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• , where we are responsible for planning and funding the Metropolitan Regional Parks and and trail system
• Fund to the Metropolitan Council for operations and maintenance of the regional parks and trails system
• We appreciate the investment in the regional system, which continues to grow visitation over the last
• Again, we thank you for this investment in access to the outdoors and maintaining a well-loved system
• They've been used to make roads safer, property more secure, and energy systems more efficient.

Bills: HF2439

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: environmental protection, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations

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• So, for instance, now we have a system where a hospital, and this was a system that we used during COVID
• So this is looking to create a similar system for mental health beds.
• Has there been an appropriation to help support this system?
• Are you aware that the Department of Mental Health is out for a bid for a new system?
• health department already has and maybe move it to their reporting system and have the existing system

Bills: SB1983 , SB444 , SB1503 , SB1561 , SB592 , SB1501 , SB1946 , SB1567 , SB1833 , SB2026 , SB904 , SB2178 , SB1651 , SB1558 , SB1565 , SB1553 , SB1257 , SB65 , SB1749 , SB1242 , SB1642 , SB640 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1484 , SB1562 , SB1794 , SB1644 , SB1533 , SB933 , SB1555

Committee: House Health and Human Services Oversight

Keywords: SB1983, foster care, resource family partner, resource family partners, Department of Human Services, DHS, child welfare, foster homes, foster children, placement data, data sharing, de-identified data, aggregated data, sibling groups, placement disruptions, foster parent recruitment, foster parent retention, private child-placing agency, Title 10A, Oklahoma

Summary: The committee opened with prayer and then heard a long series of Senate bills, many of them agency request or cleanup measures. Early bills included SB 1983, directing DHS to provide foster care data to resource family partners to better identify foster family needs; SB 444, allowing hospice personnel to control or destroy controlled substances after a patient’s death; and SB 1503, a PCS related to pregnancy resource center outreach and in-state referrals, which drew discussion about virtual versus face-to-face support and was reported out after members agreed to continue working on the language. Other measures advanced included SB 1561 on progressive discipline for certain M.T.M.S. personnel, SB 592 and SB 1946 on alcohol-related licensing/sales issues, SB 1501 and SB 1567 as cleanup or implementation bills, and SB 1833 codifying a SNAP waiver barring candy and soft drinks purchases. The committee also considered several health and human services bills. SB 2026 expanded access to military discharge papers to grandchildren; SB 904 addressed public funds and state facilities, with members raising concerns about legislative interference in medical decision-making and liability; SB 2178 modified alcohol licensing insurance requirements; SB 1651 updated Oklahoma Medical Board license language; SB 1558 clarified the definition of a child for level E group homes; SB 1565 promoted Food is Medicine efforts to improve maternal and infant outcomes; and SB 1553 required psychologist review of appealed adverse determinations involving mental health claims. SB 1257, with a policy recommendation, expanded THC/controlled substance language to align with federal guidelines, and SB 1749 made a cleanup change related to food trailers and LP gas inspections. Later in the meeting, the committee advanced SB 65 with a policy amendment adding fentanyl and xylazine test strips; SB 1242, which included OMMA education and abandoned grow cleanup provisions; SB 1642, allowing shorter acute prescriptions to help reduce addiction risk; SB 640, treating abandoned grow facilities as public nuisances so local governments can abate them; SB 667, clarifying accreditation language for chiropractic programs; SB 1436, requiring hospitals to provide information on obtaining records after stillbirth or miscarriage; SB 1484, codifying medical examiner practices in infant or child deaths; SB 1562, addressing hospice patient solicitation; SB 1794, creating a mental health bed-availability database; SB 1644, seeking data on alpha-gal syndrome to support federal research funding; SB 1533, ensuring burial assistance for Oklahoma veterans who die out of state; SB 933, creating a right-to-try pathway for individualized treatments; and SB 1555, aligning the definition of intellectual disability with federal law. Most bills were reported out do pass, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to a few nays on some measures. SB 1304 was laid over, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.

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• House Bill No. 1244, by the Education Committee, an act relating to regional library systems, providing
• board of directors, powers and duties of the system board, and administration of the Board of Library
• board of directors, powers and duties of the system board, and administration of the Board of Library
• I believe that's a fraud on the system, but I didn't put that in there.
• And, you know, I think that the current system we have in place is already great.

Keywords: 989, all

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• a pathway, as we work over the interim, to take a look at the board, take a look at the higher ed system
• For example, it has been brought to my attention that we really don't have or seem to have a system to
• Having experienced the foster care system and poverty myself, the mission and priorities at ECEAP and
• Having experienced the foster care system in poverty myself, the mission and priorities at e-cap and
• I currently volunteer my time at the Bellingham Public School System, helping out their after-school

Bills: HB2438 , HB2422 , HB2525 , HB2586 , HB2337 , HB2311 , HB2286 , HB2324 , HB2363 , HB2098 , HB2088

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety

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• Those are significant concerns because the civil justice system doesn't operate in a vacuum, right?
• We hold them accountable so we can change the system so your family member doesn't die.
• I just want the system changed. Yes.
• The same way we've changed systems in the hospital.
• Change the system, make the crosswalk safer. That's all. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 2095, which would create training requirements for law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges on negligent driving involving vulnerable users of public ways, and would establish a rebuttable presumption of negligence in certain civil claims when a vulnerable user is injured or killed in a protected area such as a sidewalk, crosswalk, bike lane, or similar designated space. Staff explained that the bill also allows recovery of actual damages, statutory damages, attorney’s fees and costs, and, in limited circumstances, punitive damages if the defendant has previously injured or killed three or more vulnerable road users. Members questioned the unusual nature of punitive damages, the burden-shifting presumption, the three-incident threshold, and whether the education component was tied to the bill’s purpose. The prime sponsor said the training is meant to improve reporting and understanding of existing vulnerable-road-user laws, and said the bill was intended to narrow liability to protected areas and could be amended further, including on the punitive-damages threshold. Supporters, including a widow whose husband was killed while bicycling, Washington Bikes, trial attorneys, a bicycle commuter advocate, and a physician, argued the bill would better protect pedestrians and cyclists, improve police reporting, and reduce the burden on injured people and families who currently must prove negligence after serious crashes. They said the presumption would encourage safer driving and align Washington with similar frameworks used elsewhere. Opponents, including defense lawyers, the Association of Washington Cities, the Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, the Washington Trucking Associations, and the Washington Liability Reform Coalition, said the bill would expand litigation, create uninsurable risks through fee shifting and punitive damages, and could draw cities, businesses, and taxpayers into lawsuits. Some opponents also urged narrowing the bill to individuals and clarifying the protected areas and training requirements. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing and encouraged follow-up and amendment requests before executive session.

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• A name change also in Rule 51 from LRC remote voting system to now the electronic billbook co-sponsorship
• A name change also in Rule 51 from LRC remote voting system to now the electronic billbook co-sponsorship
• A name change also in Rule 51 from LRC remote voting system to now the electronic billbook co-sponsorship
• A name change also in Rule 51 from LRC remote voting system to now the electronic billbook co-sponsorship
• </c><00:30:08.960><c> used</c> coverage for scalp cooling systems used coverage for scalp cooling systems

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 04:28 Election and Swearing In of Constitutional Officers 04:35 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 06:51 HR 1 08:08 HR 2 08:40 HR 3 17:11 Impeachment Petitions reported 18:33 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 20:27 Stand at Ease 20:54 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 28:30 Adjournment 33:05, 958, all

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• I love the tour of the turbine teaching system.
• We have a robust learning management system that has built-in adaptive quizzing, virtual simulation,
• Arbano Ortega is our main contact with the prison system.
• We do some of it through our online learning management system. It's been Moodle up till now.
• to your cooling system, compared to what we have here on site now.

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

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• this weekend for knee pain, you're still testing positive today, you know, as it gets out of your system
• Safety, and it strains our already overloaded courts and jail systems and removes flexibility for the
• That's going to put an incredible burden on our judicial system.
• But when it's just the fact that you have a blood alcohol content in your system, and especially if it's
• And that's what I want to stand up against and just say, hey, we have a systemic problem.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I will say the current system and the way it is working, I believe, works just fine.
• The VA health system, myself, beginning in 1971, 54 years, I have seen.
• Before, we didn't have any access to the VA system, and so we would have to submit...
• credit systems to child support systems.
• feeds into these data broker systems.

Bills: HB 1087 , HB2504 , HB4113 , HB5144 , HB5146 , HB5377 , HB5543 , SB140 , SB264 , SB1244 , SB1343 , SB2121 , HR868

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: property owners, board vacancy, special election, association governance, community management, property owners' association, resale certificate, fees, real estate regulation, homeowners, HB 4113, Texas Rising Star Program, child care, child-care providers, Texas Workforce Commission, TWC, safety barriers, crash-rated bollards, bollards, playground safety

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• My district actually needs a lot of money for a water filtration system, and the need for that is just
• This was before we had our integrated tax system.
• It was before we had our accounting system, so we had to go back and get, you know, Excel files, etc.
• I wanted to talk a little bit about the Regional Arts Council system.
• Then we use our email system.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Five things for a quality property tax system: we have the absolute best property tax system in the United
• We have taxpayer-friendly remedies providing access to the system.
• We're an A-rated district and have been since the rating system started.
• And they have another one coming, and they're going to go to our school system.
• infrastructure, and our health care system, et cetera.

Bills: SB4 , SJR2 , SB 4 , SJR 2

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval

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• The department utilizes a cost allocation system.
• That cost allocation system allows us to maximize federal funds.
• </c> The way our cost allocation system The way our cost allocation system maximizes<00:12:28.160><c>
• So there are uh inputed into the system.
• </c><01:09:16.640><c> So,</c> we have the proper system set up.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The work session was limited to House Bill 1750, a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services’ SNAP administration. Before testimony, Representative Terski distributed a written statement from Representative Priest for the record. Department officials Karen Heert and Nathan White then walked the committee through a chart showing SNAP participation, federal benefit dollars, and state administrative costs, emphasizing that the benefits themselves do not flow through the state budget. They explained that the reported administrative cost includes overhead and cost-allocation methods used to maximize federal reimbursement, and that the current participant count is about 75,000 with the trend steady in recent years. Members questioned whether the reported costs were stable, how much of the administrative expense was directly tied to SNAP, and whether reducing overhead would lower the need for the appropriation. The department said the cost per participant and per dollar distributed would be lower if SNAP were isolated, but that the broader allocation system also supports federal claiming across multiple programs. Officials said SNAP eligibility is redetermined every six months, that the department processes nearly 50 eligibility programs with about 250 field staff, roughly 70 unfunded positions, and a vacancy rate around 25%. They also said most errors in the program are unintentional and can come from either staff or participant mistakes, and that the department reviews errors to identify systemic fixes. The committee discussed the fiscal impact of the bill and related budget issues. DHHS said the current adjusted authorization for 2026 is about $31 million, but actual spending is expected to be closer to $25–26 million because of vacancies and unfilled positions. Members asked whether the $4.4 million shortfall identified in the fiscal note would come from the rainy day fund; staff said it would not be taken directly from that fund, but would reduce the amount available to flow into it at the end of the biennium. The committee also reviewed Senate Bill 603 FN, which was described as an alternative approach that would require DHHS to transfer funds within its existing budget rather than provide new money; officials said it would simply codify an option the department already has. No vote or final action on House Bill 1750 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• So this is $5 billion for the computer systems enhancement fund.
• So this is $5 billion for the computer systems enhancement fund.
• There isn't an equivalent of grow your own in the early childhood system.
• The state election registration and voter information system.
• Section 7 Computer System Enhancement Fund appropriations scenario.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• University system now is issuing credentials and certification.
• University system now is issuing credentials and certification.
• University system now is issuing credentials and certification.
• University system now is issuing credentials and certification.
• University system now is issuing credentials and certification.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began with housekeeping announcements about clearing office file cabinets by May 22, arranging lockers in another building, and the building’s cold temperature. The chair also reviewed the calendar, noting the May 29 reporting deadline, the May 26 Memorial Day closure, and possible dates for subcommittee or committee-of-the-whole meetings. Representative Damon then apologized for his word choice in a prior vote, and the chair accepted the apology. The committee recessed briefly for caucus before returning to the docket. The first bill taken up was SB 98, extending donations to regional career and technical education center programs. Representative Peoples moved OTP, the motion was seconded, and members noted the bill would allow continued private donations to support the program. The committee voted unanimously to pass the bill and then agreed to place it on consent, with discussion noting a fiscal note but no objection to consent. The committee then considered SB 294, concerning lab fees for career and technical education courses. Representative Peoples moved ITL, but members debated whether the bill would create an unfunded mandate or instead simply require that lab fees be addressed in regional agreements. Supporters argued it would make costs transparent and prevent students from being surprised by fees, while opponents said it would shift costs onto sending districts and add to an already underfunded CTE tuition and transportation line. After discussion, the committee voted 10-8 to pass the bill, with Representative Peoples assigned the majority report and Representative Bricky the minority report. Finally, the committee turned to SB 195, which revises the composition and duties of the New Hampshire Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education. The chair initially asked questions about how CTE funding works for part-time students, then corrected that he was on the wrong bill before returning to SB 195. Representative Lad offered amendment 1938H and explained that it largely tracked current law while making changes to council membership, including the appointment process for business and trade representatives. Discussion focused on how the amendment and bill would alter council appointments and whether the current structure should remain, but the transcript cuts off before any final action on SB 195 is shown.

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• Talk about the Medicaid benefits system.
• We can't track their claims because we don't have access to the system.
• But like Chair Jeong (member_13467) said, our veterans deserve systemic change.
• If someone is gaming the system, we're going to make sure the game, the system... shut down.
• Second only to our nation's highway system.

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• SB 1441, relating to transition of the AAHU Regional Health Care System from Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
• Health Care system from Hawaii Health<00:05:35.919><c> Systems</c><00:05:36.400><c> Corporation</c><
• 00:05:37.400><c> into</c> Health Systems Corporation into Health Systems Corporation into Department<
• </c><00:05:46.400><c> Corporation</c> region Hawaii Health Systems Corporation region Hawaii Health Systems
• Queen Health Systems. JC Mikulan, in support. Audrey Suganakagawa, in support.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a long calendar of health-related measures, beginning with SB 297, a proposed constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom. Supporters included medical, labor, and advocacy groups, while opponents, including Hawaii Family Forum and Hawaii Christian Coalition, argued the term “reproductive freedom” was too vague and could be misunderstood. Testimony on SB 350, a similar constitutional amendment protecting contraception, also drew strong support from medical and advocacy groups and opposition from religious organizations; one witness said the measure was especially important to protect reproductive care and contraception. Several bills focused on health system administration and public health. SB 1438 on home care agencies, SB 1439 on nuisances, SB 1441 on transferring the AAHU regional health care system to the Department of Health, SB 1442 on children’s mental health services, SB 1443 on the Department of Health, SB 1444 on general excise tax, and SB 1445 on youth mental health all received mostly supportive testimony from state agencies and community organizations. On SB 1445, the Hawaii State LGBTQ Commission asked that LGBTQI+ and Native Hawaiian youth be specifically considered in mental health services. SB 1450, creating an intensive mobile team pilot for houseless individuals with serious brain disorders, drew support from state agencies and providers; a street medicine advocate said the pilot could help address sustainability, insurance, and service delivery on the streets. The committee also heard testimony on access and workforce measures, including SB 1596 on nursing, SB 1565 on acupuncture, SB 1564 on Medicaid, SB 1418 for an emergency DHS appropriation, SB 1417 on crimes against protective services workers, SB 1411 on Medicaid third-party liability, SB 1399 on a family resilience pilot program, SB 1398 on trauma-informed care, SB 1281 on telehealth, and SB 1279 on telepharmacy. Most of these measures drew broad support from agencies, provider groups, and advocacy organizations. On SB 1281, HMSA opposed the bill as written, warning about audio-only telehealth and federal rule changes, while other health groups supported it as important for rural, kupuna, and disabled residents. On SB 1417, a Honolulu Police Department captain supported stronger protections for DHS workers but could not provide complaint data and said he would follow up later. The hearing ended with the chair noting quorum and asking whether the committee was ready for decision making; no votes or final actions were recorded in the transcript.

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• </c> forth by the community college system forth by the community college system and<00:18:27.080><c>
• </c><00:24:19.240><c> just</c> easy for the administrative system just easy for the administrative system
• </c> speaks to the community college system speaks to the community college system and<00:47:12.160><
• </c><01:00:39.039><c> and</c> go on through the college systems and go on through the college systems
• 00:40.920><c> these</c> the university system because these the university system because these courses

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which clarifies that dual and concurrent enrollment courses may not exceed four credits. Members said the bill came from the community college system and was intended to preserve the program’s high school-to-college pathway. An amendment changing the effective date to passage was adopted 18-0, and the committee then voted 18-0 to recommend OTPA on the bill as amended, with the bill placed on the consent calendar. The committee then retained HB 295 and HB 366, both related to school building aid, after members said the issues were complex and needed more work. Both motions to retain passed 18-0, leaving the bills in committee without reports. The chair also said HB 354 would not be taken up that day because of possible changes from the Department of Education and others. HB 494, funding the math learning communities program, was then amended to flat-fund the program rather than increase it, with members citing budget uncertainty. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted 18-0 for OTPA on the bill as amended, placing it on consent. Finally, HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid, drew debate over whether charter schools should be treated differently from traditional public schools. The committee voted 10-8 for inexpedient to legislate, sending the bill to the regular calendar; Representative Damon was assigned the minority report and Representative Popovic the majority report. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program, where members discussed flat-funding the program at $2.5 million per year and the potential impact on course availability, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• ><c> level</c><00:06:30.880><c> safeguards</c> education and system level safeguards education and system
• </c> can improve outcomes, reduce system can improve outcomes, reduce system strain,<01:38:04.800><c>
• </c> Hampshire's behavioral health system. Hampshire's behavioral health system.
• Our son was failed by the school system. Our son was failed by the medical system.
• </c> son was failed by the medical system. son was failed by the medical system.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• and move it towards a more autocratic, authoritarian system.
• </c><00:19:20.240><c> to</c> use our national education system to use our national education system to
• <c> gender</c><01:25:49.920><c> affirming</c> system that provides gender affirming system that provides
• The the University of Minnesota system.
• </c><01:47:16.560><c> That</c> 24 campuses across the system. That 24 campuses across the system.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> technology systems uh change over time. technology systems uh change over time.
• </c> and make sure that our election system and make sure that our election system is<01:22:12.159><c
• </c> put them into federal election systems. put them into federal election systems.
• If Kansas is any election system.
• </c><02:11:16.800><c> We</c> support of the revenue system. We support of the revenue system.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all