Transcript Highlights:

• This also says to me that if the FDA says, "Okay, we're going to find a way to do 2.0, 3.0 stem cell
• Um, has there been any push at the federal level to move towards 2.0, which you're referring to as 2.0
• And that's why it's 2.0. 3.0 is which effect are you getting depending on the cell and the area and the
• And that's why it's 2.0. 3.0 is which effect are you getting depending on the cell and the area and the
• And that's why it's 2.0. 3.0 is which effect are you getting depending on the cell and the area and the

Bills: HB0003, HB0117, HB0041

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, informed consent, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, law enforcement, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, 916, all

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• Update for you today, and so starting with LTIF 2.0.
• So you can see there, that allows us to do what we do here is when we look at both LTIF 1.0 and 2.0,
• While we focused to make sure that on LTIF 1.0, we got all of those let in the first year, and LTIF 2.0
• If you look at those geographically, you can see LTIF 3.0 plus the 2.0 surpluses, all of those projects

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met for an information-only hearing with no votes or formal actions. DOTD Secretary Glenn LaD and Deputy Secretary Beau Black outlined the department’s transformation efforts, emphasizing faster project delivery, improved transparency, and use of technology. They reported major reductions in contractor payment processing time, from roughly 35 days to 15 days or less, and change-order approvals from about 40–45 days to around five days. They also described new tools such as inspection tablets, a project delivery dashboard, e-ticketing, a customer service portal, and a pilot using sensor technology on department vehicles to identify potholes and damaged assets. The department said it is reorganizing district staffing, replacing the old area engineer model with district points of contact for construction, maintenance, and operations, without increasing total staff. Members focused heavily on local maintenance concerns, including potholes, drainage, culverts, mowing, overgrown ditches, and utility-related delays. Several legislators asked how to get quicker responses on routine maintenance and how to distinguish state responsibility from local jurisdiction. DOTD said it would meet with district administrators to address specific problems and clarify jurisdiction, and that the new customer service portal should help track complaints electronically. Members also asked about contractor accountability, utility relocations, and public communication on long-running projects; DOTD said it is improving internal KPIs, coordinating more closely with district staff and public information officers, and considering broader public updates beyond the website. The department also reviewed highway planning and funding. Officials said the Highway Priority Program is being reworked into a more fiscally constrained, staged process that starts earlier in concept development and gives legislators and constituents more feedback before the annual road show. They said the department is using new IDIQ contracting authority to bring in outside help for bridge maintenance and other work, and that bridge maintenance backlogs remain significant. DOTD reported that LTIF 1.0 and 2.0 together cover 91 projects statewide totaling more than $534 million, with over 40 complete, and that LTIF 3.0 adds 39 projects and about $165 million. Combined with other funding sources, the department said its upcoming construction program will include 385 projects worth about $1.73 billion. Legislators generally praised the department’s progress but raised concerns about lingering local problems and the need for clearer communication. Questions were also asked about a barge strike on the Black Bayou Pontoon Bridge, with DOTD saying divers and staff were inspecting the damage and that emergency repairs would likely be needed. After the DOTD update, the new Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, led by Archie Chesson, gave its own update on its first year, describing a small staff, heavy use of consultant and contractor pools, emergency procurement authority, and rapid delivery of rural bridge and roadway projects.

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• Calcutta's comment, definitely appreciate stakeholder engagement to provide some flexibility to the REAP 2.0
• We also, too, support an extension to the REAP 2.0 expenditure deadline.
• Through this program, SANDAG has awarded over $12 billion in REAP 2.0 funding to local jurisdictions
• For the technical adjustment, is there any adjustments, is there any concern that the REAP 2.0 program

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This essential work is long-term care 2.0. Thank you. This essential work is long-term care 2.0.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Committee on Aging and Independence heard testimony on a package of long-term care and elder care bills focused on building on the state’s 2024 long-term care reform law (Chapter 197). Richard Moore of Dignity Alliance urged favorable action on the bills as a “long-term care 2.0” effort, arguing they would strengthen the workforce, protect residents’ rights, improve clinical quality, and increase transparency and sustainability in nursing homes and other facilities. He also raised concerns about staffing funds not reaching direct care workers and suggested further oversight of how appropriated money is spent. Patricia Crispy of the American Nurses Association testified in support of House Bill 766, which would require at least one registered nurse with full voting rights on the board of directors or trustees of every acute care hospital and nursing home. She and the bill’s sponsor, Representative Vanado, said nurses’ clinical expertise and 24/7 presence make them valuable contributors to governance and patient safety. Committee members asked whether the bill would cover assisted living and how many facilities already have nurse board members; the witness said she would provide more data and clarify the assisted living question. Senator Lovely testified on two bills: Senate 479, which would expand transparency and accountability in long-term care by tightening fire safety, smoking, hearing-loss, and ownership disclosure requirements, adding advocacy groups to an advisory committee, and increasing penalties; and Senate 480/House 795, which would require single-occupancy rooms in nursing homes unless residents consent to share, to improve privacy and reduce infection spread. Deborah De Benedictus also testified in support of House 759, describing her father’s experience in assisted living and arguing for the use of cameras in elder care facilities to monitor care and deter neglect. The committee discussed privacy concerns, notification rules, and the need for honest staffing and care practices, and then adjourned without taking any recorded votes or formal actions in the transcript.

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• And I've just, for easy reference, called it the Walker Montgomery 2.0 law.
• :03:50.320> the<00:03:50.440> Walker<00:03:50.840> Montgomery<00:03:51.440> 2.0
• called it uh the Walker Montgomery 2.0 called it uh the Walker Montgomery 2.0 law.<00:03:53.240>

Keywords: Judiciary, Division A (Part 2) - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 4:15 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1752, which had already passed Judiciary A, gone to Appropriations, and returned with an amendment. The chair explained that the amendment froze a rate increase that had been included by LBR and instead set the amount at $150,100 on a two-year schedule for further review. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill on a title-sufficient-do-pass motion. The committee then considered House Bill 1603, described as a cleanup measure related to last year’s squatters law. Counsel explained that it removed language stating that a squatter who commits trespass or remains on another person’s property shall not accrue property rights based on that conduct. After a brief question about what the bill removed, the committee passed it on a title-sufficient-do-pass motion. The main discussion centered on House Bill 1224, a strike-all for the Keeping Kids Safe Online Act, which the chair described as a revised version of the Walker Montgomery law. The chair said the original House bill raised serious constitutional concerns, especially around age verification, First Amendment issues, and overbreadth, and noted Justice Kavanaugh’s comments in the Walker Montgomery litigation suggesting the prior law was likely unconstitutional. He said the strike-all would create a task force, include a reverse repealer, and use language modeled on laws in Florida and Virginia, with the goal of producing a bill that could withstand legal challenge. Several senators questioned whether the committee should move forward with a bill that might still be vulnerable, while others emphasized the need to protect children online and referenced Mr. Montgomery’s advocacy and the book Anxious Generation. The chair said industry representatives from Google, Facebook, TikTok, and NetChoice had expressed willingness to discuss a workable compromise, and he indicated the committee could still go to conference and potentially return to the House version if needed.

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• This is DROP program 2.0 with less thought-out process in my mind. That's one issue.
• This<00:28:36.799> is<00:28:37.919> drop<00:28:38.480> program<00:28:39.440> 2.0
• This is drop program 2.0 This is drop program 2.0 with<00:28:42.240> less<00:28:43.600>

Bills: HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134

Keywords: procurement, county commission, administrative savings, public services, government efficiency, HB17, municipal audits, municipal audit clarification act, municipal finance, local government, city council, mayor, city manager, Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, independent public accountant, annual audit, biennial audit, annual report, financial accountability, public records

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• The READ Act 2.0 passed last year and provided an additional $31 million to pay educators for completing
• literacy<00:28:10.679> the<00:28:10.840> read<00:28:11.080> act<00:28:11.399> 2.0
• in student literacy the read act 2.0 in student literacy the read act 2.0 passed<00:28:12.559>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• inflation is forecast also to remain elevated through 2026 before falling to the Federal Reserve's 2.0%
• :13:54.320> the<00:13:54.440> Federal<00:13:54.759> reserve's<00:13:55.399> 2.0%
• falling to the Federal reserve's 2.0% falling to the Federal reserve's 2.0% target<00:13:57.160>
• <00:18:37.440> target<00:18:38.440> if<00:18:38.679> inflation to their 2.0%
• target if inflation to their 2.0% target if inflation persists<00:18:39.799> above<00:18:40.120

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass S. 216, the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act.
• Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass S. 216, the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act.
• Uh, I too rise in support of S. 216, the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act.
• The SARC's 2.0 amendments the source.
• I urge my colleagues to support Save RC's 2.0 amendments, and I yield back the balance.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And when the order creating net metering 2.0 was issued in 2017, it essentially established the same
• I see nothing in that legislation that changes this fact. metering 2.0 know which um under metering 2.0
• Uh, and net metering 2.0 was the result.
• <01:34:30.239> They<01:34:30.400> cut metering 2.0 0 was the result.
• They cut metering 2.0 0 was the result. They cut net<01:34:30.880> metering.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• product, which currently provides that the legal limit of seven hydromitrogenin must be no greater than 2.0%
• product, which currently provides that the legal limit of seven hydromitrogenin must be no greater than 2.0%
• and naturally derived. ...must be no greater than 2.0% and naturally derived.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous guest introductions, including students, coaches, visitors from West Virginia universities, and representatives of Hunger Free West Virginia and Mountaineer Food Bank. The chamber also recognized Hunger Free West Virginia Day and heard remarks highlighting food insecurity efforts and a company working on pharmaceutical manufacturing and sickle-cell treatments. Senate Resolution 60 honoring Hunger Free West Virginia Day was adopted, while Senate Resolution 61 urging reversal of Obergefell was held over and Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 on the Southern West Virginia water crisis was referred to the Rules Committee. The Senate concurred in House amendments and passed several measures, including Senate Bill 467 on enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces and Senate Bill 712 on cattle guards on certain public roads, with both made effective from passage. The body also passed Senate Bill 844, a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Human Services, and Senate Bill 87, a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Commerce, both with immediate effectiveness. In addition, the Senate advanced a large number of House bills and committee substitutes on first or second reading, including measures on government organization, judiciary, transportation, workforce, and health-related topics. On third reading, the Senate passed a series of bills covering a wide range of policy areas. These included the Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism, dementia, or developmental disabilities; coverage for scalp cooling systems during chemotherapy; expanded sex-offender registration for certain offenses; child welfare clothing allowances; school personnel misconduct reporting; age verification for online sexual content; free Gold Star license plates for parents; sanitarian training and licensure changes; sheriff hiring authority; organ donor registration through voter registration; a Cold Case Task Force; abandoned vehicle title procedures; continuing education in nutrition for physicians; special plate rules; gift card fraud crimes; protections for athletic officials; school personnel reassignment rules; Homeland Security administrative updates; pharmacy benefit manager regulation; the VAPE Safety Act after a strike-and-insert amendment; parole supervision fee increases; partial service credit for disabled troopers; state property valuation reporting changes; and quarterly Hope Scholarship payments. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly, often 34-0, with a few narrower votes such as the organ donor bill passing 30-4 and the school personnel movement bill passing 33-1.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then, you know, I just direct folks to lines 2.0, 3.1, 2.3, 3.
• And then, you know, I just direct folks to lines 2.0, 3.1, 2.3, 3.
• And then, you know, I just direct folks to lines 2.0, 3.1, 2.3, 3.

Bills: HF2185, HF1849, HF3719, HF3721, HF3845, HF3720

Keywords: flag display, residential property rights, homeowners association, HOA, covenants, restrictive covenant, deed restriction, subdivision regulation, local ordinance, rental agreement, property rights, patriotic display, United States flag, Minnesota flag, POW/MIA flag, military flags, armed forces flag, Blue Star flag, Gold Star flag, common interest community

Transcript Highlights:

• I guess we could call it Death Star 2.0. This adds some enforcement mechanisms? That's right, yes.
• This 2.0, under current law, the burden is on the plaintiff who brings the suit, but in your proposed
• original Death Star Bill, once... unlike a citizen's lawsuit, when the AG files a lawsuit under this new 2.0

Bills: HCR35, SJR59, SJR84, SCR30, SB127, SB317, SB324, SB457, SB506, SB511, SB529, SB547, SB584, SB619, SB636, SB646, SB659, SB715, SB732, SB735, SB771, SB784, SB800, SB801, SB904, SB1026, SB1049, SB1065, SB1181, SB1224, SB1250, SB1383, SB1467, SB1524, SB1528, SB1531, SB1568, SB1585, SB1640, SB1681, SB1754, SB1757, SB1777, SB1972, SB1980, SB2007, SB2041, SB2046, SB2050, SB2055, SB2069, SB2080, SB2119, SB2138, SB2139, SB2154, SB2201, SB2225, SB2268, SB2306, SB2308, SB2310, SB2330, SB2366, SB2375, SB2392, SB2401, SB2422, SB2480, SB2514, SB2530, SB2533, SB2543, SB2544, SB2589, SB2610, SB2615, SB2623, SB2660, SB2662, SB2693, SB2695, SB2707, SB2722, SB2742, SB2753, SB2807, SB2843, SB2844, SB2858, SB2880, SB2885, SB2891, SB2925, SB2938, SB2986, SJR3, SJR18, SB5, SB914, SB963, SB1197, SB1415, SB1437, SB1786, SB326, SB767, SB769, SB783, SB1035, SB1271, SB1619, SB1637, SB1806, SB1, SB260, HB135, HB1109, HCR35, HCR64, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR84, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR48, SCR19, SCR30, SCR3, SB2023, SB619, SB2742, SB646, SB1026, SB2880, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB1502, SB507, SB1434, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB529, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB584, SB1085, SB2046, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB1524, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB517, SB1200, SB1845, SB1863, SB2681, SB2200, SB2199, SB1757, SB2050, SB2458, SB2201, SB2660, SB2662, SB1065, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB1721, SB2366, SB1013, SB2797, SB2383, SB1754, SB2119, SB2448, SB1777, SB1283, SB2392, SB2076, SB2786, SB2876, SB2284, SB2225, SB1540, SB2929, SB1972, SB2540, SB2595, SB2217, SB715, SB2330, SB1383, SB500, SB1640, SB2001, SB2080, SB506, SB2514, SB2753, SB2398, SB1241, SB2927, SB2173, SB2538, SB898, SB1449, SB2529, SB1531, SB2846, SB2476, SB986, SB1181, SB2075, SB2154, SB2864, SB1359, SB2386, SB771, SB2844, SB2550, SB1351, SB1423, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB410, SB659, SB2776, SB2693, SB2580, SB1980, SB1886, SB1234, SB739, SB456, SB127, SB1666, SB2843, SB2801, SB800, SB2055, SB784, SB2986, SB735, SB1012, SB324, SB2926, SB2938, SB2007, SB2138, SB1242, SB2615, SB1049, SB2310, SB1224, SB2972, SB1568, SB2841, SB2885, SB3016, SB2858, SB2610, SB2139, SB1856, SB2035, SB2308, SB2306, SB2041, SB1528, SB1681, SB1141, SB2401, SB2530, SB2375, SB547, SB1266, SB1373, SB1467, SB2069, SB2269, SB2480, SB2544, SB672, SB904, SB2695, SB2891, SB2422, SB2543, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB2925, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB457, SB2357, SB2721, SB243, SB1285, SB2568, SB1959, SB1442, SB1454, SB2520, SB2541, SB1708, SB1237, SB1844, SB1586, HB1392, HB22, SB1551, SB3039, SB2819, SB66, SB629, SB1015, SB2342, SB2903, SB2933, SB1965, SB2477, SB3029, SB2605, SB2419, SB1957, SB375, SB250, SB777, SB628, SB2523, SB2367, SB2703, SB2608, SB2778, SB3044, SB2965, SB2521, SB865

Keywords: spaceports, tax-exempt bonds, aerospace investment, Texas space economy, Federal legislation, education funding, Texas State Technical College System, capital projects, infrastructure, higher education, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, Birding Capital, Matagorda County, wildlife, conservation, Texas Legislature

Transcript Highlights:

• And here we are now in reconciliation 2.0. And what do we find?
• And here we are now in reconciliation 2.0. And what do we find?
• And here we are now in reconciliation 2.0. And what do we find?
• And here we are now in reconciliation 2.0. And what do we find?
• . 2.0. 2.0.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It would make a lot more sense that you have until 2040, you get net metering 2.0, and then after 2040
• then<01:37:59.280> after<01:37:59.560> 2040<01:38:00.480> you net metering 2.0
• and then after 2040 you net metering 2.0 and then after 2040 you may<01:38:02.480> all<01:38:
• I think that net metering 1.0 cost shifting may have existed a little bit, but net metering 2.0, there
• I think that net metering 1.0 cost shifting may have existed a little bit, but net metering 2.0, there

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• if I may, the broader concern is that when we transitioned from Centennial Care to Centennial Care 2.0
• And now from the transition from Centennial Care 2.0 to Turquoise Care, we're no longer able to compare
• the way that the form is built, and then as I was referring to Centennial Care and Centennial Care 2.0
• And then once that transitioned to Centennial Care 2.0. We no longer received any of that data.

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• communities, and our projects will continue to report the diversity data that was put forward in program 2.0
• Of the 169 projects that received credits in Program 2.0, 79 engaged in out-of-zone For more information
• Our most recent economic impact analysis of the 2.0 program based on data provided by the CFC found the
• We analyzed this direct spending... ...and found that with the 2.0 program, California has seen approximately

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• in some ways in the National Science Board we've been discussing a lot as a board the need for a NDA 2.0
• , like a National Defense Education Act 2.0.

Keywords: nominations, Undersecretary of Energy, Undersecretary of Science, Preston Griffith, Dario Gil, energy policy, scientific innovation

Summary: The meeting was convened to discuss several significant nominations, particularly focusing on Preston Wills Griffith III for Undersecretary of Energy and Dr. Dario Gil for Undersecretary of Science. The committee underscored the importance of these roles in shaping American energy policy and scientific innovation. The discussion highlighted the nominees' backgrounds, with Griffith having extensive experience at the Department of Energy and the White House, and Gil bringing expertise in quantum technology and energy research. Members expressed a strong desire to understand the nominees' perspectives on current challenges facing the energy sector, including regulatory mandates and national security concerns. The meeting concluded with a commitment to ensuring thorough evaluations of the candidates and their proposed approaches to pressing issues.

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• And there's a 2.0. We're at 1.0 right now. All of our systems are at 1.0. They've passed 2.0.
• Our current vendor is moving toward and has had tested and is on the brink of ready to deploy 2.0.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• At that time, the provider tax was actually part of an overall package deal, was reduced from 2.0% to
• thought to myself, well, what if we just, uh, you know, increase the provider tax back from 1.8 to 2.0%
• <01:24:49.360> to reduced from 2.0% to reduced from 2.0% to 1.8%<01:24:51.800> uh<01
• the provider tax back from<01:25:24.560> 1.8<01:25:25.239> to from 1.8 to from 1.8 to 2.0%
• uh and then um use them the extra 2.0% uh and then um use them the extra money<01:25:30.719> to

Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations