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• We also see it in leaders in public service, like Judge Ricardo R.
• , and public service.
• Ramahaw, for your service.
• Setting aside the obvious implementation Postal Service running our elections.
• Postal Service.

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a ceremonial observance for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Members from multiple caucuses spoke in support of House Resolution 107, which designates May as AAPI Heritage Month, emphasizing the community’s contributions, resilience, and the need to confront discrimination and hate. The resolution was adopted, and the chamber then recognized 13 honorees for the 2026 AAPI Heritage Month celebration, highlighting leaders in education, business, labor, media, cultural preservation, and public service. After guest introductions, the Assembly took up a series of bills. Measures discussed included HOA reserve funding for common interest developments (AB 2050), professional review requirements for lawsuits against design professionals (AB 2106), direct home delivery of enteral formula (AB 1794), expanded CalWORKs-related support for student parents (AB 1829), longer insurance moratoriums for wildfire survivors (AB 2038), election cybersecurity (AB 2281), medical privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care (AB 2448), water district board compensation (AB 2568), county public contract change-order authority (AB 1658), and several other education, health, and licensing bills. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 2050 passed 44-6, AB 2038 passed 45-8, AB 2448 passed 49-13, and AB 1658 passed 61-2, while several others passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The Assembly also adopted AJR 29, a resolution opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail and affirming California’s mail voting system. The resolution prompted extended debate over election integrity, voter access, and federal versus state authority, with supporters arguing mail voting is secure and accessible and opponents calling for stronger voter list maintenance and verification. The resolution passed 47-13. In addition, ACR 141 and ACR 123 were adopted by voice vote after co-author roll calls, and the chamber continued or passed on numerous other file items as it worked through the daily file.

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• The new services to the campgrounds.
• What this system does is it services the back end of the track.
• </c> What this system does is it it services What this system does is it it services the<00:22:47.760
• So, this services the back half of it.
• </c><00:29:22.720><c> line</c> and this is for the lead service line and this is for the lead service

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:49 Approval of Minutes 01:05 Information Items 02:39 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 23:40 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 26:30 OFM Rpt – KY Infrastructure Authority 36:07 OFM Rpt – Econ Dev Cabinet 43:40 Office of Financial Mgmt 50:18 Remaining 2025 Mtg Dates 50:50 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including approval of the June meeting minutes and receipt of several correspondence and information reports. Those reports covered quarterly capital project status updates from state agencies and postsecondary institutions, lease modifications, asset preservation projects, school district debt issuances, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority budget history materials. Members also raised questions about a long-open stream mitigation account and were told the funds are fee-in-lieu stream mitigation monies administered through Fish and Wildlife, with staff promising to follow up on the specific project. The committee then reviewed and approved several capital project actions. These included a new Camp Oralis dining hall project for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, explained as a reauthorization because the funding split changed to 64% federal and 36% agency funds; an appropriation increase for the Shelbyville armory addition due to higher construction costs and security requirements; and emergency repair projects for Fort Boonesboro flood remediation and the Kentucky State Police Supply Branch fire damage. Members also approved a tenant improvement fund request for parking garage safety improvements at the Mayo Underwood Building. The Office of Financial Management presented three Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items and one Cleaner Water Program reallocation. The loans included a Shepherdsville sewer/drainage project and two Auburn water and lead service line projects; the grant reallocation involved unused Cleaner Water Program funds, with staff emphasizing that all ARPA-funded cleaner water dollars must be spent by December 31, 2026 or returned. After discussion, the committee approved the package. The committee also approved six Economic Development Fund grants, and the Cabinet for Economic Development began presenting the first six KPDI projects, though the transcript cuts off before those project details were completed.

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• Veteran service organizations.
• I think there's a ride service in Clayton, but I don't know if it has anything to do with Veteran Services
• The other ask is regarding information technology services.
• That, but we're adding additional elements to the services like audit prep services.
• Services request remains flat.

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• This is the Senate Committee on Labor and Technology. This is our 3 p.m. agenda.
• Ryan Numman, Director of the Department of Human Services. Testimony. Okay.
• The Committee on Labor and Technology is adjourned. Thank you.
• The Committee on Labor and Technology is adjourned. in their amendment.
• </c><00:35:28.160><c> is</c> committee on labor and technology is committee on labor and technology is

Committee: Senate Labor and Technology

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology heard testimony on several labor-related bills. SB 2567 would allow public employers to seek temporary restraining orders against harassment of employees; the Judiciary, DHS, DOE, and others supported it, with some asking that coverage be broadened to all public employees. The Judiciary said it would not oppose expanding the bill’s scope. The chair deferred decision-making on SB 2567 to February 13, 2026, to allow further discussion with the Judiciary and Attorney General’s Office. SB 2386 would expand pay-transparency requirements for job listings and lower the small-employer exemption threshold from 50 to 25 employees. Testifiers largely supported the measure, citing transparency and retention benefits, while one opposition was noted. The committee voted to pass SB 2386 with amendments, including changing the effective date to January 1, 2077. SB 2389, the Warehouse Workers Protection Act, drew support from labor advocates but concerns from DLIR and the Attorney General’s Office about enforcement and a prosecutorial provision; after questions about quota tracking and recordkeeping, the chair deferred the bill. SB 2663 would require employers to respond in writing to workers’ compensation treatment plans within seven days and establish related penalties. DLIR opposed the bill as drafted, citing fairness and existing statutory conflicts, while injured workers and labor representatives supported it and described long delays in treatment approvals. The committee voted to pass SB 2663 with amendments, including directing fines to the special compensation fund, clarifying enforcement, and setting the effective date to January 1, 2077. SB 2555 would allow retirees to work in succession-planning positions without losing retirement benefits; ERS supported the intent but suggested an annual reporting requirement and noted existing rehire mechanisms. The committee voted to pass SB 2555 with amendments, including an annual report requirement and the same January 1, 2077 effective date. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Chairman Harris, Vice Chair Martinez, and members, thank you for your service to Texas.
• Thank you for your service, and thank you for the opportunity to be here today. Thank you.
• That's before the Civil War, before the telephone or the typewriters, before what we now call technology
• Well, over the past 50 to 60 years, technology has evolved. has come about that they didn't have when
• While the state is investing in these new water technologies, I'm just going to throw my weight behind

Bills: HB1523 , HB2109 , HB2694 , HB3525 , HB3898 , HB4646 , HB5188 , HB5219 , HB5320 , HB5651 , HB5655 , HB5659 , HB5662 , HB5672

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

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• You know, start slowly as technology improves.
• School districts provide those services.
• Some technology and landscaping are being sacrificed as well.
• We have a nurse and a nurse aide on staff to provide those services.
• We need all those sorts of different services. Services because we take who comes in our door.

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

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• Postal Service.
• This is not social services. This is not welfare. This is something that the workers have earned.
• Missing an interview could be because of... ...to technology.
• They had paid into it through... ...years of labor, taxes, caregiving, and service.
• Among their statutorily prescribed duties, county tax collectors, service, Florida Department of Highway

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with agency and records measures from Senator Massullo. SB 488, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package, would update reporting thresholds for crashes, expand DHSMV’s use of email for certain transactions, and align tank vehicle definitions with federal rules; it was reported favorably. Its companion, SB 490, creates a public records exemption for certain email records and also passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 892, revising enhanced sentencing procedures for repeat offenders, and SB 124, which cleans up outdated Florida Virtual School language without changing day-to-day operations. Later, SB 584 on commercial driving schools, SB 656 codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and related grant program, and SB 816 establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute all passed favorably as well. The most extensive debate centered on SB 216, which would tighten reemployment assistance eligibility by adding job-search requirements, interview attendance rules, identity and immigration verification every two weeks, and fraud-reporting duties for the Department of Commerce. Senator McLean argued the bill targets fraud and improves program integrity, while opponents and several members raised concerns about fiscal impact, administrative burden, and reduced access for unemployed workers, especially seniors and rural residents. Dr. Rich Templin of the Florida AFL-CIO testified against the bill, warning it could sharply reduce recipiency and worsen an already restrictive system. Despite opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a divided roll call. The committee also approved CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles, which requires riders to yield to pedestrians on shared pathways, sound an audible signal before passing, and limits speed near pedestrians; it also creates a task force to study further regulation. Michelle Lynch, whose son was killed in an e-scooter crash, testified in support of broader safety rules and urged the committee to add e-scooters back into the bill. Several members echoed concerns about e-scooter safety and asked for further work, but the bill advanced favorably. At the end of the meeting, members requested to be recorded on specific tabs, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• specialist in school psychology refers in statute to professionals trained to provide psychological services
• was recently appointed by Governor Abbott to serve a six-year term on the Family and Protective Services
• was recently appointed by Governor Abbott to serve a six-year term on the Family and Protective Services
• In my past work with the Department of Family and Protective Services, I heard from former foster youth
• be in the list of 20 targeted industries, including welding, plumbing, electrical, manufacturing technology

Bills: HB4 , HB20

Committee: Senate Education K-16

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard a series of higher education and K-12 bills, initially without a quorum and with several measures left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early bills included HB 1868, which would direct a study on lowering the dual-credit funding threshold for public junior colleges from 15 to 9 semester credit hours; HB 2598, which would replace statutory references to “licensed specialist in school psychology” with “school psychologist”; HB 3629, which would bar registered sex offenders from serving on independent school district boards of trustees; and HB 4361, which would require the Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules for timely emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education. Each received brief sponsor explanations, no opposition testimony, and was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4848, requiring public higher education systems to ensure at least one institution offers affordable competency-based bachelor’s degree programs in high-demand fields, and HB 1211, which would remove the age 25 deadline for former foster youth to use public college tuition waivers. HB 1211 drew extensive supportive testimony from Texas CASA, a former foster youth who benefited from the waiver, and a current student headed to medical school, all arguing the change would better match the realities faced by youth aging out of care. Members discussed the bill’s fiscal uncertainty and the argument that the waiver is an investment in workforce participation; the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard HB 20, creating an Applied Sciences Pathway Program to let high school students earn certificates in targeted industries such as welding, plumbing, electrical work, manufacturing, and oil and gas while in school. Industry and workforce groups strongly supported the bill as a way to address labor shortages, while Texas 2036 raised concerns about allowing applied versions of core academic courses to substitute for traditional instruction. HB 4687, which would extend governmental immunity protections to certain campus/district charter schools and adult charter high schools, also received support from a charter-school attorney who said it would align statutes with existing case law and not expand charter rights. HB 4236, as substituted, would create a study group to examine the property value study’s effect on school finance and alternative valuation methods; it was adopted as a committee substitute and left pending. The committee also heard HB 824 on civics instruction in high school government courses and HB 2243, which would create a commission on teacher job satisfaction and retention; the latter prompted debate over removing “ethnic diversity” language from the commission’s makeup. After adopting the substitute for HB 2243 by roll call, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Businesses that innovate and create new products and services tend to be more profitable and stronger
• Businesses that innovate and create new products and services tend to be more profitable and stronger
• Businesses that innovate and create new products and services tend to be more profitable and stronger
• Businesses that innovate and create new products and services tend to be more profitable and stronger
• and it will be one of the keys for our future businesses that innovate and create new products and services

Keywords: 919, house, all

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• Technology Solutions Network and Security Systems employees.
• you is substitute House Bill 2475 concerning language-accessible public programs, activities, and services
• agencies to provide consistent delivery of language-accessible public programs, activities, and services
• Technology Solutions Network and Security Systems Employees.
• agencies to provide consistent delivery of language-accessible public programs, activities, and services

Summary: The State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee met on February 24, 2026, for what was described as its last regular meeting of the session. The committee reviewed a large slate of bills and gubernatorial appointments, with staff briefing measures on voting rights, voter registration challenges, military justice victims’ rights, terminology changes from “alien” to “non-citizen,” shared leave for hate-crime and immigration-enforcement-related absences, civil service coverage for Washington Technology Solutions security staff, language-access services, small works roster limits, deceased candidates on ballots, postgraduate degree requirements, foreign national participation in elections, public records exemptions, and personal information protections. Several amendments were discussed, including changes to voting-rights language, county-residency requirements for voter-registration challengers, and a proposal on foreign national certifications; a satirical amendment to the terminology bill referencing “extraterrestrial” was also presented and later withdrawn. After caucus, the committee moved into executive session and took action on four gubernatorial appointments, recommending confirmation for Megan Matthews, Reedy Mukapade, Kiana Daniels, and Gauri Shratria, all subject to signatures. The committee then voted out the bills, generally on unanimous voice votes, sending most to the Rules Committee and several fiscal measures to Ways and Means. Amendments were adopted on HB 1710, HB 1750, HB 1916, and HB 2123, while the amendment to HB 2632 was withdrawn. HB 2574 and HB 2637 were noted as not being moved that day. The chair and members closed by thanking staff for their work and adjourned the meeting.

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• We also see it in leaders in public service, like Judge Ricardo R.
• , and public service.
• Ramahaw, for your service.
• Setting aside the obvious implementation Postal Service running our elections.
• During her time of service, she took the hardest-to-place cases almost always.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• resources entrusted to them, mindful of the vulnerable and dedicated to the high calling of public service
• Norwood Carson for his continued service, faith, and commitment to uplifting both the church and our
• Today, Tom continues to utilize the latest in optical machinery and lens technology, combining science
• H.J. 236 commends Joanne Perry Maxwell for her service to the Commonwealth, and she and her party are
• Joanne has served our Commonwealth for two and a half decades through her public service, Joanne has

Keywords: March 06, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• </c><00:15:47.360><c> So</c><00:15:47.600><c> think</c> those are unlicensed services.
• So think those are unlicensed services.
• So that's one thing I know Chair Nash is working on, on some technology upgrades for the state.
• </c><00:17:12.480><c> But</c> technology upgrades for the state.
• But technology upgrades for the state.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House Fraud and State Agency Oversight Chair Kristen Robbins and Vice Chair Patti Anderson reviewed the committee’s first session, saying its work focused on exposing fraud, identifying gaps in statute and agency tools, and creating a public whistleblower portal (mnfraud.com). Robbins said the committee helped drive bipartisan opposition to legislatively named grants/earmarks, and that committee testimony from agencies, the Office of Legislative Auditor, and the Office of Grants Management led to late-session committee bills on issues such as a state kickback statute and required grants-management training. She also said the portal received 530 submissions in its first week, which the committee will review over the interim. Members emphasized the need for stronger statewide oversight of grants and fraud prevention. Anderson said existing agency inspector general structures have not worked well and described a bipartisan effort to create a statewide Office of Inspector General with full investigatory authority. Robbins said the Senate version was moving through finance and expected on the floor soon, with the governor indicating he would sign it. Walter Hudson argued that hearings showed agencies often focus on paperwork and compliance checkboxes rather than actually preventing fraud, citing conflict-of-interest attestations and the Feeding Our Future-related testimony as examples. Jim Nash said the state government finance bill includes funding for anti-fraud efforts through the Office of the Auditor and related provisions. In response to questions, Robbins said the committee tried to remain bipartisan despite a 5-3 Republican majority, and that members had handed significant allegations to law enforcement when appropriate. She said the committee did not need subpoena power this session because it is an oversight body, not a law-enforcement body. On legislatively named grants, Robbins said the goal is to change legislative culture rather than impose a formal ban, and she expects future policy to require front-end risk review, 990 review, and capacity checks before such grants are approved. Anderson added that the House and Senate versions of the inspector general bill differ on branch placement and law-enforcement authority, and that the House will decide whether to accept the Senate version once it comes back from finance and the floor.

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• Behavioral Health Services.
• Direct client Services, sorry. Direct client services were streamlined into HHSC.
• services waivers.
• , some in fee for service.
• services to ensure child safety.

Committee: House Human Services

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• You know, technology is always changing, and I think that our laws need to keep up with what technology
• I'm a member of the Arizona Process Service Association.
• I'm the administrator of the Arizona Process Service Association.
• With that, I stand for any questions. fines, education, and community service.
• With that, I stand for any questions. fines, education, and community service.

Bills: HB2043 , HB2045 , HB2046 , HB2048 , HB2064 , HB2074 , HB2126 , HB2133 , HB2144

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: felony murder, unborn child, homicide, Arizona Revised Statutes, life imprisonment, death penalty, drive-by shooting, gun violence, firearms, felony, vehicle forfeiture, driver license revocation, drive by shooting, public safety, criminal penalties, education, funding, school districts, state aid, education reform

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• Direct client services, sorry. Direct client services were streamlined into HHSC.
• , the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
• The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services and Client Services at DSHS.
• of services. services that they need.
• Conservatorship services in conservatorship services. The child is actually removed.

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• It can happen during the service.
• </c><01:45:13.360><c> You</c> service. It is not a pension. You service. It is not a pension.
• </c> have to offer confidential services. have to offer confidential services.
• services.
• </c> &gt;&gt; at your service. Thank you. &gt;&gt; at your service. Thank you.

Committee: House Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And we're grateful for your service, and I just want to wish you all the best in your next chapter as
• , transportation, and rail services.
• Including electricity and gas, water, telecommunications, transportation, and rail services.
• Will efficiency eclipse these projects and be replaced with newer technologies?
• The gas plants are still providing service to the system. ...use.

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That service here in the State Assembly was followed by service in the State Senate before he was elected
• Doug LaMalfa was not To public service and to fighting for the people of Northern California.
• Over 3,000 people traveled to attend his service.
• This was the beginning of a long career dedicated to increasing access to transformative technologies
• This commitment to equality then led him to many years of service on the board of the American Civil

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But your technology is different.
• ,</c><02:18:40.399><c> is</c> warn camera video service, is warn camera video service, is horrendous.
• It was just a call for service.
• But then he requested the 91A service.
• The second part is actually related to the electronic service of the warrants to electronic service.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all