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• completely consistent with a requirement for election integrity, uh, in that these ballots can be audited
• Risk-limiting audits have been performed, and they are performed by the Ranked Choice Voting Resource
• Well, the cast vote record is made public, and in California they don't have a, a post-election audit
• In Georgia, we didn't have that problem because our post-election audit process caught it.
• The bill also creates two Class A misdemeanors for the authority responsible for procuring the election

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• In that these ballots can be audited, risk-limiting audits have been performed, and...
• Well, the cast-vote record is made public, and in California, they don't have a post-election audit process
• We didn't have that problem because our post-election audit process caught it, in addition to the fact
• From end to end, from the voter registration cleanup to the voter experience to the audit process on
• The bill also creates two Class A misdemeanors for the authority responsible for procuring the election

Bills: HB376, HB817, HB 1297, HB1478, HB1661, HB1783

Keywords: HB 817, Texas Election Code, majority vote, majority threshold, ranked-choice voting, preferential voting, instant runoff voting, vote reassignment, ballot ranking, election administration, public office election, Election Code Section 2.0215, runoff elections, plurality vs majority, voting systems, education reform, budget allocation, teacher retention, student performance, accountability measures

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• . $603,200 in trust funds to procure testing equipment for the electric vehicle testing program.
• All right. $603,000, $603,200 in trust to procure testing equipment for the electric vehicle testing
• As an aside, we also learned that the department has received zero findings in operational audits by

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met to hear member-led presentations on agency budget requests after prior meetings with the agencies. Representative Barnaby summarized the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ fiscal year 2025-26 request, highlighting major funding for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, Florida Forest Service wildfire and land management needs, citrus disease and research efforts, a new Conner Complex facility and lab, agricultural water and BMP projects, agricultural law enforcement staffing and equipment, maintenance and vehicle needs, and federal grant-related spending. No vote was taken on the department’s request during the meeting. Representative Bartleman presented the Department of Environmental Protection request and said the subcommittee supported it fully. The request emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality grants, springs, harmful algal bloom and red tide response, alternate water supplies, resilience and flood prevention, beach and coral reef restoration, land acquisition and state parks, and cleanup of petroleum, dry cleaning, and hazardous waste sites. Representative Alvarez asked DEP to provide a list of the most contaminated lakes, along with estimated costs, so the committee could prioritize cleanup efforts. Representative Black summarized the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission request, which included additional law enforcement funding in high-demand areas, oyster and reef restoration, habitat restoration, heavy equipment for land management and prescribed burning, a water survival training center, and red snapper data research. Representative Salzman then presented the Department of Citrus request, describing a lean agency budget focused on operations, PALM readiness, marketing and consumer awareness, greening-resistant plant material, and building repairs; the workgroup recommended fully funding the request. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair and staff for the more member-driven budget process, and the subcommittee adjourned without objection.

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• know if it was an internal audit or their own audit or in an audit—highlighted irregularities in the
• :26.880> own<00:48:27.040> audit<00:48:27.440> or<00:48:27.680> in<00:48:
• 27.920> an<00:48:28.599> audit internal there own audit or in an audit internal there own
• audit or in an audit um<00:48:29.920> highlighted<00:48:30.440> irregularities<00:48:31.240
• internal auditor Andor the annual audit internal auditor Andor the annual audit will<00:53:50.359

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They had a joint legislative audit and review commission report that raised serious concerns about the
• They had a joint legislative<00:03:15.519> audit<00:03:16.000> and<00:03:16.239> review
• <00:03:16.640> commission legislative audit and review commission legislative audit and review
• power rate class customers to procure power rate class customers to procure additional<00:30:13.760
• Um very similar to procurement program.

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house

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• I went through their audits for the past several years.
• Where's the forensic audit? Where's the supporting schedules?
• So, as Assemblywoman Flynn said, maybe what's in that audit report is real...
• Maybe what's in that audit report is real. Maybe what's in the audit is real.
• I think we need to incorporate quarterly audits into that as well, for sure.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• seeks to provide Texas Parks and Wildlife Department with the flexibility to establish different procurement
• These restrictions and requirements have led the led to the department having difficulty procuring private
• HB 3088 grants TPWD targeted authority to establish procurement standards and procedures for items bought
• It would address TPWD's issues while retaining procurement oversight for the Comptroller's office.
• Requires THC to adopt rules for nonprofit partnerships including safeguards on spending, audits, and

Bills: HCR6

Keywords: Meals on Wheels, senior services, nutrition, community support, volunteerism

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• and you tie that ended on March, 7th will allow the state treasurer to do a study or starting a procurement
• Go through procurement process, too.
• It's very important that you have a 3rd party audit associated with those whether it be quarterly to
• But with this, people would have that opportunity conducting regular audits which have been mention that's

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <05:49:32.480> It of our existing procurement code. It of our existing procurement code.
• process statute, but prohibits emergency procurement or procurement using exceptions in the law.
• process statute, but prohibits emergency procurement or procurement using exceptions in the law. ...
• process statute, but prohibits emergency procurement or procurement using exceptions in the law. ...
• process statute, but prohibits emergency procurement or procurement using exceptions in the law.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the pledge, established a quorum, dispensed with reading the journal and bill introductions, and then moved through announcements recognizing visitors in the galleries, including cancer advocacy groups, Mississippi Math and Science School students, a gospel choir, Leadership Greater Jackson, and other guests. Members also made several commendations, including recognition of Elena Johnson’s softball accomplishments and a student’s appointment to West Point. On the general calendar, the House passed House Bill 1076, the SAVE Act of 2026, by a vote of 122-0. The bill is described as a consumer protection measure for veterans that prohibits pay-to-refer arrangements, tightens standards for paid claims assistance, requires written agreements and limits upfront or nonrefundable fees, and adds privacy and disclosure safeguards. The House also passed House Bill 223, designating a segment of Highway 537 as the Sergeant John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway, by 122-0. The chamber then passed House Bill 1112, which revises state aid road division laws to expand purchasing authority, increase authorized vehicles, and allow unused county road funds to be reallocated after a period of time, by 120-1. House Bill 737, with an adopted amendment, allows Medicaid providers to repay certain non-fraud overpayments in installments when immediate repayment would cause hardship and aligns the repayment timeline with federal law; it passed 116-0. The House also passed House Bill 479 on marriage and family therapy and psychology licensure changes, adopting an amendment that extends the time to verify credentials for out-of-state applicants and provides a temporary license, by 121-0. Additional bills passed included House Bill 991 on third-party registration systems for used motor vehicle parts dealers and scrap metal processors (118-0), House Bill 1072 creating voluntary portable benefits accounts for independent contractors (119-0), House Bill 1137 revising CPA licensure education and experience requirements (118-1), House Bill 571 extending the foreign-national contribution ban to ballot measures (111-1), House Bill 630 allowing certain county electors to serve as municipal poll managers in small municipalities (113-4), House Bill 858 requiring election equipment internet connectivity to be disabled on election day (116-1), House Bill 788 changing how affidavit ballots can update voter registration information, with an amendment adopted, (115-3), and House Bill 908 tying Mississippi’s mail-ballot counting rule to the outcome of pending federal litigation so state and local races would be treated the same if the current federal-race rule is struck down (the bill was under discussion at the end of the excerpt).

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• Many of you are familiar with the Auditor General’s audit findings on that in January of this year.
• Many of you are familiar with the Honor General's audit findings on that in January of this year.
• It was just the Auditor General that audited it. ADE didn’t have any role in it.
• It was just the auditor general that audited it. You didn't really have any role.
• In a job I had prior to this, as the XO for Phoenix PD, I oversaw procurements for our agency.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee began with brief announcements and thanks to staff and members as this was described as the last regular House Education Committee meeting of the 57th Legislature. Chad Heinrich of the University of Phoenix invited members to an upcoming lunch-and-learn on artificial intelligence and education. The chair and ranking member both offered closing remarks recognizing staff, pages, and public testimony over the session. The committee then heard SB 1497, which requires school districts with at least 300 employees and a self-insurance program to seek quotes for health coverage and related services at least every four years, with some exceptions for certain self-insurance arrangements. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to increase competition, transparency, and better benefits for school employees. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed 10-0 with a due pass recommendation. Members next considered SB 1711, which directs the State Board of Education to compile age-appropriate resources on preventing and recognizing inappropriate contact, including sexual conduct, and requires schools to make those resources available to students and parents. Supporters said it would provide vetted, voluntary resources without mandating curriculum; opponents argued it was too limited and should include more robust, trauma-informed, age-appropriate sex education and accessibility requirements. The bill passed 7-3. SB 1798, creating a FAFSA awareness program and school designation for schools that promote FAFSA completion, also passed after testimony from a college student and the Arizona Board of Regents in support; the vote was 8-2. The committee also heard SB 1143, which requires schools to submit federal civil rights data collection information to ADE and directs ADE to publish an annual school safety report. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure for parents and policymakers, while opponents said it was duplicative, could be misused, and should apply to private schools as well. It passed 7-3. Finally, SB 1684, as amended, creates a private right of action against public schools for serious physical injury caused by bullying after a prior report and a negligent failure to respond; an amendment narrowed the bill to on-campus or school-sponsored events and removed verbal reports from the definition of prior report. Trial lawyers and the ACLU opposed it, warning about litigation and zero-tolerance discipline, while supporters said it would hold schools accountable for serious bullying. The amended bill passed 6-3.

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• <00:27:13.120> of funding to do um individual audits of funding to do um individual audits
• This bill allows the that audit.
• And secondly, we have asked our audit department to audit the process in addition to a third-party audit
• And secondly, we have asked our audit<00:30:25.600> department audit department audit department
• School finance audit payments.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The committee and floor took up House Bill 1411, which concerned the Cover All Colorado program. Debate centered on whether removing the program’s cap would create an open-ended entitlement and add pressure to the state budget. Supporters and opponents argued over fiscal impacts, with several members saying the program had grown far beyond its original cost estimate and that the state needed to protect the budget and maintain a balanced plan. The bill was ultimately passed as amended. House Bill 1412 was then considered, authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover Medicaid overpayments in certain provider audits, including ABA therapy and non-emergency medical transportation. Sponsors said the measure would help recapture millions in overpayments tied to fraud, waste, and abuse, and noted safeguards such as strict benchmarks, internal audit review, and a third-party audit firm. An amendment striking the word “alleged” from the bill was adopted, and the bill passed as amended. House Bill 1413, which changes leave provisions for certain public servants, was also approved. The bill removes a statutory cap on how much sick leave state employees may earn, while leaving actual leave policies to departments and bargaining agreements, and increases annual military leave to align with federal law. Members described it as a modest employee-benefit measure in a year without across-the-board pay raises. The House also laid over House Bill 1410 until later in the day and received the committee of the whole report on a large slate of other bills. Later, Representative Richardson sought to reverse the committee’s action on an amendment to House Bill 1389, which involved the comprehensive human sexuality education grant fund, arguing the grant program should be repealed if it is no longer funded.

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• So, what this bill does is it allows the county commissions to set up what they call a procurement purchasing-type
• /c><00:04:20.880> they<00:04:21.040> call<00:04:21.199> a<00:04:21.440> procurement
• uh set up what they call a procurement uh set up what they call a procurement purchasing<00:04:23.040
• Basically what it does is it raises the audit requirement limit from 300,000 to 500,000, and from 300

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.
• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.
• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.
• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.
• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.

Keywords: 958, all

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• need additional assistance with an internal audit as well as advisory services from MMB.
• unit at MMB um that will internal audit unit at MMB um that will provide<00:19:59.039> services
• <00:20:02.400> staff<00:20:02.720> and have their own internal audit staff and have
• work um secondly we we initial audit work um secondly we we received<00:20:23.280> funding<00
• There was an OA audit that highlighted issues with retroactive pay adjustments last spring and summer

Bills: HF10

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, 1183, house

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• provide notice to PAPS that are not compliant with the required annual report, otherwise known as the audit
• worked very diligently to try to get them in compliance by filling out the registration form or the audit
• Stacy has done a lot of work with the audit forms, getting everybody compliant and reviewing that.
• And staff continues to work with in the NG911 RP committee, mission critical partners, and procurement
• It's something we need to take back and take a look at it for this next audit. That's a great idea.

Keywords: 914, all

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• different agencies, including the Pentagon, which is the one agency that is... continued to fail audits
• It's obviously an important area for the President to ensure that the Bureau of Audit and Procurement
• can't promulgate regulations that are harming the economy and the American people. of Audit and Procurement

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• It's the state's audited financial report, audited by the Office of Legislative Auditor.
• I sit on the Audit Commission.
• <01:00:53.080> I've I sit on the audit commission. I've I sit on the audit commission.
• the audit that was 3 years earlier. the audit that was 3 years earlier.
• OGM and the Office of State Procurement. OGM and the Office of State Procurement.

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: SB1303, SB1343, SB1435, SB1438, SB1444, SB1641, SB1765, SB1916, SB2067

Keywords: workers' compensation, workers comp, Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission, Administrative Workers' Compensation Act, self-insurance guaranty fund, multiple injury trust fund, physician advisory committee, advisory council on workers' compensation, workers' compensation court, insurance, employer liability, self-insured employer, fund transfer, records transfer, agency reorganization, statutory cleanup, technical corrections, Title 85A, SB1343, Vision Plan Contractual Requirements Act

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• Could you tell me how far behind DES is on required federal audits? Mr.
• The program is constantly being audited.
• We are up to date on federal audits for unemployment insurance.
• The program is constantly being audited. We are up to date on federal audits for unemployment.
• Two years behind on responding to federally mandated audits.

Bills: HB2070, HB2129, HB2227, HB2439, HB2667, HB2745, HB2773, HB2825, HB2873, HB2876, HCR2005, HCR2044, SB1002, SB1036, SB1054, SB1271, SB1432, SB1435, SB1437, SB1439, SCR1022, SCR1031, SCR1033

Keywords: flood relief, Gila County, emergency funding, public safety, environmental cleanup, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractic board, state board of chiropractic examiners, license discipline, unprofessional conduct, patient records, record retention, HIPAA, conflict of interest

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1036, which would tighten unemployment insurance eligibility by requiring five weekly work-search actions, weekly reporting to DES, cross-checks against outside data sets before payment, and employer reporting when former employees refuse work or return-to-work offers. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is aimed at reducing fraud and overpayments and encouraging faster reemployment, while DES said it was neutral but warned of implementation costs, added workload, and possible impacts on apprenticeship programs and appeals. After a technical amendment was adopted, the bill received a do-pass as amended recommendation on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered SB 1054, a strike-everything amendment dealing with city and town emergency measures. The bill would make local emergency ordinances and resolutions subject to referendum, with a 30-day filing window and a ballot vote determining whether the measure remains in effect. Mayors and council members from Payson testified in support, describing repeated use of emergency clauses to pass tax and bond measures and arguing the practice undermines the constitutional referendum right; the League of Arizona Cities and Towns opposed the bill, saying it would defeat the purpose of emergency powers and slow city responses to true crises. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a do-pass as amended recommendation on a 4-2 vote. Next, SCR 1022 was heard, proposing to increase the House from 60 to 90 members, with three House districts nested within each Senate district, subject to voter approval and delayed applicability. The sponsor argued the change would improve representation by reducing the number of constituents per legislator and make Arizona more in line with other states; some members raised concerns about cost, logistics, and the need for more study, while one public witness strongly supported the measure. After adopting an amendment delaying implementation from 2033 to 2043, the resolution received a do-pass as amended recommendation on a 5-2 vote. The committee also approved SB 1271, which would bar municipalities from penalizing businesses based on the number of emergency-service calls or the value of stolen or damaged property, with exceptions for malicious, knowingly false, or frivolous calls. Supporters said the bill protects businesses from being discouraged from calling 911, and the Goldwater Institute said it would preserve access to emergency services while still allowing action on false alarms; the bill passed 6-1. SB 1437, requiring public records to be provided in the least expensive manner possible and electronically when requested, also passed unanimously after testimony from Goldwater about high fees and delays for electronic records. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1439, a strike-everything amendment creating a Conservative Grassroots Network special license plate and fund, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that item.

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• So with the degree of saving that's coming up from these extra audits...
• Until they're actually seen, people say, could there be duplicate audits?
• Well, you know, once we find the audits, we can actually. see to the degree of the problem.
• So I'm not afraid of duplicate audits. EMRs allow this stuff to be done, actually, fairly.
• The RAC is what handles audits under the fee-for-service claims.

Bills: SB500, SB719, SB912, SB1232, SB1467, SB1777, SB1864, SB2023, SB2119, SB2458

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction