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• contract and bringing in workers from Texas.
• contract and bringing in workers from Texas.
• The state is not in any way in any risk.
• Actually been appropriated at the State Board.
• And so that really affects the state budget.

Committee: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review

Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard two measures: AB 107, a budget bill junior making largely technical changes to the 2023, 2024, and 2025 budget acts, and AB 117, a trailer bill authorizing a $590 million loan structure to support four Bay Area transit agencies through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission using unallocated Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program funds. Finance explained AB 107 included technical fixes such as extending encumbrance periods, updating federal authority, correcting fiscal language, moving $20 million for California travel promotion from Visit California to GoBiz, and adding an APA exemption for implementation of already-approved climate bond programs. AB 117 was described as a cost-neutral regional solution with a 12-year loan term, two years interest-only, and repayment secured through existing state transit funding streams, with oversight by CalSTA, CTC, and MTC to limit impacts on other projects. Members raised concerns about transparency, competitive bidding, and whether APA exemptions and no-bid or emergency processes could reduce oversight, while supporters argued the exemptions were needed to get voter-approved climate and wildfire-related funds out the door. On AB 117, senators questioned whether the loan could become a de facto bailout if a Bay Area sales tax measure fails, whether post-pandemic ridership declines and safety/fare-evasion issues are temporary or structural, and whether the loan could jeopardize TIRCP-funded capital projects such as BART Phase 2. Transit agencies and local representatives testified in support, saying ridership is recovering, the loan is critical to avoid service cuts, and the Bay Area economy depends on transit stability. The committee first passed AB 107 on a 9-4 vote and AB 117 on a 9-4 vote, then held both bills on call. After recess, absent members returned and both measures were lifted from call and passed with 11 votes each. The committee then adjourned.

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• </c> need for state fiscal year '26? need for state fiscal year '26?
• Again, this would be any state.
• Again, this would be any state.
• </c> best state or territory in the nation. best state or territory in the nation.
• </c><01:52:27.320><c> We're</c> state. And we're way over there. We're state.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its September 24 meeting after a motion and second. It then heard a presentation from New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Secretary Elizabeth Gragensky on that state’s early childhood system and planned universal child care rollout. She described how New Mexico consolidated multiple prenatal-to-age-five programs into a cabinet-level department, expanded pre-K to a longer day, and uses a cost model to set reimbursement rates intended to cover true provider costs, including wages, benefits, occupancy, food, and reserves. She also said the state created an Early Childhood Trust Fund and secured a constitutional amendment to dedicate 0.60% of the land grant permanent fund to early care and education, with the department’s budget growing from about $400 million in 2021 to just under $1 billion this year. Gragensky said families can begin applying for universal child care on November 1, with participation voluntary for both families and providers. She reported that New Mexico is aiming to expand capacity by adding 1,000 registered home providers, 120 group homes, and about 55 more centers, supported in part by a $13 million low-interest loan fund and a request for an additional $20 million. She said the state has seen growth in early childhood professionals, including a 64% increase over the last three to four years, and pointed to reported outcomes such as a 21% increase in literacy and a 75% kindergarten readiness rate, while noting that some measures are new and baseline comparisons are still being developed. Members asked about the funding sources, provider profitability, workforce development, and measurable outcomes. Gragensky said the program is designed to support provider sustainability through rates tied to true cost and includes allowances for sick leave, vacation, benefits, and reserves. She also said maternal labor force participation is 10% higher than the national rate and attributed that in part to child care access. The committee then moved to a separate presentation by Department for Community Based Services Commissioner Lisa Dennis and Division of Family Support Director Roger McCann on anticipated cuts to TANF and SNAP, beginning with an overview of TANF as a federal block grant with a fixed annual Kentucky allocation of about $180.7 million.

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• So the state has a very prudent policy. That has served the state really well.
• So the state has a very prudent policy. That has served the state really well.
• . state. state.
• We've had a conversation of the property, the state library across the street, and a security concern
• So, our friends at DAS manage the state library building.

Committee: Senate Capital Budget

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• all of our surrounding states.
• </c><00:03:33.440><c> and</c> across the nation. 31 states do this and across the nation. 31 states do
• </c> it, we didn't have 31 states who did it. it, we didn't have 31 states who did it.
• So, I'm our surrounding states.
• I moved to Newport Beach, California, before relocating back to my home state of Texas.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:02 Roll Call 00:00:23 HB 414 Discussion 00:01:58 HB 414 Vote 00:22:34 HB 43 Discussion 00:24:56 HB 43 Vote 00:26:37 HB 518 Discussion 00:27:37 HB 518 Vote 00:45:20 Adjournment 00:46:35, 958, all

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• </c> health stuff but um from within state health stuff but um from within state government<00:41:06.520
• </c><00:59:12.720><c> now</c> and don't go to a different state now and don't go to a different state
• </c><01:03:24.240><c> of</c> have a shortage in the state of have a shortage in the state of Minnesota
• </c> and day different I've been in a state and day different I've been in a state where<01:14:41.080
• district in this state.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> and I know schools across the state and I know schools across the state could<00:04:46.560><c> use
• </c> a little niche for them in my library a little niche for them in my library and<00:20:26.480><c>
• </c><01:13:05.760><c> of</c> School District in the state of School District in the state of Minnesota
• We made the state tournament for the first time.
• </c><01:42:26.000><c> standards</c> establishing the state standards establishing the state standards

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> participate in an alternate state participate in an alternate state assessment<00:09:07.760><c>
• </c> several indicators that um the state several indicators that um the state needs<00:15:52.959><c>
• It could be at the state.
• </c> requirement, it could be at the state. requirement, it could be at the state. we<00:18:52.720><c
• </c> long-term ban on seclusion in the state long-term ban on seclusion in the state of<00:58:10.799>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• district has conducted in response to petitions to annex property filed by landowners in the 85th Texas
• It's the reserve MMD in Mansfield, Texas. 56. So that's on the next page because it's a substitute.
• bill conforms all aspects of the agreed-upon template for the addition of road powers adopted by the Texas
• bill conforms all aspects of the agreed-upon template for the addition of road powers adopted by the Texas

Bills: HB103

Committee: Senate Local Government

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee met to hear and act on a series of municipal utility district and municipal management district bills, most of them presented as template or cleanup measures. The committee first heard HB 5672, which redefined the boundaries of the Driftwood Conservation District in Hays County to match acreage added through landowner petitions; no one testified, and the bill was reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up HB 5696 for the Reserve Municipal Management District in Mansfield, where Senator Birdwell explained a committee substitute that conformed the bill to the standard MMD template; the bill was left pending subject to call of the chair. Similar template or technical bills followed, including HB 5680 (Bayou Bell No. 1 MMD in Liberty County), HB 5654 (Montgomery County MUD No. 263), HB 5662 (Fort Bend County WCID No. 12 with road powers), HB 5658 (Craver Ranch MMD in Denton County), HB 5661 (Fort Bend County MUD No. 286), HB 5699 (an exclusion/contract provision for Harris County MUD No. 405), HB 5679 (Hills of Walnut Creek MUD in Parker County), HB 5437 (validation language for Austin County MUD No. 1), HB 5665 (Waller County MUD No. 70), HB 5656 (Fort Bend County MUD No. 263), HB 5670 (Montgomery County MUD No. 259), HB 5651 (Montgomery County WCID with drainage powers), HB 5682 (Comina Ranch MMD No. 1 in McKinney), HB 5320 (merging Starr County drainage-related districts), HB 5677 (Pura Vida MMD No. 1), and HB 5666 (Fencey Road MUD in Harris County). In each case, the sponsor described the district, acreage, location, and powers, and committee substitutes were often used to align the bills with the chamber’s standard template language or correct drafting errors. Public testimony was repeatedly opened and closed with no witnesses appearing for or against the bills. The committee consistently adopted committee substitutes when offered, then voted to report the measures favorably, usually with recommendations that they do pass and be printed, and to place them on the local and uncontested calendar. Most roll calls showed 4 or 5 ayes and 0 nays, with some members absent or not voting. HB 5680 and HB 5682 were reported with committee substitutes in lieu of the filed versions; HB 5658 was reported with a do-not-pass recommendation on the filed bill but do-pass on the substitute; HB 5677 was handled similarly as a companion/template cleanup measure. The committee also noted a few procedural issues, including quorum concerns early in the meeting and a mislabeled bill number that required clarification. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted several motions in writing and then recessed to reconvene 15 minutes after adjournment of the floor, anticipating possible additional bills later in the day.

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• They are how we invest in the future of our state.
• We have representatives from Boise State University, Idaho State University, Lewis-Clark State College
• And not only does our state have this, we're seeing this across the country in states like Mississippi
• Particularly in the state of Idaho, it's very rare. I came from Texas.
• This is not what it looks like in Texas.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 989, all

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• I rise today to congratulate the great state of Ohio, my home state, for being named the number one state
• of Ohio, my congratulate the great state of Ohio, my home<00:09:52.720><c> state,</c><00:09:53.040><
• , for being named the number home state, for being named the number one<00:09:54.800><c> state</c><00
• Trevenon was named the Star-Ledger New Jersey State Player of the Year and was the first player in state
• </c> people of the United States of America. people of the United States of America.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c> reduce state reduce state taxes<00:02:44.040><c> that</c><00:02:44.159><c> is</c><00:02:44.319><
• That's not fed at the state level.
• </c> women who are elected to serve the state women who are elected to serve the state in<00:05:25.680
• state workforce.
• </c> and replace lead pipes across the state and replace lead pipes across the state the<00:07:12.919

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> the state. the state.
• Most<01:13:09.320><c> states</c><01:13:09.840><c> require</c> Most states require Most states require
• </c> harm to the state of New Hampshire. harm to the state of New Hampshire.
• The rule state what the rule is stating.
• And they have for the state.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and consent calendar, then moved through several Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid-related rules. Rule 25-220 from the Department of Energy was postponed until June so stakeholders would have more time to review revised language. Rule 25-240, involving Medicaid income verification and deductible provisions for medically needy applicants, was adopted after staff noted the cited sections had expired but the agency said it had continued operating under federal law and the state plan; the agency also said it had begun rulemaking on the cited provision. Rules 25-265 and 2633 were also adopted, with staff explaining that although parts of the rules had expired, the agency had continued implementing the policies through the Medicaid state plan, billing manuals, and related rules. The most extended discussion centered on rule 25-304 from the Bureau of Aging and Adult Services, which covers case management services for the CFI program. Staff and the agency explained that the amended conditional approval request clarified how case management agencies indicate staffing capacity, how telehealth decisions are evaluated, and that the department—not the case management agencies—sets the timeline for accepting or denying cases. The agency said the rule is intended to ensure participants are not pushed into telehealth when they do not want it or cannot use it, while leaving technical and clinical telehealth decisions to the provider. A case management provider testified in opposition to parts of the rule, arguing that the committee should not require agencies to admit unverified patients, that reimbursement-rate issues belong in legislation, that the quality-management section duplicates existing licensure oversight, and that the telehealth language improperly gives case managers authority over how other licensed providers deliver services. Committee members questioned whether the telehealth language was simply allowing case managers to determine whether telehealth fits a person’s care plan, and agency representatives responded that this was the intent. No final vote on rule 25-304 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• bill, and it appropriates $370,211.08 from the state's general fund for the payment of claims against state
• I'm here today in support of SB 1308 on behalf of State Armor, an organization that works with states
• It also helps the state identify critical vulnerabilities by requiring an audit of potential security
• Have we seen settlements in other states, other examples?
• Tennessee and Texas, and these cases are just recently filed, so they have not been settled.

Committee: House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met on March 11, 2026, and considered two bills. SB 1097, the annual name claimants’ bill, would appropriate $370,211.08 from the general fund and $33,021.08 from other specified funds to pay claims against state agencies in fiscal year 2026. Staff described it as the routine annual bill to settle accounts, there was no public testimony, and the committee voted to return it with a due pass recommendation by 14 yeses and 4 not voting. The committee then heard SB 1308, which would create a Foreign Adversary Fraud Office and Fund in the Attorney General’s Office to pursue consumer fraud involving technology produced by a foreign adversary. The bill also appropriates $500,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2027, and directs excess funds over $10 million to a new rip-and-replace fund for replacing foreign-adversary technology in critical infrastructure. Kelly Curry testified in support on behalf of State Armor, arguing the bill addresses both consumer fraud and national security risks tied to connected technologies and would help fund enforcement and replacement costs. Members asked about settlements and examples from other states, and Curry cited recent filings in Nebraska, Tennessee, and Texas, plus a Missouri settlement involving fraudulent PPE. Several members explained their votes, with some supporting the bill as a consumer protection and security measure and others expressing concern about creating a new fund or appropriating outside the regular budget process. The committee ultimately gave SB 1308 a due pass recommendation by a 10-4 vote, with two members voting present and two not voting, and then adjourned.

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• If you could introduce HCR 13. to the state senate. Now, the state to the state senate.
• This past year, the state of Texas passed legislation that would prohibit the formation of Sharia law
• The state of Texas passed legislation that would prohibit the formation of Sharia law communities.
• </c> clause of the United States clause of the United States Constitution?
• </c> state of New Hampshire? state of New Hampshire?

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that the state is going to use?
• Because if we just use the example of Texas, Texas is long on refining, Texas is long on crude oil, but
• Because if we just use the example of Texas, Texas is long on refining, Texas is long on crude oil, but
• The state should plan proactively.
• Almost 40% of Americans live in states without a single refinery, and the vast majority live in states

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><01:18:34.719><c> of</c> Comm de Harris of the State of Comm de Harris of the State of California
• </c><01:18:59.280><c> of</c> that Donald J Trump of the State of that Donald J Trump of the State of
• [Applause] Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Texas seems to be regular
• ><01:33:12.199><c> be</c><01:33:12.360><c> regular</c> State of Texas seems to be regular State of Texas

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• For years, states like Texas, Tennessee, Florida, and so forth have led the pack in attracting new businesses
• Other states, nine states that currently have no personal income tax. We need to do it.
• in place—32 states in total.
• Even the realtors didn't even state it. No one stated it because no one knew about it.
• Even the realtors didn't even state it. No one stated it because no one knew about it.

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• and state money.
• After all, they're getting state money. Mr. Chair, Mr.
• I wasn't aware we had such an animal in this state. Mr.
• That's a violation of state law. Sure, and I will take that.
• You know, as the report states, we could not view live security camera footage during the State Auditor

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• For years, states like Texas, Tennessee, Florida, and so forth have led the pack in attracting new businesses
• Texas has a huge percent of this nation's energy in that state.
• The only state not is Tennessee.
• in place—32 states in total.
• Even the realtors didn't even state it. No one stated it because no one knew about it.

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on House Joint Resolution 173 and 174, which would put a tax-reform proposal before voters. Members debated a failed amendment to change the ballot language, with supporters saying it would more honestly describe the measure as a tax replacement that could expand sales taxes, and opponents saying it would be misleading and overly restrictive. The committee then adopted a House committee substitute that clarified the proposal, including a phased reduction in the individual income tax tied to revenue growth, and voted the substitute do pass by a 7-3 roll call. The committee next took up House Bills 321 and 2531 under a new committee substitute. The substitute made a series of technical and policy changes involving redevelopment, tax increment financing, public safety funding, Missouri Opportunity Zones, baseline revenue calculations, and local property tax diversion, including reducing one diversion requirement from 50% to 25%. Members and the sponsor described the changes as clarifying agency roles and addressing constitutional and administrative concerns. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted the combined bill do pass by a 9-0-1 vote. In public hearing, House Bill 3230 by Rep. Hardwick would bar cities and counties from outright banning modular or qualified manufactured homes in areas where single-family homes are allowed, while still allowing reasonable safety, zoning, and compatibility standards. The sponsor and supporters from the Missouri Manufactured Housing Association argued the bill would expand affordable housing and prevent discriminatory local restrictions; the Missouri Municipal League said it supported the goal but wanted more work on language to preserve local flexibility. The committee also heard House Bill 2888 by Rep. Deal, which would limit standalone medical-monitoring claims without present physical injury. The sponsor and a civil justice coalition supporter said the bill would align Missouri law with court precedent and require an actual injury, while opponents and affected residents argued it would block needed monitoring for exposure to PFAS and other contaminants and could leave exposed communities without a remedy.

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• schools in the state.
• We are the third largest state, and only California and Texas have a charter school sector that is higher
• This is representing our state.
• I know that the positive of it is, Texas is a very large state, and so the cost will probably be in the
• Within the state, from out of state, from private schools, from wherever they’re coming.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee held its first interim meeting, took roll, and established a quorum. Members introduced themselves, many noting backgrounds in education, school boards, local government, or parenting, and Chair Jenna Persons-Mulicka outlined the committee’s goal of building the fiscal year 2025-26 Pre-K-12 budget. She also reviewed the fiscal year 2024-25 education budget, noting that the Pre-K-12 portion totals about $21 billion, with the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) as the largest driver, along with major funding for VPK, school readiness, and school recognition. She explained that federal COVID relief funds have ended and that recent school choice legislation has affected budget structure. Commissioner Manny Diaz and department leaders then gave overviews of their divisions. Diaz highlighted Florida’s education rankings, record graduation rate, progress monitoring, expanded school choice participation, charter school growth, and teacher salary investments, while emphasizing a focus on literacy, math, and early learning. Carrie Miller described the Division of Early Learning’s school readiness and VPK programs, their funding, eligibility, accountability systems, and the importance of kindergarten readiness. Paul Burns outlined the Division of Public Schools’ work on educator quality, literacy, standards, certification, family outreach, federal programs, and school improvement. Suzanne Pridgen reviewed finance and operations functions, including budget management, FEFP calculations, grants, procurement, transportation, and emergency management. Adam Emerson described parental choice programs, including scholarships, charter schools, schools of hope, virtual education, and home education. Darren Norris detailed the Office of Safe Schools’ responsibilities for risk assessments, compliance inspections, threat management, grants, and training created after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas tragedy. Members asked questions about several issues, including whether the Safe Schools office recommends changes to the school safety grant distribution formula, whether early learning eligibility should shift from federal poverty level to state median income, how scholarship payments are verified to avoid funding students who return to public school, and whether daily attendance systems could improve funding accuracy. Other questions addressed hurricane-related survey disruptions, VPK provider reimbursement rates and instructional hours, teacher salary increases, school start time costs, and how voucher schools handle IEP accommodations. Department officials generally said some issues remain under review, supported moving school readiness eligibility to SMI, noted that scholarship and enrollment data are cross-checked and adjusted when needed, and said progress monitoring now helps schools support mobile students. On school safety, officials said exemptions are allowed in statute for some items but not for classroom doors, and that district-specific conditions matter. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond receiving presentations and discussion.