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• </c><00:04:20.160><c> are</c> And state grant making agencies are And state grant making agencies are
• </c><00:04:33.120><c> may</c> risk assessment, grant agencies may risk assessment, grant agencies may
• According to state granting agency.
• </c> range of options that that an agency range of options that that an agency could<00:10:02.399><c>
• Cochair Fischer. requires that agencies do certain things requires that agencies do certain things um

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• has reason to suspect the affidavit isn't sincere, does the state agency have—are we empowering the
• state agency to terminate the contract at that point?
• Not every challenge to freedom arrives with marching boots.
• How does your bill address those challenges? Representative Redondo. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• How does your bill address those challenges? Representative Redondo. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report and a rules report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber also heard several recognitions and a farewell speech from Representative Nixon, who reflected on constituent service and her legislative priorities. On the floor, HB 1405, relating to a statewide project for missing persons with special needs, passed unanimously. The House then took up CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew questions about the handling of surplus conservation lands and agricultural uses; it passed 94-10. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, was explained as a broad package restricting foreign-country influence in government, procurement, gifts, cultural agreements, and related areas. An amendment adding restrictions on surrogacy and adoption involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern was adopted after debate over possible impacts on families and adoption practices, and the bill then passed 80-20. The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1197, a bill to modernize state information technology procurement and contracting, unanimously after debate about improving oversight of large IT projects. HB 1103, allowing local governments to fast-track action on derelict vessels, also passed unanimously. The chamber then considered CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use development and development regulations, including limits on development fees, changes to local voting thresholds for comprehensive plan and boundary actions, manufactured homes in RV parks, and resort-related provisions. Several amendments were debated, including one on local control and rural boundaries that failed and another strike-all amendment ruled out of order; the bill ultimately passed 71-38. The final item reached before the transcript ended was a local bill for the Pace Fire Rescue District in Santa Rosa County, described as adjusting its assessment formula to provide tax relief.

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• </c><00:23:59.320><c> of</c> section two is the agency of section two is the agency of administration
• Third instance, appropriations for BGS for the Agency of Human Services, primarily corrections.
• Third instance, appropriations for BGS for the Agency of Human Services, primarily corrections.
• </c><01:57:39.800><c> the</c> notify the credit reporting agency the notify the credit reporting agency
• </c> reporting agency reporting agency um<02:03:15.960><c> when</c><02:03:16.240><c> the</c><02:03:16.400

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Transparency arises in the same ranks among varying agencies.
• switch agencies.
• An increase in pay can drive officers to change agencies.
• We are currently seeing this at my agency.
• I mean, agencies are always going to compete.

Bills: HB240 , HB2097 , HB2731 , HB3087 , HB3234 , HB3319 , HB3394 , HB3687 , HB4105 , HB4205 , HB4350 , HB4462 , HB4642 , HB4801 , HB5403 , HB240

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: quorum, tax levy, county governance, local government, population regulations, quorum requirement, Texas counties, population threshold, deputy sheriff, civil service, law enforcement, appeals process, sheriff's department, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code

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• What is the crisis that requires us to challenge settled science?
• </c><02:09:25.199><c> settled</c> requires us to challenge settled requires us to challenge settled science
• They failed to step up and challenge him on any of the issues.
• ><c> increasing</c> affordability challenges, the increasing affordability challenges, the increasing
• <09:03:02.958><c> students,</c> challenging enough times for students, challenging enough times for students

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Members, we do have an obligation to address the economic challenges that the city of Minneapolis and
• Members, we do have an obligation to address the economic challenges that the city of Minneapolis and
• </c> the challenges very differently. the challenges very differently.
• </c> working with staff and with the agency working with staff and with the agency them<00:40:53.800>
• c> would</c><00:56:00.160><c> be</c> different agencies that would be different agencies that would be

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

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• eight non-profit organizations nationwide to win the National Institutes of Health Maternal Health Challenge
• He worked for decades with local law enforcement agencies, including Arvin, Taft, and Shafter Police
• He collected challenge coins and law enforcement. patches and tirelessly promoted public safety.
• When courageous men and women women join our law enforcement agencies, they step up to selflessly serve
• 2004, becoming only the second woman to do so. and included a tenure as Mayor Pro Tem during the challenging

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> challenges that we haven't seen before. challenges that we haven't seen before.
• </c><02:16:19.840><c> My</c> direct service home care agency. My direct service home care agency.
• The appropriation to the DD agencies. The which<02:34:43.359><c> agencies?
• The developmental which agencies? The developmental disabilities<02:34:45.600><c> agencies.
• </c> disabilities agencies. Oh, the DD. Okay. disabilities agencies. Oh, the DD. Okay.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 3 work session focused largely on amendment 1176 to HB 2, which would have incorporated the substance of HB 548FN, a House-passed bill creating a direct-pay or membership-based model for health care facilities. Representative Mlan described the proposal as a way to increase competition in health care by extending the direct-care model used in primary care to facilities, arguing it could encourage innovation and that concerns about widespread harm to critical access hospitals were overstated. He pointed to Oklahoma’s long-standing Surgical Center model as evidence that the approach had not spread broadly or displaced hospitals there. Several members and witnesses raised concerns. Representative Stringham questioned whether the model would shift profitable services and patients away from existing hospitals, potentially worsening their finances and affecting Medicaid-related funding. David Ross, speaking for county nursing homes, opposed the language because it also removed moratoriums on nursing home, skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, and self-pay beds, warning that it could increase pressure on Medicaid rates and undermine community-based care. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association said the proposal appeared to create a separate regulatory framework for direct-pay facilities and raised concerns about patient safety, CMS participation rules, and a separate patient bill of rights. The chair concluded that, because HB 548 was already moving through the Senate, the HB 2 process was not the best vehicle for the policy and that the issue should be left to the Senate’s more deliberative committee process. Representative Ferski moved to not accept or remove amendment 1176 from the agenda, and the committee approved the motion by roll call, 9-0, withdrawing the item from HB 2.

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• But there is increasing risk that seems to be challenging to mitigate against at sort of a regional,
• Like almost all this bill is new material, and I recognize that's challenging.
• And I think that's been part of the challenge.
• And I think that's been part of the challenge.
• That's been part of the challenge. Now there's a cause threshold in there that's in the statute.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 55, which would expand New Mexico’s solar market development income tax credit from 10% to 30% after the federal solar credit expired, raise the per-credit cap from $6,000 to $15,000, and keep the existing overall $30 million cap with a sunset in 2032. The sponsor and industry witnesses said the bill would help stabilize the residential solar sector, protect jobs, and support consumers, small businesses, small agriculture, and tribal communities. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, though some members raised questions about fiscal capacity and the bill’s impact. The committee passed SB 55 on a 7-4 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 267, the Wildfire Mitigation and Liability Act, on a committee substitute. The bill would require utilities to file and maintain wildfire mitigation plans, obtain PRC approval, and receive a rebuttable presumption in civil actions if they substantially comply; it also includes access provisions for mitigation work on private and public property, cost recovery, damage limits, and a one-year statute of limitations. Utilities and co-op representatives supported the bill as a way to reduce wildfire risk and address rising insurance costs, while insurers, OSI, and wildfire-victim advocates opposed it, arguing it overly limits liability, shifts losses to homeowners and insurers, and does not fully compensate victims. Several committee members expressed concern about the liability standards, deemed approval, access to property, and the short limitations period, but the bill ultimately passed on an 8-3 vote after the chair corrected the motion and revote. Next, House Bill 320, the Industrial Carbon Reduction Act, was presented. It would create production incentives and capital grants for industrial materials made at least 40% cleaner than the industry average, with clawbacks for underperformance and competitive review by EDD and Environment. Supporters from the gas company and chambers of commerce said it uses performance-based incentives to encourage cleaner manufacturing, attract investment, and create jobs. One member raised an anti-donation clause concern, but the sponsor said the bill’s performance requirements and clawbacks address that issue. The committee passed HB 320 on a 10-1 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 104, a follow-up to last year’s wildlife agency reform bill. It would replace vetoed language by creating a process for a governor’s removal of a wildlife commissioner that includes notice, a hearing, and direct review by the New Mexico Supreme Court, while keeping the governor’s removal authority for cause. Ranching, angling, outfitter, and conservation groups supported the bill as a bipartisan fix that adds accountability and avoids political retaliation. Members asked about the removal process and direct Supreme Court review, and some who had initially been skeptical said the testimony changed their view. The bill was moving forward with support at the end of the discussion.

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• Chair, do you think we can look into that and have some of our agencies looking at it? Absolutely.
• Regarding FEMA, one of the challenges is that debris management is one of the most documented challenges
• challenges for FEMA.
• It's not funding the International Criminal Court, and I challenge anyone in this room to point to the
• But ADOA, and I used to be on ITAC and everything, they are some of the most efficient agencies around

Committee: House Government

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Registration Act requires states to provide the opportunity to register to vote at various state agencies
• While this bill may not solve every challenge surrounding civic engagement, it clearly moves the ball
• And so it's a very challenging job.
• We appreciate the challenges you're faced with.
• It's challenged me academically and allowed me to begin building my future while still in high school

Bills: SB6130 , SB6247 , SB6260 , SB6268 , SB6278

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: voter registration, elections, national holiday, civic engagement, government initiative, school funding, financial management, budgeting, transparency, district governance, SB 6260, public education, K-12, Washington State, OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, education finance, school transportation, school buses, zero-emission bus

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• I'm asking for growth in personnel this year, but I do need to stabilize the agency overall.
• Those are tracked by several of the agencies that we work with at the national and state level.
• So, it's an ongoing challenge, not only within our state but within the entire country.
• Veterans, in particular, face challenges related to healthcare costs, rising costs of living, aging,
• It is a really challenging thing to understand.

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• were incredibly well respected by everybody on both sides of the aisle, but you demonstrated the challenge
• And it's very challenging as a trial court judge.
• And it's very challenging as a trial court judge. I can tell you I had to set anyone...
• And it's very challenging as a trial court judge. I can tell you I had to set anyone...
• Very challenging as a trial court judge, I can tell you I had to set anywhere from 10 to 20 cases for

Bills: HB40

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: law enforcement, sheriffs, constables, contracts, county authority

Summary: The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence met to hear House Bill 1761, a broad judicial package focused on increasing judicial compensation and adding accountability and efficiency measures. The chair explained that HB 1707 and HB 2100 were withdrawn from the agenda, and that HB 1761 would be taken up first because many judges and stakeholders were present. The committee substitute for HB 1761 proposed a 30% increase in base judicial pay to $182,000, changes to judicial retirement linkage, stronger judicial conduct provisions, and efficiency measures such as targeted reporting for judges not meeting benchmarks, appellate in-person meeting encouragement, and time limits on certain motions. The chair and several supporters said judicial pay had reached “emergency status,” citing Texas’s low national ranking and difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified judges. Witnesses in support included presiding and district judges, the State Bar’s judicial section, business and trial lawyer groups, and prosecutors. They emphasized that many judges work long hours off the bench, handle warrants at night and on weekends, manage heavy dockets, and face recruitment problems in both urban and rural counties. Supporters also said higher pay would help attract experienced lawyers, retain judges, and improve court efficiency. Several witnesses and members discussed judicial accountability, including public reporting of court performance and the role of the Texas Supreme Court and presiding judges in setting benchmarks. Some members raised concerns that raw statistics can be misleading because judges also do substantial off-the-bench work and often help cover other courts’ dockets. There was also testimony and discussion about the bill’s conduct and discipline provisions. A representative of the Texas Civil Rights Project opposed parts of the bill that would tie pay raises to changes affecting judicial independence, warning about subjective bail-related discipline standards and possible chilling effects. The executive director of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct cautioned against civil penalties for complainants, saying it could discourage good-faith complaints and create litigation risks. Other witnesses supported accountability reforms but urged caution about unintended consequences, especially for family and emergency cases and for judges handling warrants and other time-sensitive matters. After testimony, the committee withdrew the committee substitute and left HB 1761 pending, then recessed the committee.

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• By providing timely information to local agencies, we can empower communities to stay informed and better
• Tony Anderson, the Association of Regional Center Agencies, in support. ...of Regional Center Agencies
• They compound existing challenges by leading to surprise or coerced billing.
• I know this is a challenge.
• I know this is a challenge.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long series of health-related bills, with most measures focused on access to care, administrative simplification, and behavioral health. Early items included AB 583, allowing nurse practitioners to sign death certificates; AB 492, requiring DHCS to notify local governments when new alcohol or drug recovery facilities are licensed; and AB 280, which would tighten provider directory accuracy requirements, add enforcement benchmarks, and allow use of a centralized database. Testimony on AB 280 highlighted the harms of “ghost networks,” while insurers and some provider groups opposed the bill as written, arguing it placed too much responsibility on plans and did not fully address provider-side data problems. AB 280 passed on a roll call vote, and several other bills were placed on consent and approved. The committee also advanced AB 636, expanding Medi-Cal coverage for medically necessary diapers for children up to age 21 and lowering the age threshold for access; AB 1041, streamlining physician credentialing with a uniform form and 90-day review deadline; and AB 787, requiring health plans to help enrollees find in-network providers quickly when directories fail. Supporters of these bills emphasized family financial strain, delays in care, and the burden of administrative red tape, while opponents of AB 1041 and AB 280 raised concerns about provider participation, accuracy, and liability. All three measures were approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 4 and AB 29. AB 4 would allow income-eligible Californians to buy Covered California coverage regardless of immigration status, and AB 29 would authorize Medi-Cal reimbursement for community health workers and doulas conducting ACE screenings. Both bills drew strong support from immigrant-rights, health access, and community-based organizations, and both passed on roll call votes, with AB 4 receiving some no votes. The committee also approved AB 416, which would allow emergency physicians to place 5150 holds in certain circumstances; supporters said it would reduce delays and overcrowding in emergency departments, while Disability Rights California and others warned it could increase unnecessary involuntary hospitalization and transfers to locked facilities. Despite those concerns, the bill passed and was sent onward for further consideration.

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• agency? agency?
• </c> agency. So, Senator Limmer. agency. So, Senator Limmer.
• So committing fraud against the agency.
• </c> of fraud or the standard that the agency of fraud or the standard that the agency has<00:29:32.480
• </c><00:53:41.240><c> has</c> And the state Medicaid agency has And the state Medicaid agency has reviewed

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are a couple agencies that are actually increasing paid people, and there are a couple of agencies
• Agencies that are not going to be able to fund things that we need.
• Again, here we have another agency for 10 years.
• This budget also fails to address several major challenges facing our state.
• The authority of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge, approved the journal, and welcomed several guests in the gallery, including a high school student and an advocate connected to the domestic violence bill HB 2995. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, first advancing HB 4155, HB 4156, and HB 4157, then HB 4164, HB 4165, and HB 4166, all with do-pass recommendations and no substantive amendments on those calendars. Later, the House also considered SB 1326, a victims’ rights measure, adopted a floor amendment, and reported it out as amended. The House corrected an earlier clerical error regarding HB 4155-4157 being referred to engrossing rather than third reading. The House then took up a long series of final passage votes on Senate bills. SB 2174, SB 2611, SB 1011, SB 1012, SB 1016, SB 1018, SB 1038, SB 1039, SB 1040, SB 1053, SB 1055, SB 1057, SB 1060, SB 1061, SB 1068, SB 1069, SB 1075, SB 1100, SB 1113 on reconsideration, SB 1160, and SB 1170 all passed. SB 2873, SB 1004, SB 1009, SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1049, SB 1093, and SB 1143 failed. SB 2995, the emergency family-law/domestic-violence bill known as the Alec and Lydia Act, passed with the required two-thirds vote after extensive debate; supporters said it would better protect children and clarify judicial standards, while opponents argued its definitions were overly broad and could harm families. SB 1018 on foreign laws also drew extended debate over Sharia law, with supporters framing it as a defense of American values and opponents calling it unnecessary and discriminatory. Several votes included explanations focused on policy concerns. SB 1004 on sex-offender registration and monitoring drew debate over whether electronic monitoring is effective. SB 1040 on voter registration transparency prompted arguments over public access to voter rolls versus privacy and security. SB 1118 on municipal zoning and historical homes was debated as a property-rights and local-control issue, with supporters saying it could help preserve affordable housing and opponents warning it would override local decisions. The House also adopted motions to reconsider prior actions on SB 1043 and SB 1100, and it requested the Senate return SB 1552 for reconsideration. The session ended with the House still processing additional Committee of the Whole business, including HB 4158, HB 4159, HB 4160, HB 4161, HB 4162, and HB 4163, with HB 4162 and HB 4163 receiving floor amendments and do-pass recommendations.

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• initiatives. ...to design and lead locally tailored health initiatives addressing their unique challenges
• have a stakeholder advisory committee that we will be convening that includes all of our sister agencies
• So this was an item that was not requested by the agency, which is one of the reasons it wasn't in the
• They charge agencies for those services, and they have a revolving enterprise fund that usually funds
• They charge agencies for those services and they have a revolving enterprise fund that usually funds

Bills: SB193 , SB132 , SB35 , SB145

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• I was traveling internationally and ran into flight challenges. I'm here in person today.
• I'm traveling internationally and ran into flight challenges.
• Same thing with when I created the broadband officer, like 73 agencies trying to deliver broadband to
• Same thing with when I created the broadband officer, like 73 agencies trying to deliver broadband to
• I mean, I don't know if we need to put a legislative council together to run interference in agencies

Bills: SB145 , SB143

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control, pesticide registration, pesticide applicator, pest management consultant, plant protection, nursery license

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• on D. 1.9 through 1.11 The grantee, which is not a state agency or a state official, is whomever is
• To start, I'd like to share that we understand preemption is politically challenging.
• Shelter providers are facing significant challenges, which are only getting heightened in our federal
• It's very much an anomaly to see a state agency pushing for its own transparency.
• Neumeister said, I think it is pretty remarkable that there's a public agency asking for more public

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

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• So this has been a challenge there.
• And because Gaton's test agencies.
• </c><02:03:27.599><c> Today</c> each new generation's challenges.
• Today each new generation's challenges.
• Today we have a chance and challenge.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting focused on Kentucky school choice and innovation, with discussion of the state constitution’s “common schools” requirement and how that has been interpreted alongside newer education models. Chairman Tipton described model laboratory schools, Gatton and Craft Academies, magnet and virtual programs, and said these options show that Kentucky has long expanded opportunity through innovation. He then turned the discussion to Senate Bill 207, which he said was designed to support schools of innovation. Senator Steve West reviewed the history of Kentucky charter schools and explained that SB 207 was modeled on a South Carolina approach. He said the bill allows a local school board to contract with a third-party entity to manage an existing school, seek waivers from certain state rules, and receive SEEK funding while also allowing outside private investment. He emphasized that the district initiates the process, that the school remains public, and that the bill includes accountability through a time-limited contract that can be ended if the school is not performing. Members asked about the difference between SB 207 and the earlier charter school law, whether schools could cherry-pick students, and whether teachers would remain district employees. West and Tipton said the new model is tied to an existing school rather than a new charter, cannot cherry-pick students, and keeps teachers as district employees. Representative Brown raised concerns that charters and exceptions could leave some children out, especially lower-income students, while West responded that the proposal is intended to expand choice for families who may not otherwise have it and cited examples from other states where similar models improved low-performing schools. No vote or formal action was taken during the discussion.