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• Finance and Government Operations Committee.
• and Government Operations Committee. meeting of the elections finance and meeting of the elections finance
• that can join a health insurance pool that can join a health insurance pool and<00:38:47.280>
• An additional project those financing.
• So the affordable and financing range.

Bills: HF4319, HF3295, HF3589, HF3587, HF3588, HF4295, HF3571, HF3895

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

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• <00:57:53.280> for 2181 uh change means of financing for 2181 uh change means of financing
• AGS 881, sequence 1001: capital pool and ... modified to $2 million in FY 26 only for the capital pool
• <01:01:08.200> on in FY 26 only for the capital pool on in FY 26 only for the capital pool
• Moving on to Budget and Finance.
• you consider all means of bond financing you consider all means of bond financing this<01:39:05.920

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Member: I just want to say this is a good bill addressing a serious problem of financing the clerks around
• If there's a swimming pool within 1000 feet, that would be [prohibited]. Chair: You're recognized.
• Ranking Member: If an apartment complex has its own swimming pool, let's say it has 500 units, large
• When I checked 'want a pool,' you only get 83 results. Representative Gottlieb mentioned Miami.
• When you add a pool, you only get 33. So most places don't even have the pool.

Bills: SB 3, SB 16, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB17, SB 54, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB192, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB48, HB149, HB192, HB254, HB17, SB54, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB3, SB16, SB2, SB5, SB10

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

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• Accountability and transparency in finance.
• House Bill 26, relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties to finance.
• In certain counties to finance.
• move to suspend the 24-hour posting rules, Rule 709 and Rule 1119, so that the Senate Committee on Finance

Bills: SB 3, SB 16, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB17, SB 54, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB192, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB48, HB149, HB192, HB254, HB17, SB54, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB3, SB16, SB2, SB5, SB10

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

Bills: SB 3, SB 16, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB17, SB 54, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB192, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB48, HB149, HB192, HB254, HB17, SB54, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB3, SB16, SB2, SB5, SB10

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

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• Tony Lara, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations. Marla Knobb.
• Yes, members, the Senate Committee on Finance will reconvene at 2.15 in the finance room.

Bills: SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB10, SB11, SB19, SB20, SB25, SB62, SB260, SB263, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB412, SB441, SB442, SB494, SB523, SB569, SB616, SB688, SB707, SB766, SB842, SB869, SB890, SB914, SB929, SB971, SB992, SB1066, SB1145, SB1621, SJR36, SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB372, SB495, SB842, SB971, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SB412, SB20, SB441, SB442, SB1621, SB569, SB314, SB25, SB293, SB914, SB260, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB20, SB25, SB260, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB442, SB494, SB616, SB869, SB890, SB929, SB992, SB1145, SB1621, SR232, SR237, SR242, SB16, SB22

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, Supreme Court, judicial independence, Keep Nine, checks and balances, water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display

Bills: SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB10, SB11, SB19, SB20, SB25, SB62, SB260, SB263, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB412, SB441, SB442, SB494, SB523, SB569, SB616, SB688, SB707, SB766, SB842, SB869, SB890, SB914, SB929, SB971, SB992, SB1066, SB1145, SB1621, SJR36, SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB372, SB495, SB842, SB971, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SB412, SB20, SB441, SB442, SB1621, SB569, SB314, SB25, SB293, SB914, SB260, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB20, SB25, SB260, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB442, SB494, SB616, SB869, SB890, SB929, SB992, SB1145, SB1621, SR232, SR237, SR242, SB16, SB22

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, Supreme Court, judicial independence, Keep Nine, checks and balances, water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display

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• And of course, plus financing costs.
• <00:16:25.880> $75 percent to finance $75 percent to finance $75 for<00:16:28.920> a
• <00:19:40.640> $45<00:19:41.280> million to finance $45 million to finance $45 million
• pool project, or until funds are sufficient funds are collected.
• for 30 years for a swimming pool for 30 years for a swimming pool project. project. project.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• got a pool. We don't want to lose it. got a pool. We don't want to lose it.
• building the pool is not the question. building the pool is not the question.
• Swimming pools were always a hairball. Swimming pools were always a hairball.
• We do not plan to put in a pool.
• We do not plan to put in a pool.

Keywords: 916, all

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• So they're creating pools of SBA loans, and then we are purchasing those pools of loans.
• So we're really just focused on the upfront financing for charter schools.
• And the State Board of Finance, of course, the Treasurer.
• businesses when you guys decide to retire finances to me.
• I was trying my best not to use acronyms like "overnight repo pool." I just...

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• Today, most consumers manage their auto finance accounts online.
• Please. such as certain types of auto finance companies.
• Today, most consumers manage their auto finance accounts online.
• safety features I just described, or they can use a pool cover, a pool fence, or a flotation alarm,
• But, senators, I do believe that... ...happened in swimming pools overall.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of introductions recognizing guests, visiting groups, and special honorees in the galleries. The chamber then took up committee and executive appointment business, adopting a report confirming 42 gubernatorial appointments by a vote of 36-0. The Senate next considered a long special-order calendar of bills, most of them passing with little or no opposition. Measures included public-records sunset reviews and trade secret/cybersecurity exemptions; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; commercial driving school oversight; human trafficking training for nurses; a new injunction for protection against serious violence and its related public-records exemption; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove protection; a chiropractic trust-funds cap repeal; specialty license plates; a waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill with multiple agriculture, biosolids, and enforcement provisions; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety reporting procedures for public postsecondary institutions; and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary critical-need practice certificates, and domestic animals. The floor debate featured the most discussion on the farm bill, the HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill, the autism law-enforcement bill, and the school athletics bill. The HCSM bill drew extended debate over whether licensed insurance agents should be allowed to market faith-based health care sharing ministries, with supporters emphasizing consumer choice, free speech, and religious liberty, and opponents warning about unregulated products and commissions; it passed 32-5. The athletics bill, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater/Miami Northwestern situation, would let coaches provide good-faith support to student-athletes while requiring reporting and FHSAA oversight; it passed 38-0. Most other measures passed overwhelmingly, including the autism bill 38-0, the campus safety bill 37-0, the public school patriotic displays bill 36-2, and the farm bill 38-0 after amendments addressing Everglades lands and biosolids timing were adopted.

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• This risk pool was something that Dr.
• Okay, the concept of doing pooled insurance, which I think this is... we do that in other areas.
• So this legislation is different than the other authorizing statutes for... ...risk pools.
• Self-insurance pooled risk plans are currently operating in Texas.
• School pools, and then when they had disasters hit, they don't have the money to pay.

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So, we'll call the Senate Finance Committee meeting to order.
• You can't be a part of the risk pool. You can't be a part of the risk pool.
• You can't be a part of the risk pool. You can't be a part of the risk pool.
• Thank you. pool you know um isn't insured while pool you know um isn't insured while it's<00:13:57.480
• I believe twice in Finance last year.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Megan Sabah, Department of Finance.
• Nick Mills, Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance. Nick Mills, Department of Finance, nothing further to add at this time.
• Department of Finance. Nick Mills, Department of Finance, nothing further to add at this time.
• Department of Finance. Nick Mills, Department of Finance, nothing further to add at this time.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held the first of several hearings on the Governor’s May Revision for health care, with opening remarks focused on the state’s projected $12 billion deficit, looming federal Medicaid changes, and the potential impact on Medi-Cal, public health, reproductive health, and safety-net providers. Several members criticized the proposal as balancing the budget on vulnerable Californians, while others defended the need for cost containment and questioned the administration’s assumptions. The chair set ground rules for respectful, focused questioning and outlined three topics: the Medi-Cal proposals, Proposition 35, and Proposition 56. DHCS Director Michelle Baas presented the May Revision’s Medi-Cal package, saying the department’s budget totals $200.6 billion overall, including $45.2 billion General Fund, and that the proposals are intended to address rising caseloads, pharmacy costs, and managed care spending. She described proposed changes for adults with unsatisfactory immigration status, including a freeze on new full-scope enrollment for those 19 and older, $100 monthly premiums beginning in 2027, elimination of adult dental and long-term care coverage, removal of PPS/RAP payments to FQHCs and rural health clinics for that population, and a pharmacy rebate aggregator. Other proposals included eliminating certain OTC drug classes, removing GLP-1 coverage for weight loss, prior authorization and step therapy changes, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test, eliminating acupuncture as an optional benefit, allowing utilization management for hospice, raising the managed care minimum medical loss ratio to 90%, reducing PACE capitation rates toward the midpoint of the actuarial range, eliminating the skilled nursing facility workforce and quality incentive program, and suspending the SNF backup power requirement. The LAO said the revised Medi-Cal spending estimate is about $2.5 billion higher than the Governor’s Budget in the budget year, and that the increase appears driven more by higher per-enrollee costs than by caseload alone. The LAO said the budget solutions are concentrated in a few areas, are largely ongoing, and should be considered in light of federal uncertainty, but suggested the Legislature could explore alternatives such as more targeted income thresholds for the undocumented expansion and simpler asset-test rules. Department of Finance officials said the proposals are difficult but necessary to address a third consecutive deficit and rising Medi-Cal costs. Members then pressed the administration on the methodology and impacts of the proposals, especially the enrollment freeze, premiums, asset test, hospice controls, PACE reductions, and the elimination of benefits and provider payments. No votes or formal actions were taken at this hearing.

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• It's the Energy Dominance Financing Office.
• So that's another option in the financing structure.
• So, so projects, EDF can also provide financing for supply chain investments.
• There's no pool to bring it back to. There's no way to go backwards anymore.
• Some of them have central storage, but in pools.

Keywords: 908, all

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• relating to the state shrimp, which would establish opula as the state shrimp to protect alkaline pool
• <00:13:38.519> providing<00:13:39.240> comments budget and finance providing comments
• budget and finance providing comments only<00:13:39.920> on<00:13:40.120> this measure
• <00:24:27.799> systems shrimp to protect alkaline pool systems shrimp to protect alkaline
• pool systems throughout<00:24:29.520> Havi<00:24:30.480> I<00:24:30.640> recommend

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures related to cultural recognition and arts policy. HB 531 would authorize special license plates recognizing the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, and HB 458 would designate Brother Joseph Dutton Day; both received support testimony, including from the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Joseph Dutton Guild, and both were advanced. HB 345 would establish ʻōpae ula as the state shrimp to help protect alkaline pool systems, with support from DLNR and multiple community and environmental groups, and it was also advanced. HB 194, relating to Maritime Day, received limited testimony and was moved forward with amendments to align the observance with National Maritime Day on May 22. The committee also heard HB 554, which originally would have established Lunar New Year as a state holiday. Testimony in support emphasized cultural recognition and community benefits, but the chair explained that creating a new state holiday would cost about $9 million, so the bill was amended to make Lunar New Year a day of recognition rather than a state holiday. The committee noted several supporters, including youth testimony, and advanced the measure with amendments. HB 957, relating to Lāʻau Day, similarly drew broad written support; the committee amended it to designate the first Friday of May rather than May 1 and advanced it. In each case, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations without opposition or reservations. The hearing concluded with HB 925, a short-form bill that would allow the state to levy a 1% tax on concert ticket sales to support arts access statewide; the committee recommended passing the bill with amendments and recommitting it for future public hearings, and that recommendation was adopted.

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• Let's call the Senate Finance Committee meeting to order.
• we're required to not exceed the pool. we're required to not exceed the pool.
• Well, I think I think every risk pool Well, I think I think every risk pool arrangement<01:24:43.520
• This is the last official finance committee meeting. Mhm. Yes, it does.
• your service and the service to finance. your service and the service to finance.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Well, Madam Chair, I'm going to pass on that, because for those that were in Ed Finance this morning,
• Well, Madam Chair, I'm going to pass on that, because for those that were in Ed Finance this morning,
• home buyers through a conventional mortgage, and the proceeds of those sales will be returned to the pool
• They're sold, the funding, as Senator Farnsworth said, would be used to create that revolving pool of
• Of those sales will be returned to the pool to continue this project.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The school finance accountability.
• not going to expand the size of the pool.
• And that is expand the size of the pool.
• Can we afford to put more that pool?
• Uh certainly I think we limit that pool.

Bills: HF3492, HF3493, HF3494, HF3495, HF3602

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety