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• Uh, those providing testimony will be given specific time limits, which will help us stay on task and
• > people um approaching uh the table uh people um approaching uh the table uh and<00:02:44.640><c> limit
• that and we can happy to talk and limit that and we can happy to talk with<00:02:46.400><c> people</
• We know that there are huge infrastructure needs across the state and limited bonding dollars.
• Environmental benefits are significant, and it's also popular.

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chair, the bill does not limit that provision to only teacher unions or money that we appropriated for
• I stand by my answer: this isn't limited to just teacher unions; we It doesn't apply to public safety
• So it's not just limited; like in this year's budget, we appropriated.
• Certainly because the allocation is limited in how much is given.
• Benefits might be even lower.

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• I would start by expressing my gratitude for the limited rulemaking as it pertains to laboratories.
• I'm going to limit my talk to yeast and mold, essentially first and foremost.
• I just want to say thank you for upping the sample jar limits to 3.5 g.
• We all know that we have labels out there that have health benefits.
• I'm a small farm, so money is limited. I focus on quality product.

Keywords: 914, all

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• </c><00:07:07.120><c> from</c> students of color that benefit from students of color that benefit from
• </c><01:18:18.400><c> if</c> our students and our teachers benefit if our students and our teachers benefit
• This money is for educational benefits.
• Educators limited by time STEM careers.
• Thank you so much, Miss Lockwood. the benefits the subject offers them. the benefits the subject offers

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And then this slide really breaks down the benefits of correctional oversight.
• There's no benefit of not talking about it once it's already made public.
• There's no benefit of not talking about it once it's already made public.
• There's no benefit of not talking about it once it's already made public.
• There's no benefit of not talking about it once it's already made public.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The chair reminded everyone that discussion was limited to the military aspects of the bill and asked
• The chair reiterated that discussion was limited to the military aspects of the bill and asked whether
• And just a question for our testifiers: what are some of the positive benefits you've seen in veterans
• there are but I I would like to benefits there are but I I would like to make<00:43:11.839><c> one</
• I'm sure you're aware of the many health benefits of simply being outdoors. It is therapy.

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It doesn't change the benefit at all.
• It just helps the insurance company be able to not misinterpret what the benefit is.
• Are there other benefits that we aren't taking advantage of for some reason?
• The Social Security benefits of children are eligible for those.
• The funds, the Social Security benefits, are set aside in escrow accounts for the kids when they leave

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

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• biological risks that make them more exposed during climate-related disasters and leave them with more limited
• This bill will advance community resilience, yield multiple co-benefits, and promote equity by including
• All Californians benefit. Thank you. Thank you. Two minutes.
• like myself, it remains an uphill battle when official avenues for participation are intentionally limited
• in just buying up properties after disasters with the plans to redevelopment in the ways that may limit

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I really think it's... ...a matter of what can be done in the limitations.
• There's very limited west-of-the-Hudson service. What is, is not a one-seat ride.
• There's very limited west-of-the-Hudson service. What there is is not a one-seat ride.
• that the residents of those communities east, west, central hall—I mean, to be specific—that they benefit
• I don't know... ...that they benefit from that money that's about to come. They will have it quick.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The joint meeting of the Senate Finance, Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, and Transportation committees considered four nominations to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board: Melanie Hartzog, Jeanette Sadecott, Matthew Rand, and James O’Donnell. Each nominee gave opening remarks describing their public service or transportation-related experience and their interest in issues such as affordability, accessibility, state of good repair, regional connectivity, and transit safety. Senators also raised concerns about MTA transparency, the 2025-29 capital plan funding gap, fare and toll evasion, worker safety, and the need for better service in underserved areas. Members pressed the nominees on several policy questions, including the feasibility of free or reduced-fare buses, expanding bus service and bus lanes, restoring Hudson Valley and Harlem Line service, improving west-of-Hudson and Rockland County transit, and advancing the Second Avenue Subway and accessibility projects. The nominees generally said they were open to studying these ideas, emphasized collaboration with the MTA, governor, mayor, and legislature, and supported greater transparency and investment in transit infrastructure. Senators also highlighted labor concerns, including the MTA workers’ contract and safety for bus operators and other transit workers. At the end of the hearing, the committees voted separately on each nomination. Melanie Hartzog, Jeanette Sadecott, Matthew Rand, and James O’Donnell were each approved by the committees and advanced to the Senate floor. The meeting then adjourned.

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• But at the same time, it limits how that representation can occur.
• But at the same time, it limits how that representation can occur.
• The bill requires districts to enter into a negotiated agreement, but then simultaneously limits what
• It gives full reimbursement for annual salaries and benefits for each trained 287(g) officer.
• They make a financial benefit from being in the program.

Keywords: 989, all

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• We're running out of time, so we're going to limit you to two minutes.
• We're running out of time, so we're going to limit you to two minutes.
• I have also provided that breakdown for you with Teton's actual rates of pay, with little to no benefit
• were able to increase pay to $16 to $20 per hour, give them health insurance, and numerous other benefits
• The audit process involved limited instruction, calculation errors, and assumptions formed due to flaws

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Public testimony will be limited to two minutes. Yeah, 15, HB3897.
• I have limited benefits compared to municipality employees who do get benefits.
• District Utility District that is or will be within the corporate limits of both the city of Mustang
• The district is located in Austin County and is within the corporate limits of the city of Sealy.
• The committee substitute limits the scope to counties adjacent to high population areas and allows commissioners

Bills: HB447 , HB897 , HB993 , HB2673 , HB3671 , HB3680 , HB3897 , HB4506 , HB4753 , HB4812 , HB4894 , HB5148 , HB5437 , HB5650 , HB5652 , HB5654 , HB5656 , HB5661 , HB5665

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

Transcript Highlights:

• Public testimony will be limited to two minutes, and I would ask that everyone try to prevent someone
• If we can, let's keep the testimony within that time limit.
• It deletes the subject limitations on appropriation.
• Palliative care can be a great benefit to older patients, as well as younger ones who are not expected
• The stories that we've heard here show how these families benefited from a robust perinatal palliative

Bills: HB18 , HB742 , HB754 , HB1644 , HB2187 , HB1887 , HB 1275 , HB37 , HB1503 , HB1699 , HB1700 , HB2735 , HB1741 , HB1731 , HB1675 , HB18 , HB37

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting, good faith report

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• My remarks will be limited to the executive branch's legal position on redistricting.
• Again, there's three benefits to this approach.
• be term limits...
• be term limits for members of the legislature.
• , extraordinarily limited.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Is there any limitation for the sake of the residents that they might be passing near, that would kind
• on for the Uh is there any limitation on for the for<00:21:56.000><c> the</c><00:21:56.159><c> sake<
• So there's a number of charges that, as we in New Hampshire want, we believe that those that benefit
• And it aligns with the New Hampshire way of having those that benefit pay.
• </c> benefit from um th those that benefit benefit from um th those that benefit pay.<01:34:04.880><c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began with introductions and a description of the day’s process: a full committee work session on four bills, with no public testimony, followed by caucus and then executive action. The first bill discussed was HB 113, concerning OHRV operation on certain highways in Windsor. Representative Nab presented an amendment that would require a public hearing and Department of Transportation approval, modeled on procedures used in Coös and Grafton counties. Members discussed whether Windsor had already held a local vote or hearing, whether minutes from a town meeting existed, and whether the amendment truly preserved local control. A Windsor resident testified informally that the town had not taken a final vote and that the matter had been left to the state. Committee members also raised concerns about noise, dust, public safety, and the fact that the road in question would connect OHRVs on a state road rather than a trail system. The chair closed the work session on HB 113 and said the committee would return after caucus to vote on the bill and amendment. The committee then took up HB 595FN, relative to coastal resilience zones. Representative Nat said the bill addressed flooding concerns in both coastal and inland New Hampshire, but that the sponsor viewed it as too complex and had recommended breaking the issue into separate parts in future legislation. On that basis, Nat said it was appropriate to ITL the bill, and noted that the sponsor supported that course. No further discussion followed, and the work session was closed. Next was HB 629FN, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams. Representative Darby explained that the original bill had proposed both a waterfront frontage tax and a $5 charge tied to boat registration, but that the amendment would replace the bill by removing the frontage tax, moving the $5 dam-maintenance fee to the boat decal section of statute, and changing the effective date to January 1, 2027. Darby said the larger fee had raised concerns about impacts on current-use property and enforcement, while the revised $5 fee would raise roughly $500,000 to $600,000 annually. Representative Dunn thanked Darby and said the Marine Trades Association supported the revised approach. A question was raised about whether the original prime sponsors supported the amendment; the chair said they were on board, and Darby added that the proposal reflected recommendations from a prior study committee. The committee then closed HB 629FN and opened SB 27FN, relative to dwellings over water. On SB 27FN, Representative Derby said he opposed the bill because it would take away public access rights and amounted to a one-off legislative solution for a private concern. Representative Donnelly asked how many similar structures might be affected and whether the Department of Environmental Services knew of other cases; DES responded that there was one other related case under settlement compliance and no other active cases with the same issue. In follow-up discussion, DES clarified that the proposal was not a shoreland 50-foot setback issue, but rather involved structures extending over public water. The discussion remained focused on the scope of the bill and its potential precedent-setting effect, with no vote taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• There will be a limit of three minutes per witness during public testimony.
• When we also look at this, we like to consider the costs and benefits.
• However, the audit was limited to ballots. Matched the election night results.
• The risk limiting audit is designed to validate that you have the right outcome.
• As the election worker pool ages, health limitations naturally increase.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Public testimony will be limited to two minutes.
• It would be added as a new benefit for CHIP.
• The helmets help maintain the shape of the skull, and I see that it's limited to infants eight months
• Safety Code distinguishes between non-profit organizations that offer district healthcare services or benefits
• HB 2542 is to establish a time limit and focus work on a group that can and will produce concrete recommendations

Bills: HB50

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas, 1185, senate, all

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• builds in professional learning, resource development, workforce supports, including stipends that benefit
• partners in calling for a contract that ensures fair wages and protects the health and retirement benefits
• So to go to scale, I would just say that I think it's limited by the ability and the funding of that
• So to go to scale, I would just say that I think it's limited by the ability and the funding of that
• It's limited by the ability and the funding of that program to serve more.

Summary: The committee took up issue number seven, Child Care Rate Reform Transition Plan, and heard a presentation from the LAO on an eight-part transition plan for the period before implementation of the alternative methodology-based child care rate system. The plan would provide interim rate increases to existing regional market rates and standard reimbursement rates beginning January 1 of the budget year, keep the higher of SRR or ARMR as the single rate, annualize cost-of-care supplements, update hold-harmless language, eliminate the private market cap, authorize one-time systems transition funding with JLBC approval, and require annual reporting on parent co-pays. Members asked about the timeline and public/legislative feedback process, and administration staff said they were working toward the July 1, 2025 deadline while continuing stakeholder engagement through the rate and quality advisory process. Public comment was overwhelmingly focused on child care and early learning funding. Providers, county offices, advocacy groups, and education organizations urged the Legislature to move quickly on the alternative rate methodology, provide interim relief through a cost-of-living adjustment, reimburse based on enrollment rather than attendance, and preserve health and retirement benefits and workforce stability. Many speakers also pressed for funding to expand the promised 200,000 child care slots, warning that waitlists remain long and providers are under financial strain. Several commenters supported maintaining or extending grants and technical assistance for transitional kindergarten, inclusive early education, and mixed-delivery early learning programs. A separate set of comments addressed the Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program, with Sacramento County education officials and others urging a statewide plan that would extend support to the 20 counties not currently receiving grants, especially rural areas. Other speakers raised concerns about facilities and staffing impacts from TK expansion, the need for consistent eligibility rules across subsidized programs, and the importance of statewide systems-level funding. The chair thanked the LAO, administration, and public commenters, said the item would remain open until after the May Revision, and adjourned the meeting.

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• 47.560><c> on</c> It repeals previous limitations on It repeals previous limitations on equipment<00:
• </c> significant economic and job benefits significant economic and job benefits that<00:51:46.960><c
• </c> benefit side of the equation. benefit side of the equation.
• </c> um from you know, fostering, benefiting um from you know, fostering, benefiting businesses,<01:18
• </c> public benefit, but it's possible. public benefit, but it's possible.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• that this might apply to, as well as clarifying the existing situation around outreach that is often limited
• This information to anybody who would benefit from it.
• between the Attorney General and that public body, but that the public body wouldn't necessarily be limited
• ...make sure that it is timely, not necessarily real-time to account for the kind of practical limitations
• only people who use drugs, but people in recovery, being part of that target population that would benefit

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on the Public Health Effects of Xylazine held its fifth and final public meeting to review and approve the final draft of its report before submission to the House and Senate clerks. Chair Mindy Domb opened the meeting, noted Senator John Keenan’s absence due to National Guard deployment, approved the prior meeting minutes, and explained the process for incorporating final edits and late votes into appendices. Commissioners then voted to allow staff to make agreed-upon language changes after the meeting, and later voted on the final report itself. Staff walked commissioners through the report’s redlines and substantive updates. Changes included clarifying that xylazine is an active adulterant rather than simply a bulking agent, replacing “non-clinician” with “non-clinical staff,” removing or revising references to “hotspots” in favor of more accurate language about local trends, and refining language on wound care to refer to medical consequences and financial costs. The report also added or strengthened discussion of harm reduction measures such as drug checking, mobile health services, overdose prevention centers, oxygenation and airway support during overdose response, and the importance of naloxone remaining available while recognizing its limits for xylazine exposure. Commissioners also discussed data collection, legal protections for drug checking, and the role of the Attorney General in guidance and coordination on emerging drug threats. The commission then took a final vote, with the members present voting to approve the report. A letter from Senator Velis, who was also absent due to active duty orders, was read into the record expressing support for the report and its recommendations. In closing comments, commissioners and staff thanked one another for the collaborative work and described the report as a useful public health resource. Chair Domb adjourned the meeting at 11:11 a.m., noting that the final report would be submitted and posted online for public access.