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• The development of Texas A&M Fort Worth is a multi-institution campus that brings together two of our
• The development of Texas A&M Fort Worth is a multiple institution campus that brings together two of
• That review is especially important when we develop exceptional item requests for the legislature.
• Actually developing the materials themselves is an important part of that.
• Because at the time, I know that was crucial to my development.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Higher Education met to review interim charges on the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Available University Fund (AUF), the Higher Education Fund (HEAF), and the Texas University Fund (TUF). Legislative Budget Board staff outlined how each fund works, including PUF’s constitutional role for UT and Texas A&M, HEAF’s capital support for institutions outside those systems, and TUF’s research funding for eligible universities. They also described TUF’s growing corpus and distribution changes, and noted which institutions are nearing eligibility. Committee members asked about distribution formulas, comparisons to other states, and how funds are allocated among system institutions.

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• What role does Louisiana Economic Development play in research and medicine?
• I guess when I see economic development and Louisiana Department of Economic Development, I think about
• We put lots of taxpayer money into economic development.
• And this window to get these kind of industrial economic development, excuse me, economic development
• And this window to get these kinds of industrial economic development, excuse me, economic development

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 267, which would change the membership rules for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors by adjusting appointment qualifications, term limits, and nomination procedures. Vice Chair Thomas explained the bill was meant to address the lack of nominations from existing entities and to allow the governor more flexibility, especially in smaller districts. After adopting a technical amendment, the committee reported HB 267 favorably. The committee then considered House Bill 478 on utility overcharge reimbursements. The bill, as amended, requires utilities to clearly label reimbursements on customer bills and sets a deadline for issuing refunds. After discussion with the Public Service Commission and utility representatives, the committee changed the reimbursement timeline from 45 days to 90 days and clarified that the bill would not interfere with larger settlement or regulatory credits. HB 478 was then reported favorably as amended. The longest discussion centered on House Bill 924, a consumer protection measure aimed at contractors who solicit residential property owners after declared disasters. The author said the bill was intended to curb predatory storm-chasing and fraudulent insurance-related practices, while still allowing emergency mitigation work. The committee adopted technical amendments and then a conceptual amendment shortening the catastrophe response period from six months to 30 days. Testimony was split: the Insurance Commissioner and some roofing industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to deter fraud, while other contractors argued it would hurt small businesses, limit legitimate door-to-door work, and not solve enforcement problems. The bill remained under consideration after extensive testimony and public comment.

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• Health equity staff conduct trainings for MDH staff and for grant recipients and develop and implement
• Health equity staff conduct trainings for MDH staff and for grant recipients and develop and implement
• </c><00:31:00.080><c> and</c> and for Grant re ients and develop and and for Grant re ients and develop
• It is comprised of at least 17 public members and four legislators, and its duties include developing
• resources and recommendations developing resources and recommendations for<00:48:20.520><c> quality<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Following the development of legislation such as Act 181 reform has been fascinating and has deepened
• Following<00:16:08.040><c> the</c><00:16:08.120><c> development</c><00:16:08.600><c> of</c><00:16:08.720
• and implementation of of development and implementation of school<00:55:57.680><c> policies</c><00:55
• </c> to students and staff that is developed to students and staff that is developed by<00:57:22.960>
• </c><00:59:54.000><c> a</c><00:59:54.080><c> model</c> agency of education must develop a model agency

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• I think the opponents brought up the different stages of development.
• Not necessarily out of any nefarious intent by the developers, but the actual impact is real.
• When we're talking about businesses and developers, we're talking about those who are developing the
• Apple forces app developers to pay exorbitant fees to operate...
• Apple forces app developers to pay exorbitant fees to operate through their store.

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• But there... ...failure to develop safeguards, someone can try to hold them liable, but developers and
• Third, it prevents a developer or employer from using the supersede.
• On health care entities and AI developers whenever there is harm resulting from a professional using
• Strict liability on the health care facility and developer will only discourage the use of AI in the
• This measure would have a detrimental impact on the responsible development and implementation of new

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, beginning with AB 2651 by Bonta, which would require schools to notify parents when school vaccination rates fall below herd immunity thresholds. Supporters, including family physicians, PTA representatives, and medical groups, said the bill would improve transparency and help parents protect children and vulnerable family members. Opponents argued the data could be misleading, could identify medically exempt or conditional students, and might lead to stigma or discrimination. The bill was later moved out of committee on a due-pass-as-amended motion, with one no vote recorded on the roll call. The committee also heard AB 2123 by Aguirre-Curry on medical debt relief, AB 1570 by Wilson to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary breast diagnostic and supplemental imaging, AB 2201 by Berner to restore Medi-Cal eligibility and renewal flexibilities, AB 2448 by Berman to strengthen privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care records, AB 2034 by Addis on food additive safety and transparency, and AB 2598 by Krell to require better notification of next of kin when a patient dies in a hospital. Each bill drew strong support from authors, advocates, and affected individuals, while some drew opposition from insurers, industry groups, or transparency critics who raised concerns about cost, duplication, implementation, or unintended harm. Several bills were moved forward on due-pass-as-amended motions, including AB 2123, AB 2201, AB 2448, AB 2034, and AB 2598. The committee also heard AB 2551 by Elhawary, which would require health plans to collect and publish data on how often enrollees must go out of network for behavioral health care and why. Supporters said the measure would expose access barriers and high out-of-pocket costs, especially for communities of color and people with language access needs; opponents said it would add another reporting mandate and might not solve provider shortage problems. Members generally expressed support for the bill’s goals and several described personal or district-level experiences with behavioral health access problems. The bill was then moved out of committee on a due-pass motion. The committee also took up consent items and other procedural motions, with multiple bills reported out and some placed on call.

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• With that, why don't we start with EDD, the Employment Development Department.
• It varies depending upon the estimate in the project documentation that we developed with CDT.
• This is about workforce development. Okay. Thank you.
• This investment strengthens public safety, addresses... ...development. Okay. Thank you.
• So I don't know if that's development teams you bring on.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We have with us today the Employment Development Department, the Public Employment Relations Board, the
• With that, why don't we start with EDD, the Employment Development Department?
• This is about workforce development. Okay. Thank you.
• She is, development. Okay. Thank you.
• So I don’t know— is that development teams you bring on?

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision proposals for labor, public safety/judiciary, and transportation, and no votes were taken. In Part A on labor, the Employment Development Department described funding for EDD Next document management work, updated UI loan interest costs, disability insurance and paid family leave benefit increases, WIOA adjustments, UI and school employee benefit changes, an EMT training reappropriation, and a technical correction tied to an EDD Next reversion. PERB discussed reduced funding requests for AB 288 due to litigation and a proposal to implement AB 1 covering legislative employees. DIR presented proposals for legal unit reclassifications, two major IT modernization projects, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COIA reappropriation, and trailer bill language requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and removing a salary cap for the DWC administrative director. CalHR proposed consolidating employee assistance services into a statewide contract with enhanced support for first responders, and CalPERS and CalSTRS presented budget adjustments tied to investment costs, state contributions, and benefit overpayments. Members focused heavily on the unemployment insurance debt and interest payments, asking why the administration had no concrete plan to pay down principal. Finance and LAO explained that the state’s UI tax structure has long been insufficient and that any long-term solution would need to address both the outstanding federal loan and the structural imbalance in employer taxes. Questions also centered on EDD Next costs and timelines, with the chair asking for clearer long-term project cost estimates and Finance noting that future maintenance and operations costs will continue after implementation. On DIR’s emerging technologies unit, members asked whether it would address AI-driven workplace harms; DIR said the unit would focus on physical workplace safety issues involving AI, robotics, autonomous equipment, and related guardrails, while LAO noted broader labor-practice questions would likely fall outside Cal/OSHA’s scope. In the CalPERS discussion, members raised concerns about transparency in private equity and external management fees, while CalPERS said higher fees reflect a strategy of greater private-market and active-management exposure and are offset by higher net returns. Members urged more information on specific investments and future reporting. For CalSTRS, Finance presented routine contribution and overpayment adjustments, but members also raised broader transparency concerns that CalSTRS staff said they would follow up on separately. Public comment in Part A was dominated by strong support for an immigrant worker emergency relief fund, along with support for apprenticeship and workforce proposals and PERB staffing. The chair and members said they would follow up on where the immigrant relief proposal should be considered, noting it may belong in another policy area. The hearing then moved into Part B with an overview of Judicial Branch-related May Revision items, including court interpreter funding, appellate court security, workload cap changes, lactation room implementation delays, and a reduction to the state court facility construction backfill.

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• </c> Responsibility and Economic Development. Responsibility and Economic Development.
• Secretary, call the next committee. development. Senate bill number 360 development.
• Senate bill number 325 development.
• </c> From the Committee on Transportation and ... development. Senate bill number 329 development.
• Senate bill number 330 development.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. It adopted motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be taken up throughout the day. The chamber received multiple House messages and a gubernatorial confirmation, including House Bill 1 on motor vehicles, Senate Bill 170 on health insurance, and Senate confirmation 90 for Chenica Johnson Anom to the Alabama Cickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, all of which were referred to the appropriate committees. The Senate later concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill 170 by a 29-0-1 vote. Committee reports covered a wide range of measures, with favorable reports and, in several cases, amendments or substitutes. Judiciary reported favorably on House Bills 228, 132, 347, 405, 86, 263, and 302, and on Senate Bills 318 and 260; State Government Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 435, 97, and 407 and Senate Bill 361; Education Policy reported favorably on Senate Bills 337 and House Bills 520 and 75; Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reported favorably on House Bills 303 and 477 and Senate Bills 360, 325, 329, and 330; Transportation and Energy reported favorably on Senate Bills 341, 354, and 340; Veterans and Military Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 465 and 307 and Senate Bills 338 and 359; and Local Legislation reported favorably on Jefferson County Senate Bill 243 and Shelby County House Bill 532. These reports generally advanced the bills to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The Senate also confirmed George Pierce to the Alabama Ethics Commission by a 33-0 vote after a favorable committee report, with several senators offering brief remarks of congratulations. In motions and resolutions, the chamber adopted Senate Joint Resolution 77 honoring the Section boys basketball team and Senate Joint Resolution 78 honoring the North Sand Mountain girls basketball team for state championships. It also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 79 establishing a legislative study commission on child sexual abuse laws and policies. A senator additionally urged colleagues to support broadband expansion efforts in rural Alabama and to ask the education chair to place HB 4 on the agenda. The most substantial floor discussion concerned Senate Bill 146, the state general fund budget substitute. The sponsor explained several budget provisions, including a $12 million transfer and an additional $5 million for the judiciary to address funding for newly created judgeships, a conditional $40 million for the Department of Corrections tied to progress on the Elmore and Escambia prison projects, conditional funding for DHR tied to reducing its federal error rate and developing a SNAP-related plan, conditional mental health funding tied to reporting and data requirements, and language preserving legislative control over certain federal rural health care funds. The Senate adopted the committee substitute for SB 146 by a 32-0-1 vote and then continued with the budget explanation as the transcript ended.

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• </c> developers to walk away from proposals. developers to walk away from proposals.
• </c><00:55:23.119><c> and</c> uh predictability for developers and uh predictability for developers and
• If you make that longer, that could slow down development.
• And right could slow down development.
• ><c> subdivision,</c> residential development, a subdivision, residential development, a subdivision,

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• this plan in 1996 and 1997 to develop Minnesota's first commuter rail line at that time.
• this plan in 1996 and 1997 to develop Minnesota's first commuter rail line at that time.
• </c><00:13:27.639><c> this</c> and henpen County began developing this and henpen County began developing
• </c><00:13:30.360><c> Minnesota's</c> plan in 1996 7 to develop Minnesota's plan in 1996 7 to develop
• It would put Minnesota at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to economic development.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 269 and House File 749 together, both aimed at ending Northstar Commuter Rail service. The bill author described HF 269 as directing the Metropolitan Council and MnDOT to request a federal waiver and discontinue Northstar operations, with HF 749 setting performance requirements that would trigger a similar termination request. Supporters argued Northstar has low ridership, high operating subsidies, and large maintenance costs, and said the agencies now agree with the intent to terminate the line and possibly replace it with bus rapid transit. The chair moved HF 269 to the general register while also laying HF 749 over in committee, and testimony was heard on both bills at once. Testimony split sharply. Supporters of termination, including the bill author and Annette Meeks, said Northstar has consistently underperformed ridership projections, has required large taxpayer subsidies, and should be ended rather than extended. Opponents, including Jesse Cook, Darwin Scherlan, Joel Mueller, Katie Nicholson, and Annie Buckle, argued the line still serves riders, workers, and communities, that low frequency and underinvestment are the real problems, and that the state should improve service rather than shut it down. Several opponents emphasized Northstar’s role for commuters, special events, and future growth, especially the St. Cloud corridor. Met Council Chair Charlie Zelle and MnDOT Commissioner Danenberger said they support carefully evaluating alternatives to commuter rail and acknowledged the subsidy is not acceptable, but they also said the agencies are working with the federal government and BNSF on possible next steps. Zelle said the agencies believe bus service could provide more frequent and direct service, and when asked directly, he confirmed they are in favor of terminating Northstar and replacing it with bus service if feasible. No final disposition beyond the motion on HF 269 and the laying over of HF 749 was recorded in the excerpt.

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• and development of local parks<00:09:49.399><c> and</c><00:09:49.560><c> trails</c><00:09:49.959><c>
• We review the applications and we score them to develop a ranked order for inclusion on this list.
• We review the applications and we score them to develop a ranked order for inclusion on this list.
• We review the applications and we score them to develop a ranked order for inclusion on this list.
• We review the applications and we score them to develop a ranked order for inclusion on this list.

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> director at the UK Human Development director at the UK Human Development Institute.
• in their capacity to recruit, hire, develop, and retain autistic workers.
• So, um, they often are not given as much professional development.
• </c> like, but in most of our developed like, but in most of our developed countries,<01:22:02.360><c
• ><c> fund,</c><01:56:51.200><c> community</c> care and development fund, community care and development

Committee: Joint Families & Children

Keywords: 958, all

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• development regulations.
• Number one, it provides limitations on development fees such that costs for development application fees
• , land use, and development regulations.
• I believe that this bill seems to be addressing developers.
• But in 1983, they decided to pass the urban development boundary.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum verification. Members then adopted the special order report and a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber also recognized Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano as law enforcement officer of the day and several visiting groups in the gallery. On the floor, HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously, 109-0. The House then took up CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew questions about surplus conservation lands and oversight by the Acquisition and Restoration Council; it passed 94-10. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign-country-of-concern restrictions, critical infrastructure, gifts, contracts, sister city agreements, and related ethics and criminal provisions, passed 80-20 after debate and a germane amendment was adopted over objections. The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1197 on information technology procurement and contracting, aimed at modernizing oversight of major IT projects, by 109-0. CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use development and development regulations passed 71-38 after extensive debate over development fees, manufactured homes, and reducing local supermajority requirements for comprehensive plan changes; an amendment to preserve Orange County’s rural boundary vote failed, and a strike-all amendment was ruled out of order. Members then adopted a technical amendment clarifying manufactured homes language. Several local bills also advanced: HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed 109-0; HB 4051 and HB 4053 on Santa Rosa County fire protection district assessments passed 84-25 and 83-27, respectively, after compromise amendments; HB 4081 on the East Point Water and Sewer District passed 110-0; and HB 4093 on the Felsmere Water Control District passed 109-0. The transcript ended as the House moved on to HB 4095, with no final action shown.

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• It is being developed in consultation with the hospital association.
• This is mostly paid for out of the child care development fund. You can see that on line 401.
• On line 487 is a proposal that was developed in the process of putting this bill together.
• </c><00:33:08.559><c> in</c> 487 is a proposal that was developed in 487 is a proposal that was developed
• Developing a budget this session was not an easy task.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> regarding the renewable development regarding the renewable development account<00:04:04.239><c>
• So it’s part of their renewable development plan that they submitted.
• ><c> that</c><00:14:54.399><c> they</c> renewable development plan that they renewable development plan
• </c> interesting development that we're interesting development that we're looking<00:41:34.800><c> at
• to developers can sell carbon credits to like<00:42:50.720><c> California.

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:06:32.040><c> policy</c> broadband and rural development policy broadband and rural development
• or the conversion of commercial property development or change in its purpose.
• </c> are involved and aware of developments are involved and aware of developments in<01:44:48.640><c
• </c> development um or change in its purpose. development um or change in its purpose.
• </c> Putting up a commercial development Putting up a commercial development from<01:48:54.920><c> my

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> processing and the business development processing and the business development public<00:18:53.520
• </c> sure that uh tribal economic development sure that uh tribal economic development entities<00:25
• I think on 85.7 to 85.8, it mentions tribal economic development entities and CDFIs.
• I think on 85.7 to 85.8, it mentions tribal economic development entities and CDFIs.
• And I guess I just want to development.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Grant, and the Child Care Development Fund.
• a survey that was um and then developed a survey that was sent<00:39:47.119><c> out</c><00:39:47.359
• </c><00:42:54.720><c> that</c><00:42:54.960><c> specific</c><00:42:55.359><c> to</c> well to develop
• that specific to well to develop that specific to Minnesota<00:42:56.480><c> and</c><00:42:56.599><c>
• Fund services, which would include license-exempt child care development fund eligible providers.

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><01:09:55.440><c> Center</c> cost to the Workforce Development Center cost to the Workforce Development
• Hello, members of the Jobs and Economic Development Committee.
• Hello, members of the Jobs and Economic Development Committee.
• Hello, members of the Jobs and Economic Development Committee.
• Hello, members of the Jobs and Economic Development Committee.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all