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• But well, the excess tax is separate from well, the excess tax is separate from well, the excess tax
• The excess tax is, but this bill addresses that excess tax, this bill addresses that excess tax, this
• advocating for a tax advocating for a tax increase and taxing on a product that's increase and taxing
• tax tax.
• So I and then times we hear tax tax tax. So I and then times we hear tax tax tax.

Bills: SB 1, HB 500, SB 1, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HB 500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• This budget has over 51 billion dollars for property tax relief, primarily through property tax rate
• Chapter 481 of the Government Code.
• you, they're taxing you.
• They're taxing me, they're taxing Texans to support Medicaid expansion right now.
• You pay taxes every year. Your taxes already go to to pay for this program, your federal taxes.

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• I invite all. of Oklahoma to pray, Lord, your great love stretches as far as necessary to extend to each
• From the abundance of your house, and through them, bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home in Jesus
• And whereas the Oklahoma legislature takes great pleasure in honoring Morris Dean Neighborighbors as
• as an active member of the Oklahoma Psychological Association.
• As far as the groups that I mean, there was a number of groups, the Oklahoma City Chamber, the Oklahoma

Bills: HB2975, HB3405, HB3406, HB3728, HB3902, HB3977, SB397, HB1161, HB2938, HB2939, HB3306, HB3722, HB4113, HB4123, HB2293, HB3176, HB3545, HB3546

Keywords: poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation

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• So the vendors, the ones I've talked to, are interested in opening up shop in Oklahoma.
• educators to retain a truly qualified Oklahoma education force.
• It would allow students of US military allies in Oklahoma, in unofficial capacity and orders, to start
• Do we or do we not have a constitutional obligation to educate Oklahoma children?
• Do you want to see that happen again in Oklahoma?

Bills: HB2987, HB3026, HB3076, HB3288, HB3315, HB3467, HB3711, HB3885, HB4427, HB4359, HB4363

Keywords: kindergarten, military families, education policy, school districts, international military dependents, age eligibility, teacher certification, alternative teacher preparation, education reform, employment opportunities, teacher recruitment, physical education, elementary school, prekindergarten, recess, health and fitness, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents

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• It's whether you get Oklahoma Promise money or not that I really have the problem with.
• I know that we have other ways involving taxpayer dollars, such as the parent choice tax credit.
• But you mentioned the Parental Choice Tax Credit, and I've had many conversations.
• But you mentioned the Parental Choice Tax Credit.
• They are, and a majority of them, 82% in the state of Oklahoma, are appointed, not elected.

Bills: HB2950, HB2978, HB3132, HB3242, HB3467, HB3700, HB3701, HB4115, HB4274

Keywords: postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee

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• We talked a lot about that on the floor in the property tax bill. that.
• from 30 to 180 days under the business code to allow persons to obtain a damage waiver for the rental
• Senate Bill 1453 by Bettencourt relating to... ...current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for
• ad valorem tax purposes to local government. 1078 You Senate Bill 1454 by Betancourt relating to the
• Senate Bill 1477 by Hall relating to a franchise tax credit for a taxable entity that participates in

Bills: SJR34, SB10, SB18, SB19, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB767, SB790

Keywords: parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment

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• This bill directs the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority (OHCA) to file a release of liens on property upon
• Effort between the Oklahoma Municipal League and the Association to extend the deadline for municipalities

Bills: SB1265, SB2154, SB1775, SB2139, SB1552, SB483, SB1198, SB2135, SB2118

Keywords: municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, local government, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI, driving under the influence, alcohol-related offenses, drug-related offenses, prostitution, solicitation

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• variety It's come to my attention from a variety of perspectives, specifically within Northeastern Oklahoma
• where exactly that money needs to go, and that would be done by a needs assessment tool that the Oklahoma
• the future to make sure that once this tool is connected, we continue... ...to make it part of the Oklahoma
• be in Stillwater one day and they live in Edmond; they would not have to go all the way back to Oklahoma
• They all have duties all over the state, but yet OCC has to come back to Oklahoma City to get the car

Bills: HB4409, HB4414, HB4484, HB4486, HB3057, HB2588, HB4434

Keywords: housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing

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• , and I don't have to pay the tax.
• And so they have a hefty code And so they have a hefty code enforcement enforcement enforcement
• <00:49:33.120> They're them back on the tax rolls. They're them back on the tax rolls.
• if the valuation is lower, then the tax if the valuation is lower, then the tax structure<00:50:
• with a this sort of single tax colony. with a this sort of single tax colony.

Bills: SB32, HB404, SB105, SB32, HB404, SB105

Keywords: machinegun, enhanced sentencing, homicide, manslaughter, assault, public safety, HB404, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, cosmetology, barbering, makeup artist, makeup application, lash artist, brow artist, lash/brow permit, esthetician, salon licensing, studio licensing, mobile salon, mobile studio

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• Recognized to explain how Senate Bill 1593 modifies language regarding the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma
• Representative, I'd like to can you delve down into the part of the Bill that deals with the Oklahoma
• Curious as to why Oklahoma Free Speech Committee was chosen and why universities cannot create their
• The Department of Justice sued the state of Oklahoma.
• The common one that we use in Oklahoma is WorkKeys.

Bills: SB1477, SB1480, SB1593, SB1633, SB1670, SB1725, SB1726, SB1735, SB1632

Keywords: education, concurrent enrollment, students, age restrictions, academic access, apprenticeship, career education, youth programs, employment, technology centers, SB1593, OSU Tulsa, Oklahoma State University/Tulsa, Board of Trustees, higher education, university governance, A&M Board, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, presidential search, board rules

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• Members, House Bill 3657 is an Oklahoma Employment Security Commission request bill.
• Oklahoma Employment Security Commission request bill. It contains two parts.
• So, as you know, the OESC manages those that are receiving unemployment tax.
• On page 7, line 7, it talks about being sold within the state of Oklahoma.
• So then Oklahoma is not the only one in this space that's doing this. All right.

Bills: HB3056, HB3391, HB3657, HB3617, HB4055, HB3720, HB3902

Keywords: raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers

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• meeting of the Postsecondary Committee for the House of Representatives in the bottom half of the 60th Oklahoma
• It came out of my work on the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee, actually.
• I think you have a folder with you, and we did find an example with the University of Central Oklahoma
• So this would kind of go back to the twofold in Oklahoma. We respect homeschooling.
• But Oklahoma would recognize me as a woman, and so I would be changing, going to the bathroom with...

Bills: HB3700, HB3315, HB3242, HB3379, HB3129, HB3132, HB2950

Keywords: education policy, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents, accreditation, credit hours, emergency declaration, gender, privacy, public schools, sleeping quarters, restrooms, criminal history, admissions process

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• Chair Holt's bill cleans it up, and it's a really good opportunity to go back into the insurance code
• This bill moves the life. and health anti-rebating statutes into a new chapter in the insurance code,
• So the state of Texas paid $82,000 of our tax money for something that should cost less than $40,000.
• You're sort of going back and just trying to clean up the old outdated insurance code again here.
• This is not me. sitting down with my wife for an evening and doing my taxes.

Bills: HB139, HB1818, HB1942, HB1959, HB2221, HB2254, HB2563, HB2067, HB2275, HB3211, HB139

Keywords: HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301

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• It's because they're too saturated in the zip code.
• Therefore, we're just not writing in your zip code or something."
• That data did not include one data point, which was zip code level. Data on non-renewals.
• code?
• I've seen people who were a tax burden become taxpayers.

Bills: HB139, HB1818, HB1942, HB1959, HB2221, HB2254, HB2563, HB2067, HB2275, HB3211, HB139

Keywords: HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301

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• I moved to Oklahoma as a military wife. I had a teaching certificate.
• And Oklahoma did not recognize my teaching certificate.
• That reserves that right to the State of Oklahoma.
• We're gonna make it easier for people to come to Oklahoma as a Military spouse and work and live in Oklahoma
• In 2020 to 2023, fentanyl deaths in Oklahoma rose from 127 to 720.

Bills: SB540, HB1085, HB1484

Keywords: service warranty, administrative fees, financial statements, insurance, Oklahoma statutes, fentanyl, drug awareness, schools, substance abuse prevention, education policy, youth education, public health, 914, all

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• So this just makes sure that our municipalities follow the law and it is supported, of course, by Oklahoma
• cities and towns and the Oklahoma Press Association.
• Chairman, and thank you committee, Senate Bill 1198 would direct the Oklahoma Health Authority to file
• So what this bill simply says is once it reverts back for back taxes or for city code violations to the

Bills: SB1265, SB1198, SB2046

Keywords: healthcare authority, property lien, county treasury, local government, Oklahoma, municipalities, campsite regulation, Department of Environmental Quality, unauthorized camps, public safety, environmental standards, 914, all

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• Senate Bill 721 by Hall relating to prohibiting the disbursement of economic and tax incentives to entities
• services to state affairs, Senate Bill 755 by Middleton relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes
• Senate Bill 771 by Hinojosa relating to accrediting our refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel
• certain employees of the agency to criminal justice Senate Bill 782 by King relating to a severance tax
• By Hinojosa of Nueces, urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible

Bills: SJR1, SJR2, SJR5, SJR33, SJR34, SJR35, SJR37, SJR38, SJR39, SCR12, SB4, SB40, SB701, SB702, SB703, SB704, SB705, SB706, SB707, SB708, SB709, SB710, SB711, SB712, SB713, SB714, SB715, SB716, SB717, SB718, SB719, SB720, SB721, SB722, SB723, SB724, SB725, SB726, SB727, SB728, SB729, SB730, SB731, SB732, SB733, SB734, SB735, SB736, SB737, SB738, SB739, SB740, SB741, SB742, SB743, SB744, SB745, SB746, SB747, SB748, SB749, SB750, SB751, SB752, SB753, SB754, SB755, SB756, SB757, SB758, SB759, SB760, SB761, SB762, SB763, SB764, SB765, SB766, SB767, SB768, SB769, SB770, SB771, SB772, SB773, SB774, SB775, SB776, SB777, SB778, SB779, SB780, SB781, SB782, SB783, SB784, SB785, SB786, SB787, SB788, SB789, SB790, SB791, SB792, SB793, SB794, SB795, SB796, SB797, SB798, SB799, SB800, SB801, SB802, SB803, SB804, SB805, SB806, SB807, SB808, SB809, SB810, SB811, SB812, SB813, SB814, SB815, SB816, SB817, SB818, SB819, SB820, SB821, SB822, SB823, SB824, SB825, SJR1, SJR2, SJR5, SJR33, SJR34, SJR35, SJR37, SJR38, SJR39, SCR12, SB4, SB40, SB701, SB702, SB703, SB704, SB705, SB706, SB707, SB708, SB709, SB710, SB711, SB712, SB713, SB714, SB715, SB716, SB717, SB718, SB719, SB720, SB721, SB722, SB723, SB724, SB725, SB726, SB727, SB728, SB729, SB730, SB731, SB732, SB733, SB734, SB735, SB736, SB737, SB738, SB739, SB740, SB741, SB742, SB743, SB744, SB745, SB746, SB747, SB748, SB749, SB750, SB751, SB752, SB753, SB754, SB755, SB756, SB757, SB758, SB759, SB760, SB761, SB762, SB763, SB764, SB765, SB766, SB767, SB768, SB769, SB770, SB771, SB772, SB773, SB774, SB775, SB776, SB777, SB778, SB779, SB780, SB781, SB782, SB783, SB784, SB785, SB786, SB787, SB788, SB789, SB790, SB791, SB792, SB793, SB794, SB795, SB796, SB797, SB798, SB799, SB800, SB801, SB802, SB803, SB804, SB805, SB806, SB807, SB808, SB809, SB810, SB811, SB812, SB813, SB814, SB815, SB816, SB817, SB818, SB819, SB820, SB821, SB822, SB823, SB824, SB825

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025

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• me ask you: what's the harm for those who are conscious... ...of it to be able to see it, be it our code
• Most of the people that buy tickets are poor, and I just think a regressive tax is not... not the way
• This is a direct opportunity to kill the most regressive tax that we have, and with that, I yield for
• This bill provides tax incentives. Keep your conversations outside the rail. industry.
• They're being crushed by rising property taxes, and instead of delivering them meaningful relief.

Bills: SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB37, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB12, SB15, SJR27, SB552, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: sexual abuse, nondisclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, public policy, victim rights, lottery, bingo, regulation, Texas Lottery Commission, Department of Licensing and Regulation, criminal offenses, state administration, audits, transfers, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation

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• We would not allow that without the proper tax.
• code which allows property taxes to be abated for a period of 10 years.
• Abatement Code.
• reductions of property taxes owed are already addressed in chapter 380.
• There are sections, whole sections of the code about contracting.

Bills: SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 7, SB 8, SB 27, SB 29, SB 125, SB 241, SB 371, SB 396, SB 406, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 608, SB 617, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 707, SB 731, SB 732, SB 763, SB 779, SB 836, SB 854, SB 857, SB 875, SB 878, SB 879, SB 906, SB 920, SB 921, SB 922, SB 942, SB 965, SB 985, SB 996, SB 1029, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1084, SB 1098, SB 1101, SB 1185, SB 1188, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1366, SB 1388, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1563, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1619, SB 1737, SB 1738, SB 1741, SB 1816, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1939, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.

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• It's Oklahoma.
• So, just from my own curiosity, how many states is it legal in Oklahoma?
• These are owned by citizens of Oklahoma and citizens of the United States.
• These are owned by citizens of Oklahoma and citizens of the United States, and for them to be able to
• I do want to thank Montser-Livio, Oklahoma, for working with me on the new amendatory language.

Bills: HB4336, HB1818, HB3194, HB3538, HB3682, HB3762, HB3793, HB3930, HB3931, HB3934, HB4124, HB4200, HB4410, HB4457, HB4473, HB3884, HB1912

Keywords: interventional pain management, pain management clinic, chronic pain, acute pain, spinal injections, epidural steroid injection, peripheral nerve block, nerve ablation, spinal cord stimulator, intrathecal infusion pump, endoscopic diskectomy, fluoroscopy, physician supervision, allopathic physician, osteopathic physician, CRNA, certified registered nurse anesthetist, nurse anesthetist, freestanding pain management facility, medical licensure