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• One tangible result was the opening of a... this agreement was signed.
• And along the way, we opened up an office in Armenia in 2019.
• We opened up Hero House Glendale, which is 7,000 square feet of innovation space.
• Our doors are open.
• I'll open it up to my colleagues, Senator Brian Jones or Mr.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So absolutely, and I'm happy to, uh, always open if you need anything.
• So absolutely, and I'm happy to, uh, always open if you need anything.
• So absolutely, and I'm happy to, uh, always open if you need anything.
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• We have a stakeholder process that is open to the public.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• presentation for the moment, although I think we might have none, unless someone wants to just get up, open
• Today, primary witnesses and support to highlight the impact of the bill.
• So I think with the amendments sort of leaving some of those questions open of exactly how you want to
• I do want to clarify that you're open to accepting these amendments from the committee.

Committee: Senate Emergency Management

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And so at that point, Madam Chair, I'm open for questions or comments. Thank you.
• Grocery seat tax revenue is the primary funded source for essential local services including public safety
• Since we're making an appropriation in the tax committee, will this open up to line item veto?
• session, I think that's going to send a very clear signal to people across this country that we are open

Bills: SB240

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• Clerk, please ring the bell and open the board. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• understand your concern of mixing and matching the two systems, but, you know, as I mentioned in my opening
• Would you be open to that down the road, like carving out possession-type offenses?
• My concern, my primary concern, is the lower-grade felons.

Summary: The House first established a quorum after a brief call of the board and then recognized several guest delegations, including a Kansas City Hispanic Day at the Capitol group and later visitors from Grandview, Pagedale, Bolivar, and a fire service leadership program. After that, the chamber took up House Bill 2498, a juvenile justice measure focused on more oversight in serious juvenile cases, expanded data sharing through the MULES system, and changes to certification procedures for certain felonies and repeat offenses. Members debated whether adding prosecuting attorneys to the certification process was appropriate, whether the bill would expand juvenile certification, and whether the bill’s original parent-liability provisions could harm foster placements; those liability provisions were ultimately removed through amendment. The bill was then adopted as amended. The House also considered House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2637 and 3155, described as a “transparency in sentencing” bill. Supporters said it would make sentencing and parole eligibility clearer by setting minimum time-served percentages in statute, while critics argued it would mostly raise minimums, especially for lower-level felonies, without truly increasing transparency. Members discussed changes to dangerous felony treatment, sex offenses, trafficking, prior commitments, and how time served would be certified at sentencing. The committee substitute was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. Finally, the House recommitted House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2780 and 2668 to the Special Committee on Property Tax Reform for further work, with members agreeing more hearings and revisions were needed. The chamber then moved to announcements, including committee meeting notices and a Black History Program invitation, and adjourned until the next day.

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• . >> So, Madam Chair, Senate File 14 does two primary things.
• Let's go ahead and open it up for the public to come up and give us some testimony.
• [laughter] Well, in that case, when there's no questions for the WDE, let's open it up again for the
• [laughter] Well, in that case, when there's no questions for the WDE, let's open it up again for the

Bills: SF0014 , SF0018

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: literacy, education, reading assessment, intervention program, public school funding, department of education, K-12 education, part-time attendance, public schools, student enrollment, education funding, 916, all

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• you know, we, at the time that we were traveling Missouri, the State Tax Commission had over 20,000 open
• I'm going to open it up for questions. Representative. Thank you. Good evening, Representative.
• Had you considered that, or why open this up to Enterprise and all the other large corporations?
• We are a grassroots organization, and one of the primary things that we work on is tax reform in its

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And with that, we will open up to public testimony on this bill.
• Just so you have a little background about me, I'm one of the primary authors of the original amendment
• There are reasons why, and at certain levels, but this is so broad it just opens everything up, and we
• I am still open to further discussion with stakeholders on this.

Bills: SB6197 , SB6158 , SB6302 , SB5437 , SB6117 , SB5852 , SB5847 , SB6067 , SB6152 , SB6136

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: SB 6197, plumbing contractor, plumber, contractor licensing, licensing enforcement, infractions, administrative penalties, license suspension, certificate suspension, endorsement suspension, registration suspension, Department of Labor and Industries, advisory board of plumbers, penalty schedule, repeat violations, workplace standards, construction trades, professional licensing, Washington state, factory built housing

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• And with that, we will open up to public testimony on this bill.
• Just so you have a little background about me, I'm one of the primary authors of the original amendment
• This is, I mean, there are reasons why, and at certain levels, but this is so broad it just opens everything
• I just wanted to note I am still open to further discussion with stakeholders on this.

Summary: The Labor and Commerce Committee held public hearings and later executive action on several bills. Senate Bill 6158, by request of L&I, would update factory-built housing and commercial structure rules to incorporate International Code Council standards and allow qualified third-party inspectors approved by L&I; the sponsor said it would make modular housing inspections more efficient and cost-effective, and L&I supported it with a requested technical amendment and no fiscal impact. Senate Bill 6197 would separate plumbing discipline standards for residential and nonresidential work, allowing suspension after five infractions in five years for nonresidential violations while keeping the current three-in-36-month standard for residential work; supporters from mechanical contractors, union plumbers, and a plumbing advisory board member said it would curb unlicensed work and unsafe practices, while opponents from contractor groups and some plumbing businesses argued it was too punitive, did not adequately distinguish commercial service from construction, and should be refined. L&I said it needed time to implement and asked for a later effective date. During executive session, the committee adopted a proposed substitute and advanced Senate Bill 5437, which voids noncompetition covenants, with a delayed effective date and other conforming changes; some Republicans opposed it as too broad. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 6117, which would extend PERC jurisdiction and state collective-bargaining protections if federal labor law no longer applies, after rejecting an amendment that would have narrowed coverage further. Senate Bill 5852, dealing with immigrant worker protections during federal I-9 inspections, advanced after the committee rejected an amendment to remove the private right of action. Senate Bill 5847, on workers’ compensation medical care and treatment access, advanced with an amendment removing penalty provisions and another adding claims manager positions; the bill was sent to Ways and Means. Senate Bills 6067 and 6136 also advanced, the former changing workers’ compensation health benefit calculations and the latter requiring L&I to publish actuarially indicated industrial insurance rates. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6302, which would address misclassification in finishing trades on public works by limiting contractors and subcontractors to no more than two independent contractors on covered finishing work such as drywall, flooring, tile, painting, and glazier work, with violators treated as employees for prevailing wage and workers’ compensation purposes. Supporters from building trades and pipefitters said the bill would reduce misclassification, protect workers, and level the playing field; opponents from general contractors and contractor associations said it would effectively ban legitimate independent contractors, reduce flexibility on public projects, and hurt small businesses. L&I said it had clarifying questions about how the cap would apply and asked for more specificity.

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• So that closes the hearing on 5977, and we'll open the hearing on Senate Bill 6184, updating the Office
• Senate Bill 6184 is a no-cost bill that modifies statutes under three primary themes: the first is definition
• We’re not going to stop it going forward, so we still leave the whole thing open for more abuse, in my
• politically motivated, and we’re not going to stop it going forward, so we still leave the whole thing open

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5977, which would require DCYF to publish child near-fatality review reports within 180 days and post them publicly, with confidential information redacted as allowed by law. Senator Nikki Torres said the bill is intended to improve transparency, accountability, and child protection. There was no public testimony on the bill, and the hearing was closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6184, an Office of Homeless Youth request bill sponsored by the chair. The bill makes technical and policy updates to OHY programs, including replacing the term “street youth” with “unaccompanied homeless youth,” allowing certain flexible funds to go directly to youth or vendors, renaming and making permanent the H-Sync program, expanding eligibility and housing options in the Independent Youth Housing Program, and clarifying shelter and reporting provisions. Testifiers from Commerce, advocates, school support organizations, and a youth advocate all supported the bill, emphasizing that the changes would improve access, consistency, and housing stability for unhoused youth. The hearing was then closed. The committee moved into executive session on seven bills. SB 5681, concerning intellectual and developmental disability services at age 20, had Amendment A1 fail and the proposed substitute was adopted and sent to Ways and Means. SB 5917, regarding abortion medication in DOC, saw one amendment adopted and multiple Christian amendments rejected before the bill was sent to Rules. SB 5942, renaming the DCYF Oversight Board as the DCYF Accountability Board and revising its duties, had only Amendment C16 adopted; the amended bill passed to Rules. SB 6024, on duplicative audits for community residential providers, passed without amendment. SB 6036, concerning adult family homes and foster care licensees, had Amendment D1 adopted and the bill passed to Rules. SB 6085, on the DOC institutional welfare account, had Amendment E1 adopted and the bill was sent to Ways and Means after several other amendments failed. In each case, the committee voted to advance the bill after considering amendments, with most of the proposed changes from Senator Christian failing except where noted.

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• So the primary topic for today was search and analytics and so spend a bit of time on this.
• personal information and then they were significantly more likely to report feeling able to fully open
• So what I'd be safe to say that this is an open door for Luke and Luke with 2 career, 4 positions that
• positions at the second DCA, highest on the list are are now going to be filled that the building is open

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• language on the algorithms; we didn't say, "Hey, you can no longer use algorithms," because that is a primary
• I know there's a lot of people, so I'll be really quick on the opening.
• I am open to any questions. Questions? Thank you very much. Thank you.
• often vague and misused to silence different viewpoints. ...strengthens our industries, fostering open

Bills: SB1361 , SB2105 , SB2690 , SB2713 , SCR38 , SB2637 , SB2881

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: SB 1361, Texas disaster recovery loan, small business loan, micro-business loan, community development financial institution, CDFI, economic disaster assistance, post-disaster financing, business recovery fund, Texas Economic Development Bank, zero-interest loan, working capital, payroll support, health benefits, job retention, declared disaster, small business relief, microenterprise, franchise exclusion, private equity-backed business

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• We have a website, for instance, that is open to the public that is maintained by the TEA.
• Perhaps the most powerful result of the TFTVTF was an open survey aimed at Texas teachers that highlighted
• It's ideal when youth are able to have open communication with their guardians about what they're learning
• That, that is our primary concern as well, but I will tell you as a parent that also has to, to sign

Committee: House Public Education

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• And so another question is, um, would you be open, uh, to considering the ideal of exempting counties
• Um, we have two primary concerns with this bill.
• bill today, but no surprise to anybody on this, uh, dais that, uh, Chairman Leach's staff has had an open
• Deputy Chief prosecutor and assistant district attorney at the DA's office, we were told this was an open

Bills: HB153

Committee: House Corrections

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• And so another question is, would you be open to considering the identity of the entity bill of exempting
• I have two primary concerns with this bill.
• Chairman Leach's staff has had an open door with us and has talked with us and is working with us on
• We were told this was an open and shut case and that the driver was definitely going to do time in prison

Bills: HB153 , HB1410 , HB1461 , HB1760 , HB1762 , HB3261 , HB3773 , HB153

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, private prisons, inmate confinement, criminal justice reform, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, government contracts, inmate housing

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• you know, ultimately, This bill came to me from an early meeting that I had, uh, right after the primaries
• numbers of crimes may have risen, risen by 3%, but particularly in thefts, many new retail stores have opened
• I'm open to your questions. And any questions for Mr. is it Cuffy or Kathy Cathy.
• colleague, uh, Rib Johnson, who's sitting there, she's a lawyer, um, that sounded like a great, uh, opening

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

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• saying, hey, we're really focusing this on the families who need it the most, like you said in your opening
• So I guess it's sort of, you know, open to interpretation, it sounds like. To another question.
• So, I'm just going to repeat my closing paragraph that I did on the opening, because I think it really
• century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland, known as the Apostle of one of the primary

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• administration last four years, with this 62% increase that you were just referring to... in your opening
• Many times it can take years before we'll reimburse them but many times it's primary.
• cable-stayed bridge like that, are well under construction and I believe we should have the southbound lanes open
• international National Rail Bridge between the United States and Mexico in over 100 years. relocation project opened

Committee: House S/C on Transportation Funding

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• . >> It's a alumina aluminium barium and silver iodide is there's the primary chemicals that are used
• But in trying to list every prohibited use we leave open.
• We did sit down and discuss some of our concerns with her yesterday and she expressed that she was open
• I'm open to further conversations in looking how to make it even better.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The community welcomed her with open arms and hearts.
• And whereas Bernalillo County Parks and Recreation and Open Space Department stewards more than 17 properties
• His primary experience is combining statistical models in large-scale... simulations to make predictions
• So if you open the iPad, you will see a little icon that says SFC priority bill.