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• Bay County, and the Pompano RYZE program in Broward County.
• Bay County, and the Pompano RYZE program in Broward County.
• in addition to nursing education programs.
• in addition to nursing education programs.
• , institutional health science education degree, or certificate program.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Okay, so House Bill 47, School Employee Insurance Programs. Mr.
• A full-time distance learning program through a district, and as always, a charter school that's gone
• It doesn't have them register, but it certifies that the programs are complying with the requirements
• So it is a hit to their budget, whether or not they will still receive basic program funding.
• Chair, Senators, again that information is not reported to us for virtual programs.

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: 996, all

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• This competitive grant program provides matching funds.
• programs would be included in this?
• Schools with accredited programming as defined in statute.
• Yes, I read that, but I'm looking for the specific types of programs.
• as well as career technical programs.

Committee: Senate Education Postsecondary

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This is borne out by our DUI treatment program in the Las Vegas Justice Court.
• This program has had a track record of success.
• for first-time offenders, the education programs.
• My name is Drew Cross, C-R-O-S-S, and I'm the State Forensic Program Coordinator.
• My name is Drew Cross, C-R-O-S-S, and I'm the State Forensic Program Coordinator.

Bills: SB60 , SB85 , SB323 , SB309 , SB465

Committee: Assembly Judiciary

Keywords: elderly, vulnerable persons, criminal penalties, theft, civil penalties, criminal justice reform, traffic stops, law enforcement, data recording, public safety, racial profiling, SB323, Nevada, Department of Corrections, offenders, inmates, incarcerated people, prison phone calls, free phone calls, family communication

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• The Attorney General's Crime Victims Compensation Program provides financial assistance to individuals
• The Galveston Bay Foundation operates a qualified oyster shell recycling program in the state.
• Uh, we believe this legislation will incentivize new restaurants to join our program and will reward
• existing restaurants that are already a part of our program, um.
• There is a Cost associated with implementing this program, it's kind of a pain in the neck to to change

Bills: HB104

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tax rate election, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, de minimis rate, local government, special district, tax increase, tax notice, public hearing, tax code, Health and Safety Code, Texas property taxes, taxing unit, election threshold, two-thirds vote, majority vote, budget approval

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• It removes the sunset on the aggregate supply chain grant program.
• detailing program details for interested businesses.
• Is there a current program? I was trying to understand the analysis and the language.
• Is there a current program under Commerce that gives grants for this?
• So we don't have a program that gives grants currently under the program.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development considered a full agenda of transportation, economic development, housing, emergency services, and specialty license plate bills. Several measures were explained and advanced without opposition, including the Department of Transportation agency bill (CS/CS/SB 1662), a Purple Heart toll exemption bill (CS/SB 574), a Florida Highway Patrol specialty plate bill (CS/SB 824), a construction disruption assistance loan program for small businesses (CS/CS/SB 324), a manufactured housing assistance bill for local housing plans (CS/SB 1714), a foreign agents registration bill (CS/CS/SB 766), military academy specialty plates (CS/SB 1024), a Safe Coastal Wildlife specialty plate (CS/SB 1246), an emergency services warning-light bill (CS/SB 1644), the Florida Wildflower specialty plate (SB 1152), and a toll exemption bill for 100% disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients (CS/SB 532). The committee adopted amendments on several bills. On CS/CS/SB 1662, Senator Collins’ strike-all amendment made a range of DOT-related changes, including the Florida Transportation Academy, seaport and airport accountability provisions, and allowing cranes to move under special blanket permits at night. On CS/CS/SB 324, the committee adopted a delete-everything amendment and a further amendment removing liability language; the bill would create a revolving loan program for small businesses harmed by public works construction, with members raising concerns about eligibility, verification of losses, and public records issues for financial documents. On CS/SB 766, an amendment clarified definitions and aligned the bill with federal FARA standards, including a 20% beneficial ownership threshold. On CS/SB 532, an amendment added Purple Heart recipients to the toll exemption. Testimony and debate were generally supportive, with several outside witnesses appearing in favor of the bills, including Florida PBA, the Florida Manufactured Homeowners Federation, the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, the Center for Security Policy, and the Florida Wildflower Foundation. Members highlighted constituent impacts and policy concerns on a few measures, especially the construction disruption loan bill and the disabled veteran toll exemption, where some senators suggested narrowing the scope or adding protections. All bills considered were reported favorably, and senators later requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on selected tabs before the committee adjourned.

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• They deliver over 200 classes per week and over 200,000 hours of instruction across all of their programs
• Over 8,000 children across the state will participate in programs, and over 64,000 audience members will
• While NDI's leave in the floor, I just want to acknowledge this great program and Cynthia.
• It's a great program, and I encourage anyone to get involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
• Governor's summer program or other programs of the department that are open to minors, providing the

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• This is just getting the program to what it was intended to do.
• The program was intended to be for able-bodied adults, and now they're adding a work requirement.
• If they don't qualify, they're just off the program. What happens?
• I think this is a fairly light touch to get this program going where it should.
• I definitely think that there is room to improve this program to tighten up the...

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• So this is under the salon training program? Yes, ma'am. 9-6. Okay.
• This would be section 30-27-8C with the heading salon training program.
• With nothing else, and again, the licensure still applies in the salon training program.
• They do not agree with the salon training program.
• It outlines the process for cybersecurity program reviews.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Government Organization met with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then considered a series of House bills, most of them related to licensing, local government administration, and agency operations. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint a county commissioner as a voting member of a convention and visitors bureau board, including for multi-county CVBs; it was reported to the full Senate. House Bill 5087 would join the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing licensed cosmetologists to obtain multi-state practice privileges in compact states, and it was also reported. The committee then took up a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4793, which combined provisions affecting barbering/cosmetology apprenticeships and lowered certain age and education requirements; after adopting a Jefferson amendment clarifying the salon training language, the bill was reported as amended. Members next approved a strike-and-insert for House Bill 5638, which clarifies the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, changes cyber risk review procedures, and updates references to the Office of Technology head as the chief information officer; it was reported as amended. House Bill 4483, dealing with the Board of Funeral Examiners, was amended to change the effective date for licensee-in-charge requirements and make technical corrections, then reported as amended. House Bill 5653, requested by the Department of Revenue, would expand confidentiality protections to cover audit manuals, guidelines, procedures, algorithms, and related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and it was reported. House Bill 4452 repeals acreage limits on church property ownership, and House Bill 4801 expands permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax funds to include demolition of unsafe structures and planning or improvement of public property; both were reported. The committee also advanced House Bill 5622, which creates an expedited process for municipalities to conform local election terms and procedures to the state requirement that municipal elections be held with statewide primaries or general elections, and recognizes the Secretary of State as keeper of municipal charter rolls. House Bill 4546 would allow business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, with higher biennial fees and updated enforcement provisions; its strike-and-insert amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 5613 would define and regulate telematics for state fleet vehicles, require reporting on unsafe driving and corrective actions, and include cost-benefit information in annual reports; it was reported. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based restriction, and House Bill 4819 would revise criminal-record standards for certain non-Chapter 30 occupational licenses, shifting to a direct-relationship standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; both were reported. The committee then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.

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• , but for your awareness, the department is budgeted in four separate divisions and six budgeted programs
• And then you see the Strategic Initiatives Program.
• The Strategic Initiatives Program has been funded through general fund transfers, with 60% of that going
• So 60%, or $165 million, would go into the Strategic Initiatives Program Fund, and $110 million would
• It's obviously one time right now, and we'll reconsider, you know, this program again next year, but

Summary: The Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees heard the Idaho Transportation Department budget presentation from Legislative Services Office analyst Brooke Dupree, who reviewed the department’s four divisions, staffing levels, major funds, and recent appropriation trends. She highlighted the department’s large reliance on reappropriation, the continuous appropriation of the Strategic Initiatives Program Fund, and several enhancement requests, including $15.5 million for deferred maintenance, funding for State Highway 16 operations and maintenance, $4.9 million for roadside tree removal, $4.7 million for new equipment, a $275 million general fund transfer for safety/capacity and road/bridge maintenance, and smaller requests for aeronautics improvements and replacement items. She also noted the governor’s recommendation differed from the request, especially by not recommending the $275 million transfer and by proposing cash transfers back from the Strategic Initiatives Fund. Members questioned the analyst and then Director Scott Stokes about the impact of the proposed reductions, the continuous appropriation language, and whether general funds were being eliminated in the transportation budget. Stokes explained that the governor’s recommendation would pull back $45 million in FY 2026 and eliminate the FY 2027 transfer, and that the continuous appropriation language was a request to keep the fund continuously appropriated. He also said ITD would adjust project schedules if funding changed and would provide a list of affected safety and capacity projects to the committee. During questions to the director, members asked about workforce retention, the State Street property/disaster cleanup project, ITD’s delayed full transition to Luma, the TechM/TECM bonding program, and the mix of in-house versus contracted work. Stokes said retention had improved after pay adjustments, the State Street project had spent only a few million so far with hazmat removal bid under $1 million instead of the earlier $8 million estimate, and the project’s total cost was now estimated at roughly $60 million to $70 million with about $41 million appropriated. He said ITD remains on its existing finance system for now because of federal reimbursement needs, that prior TECM projects were fully bonded and contracted and the next bonding decision would come in July, and that ITD contracts out larger projects while using its own crews for smaller maintenance tasks like tree removal. The meeting ended with general comments about the importance of transportation investment and notice that the committee would meet the next day on rescissions, cash transfers, and statewide decisions.

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• to support teacher recruitment and retention in New Mexico's public schools by making residency programs
• are very diverse. residents now, and the residents we're attracting into the program are very diverse
• Well-designed teacher residency programs typically attract a more radically diverse pool of candidates
• to educate these students in an unapproved program?
• We have different territories as well that are involved in DECA, and it is a national program.

Bills: SB83 , SB106 , SB107 , SB123 , SJR1

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• If it's someone who's part of the Granite Advantage Health Care program group, it'd be 90% as opposed
• </c> granted advantage healthcare program granted advantage healthcare program group,<00:16:27.279><c
• </c><00:20:28.400><c> to</c> for New Hampshire's Medicaid program to for New Hampshire's Medicaid program
• ><c> make</c><00:20:29.840><c> certain</c> strengthen the program to make certain strengthen the program
• that will ensure other providers program that will ensure other providers have<00:20:41.600><c> the<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first went into executive session on SB 83, which concerns an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemption reimbursement fund, lottery-related changes, and a voluntary statewide self-exclusion database. Representative Ulery moved to retain the bill, saying more work was needed to make the bill clear. The motion passed 17-0 with three members absent, and SB 83 was retained in committee. The committee then took up SB 249FN, a bill relative to the uncompensated care and Medicaid fund. Representative Ulery offered House Amendment 2025-2465H, which was described as incorporating a recent agreement between the state and hospital parties into state law and setting the stage for future action. Medicaid Director Henry Litman explained that the agreement keeps the Medicaid enhancement tax at 5.4%, uses directed payments rather than traditional DSH payments, and is intended to be budget-neutral for the state while increasing hospital payments through a higher federal match. He also said critical access hospitals would continue under the existing directed-payment approach, and that the agreement includes a mechanism to revisit the arrangement if federal law changes substantially. New Hampshire Hospital Association President Steve Hearn said the association supports the amendment and the bill as amended, calling the settlement fair and beneficial to hospitals and the Medicaid program. The amendment and the subsequent ought-to-pass-as-amended motion both passed 18-0. At the end of the meeting, the chair said the committee had now gone through all of its bills and had retained nine in total, with a future meeting planned in September or October to review retained bills. Members briefly discussed possible future committee of conference work and noted there would be no House session that Thursday. The meeting then adjourned.

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• program that we're talking about.
• And so that's what this program specifically is about, the Foster Youth to Independence program.
• And so that's what this program specifically is about, that foster youth to independence program.
• And it wasn't until I found a program called the Extended Foster Care Program that offered me a duplex
• certification programs to increase their math content as well.

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. First, PCS for HB 879 by Representatives Rizo and Woodson would require state colleges and universities to prioritize housing placement for students who are homeless, were in foster care, or are at risk of homelessness, and to give first priority in housing or work-study priority systems to students eligible for child-welfare-related tuition and fee exemptions. Members heard extensive supportive testimony from Florida Youth Shine participants and other advocates describing housing instability after foster care and the importance of campus housing and vouchers for student success. The bill was reported favorably by a 16-0 vote. The committee then heard CS for HB 1113 by Representative Valdes, which would standardize minimum math-content requirements for elementary teacher preparation programs and increase math content in competency-based certification programs. The sponsor cited stagnant Florida math outcomes and a state report finding limited math preparation for elementary teacher candidates. The bill drew support from the Foundation for Florida’s Future and the Florida Chamber of Commerce and was reported favorably by a 15-0 vote. Finally, the committee considered HB 827 by Representative Spencer, directing the Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research to conduct a recurring statewide study on the effects of automation and artificial intelligence on Florida’s workforce, including affected industries, at-risk workers, and training needs. Members discussed whether similar data exists in the private sector, the bill’s fiscal impact, and the sponsor’s use of AI tools in preparing remarks. The bill received supportive debate and was reported favorably without opposition.

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• JUST DIDN'T RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM SO THERE WAS NO PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT BECAUSE THERE
• WAS NO FUNDING RELATED TO THE PROGRAM. >> Rep.
• THE FORM IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON OUR SCREENING PROGRAM WEBSITE.
• >> IT IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM AT NO COST TO THE STATE AGENCIES.
• HOW IS THE PROGRAM BEING IMPLEMENTED AND RECEIVED? >> Rep.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Department of Veterans Affairs has a program called the Home Improvement Structural Alterations Program
• He said they had reviewed the language and it made sense to them based on the HEISA program.
• It's a lifetime benefit, Program.
• Um and then uh this program.
• </c> based on the the HEISA program. based on the the HEISA program.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• providers and may adopt rules, policies, and procedures to carry out the purposes of the program.
• So if you're not familiar, AZIP is Arizona's early intervention program.
• There are opt-outs, and it's an opt-in program, and that is it. Any questions for the sponsor?
• It's an opt-in program, and that is it. Any questions for the sponsor?
• It's an opt-in program, and that is it. Any questions for the sponsor? Seeing none, 2780, please.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus-style review of two packets of bills, with staff reading summaries and members briefly explaining several measures. Topics included appropriations for pregnancy resource centers, home- and community-based services for the elderly and people with disabilities, veteran specialty courts, child care grants and infrastructure, language acquisition services for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, ambulance service regulation, short-term rental rules, tourism improvement areas, manufactured home installer licensure, CPR/AED training in schools, veterans’ park fee exemptions, and multiple child welfare and family-court bills. Several Senate bills were also reviewed, including optometry standards, behavior analyst licensure transfer, virtual mental health hearings, and assisted-living residency rules. Members speaking for bills emphasized themes such as supporting aging in place, improving rural ambulance access and reporting, protecting children in DCS cases, preventing poverty alone from being treated as neglect, and expanding access to health screenings and services. Other sponsors described measures to help veterans, strengthen school safety, and create local funding or improvement mechanisms for tourism and child care. Some bills were described as technical or administrative changes, such as post-nuptial agreement rules, tax lien procedures, and local government contract posting requirements. No formal votes were taken in the transcript excerpt, but many bills were noted as being on the consent calendar or third-read consent calendar, while a few had been removed from consent or were not yet on a calendar. The meeting concluded after the final bill on the second packet, HB 4025, was summarized as creating a study committee on gasoline and petroleum refinery feasibility.

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• providers and may adopt rules, policies, and procedures to carry out the purposes of the program.
• So if you're not familiar, AZEIP is Arizona's early intervention program. This is my bill.
• So if you're not familiar, AZEIP is Arizona's early intervention program.
• There are opt-outs, and it's an opt-in program, and that is it. Any questions for the sponsor?
• It's an opt-in program, and that is it. Any questions for the sponsor? Seeing none, 2780, please.

Summary: The meeting reviewed two caucus packets covering a wide range of bills, with most items described by staff and then passed over without questions. Topics included appropriations for pregnancy resource centers, home- and community-based services for seniors and people with disabilities, veteran specialty courts, child care grants and infrastructure, emergency shelter grants, language acquisition services for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, and uranium contamination monitoring. Other measures addressed utility plant replacement, local government investment pools, task-order contract posting, ambulance reporting and certificate-of-necessity changes, short-term rental regulation, tuition waivers for dependents of disabled veterans, memorial authorization, manufactured home installer licensing, CPR/AED training in schools, national park fee exemptions for military members and veterans, and a tourism improvement area funded by lodging businesses. Several bills focused on child welfare and family law, including expanded kinship placement notification, a neglect definition change tied to poverty, evidence rules in custody and dependency matters, DCS investigations when a protective parent is involved, and parenting-time supervision requirements. Health-related bills included midwife practice changes, controlled substance monitoring program updates, interstate EMS licensure, prostate cancer screening coverage, sleep apnea coverage, and resident electronic monitoring in care facilities. Judiciary and property-related bills included enhanced trespass penalties, post-nuptial agreement rules, tax lien excess proceeds procedures, and unlawful entry into residences occupied by vulnerable adults. A few members briefly explained or defended selected bills, including the child protection measures, the CPR training requirement, the ambulance reporting bill, the tourism improvement area bill, and the bill moving inter-facility transports away from police. The sponsor of HB 2950 emphasized it was a voluntary, opt-in lodging assessment with local approval and statutory guardrails. No roll-call votes were described in the transcript, and most bills were noted as being on consent or third-read consent calendars, with several removed from consent or not yet on a calendar.

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• The MFA would be running this program.
• Importantly, These funds recycle back into the program, extending their long-term impact.
• I think in some of the Program design, some of the program design that was developed, we talked about
• So yeah, two great Programs.
• It does not create a new program. It does not loosen the rules.

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: 996, all

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• AB 748 establishes pre-approved housing programs for local agencies.
• It was to allow for eight-letter license plates and allow a program for that.
• AB 805, Fong, Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1265, Haney, historic tax credit program, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 230, Ransom, Pierce's Disease Control Program, do pass out on an A roll call.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on January 22, 2026, for its regular order hearing and suspense-file hearing. In regular order, the committee approved consent-calendar bills AB 683, AB 763, AB 1126, and AB 1278 on unanimous due-pass motions, and AB 34 and AB 442 on a second unanimous due-pass motion. The committee then heard and advanced several bills, including AB 35, which would create an APA exemption for Proposition 4-funded programs to speed implementation of water, wildfire, energy-storage, and grid-support projects; AB 748, establishing pre-approved housing programs for local agencies; AB 939, allowing immediate transfer of certain affordable homeownership units to qualified nonprofit housing organizations; AB 643, adding a narrow organic-waste-derived agricultural fertilizer product to SB 1383 procurement options; and AB 96, removing the high school diploma requirement for certified Medi-Cal peer support specialists. Testimony on these bills was largely supportive, with sponsors and coalition representatives emphasizing reduced delays, lower costs, and improved housing, environmental, or behavioral-health outcomes. The Department of Finance offered general budget comments but no bill-specific positions. The committee voted the bills out, with AB 643 and AB 96 receiving no recorded opposition in the transcript and AB 939 passing with some members noting support and interest in coauthoring. The committee also received a presentation-only discussion of AB 1091, a proposal to authorize eight-letter specialty license plates, which the author said could generate revenue for rural programs such as the Williamson Act; the bill was not acted on at that time. After public comment, the committee moved to the suspense-file hearing on 53 bills. Using a substituted motion for due-pass and due-pass-with-amendments items, the committee held some bills and advanced many others, often with amendments that narrowed scope, deleted provisions, or required reports or studies. Bills held in committee included AB 405, AB 298, AB 333, AB 296, AB 1091, AB 1241, and AB 577, among others. The committee reported moving 43 bills to the Assembly floor, with several on A roll calls and others on B roll calls or with amendments, and noted that amendment language would be posted later online.

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• AB 748 establishes pre-approved housing programs for local agencies.
• And it was to allow for eight-letter license plates and allow a program for that.
• AB 805, Fong, Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1265, Haney, historic tax credit program, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 230, Ransom, Pierce's Disease Control Program, do pass on an A roll call.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all