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• They attract rodents, present fire hazards, and are costly for counties to deal with, leading to county
• Representative Bumgarner, to your point about the Superfund program, it's a good and successful federal
• The TCEQ already has several robust environmental remediation programs. and their remediation division
• This includes programs for Superfund sites, leaking petroleum storage tanks, and other industrial and
• HB 1682 adds another program that the TCEQ will have to manage, and it's un- unclear if some of these

Bills: HB456, HB482, HB1463, HB1682, HB1949, HB5549, SB763

Keywords: translation, environmental quality, complaints, accessibility, multilingual, TCEQ, environmental justice, environmental complaints, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, language access, public information, Texas Commission, multilingual access, administrative actions, environmental regulations, state representatives, state senators, penalty notice, Water Code, legislative notification

Bills: HB 101, HB1819, HB1875, HB1965, HB2193, HB2914, HB3248, HB3354, HB3531, HB101

Keywords: Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, veterans, veterans' affairs, mental health, community mental health, behavioral health, grant program, matching grant, non-state match, community services, family support, county population, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, public safety, homeland security

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• , and essential community programs.
• , and essential community programs.
• , and essential community programs.
• , and essential community programs.
• , and essential community programs.

Bills: HF169, HF195, HF194, HF1756, HF2133

Keywords: HF169, Minnesota insurance, health plan, summary of benefits and coverage, SBC, patient assistance program, deductible, health insurer, consumer disclosure, out-of-pocket costs, medical assistance funds, copay assistance, health coverage transparency, chapter 62Q, enrollee, HF195, Fairmont, street reconstruction, bonding bill, capital investment

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• model programs. and Motor Vehicle Administration, law enforcement, and highway safety to encourage uniformity
• This includes programs related to identity management and digital identity credentials.
• patience and and on this so.
• The bill also established a grant program to fund community-based mental health initiatives and requires
• It continues to find new ways of investing in and retaining talented, high-quality personnel.

Bills: HB2034, HB2436, HB3010, HB3033, HB3138, HB3177, HB3426, HB3686, HB3858, HB4176, HB4257, HB4264, HB4804, HCR98

Keywords: groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety

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• This, so if you remember in 2024, we did a new program and kind of souped up the funding, and we did
• Our intent was to create a whole new program, and it, you know, may have got by, who you know, whoever
• I have a history dating back to Like to like, ho02, and so you know, this program that's that was enacted
• And so, that when we adopted the new program In 2024, the $3 million that was in the legacy piece moved
• This this particular provider cannot take cannot take the 2017 related program and get additional money

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• Do pass and a second.
• Without this supplemental appropriation, nearly 4,000 Oklahoma mothers and babies will lose access to
• children and the services rendered, and only 3% going to management and administration based on the
• These programs are going to be administered under the Oklahoma State Department of Health based on the
• Is the Oklahoma Pregnancy Care Network a 501(c)(3), and do they access private dollars?

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• for another five years pilot program for another five years and<00:16:20.320> specifically<00
• strong support of programs and we are in strong support of this<00:31:15.279> measure.
• :52.720> and importance of programs like SNAPED and importance of programs like SNAPED and the
• , and I just wanted to confirm that was the amount by one of the agencies overseeing the program.
• <01:06:03.839> to federal program and I just wanted to federal program and I just wanted to

Bills: HB1546

Keywords: Medicaid, health insurance, healthcare access, insurance subsidies, pilot program, affordable care, preventive services, low-income, community engagement, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2083, which would add homeless shelters to Hawaii’s drug-free/safe-zone protections. The City and County prosecutor’s office strongly supported the bill, saying service providers asked for the change because drug activity near shelters can undermine recovery efforts. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, focusing on a possible notice problem because many shelters are not readily identifiable and the bill’s 750-foot distance requirement could be difficult to apply. The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii also opposed the bill, arguing it would expand criminalization of poverty and drug use and that drug-free zone laws are ineffective and disproportionately harmful. The prosecutor’s office said it would do more research on the notice concern. The committee then moved on without taking a vote in the transcript provided. The committee next discussed HB 2087, which would change the treatment of abuse of family or household member cases by ending the deferred-acceptance pilot and returning to the prior statute. The prosecutor’s office supported the bill, saying the pilot had not reduced backlog as intended and that domestic violence cases should remain petty misdemeanors without deferral. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Public Defender’s Office both opposed HB 2087, instead urging extension of the pilot for another five years so the legislature can better evaluate how deferred acceptance is working. They said deferrals can be a useful incentive for behavior change and that more data is needed before ending the program. Committee members questioned the prosecutor about why Hawaii should differ from other counties and whether repeat offenders could keep receiving deferrals; the prosecutor said the deferral is available only once and reiterated support for returning to the old statute. The committee then heard HB 2096 on aggravated circumstances in child protective proceedings. The family court and Attorney General’s Office supported the bill, saying current law limits aggravated-circumstances findings to the early return hearing, which can prevent findings in the most serious abuse cases when key evidence is not yet available. They said the bill would allow such findings later in the case and, with proposed amendments, would let the court consolidate aggravated-circumstances and termination-of-parental-rights hearings to reduce delay and appeals. The Libertarian Party of Hawaii opposed the measure, arguing it would expand state power in family matters and could worsen outcomes for parents and children. Committee questions focused on the amended language, including what “another court of competent jurisdiction” means and whether a charge alone would be enough; the judiciary responded that criminal courts are included, but a hearing and opportunity to defend would still be required. Finally, the committee took up HB 1959, another domestic violence measure. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Public Defender’s Office, the Crime Victim Compensation Commission, the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and county prosecuting offices testified in support. Supporters said the bill would extend the pilot program while keeping deferred acceptance of guilty pleas in place, giving more time to evaluate whether the program is working and whether a more formal diversion model should be developed. The coalition also suggested technical fixes to ensure judiciary data reporting continues and that the deferred-acceptance statute is not inadvertently repealed. No vote or final action was taken in the transcript before the committee moved on to the next bill.

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• Uh, and so we're back before you today to talk about the opportunity to implement a program and again
• ><00:03:26.159> federal program and again the our federal program and again the our federal partners
• When federal funding is available and awarded to State Forestry, we implement a cost-share program similar
• Authority program. to funds to be rather than Wyoming's and to funds to be rather than Wyoming's and
• <00:21:30.799> and fact that it's a cost share program and fact that it's a cost share program

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration

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• And, uh, my... Reenlistment Bonus Program. And, uh, my pleasure to have Major General Porter here.
• Um, back to the reenlistment and extension program we were talking about.
• So for the referral bonus, that is a program that's that we currently have in statute and is funded for
• So, using the pilot program, and there's folks here can go into more detail as to how they came up to
• > um<00:27:35.120> and<00:27:35.440> there's using the pilot program um and there's

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration

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• That is seven ayes and zero nays. Having received seven ayes and Zero nays.
• I really enjoy serving the educators of Oklahoma and it is a passion of mine.
• That is seven eyes and zero nays. Hamer receives seven eyes and zero nays.
• Hir Bullard, that is nine ayes and zero nays, and received 9ir and zero.
• Chairman, and Mr.

Bills: HB3057, HB3279, HB4428, HB3420

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, employment restrictions, state officers, prohibited acts, government contracts, public service, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty

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• support in CTE (Career and Technical Education) programs.
• I want to bring in IT and medical fields as part of the CTE (Career and Technical Education) program.
• There are two federal fund programs: the Small Business Innovation Research Program, called SBIR, and
• system connections and choose the appropriate program.
• , the qualified hotel program, and then an add-on to that program, right?

Bills: SB209, SB529, SB1265, SB1592, SB1728, SCR37, SCR38

Keywords: SB 529, Texas Tax Code, municipality, hotel and convention center, hotel convention center project, tourism development, economic development, tax revenue pledge, revenue commitment, qualified project, municipal finance, local government, special district, hotel occupancy tax, nearby establishments, convention center financing, city population 130000, Section 351.155, Section 351.157, child care

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• Our Veteran Stable Housing Initiative and other programs under the agency's veterans program division
• federal services and programs.
• in Housing Initiative and other programs in Housing Initiative and other programs in the<00:01:24.040
• the<00:03:22.319> agency's and other programs under the agency's and other programs under
• <00:04:21.000> and federal services and federal services and programs<00:04:23.600> and

Bills: HF1662, HF2115, HF2159, HF1095, HF2160

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, human services

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• talent and their family members.
• If companies cannot... attract trans talent based upon qualifications, both companies and employees will
• safety needs are, and how the program can address it.
• And after-school programs, universal pre-k for three- and four-year-olds; living wages and benefits for
• The law respects parental concerns and values, particularly in schools and youth programs, and protects

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• pilot program well beyond Morris and pilot program well beyond Morris and match<00:03:53.319>
• equity and it uh allowed for the program equity and it uh allowed for the program to<00:41:46.440
• and the current program that iteration and the current program that is<01:09:26.080> proposed
• and to show your support for the program. program and so you know I will just say program and so you
• /c> complicated program and and so it's complicated program and and so it's going<01:38:01.719> to

Bills: HF2103, HF2793

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset, 1183, house

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• We have her parents, Iris and Hollis Okumura, and her sister, Kiana Okumura, who are constituents of
• Sales, my committee clerk, and Ms.
• And Mr.
• Easter bunny and Easter chick.
• It's been moved and seconded.

Bills: HB1163, HB2113, HB2333, HB2411, HB2583, HB1613, HB1614, HB2590, HB1950, HB1603, HB1707, HB1832, HB2119, HB2155, HB2594, HB2595, HB1929, HB2015, HB2207, HB1619, HB1667, HB1984, HB2140, HB2097, HB1957, HB2503, HB2581, HB1520, SCR55, SR53

Keywords: commercial drivers license, non-domiciled, federal regulations, commercial learner's permit, citizenship, lawful residency, Department of Transportation, Kainahola Stream, flood prevention, vegetation removal, appropriation, natural resources, transportation, airport special districts, penalties, Hawaii, aeronautics law, public safety, workforce development, sector partnerships

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• Okay, calling the joint meeting on Ways and Means and Consumer Protection to order.
• Uh Ways and Means team Thank you.
• And for the public and members, this is uh in IEA.
• , and the owner is out of state, and there is an extended expiration of the lease for that building,
• > and<00:08:02.240> I'm owner is out state, and I'm owner is out state, and I'm there<00

Bills: HB2583, HB1591, HB1749, HB2423

Keywords: HB2583, Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Program, DBEDT, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, micro-loan, microloan, small business lending, small business financing, loan loss reserve, first-loss reserve, credit enhancement, partial guarantee, risk-sharing, community development financial institution, CDFI, working capital, inventory financing, equipment financing, leasehold improvements, startup loans

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Consumer Protection meeting was a decision-making session on a series of House bills, with no oral testimony taken. The committees first acted on HB 2583, recommending passage on amended, and HB 1591, recommending passage with amendments related to health care. They also recommended passage on amended for HB 1749 on cesspools and HB 2423 on biodiesel, with each recommendation adopted by the members present. The committees then considered a second agenda block that included HB 2080, HB 1520, HB 1576, HB 1711, HB 1785, HB 1802, HB 1838, HB 1842, HB 1853, HB 1976, HB 2104, HB 2218, HB 2246, HB 2270, HB 2289, HB 2361, HB 2551, and HB 2606. Most were recommended for passage unamended and adopted without objection. HB 1520 was deferred because the Senate bill had already crossed over. HB 1711 was amended to replace the option period established by the corporation with a period of up to 10 years. HB 2289 was amended to remove repeal of a ceiling and set a $1 million expenditure ceiling for the automated victim information and notification system special fund. Several members noted reservations on HB 1842, which involved transfer of the Westridge parcel near a rail station; concerns were raised about the property’s value, the long-term lease status, and whether the city would actually accept or pursue the transfer. HB 1853 was passed unamended, with the committee noting the Lions Association had suggestions that could be addressed later in conference. HB 2218 was passed unamended while adopting DLNR testimony to clarify collaboration with community groups in stewarding public lands and recreational areas. In each case, the stated recommendations were adopted, often with members voting no with reservation rather than in opposition.

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• Particularly for us, we have a workers' compensation program, and once they hear that, then generally
• Particularly for us, we have a workers' compensation program, and once they hear that, then generally
• Particularly for us, we have a workers' compensation program, and once they hear that, then generally
• Particularly for us, we have a workers' compensation program, and once they hear that, then generally
• <01:17:31.679> and<01:17:31.920> once a workers compensation program and once a workers

Bills: SB2543, SB2014, SB2115, SB3095, SB3264, SB2114, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3131, SB3144

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

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• . ...multiple safeguards to protect the integrity of the program and the state's obligation through the
• I know all of the states that are contiguous to Texas have a similar program, and importantly for you
• Chairman, I looked, and all of the Southeastern states have a similar program.
• So, the representative did a great job laying out the ins and outs of the program.
• This program is implemented throughout the state, and there are inspections.

Bills: HB446, HB1609, HB4443, HB4464, HB4735, HB5476

Keywords: heat illness prevention, workplace safety, Texas Workforce Commission, advisory board, employee rights, administrative penalties, training requirements, employee training, occupational health, employer penalties, worker rights, heat illness, volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency responder, emergency medical services volunteer, EMS volunteer, firefighter, fire department, emergency services, declared disaster

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• , and this is a program that provides competitive economic incentives to attract large capital-intensive
• , and this is a program that provides competitive economic incentives to attract large capital-intensive
• leverage to attract businesses to relocate and expand within Texas.
• What programs exist and what are the gaps?
• What programs exist and what are the gaps?

Bills: SB913, SB1086, SB1087, SB1143, SB1534, SB1553, SB1718, SB1754, SB2004, SB2322, SB2448

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.

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• leverage to attract businesses to their areas. relocate and expand within Texas.
• This program was moved into the Economic Development and Tourism Office in 2015, and you can see that
• Taxpayer programs and incentives. Okay.
• Cruz and her team; they put in so much work administering the MIRP and the Event Trust Fund Program.
• programs focused on college and career readiness, skill development, and real-world work experience.

Bills: SB913, SB1086, SB1087, SB1143, SB1534, SB1553, SB1718, SB1754, SB2004, SB2322, SB2448

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy