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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Texas Ethics Commission Jun 12th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you have any trial dates or other obligations that would prevent us from meeting in early December
  • Legislative advertising is defined in statute as a communication that supports or opposes a measure,
  • In this instance, it's different enough to prevent the misappropriation.
  • I'm embarrassed to the nth degree that this happened, and I'm doing everything in my power to prevent
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • But this prevents that.
  • Mandating that companies outsource their repair service to a third-party network prevents them from being
  • House Bill 476 would prevent manufacturers from ensuring that the privacy, safety, and security of their
  • Faulner's concern about the lawsuit component of it, but at the same time, I think there has to be some measured
Bills: SB324 , HB395 , HB222 , HB310 , HB285 , HB144 , HB251 , HB380
Committee: House Judiciary
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Judiciary Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Legal aid exists in our state because We save Florida millions of dollars annually by preventing costly
  • does not only allow us to offset the interest with wire fees and other transactions; we have fraud prevention
  • good in that regard because the gamma survey gives you a lot of good information and it's easy to measure
  • To prevent wrongful evictions or financial harm to Missed notices and amended this amendment to require
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 10th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • THIS MEASURE SEEKS TO FACILITATE REPAIRS OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S AUTHORIZED NETWORKS.
  • TO ONE THIRD PARTY NETWORK PREVENTS THEM TO STAND BEHIND THE SAFETY AND SECURITY.
  • SENATE BILL 1132 WOULD PREVENT MANUFACTURERS FROM ENSURING THAT THE PRIVACY SAFETY AND SECURITY OF CUSTOMERS
  • I WOULD NOT WANT TO PREVENT AN 18-YEAR-OLD SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE 18 FROM LEARNING ONE FOURTH LESS THAN
Keywords: 999, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate of the 89th Legislature Feb 19th, 2025 at 11:00 am

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She has a special emphasis of preventive care women's health, thyroid disorders, diabetes and geriatrics
  • support the federal government in implementing this law, Texas needs to establish comparable detention measures
  • state's commitment to protect our citizens and assist the federal government in their efforts to to prevent
  • creates a pathway for a taxpayer or resident of the political subdivision to seek junctive relief to prevent
Bills: SJR 1 , SB 9 , SB 40 , SJR 36 , SJR 1 , SJR 5 , SB 9 , SB 40
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 04/27/26

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, to start, there's no equal measure of insourcing or adequate context for how much has been outsourced
  • Missed visits can lead to worsening conditions and preventable hospitalizations."
  • </c> preventable hos- hospitalizations." preventable hos- hospitalizations."
  • It is clear, just by the presentation before us today, that these devices are very effective in preventing
  • </c> preventing derailments. preventing derailments.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Local Government Mar 25th, 2026

Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • It’s not an anti-local-control measure; it is local control through voter control.
  • I just gave you two ballot measures that were overwhelmingly passed.
  • You tell me, when's the last time you saw over 80% and 90% approval on any ballot measure?
  • These were two ballot measures where voters came out overwhelmingly in support of change.
  • Is there anything preventing voters from putting, like, a county charter rewrite on the ballot or, you
Summary: The committee first met in executive session and unanimously voted Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 914 and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3467 due pass. HB 3467 was amended before passage; the sponsor said the changes clarified that any tax authority would apply only if a tax change is actually approved, corrected county/city references, and fixed ballot-language issues involving sheltered workshops. Members generally praised the sponsor’s work, though one member noted concern about shifting more burden to sales taxes. The main public hearing was on H.J.R. 107, which would place before voters a constitutional question allowing Jackson County to consider separating Kansas City from the county or otherwise altering its charter government. Sponsor Rep. Steinmeyer argued the measure was about voter sovereignty and local control, citing prior Jackson County ballot measures and saying entrenched local power had blocked reform. Supporters echoed that Jackson County residents were frustrated with representation, taxes, and county governance. Opponents, including Kansas City and chamber representatives, argued the proposal was unnecessary, costly, procedurally unclear, and potentially destabilizing; several members also questioned the 10-year resubmission clause, the exclusion of local officials from the transition process, and the statewide fiscal impact. No action was taken on the resolution during the hearing. The committee then heard Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 975, dealing with ambulance district mergers and community paramedic/mobile integrated health services. Senator Black and supporters said the bill would help struggling rural ambulance districts merge without disrupting billing, contracts, or service, and would expand community paramedic care for low-acuity patients and hospital-at-home models. Several witnesses from ambulance and fire districts described successful programs and said the bill would improve patient care and help rural areas. Opponents, including ambulance and fire district representatives, supported the merger provisions but objected to Senate-added language they said would let districts provide community paramedic services across jurisdictional lines without memorandums of understanding, undermining local control and negotiating power. The hearing ended with testimony still ongoing after a recess for floor session; no vote on SB 975 was reported in the transcript.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And without this information, the Legislature cannot measure the gap between the segments' emerging capital
  • There's no metric used to measure that. There is. We don't specifically measure that.
  • The day-to-day preventive maintenance, which is partly why some of our systems are so old, because they've
  • How are we measuring the $14 million that was spent—roughly half apparently has been spent already and
  • What are we measuring there? Certainly, we are measuring all kinds of things.
Summary: The committee’s first major discussion focused on higher education facilities across UC, CSU, and the community colleges, with Chair Alvarez framing the issue as a final budget hearing before the May Revise. The LAO presented findings that campuses have grown substantially in buildings and square footage, while classroom and lab utilization remains below legislative standards and deferred maintenance backlogs continue to rise. The LAO also emphasized that the state and segments lack comprehensive data on capital renewal spending and recommended better reporting, clearer funding targets, and long-term planning for renewal and maintenance. UC, CSU, and community college representatives each described large five-year capital plans, aging facilities, seismic and deferred maintenance needs, and the role of student housing, while noting that construction costs are rising faster than inflation. Members questioned the segments about debt service, utilization rates, and how projects are prioritized. UC said its debt service tied to state support is about $665 million annually and described a $30 billion five-year capital financial plan, including housing, medical centers, and building renewal. CSU said it has about $31 billion in five-year needs and more than $8 billion in deferred maintenance, with funding coming from a mix of state-related and one-time sources since the state shifted capital responsibility to CSU. Community colleges said their unmet facilities needs total about $33.5 billion and explained their use of a scoring matrix and FUSION system to rank projects. The chair and members pressed all three systems to better distinguish between projects that are truly shovel-ready and those that are long-term needs, and discussed whether facilities condition data, total cost of ownership, and more standardized metrics should guide future bond proposals. The committee then turned to Proposition 2 and the Governor’s proposed community college capital outlay projects. The Department of Finance said Prop. 2 provides $1.5 billion for community colleges and that the Governor’s budget proposes 29 projects, with two continuing Prop. 51 projects also included. The LAO supported the overall use of the funds but raised concerns about the current 65/35 split between modernization and growth, the unusually large share of gymnasium projects, and some scoring metrics that favor larger campuses and certain regions. Community college officials said the scoring system was developed through participatory governance and would take one to two years to revise, but they supported the funding and agreed to follow up on questions about project categories and the rationale for the weighting. Members also suggested giving more weight to modernization, regional access, and intersegmental or collaborative projects. A final item addressed the CalKids program. The Department of Finance proposed $56,000 ongoing General Fund for three positions, while the LAO recommended approving two positions but rejecting a manager position until the current $7.5 million marketing campaign is evaluated. ScholarShare’s executive director said CalKids has enrolled more than 5 million children, with nearly 600,000 claims and over $45 million distributed, and argued that additional staff and outreach are needed to reach a goal of 1 million claimed scholarships by the end of 2025 and to implement AB 2808. Members asked about marketing effectiveness, data sharing, and eligibility rules, and the program said it is expanding partnerships with Cradle to Career and CSAC. No final vote was taken in the hearing, and the chair indicated the facilities item would be held open.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • the resources that we're putting in where where we where are we, where we're going and how we're measuring
  • Warren are on ACCESS POINT standards and there is an assessment specifically developed to measure students
  • So Florida remains committed and has been committed to measuring the progress and achievement for all
  • >> In terms of measurable student performance. Thank you. I want to see the receipts. >> Thank you.
  • But I know that the department shares the same vision and and and wants to C can prevent where we can
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I will walk through one agency to prevent your eyes, everyone with the format of the overviews.
  • They're looking for a family vacation and that covers a very broad swath of our country by measuring
  • spend and again, taxpayer dollars that we're spending generate real and measurable results.
  • While federal reporting measures are part of the letter grade calculation, our evaluation goes above
  • All of our local boards are meeting federal measures.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (04/16/2026)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:06:39.600><c> the</c> important role in preventing the important role in preventing the resurgence
  • </c> protect children from preventable protect children from preventable disease<00:15:14.880><c> and
  • </c> conditions for outbreaks of preventable conditions for outbreaks of preventable disease.<00:16:00.959
  • </c> preventable disease. And and Mr. preventable disease. And and Mr.
  • </c><00:58:43.839><c> um</c> foster care system need to prevent um foster care system need to prevent
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (04/01/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> measure and it takes a while to do it. measure and it takes a while to do it.
  • I urge you to support this measure and get rid of this highly unfair and ineffective program that is
  • I urge you to support this measure and get rid of this highly unfair and ineffective program that is
  • All the measurables when it comes to tread depth, brake measurements, that is all set forth in the inspection
  • We currently have 3,500 school buses on our roads today. measurements, that is all set forth in measurements
Committee: Senate Commerce
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Armed Forces Apr 7th, 2026

Veterans and Armed Forces

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the Veteran Suicide Prevention Act. House Bill 1495 got passed in the Senate.
  • That's the Veteran Suicide Prevention Act.
  • So there's a current federal bill that basically does what our other bill did last week and prevents
  • There are guidelines and there are safety measures in there.
  • That is meant to just prevent abuse.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2535 in executive session. Members adopted a House committee substitute and two cleanup amendments, including clarifications related to Gold Star spouses and a correction to a property tax exemption amount for veterans. The substitute was then approved, and the committee voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 2535 do pass by a recorded vote of 15 ayes and 1 no. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 974, which Senator Black described as a consumer-protection measure aimed at preventing exploitation of veterans by unaccredited claims assistance companies. The bill would restrict compensation for referrals and certain claims work, require written agreements, cap fees tied to benefit increases, and prohibit upfront fees and misleading practices. Supporters, including a former VA official and several veterans, argued the bill would provide needed guardrails and choice for veterans navigating a difficult claims process. Opponents, including the VFW and Missouri veterans groups, argued the bill conflicts with federal law and could legitimize paid claims assistance outside the VA accreditation system; they urged striking the contested section and relying on existing federal rules and Missouri consumer-protection law instead. Testimony also covered several other provisions folded into SB 974, including military leave for public employees, National Guard-related items, survivor benefit tax deductions, and the MoGives living organ donor language. Witnesses on the organ donor provision said it would help service members avoid financial hardship while donating organs. The hearing ended without a vote on SB 974, and the chair announced the committee was out of time and adjourned.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 19th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the reason we want that is it prevents applicants from withholding critical information when making
  • My mother was continuously lied to and, in all measures, misled me and my family to stall the legal path
  • My family is praying for justice, peace, healing, and, more importantly, the prevention of future violations
  • restrictions would erase important lessons about people like Pete Buttigieg, Harvey Milk, Alan Turing, and prevent
  • honest conversations about LGBTQ+ families and students. and prevent honest conversations about LGBTQ
Committee: Senate Education
Summary: The committee first approved minutes from March 9, 10, and 11, 2026. It then took up Senate Bill 1336, a proposal to codify civics and American founding content in Idaho social studies standards. Sponsor Senator Anthon said the bill was a work in progress and asked that it be sent to the 14th order for amendment, citing concerns about flexibility, local control, and implementation. Testimony from school groups was generally supportive of the goal but raised concerns about codifying standards in statute, the Western civilization requirement, staffing and scheduling impacts, and funding for curriculum changes. The committee voted to send SB 1336 to the 14th order. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 1412, a school hiring and reporting bill combining earlier proposals on educator misconduct disclosure, mandatory reporting, employer verification, Professional Standards Commission reporting, and whistleblower protections for private school employees. Senator Nichols said the bill was intended to create uniform statewide protections and transparency. Testimony strongly supported the bill from several educators and advocates who described failures to report abuse, retaliation against whistleblowers, and cases where alleged offenders remained employed. The committee voted to send SB 1412 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 832, which would change career technical education hiring rules by replacing a fixed 6,000-hour industry experience requirement with standards set by the State Board of Career Technical Education. The bill was presented as a way to improve recruitment and retention of industry professionals, and it passed with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard House Bill 711, creating alternative authorization pathways for school principals and superintendents through either a grow-your-own route or an executive leadership route. Supporters argued it would help districts, especially rural ones, recruit leaders and that it was optional; opponents said it lowered standards, did not solve retention problems, and could weaken preparation in school law, finance, and instructional leadership. Despite objections, the committee voted to send HB 711 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee revisited House Bill 516, which would restrict classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity and had an amendment clarifying that incidental references in certain subjects would not be prohibited. Testimony was sharply divided, with supporters framing it as a parent-rights and transparency measure and opponents warning it would chill instruction and invite litigation; discussion focused on the meaning of “incidental reference” and the bill’s private right of action, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • There is no silver bullet to prevent fraud, but this legislation is a key step.
  • The bank came and got it because they loan money on it, which is why we need to prevent issuing money
  • This is measured as an average across the county.
  • It certainly prevented it from going up six or seven percent.
  • It took a long time to be able to get our licensure, which also prevented our counties from being able
Summary: The House met after a quorum call and several members introduced job shadows, interns, and 4-H guests. Once 93 members were present, the chamber moved to House Bills for Perfection. House Bill 1707 was taken up first and amended with a title change; sponsors said it would stop the Department of Revenue from taxing credit card processing fees charged to vendors. Members described it as a small-business measure, and the bill was ordered perfected and printed as amended. The House then considered House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2819, which would authorize rounding cash sales to the nearest five cents in light of the penny’s elimination. Supporters said it would give businesses clear authority to round and avoid compliance problems or lawsuits. The substitute was adopted and the bill was ordered perfected and printed. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2103 followed, a property-fraud and notary-fraud bill that would require warning signs in recorder offices, increase penalties for false filings and notary-related fraud, and raise fines for notary seal vendors. Supporters said it was aimed at deterring deed fraud and protecting homeowners; some members questioned whether it went far enough or whether it could burden honest notaries. The substitute was adopted and the bill was ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1800, dealing with the Hancock Amendment inflationary growth factor for property tax assessments, drew the most debate. An amendment changed the title and another amendment lowered the cap on revenue growth from 5% to 3% when inflation exceeds that level. Supporters argued it would help taxpayers keep more of their money; opponents warned it would reduce funding for schools, fire districts, ambulance districts, libraries, and community colleges and could force more frequent ballot measures. The amendment and the bill were both adopted, and the bill was ordered perfected and printed. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2600, which would create a clearer process for ambulance district consolidation and improve rural EMS access, was also amended to preserve county commission authority over subdistricts, allow at-large districts in some cases, require voter approval for mergers, and tighten timing and election procedures. Members said the changes would help struggling ambulance districts while keeping local control, and the substitute was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The House then adjourned after announcements about upcoming committee meetings and events.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Dec 5th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Contractors are prevented from being able to mobilize on site.
  • to self-certify compliance, and looking at capping review cycles to three formal review cycles to prevent
  • So that exemption should also be clarified to prevent the creation of hard-to-build or unbuildable lots
  • So that exemption should also be clarified to prevent the creation of hard-to-build or unbuildable lots
  • opportunity to speak and engage in the process, even if there are code limitations or whatever that prevent
Summary: The committee heard a series of presentations on comprehensive plan updates, permitting reform, special purpose district coordination, and subdivision reform. Pierce County and the City of Redmond described their recent comprehensive plan updates, emphasizing housing production, transit-oriented development, middle housing, preservation of affordable housing, and the need for technical assistance and clearer state guidance. Both jurisdictions said the planning process took years and was complicated by overlapping state requirements, changing legislative mandates, and multiple review authorities. Redmond in particular said mid-course legislative changes forced supplemental environmental review and added significant cost and delay, and both local governments asked for more stability, clearer statutes, and better-aligned timelines. Presenters from the architecture, building official, and development sectors focused on permitting delays and proposed ways to speed housing delivery. Dave Boucher of AIA Washington argued for a provisional construction permit process for projects stamped by licensed professionals, along with mandatory deadlines and fewer stalled review cycles. Tim Woodard of WABO described existing tools such as pre-application meetings and phased approvals, noting they can improve certainty but also require staff time and careful coordination. Representatives from Master Builders and D.R. Horton said permit and subdivision delays add substantial cost to housing, citing studies showing months of delay and tens of thousands of dollars added per home, and urged administrative approvals, concurrent review, self-certification, and limits on repeated review cycles. The committee also reviewed a Commerce-led task force report on integrating special purpose districts into Growth Management Act planning. The task force recommended early invitation and notice to water, sewer, school, port, and other service providers during countywide planning policy and comprehensive plan updates, better coordination on grants and capital projects, updated water system coordination plans, and improved school siting and funding alignment in fast-growing areas. Speakers stressed that the recommendations were intended to be light-touch and focused on better communication rather than major statutory overhaul, while also noting that rural and slow-growing areas should not be burdened with the same requirements as rapidly growing jurisdictions. On subdivision reform, FutureWise and the City of Spokane discussed making more subdivision decisions administrative, preserving vesting, clarifying exemptions, and reducing unnecessary notice and appeal steps. Spokane described local reforms such as smaller minimum lot sizes, unit lot subdivisions, and reduced-process “minor engineering review” for simple plats, while raising concerns about new notice requirements and appeals to city councils for technical plat decisions. Across the hearing, members repeatedly returned to the theme that local governments, builders, and state agencies need clearer, more coordinated rules to reduce delay and uncertainty while still protecting safety and planning goals.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee Oct 28th, 2025

A&B Finance Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We know that diet-related diseases are directly linked to preventable health conditions.
  • We know that dietrelated diseases are directly linked to preventable health conditions that means lower
  • the changes that are coming to SNAP with new work requirements going into place, new cost-share measures
  • reach out, because at the end of the day they really want to help people and they really want to prevent
  • reach out, because at the end of the day they really want to help people and they really want to prevent
Summary: The committee heard an interim study on expanding or simplifying sales tax exemptions for Oklahoma nonprofits. Representatives Stark and Schreiber said the issue has been filed repeatedly over several sessions and framed it as a bipartisan effort to keep more charitable dollars in service of communities rather than paying sales tax. Schreiber also suggested broader tax reform or an omnibus approach rather than continuing to add individual exemptions. Marnie Taylor of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits gave an overview of the sector, describing nonprofits as a major part of the state economy and safety net, and argued that many organizations are highly regulated, under-resourced, and facing declining donations and funding. She said the current patchwork of exemptions is uneven and that a blanket or broader exemption would help organizations serving public needs. Committee members asked for sources behind some of the poverty, education, and health rankings cited in her presentation. Several nonprofit leaders testified about how sales tax affects their operations. RG Foods described the cost of opening neighborhood grocery markets in food deserts and said sales tax on a Tulsa project would divert about $85,000 from programming. Jubilee Partners, Skyline Urban Outreach, the Pencil Box, the Tulsa Police Foundation, Blue Rose Ranch, and Legacy Parenting Center each explained how exemption status or the lack of it affects food assistance, school supplies, public safety equipment, animal rescue, and diapers and family support. Members asked follow-up questions about food desert definitions, budgets, and how much sales tax savings would change operations. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the study concluded with closing remarks emphasizing that the exemption would keep more money in direct services and support the nonprofit sector statewide.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • If they don't want to honor it, nothing really is going to prevent them from removing it. destroying,
  • So all we're asking for is to prevent the... trial by ambush. Now, I can also tell you this.
  • So I would encourage you to support SB 2196 and update our protective measures. in alignment with the
  • The purpose of the magistrate's order is to prevent the defendant from inflicting after the defendant
  • family violence or assault from going so many yards within their home, work, or school, and also prevents
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • homelessness and housing arena, CalVet has an important part in the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention
  • So those are two important measures of total production, and we have different prices at those points
  • illegal production and distribution of marijuana, and to prevent the illegal diversion.'
  • Illegal production and distribution of marijuana and to prevent the illegal diversion of marijuana from
  • back, where we tried to get additional funding for the AG's EPIC program, which is the eradication prevention
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held an informational hearing on budget issues for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Cannabis Control, the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, and the California Arts Council. The chair noted there would be no votes. CalVet gave an overview of its programs serving veterans and families, including transition assistance, county veterans service officers, education approvals, housing and homelessness programs, home loans, long-term care homes, and state veterans cemeteries. Members asked about future long-term care needs for aging veterans, staffing and recruitment challenges at veterans homes, and the Yountville steam infrastructure replacement project, for which CalVet sought a $38.8 million reappropriation and said federal reimbursement was expected. CalVet also discussed the role of county veterans service officers in helping veterans file claims and avoid predatory unaccredited representatives. The Department of Cannabis Control described its regulatory role from seed to sale and requested one position to implement SB 1064’s combined activities license. Members and public witnesses focused heavily on the illicit cannabis market, enforcement staffing, and the impact of taxes and fees on the legal market. DCC said it had roughly 87 enforcement positions with about a 15% vacancy rate and more than 200 compliance staff. Its economist presented the 2024 cannabis market report, which found licensed production and retail quantity were up, but retail value and prices were down, with an estimated 11.4 million pounds of illicit production and about 60% of California consumption still coming from the illicit market. Industry witnesses argued the legal market is in crisis, urged repeal of the scheduled excise tax increase, stronger enforcement against illicit cannabis and hemp-derived intoxicants, and expanded retail access. The Department of Consumer Affairs briefly presented nine budget proposals, including a $2.6 million ongoing request to maintain a business modernization system for several boards and bureaus. The Commission on the Status of Women and Girls described its work on economic and educational equity, health care, violence prevention, student rights, and archival and outreach projects, and said its budget request would convert limited-term positions to permanent. A member urged the commission to narrow its priorities toward current issues such as affordability, child care, and women’s health. The California Arts Council outlined its role as the state’s only statewide arts funder and requested restoration of $5 million in local assistance; supporters testified that the funding would leverage additional local investment and help sustain arts access, especially in rural communities. The hearing ended after the non-presentation items were noted and no further public comment was offered.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 31st, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • The best measure, in my opinion, would be to reduce it to zero, get rid of the requirement, and allow
  • This approach does not align with the structure of these leases and prevents otherwise eligible providers
  • It prevents budget shortfalls.
  • HB 3093 prevents this by ensuring tax rate calculations reflect a more realistic revenue. expectations
  • This timeline keeps tax calculations on schedule and prevents any prolonged financial uncertainty for
Committee: House Ways & Means