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• One of the key issues framing the development of our LAR has been ongoing concerns about the game.
• technology used by all game wardens repair and upgrade the game warden training center and allow the
• I'm Bob Blackburn, and I'm the president of the Game Warden Peace Officers Association.
• As a game warden stationed in Wharton County, uh, 20 years this May. 23 total as a Texas game warden.
• Allowing game wardens to work overtime hours...

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

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• And we do have one card. We have Ms.
• We have a few appearance cards. We have Mr.
• It's the reason you're in the game—to figure it out. I'm tired of the excuses.
• We do have some appearance cards.
• conference, or the CARD advocates, and I advocate with them as well.

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• Bill 58, introduced by the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, revises various provisions relating to gaming
• Assembly Bill 58 revises Nevada's gaming laws by updating definitions, streamlining game approval processes
• senator of flores thank you mr. president amongst other things assembly bill 58 revises Nevada's gaming
• laws by updating definition streamlining game approval processes and repealing certain provisions are
• Assembly Bill 220, introduced by Assembly Member Hunt, authorizes the issuance of identification cards

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• The Urock Tribe has an existing tribal-state gaming compact that dates back to, I believe, 2006.
• Senate Bill 920, the card room fee transparency bill. Good morning to each and every one of you.
• And Senate Bill 920, the card room fee transparency bill.
• Gentlemen, you might make... for the California card rooms. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• is an alliance of over 45 card clubs and civic organizations.

Committee: Senate Governmental Organization

Transcript Highlights:

• So we were ahead of the game. We started that, I think it was Senator Cloud's bill last year.
• for both... ...to have the MCOs have more skin in the game for both in terms of the amount of money
• When my people come from Mississippi, they didn't have any requirements on their SNAP card.
• Let us get back to you if all SNAP cards have the same UPC code reconciliation. Yes.
• the same person comes to them to Louisiana SNAP cards.

Committee: House Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• You hold the cards.
• I represent the Game Warden Peace Officers Association.
• I'm also proud to say, like Senator Flores, I'm a retired Texas game warden.
• Because the cards are all gone, right? Uh-oh, got a hand. Did you go out a card? ...gone, right?
• Did you go out a card? Yeah, if you do oral testimony, you have to fill out a written card.

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Legislative Budget Board and agency officials on several agencies, starting with the Texas Historical Commission. LBB described a large biennial reduction driven mainly by the removal of one-time funding and discussed capital projects, rider changes, and exceptional items including Presidio La Bahia and the National Museum of the Pacific War. Senators asked about heritage trails, courthouse grants, unexpended balance authority, and the status of historical-site funding. Historical Commission leadership emphasized preservation, courthouse restoration, heritage tourism, coordination with the Alamo and other Texas Revolution sites, and requested additional IT, staffing, and vehicle funding. No votes were taken. The committee then reviewed the Pension Review Board and the Employees Retirement System. The Pension Review Board’s budget was largely unchanged aside from IT maintenance and salary adjustments, with an exceptional item for additional IT enhancements. Members discussed the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System’s funding dispute and the need for a workable restoration plan. ERS presented a much larger budget, including funding for the retirement system, the group benefits plan, and the legacy payment intended to reduce unfunded liability. Senators focused heavily on pension investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health-care costs, especially pharmacy spending driven by GLP-1 drugs; ERS said the plan covers about 540,000 lives and that premiums would rise 8% while benefits remain unchanged. ERS also said it had no exceptional items, and committee members requested more detailed benchmark information. The committee also heard from the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. TESSORS reported an unfunded liability, an infinite amortization period, and requested additional state support, staffing, and IT funding, including a statutory change to allow a higher contribution level; the agency warned that without more funding it may have to cut benefits. CEPRIT’s presentation covered its bond-funded cancer research and prevention portfolio, revenue-sharing from funded projects, and a request to increase salary limits for its CEO and chief scientific officer. Senators questioned CEPRIT’s accomplishments and return on investment, while CEPRIT cited screening, prevention, and research outcomes, including tens of thousands of detected cancers and precursors and hundreds of thousands of first-time screenings. The meeting ended after these presentations and questions, with no recorded committee action or vote.

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• So it'll allow that to fluctuate up and down, similar to, you know, a credit card or whatever.
• Similar to, you know, a credit card or whatever. Follow-up. Follow-up.
• It's the gaming deduction bill. We passed it out both the House and Senate last... ...2018.
• It's the gaming deduction bill. We passed it out both the House and the Senate last year.

Bills: HB4421 , HB4426 , HB4432 , HB4329 , HB3551 , HB3763 , HB1411 , HB2730 , HB3465 , HB3649 , HB3650 , HB3674 , HB3941 , HB3970 , HB3979 , HB3980 , HB3981 , SB1074

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: child welfare, fentanyl exposure, drug endangerment, environmental testing, safety analysis, remediation, child protection, Department of Human Services, violence prevention, HB4426, SIDE tax credit, strategic industrial development enhancement, income tax credit, economic development, tax incentive, qualified economic development expenditures, qualified initial infrastructure expenditures, industrial park, economic development zone, port authority

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• So this covers football games as well.”
• “But that’s the same football games that you’re talking about.”
• Marcel's scenario, we're using a football game.
• Have you ever been to an LSU football game? Well, I know.
• Have you ever been to an LSU football game?

Bills: HR188 , HR189 , HR190 , HR191 , HR179 , HR180 , HR181 , HR182 , HR183 , HR185 , HR186 , HR187 , HCR75 , HCR76 , HCR77 , HCR78 , HCR79 , SCR24 , SCR36 , SCR39 , SB64 , SB107 , SB152 , SB185 , SB217 , SB232 , SB278 , SB290 , SB294 , SB320 , SB321 , SB419 , SB424 , SB436 , SB440 , SB468 , SB470 , SB476 , SB482 , SB489 , HCR32 , SCR11 , HB12 , HB42 , HB205 , HB222 , HB267 , HB324 , HB325 , HB350 , HB478 , HB610 , HB617 , HB679 , HB745 , HB749 , HB797 , HB807 , HB821 , HB896 , HB979 , HB992 , HB1000 , HB1024 , HB1050 , HB1166 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1193 , HB1207 , HB1218 , HB1223 , SB256 , SB180 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HCR4 , HCR47 , HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB330 , HB364 , HB414 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB786 , HB1008 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1041 , HB1062 , HB1070 , HB1079 , HB1112 , HB1118 , HB1139 , HB1151 , HB1176 , HB1182 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1241 , HB87 , HB115 , HB162 , HB368 , HB433 , HB441 , HB447 , HB466 , HB481 , HB741 , HB1242 , HB362 , HB893 , HB990 , HB1007 , HB1153 , HB1243 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , SB127 , SB244 , HB615 , HB864 , HB1103 , HB1175 , HB31 , HB225 , HB608 , HB664 , HB897 , HB977 , HB1003 , HB1160 , HB1180 , HB911 , HB306 , HB366 , HB1161 , HB1230 , HB181 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB772 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1058 , HB1082 , HB1113 , HB1189 , HB1234 , HB1240

Keywords: hunting dogs, field trials, working dogs, dog training, greyhound protection, Farm Bill, federal overreach, sportsmen, sportswomen, wildlife management, conservation, rural communities, Louisiana hunting, hunting tradition, animal welfare, dog breeders, dog owners, outdoor recreation, Kathy Taylor, musical achievements

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a lot of cards.
• We have a lot of cards. Thank you, you have two minutes.
• Please fill out a physical witness card and turn it in to the assistant clerk.
• We have a game changer on the table. It's innovative, it's new, and it's well received.
• I asked for a card. If they would please step forward. Thank you very much.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• Visual effects, video game, extended reality, and other moving image productions the opportunity to receive
• Those who successfully complete the program have to display the logo, which is a single title card right
• That will be a major, major game-changer. So, I just have to ask everyone to think about it.
• We will open up public testimony for those witnesses who signed the registration cards.
• That's all the cards we have. It out of the wood discard. All right, come on up. Thank you.

Bills: SB22 , SB 22

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Patients will find out later that they signed up for a credit card.
• Frank was later informed that he had been issued a $3,000 CareCredit card.
• The card itself is, it definitely accrues a lot of debt.
• I have not had a CareCredit card, and so... ...to me.
• Like if I put a filling on my Chase card... ...a filling on my Chase card?

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. AB 1825 by Krell would clarify California’s offenders with mental health disorders program by tightening the standard for determining “substantial danger of physical harm,” improving exit planning, and expanding Medi-Cal access for people released after a successful challenge. Supporters, including psychiatrists, prosecutors, and medical groups, said the bill would close gaps in care and protect public safety; county behavioral health directors and Disability Rights California registered concerns. AB 1696 by Stephanie would state that nurse midwives do not need physician supervision when providing care within their existing scope, including EMTALA-related evaluation in labor and delivery settings. Nurse midwives and nursing groups supported the bill, while emergency physicians opposed it unless amended, arguing emergency department screening should remain under physician supervision; the author said she would keep working on the issue. AB 1949 by Lee would make acupuncture a separate Medi-Cal benefit and allow up to 24 visits per year. The author and supporters from acupuncture, health access, and integrative medicine groups said the current monthly cap is too restrictive and that acupuncture is an effective, cost-saving alternative for pain management and other conditions. There was no opposition. AB 2330 by Patterson would create a distinct regulatory category for cold spas, with standards for construction, operation, and disinfection. Fitness and wellness groups supported the bill, environmental health administrators had no formal position but thanked the author for amendments, and a committee member raised concerns about local officials interpreting the bill to require separate enclosures from saunas; the author said she would continue working on the language. AB 2000 by Aguirre-Curry would limit mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and add notice, exceptions, reporting, and enforcement provisions. Family physicians, chronic care advocates, nurses, pharmacists, and patient groups supported the bill, citing non-medical switching and treatment disruptions; health plans and insurers opposed it, warning of higher costs, reduced flexibility, and premium increases. AB 1929 by Ortega would require health plans to disclose investments, including in private prisons and immigrant detention centers. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure tied to patient premiums and public values, while opponents argued the bill was duplicative, burdensome, and potentially harmful to investment confidentiality. AB 2746 by Schiavo would classify medical credit card debt as medical debt so it would not appear on credit reports. Consumer advocates and legal aid groups supported the bill, describing abusive marketing and housing harms; banks, debt collectors, and industry groups opposed it as unworkable and privacy-invasive. The committee took roll on AB 2746 and passed it on a due pass motion to Banking and Finance, with several members voting aye and a few no votes recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

• So they'll all get a taste of what it's going to take to play the game, but the first piece of the puzzle
• So, yeah, this is going to be a big game for the state.
• So, yeah, this is going to be a big game for the state. Thank you, Mr. Ray. Anyone else? Mr.
• the committee, please come forward to the table now, and if you would, there should be some white cards
• Thank you very much, members. be some white cards there for testimony.

Summary: The Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drones Advisory Committee met and was told this would likely be its final meeting because the committee sunsets after the 2026 regular session unless legislation reconstitutes it. Members discussed the need to reduce the committee’s size and adjust quorum rules so it can function more reliably, and they later adopted a motion supporting reconstitution of LADAC with a smaller membership and new appointments effective July 1, 2027. The committee also approved the June 2025 minutes and added a legislative briefing item to the agenda. Under subcommittee and project updates, members heard about the new counter-drone effort tied to House Bill 940 and the “Let’s Go” initiative, which would create a joint task force of State Police, sheriffs, and municipal police chiefs to develop training standards and equipment standards for counter-UAS work. The committee also received a briefing on the state’s advanced air mobility work from newly named Advanced Aeronautics Director Josh Deplanis, including Louisiana’s selection for the FAA’s eVTOL/AAM Integration Pilot Program, branded “Lift Off Louisiana,” and the development of a statewide strategic plan covering airspace integration, vertiport infrastructure, charging networks, economic development, education, and community engagement. Deplanis and members emphasized that Louisiana is among a small number of national EIPP sites and that the state’s proposal is notable for also addressing international airspace and “high seas” operations beyond 12 miles offshore, which could help inform FAA and ICAO policy. Members praised the state’s leadership, the work of DOTD, OMC, GOSEP, State Police, and legislative partners, and noted the potential economic importance for oil and gas logistics and other advanced aviation uses. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned after the committee’s votes and updates.

Transcript Highlights:

• As you can see, I have quite a few of these pink cards with people that would like to speak.
• I have one card in here; somebody wanted 10 minutes. I would hope that was a slight exaggeration.
• We all know that Fish and Game and local law enforcement are understaffed.
• So to finish up here, that's really why the Fish and Game Commission is opposed to this bill.
• They have written testimony, and they're the last pink card I have.

Summary: The committee took up several bills in executive session, beginning with HB 568 on subdivision regulations concerning water supply. Representative Donnelly moved ITL, arguing the bill would create costly studies, that towns already have jurisdiction over needed studies, and that the issue was not widespread. The committee voted ITL 9-7. HB 582, dealing with safety requirements for personal watercraft, was also moved ITL on the grounds that existing law already covers the issue and the bill was unnecessary after recent action on personal flotation devices. Representative Derby opposed the ITL, saying the bill was a common-sense safety measure and would restore a misdemeanor penalty, but the committee voted ITL 9-7. The committee then retained HB 595, relative to coastal resilience zones, after members said the bill was important but needed more work and time because of its complexity. Members noted it should be revisited later, and the motion to retain passed 16-0. HB 607, funding the Hampton Beach Area Commission and making appropriations, received an ought-to-pass recommendation 15-1, with support from members who described Hampton Beach as an important economic driver and one dissenting member saying the state should not bear the full cost. The committee also adopted Amendment 2025-3 on HB 624, establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program, by a 16-0 vote; the amendment shifted funding decisions to the Department of Environmental Services based on demonstrated need and a first-come, first-served process. The bill as amended then received an ought-to-pass recommendation 16-0 and was placed on consent. Later, the committee retained HB 629, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams, after members said the dams need attention but the bill required more work because suggested amendments had just been received. That motion passed 16-0. HB 644, concerning drones in state parks, was ITL’d because the Department of Parks and Recreation is already working through rulemaking on UAS use in remote areas, and the committee voted 16-0 for ITL. HB 657, the short notice booking act access for New Hampshire residents to state parks, was also ITL’d at the request of the prime sponsor, passing 16-0. The committee then adjourned and announced a later hearing on HB 663, which would allow the Division of Historical Resources to use a portion of Moose plate funds for administering its grant program; testimony from the sponsor and the division supported the bill as clarifying existing authority, and no final vote on HB 663 was included in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Managed care organizations and the department really had no skin in the game.
• So we were ahead of the game. We started that, I think it was Senator Cloud's bill last year.
• When my people come from Mississippi, they didn't have any requirements on their SNAP card.
• Let us get back to you if all SNAP cards have the same UPC code reconciliation. Yes.
• the same person comes to them to Louisiana SNAP cards.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee first heard a budget presentation on LSU Health Care Services Division and Lallie Kemp Medical Center. Staff reviewed HCSD’s roughly $74.7 million budget, much of it tied to legacy obligations for former LSU hospital systems and support for Lallie Kemp. Committee members asked about prisoner care, risk management costs, declining admissions and emergency visits, and the hospital’s 340B drug program. Lallie Kemp officials explained that prisoner care serves multiple state and local facilities, that lower admissions largely reflect more patients being placed in observation status, and that the in-house 340B program provides major savings to patients and the prison system. Members also asked about care for unhoused patients and the hospital’s discharge practices, and the hospital said social services works to find placement when possible. The committee then moved to the Louisiana Department of Health budget, which was presented as just under $23.5 billion, with Medicaid making up more than 90 percent of the total. The presentation covered the Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health, Office of Behavioral Health, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, and Medicaid. Major items included the new Rural Health Transformation Program, the transfer of several functions from DCFS to LDH under the One Door initiative, changes to SNAP administration, and large Medicaid adjustments driven by enrollment, utilization, and federal policy changes. Testimony also highlighted the statewide crisis hub and 988, the commodity food program for seniors, women’s health and maternal outcomes, and the department’s efforts to modernize technology and reorganize services. Members questioned LDH officials on a wide range of budget and policy issues, including the rural health grant, crisis services, Medicaid redeterminations, provider taxes, physician and hospital supplemental payments, nursing home rates, HCBS funding, and the impact of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. LDH said the rural health grant would support workforce, technology, and care-delivery improvements; that the crisis hub and mobile crisis units are being expanded to improve access and reduce emergency room use; and that the department is working to keep the SNAP error rate below 6 percent to avoid a projected state cost increase. Officials also said they expect to return next year with additional funding requests for HCBS and other programs, while emphasizing that current budget changes are largely meant to realign funding with actual expenditures and new federal requirements. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So now, with this card, they're able to spend a penny up to the balance of what they get.
• We have 608 farmers who are currently signed up to accept our shopper card and mobile app.
• Unregulated game processing. Games are a big deal in New Mexico. We're a game facility.
• We also do wild game processing. We have another modular unit coming that we will.
• And continue to do Custom Exempt and Wild Game. And the other.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• You cannot have those kids play video games.
• , credit card verification, things like that.
• Roblox is an immersive gaming platform.
• You can do that either with a credit card or with an ID.
• So, you know, create a fun avatar, play a game with your kids.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:

• fund of about fund, the procurement card fund of about $1.2<00:37:11.119><c> million</c><00:37:11.760
• We turn to page 10, which is the fishing game comparative statement of undesignated surplus.
• </c><01:07:06.640><c> Uh</c><01:07:06.960><c> the</c> of the fishing game fund up.
• Uh the of the fishing game fund up.
• </c> council for responsible gaming council for responsible gaming eliminating<01:26:14.320><c> funding

Summary: The presentation was an LBA overview of Senate changes to the House-passed state budget, with Michael Kane explaining how Senate Finance updated revenue and spending estimates after April revenue figures and agency discussions. He said the Senate’s revenue outlook was higher than the House’s in some areas, but lower in others, especially video lottery terminal revenue, and that the biggest differences also came from changes to revenue splits between the general fund and education trust fund, lapse estimates, and several policy changes in House Bill 1 and House Bill 2. Kane highlighted several major revenue and policy differences: the Senate changed the business tax, tobacco tax, and real estate transfer tax splits; adjusted liquor revenue dedication; removed the House’s meals-and-rooms distribution cap; delayed the Lakes Region facility proceeds plan; altered the PECARD fund treatment; added a granite patron of the arts tax credit; and changed the treatment of unique funds and video lottery terminal revenue. On spending, he noted Senate changes to judicial, corrections, HHS, human rights commission, and other budgets, including additional settlement costs, higher lapse assumptions, and a different approach to Medicaid premium revenue and retirement savings. He also described Senate additions such as a nursing home bed fee, Hampstead Hospital transition funding, and changes to the YDC claims settlement fund. The presentation focused on comparing House and Senate surplus statements across fiscal years 2025 through 2027, including projected ending balances and rainy day fund transfers. Kane repeatedly emphasized that the numbers were still dependent on final revenues and lapse amounts, and that some balances would be carried forward and trued up later in the biennium. No committee vote or final action was described in the excerpt; it was an informational budget briefing and comparison of the two chambers’ proposals.

Transcript Highlights:

• It has been part of the long game China's been playing for decades.
• Lately, there's been a lot of rhetoric during negotiations, globally, on who holds the cards.
• Let's fix this Chinese problem while we still hold the cards.
• And it's time for us to revoke the privilege we gave them to play in our game.
• To support those types of investigations would be a game-changer. Yeah. Okay. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Aging (Special) Committee

Keywords: Chinese Communist Party, retirement security, investment risks, SEC enforcement, Bipartisan action

Summary: The meeting primarily addressed concerns regarding the impact of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on American investments and the financial security of retirees. The chair discussed legislation aimed at ensuring the protection of American investors against the risks posed by Chinese companies. There was a consensus among the members regarding the necessity to enforce existing policies that require compliance from foreign companies wishing to trade on American exchanges. The discussion included testimony from various stakeholders highlighting the urgent need to limit exposure to the CCP in retirement portfolios. Additionally, there were calls for increased accountability of regulatory bodies such as the SEC to better shield American investors from potential loss.

Transcript Highlights:

• Wrong card got into the wrong pile. Okay. So that represents my last pink card.
• So that um represents my last pink card. So that um represents my last pink card.
• </c> Do I see a pink card coming forward? Do I see a pink card coming forward? Okay.
• </c> cards for this. cards for this. Oh,<03:17:28.960><c> okay.
• The chair has two pink cards and I would The chair has two pink cards and I would ask<03:31:56.319><c

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:

• employee and manufacturing basically equates to about 11 to $12,000 pay raise, which is a huge, huge game
• I mean, these other this game long, long after Wisconsin. I mean, these other states.
• And you know, if you if you don't get your digital game together as a supplier, you're not going to be
• Carr, would you please fill out an appearance card for sun into any of our other speakers?
• If you my filling out an appearance card giving to the sergeant.