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• Board of Regents, a person who served with us as security, as an individual who got... to know the facility
• Age 55 and older, veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, high
• President, I want to end with every donation setting up New Mexicans for the ability to thrive at any age

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• Multifamily, so we have something where there’s a lot of shared facilities, shared walls, and that probably
• one pushing it over the limit for the entire building versus, you know, an upgrade for the entire facility
• cost to the association if they’re responsible for upgrading the electrical system for the whole facility
• And any property that is no longer utilized for construction staging or transit facilities automatically
• new housing, and rightfully so, we also cannot forget about our existing housing stock and how it's aging

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• California's refineries are aging. Many were built long before modern environmental laws existed.
• Communities live near these facilities, and they deserve clarity about what it will take to safely clean
• From Houston to Australia, aging refineries are closing, and the industry is consolidating globally.
• industries within the energy sector, including coal mining, nuclear plants, and wind and solar facilities
• A decision to close the facility doesn't happen overnight.

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on environmental, climate, transparency, water affordability, recycling, and refinery transition issues. SB 1087 would modernize SB 375 regional climate and transportation planning by extending planning cycles, clarifying target-setting and review processes, and reducing time spent on modeling and CEQA-related work; it drew strong support from MPOs and environmental groups with some opposition from clean air, housing, and industry advocates concerned about VMT, housing impacts, and agency authority. SB 1239 would require CARB to update its standardized regulatory impact assessment when major regulations are materially changed; manufacturers and business groups supported the transparency measure, while the chair opposed it as adding delay and inefficiency to rulemaking. SB 1125 would create the framework for a statewide low-income water rate assistance program; it received broad support from utilities, environmental justice groups, local governments, and community members, and the committee advanced it on a 3-1 vote. SB 1180 would set rules for spending from the plastic pollution mitigation fund created by SB 54, with broad support from environmental justice and conservation groups and opposed-unless-amended positions from industry groups seeking tighter limits and more oversight; it advanced on a 3-0 vote. SB 1161 would require CARB to present household-level cost impacts of regulations in plain language, and it advanced on a 4-0 vote despite late opposition from environmental groups. SB 955, updating beverage container recycling and redemption requirements, passed 5-0, and SB 1259, requiring refineries to disclose cleanup liabilities and decommissioning information to aid long-term planning, drew strong support from environmental and local government witnesses but firm opposition from petroleum, labor, and business groups; the committee began discussion but the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that bill.

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• We manage buildings and facilities.
• to remove all barriers to access for people in New Mexico, including residents and children of all ages
• Our FY 26 ICIP is earmarked for over $30 million in outdoor restroom facilities.
• We've got all of the facilities in place.
• So if I've got either land to build on or space in a facility.

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• that to be a video service subject to the municipal franchise fee, you must collect to... wireline facilities
• Group, Inc., which is the parent company of what will soon be the Texas Stock Exchange. age.
• Founded in Houston in 1970. or headquarters still remain, we proudly operate 17 facilities across this
• The committee substitute, which has just been laid out changes the age from 55 to 65 it also would remove
• We employ almost 1,100 associates across the state within four main facilities. is located in El Paso

Bills: SB264 , SB542 , SB924 , SB1008 , SB1029 , SB1036 , SB1057 , SB1058 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1376 , SB1569 , SB1664 , SB1697 , SJR50

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: SB 264, Texas Workers' Compensation Act, group self-insurance, self-insured groups, workers' compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, certificate of approval, guaranty fund, trust fund, wind down, dissolution, labor code, insurance regulation, employer coverage, risk pool, business and commerce, trade workforce economic development, property owners' association, water conservation

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• But at the age of 14, I tried alcohol for the first time, and alcohol set me free.
• Treatment often occurs in an office, clinic, or treatment facility.
• I had a gentleman that got shipped from our facility to Arkansas, and at 9:15, I ran into him outside
• Thank you for the Age Project of the Ozarks. Thank you. You are ready to go.
• Okay, next up is Alex Butrom, Assistant Solicitor General at the AG.

Committee: House Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington, notwithstanding the maximum age
• Their efforts demonstrate extraordinary leadership, compassion, and patriotism at a young age while inspiring
• secured a $21.3 million state tax credit to build a massive $1.3 billion advanced manufacturing facility
• On ag tech and food science, through a new $10 million authorization, we're recognizing that the next

Summary: The House adopted a resolution congratulating Fire Chief Timothy Clancy on his retirement from the Whitman Fire Department after suspending the rules. It also concurred with a Senate petition authorizing MassDOT to take easements over certain land in Woburn and Burlington, and then gave final passage to several local bills, including measures on culverts and dams, alcohol licenses in Milford, Salem, and Bridgewater, and firefighter civil service eligibility in Arlington. The chamber then took up several bills on second reading and third reading, including a Norton land parcel bill, a Watertown property tax classification bill for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent years, and a transportation bond bill. In each case, the House suspended Rule 7A, adopted the Ways and Means amendments, and ordered the bills to a third reading or passed them to be engrossed. The transportation bond bill was substituted for a broader bonds bill and advanced as amended. The main debate centered on House 5562, the economic development bond bill. Representative Viola described it as a $425.1 million package supporting applied AI and quantum, defense, robotics, ag tech, downtown revitalization, housing, higher education bridge funding, and business climate changes such as lower LLC fees, a CPA licensing pathway, nurse licensing changes, film tax credit adjustments, internship incentives, and food truck inspection reforms. Representative Haggerty and Representative Kazner spoke in support, emphasizing housing production, site plan review, land use board training, commercial conversion, faith-based housing, and local control. The House adopted Consolidated Amendment A by roll call 142-5, with a second consolidated amendment then made available; the bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.

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• service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington, notwithstanding the maximum age
• Their efforts demonstrate extraordinary leadership, compassion, and patriotism at a young age, while
• secured a $21.3 million state tax credit to build a massive $1.3 billion advanced manufacturing facility
• On ag tech and food science, through a new $10 million authorization, we're recognizing that the next

Keywords: 1212, all

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• The exemptions are for ag businesses, hobbyists, 4-H, FFA, untethered or specific showbirds and bantam
• search warrant on a rural Sonoma County property suspected of operating as a cockfighting feeding facility
• If you're an ag business, if you're a commercial poultry operation, if you're a hobbyist, 4-H, FFA, if
• If you're an ag business, if you're a commercial poultry operation, if you're a hobbyist, 4-H FFA, if

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with AB 928 on cockfighting drawing the most extensive debate. The author and supporters said the bill targets large-scale illegal trafficking of fighting birds by creating civil penalties for properties with more than 25 individually tethered or caged roosters, while exempting legitimate poultry, hobby, educational, and religious operations. Supporters, including animal control and veterinary witnesses, described cockfighting investigations and the burdens on local agencies. Opponents argued the measure could profile immigrant, rural, Latino, Asian, and Hmong communities and create unnecessary law enforcement and immigration consequences. After questions about exemptions, enforcement, and local ordinances, the committee approved the bill on a due pass motion, with some no votes and the bill placed on call. The committee also advanced AB 1199, which would align California hospital credentialing law with federal standards by allowing recredentialing and reappointment of medical staff every three years instead of every two. Supporters from the California Hospital Association said the change would reduce administrative burden while preserving patient safety oversight. The bill passed unanimously and was placed on call. AB 2537, a cannabis enforcement bill, was presented as a way to prioritize Department of Cannabis Control resources toward the most serious public health and safety violations rather than technical infractions. Supporters said it would improve enforcement efficiency without weakening authority; members asked about rulemaking and whether the bill focused on the legal market. The committee passed the measure on a due pass motion, with the bill also placed on call. AB 1349, dealing with speculative ticketing, would require ticket sellers to own or have a contractual right to tickets before listing them for resale. Supporters from independent venues and the music industry said speculative ticketing deceives consumers and harms artists and small venues, while opponents warned about effects on the secondary market and ongoing antitrust litigation. After late amendments and additional discussion, the committee moved the bill forward on a due pass motion, placing it on call. The committee also heard AB 1693 on speeding retail tenant-improvement permits through a qualified professional certifier process and shorter local review deadlines; members questioned whether the bill allowed self-certification, and the author said the city would still review the plans. That bill passed and was placed on call. Later, AB 1826, a cannabis due-process bill requiring more timely disclosure and procedures when products are embargoed or recalled, also passed after discussion about giving businesses a meaningful chance to respond. AB 2166, a factory-built housing bill creating a state financial backstop to help modular housing factories obtain insurance and stay in business, advanced despite concerns about whether the market risk was too high for state involvement. Finally, AB 2667 on deceptive vape products began testimony, with the author describing youth vaping and devices disguised as everyday items, but the transcript cuts off before further testimony or action on that bill.

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• We did age 71 a couple of years ago.
• We did age 71 a couple of years ago.
• Representative Mickelson, a pediatric is a child under the age of 18, and sex transition is what is defined
• Representative Crane, Representative Nicholson, Chairman Crane, excuse me, if a school or educational facility

Committee: House State Affairs

Summary: The House State Affairs Committee heard and introduced several RSs and one bill, with most of the discussion focused on election administration, agency structure, business privacy, and parental notification around gender-related issues. RS 332-31 would require in-person canvassers to be qualified electors and wear name badges, with exceptions for volunteers, campaign workers, and phone banking. RS 333-75 would lower the threshold for ballot name rotation from political entities with more than 100,000 voters to those with more than 25,000 voters. RS 334-29 would merge the Office of Species Conservation and the energy and minerals coordinating agency, and members asked for more information later about preserving each agency’s mission. RS 334-38 would allow LLC filers to use an Idaho commercial registered agent address instead of a home address, while still requiring the residential address and consent from the registered agent. All four RSs were moved to introduction and approved by voice vote. The committee then considered RS 3349, a revised version of a bill restricting what the sponsor described as social transitioning of minors without parental knowledge. The sponsor said the changes narrowed the civil cause of action and shifted any recovered funds to the state general fund, but members raised concerns about the breadth of terms like “appearance,” “dress,” and “social transition,” possible conflicts with confidentiality duties for educators and health providers, and the risk of litigation. Despite those concerns, the motion to introduce the RS passed, with Representatives Church and Haas recorded as voting no. House Bill 548, a Fourth Amendment bill, was then debated and sent to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The bill would require reasonable suspicion before law enforcement can stop and board a boat on the water, while still allowing safety and related inspections at boat launches. Supporters said it protects constitutional rights without preventing inspections, and the motion passed by voice vote. Finally, RS 33-408 was returned to sponsor at the sponsor’s request, and the committee ended by thanking its page and adjourning for the next day.

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• Department of Family and Protective Services to include in parent-child safety placements for all school-age
• This bill aligns state law with an AG opinion KP 0481.
• Well, that shows my age, but um it, it was very common in my state where I grew up.
• No, our, our programs are all done with a, with a, a, a registered host facility, whether it's a church

Committee: House Public Education

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• I was talking with the administrator of school facilities.
• </c><00:40:34.160><c> Uh</c> school f uh uh school facilities. Uh school f uh uh school facilities.
• </c> also transportation, facilities also transportation, facilities maintenance<01:05:42.400><c> and
• because only a handful of facilities can take students in that position.
• ><c> facilities</c><01:52:19.440><c> can</c><01:52:19.599><c> take</c> a handful of facilities can take

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So since Vice Chairman Raymond has reminded us there's an age differential on the panel, we have an age
• In this day and age, consistency is so important.
• Because in this day and age, you can't hide.
• Low Skate and Jake, similar to your ages. I've rarely seen Jake Colcourt cry as an adult man.
• Our student leaders have organized open dialogues on social, political, ...age and civil discourse.

Summary: The joint Senate and House Select Committee on Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education convened for its first public hearing, adopted its proposed rules without objection, and framed the hearing as an organizational, invited-testimony-only session. Members repeatedly condemned political violence and the assassination of Charlie Kirk, saying the committee was created in response to concerns about civil discourse, intimidation, and hostility on college campuses. Several members emphasized that the goal was not to suppress speech but to protect open expression while maintaining order, due process, and institutional accountability. The first witness, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Wyn Rosser, outlined implementation of Senate Bill 37. He described the General Education Advisory Committee, which is reviewing broad core-curriculum knowledge and skills and may recommend reducing the current 42-hour core, while leaving review of specific courses to individual institutions. He also explained the new Office of the Ombudsman, the board’s role in supporting it, and existing training and certification requirements for governing board members. Members asked about enforcement tools, transparency, and whether the ombudsman would investigate complaints involving censorship, retaliation, or political bias; Rosser said some enforcement exists in certain laws, but he deferred on the exact scope of the ombudsman’s investigatory authority and on issues outside the agency’s role. University of Texas at Austin President Jim Davis testified that UT Austin supports free speech, academic freedom, and civil discourse, and he described three areas of focus: speech on campus grounds, classroom discourse, and how people treat one another. He said the university enforces time, place, and manner rules, expects professors to present alternative views on controversial topics, and has created internal reporting and appeal processes for students and faculty. Members questioned him about heckler’s veto incidents, protests, off-campus participants, complaints about professors, hate speech, and whether the university would protect speakers and students from disruption or unfair targeting. Davis said the university would not tolerate disruptions, would use due process and factual review, and is working to align campus practices with the new law and regents’ expectations. Ricky Adam Jr. of Turning Point USA’s Club America described the group’s campus and high-school organizing, praised Charlie Kirk’s approach to open debate, and said the organization is expanding in Texas. He raised concerns about school administrators and a counselor at an Early College High School in Killeen allegedly interfering with a student club and withholding footage, and committee members said they would seek information and, if necessary, use legislative process to investigate. Members from both chambers reiterated support for free speech, criticized political violence and campus suppression of viewpoints, and stressed that future hearings would continue examining implementation and enforcement issues.

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• Nor do we need to be confined to the bounds of a sanctioned facility.
• Please vote no on age 1763. Thank you. Thank you. Muneer Germanus. Muneer Jamanis? No.
• But age 1763 is not the way to do that.
• Those killed included children ages 9 and 11.
• Those killed included children ages 9 and 11.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law. On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.

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• Uh, amendments 190 through 198 pertain to the administration of the capital program, a parking facility
• But, um, this outstanding group is made of both men and women age 65 and over that are active members
• program for girls ages 15 5 to<01:08:08.160><c> 18</c><01:08:08.640><c> years,</c><01:08:09.480><c>
• </c> group is made of both men and women age group is made of both men and women age 65<01:09:46.160>
• But, uh, today, even as you see the Sassy Seniors, there will also be lunch provided by Ag Politics in

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 957, house, all

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• Today, our programs operate out of facilities built in 1962 and 1990 that have served our community well
• In addition, the bill's infrastructure funding would give us the opportunity to renovate our aging facilities
• , especially the pre-K, zero to four, that we know that type of child care provided at that crucial age
• The credit freeze must remain in effect until the child reaches 16 years of age.
• Okay, temporary orders, we've got some that are nine, ten, eleven years old until a kid ages out.

Committee: Senate Senate Federalism and Family Law Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2793, which would let cities and towns expedite annexations when 100% of the affected property owners request it, and would modernize notice requirements by allowing electronic newspaper publication and a single on-site notice for small single-parcel annexations. Buckeye supported the bill as a way to streamline uncontested annexations and reduce delay and cost, while a senator raised concerns based on a recent contentious Tucson annexation and the speed of public notice. The committee voted 4-3 to give HB 2793 a do pass recommendation. Members then considered HB 2041, which would prohibit a parent, guardian, or custodian from being found to have abused or neglected a child solely because poverty prevented them from providing supervision, clothing, food, shelter, or medical care. Child welfare advocates supported the bill as a step toward decriminalizing poverty, while another witness argued it did not go far enough because it still allowed investigations based on poverty. Several members said they supported the concept but wanted further changes, and the bill passed 4-3. The committee also approved HB 2239, creating a child care grant program and infrastructure fund at DES to expand access in underserved areas; testimony from child care providers and parents emphasized shortages, workforce challenges, and the need for facilities, and the committee adopted an amendment adding tax credit language and eligible applicants before passing the bill 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2321, requiring DCS to place a credit freeze on a child’s credit report when the child enters care, passed 7-0 without testimony. HB 2371, allowing consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration and adding an amendment on therapeutic interventions and expert testimony in parenting cases, drew concerns about using AI for binding family-law decisions and about the amendment’s relevance; it passed 4-3. HB 2594, strengthening protections for participants in the address confidentiality program in family-law matters and sealing related voter records, received strong support from a witness describing repeated attempts by an ex-partner to obtain a protected address and passed 7-0 after amendment. HB 2661, requiring DCS to inform parents under investigation that they may delegate temporary guardianship and, as amended, limiting additional documentation requirements, passed 4-3 despite concerns that it gave too much discretion to parents accused of abuse or neglect.

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• Today, our programs operate out of facilities built in 1962 and 1990 that have served our community well
• In addition, the bill's infrastructure funding would give us the opportunity to renovate our aging facilities
• , especially the pre-K, zero to four, that we know that type of child care provided at that crucial age
• The credit freeze must remain in effect until the child reaches 16 years of age.
• Okay, temporary orders, we've got some that are nine, ten, eleven years old until a kid ages out.

Bills: HB2041 , HB2144 , HB2239 , HB2321 , HB2371 , HB2594 , HB2661 , HB2662 , HB2793 , HB2968 , HB2995

Committee: Senate Federalism and Family Law

Keywords: child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, child support, preborn children, retroactive support, medical expenses, child welfare, child care, grant program, low-income, early learning, infrastructure, economic growth, security freeze, credit reporting, dependent children, parental notification

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• So you have your real property, real estate, commercial property, and then ag.
• So you have your real property, real estate, commercial property, and then ag.
• He lets everybody use his facilities for public meetings and so forth at no charge.
• and they should be allowed to cast their vote if they're not actively incarcerated in one of the facilities
• juvenile bill in which individuals that were sentenced more than 15 years as a juvenile, under the age

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We do want to point out that Proposition 2, which is a statewide school facilities bond that passed in
• There's no expectation for extension of those facilities. There'll be an upcoming meeting.
• The expectation is that there will be no extension of those facilities.
• to extend those facilities, those ones through cooling facilities that were in the strategic reserve
• I am still living in that age. My era was 1900s. Thank you. My era was 1900s.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy heard six budget-related items and took no votes, holding all items open for a future hearing. The first item concerned a climate bond expenditure plan for the California Transmission Accelerator Revolving Fund under SB 254. GoBiz, IBank, and the Department of Finance described a request for nearly $26 million and 10 limited-term positions to develop financing strategies and evaluate transmission projects, while the LAO said the proposal was broadly consistent with Prop. 4 but noted that the Legislature may want to provide more direction on program design. Senators questioned how the proposal would lower ratepayer costs, protect state funds, and ensure accountability for billion-dollar transmission projects. The second item covered trailer bill language to redirect funding among demand-side reliability programs. Finance proposed moving $22 million from the DEPA program to DSGS for summer 2026 and using CalSHAPE interest funds for ELRP or an equivalent CPUC program in 2027-28, with CEC and CPUC coordinating the transition. Senators and LAO questioned why CalSHAPE funds should not continue supporting schools, and several members argued DSGS has been more successful and should continue rather than be shifted to ELRP. CEC and CPUC explained that DSGS and ELRP serve different reliability functions and do not address public safety power shutoffs. Public commenters, including school groups and clean energy advocates, split between extending CalSHAPE for school HVAC/plumbing projects and preserving or expanding DSGS. The committee also heard on petroleum market oversight implementation under SBX1-2 and ABX2-1, with the CEC and its Division of Petroleum Market Oversight requesting additional staffing to support inventory monitoring, refinery resupply analysis, and market oversight. Senators pressed for details on investigations, refinery margins, gasoline price spikes, and the transportation fuels transition plan, while staff said the draft plan would be released soon and that DPMO’s work on branded versus unbranded gasoline remains ongoing. Finally, the CPUC presented three additional proposals: implementing AB 1207’s climate credit reforms, studying large-load/data center cost impacts under SB 57, and preparing for regional market participation under AB 825. The LAO repeatedly cautioned that some of these requests may go beyond statutory minimums and urged the Legislature to decide how much policy direction and staffing it wants to provide. Public commenters supported DPMO funding, opposed ending CalSHAPE, and strongly favored continued DSGS funding over a new ELRP structure.

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• We have a rural area, uh, where many of our landowners are engaged in ag production.
• Penalized for a change of use coming out of ag or wildlife tax valuation.
• And so it's important to keep as much of this land in wildlife or ag as we can.
• All the, uh, ag and timber are both decreasing.
• Um, in today's digital age, access to standardized data is crucial for efficiency, transparency, and

Bills: SB 4 , SB 23 , SJR 2

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: redistricting, election, Texas legislature, district composition, political representation, congressional redistricting, Texas House of Representatives, U.S. House, Congressional districts, district map, district boundaries, gerrymandering, voting rights, election law, apportionment, representation, special committee, PLANC2308, redistricting plan, elections