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• one of these SLAPP bills will actually produce the increased time to resolution of a case that is claimed
• because I think it would be the claimed because I think it would be the rare<00:19:48.720><c> case</
• or the Net Zero claim.
• or the Net Zero claim.
• or the Net Zero claim.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 313, and Representative Perez moved to retain the bill, saying it needed work and was not ready as written. Representative Smith supported that approach, and the motion to retain passed 18-0. The committee then considered House Bill 391, an anti-SLAPP measure. Representative Smith and others argued the bill was too broad, could create litigation and discovery disputes, and might even be read to affect criminal cases. The committee voted 18-0 to retain HB 391 as well, and the chair agreed to place it on consent with a report to be prepared. The committee next heard House Bill 462, establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential properties. Representative McFarland moved to retain, saying the bill raised First Amendment and property-rights concerns. The motion passed 18-0. The committee then took up House Bill 509, a fiscal note bill requiring reporting related to forfeitures. Members on both sides discussed the bill’s cost, the burden of collecting and collating the data, possible duplication across fiscal years, and whether the information was already being collected. The OTP motion passed 11-7, and Chairman Lynn asked Representative McFarland to prepare the report; a minority report was anticipated. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 520, which would authorize Department of Education hearing officers to issue subpoenas. Representative Kuttab supported the bill, saying similar authority exists in other agencies and states. Opponents argued the DOE already can obtain information through the attorney general, that the bill would create an unbalanced internal enforcement process, and that the subpoena authority was not tied to the curriculum-related concerns raised in testimony. Representative Ter offered Amendment 0842H to shift subpoena authority from DOE hearing officers to the attorney general; the amendment failed 7-11. The committee then voted on the bill as amended, and the OTP motion passed 10-8, with a minority report also requested.

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• Now, adjustment that's in current law.
• get adjusted with that.
• </c><01:37:22.880><c> if</c> um uh uh missed by uh an adjustment if um uh uh missed by uh an adjustment
• </c> adjustment. Okay. Thank you. adjustment. Okay. Thank you.
• :49.440><c> get</c><01:38:49.679><c> adjusted</c> programmatic requirements get adjusted programmatic

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• One of the primary ones that almost all businesses see is adjustments for depreciation items.
• One of the primary ones that almost all businesses see is adjustments for depreciation items.
• And then adjustments related to federal basis adjustments, so, you know, one person buys another person's
• related to Federal BAS then adjustments related to Federal BAS adjustments<03:33:46.720><c> so</c><03
• I don't remember $110,000, and I don't remember a COLA adjustment on that.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an introductory Ways and Means Committee orientation led by Chair John Janigian. Members went around the room introducing themselves, with several returning legislators and several freshmen describing their backgrounds in business, education, public service, finance, transportation, journalism, military service, and nonprofit work. Janigian explained his own legislative history and professional background, and other members, including Bill Bolton, Fred Doucette, Mary Ford, Jim Tierney, Scott Brier, Thomas Oppel, Mary Murphy, Representative Spar, Susan Elberger, Dennis Malloy, Jordan Ulery, and Julius Soti, briefly described their prior experience and reasons for serving on the committee. The chair then outlined the committee’s role. He said Ways and Means is responsible for revenue estimates that Finance will use to determine how much the state can spend over the next biennium, and that the committee would spend the next five to six weeks developing its best revenue estimate, due around February 15. He also explained that the committee hears from state agencies and departments about how taxes are created, collected, and performing against expectations, and that it reviews bills affecting state revenue, including tax increases, tax decreases, tax removals, and fee-related measures. Janigian noted that the committee had five bills at the time of the meeting and expected more to be referred. He explained that most would be first-committee bills, though some second-committee bills could come over if they involved taxes or fees after passing policy committees. He used marijuana-related legislation as an example of a bill that might first go to another committee and later reach Ways and Means if it had fiscal implications. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, and members were told how to participate in hearings and follow-up questions during regular committee work.

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• given 2030, or even 40 years of their lives to public service, haven't received a cost of living adjustment
• The last time Texas retirees received the cost of living adjustment, a gallon of gas cost $1.51.
• legislation that raises pay for our current state employees and provides a long overdue cost of living adjustment
• I Employed and So if for the cola for the cost of living adjustment. In general at large.

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• And actually, Virginia established its False Claims Act in 2007.
• The False Claims Act allows Virginians to blow the whistle on contracting fraud.
• Another thing you might see is people lying about their residence, claiming that they live in a place

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• 30 sections of Idaho Code that pertain to the Department of Lands and floating timber and townsite claims
• the introduction, but floating logs down the river is no longer common practice, and those townsite claims
• And with regard to those townsite claims, I think I mentioned that, but modern statutes have replaced

Summary: The Resource and Conservation Committee approved the minutes from its February 23 and February 25, 2026 meetings. It then heard and advanced three Senate concurrent resolutions focused on water issues: SCR 116, which highlighted Northern Idaho water needs and projects; SCR 118, which recognized water resource, flood control, and aquifer recharge projects in District 3; and SCR 117, which supported managed aquifer recharge, storage, and infrastructure modernization in the Upper Snake River/Water District 4 area. Each resolution received a due pass recommendation and was sent to the floor. The committee also considered three code-cleanup bills introduced by Rep. Dustin Manwaring. House Bill 566 repeals outdated references to the State Trust Fund of Outdoor Recreation Enhancement (STORE) and related park recreation code provisions. House Bill 568 repeals obsolete Department of Lands provisions concerning floating timber and townsite claims, described as historical artifacts no longer used in modern practice. House Bill 774 repeals a duplicative section setting minimum fines for illegal hunting of mountain lion, buffalo, and caribou because those penalties already appear elsewhere in code. Members asked few questions, and each bill was moved by committee members and approved without opposition. All three bills received due pass recommendations and were sent to the floor. The meeting concluded after the final vote.

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• we have gone with either the House position, the Senate position, or some form of House-Senate adjustment
• 00:11:10.640><c> of</c><00:11:10.760><c> House</c><00:11:11.000><c> Senate</c><00:11:11.520><c> adjustment
• Increasing the standard deduction and adjusting the brackets provides money back to the taxpayers' pocket
• Increasing the standard<00:13:24.440><c> deduction</c><00:13:25.320><c> and</c><00:13:25.520><c> adjusting
• </c><00:13:26.200><c> the</c> standard deduction and adjusting the standard deduction and adjusting the

Bills: HB389 , HB469 , HB1510 , HB1573 , HB1705 , HB1858 , HB1875 , HB1946 , HB1961 , HB1962 , HB2001 , HB2093 , HB2096 , HB2097

Keywords: HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes

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• To the clerks of court retirement and relief fund, to provide relative to cost of living adjustments,
• to provide for calculation of the amount of the adjustment, to provide relative to the authority of
• the Board of Trustees to grant an adjustment, to provide for the funding deposit account, to provide
• And it takes all of the retirement system cost-of-living adjustment laws about funding and authority
• And this is just dealing with when the board can grant the cost-of-living adjustment.

Committee: House Retirement

Summary: The Retirement Committee met on March 19, 2026, adopted prior meeting minutes without objection, and then heard a series of retirement-system bills. Representative Wiley presented three bills for the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Pension and Relief Fund: HB 33 would expand the back deferred retirement option program from four to five years for members with 35 years of service; HB 34 would allow certain members to retire at age 50 with an actuarially reduced benefit instead of waiting until 55; and HB 35 would allow up to 3% of employer contributions to be credited to the fund’s deposit account to help manage future costs and benefit increases. Witnesses for the sheriffs’ fund described its strong financial condition, including assets over $6 billion and a funded ratio above 90%, and said the bills were intended to reward long service, aid recruitment and retention, and provide flexibility in managing the fund. All three measures were reported favorably without objection. Representative Baralt presented HB 15 and HB 47 for the Assessor’s Retirement Fund. HB 15 sets procedures for correcting administrative errors in benefit payments, including interest on underpayments and repayment terms for overpayments. HB 47 revises the fund’s cost-of-living increase rules and funding deposit account provisions; Baralt noted the system has no unfunded liability and that the changes are tied to pre-funded COLAs. Both bills were reported favorably without objection. Representative Ilg presented HB 17, HB 18, and HB 19 for the District Attorneys’ Retirement System. HB 17 adds the Louisiana District Attorneys Association to the definition of employer and addresses reemployed retirees, with amendments removing a local funding restriction, requiring reporting of reemployed retirees, and adding a sunset in 2031. HB 18 staggers trustee elections so no more than two board seats are up in a year, and HB 19 removes references to the State Medical Disability Board because the system now works directly with physicians. All three bills were amended where applicable and then reported favorably. Representative Bacala presented HB 8, HB 48, and HB 22. HB 8 allows legislative staff designated by the committee to attend executive sessions of state and statewide retirement boards for a term-based authorization. HB 48 allows Louisiana Supreme Court court criers commissioned with the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office to participate in the Sheriffs’ Pension and Relief Fund, with amendments allowing an election between systems and clarifying employer responsibilities. HB 22 revises the Clerks of Court Retirement and Relief Fund’s COLA rules, raising the maximum COLA to 3% under certain funding conditions and tying increases to the fund’s deposit account; a technical amendment adjusted the timing language. All three bills were adopted favorably, with amendments where offered.

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• We are currently working to make the necessary adjustments to our future estimates based on new data.
• We withhold recommendation on the population-related budget adjustments, given that they'll be updated
• We withhold recommendation on the population-related budget adjustments, given that they'll be updated
• But again, we are already working to update and make adjustments to our...
• The Legislative Analyst’s Office does not have any concerns with the specific budget adjustments before

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Let's schedule it for the 23rd and then in May, if there's obviously any problems, we can always adjust
• They remained there until 2019, when the Commission began adjusting thresholds annually for inflation
• , when they were adjusted to $780 for the $500.
• They were adjusted annually for inflation upwards, and they are currently at $990 for lobby expenditures
• Gates: adjusted to say that those two sections also don't apply to a currently registered lobbyist.

Summary: The Texas Ethics Commission convened at 9:03 a.m. and held an executive session, reconvening at 10:18 a.m. During the meeting, the Commission approved a settlement agreement with Michael Quinn Sullivan, ending ongoing litigation. The agreement involved Sullivan dropping his legal challenges regarding a civil penalty previously imposed by the Commission. The Commission also announced personnel changes, including the departure of the director of enforcement, Marie Prim, and the appointment of Jordan Hun as interim director. The Commission discussed outside counsel contracts, approving the addition of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta LLP to their pool of qualified vendors. They scheduled their next meeting for September 23rd and approved minutes from previous meetings. The agenda included several rulemaking items, with three rules adopted and five proposed for publication in the Texas Register. Notably, amendments to Chapter 20 regarding reporting contributions and expenditures were approved, as well as changes to lobbyist registration thresholds in Chapter 34, which were proposed for publication. The Commission also addressed advisory opinions, adopting several, including one regarding political advertising by charter schools and another concerning the revolving door prohibition for former state employees. Appeals for administrative waivers and reductions of fines were considered, with several fines waived or reduced based on individual circumstances. Lastly, the Commission discussed policies related to alternative dispute resolution and clarified responsibilities between the Commission and staff, concluding the meeting at 11:15 a.m.

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• First is fruit and vegetable inspector CEC adjustment, an ongoing request of 425,900.
• First is fruit and vegetable inspector CEC adjustment, an ongoing request of 425,900.
• So on line two, I've adjusted both of those revenue forecast numbers for House Bill 559.
• Actually, I didn't adjust the governor's column for House Bill 559 on the revenue side of the equation
• The legislature is always going to make adjustments to that budget plan, of course, but if you were to

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll continue adjusting and intensifying these releases as needed to help contain any additional cases
• But two is, he's claiming that he could have flies, you know, as many as 25 to 50 million flies within
• How does that playbook change or adjust to the realities of the situation?
• How does that playbook change or adjust to the realities of the situation we're dealing with now?
• So I'm excited to hopefully read that, and TVMA will certainly adjust as needed based on reputable data

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Employees, and typically we get cost-of-living adjustments every year.
• Departments don't always receive inflation adjustments, so they, you know, if there's—now CDCR gets an
• inflation adjustment for food costs, but for years it was kind of like they just absorbed increased
• And we're working now to make the necessary adjustments for May revision to include some additional new
• So to the extent that something isn't captured in the governor's budget in that population adjustment

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation heard an overview from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) on its budget change proposal and grant administration. BSCC requested authority for 11 additional permanent positions to handle a workload that has nearly tripled over five to seven years, with more than 600 grant agreements and about $1.5 billion in grant funds in the field. The board also reported on its new In-Custody Death Review Division, which has collected data since July 2024 and received 136 jail death reports; staff said the division is still building out reviews and has identified overdose, natural causes, and suicide by hanging as the leading manners of death. Members raised concerns about family notification practices, oversight of local grants, and the impact of taking more administrative funds from local assistance, while the LAO and Department of Finance did not oppose the position request but urged correction of the administration’s Proposition 47 savings methodology before May Revision. The committee then reviewed CDCR’s overall budget and operations. Secretary Jeffrey Macomber described a relatively steady prison and parole population, ongoing structural budget pressures from retirement payouts, workers’ compensation, medical transport, violence, and aging facilities lacking air conditioning and ADA features. He emphasized rehabilitation, recidivism reduction, college programming, and the department’s 20-year infrastructure planning effort, while also defending the closure of the California Rehabilitation Center and warning that additional closures can increase overcrowding, double-celling, and waitlists for programming. Senators pressed CDCR on fiscal discipline, vacancy savings, staffing shortages in medical and mental health classifications, the use of tablets for incarcerated people, and community impacts from prison closures, including the Norco site. A separate item focused on CDCR’s request for $91 million ongoing for lump-sum leave payouts to separating correctional officers and nurses. CDCR said these costs had historically been covered by vacancy savings, but lower vacancy levels and facility closures have reduced that funding source. The LAO supported the funding only on a limited-term basis with reporting, arguing the need may change as the system reaches a new normal, and also urged the Legislature to scrutinize the broader structural shortfall and the Boston Consulting Group efficiency contract. Finance supported ongoing funding, saying the costs are recurring and vacancy savings are less reliable. The committee also discussed CDCR’s fall 2025 population projections, which forecast a 6.5% decline in the institution population and a 10.4% decline in parole over five years, while updating Proposition 36 assumptions based on actual admissions data. CDCR and Finance said the California Rehabilitation Center closure would generate savings and that no additional prison closure had been formally proposed, though the LAO argued the state could close another prison and recommended not funding certain Soledad projects unless another closure is identified.

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• And for that reason, we started a comprehensive fee adjustment last year. We looked at...
• Many had not been adjusted in a decade or more.
• Many had not been adjusted in a decade or more, and we are taking a holistic approach.
• And again, I think there are some adjustments.
• So I do wish that I was more optimistic that we actually could make an adjustment in the budget.

Bills: SB5816 , SB5971

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, green fertilizer, low-carbon, sustainability, incentive program, 904, all

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• </c> of the disputed claims of the disputed claims in<00:19:10.880><c> 2025.
• Members, I just do want to point out we have a state false claims act.
• Members, I just do want to point out we have a state false claims act.
• So it's state false claims act.
• 10.639><c> is</c> a state false claims act which is a state false claims act which is already<01:37:11.199

Keywords: 1183, house

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• assignee to assign the credit in whole to a second assignee before the first assignee's payment is claimed
• An applicant may claim the credit or grant or a combination of credit and grant.
• Section two of the bill allows the credit to be claimed against the insurance premiums tax credit.
• </c><00:20:20.400><c> against</c> allows the credit to be claimed against allows the credit to be claimed
• </c><00:20:46.640><c> the</c> and forms required to the claim the and forms required to the claim the

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And that's for providers to register and process claims for all of their Medicaid beneficiaries that
• And that's for providers to register and process claims for all of their Medicaid beneficiaries that
• And that's for providers to register and process claims for all of their Medicaid beneficiaries that
• that's for providers to register and that's for providers to register and process<00:12:47.839><c> claims
• um for all of their process claims um for all of their Medicaid<00:12:50.079><c> beneficiaries</c><00

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its June 30 meeting and then considered Capital Project 2515, a request from the Pease Development Authority Division of Ports and Harbors to spend up to $125,000 from the Harbor Dredging and Pier Maintenance Fund to replace a deteriorated 99-foot floating dock at Rye Harbor. Acting Director Richard Hartley said the dock is used for passenger loading and unloading for charters and whale-watching tours and is in poor condition. Representative Edgar moved approval, Representative Wiler seconded, and the motion carried. The committee then received several informational items, including quarterly and maintenance reports from the Department of Administrative Services, the Community College System of New Hampshire, and the Pease Development Authority. It also heard a presentation from the Department of Health and Human Services on Capital Project 2516, the Beneficiary Service Improvement project supporting closed-loop referrals and related systems. DHHS described the project as a mix of Medicaid enterprise functions and New Hampshire Care Connections tools, including provider modules, third-party liability, event notifications, and closed-loop referrals to connect health and human service providers. Officials said the project is largely federally funded, with capital funds representing only part of the overall effort. Members asked about the accounting breakdown, prior committee review, provider participation, patient experience, and public response. Representative Burr questioned whether the project had been fully presented previously and raised concerns about the scope and necessity of the $8 million effort; DHHS responded that earlier work was discussed in other committees and that the current presentation covered only capital funds. Senator Waters asked about user response and patient experience, and DHHS said feedback has been generally positive but the system is still in design and implementation. In response to questions about participation, DHHS said 84 providers are currently on the network and clarified that a “provider” generally means an individual organization or health system, not each individual clinician. The committee also set its next meeting for December 9 at 9:00 a.m. at Granite Place, Room 228, and then adjourned.

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• constituents needed and does not violate any existing abortion law in Texas, despite the multiple claims
• She, she's in a runoff with a person who claims to be pro-life.
• The consent form must acknowledge voluntary participation, waive related, uh, legal claims, and affirm
• Uh, from any or any potential claims arising from the, uh, adoption of the policy, the state is liable
• Some people here today may claim that this legislation blurs the line between church and state, but this

Bills: SB 6 , SB 11 , SB 33

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• on what local constituents needed and do not violate any existing abortion law, despite multiple claims
• She's in a runoff with a person who claims to be pro-life.
• The consent form must acknowledge voluntary participation, waive related legal claims, and affirm no
• form, offer legal guidance, and represent the districts in any legal actions arising from potential claims
• People here today may claim that this legislation blurs the line between church and state, but this legislation

Bills: SB6 , SB11 , SB33

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• And what we have to do, members, is we have to have our claims bar released so that when pharmaceutical
• So members, I appreciate a green vote to maximize our resources so that we can get the claims bar legislation
• So members, I appreciate a green vote to maximize our resources so that we can get the claims bar legislation
• we</c><00:07:04.319><c> can</c><00:07:04.400><c> get</c><00:07:04.560><c> the</c><00:07:04.720><c> claims
• </c><00:07:05.199><c> bar</c> so that we can get the claims bar so that we can get the claims bar legislation

Keywords: 1183, house