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• Just like the other commemorative plates that the state issues.
• Please state your name, sir, the organization you represent, and your position on the bill.

Bills: HB 1023 , HB2537 , HB3302 , HB3324 , HB3644 , HB3722 , HB3815 , HB4053 , HB4789

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: specialty license plates, military honor, Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, Texas Superior Service Medal, Texas Outstanding Service Medal, Texas Medal of Merit, military honors, Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, veterans, Texas Homeland Defense Medal, military, commemorative recognition, transportation code, claims assistance, disability benefits, court representation, legal services, naming, commemoration, local honor

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• and our state.
• It's coming back. they did a ceremony at the Veterans State Home.
• In Texas, we are blessed with beautiful public lands in every region of the state, including state parks
• , historical sites, and state natural areas.
• We have land all over the state of Texas, not just in West Texas.

Bills: HCR92 , HB 114 , HB561 , HB 1171 , HB1894 , HB2026 , HB2143 , HB2337 , HB2564 , HB114

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: Tuskegee Airmen, commemoration, African American history, civil rights, military recognition, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, defense, grants, local government, economic support, community development, health and wellness, outdoor recreation, state land use

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• In funding from state sources.
• In terms of what the state puts in from state revenue sources.
• No, this is all state program.
• And today's new building is tomorrow's old building new buildings have issues, too so I really have struggled
• Yeah, where's the proof that you guys really have a building problem that the state ought to be... in

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• We're a rich state. Thank you. Thank you for your testimony. It's Pollack.
• Communities strengthen. expanded and a state that leads this great nation.
• As it's named, it's basic, it's the building block.
• To be a member of a regional day school program by the state.
• It includes building building INS funding that is different in different districts, right, and that goes

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• We were producing less certified teachers in the state of Texas.
• That, to me, is the wrong policy of the state.
• Your willingness to invest in the children of our state strengthens the future of our great state, and
• All of our non-federal funding comes from the state, which means you, our state legislators, are the
• So, in the United States, one in ten children lives in Texas.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• We filed in the history of the state of Texas.
• It's a shamefully low rating among the 50 states.
• And that's how we build and professionalize the teacher workforce to build retention. but also to get
• That cannot be said for everywhere across the state.
• , it's the people inside those buildings.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Chair, members, House Bill 2207 appropriates $300,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027
• program and requires the department to submit a report on the program that includes the number of in-state
• and out-of-state students served by the program in the prior fiscal year by October 15, 2026, 2027,
• are transcribed in our prison Braille system account for about 75% of all Braille transcribed in the state
• at one rate for all materials for the year, usually under $5,000, so there is a huge savings to the state

Bills: HB2207

Committees: Senate Public Safety , Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Keywords: braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion

Bills: HB2487

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact

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• However, as context, the underlying bill is estimated to increase state revenues by approximately $73
• So the reasoning to go retroactive is so the state doesn't have to pay refunds?
• So the reasoning to go retroactive is so the state doesn't have to pay refunds?
• This is not closing a loophole, as has been stated.
• I'm deputy director of the Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP.

Bills: HB2487

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact

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• countries or entities that do not have our best interests at heart or are adversarial to the United States
• I have been in discussions with OMES and with the state purchasing director.
• have some ideas on how to improve the bill, including perhaps modifying existing law regarding the state
• The state purchasing director has some discretion as to disallowing contracts.
• Five years, the company shall be ineligible to bid on a state contract for 60 months.

Bills: HB4193

Committee: House State Powers

Keywords: procurement, foreign adversaries, national security, state contracts, compliance

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• in the areas that they haven't been able to build in the past with these state dollars.
• the state average.
• Our buildings are often very hot.
• Just like the state, we're also trying to replace fish passage barriers, and just like the state, this
• Taken together, these awards are critical to helping the state build out its housing stock and make communities

Bills: SB6003

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation

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• It amends state law to prohibit individuals from serving on a school board if they're related to another
• So all students that would be affected have already been affected, those 400 students in the state.
• It just changes whether they can qualify for in-state tuition or out-of-state tuition rates.
• Whether they can qualify for in-state tuition or out-of-state tuition rates.
• Senate Bill 1614 is a request from the State Department of Education.

Bills: SB710 , SB843 , SB1317 , SB1338 , SB1410 , SB1477 , SB1489 , SB1593 , SB1614 , SB1630 , SB1632 , SB1633 , SB1670 , SB1726 , SB1734 , SB1725 , SB1735 , SB1894 , SB1975 , SB346 , SB2045

Committee: House Education Oversight

Keywords: teacher preparation, teacher education, teacher shortage, teacher workforce, educator pipeline, alternative certification, apprenticeship, residency program, paraprofessional pathway, high school to teacher pathway, nontraditional teacher candidates, Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, TeachForwardOK, higher education, public school districts, workforce development, grant program, technical assistance provider, mastery-based assessment, emergency clause

Bills: SB365

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: cash transactions, rounding, legal tender, state regulations, consumer transactions

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• That provides $300,000 in General Fund-State to the Secretary of State for the Humanities Washington
• What they do is they provide state and federal funding for a state-based oral health foundation to connect
• outlook, $153,000 near General Fund-State.
• It's 100% General Fund-State.
• State Historical Society.

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses

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• To general fund state at $375 million.
• Our graduates earn starting salaries of $50,000 and build long-term careers here in our state.
• throughout the state.
• for Washington State.
• It is a state service. This is not just a local responsibility. It is a state service.

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses

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• many other states.
• One of the reasons TTK has grown across the state is because educators across our state are recognizing
• One of the reasons TTK has grown over the state is because educators across our state are recognizing
• in the state.
• state does.

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses

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• The state of Washington has long been a home to aviation, but now with over 40 companies across the state
• If we didn't have that, we'd have to build another one.
• In fact, Delaware, while we're the first state, I don't like the fact that we're the first state in robocall
• . in the United States.
• Senator, my meeting was with the President of the United States.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Keywords: state policy, governance, legislative processes, public concerns, policy improvement

Summary: During the committee meeting, various issues surrounding state policy and governance were deliberated. Although the specifics of bills under discussion were not highlighted, comments from several committee members indicated a focus on improving legislative processes and addressing public concerns. The chairman facilitated discussions that included several points of critique as well as suggestions for enhancement of existing laws. The atmosphere remained constructive despite the complexity of the topics at hand.

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• Senate Bill 1623 is an update to the state charter for state Regulated credit unions.
• We have 9 state credit unions in the state of Oklahoma.
• entities of the state.
• states.
• states.

Bills: SB65 , SB248 , SB330 , SB378 , SB844 , SB1330 , SB1410 , SB1475 , SB1476 , SB1565 , SB1618 , SB1623 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SB2084 , SB1655 , SB1679 , SB2174 , SB1775 , SB1873 , SB1204 , SB1884 , SB1916 , SB1937 , SB1447 , SB1500 , SB2007 , SB2074 , SB1944 , SB2018 , SB1984 , SB2026 , SB2045 , SB2049 , SB2062 , SB2112 , SB2118 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB2135 , SB2139 , SB2154 , SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• What if in this building all day, everything.
• This is one of our most important assets as a state: our state parks.
• in the state parks.
• It also removes a language change pertaining to security requirements in state buildings, leaving it
• There are no state dollars attached. Oklahoma is one of 14 states selected for this Grant.

Bills: SB65 , SB248 , SB330 , SB378 , SB844 , SB1330 , SB1410 , SB1475 , SB1476 , SB1565 , SB1618 , SB1623 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SB2084 , SB1655 , SB1679 , SB2174 , SB1775 , SB1873 , SB1204 , SB1884 , SB1916 , SB1937 , SB1447 , SB1500 , SB2007 , SB2074 , SB1944 , SB2018 , SB1984 , SB2026 , SB2045 , SB2049 , SB2062 , SB2112 , SB2118 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB2135 , SB2139 , SB2154 , SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• It's an honor to be in the Louisiana State Senate among great, distinguished people.
• It's an honor to be in the Louisiana State Senate among great, distinguished people.
• Official Journal of the Senate of the State of Louisiana. Objections and by the journal objection.
• Today is Disability Awareness Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
• Today is Disability Awareness Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Bills: SR107 , SCR53 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR12 , HB167 , HB181 , HB243 , HB316 , HB321 , HB335 , HB492 , HB578 , HB624 , HB708 , HB864 , HB906 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB985 , HB1005 , HB1032 , HB1077 , HB1095 , HB1104 , HB1118 , HB1157 , HB1187 , HB1189 , HB1195 , HB1198 , HB1220 , HB221 , HCR58 , SB283 , SB338 , SB488 , SB520 , HB90 , HB127 , HB138 , HB150 , HB201 , HB268 , HB273 , HB285 , HB315 , HB354 , HB355 , HB360 , HB376 , HB445 , HB506 , HB606 , HB649 , HB665 , HB681 , HB721 , HB746 , HB757 , HB781 , HB835 , HB844 , HB857 , HB872 , HB886 , HB889 , HB892 , HB972 , HB982 , HB987 , HB1037 , HB1068 , HB1072 , HB1078 , HB1085 , HB1132 , HB1137 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1232 , HB1238 , SB68 , SB76 , SB149 , SB191 , SB196 , SB318 , SB162 , SB382 , SCR33 , SCR30 , SB112 , SB194 , SB307 , SB341 , SB346 , SB363 , SB495 , SB503 , SB507 , SB509 , SB513 , SB408 , SB131 , SB145 , SB333 , SB464 , SB466 , SB500 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB228 , SB246 , SB249 , SB268 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB312 , SB319 , SB323 , SB369 , SB431 , SB474 , SB484 , SB490 , SB492 , SB501 , HCR14 , HB537 , HB652 , HB653 , HB661 , HB726 , HB756 , HB851 , HB964 , HB966 , HB34 , HB35 , HB48 , HB474 , HB553 , HB758 , HB852 , HB10 , HB16 , HB36 , HB44 , HB46 , HB52 , HB61 , HB78 , HB98 , HB102 , HB124 , HB126 , HB131 , HB135 , HB141 , HB142 , HB164 , HB170 , HB171 , HB179 , HB194 , HB231 , HB245 , HB280 , HB292 , HB294 , HB297 , HB305 , HB336 , HB337 , HB351 , HB436 , HB594 , HB789 , HB956 , HB957 , HB995 , HB1040 , HB50 , HB117 , HB120 , HB122 , HB139 , HB148 , HB149 , HB185 , HB199 , HB247 , HB271 , HB286 , HB301 , HB358 , HB359 , HB384 , HB413 , HB428 , HB450 , HB462 , HB547 , HB613 , HB631 , HB657 , HB669 , HB675 , HB680 , HB691 , HB712 , HB716 , HB720 , HB723 , HB727 , HB728 , HB735 , HB747 , HB759 , HB825 , HB842 , HB845 , HB846 , HB903 , HB904 , HB907 , HB923 , HB929 , HB941 , HB962 , HB965 , HB1036 , HB287 , HB370 , HB515 , HB521 , HB570 , HB1200 , HB119 , HB129 , HB677 , HB850

Keywords: condolence resolution, memorial resolution, tribute, sympathy, Joel Parker Sr., Louisiana Senate, rodeo, cowboy, horse trainer, stock and rodeo producer, black cowboy, African American history, community recognition, funeral resolution, celebration of life, Lottie Stampede Arena, Easter Sunday Rodeo, ranching, plantation work, faith community