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• Next up is House Bill 4363 by Moore. There is a policy recommendation.
• Representative Lepeque housed. Bill 376.
• Representative Miller, you're recognized for House Bill 3026. Thank you, Mr.
• So House Bill 3026 is a measure that strengthens our military relationships.
• This was a survey done from February 16th to the 20th based on House Bill 3888.

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

Committee: House Education Oversight

Keywords: education, academic standards, subject matter standards, State Board of Education, legislative review, joint resolution, curriculum, school standards, Oklahoma Administrative Code, education oversight, common education, curriculum standards, state education policy, rulemaking, legislative veto, kindergarten, military families, education policy, school districts, international military dependents

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• It's great to see a full house. A few housekeeping items. To see a full house.
• There is a roll call in the House right now, or there is a roll call right now in the House.
• that we can push at the State House.
• That afternoon, we filed the bill. ...when we visited that classroom that afternoon we filed the bill
• Right, and it begins with Bill H. 5088 and... H. 5088 and S. 3073. And that's the asparagus bill.

Bills: H5088 , H5315 , H5335 , S3061 , S3073

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Keywords: asparagus, official vegetable, state symbol, Massachusetts, Veterans Memorial Rink, Waltham, municipal lease, capital management, city right of first refusal, American lobster, cultural significance, marine life, property, Lowell, state administration, legislation, local government, official state vegetable, state designation, Commonwealth

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• Representative Pak, you have House Bill 376.
• Let's see, Representative Eaves, you have House Bill 3312, there is a PCS.
• House Bill 332 is a firearm safety education in schools for grades K through 12.
• House Bill 3885 lays out some mandatory disciplinary actions for children in the 3rd to the 5th grade
• With a vote of 8 to 3, we will report your bill out as a due pass. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HB4274 , HB3076 , HB4358 , HB3312 , HB3288 , HB3885

Committee: House Common Education

Keywords: HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment

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• Senate Bill 1118 Senate Bill 1118 appropriates an unspecified amount in fiscal year 2027 from the State
• So this bill, the appropriation bill, doesn’t have the mandate.
• Okay, bill is amended. Bill is amended. Mr. Vice Chair, thank you.
• Okay, bill is amended. Bill is amended. Mr. Vice Chair, thank you.
• Senate Bill 1154 a do pass recommendation, and moving on, we go to Senate Bill 1063. Liam, Mr.

Bills: SB1063 , SB1118 , SB1153 , SB1154 , SB1209 , SCM1001

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, safety improvements, Route 70, infrastructure, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, special license plate, special plate, license plate, vanity plate

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• House Bill 3522 by Marty of the House and Coleman of the Senate, an act relating to alcoholic beverages
• House Bill 3522 by Marty of the House and Coleman of the Senate, an act relating to alcoholic beverages
• Clerk will read House Bill 4300 by Pay of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate.
• House Bill 4300 is a DHS request bill to match federal language for assessments for potential childcare
• House Bill 4300 by Pay of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to children.

Bills: HB3522 , HB4300 , HB4359 , HB4363 , HB3467 , HB2987 , HB3076 , HB4427 , HB3026 , HB3288 , HB3315 , HB3711 , HB3885

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, ABLE Commission, licensing, regulation, annual reporting, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, statewide assessments, student testing, testing window, end-of-year testing, Oklahoma Academic Standards, Oklahoma School Testing Program, State Board of Education, grade 3-8, alternate assessment

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• His House bill is moving this way, and so what we request is to have the hearing on both of these, and
• There are bills moving in the House that are also reform bills, more than one.
• But I'll be happy to take any improvements because we do have bills on the way from the House.
• I represent the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers and we are on Senate Bill 867.
• We're going to get this bill passed as fast as we can with overwhelming majorities in both houses.

Bills: SB467 , SB325 , SB867 , SB994 , SB1052 , SB1237 , SB1449 , SB1531 , SB2063 , SB2172 , SB2173 , SB2520 , SB2529 , SB2538 , SB2541 , SJR46 , SJR84

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

Summary: The committee heard several local government and property tax bills, with most testimony focused on appraisal disputes, tax administration, and development rules. Senate Bill 1052 by Senator Hinojosa would address coastal county appraisal litigation by requiring property owners in certain large-value disputes to report an uncontested taxable value while appeals are pending, so taxing units can base truth-in-taxation calculations on more realistic revenue. Nueces County, Del Mar College, and Corpus Christi ISD testified in support, describing major budget shortfalls caused by refinery valuation disputes; the committee substitute narrowed and clarified the bill’s scope. No opposition was heard, public testimony closed, and SB 1052 was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1531, which would require local tax collectors to accept common electronic property tax payments such as credit cards, debit cards, and e-checks. Witnesses supported modernizing payment options and the committee substitute removed ACH/electronic funds transfer language to avoid bank-account disclosure concerns. Public testimony closed and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 325, by Senator Perry, would restore platting and groundwater-certification requirements that were unintentionally weakened by prior legislation; supporters from county government, water groups, and builders’ representatives debated whether the real issue was groundwater protection or road standards for private roads. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony and no vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 994 and SJR 46, which would exempt certain livestock feed inventory from property tax and provide the constitutional amendment needed for that change. Feed store and Farm Bureau witnesses supported the measure as relief for seasonal inventory taxes, and the bills were left pending. Senator Paxton presented SB 467 and SJR 84 to create a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire, with refunds or corrected bills based on the date of loss; both were left pending. SB 1237 would clarify charitable property tax exemptions for senior housing and retirement communities, with testimony from Catholic and Baptist retirement organizations and a resident describing rising costs and exemption revocations; it was also left pending. The committee later voted 6-0 to report SB 2073, a pending bill on appraisal district authority to purchase or finance real property, and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 2172, SB 2173, and SB 2063, all related to property tax administration. SB 2172 would limit when appraisal districts can require homeowners to reapply for homestead exemptions, requiring a specific reason and written notice; SB 2173 would protect new homeowners from surprise tax liabilities caused by prior owners’ erroneous homestead exemptions, with testimony describing large back-assessment bills; both were left pending. SB 2063 would bar appraisal districts from using market-value evidence in unequal appraisal protests, and testimony sharply divided between taxpayer advocates, who said market data improperly overwhelms equity claims, and appraisal district representatives, who argued market value is inherently tied to equal-and-uniform taxation and cited a recent Texas Supreme Court decision; the bill was left pending after testimony.

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• This bill provides $200 million for transportation improvements that directly support new housing development
• This bill provides $200 million for transportation improvements that directly support new housing development
• housing projects become a reality, and ensure These funds will help much-needed housing projects become
• House Bill 5279 proposes a total authorization of over $4 billion to support both municipal and statewide
• This bill continues...

Bills: H5279

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Keywords: municipal roads, bridges, transportation bond bill, infrastructure financing, capital spending, bond authorization, general obligation bonds, special obligation bonds, Commonwealth Transportation Improvement Act, road resurfacing, road repair, bridge repair, pavement, culverts, stormwater management, climate resilience, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian infrastructure, transit modernization, commuter rail

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• That is a bill from last year. We had a House Senate bill and a House bill.
• The House bill passed and came over today here in Senate Education, where we made some modifications
• This bill is an appropriation bill to that act of five million dollars.
• Chairman, it would have to be placed in House Bill And Senator, in House Bill 2, I guess my question
• As bills start coming and we get second referrals or get bills coming over from the house, I will start

Bills: SB106 , SB171 , SB179 , SB106 , SB171 , SB179

Committees: Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education

Keywords: graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare

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• We'll go to House Bill 120. All right, Representative. House Bill 120, when you're ready, please.
• A similar bill, House Bill 260, passed the House but didn't receive its second Senate committee hearing
• House Bill 120 and House Bill 260 are the same in intent; there's just some technical changes.
• We're here in strong support of House Bill 120.
• We oppose House Bill 120 in its current form.

Bills: SB106 , SB171 , SB179

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare

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• Chair, members, House Bill 2148 grants the legislature the authority to appropriate non-constitutional
• House Bill 2148, so we do pass a recommendation. There are no amendments.
• You have given House Bill 2148 to do best recommendation.
• I move House Bill 2993 receive a do-pass recommendation. All right, there are no amendments.
• You have given House Bill 2993 a do-pass recommendation.

Bills: HB2148 , HB2993

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: federal funding, state budget, appropriation, block grants, noncustodial funds, legislative authority, Arizona attorney general, Department of Public Safety, DPS, consumer fraud revolving fund, consumer protection fund, gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission fund, public safety appropriation, supplemental appropriation, outside counsel, state agency legal representation, legal services, state settlement proceeds, general fund, A.R.S. 41-192

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• This is House Bill 902 by Rep.
• Yes, we're going to voluntarily defer that bill as well. House Bill 395? Yes, ma'am.
• House Bill 395 is voluntarily deferred. All right.
• I'm asked to carry this bill for Senator Barrow. And it is House Bill Okay.
• I'm asked to carry this bill for Senator Barrow. And it is House Bill.

Bills: HR249 , HR251 , HB395 , HB902 , SB83 , SB132 , SB157 , SB338 , SB450 , SB484 , SB501 , SB507

Committee: House Education

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, content standards, K-12 education, public schools, curriculum, digital literacy, computer science, STEM, technology education, student privacy, ethical AI, workforce development, future-ready workforce, instructional resources, education policy, school standards, Louisiana education

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• So I am very much in support of this bill.
• Oh, and just to reiterate for people who might be here, we've rolled House Bill 25 and House Bill 199
• We've rolled House Bill 25 and House Bill 199.
• Thank you for the opportunity to hear the bill.
• Is there anyone in opposition to this bill? Is there anyone in opposition to this bill?

Bills: HB25 , SB38 , SB101 , HB199

Committee: House House Consumer & Public Affairs

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration

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• Chairman, in 2021, that passed the HEAL Act, which is House Bill, Senate Bill 5144.
• House Bill 2015 is a bill by Representative Intamin, and it was a carefully crafted, carefully stakeholder
• House Bill 2015 is a bill by Representative Intamin, and it was a carefully crafted, carefully stakeholder
• House Bill 2015 is a bill by Representative Intamin, and it was a carefully crafted, carefully stakeholder
• 2015. done by Representative Entemann or House Bill 2015.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• And again, that's from the gross second substitute House Bill 2034.
• Fire Prevention and Preparedness Funding is envisioned by House Bill 1168.
• Operating Budget, House Bill 2289.
• I am representing myself in support of House Bill 2289.
• House Bill 2289, and we'll continue with the virtual component of the public hearing.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• Bill 1168.
• Bill 1474.
• Housing is the bottleneck through which all social problems pass. Housing is a basic need.
• Housing is a basic need.
• So that will conclude the public testimony and the public hearing on House Bill 2289.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• I am here to testify in favor of House Bill 2289, the governor's budget.
• I'm speaking today in favor of the OPD budget as it's presented in House Bill 2289.
• Like other agencies, OPD budget as it's presented in House Bill 2289.
• In November, the Select Committee on Pension Policy endorsed House Bill 1474, which was sponsored in
• Committee on Pension Policy endorsed House Bill 1474, which was sponsored in 2025.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• You can present your bill, please. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• And good afternoon, House Bill 38 simply states that an inmate of DOC obtained a high school equivalency
• HB 3763 is a training bill.
• House Bill 3760 is a tax credit for companies, private citizens, and people of that nature to donate
• Anybody have a question on this bill? Any questions? Seeing none.

Bills: HB2993 , HB3850 , HB3595 , HB3763 , HB3760

Committees: House Public Safety , House A&B Public Safety Subcommittee

Keywords: rural law enforcement, grant fund, public safety, financial assistance, coordination districts, grant funding, law enforcement coordinators, municipal assistance, education, inmates, literacy, high school equivalency, Department of Corrections, parole, rehabilitation, HB3595, Safer Counties Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, county grants, traffic barrier equipment

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• So then, as House Bill 2 language currently limits transfers and then focuses the use of zero-budget
• We had a bill in the House, I think it was two years ago.
• You'll find the performance measures and the consensus recommended target for inclusion in House Bill
• House Bill 47 is in process.
• The House Bill 47 is in process.

Bills: SB37 , SB29

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• Thank you for passing Senate Bill 3 in the special session.
• And I would love it if we were to, because there is a bill in the legislature to fund $3 million, but
• And I would love it if we were to, because there is a bill in the legislature to fund $3 million, but
• Bill 8 from last year.
• For the department's new workload increases associated with House Bill 8 from last year, which requires

Bills: SB37 , SB29 , SB37 , SB29

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• So the bill also requires that PED adopt a reading assessment for K-3 students.
• So the bill also requires that PED adopt a reading assessment for K-3 students.
• This bill delivers on that through its K through 3 literacy assessments and by placing reading coaches
• And we respectfully urge the committee to please pass this bill and support our K–3 students as they
• I love this bill. It's a good bill.

Bills: SB29 , SB37 , SB29 , SB37

Committees: Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention