Transcript Highlights:

• I'm here to speak to Section 11 of the strike-all.
• Likewise, in sections 22-23 where the limitations on the number of physician assistants that can be supervised
• And finally, I want to address Section 15, which requires primary care physicians to find out if a referral
• And this is why section 2 of this bill is just so important.

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, I'll tell you what I'm getting at is that I've always had a concern about this section, but then
• The first paragraph there is really just as using this section, The first paragraph there is really just
• using this section for additional tax abatement revenues.
• different tax committee or something so that it's separate, don't pursue having it added to one of your sections

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is already existing language, so it's not a change, but none of the provisions in this section address
• colleagues, is a constitutional amendment to create nominating commissions for each of our universities in Section
• Chairman, I think there are 10 of them in Section 12. to set up. Thank you. Mr.
• Chairman, I think there are 10 of them in Section 12 of the Constitution.

Bills: HB30 , HB120 , HJR1 , SB210 , SB306

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

Transcript Highlights:

• rural health transformation program has been mentioned multiple times today, so I will skip that section
• rural health transformation program has been mentioned multiple times a day, so I will skip that section
• and save you all a little bit of time. but a I will skip that section and save you all a little bit
• They're scattered across multiple sections of Chapter 375. Over time, the industry has evolved.

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• President Pro Tem, members of the Senate: Pursuant to Article 4, Section 5(B)(2) of the New Mexico Constitution
• Pursuant to Article 4, Section 5(B)(2) of the New Mexico Constitution, I am authorizing for your consideration
• President Pro Tem, members of the Senate: Pursuant to Article 4, Section 5(B)(2) of the New Mexico Constitution
• President Pro Tem, members of the Senate: Pursuant to Article 4, Section 5(B)(2) of the New Mexico Constitution

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Yes, that is in, I think, section two of the bill, and it lists several items.
• Don't you agree that under Section 6, deployer means any person doing business in this state that deploys
• this system, and that developer has a different definition under Section 7, which means any person doing
• So if we can look at some of those sections, and I know staff has some questions as well.

Bills: SB5609 , SB6284

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: cultural resources, land use, environmental policy, exemptions, state laws, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, regulation, data privacy, technological impacts, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And it's going to be adding a provision for a DNA section of the bill that allows DNA testing during
• for the potential stormwater recharge sites, and finally defines stormwater for the purposes of the section
• for the potential stormwater recharge sites, and finally defines stormwater for the purposes of the section
• section with that mobile for any questions questions for staff seeing none going back to representative

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a long list of House bills, mostly on third-read consent calendars, spanning appropriations, elections, education, public safety, water, taxation, and criminal law. Early discussion focused on HB 2148, which would give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal funds, described by the sponsor as a transparency measure. Other measures discussed included HB 2091 on insurance-related assessment limits, HB 2122 on reciprocity for BTR-related professions, HB 2138 clarifying firefighter workers’ compensation coverage, and HB 2008 barring public school libraries from using public money to pay library professional associations. HB 2110, removed from consent, would allow school governing body members to pray at meetings, with members noting Supreme Court precedent supporting such prayer. Several bills addressed school safety and parental rights. HB 2142 would create a School Safety Center at the Arizona Department of Education and allow up to 10% of school safety program funds for administration, with supporters citing an audit and lack of oversight. HB 2249 would expand the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require notice if a school employee facilitates social transitioning of a minor and to provide broader access to educational records, with penalties discussed for violations. HB 2074 would add mandatory reporting for anyone in a medical facility who knows a partial-birth abortion is occurring, and HB 2144 would allow child support calculations to begin during pregnancy based on a confirmed pregnancy test and related DNA testing provisions. The committee also took up election-related measures. HB 2022 would make permanent changes tied to the federal Electoral Count Act, including moving Arizona’s primary earlier to preserve military and overseas voting access, while keeping petition dates valid and preserving existing deadlines for candidates. HCM 2001 urged federal designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 supported a separate congressional effort involving CARE and related federal review and designation processes; members debated the distinction between direct designation and a request for federal investigation. HCR 2001 proposed a constitutional amendment to limit voting to U.S. citizens, require government ID to register, prohibit foreign contributions, and end early voting by the Friday before an election. Water, land use, and tax bills were also reviewed. Measures included HB 2024 on snowpack augmentation as a water supply development project, HB 2029 and HB 2030 tightening how Water Conservation Grant Fund money is used, HB 2053 appropriating $100,000 for updated stormwater recharge mapping, HB 2096 expanding revolving fund uses to address cesspools, HB 2097 capping groundwater withdrawal in irrigation non-expansion areas, and HB 2116 funding potential Colorado River litigation. On the tax side, HB 2016 would remove late-filing penalties when no tax is due, HB 2104 and HB 2105 would protect agricultural property owners from repeated reclassification and require notice of inspections, and HB 2289 would update truth-in-taxation examples to reflect higher home values. The committee also heard bills on criminal penalties and other matters, including HB 2043 on felony murder involving an unborn child, HB 2045 on discharging a weapon near a vehicle, HB 2131 and HB 2132 on weapons trafficking and fentanyl penalties, and HB 2062 authorizing a Buffalo Soldiers memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza.

Transcript Highlights:

• So there are a number of sections that have been added.
• state must abide by that state's scope of practice pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause, Section
• Madam Chair, again, the changes are in the qualified immunity section, section 9, page 20.

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 10-page document that also lives on our website, and it's broken up into a handful of different sections
• The remaining sections of this document... ...and into the future.
• The remaining sections of this document are all about supporting that funding goal, supporting the solvency
• The section I'm going to spend a little bit more time on today is the risk management approach.

Committee: Joint Pension Funding Council

Summary: The Pension Funding Council met on October 8 with introductions from council members and staff, then received a detailed presentation from the Office of the State Actuary on long-term economic assumptions and the state pension systems’ financial condition. OSA reported that the combined pension systems are currently 100% funded on a smoothed basis, with open plans above 95% funded, and that legacy Plan 1 systems remain on a path toward full funding under current policy. The actuaries recommended updating assumptions to 3% inflation, 3.5% general salary growth, and a 7.25% investment return, while keeping Plan 1 membership growth at 1%. They also explained asset smoothing, the role of recent strong investment returns, and the expected budget impacts of the recommended changes. Representatives from the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council and the State Investment Board offered supporting perspectives, generally describing the assumptions as reasonable and consistent with their own outlooks. The council also heard an overview of the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program (WACares) from DSHS and OSA. Program staff described the program’s social insurance structure, premium collection, benefit eligibility, and upcoming implementation milestones. OSA reported that the program’s first actuarial valuation showed a positive actuarial balance under the base scenario and recommended no change to the current 0.58% premium rate during the program’s early learning phase, noting that future changes would depend on experience and the program’s risk-management framework. OSA also said the recommendation would remain the same regardless of the outcome of the pending ballot measure affecting investment options. During public comment, a representative of the Washington State School Retirees Association urged continued work on Plan 1 funding and related legislation, while the Association of Washington Cities cautioned against increasing pension assumptions in a way that could raise future employer costs and reduce flexibility for current local government services. In action, the council adopted a motion to maintain the current long-term economic assumptions by a 4-2 vote, adopted the recommendation to keep the WACares premium rate at 0.58% by a 6-0 vote, and then elected Katie Chapman as council chair by unanimous vote. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And uh that committee members is the the total of the changes that section one is making, article one
• members is the the total of the changes members is the the total of the changes that<00:02:52.239><c> section
• > is</c><00:02:53.560><c> making,</c><00:02:54.560><c> article</c><00:02:54.879><c> one,</c> that section
• one is making, article one, that section one is making, article one, excuse<00:02:55.440><c> me.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The one that they got that did not pass was in my section of the county where all the residents came
• So, the solution in this bill is that it amends section 403 to exclude electric generation facilities
• In response to this need, this bill will repeal Section 351.
• Section 43 proposes three simple changes: tracking and reporting how federal workforce development funds

Bills: SB913 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1143 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB1718 , SB1754 , SB2004 , SB2322 , SB2448

Committee: Senate Economic Development

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm just wondering, in the bill, is that in Article 1, Section 1.14, the appropriation transfers?
• general fund, and I was just trying to locate it in the bill, but I couldn't see, other than it's Section
• So, in Section 2 of the bill, specifically, is the language that clarifies that it is the obligation
• Section one, which is in 240, amends 245.256.0, far 5, and would now allow a hearing officer to have

Bills: HF2436 , HF470 , HF2643 , HF2456 , HF102 , HF1367

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, early education, scholarships, funding, children, families, Minnesota education, child care licensing, family child care, child care center, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, correction order, conditional license, fix-it ticket, documented technical assistance, license suspension

Transcript Highlights:

• Just being operated there, it looks to me like your bill, section 3C, says no activities visible from
• mentioned that this doesn't affect the three-day right of rescission, but I see some changes to that section
• In section five of your bill and what they're doing, is there some change?
• And then if you want me to go into the other section, I can do that as well.

Bills: HB303 , HB 1107 , HB 1063 , HB1517 , HB1991 , HB2464 , HB3509 , HB3527 , HB303

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: municipality, local government, Type A, Type B, Type C, change authority, emergency medical services, civil service status, municipal government, public safety, local government code, school funding, education, state budget, local control, equity, tenant legal services, eviction, low-income tenants, disability rights

Transcript Highlights:

• The current section related to GRT deductibility, 7-9-53, addresses the same.
• The current section relates to the sale of real property.
• presenters, it is the one that was done by the Tax and Revenue Department, and I'm looking primarily at Section
• It's on Section 3, and we're talking about Medicaid reimbursements. Where should no Medicaid be?

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Transcript Highlights:

• the committee substitute to joint resolution 1 if approved by Texas voters would amend article 1 section
• a safe place to live with that said I just have a couple of questions I noticed that you added in section
• And so in that section, one of those is a terrorist act. threat and I'm just what exactly constitutes
• I believe under article 3 section 52 of the Constitution they can't pass out money to people for any

Bills: SJR 1 , SB 9 , SB 40 , SJR 36 , SJR 1 , SJR 5 , SB 9 , SB 40

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform

Transcript Highlights:

• The implementation of certain aspects of Section 404 and mitigation bank approvals are a major source
• Congress created the streamlined nationwide permit under Section 404, which is meant to be completed
• The Natural Gas Act section 7 gives FERC full siting and permitting authority over interstate natural
• Alternatively, the Federal Power Act in section 216 creates a natural interest electric transmission

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Keywords: environmental review, permitting process, infrastructure, bipartisan legislation, economic growth, Nucor, West Virginia

Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.

Transcript Highlights:

• When you look at the yellow sections, you can see that it clocks in between 21.75% to 22% of just the
• We've got two minutes for everyone on deck on this section of the hearing.
• And so if you look up in the Constitution right now under Article VIII, Section 1-B, and scroll down
• to the date section where it's amended.

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

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:34:19.599><c> Uh</c><00:34:20.000><c> it</c> regarding section 8 housing.
• Uh it regarding section 8 housing.
• </c> their section 8 program. their section 8 program. um<00:34:35.440><c> halted</c><00:34:36.159><c
• </c><00:41:20.319><c> 8</c> appropriated funds under section 8 appropriated funds under section 8 available
• </c> considering accepting section considering accepting section 8<00:47:41.200><c> in</c><00:47:41.440

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:51:25.599><c> We've</c> management section to do that. We've management section to do that.
• By having the entire section under a prospective repeal, it would be actually creating risk as opposed
• ,</c><01:45:52.880><c> then</c> were to repeal that whole section, then were to repeal that whole section
• By having the entire<01:45:59.679><c> section</c><01:46:00.400><c> under</c><01:46:00.719><c> a</c><01
• :46:00.880><c> perspective</c> entire section under a perspective entire section under a perspective

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c> of having them as a separate section, of having them as a separate section, but<00:18:12.000><c
• President. section. section.
• 1876K and section 302, that the Senate establish the order of consideration of bills on general file
• </c> whole and pursuant to Mason section whole and pursuant to Mason section 1876K 1876K 1876K and<02
• ><02:20:03.920><c> Senate</c> and section 302 that the Senate and section 302 that the Senate establish

Keywords: 916, all