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• And through my own experience many more decades ago, um, I have found services, student programming,
• The project will consolidate student services into a one-stop service center, repurpose old classrooms
• There are no fire sprinklers.
• There are no fire their life.
• </c> programs including facility services programs including facility services technology,<00:50:11.680

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:16:13.760><c> plan</c><01:16:14.080><c> service</c> service.
• So, any general plan service service.
• The past service benefit is based only on past service as of the effective date.
• between non-probation service and probation service.
• between non-probation service service between non-probation service and<01:32:46.480><c> probation</

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I myself can personally say that I have donated over a thousand pounds of meat during the Lahaina fire
• I myself can personally say that I have donated over a thousand pounds of meat during the Lahaina fire
• </c><00:42:37.119><c> and</c> toward honoring the service and toward honoring the service and sacrifice
• A deputy sheriff would make nearly $100,000 less in the first three years of service.
• Um what this bill would allow service.

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 433, which would restrict the carrying of “bladed weapons” and related items. The Office of the Public Defender, Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii Firearms Coalition, Knife Rights, and many individual testifiers opposed the bill, arguing it is overbroad, vague, and likely unconstitutional. Common concerns were that the term “bladed weapon” could sweep in ordinary tools such as pocketknives, Leathermans, multi-tools, fishing and camping gear, and items used by farmers, ranchers, hunters, divers, and martial arts practitioners. Several speakers also warned that the bill could burden lawful self-defense and create an affirmative-defense scheme that shifts costs and proof burdens onto defendants. Supporters and opponents alike focused on the need for a clearer definition, with HPD saying a narrower definition would help distinguish ordinary tools from dangerous weapons used in assaults. Opponents repeatedly urged the committee to defer or kill the measure, citing pending and related court cases and the risk of new constitutional challenges. Some testifiers tied the bill to Native Hawaiian gathering rights and subsistence practices, saying it would interfere with hunting, fishing, and food gathering, while others argued it would do little to deter criminals and instead penalize law-abiding residents and visitors. After finishing testimony on SB 433, the committee moved on to Senate Bill 2575 relating to firearms. The transcript shows the start of that item with the Office of the Public Defender and other agencies being called, but no substantive testimony or action on SB 2575 is included before the excerpt ends. No votes or final committee actions are reflected in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• leaking in all these yards, which have contaminants in the soil, and you know, there have been several fires
• Those fire departments that deal with petroleum fires have to have, I believe it's referred to as Innocuous
• Film Forming Foam (IFFF), that's required to put out a petroleum fire.
• Water typically doesn't do the trick, so most fire departments have to wait for it to burn out.

Bills: SB2199 , SB2200 , SB2201 , SB2949 , SB2332

Committee: Senate Border Security

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route

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• Well, my name is Gary Moad and I spent 25 years with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
• I concluded my career as the Texas State administrator where I oversaw the ecological Services program
• for the Fish and Wildlife Service, which includes the Endangered species program within the state.
• I do have some from current Fish and Wildlife Service employees that I'm in contact with weekly.
• The launches, the fires, that I'm sorry, we need to keep it focused on this bill.

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:

• And once service is made, then the court can still set a hearing within 21 days.
• And for protection orders, we actually require personal service.
• We do not do domiciliary service, at least not that I've ever seen.
• We don't do any other form of service.
• date that the service is going to occur or be effectuated.

Bills: HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB244 , HB306 , HB366 , HB446 , HB473 , HB514 , HB1043 , HB1082 , SB127

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: armed security, liability, concealed carry, self-defense, security officers, property tax, blighted properties, urban rehabilitation, tax exemption, local government, financial incentives, term limits, governor, Louisiana constitution, elections, gubernatorial, constitutional convention, delegates, state election, ratification

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> or apply with the Public Service or apply with the Public Service Commission<00:18:27.120><c> for
• Also, in the short term, if it is granted, then that would mean that the Public Service Commission has
• I know that this freezes the base rate for 2 years, but will the Public Service Commission be able to
• </c><00:24:23.040><c> Commission</c> but will the Public Service Commission but will the Public Service
• Yet it's not being burnt in these coal-fired generators.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:25 HB 667 Discussion 01:21 HB 667 Roll Call Vote 03:56 HB 677 Discussion 05:01 HB 677 Roll Call Vote 11:51 HB 535 Discussion 13:33 HB 535 Roll Call Vote 34:46 HJR 77 Discussion 38:33 HJR 77 Roll Call Vote 44:23, 958, all

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• And if anyone has any questions, please fire our way. Thank you. Members, any questions? Very good.
• Notable developments include the construction of our second fire station within the community, a new
• Realizing these savings will help the food banks keep their doors open and continue the good service
• Cooper, first off, thank you for your service to our communities. It's definitely appreciated. Ms.
• She thanked the committee for its time and service and said she was happy to answer questions.

Committee: House Ways & Means

Summary: The committee heard a long series of bills, most of them expanding or adjusting hotel occupancy tax or qualified hotel project authority for specific local governments. Measures discussed included HB 2404 for Childress County; HB 3066 for Allen’s Kalahari resort project; HB 4682 for Plano; HB 4683 for Anna; HB 3076 creating a project finance zone in Frisco; HB 3567 for Wichita County; HB 3715 for McAllen; HB 1039 for Alpine; HB 3182 for Burleson; HB 4926 for Grimes County; HB 4222 for Victoria County; HB 3377 for Katy; HB 4659 for Addison; HB 3241 for Georgetown; HB 4098 for Taylor; HB 3178 for Kerr County; HB 3179 for Mason County; HB 2289 for New Braunfels; HB 4412 for Kermit; HB 5165 for Monahans; HB 3500 for Bastrop; and HB 3169 for Carrollton. In each case, authors and local officials described tourism, convention, hotel, airport, or mixed-use development needs and argued the bills would help attract visitors, investment, and jobs. One non-hotel-tax bill, HB 4226, would exempt Texas food banks from sales tax on vehicle purchases and rentals, with testimony emphasizing the scale of food bank operations and the savings’ impact on meal delivery and disaster response. Testimony was generally supportive from city officials, economic development representatives, and industry groups such as the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association. Several witnesses described major private projects, including Kalahari in Allen, a proposed hotel and conference center in Addison, a mixed-use project in Georgetown, and a large development tied to Samsung growth in Taylor. For HB 4226, food bank representatives said the bill would help them purchase refrigerated trucks and other delivery vehicles, while an opponent questioned the fiscal note and the scope of the exemption. HB 4926 drew opposition from Camp Allen, whose representative argued a new county hotel tax would raise costs for guests and could hurt the retreat center’s operations. HB 3178 also drew an objection from a Kerr County resident who argued the tax would grow county government and pointed to event center losses, though the author said the revenue would support tourism-related county uses. The committee took no final votes on the bills in this transcript. After each bill was laid out and testimony concluded, the chair repeatedly asked whether there was objection to leaving the bill pending; in each instance, no objection was heard, and the bills were left pending. Several committee substitutes were offered and then withdrawn or noted as conforming drafts, but no bill was reported out or otherwise acted on beyond being left pending.

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• And $13.4 billion, about 9.4%, is for developmental services.
• Would OYCR be engaged in how services are going to be provided, and how effective services are going
• drills of O&E reductions, personnel services reductions.
• So that is... ...despite this demand and services.
• After the devastating L.A. fires, the Eaton Fire shelter outbreak and infection control response and

Summary: The committee heard a series of budget and oversight presentations from CalHHS-related departments and agencies. CalHHS opened with a broad overview of its 2026-27 budget and priorities, including behavioral health, housing and human services integration, children and youth services, and aging/disability supports. OICR then presented its budget and its SB 823 realignment report on youth formerly committed to DJJ, saying county implementation varies widely but that the state has not seen evidence of net widening in the available data. OICR recommended climate surveys, youth advisory councils, stronger behavioral health and education programming in secure youth treatment facilities, better transitional planning, and improved longitudinal data systems. The agency also described a Title II federal grant transition problem, saying it cannot yet pay some subrecipients for prior work and is awaiting federal action on retroactive spending authority and an administrative funding adjustment. The Ombudsperson division requested two additional positions to address a growing complaint workload and access issues with counties over youth meetings, records, and grievance files; LAO raised no policy objection but noted the ongoing General Fund cost. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities requested $730,000 General Fund ongoing to cover the gap between federal limits on administrative overhead and the actual cost of an interagency agreement with the Department of Social Services. EMSA presented its department overview and several proposals, including a delayed AB 716 ambulance rate report, a $2.6 million request to replace aging disaster-response vehicles, a $250,000 security architecture assessment, and four positions plus ongoing General Fund for HR, enforcement, and legal workload. Members questioned the delay in the AB 716 report, the optics and timing of the vehicle replacement request, and whether EMSA was doing enough to prevent future staffing and enforcement problems. LAO repeatedly noted the ongoing General Fund implications of EMSA’s requests. The Department of Community Services and Development sought reappropriation of unspent Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund money for the Low-Income Weatherization Program and described a Proposition 4-funded continuation of the farmworker housing component, which would require a new statewide administrator and program design process. The Department of Rehabilitation requested authority to draw an additional $60 million in federal funds annually and add 54 positions to meet sharply increased Vocational Rehabilitation caseloads; LAO had no concerns. Child Support Services proposed restoring a prior reduction to local child support agency funding and reported higher federal performance incentives, while also presenting a supplemental report on full pass-through of child support collections to CalWORKs families, estimating about $150 million annually for full pass-through or about $80 million for a state/county-only approach, plus automation costs. Members questioned why funding should rise when caseloads are declining, and whether the policy could be made cost-neutral. CDPH closed the hearing with an overview of its $5.1 billion budget and its state of public health report, highlighting record-low mortality and higher life expectancy, but also rising overdose deaths among ages 25-44, persistent maternal and infant mortality disparities, and the need for stable public health and emergency-response capacity; no votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• He was prosecuted for aggravated assault in relation to firing at those law enforcement officers, and
• c><00:27:43.039><c> in</c><00:27:43.360><c> relation</c><00:27:43.679><c> to</c><00:27:44.000><c> firing
• </c><00:27:44.480><c> at</c> assault uh in relation to firing at assault uh in relation to firing at
• </c><00:49:39.440><c> So</c><00:49:39.599><c> again,</c><00:49:40.240><c> the</c> this service over time
• So again, the this service over time.

Bills: SF0101

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• placement decisions, services, and transition.
• Would all YCR be engaged in how services are going to be, how effective services are going to be given
• So that is... ...despite this demand and services.
• After the devastating L.A. fires, the Eaton Fire shelter outbreak and infection control response and
• The services are entirely unnecessary.

Summary: The hearing began with an overview of the California Health and Human Services Agency, which described its 2026-27 budget, major departments, and strategic priorities, including behavioral health, housing and human services integration, children and youth, and aging/disability services. The agency also explained a technical CalHHS/CalHires budget adjustment tied to HR1 compliance and eligibility system work. No LAO concerns were raised on that item. The committee then heard from the Office of Youth and Community Restoration on its budget, its SB 823 realignment report, and related issues. OYCR said county-based realignment has generally succeeded but outcomes and readiness vary widely, and it recommended more climate surveys, youth advisory councils, stronger behavioral management, better programming, improved transition planning, and integrated longitudinal data systems. Members pressed OYCR on “net widening,” county-by-county trends, and the gap between the detailed recommendations discussed in hearing and the more general recommendations in the public report. OYCR also described problems with federal Title II grant timing and a pending $14 million administrative funding adjustment, and discussed implementation of the juvenile justice realignment block grant formula. The Ombudsperson division separately requested two new positions due to rising complaints, site visits, and records-access disputes with counties; LAO noted the proposal would create ongoing General Fund costs. Several other departments presented budget change proposals. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities requested $730,000 General Fund ongoing to cover an interagency administrative support gap with DSS; LAO had no concerns. EMSA presented its department overview, said its AB 716 ambulance-rate report has been delayed after resources were reduced, and requested funding for disaster-response vehicle replacement, IT security assessment work, and additional HR/legal staff; members questioned delays, compliance, and the ongoing General Fund impact. The Department of Community Services and Development sought reappropriation of LIWIP funds and explained a new Proposition 4 process for continuing the farmworker housing component. The Department of Rehabilitation requested authority for $60 million in additional federal funds and 54 positions to meet growing vocational rehabilitation demand, with no General Fund impact. The Department of Child Support Services presented its budget and a supplemental report on full pass-through of child support collections. Members questioned why local agency funding was being restored despite declining caseloads, and staff explained that staffing costs have risen faster than caseload declines and that additional funding is needed to maintain service levels. The supplemental report estimated full pass-through would cost about $150 million General Fund annually, or about $80 million for a state-and-county portion, with $3 million to $5 million in automation costs. Finally, the Department of Public Health gave a broad overview of its $5.1 billion budget and its State of Public Health report, highlighting improved mortality and life expectancy, declining overdose deaths and STI rates, persistent racial and regional disparities, and increasing public health emergency demands. CDPH also warned that federal funding threats and policy changes are creating major uncertainty for state and local public health systems.

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• Number nine, DHS Division of Aging and Adults and Behavioral Health Services with ATA Services.
• Number 9, DHS Division of Aging and Adults and Behavioral Health Services with ATA Services.
• Number 15, DHS with SHC Services.
• Senator Rice, Number 22, Shared Services. Someone with Shared Services here?"
• Janitorial Services. This is for janitorial services at the Department of Health.

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the book on public service.
• Services for our dear friend will did.
• protective services, crisis protective services, crisis intervention,<05:18:21.600><c> family</c><05:
• </c> communities while cutting the services communities while cutting the services they<05:27:40.638>
• </c> patients just pay for these services? patients just pay for these services?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But ultimately, we think that there are improvements all around in terms of access to emergency services
• We have our fire station just immediately to the west of that bridge.”

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION CODES, FEMA REGULATIONS AND THEN WE HAVE TO TIE INTO
• OUR PROSECUTIONAL SERVICES ARE PRIVATIZED AND SINCE PRIVATIZATION WE BROUGHT IN 3.4 MILLION DOLLARS OF

Transcript Highlights:

• Of course, not fighting words, not fire in a crowded theater, but free speech has many practical benefits
• It's important because some of the professors have been fired without due process.
• As you all know, I've been Chair of Health and Human Services, honored to serve in that role, and we
• We also see our commitment to citizenship and service lived out through initiatives like Aggie Lyceum
• I'm a political science senior at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M.

Summary: The joint Senate and House Select Committee on Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education convened for its first public hearing, adopted its proposed rules without objection, and framed the hearing as an organizational, invited-testimony-only session. Members repeatedly condemned political violence and the assassination of Charlie Kirk, saying the committee was created in response to concerns about civil discourse, intimidation, and hostility on college campuses. Several members emphasized that the goal was not to suppress speech but to protect open expression while maintaining order, due process, and institutional accountability. The first witness, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Wyn Rosser, outlined implementation of Senate Bill 37. He described the General Education Advisory Committee, which is reviewing broad core-curriculum knowledge and skills and may recommend reducing the current 42-hour core, while leaving review of specific courses to individual institutions. He also explained the new Office of the Ombudsman, the board’s role in supporting it, and existing training and certification requirements for governing board members. Members asked about enforcement tools, transparency, and whether the ombudsman would investigate complaints involving censorship, retaliation, or political bias; Rosser said some enforcement exists in certain laws, but he deferred on the exact scope of the ombudsman’s investigatory authority and on issues outside the agency’s role. University of Texas at Austin President Jim Davis testified that UT Austin supports free speech, academic freedom, and civil discourse, and he described three areas of focus: speech on campus grounds, classroom discourse, and how people treat one another. He said the university enforces time, place, and manner rules, expects professors to present alternative views on controversial topics, and has created internal reporting and appeal processes for students and faculty. Members questioned him about heckler’s veto incidents, protests, off-campus participants, complaints about professors, hate speech, and whether the university would protect speakers and students from disruption or unfair targeting. Davis said the university would not tolerate disruptions, would use due process and factual review, and is working to align campus practices with the new law and regents’ expectations. Ricky Adam Jr. of Turning Point USA’s Club America described the group’s campus and high-school organizing, praised Charlie Kirk’s approach to open debate, and said the organization is expanding in Texas. He raised concerns about school administrators and a counselor at an Early College High School in Killeen allegedly interfering with a student club and withholding footage, and committee members said they would seek information and, if necessary, use legislative process to investigate. Members from both chambers reiterated support for free speech, criticized political violence and campus suppression of viewpoints, and stressed that future hearings would continue examining implementation and enforcement issues.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is for on-call architectural services.
• Number 9, DHS Division of Aging and Adults and Behavioral Health Services with ATA Services.
• Number 11, DHS with Healthcare Services Group.
• Number 15, DHS with SHC Services.
• Senator Rice, number 22, Shared Services. Someone with Shared Services here?

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

Summary: The subcommittee reviewed multiple methods of finance and construction items, including projects for Arkansas State University, Black River Technical College, UAMS, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and UCA. The UAPB Allied Health and Sciences Building appeared both as a method of finance and as an alternative delivery construction project, with East Harding Construction selected and AMR Architects as designer. Members approved the methods of finance, the alternative delivery project, and several discretionary grants, including Department of Health grants for a heart attack center designation and community health worker training, and DHS grants related to homeless services, behavioral health transition support, and an enabling technology pilot. The committee then reviewed service contracts, including RFQs, construction-related contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and a large number of out-of-state and in-state contracts. Testimony focused heavily on DHS staffing and state hospital contracts, the Arkansas State Police seatbelt survey, AEDC’s lithium supply chain analysis, and Shared Administrative Services’ new SuccessFactors performance-management contract. Members asked detailed questions about contract nursing costs, turnover, hiring timelines, and whether some contracts were being renewed or amended beyond their original projected costs. DHS and Veterans Affairs officials explained staffing shortages, retention incentives, and the use of contract labor as a supplement to state employees. Several contracts drew scrutiny and were held for further review. Representative Wardlaw raised concerns about projected costs and repeated amendments on the Department of Education security contract and on DHS staffing contracts, arguing that some had exceeded their original projected totals. The committee voted to hold contracts 5, 7, and 8 until Friday, while adopting the remaining contracts. The meeting ended after informational reports on service contract amendments without material change, executed contracts, and emergency procurements were presented, with no further business before adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Billy Zinolay of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services. Welcome, everybody.
• Thank you for the opportunity to talk about the services of the State Library.
• It will also provide for a new imaging service center for our state records program.
• Service patterns are changing, and we want to increase our public use space.
• The quality of service is evident to occupants and those who visit our historic properties.

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• way and, you know, starve my if we're going to do it that way and, you know, starve my people of services
• Fire district, ambulance, library district, community college.
• He said he wanted to spend most of his time talking about the other piece, the debt service.
• He said the idea that nothing forces a rollback within the debt service levy is not accurate.
• It actually includes putting debt service under Hancock and also new construction improvement.”

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:06:46.960><c> charge</c> may only charge a single service charge may only charge a single service
• It has to say fire in the policy, so the perils are named in there.
• It has to say fire in the policy, so the perils are named in there.
• It has to say fire in the policy, so the perils are named in there.
• </c> you really need to look at what services you really need to look at what services they're<01:20:

Bills: HF1865 , HF2014 , HF2028

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: mortgage, qualified mortgage, QM, points and fees, conventional loan, consumer lending, home loan, residential real estate, lender fees, service charge, finance charge, closing costs, Minnesota Statutes 47.20, housing finance, borrower protections, cooperative apartment loan, contract for deed, real estate lending, foreclosure, notice requirements