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• And they might want a part-time job to help them with any type of expenses.
• Madam President, Senator Bergman, that's part of my problem.
• And part of it is, so what are you looking for?
• And that's part of why the Second Amendment exists.
• In parts of this state, police are 30 minutes away or longer.

Keywords: 996, all

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• incorrect parts.
• For the most part, people.
• They were part of that negotiation and very helpful.
• Of Koran, Jacob, who are part of the House membership.
• I think it's a smart move on our part to do that.

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• Wendler, what part of the state is West Texas A&M? Where is it located?
• This has been such a part of the law for such a long time since 1952.
• One thing I want to focus on today is that part of this policy.
• I did great in school, volunteered, and was part of my community.
• They're here, they're part of our community, they're part of our society, and from a business standpoint

Summary: The committee heard several education bills, with most of the discussion focused on Senate Bill 1835, Senate Bill 784, Senate Bill 1049, Senate Bill 2942, and Senate Bill 2928. SB 1835 would raise from 5% to 20% the cap on nonresident students who can receive resident tuition and fees through competitive scholarships at certain regional universities in slower-growing workforce development areas, provided the schools have capacity as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Supporters, including West Texas A&M University, said the bill would help fill underused capacity, attract students who may stay and work in Texas, and support regional workforce needs. SB 784 would strengthen a prior law allowing peace officers’ children to transfer between public school districts for safety reasons by requiring both districts’ approval, making clear that districts of innovation are not exempt, and prohibiting tuition charges. SB 1049 would require districts and open-enrollment charters to excuse students, at a parent’s request, for religious release-time instruction for up to one hour per day and five hours per week; witnesses said the program is constitutional, voluntary, and already operating in other states and some Texas districts. Each of these bills was left pending after testimony, with no public witnesses opposing them. SB 2942 would expand and adjust the state’s adult charter high school pilot program. Senator Creighton said the bill is intended to help the estimated 7 million Texas adults without a high school diploma by removing barriers to expansion, aligning legal protections with ISDs, changing TEA’s disapproval window for expansion amendments to a 30-day period after receipt, and updating funding to reflect part-year attendance. A committee substitute kept the upper enrollment age at 50 and removed a proposed testing change. Testimony from New Heights students and leadership described the program as life-changing, emphasizing that it combines diplomas with career credentials, childcare, transportation, and other supports to help adults stabilize their families and enter better-paying work. TEA witnesses explained the expansion process and said adult charter schools are overseen by the commissioner rather than the SBOE. The committee substitute was adopted, public testimony closed, and the bill was left pending. SB 2928 would set a uniform school start date for public school districts at the third Wednesday in August, while preserving existing district-of-innovation flexibility for current DOI districts and allowing year-round systems to continue. Senator Creighton argued the bill would reduce the patchwork created by DOI exemptions, support students and families, and preserve summer employment and tourism revenue. A committee substitute was adopted. Testimony came largely from tourism, hospitality, and recreation interests, including hotel, water park, zoo, chamber of commerce, and camp representatives, who said later start dates would extend the summer travel season, improve staffing and revenue, and give students more opportunities for summer jobs and camps. Several witnesses cited large economic impacts from tourism and said early school starts reduce August business. Some senators raised concerns about charter schools being excluded and about year-round calendars, but the bill was left pending after testimony.

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• </c> that's probably a good move on our part that's probably a good move on our part um<00:30:24.000>
• Can that be replicated, or do we just move to another part of the fort?
• Can that be replicated, or do we just move to another part of the fort?
• It was the land is part of us and should be stewarded and cared for, intended to, like, it is part of
• It was the land is part of us and should be stewarded and cared for, intended to, like, it is part of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Some are metal parts, some are non-metal parts.
• Some are metal parts, some are non-metal parts.
• Some are metal parts, some are non-metal parts.
• Some are metal parts, some are non-metal parts.
• Some are metal parts, some are non-metal parts.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm a part of the workforce that we will be discussing today.
• So in the pre-part, we're dealing with that.
• I don't understand why they're not a part of EVV or I don't understand why they wouldn't be a part of
• It is an exciting time to be part of this division.
• Is that a part of our error rate? Yes?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Farrell has the is this part of the Ms.
• So, I just want to make that part of the record.
• This is very common as part of the process.
• </c> is very common as part of the process. is very common as part of the process.
• These protections were part of accruals.

Bills: HF3753, HF4299, HF4700, HF4282, HF4139, HF3530, HF4031

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement

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• So the overall change in uh parts below.
• Larson and the folks that were all part of your group.
• Um and so um and so part of before.
• We didn't do part of that conversation.
• </c><02:09:43.199><c> of</c> We had other members who were part of We had other members who were part

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, that's not the part that I believe that's been addressed in this RSA.
• Um, that's not the part that I believe that's been addressed in this RSA.
• The government, for the most part, has proof.
• I would actually echo part of that.
• I would actually echo part of that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But in honor and respect, I think we have the opportunity before us to allow this part of health care
• But in honor and respect, I think we have the opportunity before us to allow this part of health care
• gentlemen, for being here, and I just wanted to, you and I had a conversation after the hearing today, part
• I only had time this morning to check that Senate Bill 1, and I think that was part of our goal to make
• And this took the better part of two years to come up with some solutions that made sense for counties

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard testimony on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 975, which dealt with community paramedic/mobile integrated health services and related jurisdictional issues. Supporters, including representatives from Caldwell County Ambulance, Osage Ambulance District, and Cox Health EMS, described community paramedic programs as effective in rural and regional care, reducing Medicaid costs, helping frequent ER users, supporting early hospital discharges, and filling gaps in underserved areas. A representative of the Missouri State Council of Firefighters opposed the jurisdictional changes added in the Senate, saying the organization supported the underlying bill but wanted the community paramedic language clarified so services could continue without conflict between service areas. Committee members asked about MOUs, service-area boundaries, and whether the Senate amendment was necessary, but no vote was taken and testimony was closed. The committee then took up House Bill 3496, sponsored by Representative Reedy, which would update county official salary schedules and assessed valuation ranges that have been in place for about 45 years. Reedy and Missouri Association of Counties Executive Director Steve Hobbs said the bill was the product of a multi-year task force effort and was intended to preserve local control while modernizing minimum salary schedules to reflect current county valuations and economic conditions. Members discussed how the bill would interact with existing salary-setting practices, annual training requirements, and prior legislation, and noted concerns about public misunderstanding when county commissions set salaries above the base schedule. Support for HB 3496 came from the Missouri Association of Counties and Warren County Presiding Commissioner Joe Gildon, who said he approved of the bill. There was no opposition or informational testimony on HB 3496, and the chair closed the public hearing and adjourned the meeting after testimony concluded.

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• already learned a whole bunch about what you guys do, but just being behind the scenes and becoming a part
• And I think we're maybe mixing up the immunization piece of this, because I'm not sure that is part of
• Sure that is part of this at all.
• what that rate is, and the tax rate that comes out of the premium, and then the immunization gets part
• the firemen get part of it and something else.

Summary: The committee began by recognizing and thanking page Caleb Williams for his service, including brief remarks and a song, before moving to approval of the minutes from March 12, 16, 17, and 18, 2026. All four sets of minutes were approved by voice vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1420, which would redirect about 1% of the state health insurance premium tax into a fund for medical education, with the goal of stabilizing funding for undergraduate medical education and supporting future expansion of medical school seats. Senator Lent and Representative Manwaring explained that the bill would create a dedicated pathway for these funds and could also accommodate other medical education-related revenues. After questions about the premium tax and existing uses of the fund, the committee voted to send SB 1420 to the floor with a due pass recommendation; Senator Zito requested to be recorded as opposed. Next, the committee considered House Joint Memorial 20, which asks the federal government to address the costs Idaho incurs under Plyler v. Doe for educating students regardless of immigration status. Representative Tanner argued the decision created an unfunded mandate and cited rough estimates of annual and long-term costs. After questions about the source of the student estimates, the committee voted to send HJM 20 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, with Senators Burtenshaw and Semmelroth requesting to be recorded as opposed. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 915, which would establish a baseline recess policy for public and charter schools, including a 20-minute daily outdoor recess for grades K-5 when feasible and a prohibition on withholding recess from an entire class as punishment. Senator Taves said the bill was intended to protect children’s health and learning, while opponents argued it was unnecessary and infringed on local control because schools already provide recess. The committee voted to hold HB 915 at the call of the chair, and the meeting adjourned with notice that the IDLA bill was expected the next day.

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• So not just the uncompensated part, but more usage is the data that we're looking for.
• Utilization as well as uncompensated will be part of the report. ...as well as uncompensated will be
• part of the report.
• So the sex offender registry is a part of the background check, but it'll be a part of the background
• So the sex offender registry is a part of the background check, but it'll be a part of the background

Keywords: 989, all

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• All of them a part of you being here today. With gratitude for this state house building.
• All of it a part of us being here today with gratitude for what made it possible for us to get here this
• All of it a part of us being here now with gratitude for the land, this beautiful state of Vermont with
• All<00:07:20.880><c> of</c><00:07:21.120><c> it</c><00:07:21.680><c> a</c><00:07:22.000><c> part</c><
• The question is, shall the Senate adopt the joint resolution on its part?

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• As part of the request, he asked the committee to extend the temporary rule beyond its expiration date
• So there's two parts of the rules governing thoroughness.
• So there's two parts of the rules governing thoroughness.
• So this second part, and we're really looking at page 495, excuse me, I don't know.
• I will just tell you, I took part in this process directly.

Summary: The Senate Education Committee took up a series of State Board of Education rule dockets, most of them described by presenters as cleanup or clarification changes. Nicholas Wagner first presented a repeal of the pay-for-success contracting rule because it duplicated statute and had never been used; the committee approved the repeal. He also explained a cleanup to the Career Technical Centers rules to remove duplicative language tied to the federal Perkins 5 law and to delete an unnecessary reference to “data,” and that docket was approved as well. Greg Wilson then presented several dockets on uniformity, educator ethics, special education, and thoroughness. The uniformity changes were mostly technical edits, including abbreviating State Board of Education to SBOE and adding “standard” to a Career Technical Education certificate title; the committee approved that docket. On the Code of Ethics for Idaho Professional Educators, Wilson said the revisions came from the Professional Standards Commission and public comment, and included limits on digital communication with students to district-approved devices and platforms, plus other clarifications about misuse of school property and public funds; the committee approved it. He also described a temporary special education rule and a pending special education manual update intended to bring Idaho into compliance with federal IDEA requirements after an OSEP letter, including changes to specific learning disability criteria and dual enrollment, and the committee approved both the temporary and pending special education dockets. The final major item was the pending social studies standards under rules governing thoroughness. Wilson said the Legislature had rejected prior revisions, so the standards were reworked through a summer process with educators and outside reviewers. He said grade 4 social studies and U.S. history standards were revised, and a new 9-12 Western Civilization section was added. The committee approved the social studies docket, then corrected and re-approved an earlier docket number to ensure the record was accurate. The meeting ended with the chair noting the committee would discuss the budget the next day and then adjourning.

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• </c><00:20:46.880><c> two</c><00:20:47.039><c> of</c><00:20:47.280><c> our</c> members, we are on part
• two of our members, we are on part two of our trilogy<00:20:48.159><c> smart</c><00:20:48.480><c> act
• I can make change uh for the most part.
• </c><00:25:18.080><c> Um</c><00:25:18.960><c> also</c> change uh for the most part.
• Um also change uh for the most part.

Keywords: 981, all

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• My name is Senator Eva Diaz from representing the West Valley, which includes Tolleson, Avondale, part
• of Goodyear, part of Phoenix, and part of Glendale.
• I represent District 11, which covers South Phoenix, Levine, Guadalupe, and parts of downtown Phoenix
• But this would be part of the actual school program. Okay.
• SB 1009 reinforces this important component, ensuring AED training remains part of the curriculum.

Bills: SB1009

Keywords: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, AED training, high school curriculum, public school, safety training, emergency response, 1182, all

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• So the governor, you know, has proposed using part of it for working families tax credit and part of
• it for... ...proposed using part of it for working families tax credit and part of it for small business
• notice on the Senate version, there's a private right of action for those individuals, and that is part
• And I think this is part of how we keep ourselves from looking more like Russia than we do today.
• So I don't think that revenue increases are going to constitute the largest part of our budget solution

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: Legislative leaders from the Washington Senate and House discussed the start of session, emphasizing efforts to respond to Trump administration policies while advancing state priorities. They said floor action had begun with bipartisan bills and identified several measures moving through committees, including a law enforcement masking bill, a bill regulating flock cameras, a bill on preserving access to preventive health services, land banking for housing, regulation of large energy-use facilities, and bills related to survivor protections and blood alcohol standards. They also said the Senate’s masking bill would likely be the mover and expected committee action on the camera bill within the next week or two. A major topic was tax and budget policy. Leaders said there was not yet a complete draft of the proposed income tax on high earners, but technical work was underway to ensure the tax mechanics were correct and to avoid double taxation of pass-through business owners. They said offsets were still being negotiated, with ideas including the working families tax credit, small business tax credit, sales tax changes, and property tax reductions. They also discussed other revenue ideas, including tobacco tax increases and ending certain tax exemptions, while saying broad-based increases to major taxes were unlikely. Other issues included affordability, child welfare, and public accountability. Leaders argued Democrats were focused on affordability through housing, health care, and child care measures, and cited bills on medical debt interest rates and public hospital support. On the Keeping Families Together Act, they said they shared concerns about child safety and were reviewing related proposals and DCYF data showing a decline in critical incidents. They also said they were open to bills improving accountability for public funds and fraud prevention, and noted that Washington’s systems had generally identified fraud early. No formal votes were taken in the exchange, but leaders said several bills were expected to move out of committee or come to floor votes soon.

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• The first part of the tranche of money, the $200 million, is meant as a match to FEMA, to match federal
• Throughout the state, and will people maybe even come from other parts of the... ...country?
• Morgan, who is part of the ESD team helping to raise the funds for this project, but I asked to speak
• And part of our problem was waiting for the Feds to publish the rules in the Federal Register.
• This is registered witnesses, the state's position, part of the record.

Bills: SB3, SB 3

Keywords: disaster relief, emergency funding, flood management, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power

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• North Texas is an aviation powerhouse; aviation is a critical part of that ecosystem.
• The DFW Metroplex has a concentration of aircraft and aircraft parts production.
• SB 1030 is an important part of that. It helps the General Aviation.
• It exempts sales tax on aircraft parts.
• In Texas, only private aircraft still pay sales tax on parts.

Bills: SB263, SB467, SB850, SB1030, SB1352, SB1453, SB2064, SB2206, SB2779, SJR84

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights

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• And as part of that, we are definitely looking at the setup of bathrooms.
• And so the driveway is part of this project would be redesigned.
• The driveway is part of this project and would be redesigned.
• And so that is part of the plan there.
• That is all part of this process.

Summary: The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum and approved the March 18 minutes before hearing a series of informational updates. The Petroleum Council reported that North Dakota oil production is expected to remain relatively flat at just under 1.2 million barrels per day, with activity shifting northward in the Bakken as technology improves and three- and four-mile laterals boost well performance. The presentation also discussed oil and gas prices, gas taxation, flaring concerns, the importance of pipelines and other linear infrastructure, and enhanced oil recovery pilot projects supported by state and federal funding. Members asked questions about gas production taxes, natural gas liquids, and the outlook for drilling rigs and future production. The Office of State Tax Commissioner then reviewed the federal “big beautiful bill” and its estimated effect on North Dakota individual and business income tax collections. Staff explained that most of the individual income tax impact comes from the permanent increase in the standard deduction, while temporary provisions such as senior deductions, tip and overtime exclusions, and auto loan interest deductions have smaller or limited-term effects. They also noted that business tax changes, especially depreciation and expensing provisions, create a larger near-term cash impact, and that some FY25 collections likely reflected one-time oil field transactions that may have inflated the baseline used in earlier estimates. OMB provided updates on major capital projects and facility funding. For Capitol grounds improvements, officials described plans for 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding upgrades, public seating, lighting, tree management, and possible restroom and lobby reconfiguration, while also noting the governor’s residence security project and the discovery of human remains on the Capitol grounds. OMB and its consultants also reported on the state facility maintenance fund, including window replacement, boiler work, roof and foundation repairs, and a new facility conditions assessment covering more state buildings. Updates were also given on the new state hospital in Jamestown, the Minot state office building, and the use of federal state fiscal recovery funds, including possible future reallocations to the Department of Corrections. Finally, Legislative Council staff summarized the interim compliance report on legislative intent and trust fund activity, highlighting the status of lines of credit, Bank of North Dakota profit transfers, the statewide litigation pool, the new Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship, corrections planning, HHS program updates, and a likely future general fund request for the unemployment insurance modernization project. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes; the meeting was primarily informational, with members asking clarifying questions throughout.