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• Because I'm not too familiar with that particular entity, but I know we have meetings there and they
• Chair, I just caution you, too, about the county because I have an entity, Battered Families, that I
• Thirdly, expand access to veterans grant programs for tribal entities, ensuring the New Mexico Veterans
• Understanding here in New Mexico, we do have transportation for our veterans, but it is an entity that
• I am hoping we can get this done, but every entity we've requested that type of money from, especially

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• Entity. We are created by state statute, but not a state-funded entity in the same way.
• One of which is the Opportunity Enterprise and Housing Development Review Board, which is the entity
• We also importantly added nonprofit housing developers as eligible entities under the PPRF.
• got to, either the school district is somehow funding the project, or there's a nonprofit housing entity
• But as the language sits, as this is pulled from the bill, it assists public entities in the purchase

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

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• Tendrich: I HAVE THE GRANT PROPOSALS FROM BOTH ENTITIES HERE AND IT ALMOST, YOU KNOW, IRAN A NONPROFIT
• GRANT PROPOSALS THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING AND I CAN SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT AND EACH ENTITY
• IF I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF PERSONALLY AT THE FORMATION OF THE ENTITY I WOULD ASSUME BECAUSE I WAS NOT
• WE DO LOOK FORWARD AND ENGAGING WITH ENTITIES FOR THEIR. >> Chair: YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR ATTORNEY
• I NOTICED THAT OF 100 RELATED ENTITY THIRD PARTIES THAT ONE OF THE ONLY ONES TO REPORT ZERO REVENUE,

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• This change would be consistent with current law by authorizing local government entities to offer support
• Now, to support this heightened spending environment, many of these entities have adopted aggressive
• Rather, it extends an existing requirement that the state already observes onto local governmental entities
• We need something of the special district nature that goes through and figures out if these entities
• need some dramatic action on the reform side to really get control of what our local governmental entities

Bills: HB386 , HB1449 , HB1701 , HB2142 , HB2675 , HB2857 , HB3063 , HB3171 , HB3641 , HB3732 , HB4045 , HB4370 , HB4491 , HB4505 , HB4626 , HB5267 , HB5356

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• We supply water for West Fargo, for Casselton water, for Horace, a variety of entities around our community
• We supply water for West Fargo, for Casselton water, for Horace, a variety of entities around our community
• We supply water for West Fargo, for Casselton water, for Horace, a variety of entities around our community
• kind of narrow that so that he doesn't have to disclose every contract that he has with a business entity
• Because my concern is if we pass this, this is going to affect all the different entities, not just this

Bills: HB1162

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: Lake Agassiz, water authority, board of directors, state highways, water management, 908, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1162, which would add the West Fargo mayor as a voting member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board. The sponsor and Fargo’s mayor argued West Fargo has grown into a major regional water stakeholder and should have a formal vote, while members questioned the board structure and why the change was not framed more specifically. The bill was supported in testimony, closed without opposition, and received a 6-0 do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 1259 on annual legislative sessions and session structure. Members adopted an amendment that left the structure and logistics of sessions to legislative management rather than prescribing details in statute, after discussion about flexibility, committee workload, annual versus biennial sessions, and concerns about preserving debate and committee process. The amended bill received a 4-2 do pass recommendation, with some members voting no because they preferred a different committee recommendation or had concerns about the broader change. House Bill 1254, which would allow any North Dakota resident to obtain a State Library card, drew supportive testimony from the bill sponsor and State Library staff. They said the change would align law with current practice and expand access to books, e-materials, and other resources statewide, including for military families and out-of-state state employees. The committee closed the hearing and approved the bill 6-0. The committee also considered House Bill 1469, which narrows financial disclosure requirements so only business or trust interests directly related to the office sought or held must be disclosed. After brief discussion that the change would reduce unnecessary disclosure burdens, the committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a 6-0 do pass recommendation. House Bill 1368, dealing with administrative rules and the standard for challenging them, was opposed by committee counsel as too broad and legally problematic; the committee rejected it on a 4-2 do not pass vote. Finally, House Bill 1219, which would reduce the required perpetual care fund set-aside for certain cemeteries from 20% to 10%, received supportive testimony from the sponsor, cemetery representatives, and local users, but also concern about long-term fund health. The committee ultimately recommended do pass on a 5-1 vote.

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• years if the person changes or discontinues the non-conforming use, as long as the property owner or entity
• What's the recourse for citizens or those entities that are already there?
• vehicle park or campground consisting of a privately owned parcel under the control of a person or entity
• other than a governmental entity on which sites...
• This bill seeks to ask these new political entities that we're creating through the state to prioritize

Bills: HB24 , HB2015 , HB2149 , HB2559 , HB2701 , HB2797 , HB3172 , HB24

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, water conservation, municipal utility districts, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental regulation, groundwater management, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal moratorium, development moratorium, property development, subdivision, site plan

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• TEA is mostly a pass-through entity.
• This is the public school system for incarcerated individuals. and we are their pass-through entity and
• And I'll draw a distinction between a new charter entity adding a campus, because those are different
• A charter entity that comes into existence goes through a really intense application process.
• And if a charter entity continues to have one of those, the whole charter entity gets closed.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Media entities and networks, including Radio Free Asia, Voice of America, and Radio Free Europe, have
• testimony, I do think that we need to apply some of the restrictions in our export control regimes, the entity
• The U.S. government has already determined that there are a number of entities—both research institutions
• We should put restrictions in place if you're dealing with those entities, because the government has
• already decided that those entities are a problem.

Committee: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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• So, you have three or four entities doing their own rides, and you have the county-based purchasers.
• Stahlberger said there are three or four entities doing their own rides, and you have the county-based
• So, you have three<00:30:55.280><c> or</c><00:30:55.360><c> four</c><00:30:55.520><c> entities</c><00
• their own three or four entities doing their own rides,<00:30:57.840><c> and</c><00:30:57.960><c> you
• Sometimes they have or six entities.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• THIS CREATES A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION BY WHICH A POLITICAL PARTY OR OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY STANDING
• STATEMENT IN WRITING FOR THE BILL CREATES A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION BY WHICH AND OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY
• IT MAKES A CHANGE TO THE LANGUAGE OF A WRITTEN STATEMENT A CANDIDATE MUST MAKE AND REVISES THE ENTITIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Wisconsin, where it is now part of a coordinated national litigation effort on behalf of public entities
• firms and have closed factories, that's what we're having to deal with as a small local government entity
• some of the things we need to look at, because we don't want to be held hostage by these private entities
• You've heard from some entities that are doing everything that they can, and your involvement in this
• You've heard from some entities that are doing everything that they can, and your involvement in this

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on the rising cost and long delivery times for fire apparatus and related equipment, with opening remarks stressing that aging fleets, supply chain problems, and delayed replacements are affecting emergency readiness across California. Cal OES and Cal Fire described statewide procurement challenges, including higher prices, multi-year delivery timelines, two-year encumbrance limits, and the strain on mutual aid when engines remain in service beyond their intended replacement cycles. Cal Fire said it operates 537 engines, with 300 meeting replacement criteria and 243 at least 16 years old, and explained the difference between mandatory contracts and one-time acquisitions. The Department of General Services said vendors have cited labor costs, chassis pricing, and the need for longer production timelines, while also noting that statewide contracts can include nominal price increases but not open-ended price hikes. Local fire chiefs from Santa Barbara County, Los Angeles County, Napa, and Fullerton testified that apparatus prices have risen sharply while delivery times have stretched from under a year to three to five years or more. They described specific examples of engines and ladder trucks costing far more than prior purchases and arriving years later, forcing departments to keep older reserve apparatus in service, spend more on maintenance, and defer other budget priorities. Several witnesses said industry consolidation has reduced competition and contributed to delays and price increases, with Los Angeles County and Fullerton noting they have pursued antitrust complaints and litigation against major manufacturers. Napa also described proprietary parts and software limiting in-house repairs, and Santa Barbara County said a vendor’s unfulfilled delivery promise caused the department to lose its place in line. Members asked about possible solutions, including whether the state should consider manufacturing apparatus itself, whether procurement rules or prototype requirements could be streamlined, whether DGS staffing or contract processes could be accelerated, and whether more stable long-term purchasing commitments would help manufacturers plan production. Witnesses said safety-driven specification changes are necessary but can add time, and that the main bottlenecks are industry capacity, consolidation, and vendor performance. The vice chair raised concerns about how grant funding windows and local matching requirements are affected by multi-year delays, especially for small and rural departments that rely on grants and on used apparatus passed down from larger agencies. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded with committee members indicating interest in possible legislative, regulatory, and antitrust follow-up.

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• There are other agencies that are having similar situations, some quasi-public, private entities where
• the opportunity to testify in support of H. 2960. ...which is an act relative to non-commonwealth entities
• Also in support of H. 2960, an act relative to non-commonwealth entities.
• First, it would allow a change in how affected entities like Neshoba contribute to the employer's share
• to require awarding authorities, under ...Chapter 30, Section 39M, make direct payments to those entities

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of retirement, municipal workforce, and public employee labor bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2749, a Plymouth home rule petition to classify Plymouth harbormaster employees as Group 4 for retirement purposes. Supporters, including local officials and retirement board representatives, argued the employees perform law-enforcement and rescue duties comparable to police and fire personnel, that the change would be fair, and that it would have little or no fiscal impact on the town. A separate harbormaster-related bill, H. 2743, was also introduced later in the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on provisions of the Municipal Empowerment Act (H. 56), including a temporary critical-shortage exemption allowing retired state or municipal employees to return to work in hard-to-fill positions, and a renewed OPEB commission to study retiree health care costs. Administration and municipal officials said the measures were needed to address staffing shortages and rising benefit liabilities, while emphasizing the shortage exemption would be time-limited and require proof of recruitment efforts. Related retirement bills drew support and caution: advocates for higher COLA bases and enhanced COLA benefits urged relief for retirees, but some asked the committee to wait for recommendations from the special COLA commission before acting. A major portion of the hearing concerned labor rights at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Union representatives and employees backed bills to extend just-cause protections, promotional rights, and collective bargaining rights to MWRA and CPCS workers, arguing they currently lack protections available to most other public employees. Testimony described unfair discipline, delayed promotions, and high turnover, and committee members indicated prior favorable action on similar MWRA bills and expressed support for addressing CPCS labor rights. The committee also heard from representatives of the Massachusetts Municipal Association and public higher education employees in support of H. 2820, which would require timely funding of ratified state employee contracts, with witnesses describing long delays in receiving negotiated raises and back pay. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly invited written testimony and closed each panel after questions.

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• crucially for municipalities across the state, this is a credit that is available to tax-exempt entities
• Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program, there's lots of other funding programs that various entities
• Funding programs that various entities across Massachusetts have taken advantage of or would want to
• The only public financial entities that we are aware of that can use private capital are green banks,
• The only public financial entities that we are aware of that can use private capital are green banks

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on the impact of the Trump administration’s federal climate policy changes on Massachusetts, with a focus on threatened grants, regulatory rollbacks, and state options to continue climate work. Chair Creem and other senators emphasized that Massachusetts still has a 2050 net-zero mandate and needs contingency plans for clean energy, transportation electrification, offshore wind, resilience, and financing if federal support is reduced or withdrawn. Executive branch witnesses said Massachusetts has already experienced disruptions to more than $1 billion in climate-related federal funds, though many suspended grants were restored after litigation by the Attorney General’s office. EEA reported continued uncertainty around a $389 million Grid Innovation Program award and a FEMA dam-safety reimbursement, while MassDOT said its NEVI fast-charging program remains on track with about $50 million obligated, but a $14.4 million competitive charging grant is on hold and future unobligated NEVI funds remain uncertain. Senators also discussed EV rebates, charging infrastructure, the role of the Community Climate Bank, and whether the state can expand independent financing and support for municipalities, higher education, and nonprofits. The Attorney General’s office described successful multi-state litigation that won a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the federal funding freeze, restoring access to many EPA, DOE, USDA, and Interior funds, while noting continued enforcement actions over FEMA manual reviews and other barriers. The office said it is also preparing to defend the endangerment finding, California vehicle-emissions waivers, offshore wind permits, and other federal climate protections. Outside advocates warned that federal tax-credit rollbacks, tariffs, and possible repeal of IRA and infrastructure funding could slow EV adoption and raise costs, while offshore wind testimony said federal permitting pauses and legal challenges are delaying projects and could leave Massachusetts far short of its 2030 offshore wind goals. Nonprofit witnesses also described canceled or delayed grants for wetland restoration and urban heat mitigation, and urged the Legislature to increase state funding, including for the environmental bond bill and municipal vulnerability preparedness work.

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• That particular nonprofit entity goes in the patient home and provides it.
• Does the entity currently get like a daily fee, and all of those payments are bundled in that fee?
• Peer support specialists can only be billed individually by the local governing entities, the way it's
• It does also, I think, have an 18-month timeline on it, so I think if we see that entities are getting
• Are there any entities in the special focus designation now? Very hard to find that out.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 12 and considered a wide range of health, social services, and licensing measures. Early in the meeting, the committee reported favorably HCR 98, which asks the Louisiana Department of Health to study whether SNAP recipients should be allowed to use benefits for grocery delivery fees. The author said the proposal would not change SNAP rules directly, but would examine access issues for elderly, disabled, rural, and transportation-limited residents. The committee also advanced SB 273, a hospice patient-protection bill requiring documentation of hydration, nutrition, and care decisions in inpatient licensed facilities where hospice is provided, with LDH oversight and enforcement authority; members discussed how responsibility is shared between facilities and outside hospice providers, and adopted technical amendments. The committee then approved SB 415, creating the Empower Louisiana Food Purchase Program, a privately funded charitable food-card program intended to let nonprofits distribute food-only cards to people in need. Members and the author discussed whether the cards would be reloadable, which retailers could accept them, and whether prepared foods could be included; LDH said the program could use all SNAP-authorized retailers, and the bill was reported favorably with amendments. SB 437, a cleanup bill for judicially referred residential substance abuse treatment facilities, was also reported favorably with amendments after LDH clarified that facilities providing treatment must be licensed, while residences only housing individuals would not be. SB 451, updating newborn hearing screening terminology and reporting requirements, was reported favorably after testimony that the bill would strengthen early detection and follow-up for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. Later, the committee advanced SB 426, which modernizes the addictive disorder regulatory authority and creates a formal peer support specialist licensing pathway. Supporters said the bill would strengthen the behavioral health workforce, improve accountability, and create a progression from peer support to higher credentials; the committee adopted technical and transition amendments and reported the bill favorably with amendments. SB 236, requiring LDH annual reviews and reports on kidney disease treatment services in Medicaid, was also reported favorably with amendments. Additional measures approved included SB 39, allowing provisional licenses for massage therapy graduates; SB 190, which tightens oversight of poor-performing nursing facilities in the CMS Special Focus Facility Program and sets an 18-month improvement timeline; SB 124, allowing hospitals within the same health system to share peer review records without waiving privilege; HR 174, urging study of fenbendazole as a possible cancer treatment; SB 270, allowing terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in health care facilities; SB 359, changing terms for certain Morehouse Parish hospital district commissioners; and HR 194, requesting de-identified school visual acuity screening data for research. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures favorably, several with amendments.

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• That particular nonprofit entity goes in the patient home and provides care.
• Does the entity currently get like a daily fee, and all of those payments are bundled in that fee?
• Peer support specialists can only be billed individually by the local governing entities, the way it's
• It does also, I think, have an 18-month timeline on it, so I think if we see that entities are getting
• Are there any entities in the special focus designation now? Very hard to find that out.

Bills: HR174 , HR194 , HCR98 , SB39 , SB124 , SB190 , SB236 , SB270 , SB273 , SB359 , SB415 , SB426 , SB437 , SB451

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: fenbendazole, cancer treatment, public health, FDA, clinical trials, patient safety, visual acuity, student health, de-identified data, longitudinal analysis, education policy, SNAP, food stamps, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, grocery delivery, delivery fees, service charges, online grocery, food access, food insecurity

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• It's a large group to try to get this done as fast as possible. ...24 other entities.
• Additionally, as was mentioned, we do have similar types of these kinds of entities in the state.
• Now, it can be quite tricky to compare government entities because even those that appear similar can
• So we are not recommending that the Legislature simply align these entities.
• We had a lot to do to stand up the entity, regulations and things of that nature.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So do they give money to other entities besides you then? Hypothetically, they could.
• There hasn't been any entities that have gone up for those funding.
• The issue is that particular funding is very heavily weighted toward the rural entities.
• It is a huge help to those entities that really need that money. We don't want to touch that.
• It is a huge help to those entities that really need that money. We don't want to touch that.

Summary: The Government Finance Transportation Study committee heard detailed presentations from transit officials in Grand Forks, Bismarck/Mandan (Bisman Transit), and Fargo about fixed-route and paratransit service. Grand Forks described Cities Area Transit’s routes, fare structure, ridership recovery after COVID, fleet replacement needs, and rising costs, noting fares cover only a portion of expenses and that the system relies on local, state, federal, and university funding. Bisman Transit outlined its history, service hours, route structure, recent expansion of hours, fare levels, ridership growth, funding sources including mill levies, federal grants, and new local sales tax revenue, and major challenges such as aging buses, driver recruitment, and the need for more stable operating support. Fargo’s representative briefly reinforced the importance of public transit and asked the committee to consider additional funding for urban fixed-route systems.

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• shared division fund between the State Personnel Board and ADOA HR, and that those are the only two entities
• He said the bill contemplates a single entity being able to possess the expertise of every state agency
• contemplates a single entity being able to possess the expertise of every state agency to accurately
• That's a monumental undertaking for an entity that does not have a role in the state hiring process.
• do not like to grow government, and they rarely vote in the affirmative for any board or outside entity

Committee: House House Government Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1078, which would require courts reviewing public-records disputes to apply de novo review rather than deferring to an agency’s decision to withhold records. Senator Kavanaugh and a Goldwater Institute witness argued the bill would restore transparency and independent judicial review. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered SB 1184, which would add military division flags approved by the Department of Defense to the list of flags that HOAs and planned communities may not prohibit. Kavanaugh said the bill responds to HOA restrictions on veterans displaying unit flags. Members discussed whether the bill should also cover other flags, including LGBTQ flags, but no amendment was adopted. The bill passed 7-0. SB 1586 followed, requiring Arizona agencies to post federal guidance they create, adopt, or receive. Supporters said it would improve transparency; an opposing member said agencies already post such material and the bill was unnecessary. It passed 4-3. SB 1665, a state agency hiring reform bill, would require standardized hiring scores, interview panel grades, overall grades, and an appeal process for unsuccessful applicants. The State Personnel Board supported it as a merit-based reform, while ADOA opposed it as costly and burdensome, estimating more than $3 million in compliance costs and warning it could slow hiring. After extended testimony, the committee recommended it do pass 4-3. The committee also approved SCR 1024, which would require legislative candidates to reside in their district for one year and, if affiliated, be members of their party for one year before the election; it passed 6-1 after discussion about residency rules and ballot-measure concerns. Later, the committee heard SB 1135, which increases workers’ compensation burial expenses for fallen first responders from $5,000 to $10,000. Family members and first responders testified in support, describing the financial strain after line-of-duty deaths. The bill passed 6-1 with one member present. SB 1136, which allows surviving spouses of first responders to keep death benefits even if they remarry, also drew emotional testimony from widows and supporters and passed 5-2. The committee then took up SB 1435, expanding the existing prohibition on exposing minors to sexually explicit material to public libraries and making violations a class 6 felony; supporters framed it as child protection, while opponents warned it could chill library access and criminalize librarians. The bill passed 4-3. Finally, SB 1567 was introduced as another expansion of the same underlying law, prohibiting government entities and contractors from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and from using public facilities for filming or facilitating sexually explicit acts; the sponsor described it as part of a broader effort to protect children, and the committee began discussion of the measure.

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• we strive to get relief for our taxpayers, I also want to stand equally in support of our taxing entities
• to impact growth in our taxing entities, I think that's a wrong way to go.”
• I will also remind you that our taxing entities have the ability to do voluntary rollbacks.
• It gives the Attorney General the ability to prosecute those entities that are violating the law once
• The state is the entity that will capture most of this revenue.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 134-0 roll call vote. Members then moved through a series of personal privileges and introductions of guests, including Turning Point USA chapters, CASA volunteers and staff, JAG students, university students, nursing students, interns, and other visitors recognized from across the state. On third reading, House Bill 1766, dealing with personal property tax treatment and new construction, was debated as a taxpayer relief measure. Supporters said it would treat personal property more like real estate under Hancock-style limits, while opponents warned it could reduce revenue for taxing districts. The bill passed 94-50. The House then took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2989, a major gaming bill aimed at cracking down on illegal “gray market” machines while creating a regulated local-option video lottery terminal system. Debate focused on enforcement, local control, consumer protection, revenue for education, veterans, and disability programs, and whether the bill effectively legalized gambling in a new form. A motion to send it to Fiscal Review failed 69-44, and the bill ultimately passed 83-66 with one present. The chamber next considered House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2014, the supplemental appropriations bill. The sponsor said it provides a little over $3 billion in additional authority for the rest of FY2026, including tax refunds, disaster response, St. Louis tornado relief, Medicaid-related spending, and Missouri Department of Transportation operations. Members discussed the size of supplemental spending, the use of federal and general revenue funds, and the first-time use of general revenue for the adult expansion Medicaid population. The House adopted an amendment reducing some unused Medicaid authority, then adopted the bill as amended and perfected it for printing. The session ended with announcements, including a notice that the Super Committee on Tourism would meet immediately in Hearing Room 6.

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• We traveled across the state and listened to constituents, be they the taxpayer or the taxing entities
• And for me, seeing the neighbors, seeing the adjacent buildings, those things are our taxing entities
• There are those taxing entities who will seek to get the lowest voter turnout time to have their ballot
• So there is no opportunity if a taxing entity wants to raise a tax or pass a bond.
• The idea that, you know, the percentage turnout, and the schools or the taxing entities want it on the

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for February 10, 2026 by roll call vote, 120-0. Members then used personal privilege and guest introductions to recognize fraternity members, students, advocacy groups, and other visitors. One member delivered remarks honoring Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and another gave a personal statement about a cousin who died in a domestic violence-related murder-suicide, followed by a moment of silence. The main floor action focused on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2780 and 2668, a major property tax reform package. The sponsor described the bill as a broad effort to stabilize Missouri’s property tax system after extensive statewide hearings and testimony. The bill and amendments addressed issues including clearer ballot language for tax measures, moving tax-related ballot questions to November general elections, prohibiting “no tax increase” ballot descriptions, standardizing ballot wording, changes to assessed valuation and inspection rules, quarterly tax payment options in some counties, and a fix to a CPI-related provision. Members debated the size and scope of the bill, concerns about local control, election timing, voter fatigue, and possible litigation. Amendments were adopted to narrow the title, add clear ballot language, exempt township counties from the election timing requirement, and remove duplicative language. After the previous question was ordered, the committee substitute as amended was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The House also perfected House Bill 1917, a Jefferson County-specific water district bill. Supporters said it would allow detachment of a ratepayer from a water district under certain conditions so a large manufacturing project could proceed, describing the district’s demands as obstructive to economic development. The bill passed committee unanimously and was ordered perfected and printed after discussion about the federal loan issue, the district’s refusal to cooperate, and whether the measure should be limited to one district or expanded later. The chamber then moved to announcements, including upcoming committee meetings, a property tax issues presentation by FFA students, birthday wishes, and a recess until 2 p.m.