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• I am a former trustee at Round Rock ISD, and I am a mother of two teenage daughters, and I am here to
• I also want to bring up... we talk a lot about TASB and that is who the trustees we go to them for our
• Encourage this, and I don't know if you were a trustee at the time.
• And as a trustee, I love all students.
• I represent our Board of Trustees, led by our President, Cam Bryan, Secretary Christy Stacey myself.

Bills: SB240, SB1183, SB1184, SB1577, SB2043, SB2051, SCR42, SJR68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• to a state office officer, a head of a state department or state institution, or a member, regent, trustee
• I also want to bring up... we talk a lot about TASB and that is who the trustees we go to them for our
• And as a trustee, I love all students.
• Like you said, they basically didn't try to work with us. those trustees, they just said basically you
• I represent our Board of Trustees, led by our President, Cam Bryan, Secretary Christy Stacey myself.

Bills: SB240, SB1183, SB1184, SB1577, SB2043, SB2051, SCR42, SJR68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• Public trustees used to be separate from a treasurer's office, and several years ago public trustees
• So that said, there was statutory language around the role of public trustees. years ago, public trustees
• years ago, public trustees became<02:37:48.560> were<02:37:48.880> were<02:37:49.120><
• As a reminder, the role of the public trustee is a really important one.
• all of the things public trustee.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and received several routine messages, including House-passed bills transmitted to the governor and the revisor. During moments of personal privilege, senators welcomed guests including members of the Persian Cultural Circle for the annual Naruse breakfast, a niece shadowing Senator Judah, and leadership from the Netherland Public Library. A tribute recognizing March 20, 2026 as Naruse Day was read into the record, celebrating the Persian New Year and the Iranian-American community. On the consent calendar, House Bill 1191 passed 33-0. The bill concerns audits of school districts receiving state education fund money for capital construction projects for qualified charter schools, making the state auditor’s examination discretionary rather than mandatory. The Senate then laid over third reading of bills until March 24, 2026, pulled House Bill 1098 off consent for later consideration, and authorized the Joint Budget Committee to conduct business while the Senate was in session. The chamber then resolved into Committee of the Whole and adopted House Bills 1180 and 1189 on second reading. HB 1180 continues the Business Intelligence Center Advisory Board sunset process by repealing the board, while HB 1189 addresses property held by a community property spouse under the Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Act. The committee report was adopted 33-0 and the bills were ordered revised and placed on the third-reading calendar. The committee also took up Senate Bill 112, concerning defendants who fail to appear in court and allowing certain pretrial release conditions for repeat failures to appear. Sponsor testimony emphasized that the bill was amended to use language from prior legislation and now focuses on repeated, willful failures to appear in the same case, with safeguards for municipal courts and situations where counsel is present. Supporters, including Senator Carson, argued the measure gives local courts a narrow tool to address repeated nonappearance and reduce burdens on judges, law enforcement, victims, and taxpayers; the discussion continued as the transcript ended.

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• I'm the chairman of the New Hampshire trustees. Governor Ayotte is an ex officio trustee.
• Governor of the New Hampshire trustees.
• Aayot is an exeicio trustee. Aayot is an exeicio trustee.
• >> The trustees. We have 25 trustees from New Hampshire. >> Trustees of what?
• And one thing that we've done in the past as a trustee, I'm the vice chair of the trustees, Margaret's

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We have the Board of Trustees. including the president Donette Davis, trustees Marvin Lowe, Sherry Salas
• Today are the Fordman ISD trustees, Kristen Tussin, Rick Garcia, Angie.
• I want to thank trustee president Kristen Tasson and vice president Rick Garcia I want to acknowledge

Keywords: legislation, testimonies, committee meeting, public interest, bills

Summary: The committee meeting was conducted with several discussions surrounding various proposed bills, addressing both public interests and legislative concerns. Specific bills were presented, and members debated the implications of each, emphasizing their potential impact on the community and state regulations. Notably, several testimonies were heard from stakeholders, which enriched the conversation and provided different perspectives on the bills being reviewed.

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• And this is the section that carves out some, a section for FAMU, explicitly allows the Board of Trustees
• So my question would be, why is this carve-out only for the FAMU Board of Trustees?
• Okay, and just so that I understand your response, so the FAMU Board of Trustees, they still have the
• , and we just saw the Board of Governors reject a Board of Trustees recommendation from UF.
• And we just saw the Board of Governors reject a Board of Trustees recommendation from UF.

Summary: The House met on the final day of session, swore in Representatives Boyles and Hodgers, and observed a moment of silence for the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, as well as for Representative Rosenwald’s father. The chamber then moved into final budget work, with leaders outlining the plan to take up H.J.R. 5019, HB 7031, HB 5017, HB 5015, and then the general appropriations act once the Senate transmitted it. H.J.R. 5019, a proposed constitutional amendment to expand the budget stabilization fund, was explained and amended to raise the rainy day fund cap, require annual deposits, and allow withdrawals for critical state needs by a two-thirds vote; it passed 100-1. The House then adopted the conference report on HB 7031, the tax package. The bill repeals the business rent tax and aviation fuel tax, delays the natural gas fuel tax, creates or expands several sales tax holidays and exemptions, including permanent exemptions for disaster-preparedness items, hunting/fishing/camping items, and ammunition and firearms-related purchases, and makes changes to property, corporate income, local tax, and economic development provisions. Members debated the removal of recurring housing trust fund and transit-related revenue streams, the new ammunition exemption, and the data center tax changes; supporters argued the package reduces taxes and preserves annual budget flexibility, while opponents raised concerns about housing, transportation, and gun violence. The conference report passed 93-7. HB 5017, creating a debt reduction program funded by a recurring transfer to retire state bonds early, passed unanimously. HB 5015, the state group insurance conforming bill, which directs DMS to develop a formulary management plan and codifies the administrative health insurance assessment, also passed. The House then began explanation and questions on the fiscal year 2025-26 general appropriations act, described as a $115.1 billion budget that is down $3.8 billion from the current year and includes more than $12 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs summarized major spending areas, including pre-K-12 funding increases, health care funding for Medicaid, KidCare, nursing homes, opioid treatment, and mental health, transportation and economic development funding, environmental and water projects, higher education, state administration, justice, and information technology. Questions focused on school vouchers, inflationary pressures on school districts, and the adequacy of funding for housing, transportation, and other priorities.

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• And this is the section that carves out some, a section for FAMU, explicitly allows the Board of Trustees
• So my question would be, why is this carve-out only for the FAMU Board of Trustees?
• a better compensation package... ...the Board of Trustees to be able to negotiate a better compensation
• Okay, and just so that I understand your response, so the FAMU Board of Trustees still have the ability
• And we just saw the Board of Governors reject a Board of Trustees recommendation from UF.

Summary: The House convened on the final day of session, observed a moment of silence for the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and for Representative Rosenwald’s father, then swore in and seated new members Boyles and Hodgers. The Speaker also outlined the chamber’s end-of-session priorities, including action on the budget and related conforming bills. The House then took up H.J.R. 5019, a constitutional amendment to expand Florida’s budget stabilization fund by raising the cap, requiring annual transfers, and allowing withdrawals for critical state needs. After sponsor explanations and questions about what would qualify as a critical need and how the fund might respond to possible federal funding cuts, the House adopted an amendment that added more flexibility for suspending transfers and withdrawals. The joint resolution then passed on final passage. Members next considered HB 7031, the tax package conference report. The bill repeals the business rent tax and aviation fuel tax, delays the natural gas fuel tax, creates or extends several sales tax exemptions and holidays, and makes changes affecting property taxes, local taxes, pari-mutuel taxes, and revenue distributions. Debate focused heavily on the new permanent exemption for ammunition and hunting-related items, the elimination of recurring housing trust fund and transit-related distributions, and the shift of some funding from recurring to nonrecurring status. Supporters argued the package provides tax relief and preserves annual budget flexibility, while opponents criticized the ammunition exemption and the reductions in recurring housing and transit support. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. The House then passed HB 5017, which creates a debt reduction program funded by a recurring transfer from general revenue to retire state bonds early, and HB 5015, the state group insurance conforming bill, which directs DMS to develop a formulary management plan and codifies the administrative health insurance assessment. Finally, the chamber began explanation and questions on the General Appropriations Act conference report for fiscal year 2025-26, described as a $115.1 billion budget that is down from the current year and includes more than $12 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs summarized major budget areas, including K-12 education, health care, transportation and economic development, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and information technology, highlighting funding for school choice, Medicaid, housing, transportation infrastructure, Everglades restoration, workforce programs, cybersecurity, and technology modernization.

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• Healthcare facilities, physicians, providers, and the ERS Board of Trustees would make. manage and develop
• Additionally, the ERS Board of Trustees will publish information about the program, participating providers
• The trustees of ERS.

Bills: HCR141, SB438, SB1495, SB1964, HB 1225

Keywords: HCR 141, House Concurrent Resolution, NASA, Houston, Space City, Johnson Space Center, Mission Control, Apollo 11, moon landing, aerospace, commercial space, space exploration, Texas Space Commission, space policy, federal resolution, memorial resolution, Congress, Washington D.C., headquarters relocation, space industry

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• One, we added a surcharge a few years ago specific to zero emission vehicles beyond our registration
• One, we<01:36:38.280> added<01:36:38.560> a<01:36:38.600> surcharge<01:36:39.520
• c> a<01:36:39.600> few<01:36:39.760> years<01:36:39.920> ago we added a surcharge
• a few years ago we added a surcharge a few years ago specific<01:36:40.600> to<01:36:40.680><

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House took up the Appropriations Committee’s report on the fiscal 2027 budget, including Senate Bill 282, the budget bill, and Senate Bill 284, the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act. The floor leader described a balanced budget with a $282 million cash surplus, $2 billion in rainy day reserves, and no new fees or taxes, while highlighting funding for child care scholarships and credentials, behavioral health services in schools, Medicaid and SNAP-related outreach, DDA services, domestic violence and rape crisis services, energy assistance, local government disparity grants, and private-sector investment. Both budget measures were special ordered until Wednesday, March 25, and the House adopted the committee’s motion in each case without objection. The chamber also considered several committee reports from Economic Matters, Government, Labor, and Elections, and Health. Among the measures advanced were House Bill 1529 on a Baltimore County local commission on common ownership communities; House Bills 571, 892, 893, 994, 1120, 1166, 1351, 1362, and 883; and health-related bills including House Bills 446, 658, 698, 1015, and 1048. Most bills were amended and then given favorable reports, with the House adopting the amendments and ordering the bills printed for third reading. Several bills drew brief floor questions. House Bill 994 would create a $300 annual registration fee for travel services providers, but the sponsor said it would not add new penalties beyond existing consumer protection laws. House Bill 1166 on front license plate display clarified that a signed statement can shift responsibility to the driver when a front plate cannot be installed, while the existing $500 fine for noncompliance remained current law. House Bill 1351, dealing with disaster mitigation services and MHIC licensing, was explained as bringing those providers under home improvement licensing rules after a transition period, and was special ordered until the end of the session at a delegate’s request. House Bill 1048 on sodium and added sugar warning icons was amended to include a QR code and remove some reporting and education provisions; members also clarified that the bill still uses a 25-gram threshold and that restaurant groups did not support the bill, though it had been worked through with them.

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• also like to thank the senator and the bill for the groundwater use and aquatic invasive species surcharge
• also like to thank the senator and the bill for the groundwater use and aquatic invasive species surcharge
• Senator Mann's bill that includes directed payments for hospitals and an increase in the hospital surcharge
• admin costs on those lines 405 to 408, and then revenue in the form of an increase in the hospital surcharge

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• reductions, you would likely need to increase the assigned student responsibility to 52.8% and an AFR surcharge
• responsibility impact is one that will cause higher reductions at higher-cost institutions, and the AFR surcharge
• But the changes in the AFR surcharge, because they are temporary, what it essentially does is it doesn't
• maximum state grant available to students and reduces it by that proportion that you're adding as a surcharge

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Herring to the Alabama Family Trust Board of Trustees. This is referred to the committee on...
• confirmation number 132, appointing Clarence Dogget to the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees
• Confirmation number 134, appointing Vivian Figures to the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees
• Senate confirmation number 135, appointing Lauren White to the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees
• confirmation number 136, appointing Cheryl Orange to the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees

Bills: SJR 18, SCR 5, SCR 13, SCR 25, SB 3, SB 6, SB 10, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 15, SB 17, SB 18, SB 35, SB 388, SB 412, SB 441, SB 495, SB 666, SB 687, SB 706, SB 740, SB 815, SB 842, SB 917, SB 925, SB 995, SB 1006, SB 1281, SB 1300, SB 1379, SB 1451, SB 1902, SJR 36, SJR 18, SJR 12, SCR 13, SCR 25, SCR 5, SCR 22, SB 565, SB 372, SB 495, SB 842, SB 765, SB 62, SB 19, SB 18, SB 666, SB 707, SB 888, SB 687, SB 706, SB 847, SB 290, SB 11, SB 10, SB 13, SB 412, SB 441, SB 1248, SB 740, SB 14, SB 1006, SB 504, SB 917, SB 925, SB 388, SB 1902, SB 1121, SB 995, SB 857, SB 305, SB 296, SB 284, SB 35, SB 6, SB 815, SB 3, SB 1281, SB 1379, SB 1300, SB 1497, SB 1499, SB 1498, SB 1451, SB 1061, SB 15, SB 65, SB 241, SB 304, SB 402, SB 499, SB 621, SB 974, SB 1023, SB 1024, SB 1025, SB 1106, SB 686, SB 112, SB 371, SB 204, SB 400, SB 609, SB 1447, SB 670, SB 502, SB 427, SB 850, SB 854, SB 413, SB 1555, SB 1362, SB 1346, SB 1033, SB 1220, SB 1073, SB 810, SB 987, SB 1539, SB 893, SB 447, SB 875, SB 406, SB 509, SB 985, SB 965, SB 17, SB 1119, SB 1505, SB 12, SB 24, SB 57, SB 1194, SB 1253, SB 1215, SB 1532, SB 1268, SCR 12, SCR 24, SB 1302, SB 856, SB 650, SB 583, SB 673, SB 840, SJR 18, SB 11, SB 441, SB 10, SB 18, SB 412, SB 495, SR 238, SR 264, SR 266, SR 267, SR 268, SR 270, SR 271, SR 272, SR 278, SB 1169, SB 1169

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming

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• where we have a trust that was largely composed of land holdings and could not find a professional trustee
• in April: could we allow other types of people, such as attorneys or CPAs or whatever, to act as trustees
• Yeah, or not even to hold the assets, just to be the trustee of the trust.
• The trustee would still hold the trust, but the trust would still hold the assets, and the trustee would
• complicated and when you need the help of additional professionals holding assets and acting as trustees

Keywords: 985, all

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• I don't speak for the board of trustees. I'm also a former state representative.
• So I don't come here often. trustees. I'm also a for former state trustees.
• This is but a library trustee, right?
• sir and that is actually a trustee sir and that is actually a trustee policy<02:47:10.160> that
• All uh library trustees are manual.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Healthcare facilities, physicians, providers, and the ERS Board of Trustees would manage and develop
• Additionally, the ERS Board of Trustees will publish information about the program, including participating
• The trustees of of ERS. OK, alright, um.

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• Our next speaker is a certified teacher and now Round Rock ISD School Board trustee, Melissa Ross.
• I'm a trustee for Round Rock ISD and a 5th generation educator and a proud public school mom.
• Thank you Trustee Ross.

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• relating to the limitation on rules, bylaws, and policies adopted by school district's Board of Trustees
• Senate Bill 1974 by Blanco relating to the authority of the board of trustees of certain small school
• districts to decrease the number of trustees on the board to Education K through 16.

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• <00:04:16.239> school<00:04:17.280> uh<00:04:17.759> board<00:04:18.239> trustees
• <00:04:18.959> and charter school uh board trustees and charter school uh board trustees and
• The board of trustees for those various campuses are the ones responsible for doing that.
• The board of trustees for those various campuses are the ones responsible for doing that.
• The board of trustees for those various campuses are the ones responsible for doing that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:36:45.440> who certainly our Board of Trustees who certainly our Board of Trustees who
• That was our Board of Trustees.
• At least what I hear from our trustees is, tell us your revenue trends. What do you think?
• <00:47:56.599> is least what I hear from our trustees is least what I hear from our trustees
• And so we believe, and the foundation trustees did quite a bit of due diligence to make sure that this

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The meeting covered several Senate resolutions related to the University of Hawaiʻi system, the East-West Center, and related education and workforce issues. On SCR 178 and SR 48, testifiers strongly supported the East-West Center, describing it as an important Hawaii asset that promotes cultural exchange, global citizenship, diplomacy, and ties to the University of Hawaiʻi. Speakers said the Center has helped train leaders and bring international connections and investment to Hawaii, and they urged continued funding despite federal cuts. The chairs then recommended passage with technical amendments, and both resolutions were adopted by the committees. The committee also heard testimony on resolutions calling for audits of University of Hawaiʻi operations. On SR 32 and SCR 50, the University of Hawaiʻi said it supported the resolution and had already begun work on establishing a Bachelor of Science in nursing at the UH Maui campus, with additional staff available on Zoom to answer questions. On SR 160 and SCR 142, which sought a financial and performance audit of UH Mānoa facilities, UH Athletics said it already undergoes annual financial audits required by NCAA bylaws but not performance audits, and discussed its internal evaluations, contingency planning, and efforts to address concerns raised by student athletes and staff. The committee then took up SCR 138 and SR 55, requesting a management and performance audit of the UH Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy. Vice President Deborah Halbert and P20 Director Steve Shotz said they did not oppose the audit and believed it could provide clarity, while explaining that the office is relatively new and works collaboratively across campuses on articulation, transfer, grants, and workforce alignment. They described grant programs including Perkins, GEAR UP, preschool development, and data-sharing efforts, and said they are focusing more resources on teaching, health care, and skilled trades. The discussion also touched on SR 54, a proposed performance audit of the UH Foundation, where foundation representatives said they already undergo annual financial audits, acknowledged some donor communication issues, but emphasized improved stewardship and growth in fundraising over recent years.

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• So, now we're going to put on a surcharge of 2 cents a kilowatt hour, and you're going to have to pay
• Utilities will say, "Well, we had an under-collection, we're going to have to put on some type of a surcharge
• some<01:03:17.160> type<01:03:17.320> of<01:03:17.440> a<01:03:17.480> surcharge
• <01:03:18.120> going put on some type of a surcharge going put on some type of a surcharge

Keywords: 1191, senate, all