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• However, tax rate hearing... must be held in person.
• or is that when there is a discussion on the tax rate?
• Generally, it's been about other issues. We had construction that made our fountains spray mud.
• This bill only requires that to occur at the tax rate hearing. once a year.
• And you may be able to click on an internet site and all you're gonna find out is what tax rate.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• We'd have to have it set up in case somebody from public is there. We can't.
• We'd have to have a two-system set up in case anybody from the public was the president.
• But the two-year window, I think that's kind of It's still within our general memory.
• So, um, anyway, I just generally by my, my own. person.
• So to do that, generally they try to avoid it, which means they put it on their own website.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• Require DCR to alert DHS immediately upon release of the petitioner so the DHS case manager can be assigned
• petitioner<00:01:19.200> so<00:01:19.360> the<00:01:19.520> DHS<00:01:20.080> case
• <00:01:20.400> manager the petitioner so the DHS case manager the petitioner so the DHS case

Bills: SB3294

Keywords: wrongful conviction, compensation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, innocence, legal process, burden of proof, case manager, medical coverage, judicial discretion, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first took up SB 3294, a controversial measure concerning post-release assistance for people pursuing reversals of prior court decisions where innocence is in question. Members discussed keeping the bill moving on the “human side” while a House companion addressed the legal issues. The adopted amendments removed advanced compensation language and instead required DCR, with DHS, to help petitioners prepare applications for financial and medical assistance, notify DHS upon release, assign a case manager to assist with a cell phone for one year, housing, employment, mental health counseling, and expedited benefits, and provide a state ID upon release. The measure also included technical amendments and a defective date, and it passed unanimously. The joint committees then heard SB 2237 on fire prevention, which would require state agencies to create and update hazard maps and direct DNR to adopt rules and clear brush. DLNR testified that a single lead agency should develop the maps with input from other agencies, that a five-year timeline would be more reasonable, and that assigning DNR all fuels management on state lands would create an unfunded mandate. Members discussed using the newly created fire marshal’s office as the lead, and the committees ultimately deferred the bill in favor of a broader wildfire mitigation measure already moving in another committee. The final agenda included SB 2596 on government leases, SB 30002 on the Hawaii State Planning Act and green infrastructure, and SB 3067 on records and filing requirements. SB 2596 was advanced unamended to Ways and Means. On SB 30002, OPSD explained that a 2025-2027 comprehensive review of chapter 226 is underway, with a report and draft legislation due in 2027, and members debated whether to move piecemeal changes now or wait for the broader review; the bill nevertheless passed unamended. SB 3067, which updates outdated filing formats and drawing scales, also passed unamended with DAGS supporting the measure in writing.

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• In contrast, the Dallas PFC is projected to generate. $4.2 billion, and the Fort Worth PFC will generate
• In our particular case, this city was Frisco, and the specific case involved Jalotes.
• The consultant in this particular case is Barnwell Advisors.
• property tax rate for the benefit of local taxpayers.
• That's how SB2 is supposed to work, and that's a voter approval rate.

Bills: SB317, SB1250, SB1520, SB1950, SB2298, SB2532, SB2539, SB2747, SB2925, SB2993

Keywords: monuments, memorials, public property, historical significance, civil penalties, local governance, project financing zone, municipal tax revenue, convention centers, multipurpose arenas, infrastructure development, hike and bike trails, outdoor recreation, environmental stewardship, Bicentennial Trail, Texas history, cultural heritage, unemployment benefits, eligibility, Texas Workforce Commission

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• by Martinez relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general
• That language in the remainder of the statute, refers to various types of bullying, but in no case does
• In this case, it amends the current law by saying that bullying will be defined also as anti-Semitism

Bills: HB178

Keywords: efficiency audit, political subdivision, tax rate, fiscal management, government accountability

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• Everything is the same tax rate. Right, right. It's the same, yeah, there's a uniform tax rate.
• involving my client, another case, unequal appraisal case involving Texas disposal systems, they were
• multiplier when calculating their tax rate, which allows the taxing unit the ability to generate sufficient
• In many cases, years. In many cases, years. That's a very... It's five, it could be five years.
• there and in some cases we have utilized the unused increment tool this is a 20% rate reduction in a

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

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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• <00:08:30.360> and the available reimbursement rates and the available reimbursement rates
• <01:04:48.839> of impressive approval rate of impressive approval rate of 94%<01:04:50.839
• added an additional document for case added an additional document for case managers<01:31:49.400
• separate documents for the same case separate documents for the same case doubling<01:32:04.679>
• , or with a multitude of cases.

Bills: HF1380, HF1166, HF487, HF1553, HF1472, HF258, HF1911

Keywords: psychiatric treatment, human services, mental health funding, per diem rate, Clay County, disability services, assistive technology, remote support, advocacy, training programs, HF487, Wellness in the Woods, Minnesota human services, grant funding, general fund appropriation, peer support, substance use recovery, addiction recovery, reentry services, reentry after incarceration

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• So, some of it might be the interest rate also. You get a lower interest rate.
• It builds equity and something to pass on to the next generation.
• And the next generation of young professionals in this state.
• I did have some questions just generally about the program itself.
• Inspector General or its investigators.

Bills: HB158, HB714, HB 1198, HB1630, HB1998, HB3509, HB3788, HB3875, HB3948, HB3977, HB4097, HB4313, HB4314, HB4317, HB158

Keywords: housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing

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• We also offer much lower rates there. So we appreciate the bill's focus.
• In Fort Worth's case, that's 40% of the maximum allowable.
• So they generally consider that pretty hard.
• Generally, we in the legislature kind of clean up matters for hospitals.
• In my case, this could totally happen, right?

Bills: HB158, HB714, HB 1198, HB1630, HB1998, HB3509, HB3788, HB3875, HB3948, HB3977, HB4097, HB4313, HB4314, HB4317, HB158

Keywords: housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing

Bills: HB 101, HB1819, HB1875, HB1965, HB2193, HB2914, HB3248, HB3354, HB3531, HB101

Keywords: Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, veterans, veterans' affairs, mental health, community mental health, behavioral health, grant program, matching grant, non-state match, community services, family support, county population, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, public safety, homeland security

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• Utility costs are generally reviewed and approved to be charged to ratepayers under a rate case, and
• rate case.
• If you're doing it through a rate case mechanism, that generally drives a utility to file rate cases
• ,<00:35:35.440> that<00:35:35.680> generally a rate case mechanism, that generally
• doesn't exist in a traditional rate doesn't exist in a traditional rate case. case. case.

Bills: HF3830, HF3688

Keywords: utilities, rate cases, cost recovery, reporting requirements, gas infrastructure, 1183, house

Bills: HB17, HB23, SB10

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice

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• I mean, I'm glad to hear that that's the case. I figured it probably would be.
• I'm a 3rd-generation towing company. He located here in Austin, Texas.
• , but also the Vietnam generation.
• General Trout, thank you for being here this morning.
• Thank you, General, for being here. Remember, she is a resource witness.

Bills: HB101

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding

Bills: SB137

Keywords: sewer, wastewater, public service commission, PSC, utility regulation, private utility, regulated utility, affiliated system, consolidation, rate jurisdiction, rate setting, wastewater management entity, common ownership, control, Jefferson County Board of Health, local constitutional amendment, public utilities, Alabama Code Title 37, Alabama Code Title 22, certification

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• Chair, is that section one touches a little bit on contested case cases.
• services to reenact the framework rates. services to reenact the framework rates.
• state and in my district how the rate state and in my district how the rate changes<00:21:46.000
• statute to the flat tiered rates statute to the flat tiered rates for<00:24:09.320> 2026<
• There's a human cost for the flat rates. There's a human cost for the flat rates.

Bills: HF4491, HF4338, HF4288, HF4566

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, prepayment review, claims review, fee-for-service, provider integrity, high-risk provider, high-risk service, fraud prevention, program integrity, Department of Human Services, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care billing, medical claims, provider enrollment, Indian Health Service, Minnesota Statutes chapter 256B, human services, medical assistance

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• As we all know, in the headlines, we are looking at the highest insurance rates in Oklahoma for homeowner's
• It also gives some power to the insurance commissioner to determine to do a check to see if the rates
• But working with the Attorney General, working with Commissioner already with the members of this committee
• So, the chair would like to express my gratitude to OID, to Commissioner Ulrey, to the Attorney General
• do appreciate the clarification and when it comes to having the test be administered at an earlier rate

Bills: HB3783, HB2955, HB3802, HB4488, HB2471, HB3781, HB3127

Keywords: captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive, risk retention group, pure captive, association captive, industrial insured captive, series captive, branch captive, special purpose captive, reciprocal insurer, capital and surplus, letter of credit, change in control, merger, conversion

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• once your project is complete your rates once your project is complete your rates um<00:02:20.879
• Thank you, Representative Noor. question on the rates uh there's a grant question on the rates uh there's
• rather than moving to a their old rate rather than moving to a updated updated updated rate<00:05:20.199
• <00:09:14.800> that sustainable reimbursement rates that sustainable reimbursement rates that
• <00:21:56.400> register be re-referred to the general register be re-referred to the general

Bills: HF958, HF688, HF702

Keywords: mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric care, collaborative care model, healthcare funding, service dog, service animal, service dog in training, assistance dog, guide dog, disability rights, housing accommodations, fair housing, landlord, rental housing, homeowners association, HOA, Minnesota human services, accessible housing, reasonable accommodation

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• Uh, this is a multi-county case and possible sex trafficking case.
• Generally speaking, in these cases, the other The person really should have known or maybe even we can
• I know in other cases you can get the information, uh, but not in this case.
• The state generally knows that they picked up a case.
• We get bond violation reports or in general it would be like they picked up a new case, so I'm Trying

Bills: HB47

Keywords: HB 47, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem taxes, property tax, voter-approval tax rate, tax rate election, taxing unit, injunction, taxpayer rights, property owner, local government finance, tax refund, attorney's fees, court costs, voter-approved tax increase, tax reform, municipal taxes, county taxes, school district taxes, bond election

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• Senate Bill 193 creates a pilot program to buy down interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages for
• Senate Bill 193 is a pilot program to buy down interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages for first-time
• There is accompanying this bill a general fund appropriation of just over $550,000.
• And we've reduced the rate of tobacco consumption immensely.
• Thompson with the Office of Attorney General here.

Bills: AB568, SB90, SB133, SB147, SB229, SB233, SB240, SB245, SB280, SB378, SB393, SB417, SB434, SB494, SB495, AB62, SB104, SB119, SB132, SB193, SB262, SB422, SB431, SB435, SB468, SB503

Keywords: higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency

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• That's not the case.
• So are you telling me that that is not the case? That shouldn't have been the case.
• I guess generally, yeah, I guess generally how much of our stuff is leased versus owned, and does it
• How many enforcement cases? cases did you prosecute?
• Because they're still liable in those cases. cases to do that.

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel