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• Today, I would be labeled at risk, but I learned to read.
• They learned to read. My older two grandchildren were homeschooled. They learned to read.
• He also read to them from birth daily.
• They want to be safe and they want their kids to read.
• But now we have people who can't read because...

Bills: SB451, SB762, SB1490, SB1262, SB1459, SB1750, SB1962, SB2252, SB2253, SB2365

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

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• Section 3 allows changes to the Government Data Practices Act.
• Section 4 applies the Minnesota Department of Government Data Practices Act to the legislature as well
• was in the state government bill of 2024 as well, and it's an annual transfer from the Health Access Act
• , we are required to act.
• That's why this MAP Act provides funding for nine new staffers for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

Bills: HF2783, HF2603, HF2846, HF2354, HF1836, HF2713, HF1198, HF1389

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• Um, through the pre-Rose statutes, uh, the Texas Heartbeat Act, the Human Life Protection Act, Texas
• But since the Dobbs decision was overturned, the Human Life Protection Act, um, was enacted, and this
• Uh, no, the goal of 31 is to provide confidence for doctors to act immediately when necessary to save
• It is our sincere belief and hope that the amendments made by the Life of the Mother Act will have an
• You know, we have a law that prevents taxpayer funds from paying for abortions, the Heartbeat Act.

Bills: SB 31, SB 33, SB 510, SB 871, SB 1868, SB 2024, SB 2166, SB 2309, SB 2880, SJR 27, SJR 39, SJR 40

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• reading<00:53:56.480> of<00:53:56.560> the<00:53:56.680> Constitution reading of
• A second example that I would act.
• That's why this MAP Act fight fraud.
• <01:08:41.880> Attorney The MAP Act also improves Attorney The MAP Act also improves Attorney
• , MAP Act, MAP Act, which<01:10:17.840> will<01:10:17.960> help<01:10:18.200> ensure

Bills: HF2783, HF2603, HF2846, HF2354, HF1836, HF2713, HF1198, HF1389

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• The other piece of paper I would like to draw your attention to, and I'll read it for those of you who
• investment standard, which is a legal standard that requires trustees, the trust company in this case, to act
• As I read your bill, I don't see how we could run into that problem, but I do think it's important to

Bills: SB 21, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• Second, I would emphasize that in an article I read in early February, it mentioned that there are only
• I'm not sure my analogy worked, but I read...
• There's never been an act.
• SB 140 simply extends the definition of a telephone call found in Chapter 304 to Chapter 302, acting
• Senate Bill 842, I can't read that far away. John Metlock, Courtney Arbor, those are TDLR.

Bills: SB 21, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• When we got to what is now Act 492, it got to the Senate...
• Acting Chair. Mr.
• “Well, the way it reads is Senate chamber.”
• Acting Chair.
• But read one, but I do read a lot of contracts throughout today.

Bills: SR86, SB491, HB205, HB210, HB228, HB813, HB1045, HB1177

Keywords: Senate rules, Louisiana Senate, Senate Chamber, smart glasses, recording eyewear, audio recording, video recording, wearable technology, covert recording, legislative security, media access, chamber decorum, Senate President, internal rules, public access, lobbyists, official journal, public notices, competitive bid, Louisiana legislation

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• Murray, you're going to read this one? Mr. Murray. Yes, Mr.
• I just was reading the bill and it said that the airport had to publish some data publicly.
• Read in a few cards. Oh, I'm sorry, Representative Orgeron. Thank you.
• I'm going to read in the cards in support. Ty Boffering with Lamoga.
• I'm going to read in the cards in support. Ty Boffering with Lamoga.

Bills: HB1039, SB423, SB436

Keywords: local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights, installment agreement, Louisiana tax law, Title 47, revenue collection, tax administration

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on May 5, 2026, and first considered Senate Bill 436 by Senator Cloud, which revises how annual aviation fuel estimates are calculated for the Aviation Trust Fund. Senator Cloud explained that the fund supports airport and aviation projects and has been supplemented in recent years with general fund dollars because the estimated balance has remained stagnant. The committee adopted amendments allowing DOTD’s Office of Multimodal Commerce to use federal and other public data sources, requiring Revenue to provide annual aviation fuel sales tax collections data, and making a technical change. After a brief question about existing airport disclosure requirements, the bill was reported as amended with support cards entered into the record. The committee then took up House Bill 1039 by Representative Desotel, dealing with local sales and use tax audit procedures. The bill was presented as a fairness and transparency measure for audits, but members and the author discussed substantial amendments that would remove or modify several provisions. The committee adopted the amendments except for Amendment 4, which would have required private auditing firms contracting with taxing authorities to be domiciled in Louisiana; that language was set aside for further work after concerns it could affect audits conducted outside Louisiana. Members also discussed provisions on waiving prescription periods, suspending interest and penalties by agreement, and concerns about multiple parishes auditing the same business at once. The bill was reported as amended, with several support cards and informational cards entered. Senate Bill 423 was voluntarily deferred, and there was no other business before the committee. The meeting adjourned after a motion to adjourn was adopted.

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• Chairman, I just want to say after reading and listening to Speaker, keeping our brain further staying

Bills: SB237, HB541, SB237, HB541

Keywords: hemp, hemp beverages, psychoactive cannabinoids, psychoactive hemp products, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, delta-10 THC, cannabidiol, CBD, intoxicating hemp, hemp-derived THC, cannabis regulation, marijuana alternatives, alcoholic beverage control, ABC Board, licensing, permit, excise tax, age verification, under 21

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• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2409, or the Getting Arizona Ready for AI Act, establishes the Arizona
• knowledge and ideas available so that people, including children, have the freedom to choose what to read
• As a parent, I have the right to guide my children's reading, but parents should not be making decisions
• And finally, calling the proposal the Library Freedom Act obscures its actual impact on constitutional
• We also just saw—there's another one that you could read in our report that's on our website—but I want

Bills: HB2008, HB2075, HB2203, HB2395, HB2409

Keywords: school libraries, public school libraries, library funding, professional associations, library associations, librarians, information services, dues, membership fees, public monies, school governing body, county free library district, municipal library, library contracts, library services, books and programs, Arizona education, Title 15, Library Freedom Act, school district transparency

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• Rather than reading two pages of it, it's in your packet. Can I give them a minute to see it?
• blue. >> I ain't got the energy to do it today. >> Well, I guess one thing to say while they are reading
• Rather than reading two pages amendment.
• Rather than reading two pages of<00:15:34.000> it,<00:15:34.240> it's<00:15:34.560>
• so we don't have while they are reading so we don't have any<00:15:52.240> dead<00:15:52.480>

Bills: HB431, HB466, HB523, HB521, SB182, SB300

Keywords: Monroe County, sheriff, sheriff compensation, county salary, expense allowance, local act, county general fund, retirement contributions, law enforcement pay, public official salary, county budget, Alabama local legislation, service contracts, consumer protection, advertising disclosure, insurance, contract cancellation, parole procedures, advocacy, parole board

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• I'd love for you all to be recognized from the number one public high school in the state, average ACT
• to have y'all here. ...to be recognized from the number one public high school in the state, average ACT
• 19.840> average public high school in the state, average public high school in the state, average ACT
• :02:21.800> are<00:02:21.920> firing<00:02:22.360> on<00:02:22.480> all ACT
• Y'all are firing on all ACT score of 30.

Bills: HB163, HB344, SB11, SB92, SB164, HB22, HB89, SB227, SB6

Keywords: income tax, research expenditures, economic development, tax deductions, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Alabama tax law, educational intervention, State Superintendent, local boards of education, subpoena, accountability, state control, electric vehicles, registrations, license tax, public transportation, funding infrastructure, K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety

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• So I'm going to ask our acting deputy Jill Weiss to say a few words and fill in what I haven't talked
• Line 22, after that first occurrence of 'act,' we strike the remainder of that line and line 23.
• the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Special Education Act, and monitor compliance
• I mean, somehow I read that in this second page of the fiscal impact report.
• Whenever I was reading, I did have concerns myself until I delved into it further."

Bills: SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83

Keywords: special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP, individualized education program, students with disabilities, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, dyslexia, dyslexia screening, structured literacy, reading intervention, multilayered system of supports, MTSS, student assistance team, free appropriate public education, FAPE, special education compliance, charter schools

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• sheets, but this is giving you every single line item that you'll find in the General Appropriations Act
• And the difference is that UNM is covered by the New Mexico Court Claims Act.
• They're not part of the New Mexico Tort Claims Act. So there's just some disparity there.
• Am I right, or was I reading that wrong? So, Mr. Chair, yes, you are right.
• We are currently do that for the summer reading program, but for really hands-on engagement, getting

Bills: SB37, SB29

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• You go to Gallup, you're not getting one for two weeks, and they probably can't read the MRI.
• And then they're going to say I'd pay $3,000 for an MRI that I can't read.
• And then as soon as that's done, if he gets them read, the appointment's scheduled.
• for the Department for FY20. for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, the CARA program for
• that most illiterate adults don't know that currently they can go to our universities to learn to read

Bills: SB37, SB29

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• of reading.
• And we don't mean read English. We mean read at home.
• of reading.
• read, they can't read to learn.
• Chairman, Children learn how to read by being exposed to reading at home.

Bills: SB29, SB37

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention

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• I think it's probably less utilized as an act of terrorism.
• Less likely that that's truly an act of, you know, and if you're talking about true acts of terrorism
• To conduct some sort of act of terrorism, the more egregious acts, I should say, are going to involve
• Going to go commit an act of terrorism or a violent act, and they provide that firearm to this person
• Is that an act that...

Bills: HCR40, HB214, HB214

Keywords: HCR 40, House Concurrent Resolution, Operation Lone Star, border security, southern border, Texas border, reimbursement, federal reimbursement, Congress, immigration, migrant crossings, illegal immigration, Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety, DPS, human smuggling, cartel, fentanyl, border enforcement, public safety

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• He asked me yesterday to carry this, and I have not read it yet.
• I didn't look any further because once we found the 1858 Local Act or the Act of Alabama, that's determinative

Bills: HB352, HB366, SB272, SB296

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, HB366, Lakyn Canine Act, police dog, K9, K-9

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• automatically, like other states, jumped in when they passed that law in 2022, the Federal Jobs Cut Act

Bills: HB353, HB354, HB357, HB396, SB83

Keywords: judicial compensation, salary adjustments, district attorneys, Judges, local officials, district attorney, compensation, constitutional amendment, job security, Alabama Constitution, tobacco tax, heated tobacco products, heated tobacco, cigarettes, nicotine, vape alternative, smokeless tobacco, snuff, cigars, excise tax

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• Can you read that, I'm sorry. TASA, like the midsize.
• I'm trying to read the small printer. TFC owned, managed, and leased inventory.
• Oh, before who acts on it, before the counties? Before the counties to act on it, yes, ma'am.
• And so when we see those, we try to act.
• And many people won't really understand how to read that legislation, but...

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel