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• As a county commissioner, I support the request of Mr.
• They have submitted public records requests, requested financial reports, and petitioned for open public
• in public records requests.
• I'm like, hold up. It can't be that simple.
• This request is for the city. Thank you, Mr. Chair. This request is for the city of Apalachicola.

Summary: The Legislative Auditing Committee heard several local-government audit requests and unanimously approved each one. The first item was Baker County, where county commissioners asked for an operational and financial audit because of repeated late audits, concerns about the finance office, and lack of confidence in county financial reporting. The county clerk supported an audit but argued it should be countywide and include all constitutional officers; she also described a dispute over access to the county finance system and pending litigation. After brief questions, the committee adopted a 9-0 motion directing the Auditor General to perform an operational audit of Baker County’s financial operations and records, with scope to be finalized during the audit. The committee then approved an audit request for the Concord Estates Community Development District in Osceola County. Senator Arrington said residents alleged excessive board compensation, large unexplained spending, missing financial reports, and refusal to provide records or hold open meetings. Residents and a board member testified about rising assessments, deteriorating amenities, and lack of transparency. The committee voted 10-0 to direct an operational audit of the CDD. It also approved, by 10-0 votes, operational audits of the town of Melbourne Beach, based on allegations of fiscal and operational improprieties and lawsuits that had cost the town more than $150,000, and the city of Apalachicola, where Senator Simon said longstanding water utility failures, grant issues, and consent-order problems warranted review. The final request was for a financial and operational audit of Cape Coral’s Building Department. Representative G. Lombardo said building-fee revenues appeared to be transferred for non-building purposes, permit processing was inconsistent, and the department relied heavily on a private firm while the building official had prior ties to that firm. Industry representatives testified that building funds were being diverted, service levels were suffering, and private-provider inspections were not always reflected in fee reductions. The committee adopted the motion 10-0. After completing all agenda items, the committee adjourned.

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• And that's been the holding in Moore. It was Hall. It was the holding in Moore twice and Hall.
• And that's been the holding and more. It was Hall. It was the holding more twice and Hall.
• Holding down employment or finding new employment, holding down adult relationships.
• At that time, the defense attorney requested a I believe it was, or 2018.
• At the request of Representative Fontenot, House Bill 54.

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• In 2023, we came to the Legislature in our budget request and asked for additional salary dollars to
• But you know how long I'm going to be able to hold onto or I do not know.
• But it wonderful thing and I love to be able to hold them.
• And I believe they are going to request that be made whole position.
• But in order to do that, that's part of their legislative budget request.

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• At the end, if anybody has public comment, we will take you now for 30 seconds; if not, we will hold
• We request that you reject the governor's proposed budget reduction to the University of California.
• We'll hold the issue open and move on to issue number three: Student Housing Update.
• We will hold this issue open. Thank you to all the panelists on this.
• We requested, I co-authored that and presented some bills myself. Thank you for outlining.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:21:28.480> others Trey pursued justice to hold others Trey pursued justice to hold others
• <00:24:27.919> your and I would respectfully request your and I would respectfully request
• amount because opposition cannot hold amount because opposition cannot hold that<00:30:02.559>
• counsel will encourage them to request counsel will encourage them to request day<00:30:12.640><
• >> We will hold on to it.

Bills: HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93, HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93

Keywords: paternity, child custody, joint custody, parental rights, family law, domestic violence, shared parenting, Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, human trafficking, victim restitution, civil action, criminal prosecution, labor servitude, sexual servitude, class A felony, class B felony

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• So, members, we now have seven audit requests to consider this afternoon.
• And I do know that they are likely to go back out to the public and request support.
• Any public comment on this audit request, please come forward now.
• For those reasons, I respectfully urge the committee to approve the audit request.
• Audit request 2026-107, Department of Human Resources, dental benefits procurement.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit Committee met to hear new audit requests and receive a status update from the State Auditor. The auditor reported 10 JALAC audits in progress, noted that all 2025-approved audits are underway, said the first 2026 audit is focused on DMV license revocations, and described several statutory and high-risk audits already in progress. The committee also approved a consent calendar of four audit requests: UC library resources, law enforcement information sharing, EDD unemployment insurance claims, and Housing and Community Development housing development monitoring. The committee then considered Assembly Member DeMaio’s audit request on SANDAG road project management. DeMaio argued the audit was needed to examine whether transportation funds, including voter-approved and restricted revenues, were used for allowable purposes and whether past management failures warranted outside review. SANDAG’s CEO and CFO said the agency already undergoes extensive oversight and audits, that funds are tracked by multiple “colors of money,” and that internal controls have improved. Several members questioned whether the issues were already addressed in public records or existing audits, and the request failed on a roll call vote. Next, Senator Valadares presented an audit of the Board of State and Community Corrections’ Proposition 47 grant administration, arguing that more transparency is needed on outcomes, recidivism data, and oversight of grantees. The BSCC said it already has oversight mechanisms, that the State Controller conducts biennial audits, and that program data shows positive outcomes. The committee approved the audit unanimously. Senator Cortese then presented an audit of CalHR’s dental benefits procurement and Delta Dental contract, citing long-standing benefit caps, provider network concerns, and retiree out-of-pocket costs. CalHR said its network remains strong, that it recently completed an RFP adding MetLife as a second carrier starting in 2027, and that contracts include performance guarantees. Members from both parties expressed concern about access and competition, and the audit was approved unanimously. The committee then completed add-on votes on the consent calendar and adjourned.

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• This is a carefully<00:29:00.720> planned<00:29:01.120> request<00:29:01.440> that
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• All right, say, hey, hold on, hold on. Let daddy say what he got to say. Alex is a twin.
• All right, hold on. Here, sit down. Alex is a twin. All right, hold on.
• types of requested sex-rejecting interventions.
• With that, we will hold the roll open for another 10 minutes.
• With that, we will hold the roll open for another 10 minutes.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health met in Room 2100 and first established a quorum, then approved a six-bill consent calendar on a 6-0 vote, placing it on call. The committee then heard AB 2233, which would ensure that once applied behavior analysis services for autistic patients are authorized, families can use those approved hours across the authorization period rather than losing them to weekly utilization caps or scheduling barriers. The author and supporters, including behavior analysts and family advocates, said the bill would not expand benefits but would improve access to already authorized care; health plan and insurance representatives initially raised fraud and utilization-management concerns but said they would remove opposition after amendments preserving those safeguards. AB 2233 passed 7-0 and was placed on call. The committee next heard AB 96, which would remove the high school diploma or equivalent requirement for certification as a Medi-Cal peer support specialist. Supporters from county behavioral health, peer services, and local governments argued that lived experience, training, and certification standards—not a diploma—should determine eligibility, and that the change would help address workforce shortages and expand culturally competent peer support. One opposition witness from the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals testified against the bill, but the measure advanced on a 7-0 vote to Appropriations and was placed on call. The final major item was AB 1876, the Fair Care for All Act, which would codify federal non-discrimination protections in state law for health care coverage and services. Supporters said it would protect transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex patients from discriminatory coverage practices and preserve access to medically necessary care; opponents argued it would force coverage of gender-affirming interventions and reduce insurer safeguards. After debate over whether the bill expanded coverage, the author said it simply mirrored existing federal non-discrimination law. AB 1876 passed 7-1 and was re-referred to Judiciary, then placed on call. The committee later opened the roll to record absent members and concluded the meeting after all items were disposed of.

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• What was the description of their request to move the date?
• And so there will be additional requests on top of that.
• And that shop owner is currently holding it way. books attached.
• Pre-approval requests are still nearly a month behind at May 24th.
• Oh, hold on. Thank you. Senator. Senator Irving, you're recognized for a question. Oh, hold on.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a long agenda of agency rule changes, beginning with housekeeping on the order of business and then taking up rules from multiple state agencies. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s odometer disclosure rule allowing electronic signatures and disclosures, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and recreational parks, lead-based paint, counseling licensure, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental specialties and compacts, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistants, medical compacts, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these were described as technical updates, conformity with recent acts, federal standards, or compact participation, and nearly all were approved without objection after brief questions and, in many cases, no public comment. The committee also reviewed Department of Labor and Licensing rules on minimum wage/independent contractor standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements for ATV/LSV dealers, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting and retention programs. Testimony generally emphasized that the rules implemented recent legislation, updated fees or licensing standards, or streamlined existing processes. Members asked a few questions about fee structures, the rationale for regulating professional wrestling, and how the National Guard’s public-private partnership and incentive programs would work; the department said the recruiting incentives would be funded from existing appropriations and were intended to improve retention and force strength. These rules were also approved without objection. The most extensive discussion came on the Department of Education’s Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program rule. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify allowable expenses, and speed approval of core educational purchases. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting certain sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting phone purchases except for disability-related needs, setting a $1,000 threshold for additional review of technology purchases, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about safeguards, appeals, sports equipment, provider credentialing, rural vendor access, and whether the department would be flexible or overly restrictive. The department said it would review every request, provide written explanations for denials, allow appeals up to the State Board, and refer suspected fraud to prosecutors if necessary. After hearing from 13 members of the public, the committee continued to discuss the rule, but the transcript ends before any final vote on the EFA rule is shown.

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• Yesterday, a follow-up email was sent to your staff with more detail on how to request or submit committee
• The purpose for holding invited testimony today.
• And we'll hold, we'll have a hearing for public testimony tomorrow.
• That we had, we had invited testimony at the regional hearings, and I had requested the Democratic caucus
• Because of that, we decided to hold a separate committee hearing just for the purpose of Allowing those

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• And we have, Representative Thomas, we have amended it, as he requested.
• This is going to help actually hold more violent offenders.
• But I think your average citizen thought it would hold more people and keep us safer.
• "Request the hearing and proves by" was stricken.
• Like the DA said previously, they come and they stand and they hold the line for us.

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• One of his concerns is to request a minimum carve-out for public safety.
• Hold. Is there objection? Chair hears none. So ordered.
• It adds a few more additional requests for many of you.
• Hold on a second, Mono.
• Verification has been requested. Verification is granted.

Bills: HB17, HB16, SB 10, HB27, HB23, SB 15, SB 18, HB 17, HB 16, SB 10, HB 27, HB 23, SB 15, SB 18

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support

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• 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

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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• <00:03:42.159> uh dayak uh roll call requested uh dayak uh roll call requested uh representative
• We're trying to get those things done, and it seems as if your side of the aisle is holding up those
• Roll call having been requested, I... calendar to make housing more affordable calendar to make housing
• <00:05:02.680> up your side of the aisle is holding up your side of the aisle is holding up
• <00:05:22.680> I Um, roll call having been requested, I renew my motion for the calendar for

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So we're only requesting this contract for three years, and it's less money per year?
• We're requesting three years, but it's a total projected cost of three years at $2 million.
• We're requesting three years. but it's... and it's less money. Per year?
• I don't see how you let somebody hold us hostage, hold us hostage, for lack of a better word, because
• Hold on before you begin. If she'll state her name for the record, then you are recognized.

Summary: The committee reviewed three DHS out-of-state service contracts: a $690,000-plus sole-source contract for DCFS with Evident Change for maintenance and operation of the Child Welfare Structured Decision-Making practice hub; a $1.2 million sole-source contract for County Operations with Sifter Solutions to support a SNAP waiver compliance solution; and a $156,000 contract for Developmental Disabilities with Samaritan Integrative Services for psychiatric services at the Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center. The chair and staff explained the contracts and noted that the Evident Change and Sifter contracts were sole-source due to the proprietary nature of the systems or services involved. Most of the discussion focused on the Evident Change contract. Members questioned DCFS about long-term dependence on the vendor, the lack of a competitive bid, the absence of a clear off-ramp, and whether the state was paying more overall as the work was split into multiple contracts. DCFS said the contract before the committee was only for maintenance and operations of a web-based platform used daily for safety assessments and case planning, while a separate Evident Change contract covers case reviews, CQI work, and data management. The vendor said it was continuing to reduce its role and had begun off-ramp discussions, but members remained concerned that the state was too reliant on the vendor. Staff said the contract had to be approved by May 31 or the system could be turned off. The committee also discussed the Sifter Solutions contract, which supports Arkansas’s SNAP waiver pilot by providing a dynamic list of excluded products and a consumer app that scans barcodes and provides nutrition information. DHS said the waiver is intended to improve the nutritional value of SNAP benefits, that the contract is funded with remaining federal SNAP Nutrition Education dollars that would otherwise be returned, and that the University of Pennsylvania will conduct the evaluation at no cost. Members asked about the benefit to Arkansas, whether the app would include nutrition and budgeting information, and whether the state would own the application or need future renewals. DHS said the two-year term was intentionally aligned with the waiver period and that future procurement options could change. After discussion, the committee noted the items as reviewed and adjourned without objections or votes recorded in the transcript.

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• This is an OREC request bill.
• Please hold, Representative Blair. Where's Carl Newton's at?
• Please hold, Representative Blair. Where's Carl Newton's at?
• Representative, is this a request bill, and if so, by whom? No, this is not a request bill.
• Please hold. Please hold. Without objection, that will be the order.

Bills: SB378, SB540, SB1061, SB1475, SB1531, SB1534, SB1684, SB1824, SB1826, SB2049

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, SB1061, Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, SAFE Act

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• <01:05:50.480> request request a roll call. Roll call. request request a roll call.
• Roll call was requested.
• Uh requested. Roll call Roll call. Uh requested.
• <01:17:22.560> Senator requested. Roll call granted. Senator requested.
• <01:17:41.280> The was requested. Roll call granted. The was requested.

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• The governor requests And this, this is the number.
• The governor requested a 3% reduction from this number.
• He requested a 3% reduction from that $716.6 million.
• Whatever your loss is, it's a one-time hold harmless.
• There are no hold harmless dollars in this.

Summary: The committee met to discuss higher education funding and capital building policy. Members first heard an update from NDUS Deputy Commissioner Lisa Johnson on low-producing academic programs. She described a proposed board policy using a five-year rolling window and thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, with programs flagged for three consecutive review periods going to the board. Possible outcomes would include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the review would account for program costs, service to other students, workforce demand, and the difference between inactivation and termination. Johnson said the board would consider broader factors and that campuses already do detailed program analysis. Several members also asked about cost savings and staffing impacts from program terminations, and Johnson said the board would try to provide more information later. The committee then received a report on the Capital Building Fund from Jamie Wilkie. He reviewed the program’s history, matching requirements, and recent uses, noting that about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with most going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Members discussed whether the program is reducing deferred maintenance and requested updated systemwide data on deferred maintenance and campus space utilization. Wilkie said the board is considering a new study to update deferred maintenance figures, which are based on information more than 12 years old. He also reported that several institutions have used current biennium funds for projects such as residence hall renovations, health sciences housing, generators, and building repairs. Later, the committee began a detailed walkthrough of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and also revise the capital building fund structure. The draft would use fall enrollment FTEs, add completion incentives for degrees in in-demand fields, and create a separate research funding component for UND and NDSU tied to doctoral completions and external research expenditures. Members raised concerns about the use of older data in the formula, the treatment of waivers, the weighting of professional and health sciences programs, and the use of CIP codes to define CTE and education incentives. The bill draft would also combine capital building fund tiers, broaden eligible uses for deferred maintenance and legislatively authorized projects, change matching requirements, repeal the old formula chapter and the capital pool, and transfer funds from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund into the capital building fund. No final votes were taken during the portion provided; the meeting was primarily discussion and review.

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• the title to be read SP request the title to be read SP request the title to be read secretary read
• the title President Senator SP I request the title President Senator SP I request the title be read
• the title be read sperman request the title be read sperman request the title be read secretary read
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Bills: SB 26, SB 28, SJR 36, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 28, SB 28, SR 131, SR 168, SR 174, SR 175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• But if I call your names, please rise, but hold your applause until the end of the introduction.
• Please rise, but hold your applause, everyone, until the end of the introduction.
• <00:14:25.839> your remain standing and please hold your remain standing and please hold your
• I have their names, and I request they be inserted into the journal. So ordered. Thank you, Mr.
• Uh, I rise to request a waiver of the public notice requirement pursuant to our Senate Rule 21 to hold

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