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• To modify the timeline for examinations of health maintenance organizations and contract providers from
• Madam Chair, Senator Figueroa, there is an appeal process and, uh, ultimately the CFO of the grant tour

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

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• So we work by a consensus process going through the different needs of the agencies, the priorities of
• Chair, answered the second part of that question before we get to the process for you, Mr. Chair.
• So it was more of a process protest vote than anything.
• And so I'd like to get that $90 million back, and I'd like to get that road in process.
• And so that's an observance for really just sort of our whole process, not with this department.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• It allows them to see that and process the words.
• It's one of those things—it's a continuous process.
• So we're in the process of figuring out how to embrace AI.
• Contract whenever parents are working or going to school.
• Everybody gets a full-time contract.

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• condition that is not immediately visible, one that may affect how they communicate, respond, or process
• One that may affect how they communicate, respond, or process instructions. Mr.
• condition that is not immediately visible, one that may affect how they communicate, respond, or process
• House Bill 813, Representative Stevenson, an act relating to contracts.
• House Bill 814, relating to contracts.

Keywords: 958, all

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• and due process resources.
• We are in the long-term process.
• The whole procurement process will be so different.
• A PEER REVIEW PROCESS MUST BE IMPLEMENTED UNDER.
• THE GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED, AS I MENTIONED, THROUGH A PEER REVIEW PROCESS, AND IN THAT PROCESS

Bills: SJR4 , SJR40 , SJR81 , SCR37 , SCR39 , SB22 , SB32 , SB33 , SB36 , SB38 , SB95 , SB209 , SB249 , SB311 , SB326 , SB365 , SB458 , SB609 , SB660 , SB664 , SB693 , SB732 , SB745 , SB760 , SB762 , SB779 , SB783 , SB785 , SB868 , SB871 , SB883 , SB921 , SB955 , SB993 , SB996 , SB1008 , SB1057 , SB1067 , SB1151 , SB1171 , SB1210 , SB1255 , SB1265 , SB1267 , SB1271 , SB1307 , SB1313 , SB1316 , SB1318 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1365 , SB1426 , SB1470 , SB1484 , SB1494 , SB1559 , SB1592 , SB1596 , SB1598 , SB1637 , SB1677 , SB1706 , SB1758 , SB1762 , SB1786 , SB1809 , SB1818 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1871 , SB1967 , SB2064 , SB2077 , SB2112 , SB2148 , SB2320 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SJR36 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SJR4 , SJR40 , SJR27 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SCR38 , SCR37 , SB921 , SB609 , SB660 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB304 , SB1023 , SB204 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB955 , SB957 , SB541 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB1062 , SB711 , SB746 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB507 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB1567 , SB310 , SB311 , SB505 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1841 , SB1008 , SB2016 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB860 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1537 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB984 , SB619 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1877 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB731 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1058 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB508 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719 , SB287 , SB2143 , SB1245 , SB261 , SB1247 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB1882 , SB618 , SB38 , SB393 , SB1371 , SB1365 , SB2243 , SB2226 , SB2039 , SB1919 , SB1895 , SB1598 , SB1493 , SB1810 , SB1791 , SB1706 , SB1644 , SB1238 , SB783 , SB458 , SB22 , SB651 , SB897 , SB1809 , SB1080 , SB745 , SB826 , SB989 , SB1320 , SB1437 , SB2320 , SB2289 , SB1171 , SB664 , SB1637 , SB2064 , SB868 , SB1079 , SB1243 , SB1504 , SB1851 , SB1879 , SB2237 , SB1257 , SB2034 , SB1522 , SB883 , SB249 , SB1318 , SB1151 , SB596 , SB1191 , SB226 , SB570 , SB870 , SB991 , SB60 , SB365 , SB1067 , SB1786 , SB326 , SB1401 , SB1592 , SB1728 , SB1265 , SB586 , SB529 , SB217 , SB209 , SB1923 , SB1559 , SB1839 , SB387 , SB1874 , SB1872 , SB1873 , SB1921 , SB1883 , SB1677 , SB95 , SB1620 , SB1838 , SB2024 , SB2429 , SB1999 , SB511 , SB2309 , SB2166 , SB871 , SB510 , SB33 , SB2420 , SB1860 , SB1541 , SB1316 , SB1314 , SB1313 , SB1426 , SB1398 , SB1869 , SB1750 , SB1871 , SB36 , SB855 , SB1233 , SB760 , SB2425 , SB2037 , SB1758 , SB1759 , SB2365 , SB1924 , SB762 , SB1271 , SB1818 , SB605 , SB1405 , SB1762 , SB1968 , SB1977 , SB2077 , SB2148 , SB2321 , SB1967 , SB1662 , SB1663 , SB2124 , SB2204 , SB1855 , SB863 , SB37 , SJR39 , SCR1 , SCR27 , SCR32 , SCR42 , SCR6 , SB2232 , SB819 , SB2078 , SB2252 , SB1962 , SB2253 , SB825 , SB1577 , SB1184 , SB2018 , SB2206 , SB1901 , SB1030 , SB2368 , SB1963 , SB1960 , SB1643 , SB1625 , SB1299 , SB841 , SB668 , SB584 , SB231 , SB2411 , SB1085 , SB2431 , SB2231 , SB1490 , SB530 , SB34 , SB1261 , SJR81 , SB32 , SB458 , SB664 , SB693 , SB868 , SB1008 , SB1267 , SB1307 , SB1321 , SB1484 , SB1637 , SB1809 , SB1822 , SB2064 , SB2112 , SB2320 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB609 , SB660 , SB921 , SB779 , SB1470 , SR388 , SB3042 , SB440 , SB2876 , SB3042 , SB440 , SB2876

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, emergency powers, legislative authority, governor powers, disaster management, tax exemption, ad valorem, tangible personal property, income production, SCR 37, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Panama Canal, Texas ports, port infrastructure, maritime trade, shipping lanes

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• </c> to how that process uh works and Mr. to how that process uh works and Mr.
• Nelman about this process?
• Nelman about um this process? I I Mr. Nelman about um this process?
• </c> the the claims uh process looks like. the the claims uh process looks like.
• </c> um and we can start that uh that process um and we can start that uh that process going<00:54:30.720

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Let's say that you got your buck processed without being tested, and I fed that meat to my family.
• Of the 70 that were infected, how many deer would have contracted CWD from them?
• one positive test does justify enough for us to have a targeted removal, you should consider this process
• So I don't know in this whole process if you can promote... I thought you did a great...
• Yeah, so we talked to our conservation agent, and they kind of walked us through the process that it

Committee: House Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources

Summary: The House Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1885, Representative VanSkoik’s bill. The committee moved the bill “do pass” and approved it by roll call vote, 22-0. After that action, the committee held a special presentation by the Grundy County R-5 FFA agriculture issues team. The FFA students presented a skit and discussion on chronic wasting disease (CWD) and the Missouri Department of Conservation’s targeted removal practices. Their presentation laid out competing concerns from farmers, deer hunters, families using venison, and conservation officials, including crop damage, hunting economics, deer population health, food safety, and the spread of CWD. Committee members asked questions about CWD prevalence in Grundy County, the Wisconsin and Kansas experiences, human health risks, Share the Harvest, testing practices, and the economic effects of deer hunting versus deer damage and collisions. Members praised the students’ preparation and presentation, and several offered suggestions about strengthening their factual support and economic data for competition. The committee also discussed the controversy around MDC’s CWD policies and the decision to pause targeted removals while more research is done. The meeting ended with thanks to the students and adjournment of the committee.

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• constitutes a valid right-of-way and a valid highway versus one that was never completed through the process
• originally begun in 1905, and the county commissioners in Shoshone County really never completed the process
• It would require a public hearing process when the road is created, and it would put the county on notice
• Each of the associations has a different process for selecting representation onto our council.
• We were able to accelerate it into the program to get that under contract, hopefully going to advertisement

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 533, which would eliminate the vehicle registration sticker program. The sponsor said the stickers are often unreadable or obscured, law enforcement already runs plates during stops, and the change would save the Idaho Transportation Department an estimated $300,000 while keeping the agency neutral. Senators asked about other states that have ended sticker programs and the original purpose of the stickers; the sponsor said the visual color system was once used to identify expired registrations, but that is no longer effective. The committee moved the bill to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation, and the motion carried. The committee also introduced RS 33330, sponsored by Senator Hart, to clarify what constitutes a valid right-of-way and highway. Hart described a recent Shoshone County dispute involving an old, incomplete road process and a vague legal description that led to litigation over access across private property. The proposal would require a record, survey, and public hearing process, and would make clear that counties or highway districts are not obligated to maintain every public right-of-way. The motion to introduce the RS passed. Members then received an update from the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (ELTAC). The administrator reviewed the agency’s role serving cities, counties, and highway districts through training, technical assistance, and administration of federal and state transportation programs. She highlighted federal aid projects, the T2 training center, grant-writing assistance, the Children Pedestrian Safety Program, and the Leading Idaho Local Bridge Program, noting major investments, completed bridge projects, and the use of state funds to accelerate repairs and reduce local taxpayer burden. The committee asked about ELTAC’s coordination with ITD and how local governments seek funding help. Finally, the committee approved the February 10, 2026 minutes and adjourned.

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• constitutes a valid right-of-way and a valid highway versus one that was never completed through the process
• originally begun in 1905, and the county commissioners in Shoshone County really never completed the process
• It would require a public hearing process when the road is created, and it would put the county on notice
• Each of the associations has a different process for selecting representation onto our council.
• We were able to accelerate it into the program to get that under contract, hopefully going to advertisement

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 989, all

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• contaminant,' which under current law could be read to pull common farming practices into a permitting process
• Is there been a case where this has interrupted a farmer's process of what they're doing?
• So in this case, in a water contaminant, it's really, the way I see it, in an ag process, it could be
• It's just about the permitting process. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome.
• A few examples of point sources are wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, food processing

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

Summary: The Special Committee on Rural Issues met with a quorum and first went into executive session, where House Bill 2686 was voted do pass on a 10-0 roll call. The committee then moved to public testimony on House Bill 3076, sponsored by Representative Doyle Justice, which would remove the words “water contaminant” from a Clean Water Law provision. Justice and supporters said the change is intended to clarify that routine agricultural practices and non-point sources, such as runoff, sediment, manure, fertilizer, grazing, and field drainage, are not subject to DNR permitting, while point sources like wastewater plants and CAFOs would still remain regulated. Committee members focused heavily on the distinction between point sources and non-point sources and on whether the bill would exempt harmful pollution. Justice and witnesses explained that the bill would not remove DNR authority over point sources or egregious conduct, but would prevent permits for diffuse, routine runoff that cannot realistically be permitted event-by-event. Several members used examples like deer, dogs, cattle, and rain runoff to probe the issue, and witnesses repeatedly said the bill is meant to eliminate uncertainty and avoid absurd permitting requirements. Support came from the Missouri Corn Growers Association, Missouri Agribusiness Association, Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Dairy, and Missouri Wine and Grape Board/Missouri Grape Growers Association. They argued the bill aligns state law with existing federal and state practice, preserves voluntary soil and water conservation programs, and provides regulatory certainty. No opposition testimony was offered, and the hearing on HB 3076 concluded with no further business before the committee.

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• ...who express their concerns over social media about mosquito-based abatement districts and the process
• The powers and duties of the director still go through a process of a public hearing.
• applications are made through design standards, if you're going to open up a new landfill and the process
• So there's several steps in this process that would reside with the DEQ director, the authority there
• But it doesn't relieve or excuse the director from going through a public process.

Committee: House Local Government

Summary: The committee met on January 28, 2006, approved prior minutes, and then considered several RS introductions. RS 33076, dealing with mosquito abatement districts, would allow property owners to opt out of spraying by request to county commissioners and add penalties for noncompliance; members raised questions about notice, whether the opt-out affected taxes or only spraying, and whether the bill could hinder abatement, but the motion to introduce passed. RS 33014 would consolidate solid waste regulation under DEQ rather than health districts, with the sponsor saying it would improve consistency and could save money; members asked about fiscal effects, DEQ authority, EPA involvement, and whether the bill affected haulers, and it was introduced. The committee also heard RS 32909-C-2, which would raise the state reimbursement rate for housing state inmates in county jails from the current $55/$75 structure to a flat $80, citing a gap between county costs and state payments; members requested county-by-county impact data and the motion to introduce passed. Finally, RS 32985 would preempt local anti-discrimination ordinances that go beyond state law, with the sponsor arguing it would protect religious freedom and reduce regulatory burdens on businesses; opponents argued it would override local control and asked for data on economic impacts. The bill was introduced on a 14-2 roll call vote, and the committee noted it would be heard later in the Juden Rules Room.

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• These proposals were drafted in a consensus process by a multidisciplinary judicial commission on Mental
• SB 1164 amends the emergency obtainer process in Texas to enable this non-criminal remedy to be enabled
• None of the due process protections afforded under the statute are lessened by Senate Bill 1164.
• It simply opens up the intake process.
• However, the SCJC responded with a generic letter saying they cannot process our complaint due to the

Bills: SB 53

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

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• training can be done as it relates to that equipment while still maintaining the owner-operator contract
• SB1164 amends the emergency detainer process in Texas to enable this non-criminal remedy.
• None of the due process protections afforded under the statute are lessened by Senate Bill 1164.
• It simply opens up the intake process.
• However, the SCJC responded with a generic letter saying they cannot process our complaint due to...

Bills: SJR27 , SB53 , SB311 , SB1164 , SB2807 , SB1574 , SB 53

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• Members of the committee, there were some significant issues that we found through this process.
• 639, we are dealing with the hiring of or the appointment of an executive secretary and how that process
• If you do something on a bill one week, it sometimes doesn't get processed correctly.
• The board also continues to have... the board also continues to have an attorney on a $550,000 contract
• It has made a mockery of the legislative process in our state, and finally, it has made a mockery of

Bills: HB159 , HB110 , HB114 , HB115 , HB116 , HB123 , HB125

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, pharmacy, pharmacist licensure, Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, renewal fees, continuing education, disciplinary actions, sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• We're going to have a fair bidding process. We're going to have a fair bidding process.
• </c> RFP process. RFP process. &gt;&gt; Okay. &gt;&gt; Okay. &gt;&gt; Okay.
• . process. process.
• </c> labor board which slows down the process labor board which slows down the process because<02:00:
• So I know how the process works.

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

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• installation to be able to save money by using the county or the state agency to be part of that bid process
• Section two is that bid process. Section two is something completely different that's not related.
• </c> and data collection process. frankly. and data collection process. frankly.
• Governor Abbott signed the bill starting the process in Texas.
• So those are the general need process.

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

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• So this is a proposal to integrate community support approval process reports.
• I believe it codifies ACS, and then also there's a temporary approval moratorium and a process report
• So this is a proposal to integrate community support approval process reports.
• </c> community support approval process community support approval process reports<00:26:03.120><c> um
• </c> approval moratorum and and a process approval moratorum and and a process report.<00:26:11.679><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:26:30.560><c> for</c><00:26:30.720><c> qualified</c><00:26:31.320><c> out-of-state</c> process for
• So, I like to make sure I’ve got we’ve got processes thought through and implications mapped out.
• So, I like to make sure I’ve got we’ve got processes thought through and implications mapped out.
• And so, contracts are regulated under contract law and consumer protection laws in their statutes right
• 01:24:58.680><c> contract</c> contracts are regulated under contract contracts are regulated under contract

Bills: HF4493 , HF3133 , HF4595 , HF4143 , HF4142 , HF3756 , HF4289 , HF1724 , HF2291 , HF4568 , HF4547

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: opioid use disorder, OUD, medication-assisted treatment, MAT, pharmacist prescribing, pharmacy practice, controlled substances, Schedule III, Schedule IV, Schedule V, DEA registration, Board of Pharmacy, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, buprenorphine, naltrexone, harm reduction, prescription authority, pharmacist intern, Minnesota pharmacy law

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• You see benefits, utilities, contracted services like financial aid service that we utilize, our Canvas
• services like uh financial contracted services like uh financial aid<00:12:09.800><c> service</c><00
• </c><01:22:41.480><c> the</c> through the recruitment process the through the recruitment process the
• As you know, federal funding is a contract, so what you get the funding for, that’s what you have to
• As you know, federal funding is a contract, so what you get the funding for, that’s what you have to

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But this is also a process. It's always a process.
• So as this process unfolds, we'll see if this thing gets some traction. I certainly hope it does.
• But this is also a process. It's always a process.
• So as this process unfolds, we'll see if this thing gets some traction. I certainly hope it does.
• So as this process unfolds, we'll see if this thing gets some traction. I certainly hope it does.

Summary: Senator Nathan Johnson presented a pair of bills he described as a comprehensive cannabis reform package for Texas. He said one bill would regulate hemp-derived THC with a 21-and-over purchase age, a 5 mg THC threshold, testing, labeling, licensing, packaging, and marketing standards, an advisory committee to report to the Legislature, and a tax structure that would direct revenue to public health, law enforcement, testing, and the Texas Compassionate Use Program. He also said the legislation reflects work by Chairman Ken King and is intended as an alternative to a total ban, which he argued would be unenforceable and undesirable. Johnson said the second bill would decriminalize possession and personal use of up to 2 ounces of marijuana, allow limited home cultivation, and create a path to expunction for people convicted of conduct that would no longer be illegal. He argued current Texas THC laws are inconsistent, harmful, and disproportionately affect communities of color, while also diverting law enforcement resources. He said the bills aim to create a more consistent and enforceable framework and to support medical THC use. Supportive testimony came from Shawn Salvahi, a veteran and Texas Cannabis Collective representative, who said decriminalization and homegrow would help veterans and first responders and that leaders should correct mistaken policy. Senator Molly Cook, an ER nurse, also backed Johnson’s approach and opposed SB 5, saying prohibition has failed, worsened safety, and created criminal and economic harms. In questions, Johnson said the Senate is likely to move SB 5, that the House could still change the outcome, and that he has been consistent in opposing a ban since 2018. The discussion also briefly touched on redistricting, with participants urging attention to flooding and criticizing proposed maps, but the main action was the presentation and defense of the THC bills ahead of floor consideration.