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• , but where, changes to, you know, base operating costs, I think, like many household budgets, but where
• So a project could not request or receive more than a $2 million investment per project.
• I say this knowing the budget realities. I also say it knowing the project realities.
• This particular panel was requested by Multifamily Northwest, which wanted to make sure that we were
• Since the study, the legislature has requested that it continue to report on heat pump adoption across

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee met for a series of information sessions focused on housing stabilization, rental assistance, senior housing, and heat resilience. In the first panel, OHCS and NOAA described the state’s affordable housing preservation work, including the $35 million in 2025 stabilization funding used to reduce debt and keep distressed affordable rental projects operating, plus manufactured home park preservation efforts. OHCS said the portfolio remains under strain, with about a third of projects at debt coverage ratios of 1.0 or less and rising insurance and operating costs. NOAA urged faster closings on the stabilization awards, more funding in 2027, and broader rent assistance and process reforms. Committee members asked about the gap between current appropriations and need, and OHCS explained that the new Article 11-Q bond preservation program is structured differently and requires full refinancing rather than simple cash infusions. The committee then heard a detailed discussion of the state’s eviction prevention and rental assistance program, ORDAP. OHCS said the program is administered through community action agencies, prioritizes households at imminent risk of eviction, and is now funded at a much lower level than in the prior biennium, reducing expected service to about 8,200 households this biennium. The Oregon Law Center, a county community action agency, and Multifamily Northwest all agreed the program prevents homelessness and is effective, but they differed on whether assistance should be tied so closely to eviction court. Legal aid and community action witnesses said the current system is underfunded and that eviction filings are the clearest indicator of need, while Multifamily Northwest argued the process can push people into court unnecessarily and should be moved earlier when possible. Legislators raised questions about whether a pre-eviction model could be developed and about the costs of court involvement; one member shared a personal story about how rental assistance helped keep their family housed. Next, the governor’s office, OHCS, and OHA presented on the new senior housing initiative and healthy homes work. The governor’s housing director said Oregon is making progress on homelessness and housing production, with reductions in homelessness outside Multnomah County and an estimated 50,000 future units added to the pipeline through recent state actions. OHCS outlined the senior housing programs launched in May: a debt-financing program using elderly and disabled bond authority, an older adult housing development program funded through the senior property tax deferral revolving account, and a rehousing program for older adults that will use bridge funding and services to move at least 400 unsheltered older Oregonians into housing. OHA also described its Healthy Homes Grant Program, including $24.6 million already awarded, a new $5 million grant round for seniors and people with disabilities, and examples of home repairs and weatherization that help people remain safely housed. The final information session focused on home cooling and heat resilience. OHA presented data showing rising extreme heat days, more heat-related emergency visits, and likely undercounted heat deaths, especially among older adults, people with disabilities, low-income communities, and people without access to healthy homes. ODOE reviewed implementation of Senate Bill 1536, including a cooling needs study that found 58% of surveyed households in the studied housing types needed permanent cooling, with estimated statewide costs of $582 million to $1 billion. ODOE said its rental home heat pump and community heat pump programs have supported 4,638 installations so far, with a temporary reopening planned using remaining funds. The session ended with a remote presentation from a Community Action Partnership of Oregon representative, continuing the discussion of how community action agencies help deliver energy and anti-poverty services.

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• Uh, there is $2 million I know that was in last budget that has was set aside and not utilized.
• Uh, my goal is to submit a request for that $2 million to be used for this project.
• ><c> has</c><00:14:24.079><c> was</c><00:14:24.399><c> set</c><00:14:24.639><c> aside</c> in last budget
• that has was set aside in last budget that has was set aside and<00:14:25.360><c> not</c><00:14:25.760
• Uh my goal is to submit<00:14:28.880><c> a</c><00:14:29.120><c> request</c><00:14:29.519><c> for</c><

Committee: Senate Families & Children

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But my follow-up would be, who requested this legislation?
• And so evidently this amount is already in their budget, so there's no fiscal impact to do this, but
• I think that's some of the motivation for this request. Thank you very much, sir. Thank you, Mr.
• agency, and they could... ...with some contract from a temporary agency, and they could not get requests
• This request would be to move that office officially underneath the Oklahoma Insurance Department, again

Bills: SB2063 , SB1877 , SB1884 , SB2174 , SB1525 , SB1771 , SB1805 , SB1916 , SB1365 , SB1810

Committee: House General Government

Keywords: unclaimed property, abandoned property, state treasurer, unclaimed property fund, public website, claimant, hearing, administrative procedures act, sales tax exemption, income tax subtraction, youth entrepreneurs, teen business, minor-owned business, sole proprietorship, business license exemption, entrepreneurship, youth vendor, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Title 60, Title 68

Summary: The committee first laid over Senate Bill 263, then took up several other measures. Senate Bill 1877, which would create a centralized reporting system for reports through the Secretary of State, was discussed as similar to House Bill 3047 and was reported due pass by a 6-0 vote. Senate Bill 1884, concerning access for statewide educator associations and individual school employees, drew questions about union access, off-campus recruitment, right-to-work law, and possible conflicting language on fees and reimbursement; it was reported due pass 6-1. The committee then advanced tourism and public safety measures. Senate Bill 1365 would update promotional fund language and allow the Tourism and Recreation Department to make certain merchandise purchases outside the central purchasing process up to $75,000; it passed 6-2. Senate Bill 2174 would change the appointment and makeup of the State Fire Marshal Commission board and was reported due pass 8-0. Senate Bill 1525, as amended by a PCS, would let the Tourism and Recreation Department contract for support of its annual tourism conference and charge registration fees to recoup costs, with emergency language added; it passed 6-2. The committee also approved House Bill 1810, which would allow expert testimony in human trafficking cases and add trafficking victims to existing victim services, by an 8-0 vote. On workforce and agency administration, Senate Bill 1771 would expand the Workforce Commission’s authority to collect funding, expenditure, and performance data and to hire outside counsel; it passed 5-2. Senate Bill 1805 would bar certain group homes and post-adjudication treatment facilities from using contract staff, due to concerns about records access and staffing; it passed 6-1. Finally, Senate Bill 1960 would move the Oklahoma Receivership Office under the Oklahoma Insurance Department to modernize and reduce duplication, and it was reported due pass 7-0. The meeting then adjourned.

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• with us, with the Legislature, with legislative committees, and with legislative staff that make requests
• So as you, I'm sure, recall, we made some changes on legislative public records requests that come out
• And so this was, and you can extend a current public records request. You can get an extension.
• This was, and you can extend a current public records request. You can get an extension on that.
• special privilege that we fall right in there with knowing that you could extend a public records request

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Families receive referrals only after requesting them, and they are never obligated to use them.
• At the request of the author, Representative Campos, House Bill 3589 will not be heard today and will
• Thank you, members, and I respectfully request my right to close.
• I respectfully request your favorable consideration of House Bill 4129. And with that, I close.
• I request your favorable consideration, and with that, I close. Thank you. Questions?

Bills: HB1531 , HB2667 , HB2809 , HB2865 , HB3589 , HB3151 , HB3748 , HB3750 , HB4419 , HB4643 , HB3597 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

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• AB 107 is a budget bill junior. Senator, give me one second.
• This is still Assembly Bill 107, the budget bill junior.
• The key fact is there's no new projects in this budget; everything in this bill was approved in the budget
• Every one of these items was in the budget.
• Bill related to the budget. Senator Laird. Thank you, Madam President. A.B. 117, The budget.

Summary: The Senate first took up two budget-related transportation bills. AB 107, a junior budget bill, was described as a technical measure that updates federal appropriations by about $15 million, exempts certain Proposition 4 funds from the Administrative Procedures Act to speed spending, and makes other technical corrections without adding new projects or General Fund spending. Some senators objected to the APA waiver as reducing transparency, but the bill passed 28-10. AB 117, an early-action trailer bill for Bay Area transit, authorizes a $590 million loan from the state’s transit and intercity rail capital program to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which can then lend the money to Bay Area transit agencies for operating support, with repayment and interest secured by transit revenues. Supporters called it an emergency bridge to prevent major service cuts at BART, Muni, AC Transit, and Caltrain; opponents raised concerns about ridership recovery, accountability, and consolidation. The bill passed 28-9. The Senate then confirmed two California Air Resources Board appointees: Sonoma County Supervisor Linda Hopkins and Riverside Mayor Patricia Locke Dawson. Both were supported by colleagues who praised their experience and backgrounds, and both confirmations passed. The body also adopted SCR 89, a resolution by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas opposing federal attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Supporters argued DEI is essential to civil rights, education, public service, and equal opportunity, while criticizing the Trump administration for dismantling related federal offices and funding. The resolution passed on a largely party-line vote after extensive floor debate. Finally, the Senate adopted SCR 78, commemorating the 84th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 and the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Senators from both parties spoke about the injustice of the internment, the resilience and military service of Japanese Americans, and the importance of remembering the history to guard against future abuses. The resolution passed unanimously, and the author then introduced survivors and guests in the chamber.

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• We adopted one amendment that made some technical changes as requested by the various departments.
• We adopted one amendment that made some technical changes, as requested by the various departments.
• When state revenues don't grow fast enough, the credit shrinks or turns off to protect the budget.
• Seeing none, a division has been requested. Will all those in the chamber requested.
• A division has been requested. A division has been requested.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That was a request from Ascension. The Police Jury Association was supportive as well.
• I have one white card present who would provide information if requested: Trela Regis, OMB.
• The president would provide information if requested: Trela Regis, OMB. The board is clear.
• Present, would provide information if requested.
• Chief Brian Adams would provide information if requested.

Bills: HB345 , HB503 , HB511 , HB590 , HB655 , HB685 , HB692 , HB707 , HB715 , HB748 , HB776 , HB856 , HB860 , HB868 , HB887 , HB888 , HB896 , HB999 , HB1000 , HB1086 , HB1233

Committee: Senate Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Keywords: rail infrastructure, ports, Class II railroads, Class III railroads, transportation, HB 503, Act 554, Golden Meadow, utility terrain vehicle, UTV, recreational off-highway vehicle, ROV, golf cart, low-speed vehicle, road shoulder travel, local ordinance, municipal traffic regulation, vehicle registration decal, municipal general fund, insurance requirement

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation and Public Works met with five members present and approved the April 29, 2026 minutes. The committee then heard and reported a series of bills, including HB 1233, which lowers the contract threshold for hospital service districts using the Seymours program; HB 715, requiring aerial applicators operating from public airports to have transponders and radios and removing proposed ADS-B fee restrictions in favor of separate legislation; and HB 999, allowing impoundment of uninsured out-of-state vehicles. It also advanced HB 692 to let parishes and municipalities use group purchasing organizations, with an added sole-source procurement amendment for certain repairs and parts, and HB 511 to create a pursuit-intervention technology grant program, using a technical amendment to establish the fund structure. The committee also reported HB 590, creating a program to help law enforcement identify drivers with autism or other mental/physical disabilities through special envelopes and related notice technology; HB 503, a local bill cleaning up golf cart and utility terrain vehicle definitions in Golden Meadow; HB 655, authorizing DOTD cost-plus contracts for state-owned ferries; HB 748, clarifying that school board-owned or leased vehicles are exempt from tolls; HB 860, allowing fillable electronic bids; HB 896, addressing tolling rules and fees in Plaquemines Parish and requiring a nearby customer service center; and HB 1000, a cleanup bill on highway priority program reporting and local district contract limits. Later, the committee reported HB 887, which establishes a more consistent scoring and ranking framework for certain procurement processes, and HB 888, a cleanup bill on temporary tags and temporary license plates with added anti-counterfeiting and safety features. HB 1086, a major overhaul moving Louisiana toward a fully electronic vehicle title and lien system, was amended but voluntarily held for a week so members could review the extensive new language. The committee also reported HB 776, expanding port priority funding to larger projects and allowing flexibility in annual amounts, HB 707, shifting LPG commission promotional work to Agriculture and Forestry, HB 868, requiring safety chains or other manufacturer-specified safety equipment on farm trailers, HB 856, authorizing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracting for DOTD maintenance and construction work, HB 345, adding rail infrastructure at ports to the rail improvement program, and HB 685, allowing transit agencies to use FAST Act cooperative procurement for buses and other rolling stock. At the end, the committee corrected its action on HB 856 by reconsidering and withdrawing the technical amendment set 2332 for later floor work, while leaving the bill reported with the department’s substantive amendments.

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• We request and file a motion for a competency evaluation to find out if what we suspect is true, which
• We prefer the funding structure of the current Thriving Texas Families Program, which reduces budget
• These services are only offered at the request of the client.
• This bill was brought at the request of the Texas- the State Employees Union that I'm a proud member
• Thank you, and request your favorable consideration. Thank you, Representative Jones.

Bills: SB670 , SB1388 , SB627 , SB912 , SB269 , SB528 , HB2711 , HB4819 , HB5248 , HB4175

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: SB 670, investigational sun protection products, sun protection, sunscreen, FDA approval, clinical trial, phase one trial, patient access, informed consent, physician prescription, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas Medical Board, compassionate use, experimental treatment, medical freedom, patient autonomy, healthcare regulation, dietitian, dietitians, licensed dietitian

Transcript Highlights:

• It makes two requests of the Attorney General, and both requests are premature at this time.
• First, with regard to the request for the Attorney General to assess whether there has been a breach
• Um, it makes two<00:53:48.240><c> requests</c><00:53:48.559><c> of</c><00:53:48.800><c> the</c><00:53
• general and two requests of the attorney general and both<00:53:50.400><c> requests</c><00:53:50.960
• So, pass with amending that we are requesting an annual report. Okay. Thank you.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs heard multiple gubernatorial nominations to island burial councils, with testimony focused on the importance of filling vacancies so the councils can reach quorum and fulfill their kuleana to protect iwi kūpuna and burial sites. For GM 674, Kavuna Khalipi was introduced as OHA’s nominee for the Molokaʻi burial council, with OHA, SHPD, and several community members testifying in support and describing her cultural grounding, community service, and experience in mālama ʻāina. Testifiers also stressed that burial councils are essential for protecting ancestral remains and that prolonged vacancies have left sacred sites vulnerable. Khalipi herself said she was honored to serve but expressed concern about accepting the appointment without quorum, saying she did not want to waste a term if the council could not function effectively. The chair explained the Senate advice-and-consent process and the consequences of inaction, and after discussion Khalipi asked to pull her nomination from the committee. The chair then deferred decision-making on GM 674 until April 10 at 1 p.m. to clarify the process and avoid unintended rejection. The committee then heard testimony on GM 676, Dane Maxwell for the Maui and Lānaʻi burial council, GM 677, Noani Parisa, GM 678, Caroline Hartman, and GM 679, Benedict Duman. Supporters, including SHPD and OHA, highlighted each nominee’s cultural knowledge, preservation work, genealogy, and experience with burial or historic preservation matters. Testimony repeatedly linked the nominations to the need for functioning burial councils, especially in light of the 2023 Maui fires and long-standing vacancies. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; the chair indicated votes would be taken at the end of the agenda.

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• for Senate Committee Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2637 and 3155, and request
• has moved that the House refuse to adopt the Senate substitute for House Bills 2637 and 3155 and request
• has moved that the House refuse to adopt the Senate substitute for House Bills 2637 and 3155 and request
• hereby appoints the following conference committee to act with a like committee on the following budget
• For the budget bills 2002 through 2013, the Speaker appoints Deaton, Davidson, and Fogle to all committees

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I understand in a budget crunch year we don't want to do anything to be taken potential revenue away
• Unanimous consent has been requested to discuss previous legislation. Any objection?
• Unanimous consent has been requested to discuss previous legislation. Any objection?
• Unanimous consent has been requested to discuss previous legislation. Any objection?
• really getting beat down because they are getting the blame for what they have to do, balancing our budget

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There were no negative right-to-request-to-speak entries last year.
• Instead, these supply and demand assessments are structured as water budgets, focusing on total inflows
• These supply and demand assessments are structured as water budgets, focusing on total inflows and outflows
• And so we cannot just create additional burdens or requests of the agency hoping that water will magically
• I live in Tucson, Arizona, and I believe I signed up on the request to speak as needed for this bill.

Bills: SB1005 , SB1202 , SB1278 , SB1279 , SB1280 , SB1287

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: cosmetics, animal testing, prohibition, manufacturers, sales regulation, state preemption, groundwater, water conservation, Arizona water resources, drought management, water quality, solar radiation management, environment, regulation, Arizona Revised Statutes, weather modification, licensing, environmental impact, public safety, cloud seeding

Transcript Highlights:

• I request unanimous consent for a letter to be printed in the journal.
• King taught us that budgets are a moral document and that public policies reflect our values.
• At the same time, current federal budgets, as we talked about, have threatened the lives of so many.
• It was written in response to who he viewed were colleagues, people he respected, and I request permission
• Colleagues, I rise today to request the Senate adjourn in memory of a California icon and American institution

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and for wages and benefits at a time when they're struggling, just like the state, to balance their budgets
• We respectfully request that you not move this bill forward.
• and for wages and benefits at a time when they're struggling, just like the state, to balance their budgets
• We respectfully request that you not move this bill forward.
• would be the attending provider, so they would be the one certifying time loss, submitting all the requests

Bills: HB2107 , HB2137 , HB2243 , HB2264

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: construction safety, hazard notification, worksite regulations, labor safety, state law, law enforcement, correctional officers, interest arbitration, collective bargaining, public safety, workers' compensation, healthcare providers, physical therapy, occupational therapy, employment, unemployment insurance, benefits, layoffs, workforce reduction, 904

Transcript Highlights:

• That's the big request from us. Today, right?
• We go back and we update the budget to make sure they've got the most recent budget numbers.
• Maybe one of those questions that we ask during the request for proposal. in terms of trying to determine
• So you are asking for consideration that we present a policy change, that maybe we request a detailed

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Medicaid expansion would cause a vast expansion of our Medicaid budget.
• He learned the budget process better than almost any of us will ever hope to know.
• And we were in the budget process and all of us, or most of us in this room, We were in the budget process
• Actually, I outlasted you in this building last year during that budget process.
• Then we got to the budget time. He said, did you submit your request? I said, yeah.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day in Florida. Later, the Senate adopted a memorial-style recognition of the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on health care coverage, veterinary licensure, and affordable housing. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a public assistance/Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described five major changes: stronger anti-fraud authority, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services through a waiver, pharmacy program changes to reduce costs, and a SNAP fraud-reduction plan with photo ID and work requirements. Democrats offered amendments to condition the work requirement on Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP photo ID use by caregivers, seniors, disabled people, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators then questioned implementation details, exemptions, and eligibility impacts. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed CS/HB 7031 on taxation, substituting it for the Senate bill and adopting a technical amendment, by a vote of 34-0. The chamber passed a series of other bills, generally after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. These included a computer science education bill adding digital literacy and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry bill and related public records exemption, a bill designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, a local government electronic payments bill, a legal tender bill repealing a sunset on gold and silver recognition, public records exemptions for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a stablecoin pilot program, local government spending transparency requirements, a digital voyeurism bill expanding privacy protections to private fenced yards, an insurance licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework, and a medical freedom bill addressing vaccine information, conscience exemptions, ivermectin access, and the mRNA mandate sunset. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with recorded votes ranging from 31-3 to 34-0.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, so in terms of impact to budget, you note that one payroll period was 172 million for the state
• </c> of personnel and those types of requests of personnel and those types of requests that's<00:06:25.880
• </c> you heard with regards to these requests you heard with regards to these requests no<00:33:57.200
• Why hasn't the Department of Health made that request? I would have to double-check also.
• In the budget, we requested two additional positions for our wage standards division who would be doing

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, and then they vote on the budget.
• </c><01:55:26.239><c> uh</c> the committee and they form a budget uh the committee and they form a budget
• </c><01:55:27.880><c> they</c> and then they vote on the budget they and then they vote on the budget
• </c> when they come up with uh their budget when they come up with uh their budget and<01:55:41.159><
• </c><03:57:52.520><c> and</c> taking a look at the agency budget and taking a look at the agency budget

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our cities have allocated 1.4 million in emergency grant support, with an additional 180,000 requested
• . request. request.
• Together, they account for over $5.58 million in requested support.
• This is not a in requested support. This is not a marginal<01:09:19.799><c> downturn.
• </c><01:39:58.560><c> and</c> our tax tax base and our budget and our tax tax base and our budget and

Bills: HF4477

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: Minnesota business recovery loan program, small business loan, zero-interest loan, forgivable loan, business recovery, economic development, small business emergency loan account, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, nonprofit lenders, greater Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, seven-county metropolitan area, immigration enforcement, business interruption, revenue loss, job preservation, business stabilization, state appropriation, forward fund, loan forgiveness