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• For man-made or technological emergencies, use of the fund is subject to the budget consultation process
• For man-made or technological emergencies, use of the fund is subject to the budget consultation process
• For man-made or technological information, For man-made or technological emergencies, upon renewal of

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Our CEUs focus on new technologies, and the architects' CEUs are focused on the exterior properties of
• to the board so that we really are protecting our Missourians with all of the knowledge and new technology
• look how much things have changed in such a short period of time, and we're keeping up with that technology
• I graduated from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Back then it was UMR in 1998.

Summary: The committee first continued the public hearing on House Bill 2897, which would expand optometrists’ authority to perform certain office-based procedures. Supporters, including an optometrist from rural Missouri, argued the bill would improve access to care in counties without resident ophthalmologists, reduce wait times and travel burdens, and better align scope of practice with optometry training. Opponents, including representatives of osteopathic physicians, raised concerns about patient safety, the lack of live-human-eye training in Missouri, and whether the bill would actually direct services to rural areas. The hearing then closed on HB 2897 without a vote. The committee next heard House Bill 2353 on interior designers’ licensure and sign-and-seal authority. The sponsor and supporters said the bill modernizes the profession, moves oversight under the state’s architecture/engineering board, and would let licensed interior designers stamp their own non-structural work after education, testing, and experience requirements. Supporters emphasized workforce retention, consumer savings, and that interior designers are trained in fire/life safety, ADA, and code compliance. Opponents from engineering groups said they were still negotiating language but objected to provisions that could be read to require interior designers for broad categories of buildings or blur boundaries with architecture and engineering; they asked for clearer scope language and continued collaboration. No final action was taken. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2241, which would create a framework for certain faith-based residential child care facilities to operate outside the standard foster care licensing system under a new oversight board. The sponsor said the bill is intended to address a shortage of foster placements while allowing Christian homes to maintain their religious mission, with background checks, inspections, and reporting still required. Supporters from Christian child care agencies said the bill would preserve religious freedom and expand placement capacity. Opponents, including child advocacy and child abuse prevention groups and several legislators, argued the proposal would create a separate, less accountable system for vulnerable children, weaken state oversight, and risk repeating past abuse scandals; they said existing licensing rules already allow faith-based providers to participate. The discussion was extensive, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• We're not only just looking at numbers of FTE staff, but we're looking at technology.
• We're not only just looking at numbers of FTE staff, but we're looking at technology.
• level that it planned to do this through hiring contracted personnel, building upon department technologies
• level that it planned to do this through hiring contracted personnel building upon department technologies

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: 1182, all

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• sure you've all seen it before, but OSI is committed to enhancing our personnel, operations, and technology
• have a number of those law enforcement agencies have redoubled their commitments and manpower and technology
• exactly the direction we need to go to put it on the front end instead of the back end through technology
• Is there that kind of technology in all vehicles now? Mr.

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• they're adapting to... ...Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia about how they're adapting to evolving technologies
• But then when you actually interact with technology, what you see is people realize it's not what they
• In addition to this driving report, we've also conducted a technology test drive, which helped volunteer
• Lastly, for the odometer capture, at that point, since there's no kind of technological integration in

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee first took up three highway naming resolutions on its consent calendar: ACR 109, SCR 78, and SCR 90. The committee approved the consent calendar with 11 aye votes and no no votes, then adjourned the bill-hearing portion. Members also recognized committee science fellow AJ Mendeola for his service, noting his contributions to bill analysis and staff support. The committee then held an informational hearing on alternatives to the gas tax, focused on the projected decline in fuel-tax revenue and the need for a more sustainable transportation funding model. The chair and invited experts described how inflation, improved fuel efficiency, and growth in electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles are eroding gas-tax revenues. Presenters from the National Conference of State Legislatures and the University of California discussed state options such as higher or indexed gas taxes, EV registration fees, road usage charges, delivery fees, public EV charging fees, transportation network company fees, and managed lanes, emphasizing tradeoffs among revenue adequacy, fairness, administrative cost, and public acceptance. Committee members raised concerns that mileage-based fees or EV fees could function as new taxes on commuters and lower-income drivers, especially if the gas tax is not repealed. Presenters responded that road usage charges are generally intended as replacements for the gas tax, not additions, and argued that mileage-based systems better preserve the user-pays principle while being less tied to vehicle fuel efficiency. They also noted that flat EV registration fees are easy to administer but can be less equitable because they are not linked to actual road use. Officials from Hawaii, Utah, and Oregon described their state programs and policy choices. Hawaii said its new road usage charge began July 1, 2025, for EVs, offers a choice between a per-mile charge and a flat annual fee through 2028, and will transition to mandatory EV participation before expanding to all light-duty vehicles by 2033. Utah described its voluntary EV road usage charge program, quarterly reporting, privacy protections, and legislative scenarios for removing the cap or making participation mandatory. Oregon outlined its constitutional cost-responsibility framework and broader transportation funding challenges, including reliance on user fees and limited use of general-fund support.

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• But I agree with you, there are parts of Texas, urban and rural, where they just don't have the technology
• people in urban parts of Texas, such as my Senate district, that they won't have access to the technology
• Last regional technology has, in fact, advanced since that time. Okay?
• having enough parking for anyone and everyone who wants to participate, as well as having the technological

Bills: SR5 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB25 , SB26 , SB28 , SB35 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB25 , SB26 , SB28 , SB35

Keywords: redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes

Summary: The meeting centered around the discussion of congressional redistricting, where the committee established the procedures to ensure a fair and transparent process. Led by Senator King, the session focused on adopting a resolution that authorized a special committee dedicated to congressional redistricting and allowed for regional hearings to gather public input via videoconferencing. Concerns were raised about ensuring adequate notice for public participation, especially from marginalized communities potentially affected by proposed changes. Disagreements emerged regarding the timeline for regional hearings and how to address the implications of the redistricting process on minority districts. Overall, participants acknowledged the complex nature of redistricting and the importance of engaging constituents in the legislative process.

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• There's a technology called ablation, instead of creating new waste that will haunt us for, you know,
• We don't want to create new waste; we'd like to use that new technology.
• As opposed to the technology that we're pushing, it takes 98 percent of the uranium out of the material
• Sebastian has used today's technology and a $40,000 computer, along with weather data that we keep.

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

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• I would like to take credit for it, but I can't; that was the head of our Information Technology.
• Department, and she actually just did a beautiful job working with private entities to develop this technology
• But there's technology and, as long as you have data, there are systems out there where you can do a
• Technology is changing.

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• From clean energy to cutting-edge technologies, America needs these resources to build the economy of
• cutting</c><00:27:58.960><c> edge</c> clean energy to cutting edge clean energy to cutting edge technologies
• ,<00:28:00.399><c> America</c><00:28:00.960><c> needs</c><00:28:01.200><c> these</c> technologies, America
• needs these technologies, America needs these resources<00:28:02.320><c> to</c><00:28:02.559><c> build

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As Senator mentioned, I am a graduate of the Naval Academy and of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• We've done a lot of things over the last few years to increase our efficiencies. new technology more,
• And as fast as technology is changing, being able to really understand what, you know, what industry
• You'd probably agree to that, is that the size of the growth to change the technology, trying to make

Committee: Senate Nominations

Keywords: Texas Water Fund, water management, infrastructure funding, local governments, workforce development, community colleges, educational programs, sustainability

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial issues, including the Texas Water Fund and its implications for development in the state. Various members highlighted the critical need for effective management of water resources, discussing the role of the Water Development Board and their strategies for outreach to local governments. The committee engaged in a thorough examination of funding projects and the sustainable financing necessary for communities facing challenges in meeting their infrastructure needs. Additionally, there was notable discussion regarding promoting workforce development and the alignment of educational programs with the demands of the job market as indicated by recent trends in community colleges.

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• grown to more than 60 locations and seven districts across Texas that emphasize rigorous science, technology
• Those that are watching, if the local folks go vote for a performing arts center or. or technology insertion
• behavior support. and associated evaluation services through telecommunications or information technology
• to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty to state affairs. relating to the use of technology

Bills: SJR2 , SB4 , SJR36 , SJR2 , SB4 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR2 , SB4 , SR98 , SJR40 , SJR41 , SJR42 , SJR43 , SJR44 , SJR45 , SJR46 , SJR47 , SCR13 , SB6 , SB13 , SB21 , SB826 , SB827 , SB828 , SB829 , SB830 , SB831 , SB832 , SB833 , SB834 , SB835 , SB836 , SB837 , SB838 , SB839 , SB840 , SB841 , SB842 , SB843 , SB844 , SB845 , SB846 , SB847 , SB848 , SB849 , SB850 , SB851 , SB853 , SB854 , SB855 , SB856 , SB857 , SB858 , SB859 , SB860 , SB861 , SB862 , SB863 , SB864 , SB865 , SB866 , SB867 , SB868 , SB869 , SB870 , SB871 , SB872 , SB873 , SB874 , SB875 , SB876 , SB877 , SB878 , SB879 , SB880 , SB881 , SB882 , SB883 , SB884 , SB885 , SB886 , SB887 , SB888 , SB889 , SB890 , SB891 , SB892 , SB893 , SB894 , SB895 , SB896 , SB897 , SB898 , SB899 , SB900 , SB901 , SB902 , SB903 , SB904 , SB905 , SB906 , SB907 , SB908 , SB909 , SB910 , SB911 , SB912 , SB913 , SB914 , SB915 , SB916 , SB917 , SB918 , SB919 , SB920 , SB921 , SB922 , SB923 , SB924 , SB925 , SB926 , SB927 , SB928 , SB929 , SB930 , SB931 , SB932 , SB933 , SB934 , SB935 , SB936 , SB937 , SB938 , SB939 , SB940 , SB941 , SB942 , SB943 , SB944 , SB945 , SB946 , SB947 , SB948 , SB949 , SB950 , SB951 , SB952 , SB953 , SB954 , SB955 , SB956 , SB957 , SB958 , SB959 , SB960 , SB961 , SB962 , SB963 , SB964 , SB965 , SB966 , SB967 , SB968 , SB969 , SB970 , SB971 , SB972 , SB973 , SB974 , SB975 , SB976 , SB977 , SB978 , SB979 , SB980 , SB981 , SB982 , SB983 , SB984 , SB985 , SB986 , SB987 , SB988 , SB989 , SB990 , SB991 , SB992 , SB993 , SB994 , SB995 , SB996 , SB997 , SB998 , SB999 , SB1000 , SJR40 , SJR41 , SJR42 , SJR43 , SJR44 , SJR45 , SJR46 , SJR47 , SCR13 , SB6 , SB13 , SB21 , SB826 , SB827 , SB828 , SB829 , SB830 , SB831 , SB832 , SB833 , SB834 , SB835 , SB836 , SB837 , SB838 , SB839 , SB840 , SB841 , SB842 , SB843 , SB844 , SB845 , SB846 , SB847 , SB848 , SB849 , SB850 , SB851 , SB853 , SB854 , SB855 , SB856 , SB857 , SB858 , SB859 , SB860 , SB861 , SB862 , SB863 , SB864 , SB865 , SB866 , SB867 , SB868 , SB869 , SB870 , SB871 , SB872 , SB873 , SB874 , SB875 , SB876 , SB877 , SB878 , SB879 , SB880 , SB881 , SB882 , SB883 , SB884 , SB885 , SB886 , SB887 , SB888 , SB889 , SB890 , SB891 , SB892 , SB893 , SB894 , SB895 , SB896 , SB897 , SB898 , SB899 , SB900 , SB901 , SB902 , SB903 , SB904 , SB905 , SB906 , SB907 , SB908 , SB909 , SB910 , SB911 , SB912 , SB913 , SB914 , SB915 , SB916 , SB917 , SB918 , SB919 , SB920 , SB921 , SB922 , SB923 , SB924 , SB925 , SB926 , SB927 , SB928 , SB929 , SB930 , SB931 , SB932 , SB933 , SB934 , SB935 , SB936 , SB937 , SB938 , SB939 , SB940 , SB941 , SB942 , SB943 , SB944 , SB945 , SB946 , SB947 , SB948 , SB949 , SB950 , SB951 , SB952 , SB953 , SB954 , SB955 , SB956 , SB957 , SB958 , SB959 , SB960 , SB961 , SB962 , SB963 , SB964 , SB965 , SB966 , SB967 , SB968 , SB969 , SB970 , SB971 , SB972 , SB973 , SB974 , SB975 , SB976 , SB977 , SB978 , SB979 , SB980 , SB981 , SB982 , SB983 , SB984 , SB985 , SB986 , SB987 , SB988 , SB989 , SB990 , SB991 , SB992 , SB993 , SB994 , SB995 , SB996 , SB997 , SB998 , SB999 , SB1000

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• But all over the United States right now, the insurance companies are trying, especially with technology
• are things that are going on that a lot of people don't want to talk about, a lot of change in technology
• We're getting ready to update the mitigation discount program again to make sure that whatever new technologies
• emerged, whether they've had new building types, such as metal roofs or other things, Whatever new technologies

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting on homeowners property insurance, with members from both parties introducing themselves and repeatedly noting that insurance affordability, roof condition, claims handling, and storm recovery are top concerns for their districts. Chair Yeager said the meeting was intended as an educational discussion rather than a legislative debate, and introduced a panel that included Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworski, consumer Chad Carr, agent Mary Catherine Lawler, insurer executive Melissa Burt DeVries, and policyholder attorney Chip Merlin. The panel and members discussed major cost drivers in Florida homeowners insurance, including inflation, home age, roof age, mitigation features, claims history, litigation costs, reinsurance, and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. Commissioner Yaworski said underwriting has become more sophisticated and that litigation costs, reinsurance, and replacement-cost inflation all affect premiums; he also said litigation is down about 30% and average requested rate increases have fallen from about 22.1% in 2022 to 0.8% today. DeVries said age of home, replacement cost, roof age, and coverage choices can materially change premiums, and explained that reinsurance is a major expense passed through to consumers. Merlin emphasized transparency concerns, argued that insurers are increasingly individualizing risk, and said consumers often struggle with coverage limits, deductibles, and claim denials. Members asked about flood coverage, hurricane deductibles, managed repair programs, mitigation credits, new insurer capitalization, and whether savings from reforms are reaching consumers. Yaworski explained that flood is generally excluded from homeowners policies and covered separately, that hurricane deductibles are mandatory in Florida and usually around 5%, and that the office tracks savings from reforms through rate filings and insurer discussions. He said the state is updating mitigation discounts and monitoring new entrants closely for solvency and market conduct. Several members and panelists said recent reforms have helped reduce some abuses and litigation, but many consumers are still seeing higher premiums because replacement costs and reinsurance remain elevated. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• I think would be a lot, you know, wherever you can use technology like that.
• I think would be a to that technology.
• </c><00:37:08.640><c> Um,</c> technology like that. Um, technology like that.
• </c> particular technology. particular technology.
• And really just also trying to figure out how to leverage technology and automate more processes.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I just want to make clear to everybody: cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, that stuff is happening
• or prevent people from exploring this new emerging technology.
• </c><01:06:31.880><c> or</c><01:06:32.000><c> prevent</c> new emerging technology or prevent new emerging
• technology or prevent people<01:06:32.600><c> from</c><01:06:33.000><c> exploring</c><01:06:33.440><
• So, I urge members to technology.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We invested in Tyler Technologies. So we had transitioned to a new software.
• </c><01:37:42.800><c> transitioned</c><01:37:43.280><c> to</c> Technologies.
• So we had transitioned to Technologies.
• </c><01:56:00.880><c> Our</c> facilities, and add new technology.
• Our facilities, and add new technology.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Assistive technology helps her regulate her sensory needs in a safe and healthy way.
• When Lydia has her assistive technology and monitoring system, she is safe.
• When Lydia has her assisted<00:44:55.359><c> technology</c><00:44:55.920><c> and</c><00:44:56.240><c>
• monitoring</c> assisted technology and monitoring assisted technology and monitoring system,<00:44:57.359
• , her respit care, and our technology, her respit care, and our family<00:45:16.160><c> education</c>

Bills: HF3174 , HF3800

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: background study, disqualification, set-aside, permanent disqualification, Office of Administrative Hearings, chief judge, human services licensing, substance use disorder treatment, SUD treatment, chemical dependency, recovery, rehabilitation, abstinence, foster care, child foster care, vulnerable adults, caregiver background check, license holder, direct contact, risk of harm

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• These counselors should be multilingual, as should any technological platform they use.
• </c><00:31:51.200><c> platform</c> as should any technological platform as should any technological platform
• Whether supporting boots on the ground or later virtually as technology improved, in the wake of those
• </c><01:38:15.360><c> In</c><01:38:15.520><c> the</c> virtually as technology improved.
• In the virtually as technology improved.

Bills: HF3409 , HF3487 , HF3401

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education

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• members, particularly for their entrepreneurialism, commitment to innovating and advancing new technologies
• advancing</c><00:40:18.800><c> new</c> innovating and advancing new innovating and advancing new technologies
• > strong</c><00:40:20.400><c> family</c><00:40:20.720><c> values,</c><00:40:21.040><c> and</c> technologies
• , strong family values, and technologies, strong family values, and culture.<00:40:22.640><c> that</c
• capital account of the technology capital account of the capital<03:06:55.760><c> construction</c><03

Keywords: 981, all

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• Their lives weren't saved by surgery or technology, but they were saved by time and by action.
• Uh, there are times when I teach technology outdoors. Co jumpst started it.
• Uh, there are times when I teach technology outdoors.
• Uh, there are times when I teach technology outdoors.
• </c><01:16:25.440><c> Co</c> when I teach technology outdoors. Co when I teach technology outdoors.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We're behind on technology.
• So, um that the tech and that these kids are pushing me for better technology.
• </c> are pushing me for better technology. are pushing me for better technology.
• </c><01:12:24.000><c> is</c><01:12:24.400><c> worth</c> some of this technology is worth some of this
• technology is worth investing<01:12:25.280><c> in</c><01:12:25.600><c> and</c><01:12:25.920><c> so</

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first adopted the September 5 minutes and then approved the remaining consent calendar items after removing several bills for separate consideration, including 25-252, 25-248, 25-251, and 25-253. The committee then took up 25-252 from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, where members asked about the arts tax credit program, staffing, and volunteer coordination. Department representatives said the program had recently been authorized, forms had been finalized, three of six laid-off staff had been rehired through a federal grant, and the agency was now trying to recruit participants. Members also discussed whether tax-credit-raised funds could count as federal match; the department said they could not, because federal rules require state dollars. The item was adopted. The committee next considered 25-248 from the Department of Safety, which was described as a technical correction moving funds from equipment to hardware and software after consultation with the Department of Administrative Services. A member asked about “buy American” waivers, and the department said it would follow up with more information. The item was adopted. The committee then approved 25-251 from the Department of Administrative Services, which included discussion of ongoing problems with Anthem’s retiree health plan mail-order pharmacy. Department staff said many issues were tied to implementation changes and prescription renewal rules, that some complaints were being resolved through the vendor and the retiree health office, and that the contract would be rebid in the coming year, likely causing further changes. On 25-253 from the Department of Health and Human Services, members questioned the department’s September 5 health alert and whether it diverged from CDC guidance. DHHS said the alert was an annual evidence-based guideline for respiratory virus season and immunizations, largely aligned with CDC recommendations, and that some differences reflected timing and population-specific guidance. The item was adopted. The committee then heard 25-237 from the Department of Justice on the annual litigation fund request. Attorney General John Formela said the request was about $4.3 million, roughly 40% below last year and below the five-year average, with major costs tied to YDC civil and criminal litigation and some DHHS class actions. A member criticized the large increase over the budgeted $350,000 and said the budgeting approach should be corrected in the next cycle. Another member asked about YDC settlement reductions; the attorney general said confidentiality limited specifics, but explained that under the new statute the office had accepted well over half of administrator awards, rejected some, and negotiated lower amounts in others while still resolving most cases. The item remained under discussion at the end of the excerpt.