowing one one-time transfer through junior year; making the House and Senate representatives on the LHSAA executive committee voting members; and adding a governor-appointed voting member to the executive committee. The Speaker Pro Tem then presented broader policy options. The committee adopted a “Tier 2” recommendation calling for high school athletics to be managed through a cooperative endeavor agreement between the Louisiana Department of Education/BESE and a nonprofit administering organization, with legislative oversight, public-records compliance subject to privacy exceptions, audit authority, and the ability for nonpublic schools to opt in. The committee also included a “Tier 1” concept for a new state-run sanctioned athletics office under BESE, but only as a discussion item for future consideration, not as a committee recommendation. Staff was authorized to incorporate the adopted findings, recommendations, meeting details, technical corrections, and to send the final report to the House and Senate education committees and LHSAA. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair, staff, and one another, and then adjourning.

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• schedules, we're going to call the invited testimony dealing with a role in funding mechanisms of local entities
• But yeah, for sure, working with the local entities and making sure that those downstream improvements
• community or local level, and so a lot of these ongoing efforts are very helpful to those local entities
• There's a five-year cycle... ...local level with entities from local communities and watersheds.
• Geological Survey, they're the entity that operates and maintains the gauges.

Summary: The House Committee on Natural Resources met to focus on flooding issues across Texas, with particular attention to South Texas and the recent catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. Chair Harris and Vice Chair Martinez emphasized that flooding is a statewide problem requiring continued legislative attention. The committee heard invited testimony from Hidalgo County Commissioner David Fuentes and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 General Manager Raul Sassine, who described the March flood event in Hidalgo County, including more than 20 inches of rain, six deaths, over $100 million in local damage, widespread road flooding, and repeated shutdowns of Interstate 2 and its frontage roads. They argued that existing drainage systems are under capacity, that TxDOT projects must account for downstream drainage impacts, and that local governments have already invested heavily in mitigation through bonds and partnerships. Fuentes and Sassine also described the county’s long-term flood mitigation and water-reuse efforts, including the Delta region water management project, which would capture stormwater, runoff, and treated effluent, reduce flooding, and create potable water supply. They said the drainage district manages about 780 miles of channels and 1,100 acres of detention facilities, has used prior Flood Infrastructure Fund and GLO grants, and has ongoing applications for additional state and federal assistance. Members discussed the need for TxDOT coordination, emergency access on frontage roads, local “skin in the game,” and the possibility of combining flood control with aquifer recharge and water supply projects. Texas Water Development Board Executive Administrator Brian McMath then presented an overview of the state’s flood planning and funding framework, including the post-Harvey legislative changes that created the Flood Infrastructure Fund, the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund, and the regional/state flood planning process. He summarized the first state flood plan adopted in 2024, noting that about one in six Texans live or work in known flood hazard areas and that regional plans identified 4,609 flood risk reduction solutions with an estimated cost of $54.5 billion. He also reviewed TWDB programs for flood grants, community assistance, flood insurance compliance, stream gauges, TexMesonet, flood mapping, and the TexasFlood.org viewer. Members asked about drainage fees, technical assistance, gauge placement, the relationship between flood maps and FEMA FIRMs, and whether flood mitigation funds could support aquifer storage and recovery or recharge projects; TWDB staff said such projects can be eligible if they include flood mitigation components, but direct technical assistance cannot be paid from Flood Infrastructure Fund dollars. The committee concluded by expressing interest in further study of combining flood mitigation with aquifer recharge, and then adjourned.

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• declaratory relief, and take action, and have an order from a court to have cease and desist from that entity
• So you can sue an individual or an entity or, you know, a school district or a city or a state.
• Madam Chairman, Representative Church, any person within these entities or the entity itself could be

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from Wednesday, January 28 by voice vote. It then set aside RS 33085, Representative Skog’s proposal, after noting the sponsor was absent, and moved on to RS 3308, Representative Shepard’s bill on firearms instructor enhanced licensing. Shepard said the measure would make enhanced concealed carry permits easier and more affordable by removing the requirement for an attorney to be present for instructors with eight years of experience, while preserving reciprocity with other states. After questions about reciprocity and the bill’s effect, the committee voted to introduce RS 3308. The committee next heard RS 33085, also from Representative Skog, concerning pediatric transition parental rights. Skog said the bill would prohibit social transitioning of minors without parental knowledge or consent, and would allow the attorney general or parents to seek legal action if it occurs. Members asked for clarification about whether the bill was limited to social transitioning, what examples had prompted the proposal, and who could be sued under the private right of action. Skog said it was limited to social transitioning and related conduct, and that the bill would provide injunctive and declaratory relief as well as a lawsuit option. After discussion, the committee voted to introduce RS 33085, with one member requesting to be recorded as opposed. The meeting then adjourned.

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• to create success, not just jobs, but a growing and ongoing entity.
• It's that we want to invest in entities that are in Kentucky.
• to create success, not just jobs, but to create a growing and ongoing entity.
• to create success, not just jobs, but to create a growing and ongoing entity.
• And I'd and an ongoing growing entity.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Protection, Energy and Environment, and Tourism met for its fourth meeting and approved the February 10 minutes. The committee then heard a presentation from the Cabinet for Economic Development, led by Secretary Jeff Noel, with staff from the cabinet and Kentucky Innovation. The presentation focused on the cabinet’s strategy, including workforce, entrepreneurship, innovation, infrastructure, and placemaking, and emphasized a goal of supporting higher-wage jobs while tailoring programs to urban, non-urban, and rural “heritage communities.” The cabinet reviewed several funding tools and programs, including economic development bond funds, EDF funds, KBI, the Kentucky Innovation Pool, KSTC-related startup and commercialization programs, veteran workforce programs, and Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training funds. Officials said many projects take years to close and that funds are often committed before they are actually disbursed because reimbursements occur after project completion. They also said Kentucky is less competitive than before because of changes in tax policy and that EDF funds are increasingly important to remain competitive with other states. Members asked about whether previously allocated money remained available, whether some funds could be clawed back, and the status of the Blue Oval project. The cabinet said it is oversubscribed, with some committed dollars likely to go unused and be reoffered to other projects. On Blue Oval, officials said progress had been made and described negotiations tied to repayment and job creation requirements. They also discussed the Ford/SK loan structure, saying the companies may assume the full $250 million obligation and that repayments would be required if job targets are not met. The presentation closed with discussion of workforce coordination and the need to connect economic development projects with training and support systems, including possible ripple effects for rural suppliers and related businesses.

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• This bill is about the library, the physical entity itself.
• If the governmental entity or employee fails to do so, the governmental entity is liable to the parent
• If the governmental entity or employee fails to do so, the governmental entity is liable to the parent
• So a government entity doesn't have to create a record in response to a request.
• Tribes are political sovereign entities. We go back to the U.S.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So this bill would stop any of the law enforcement entities in the state of Wyoming from enforcing laws
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• They have agreements with other federal entities to enter into task force work, most commonly referred

Bills: HB0130, HB0147

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, 916, all

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• stakeholders who had long struggled with various aspects of the department, as well as to be the entity
• stakeholders who had long struggled with various aspects of the department, as well as to be the entity
• But when entities fail to protect Californians, DTSC will not hesitate to pursue enforcement action.
• We're both looking at fees as policy drivers, fees as ensuring that all regulated entities are paying
• , registered the lobbyists for the firm that represents DTSC regulated entities, including Clean Harbors

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The legal cause of action is against entities that create or require males and females to share these
• And so this is about requiring single-sex multi-use spaces and holding our entities accountable, not
• And we keep hearing that this is about entities, but it specifically says no individual shall enter.
• Yes, you can sue the entity, but this says no individuals shall over and over in it.
• This is about entities creating those spaces that allow opportunists to capitalize on vulnerability of

Summary: The House approved the journal from the prior day and received Senate messages on House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, along with committee reports recommending passage of several measures, including House Bill 2180, House Bill 1870, House Bill 2596, House Bill 1866, House Bill 2536, House Bill 2855, and House Joint Resolution 115. The chamber then took up a series of Senate amendments and third-reading bills, with members frequently debating fiscal impacts, constitutional issues, and policy details. House Bill 2180, dealing with notice procedures for blind pension recipients and allowing electronic opt-in, was adopted and finally passed by overwhelming votes after supporters said it would save the state money and better accommodate blind and rural Missourians. House Bill 1870, updating bankruptcy exemptions and garnishment procedures, also cleared the House despite some opposition over a minor Senate wording change. The House refused to adopt Senate changes to House Bill 2596 and requested a conference committee, while House Bill 1866, concerning peace officer licensing and school protection officers, had Senate amendments concurred in and was finally passed. The chamber then passed House Joint Resolution 115, which would place before voters a property tax exemption for 100% service-connected disabled veterans and their spouses; debate centered on whether the measure would shift tax burdens to others, but supporters emphasized veterans’ sacrifice and the small number affected. Other bills passed included House Bill 1736 on park sales tax funds for stormwater and flood mitigation, House Bill 1887 and related bills on AI/truth-in-advertising issues, House Bill 2855 lowering workers’ compensation assessment rates, House Bill 1906 allowing more flexible tax payment schedules, House Bill 2297 on fence responsibilities for livestock, House Bill 2142/2058 revising the Missouri Film Program, House Bill 3004 on hardwood industry labeling, House Bill 2536 defining male and female by biological sex for certain government facilities, and House Bill 2151 raising income thresholds for a workforce-related program. Several of these passed on divided votes, with House Bill 2536 and House Joint Resolution 115 drawing especially sharp partisan and policy debate.