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• So it's membership-based clinics, and I just do it bimonthly.
• The reason we're at that is because of the changes we made in 2017.
• These were drastic changes. $1 billion in benefits is what we changed.
• It will only change the 2004 reform that did absolutely nothing.
• the change explicitly ordered in a court ruling on a divorce decree.

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• It completely changed our system.
• These were drastic changes, $1 billion in benefits.
• That's what changed it.
• It will only change the 2004 reform that did absolutely nothing.
• Benefit change.

Bills: HB3015, HB3521, HB5632, HJR182, SJR57

Keywords: healthcare, direct primary care, insurance deductibles, Texas Health Benefit Plans, telemedicine, police retirement, disability pension, municipalities, law enforcement, retirement benefits, retirement, beneficiary, Employees Retirement System of Texas, divorce decree, beneficiary designation, Veterans' Land Board, general obligation bonds, constitutional amendment, veterans, housing assistance

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• The current membership consists of approximately 20 members serving at the pleasure of the membership
• And some of the federal tax changes will shift, will change what line we grab from.
• Here are all other changes, and then, of course, changes to Medicaid and state-directed payments are
• or not they do change.
• Although there has been LFC-sponsored legislation to make changes, to change the cap, to change the..

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• <00:21:19.320> are jail staff we know these changes are jail staff we know these changes are
• It is the same general concept, but there are a few substantive changes and a few technical changes.
• and a few are a few substantive changes and a few technical<00:26:07.760> changes<00:26:08.520
• bill is the adjustment to the membership bill is the adjustment to the membership of<00:53:07.520
• care in prisons in closing the changes care in prisons in closing the changes in<00:54:15.680>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Slide four gives you a snapshot of the pension fund balance and how it's changed over the last decade
• But we have continued to see the increase in our membership. As a system...
• So, the industry standard has changed over time.
• in benefits to to change what our unfunded liability and what the funding period would be.
• But there's another factor here in that the change was made retroactive to last January.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Position to change the name of child for the subcommittee on Family and fiduciary Relationships.
• HB 4522 by vote ruling membership of the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council for the Committee on Public
• HB 4792 by Munoz relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which a general
• procedure for the adoption of such county of a tax rate that exceeds that rate, making conforming changes
• tax purposes on its basis of its productivity value and the consequences for those purposes of a change

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• HB 4500 by Shaheen Erling, the unconscionable prices changed by. by health care providers, by health
• HB 4507 by Dutton ruling to petition to change the name of chowder for the subcommittee on family.
• It's applicable by the employees retirement system of Texas for certain retirees who resume membership
• Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development, HB 4757 by Thompson relating to eligibility for membership
• History 4792 by Munoz relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their

Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• by Recorder Heap and other recorders. ...to the bill, but the main thing was the numerical change at
• That law changed and they could opt out of it. So, of course, they opted out, creating a problem.
• So there will be some further changes in this, but... ...so there should be some further changes in this
• So I think we need to pull that one off the consent as well so those changes can be made.
• HB 2223 addresses legal name changes for individuals required to register as sex offenders.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

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• This change, the effect of it is what it eliminates a redundant step.
• So this change under this bill updates the statute to match current practice, simplifies the program.
• You know, when it comes to our membership, Texas is a foundational state for us.
• We have over 300,000 members in the state, which represents our largest state for membership.
• We are one of the largest membership association conventions in the country.

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• Our profession has seen a significant change in the types of calls, severity of calls, and increase in
• The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill. I want to make sure that's clear.
• The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill.
• The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill. I want to make sure that's clear.
• The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill.

Bills: S0774, S7028, S7024, S7026

Keywords: mental health, first responders, employment benefits, 911 telecommunicators, nervous injuries, retirement, elected officials, Deferred Retirement Option Program, DROP, cost-of-living adjustment, trade secret, public records exemption, public meetings exemption, open government, sunset review, agency confidentiality, proprietary business information, proprietary confidential business information, confidential records, Florida public records law

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first heard Senate Bill 774, which would extend workers’ compensation medical benefits for employment-related mental or nervous injuries to 911 public safety telecommunicators, even without a physical injury. The sponsor and several dispatchers, a clinician, and communications directors testified in support, describing repeated exposure to traumatic calls, chronic understaffing, and the need for mental health treatment and retention support. Senator DiCeglie and Chair Mayfield praised dispatchers’ work, and the bill was reported favorably by committee vote, with Senator McClain later recorded as voting yes on the bill. The committee then took up SPB 7028, a retirement bill that sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2026, leaves the 3% employee contribution unchanged, allows certain elected officers to receive a DROP payout under specified conditions, and provides a 1.5% alternative cost-of-living adjustment for eligible special risk retirees. Firefighters, police, sheriffs, and chiefs’ groups spoke in support, emphasizing recruitment and retention. The committee voted to submit the proposal as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7024 and SPB 7026, both open-government-related bills. SPB 7024 would repeal the current public records and public meeting exemption for cybersecurity information and consolidate agency-specific cybersecurity exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. SPB 7026 would repeal the current public records exemption for trade secrets held by an agency and similarly consolidate specific trade secret exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. Neither bill drew testimony or debate, and both were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Senator Chang — here. Senator DeCoite — here. Senator Dela Cruz — here. Senator LaFontaine? Here.
• board of directors, Carol, chief of staff, excuse me, Nick Carol, board members Jacob Ake and Kevin Chang
• directors, Carol, chief of Staff, excuse me, Nick Carol, chief of staff Board members Jacob Ake and Kevin Chang
• and volunteers, the guidance of a thoughtful board of directors, and the support of members of a membership
• and volunteers, the guidance of a thoughtful board of directors and the support of members of a membership

Bills: SCR8, SR10, SCR90, SR85, SCR110, SR103, SCR54, SR52, SCR107, SR101, SCR178, SR173, SR76, SCR40, SR30, SCR145, SR137, SCR62, SCR95, SR90, SCR45, SR44, SCR119, SR112, SCR63, SR57, SCR21, SR18, SCR27, SR24, SCR75, SR69, SCR7, SR7, SCR149, SCR55, SR53, SCR180, SR175, SCR86, SR77, SCR59, SCR41, SR31, HB1678, HB1824, SCR177, SR172, SCR5, SCR85, SR75, SCR139, SR131, SCR146, SR138, SR84, SCR31, SR27, SCR46, SR45, SCR48, SR47, SCR9, SR11, SCR83, SR73, SCR20, SR17, SCR56, SR54, SCR87, SCR39, SR29, SCR142, SR134, SCR203, SR191, SCR200, SR188, SCR196, SR184, SCR194, SR183, SCR114, SR107, SCR166, SR157, SCR96, SR91, SCR172, SR163, SCR109, SR102, SCR50, SR49, SCR64, SR58, SCR184, SR165, SCR81, SR71, SCR19, SR16, SCR22, SR19, SCR32, SR28, SCR57, SR55, SCR58, SR56, SCR103, SR97, SCR159, SR150, SCR163, SR154, SCR169, SR160, SCR68, SR63, SCR105, SR99, SCR112, SR105, SCR198, SR186, SCR11, SR9, SCR132, SR124, SCR189, SR179, SCR26, SR23, SCR93, SR88, SCR117, SR110, SCR164, SR155, SCR165, SR156, SCR170, SR161, SCR168, SR159, SCR173, SCR197, SCR47, SR46, SCR94, SR89, SCR99, SR93, SCR100, SR94, SCR130, SR122, SCR78, SR82, SCR154, SR145, SCR195, SR192, SCR162, SR153, SCR201, SR189, SCR202, SR190

Keywords: building permits, seniors, health care, disability, safety modifications, county regulations, expedited processing, older adults, disability access, healthcare, permit processing, home modifications, kupuna, accessibility, parking, business hours, aging population, parking accessibility, private business hours, affordable housing

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• Our profession has seen a significant change in the types of calls, severity of calls, and increase in
• This isn't even asking for 9-1-1 operators to be considered in a special risk membership, even though
• it does not, by any... 9-1-1 operators to be considered in a special risk membership, even though, and
• The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill. I want to make sure that's clear.
• The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill.

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first took up SB 774, which would extend workers’ compensation coverage for mental or nervous injuries, without a physical injury, to 911 public safety telecommunicators. The sponsor and several dispatchers, a behavioral health clinician, and communications directors testified in support, describing repeated exposure to traumatic calls, chronic understaffing, and the cumulative mental health impact of the job. Members from both sides praised telecommunicators and emphasized their role as first responders. The bill was reported favorably, with Senator McLean later recorded as voting yes on the measure. The committee then considered SPB 7028, a retirement bill setting Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2026, without changing the 3% employee contribution rate. The proposal also allowed certain elected officers to receive a DROP payout under specified conditions and provided a 1.5% alternative cost-of-living adjustment for eligible special risk retirees. Representatives from firefighters, law enforcement, police chiefs, sheriffs, and fire chiefs supported the bill as a recruitment and retention tool. The committee voted to submit SPB 7028 as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee heard SPB 7024 and SPB 7026, both Governmental Oversight and Accountability proposals to consolidate and update public records/public meeting exemptions. SPB 7024 would repeal the current cybersecurity information exemption and create a consolidated agency-wide exemption for cybersecurity, information, and operational technology information. SPB 7026 would similarly consolidate agency-held trade secret exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. Neither bill drew testimony or debate, and both were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably by unanimous votes.

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• Senate Bill 13, an act relating to planning commission membership. Senator Denine.
• membership. Senator Denine. membership. Senator Denine.
• uh things of that nature you can change uh things of that nature you can do<00:14:04.480> that
• <00:25:54.159> Thank change, this bill will not impact.
• Thank change, this bill will not impact.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened, opened with invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, called the roll, excused absent members, and approved the prior day’s journal. The clerk then reported second-reading bills, including measures on a residential safe room rebate program, planning commission membership, dual credit scholarship programs, missing persons, school transportation, and behavioral health conditional dismissal, which were referred to the Rules Committee. New bills and resolutions were also introduced, including Senate Bill 103 on prescription drugs and Senate Resolution 44 recognizing Kentucky Arts Day. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 7, which would allow county officials in counties without permanent regional licensing offices to handle driver’s license renewals and duplicates, including Real ID renewals, with a $25 fee on top of the existing license cost. Supporters argued the bill would reduce long drives, long lines, missed work and school, and restore local access and accountability; several members described it as a necessary but imperfect starting point and noted rural residents were especially burdened by the current system. Opponents or skeptics said the bill was only a band-aid, raised concerns about implementation and whether the executive branch should fix the issue administratively, and some noted they would prefer a stronger statewide solution. After extended debate and several questions about fees, online renewals, and the bill’s limited scope, the Senate voted on SB 7. The bill passed 34-1. Following passage, the Senate recessed briefly for Rules Committee and Committee on Committees meetings, then received committee reports referring additional bills and posting several measures for future consideration. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 43, honoring Graville Reed Jr., and announced it would not meet on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with the next session scheduled for Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

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• First, there have been some changes to the committee's membership since we last met.
• It's a simple change that we could do.
• AB 1788 makes a focused change.
• It doesn't change that requirement.
• It doesn't change that requirement.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on March 25, 2026, with nine measures on the agenda and three bills taken on consent. The committee approved the consent calendar for AB 1736, AB 1853, and AB 2153. The committee also heard several election-related bills, including AB 1993 on ballot-envelope privacy, AB 1788 on nonprofit disclosure of travel payments for elected officials, AB 1560 on barring people convicted of public corruption from lobbying, AB 1539 on presidential and vice-presidential ballot eligibility certifications, AB 1919 on Santa Cruz Metro local tax initiative procedures, and AB 1562 on county selection of poll workers. The chair also noted membership changes and welcomed new and returning members and staff. AB 1993 drew the most debate. The author argued it was a common-sense safeguard to prevent voters’ choices from being visible through ballot-envelope holes, citing a Sacramento County incident and public concern about ballot privacy. County election officials, the Secretary of State’s office, and Disability Rights California opposed the bill, saying the holes also serve accessibility and processing functions, that existing voter instructions already address privacy, and that the measure would create implementation problems and an unfunded mandate. After extended discussion, the committee voted the bill out on a 2-6 roll call and it failed. AB 1788 was supported by the FPPC and the League of Women Voters and passed as amended to Appropriations, with members emphasizing transparency while seeking to avoid unintended coverage of organizations like NCSL and CSG. AB 1560 passed 6-0 despite the Secretary of State’s implementation concerns about how the office would learn of relevant convictions. AB 1539, which would require party representatives to certify presidential and vice-presidential nominees’ constitutional eligibility, passed 7-0 as amended. AB 1919, which would clarify procedures for a Santa Cruz Metro voter initiative to place a transit tax on the ballot, passed 6-2, and AB 1562, which would allow counties to randomly select poll workers, passed 7-1 after discussion about civic engagement, guardrails, and election administration. The committee then completed roll-call adjustments for absent members and adjourned.

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• I would ask that the membership please give a warm welcome to the Director General and the Deputy Director
• I would ask that the membership please give a warm welcome to the Director General and the Deputy Director
• , $65 million for the municipal pavement program for engineering, permitting, design, and climate change
• That was a very welcome and impactful change for rural communities across the Commonwealth last year,

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House received a Governor’s message on fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Rules reported several resolutions, including honors for Abby Goodman, a resolution reaffirming Massachusetts-Taiwan friendship, recognition of the Cambodian-American community’s Khmer New Year celebration, and Elks National Youth Week; the House suspended the rules and approved them. The House also concurred with Senate petitions on assisted living residences and medication administration in rest homes, sending them to the Committee on Aging and Independence. The main legislative business was House Bill 5279/5375, the transportation bond bill financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. Ways and Means recommended a substitute bill, House 5375, with a $2.737 billion general obligation bond authorization, and the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading. Later, the House took up House 5375 directly, heard support from members emphasizing Chapter 90 road funding, municipal flexibility, rural road mileage distribution, and broader transportation investments, and then passed the bill to be engrossed by roll call vote, 155-0. The House also passed House Bill 5371, authorizing grants of easements or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston, to be engrossed. In addition, the chamber received and filed the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s report on the March 31, 2026 special election for the 5th Essex District, adopted an order to escort the Governor and Executive Council into the chamber, and administered the oaths of office to Representative-elect Andrew Tarr. The session ended with an order to adjourn until the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• proclamation or communication from the Governor, or as introduced by consent of two-thirds of the membership
• proclamation or communication from the governor or as introduced by consent of two-thirds of the membership
• able to provide the education that our children are going to need as our technology and our future changes
• able to provide the education that our children are going to need as our technology and our future changes

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• ,<00:08:41.560> having<00:08:41.840> this climate change, having this climate change
• <00:10:28.160> organization membership-driven organization membership-driven organization representing
• The scale of livestock operations in Minnesota is changing, and our review processes need to keep pace
• And don't change that 10,000 animal units today is 1,000 from 30 years ago.
• > 10,000<00:33:52.200> animal don't change that $10,000 10,000 animal don't change that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's changing it from a member of the school board to be a truancy officer or school official designated
• Section eight is an update to the online learning act and making a clarifying change on page nine about
• Section nine relates to membership criteria of a charter school board of directors.
• And if after two years it was a bad idea, we can always change it.
• it was a bad idea, we can always change it was a bad idea, we can always change it.<00:32:45.200

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• think we need to be reflecting that here in the chamber and make some mutual sacrifices within our membership
• think we need to be reflecting that here in the chamber and make some mutual sacrifices within our membership
• some mutual uh sacrifices<00:12:50.079> within<00:12:50.480> our<00:12:50.760> membership
• <00:12:51.360> as<00:12:51.519> well sacrifices within our membership as well sacrifices
• within our membership as well too<00:12:52.079> and<00:12:52.240> so<00:12:52.519>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• On behalf of SMART Local 10's leadership, membership, and our associated contractors, I'd like to thank
• 's On behalf of SMART Local 10's On behalf of SMART Local 10's leadership,<00:03:56.240> membership
• ,<00:03:56.760> and<00:03:56.840> our leadership, membership, and our leadership, membership
• Um, so I think they are doing their best, but their politics are really changed because of the tie, and

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate leaders and supporters held a press availability focused on passing a state capital investment, or bonding, bill this session. Chair Sandy Pappas said the state has received more than $7 billion in project requests and is pushing for a $1.4 billion bonding package to address infrastructure needs such as clean water, state parks and trails, college and university repairs, sewer capacity for housing growth, and other public facilities. She and other speakers stressed that delaying projects raises costs and that they do not expect a special session, making action before adjournment especially important. Testimony from labor and legislative leaders emphasized the economic benefits of bonding. Anthony Wilkie of SMART Local 10 said public bonding projects create work hours for skilled trades and cited Fraser Hall at the University of Minnesota as an example of a project that employed union members. Senator Nick Frentz argued that bonding supports jobs, especially in greater Minnesota, and highlighted water infrastructure needs, including communities facing manganese contamination and high water rates if they must finance treatment plants alone. Senator Ann Johnson Stewart pointed to PFAS-related water treatment costs in Minnetonka Beach and said she would support higher education and water projects. Majority Leader Erin Murphy said the Senate is working toward the $1.4 billion target, noting the state’s AAA bond rating and the need to keep borrowing costs low. She also said the recent Metro Surge period led to about 4,000 lost construction jobs, strengthening the case for a bill this year. In response to questions, Pappas said negotiations with Senator Housley and House leaders were underway but still early, with no final target set yet; she said staff are preparing project lists and language, and that some items, such as HCMC, may move separately. No formal vote was taken in the exchange, but the speakers expressed optimism about reaching a bipartisan agreement before session end.