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• Senators Amado, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Cutter, Danielson, Dhy, Exum, Frizell
• Co-sponsors, Senator Bridges. Thank you, Your Excellency.
• Chopler, please remove Senator Bridges' name as a co-sponsor to SJR 002.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Charles Redford Bridge.
• </c> anything erected for this this bridge? anything erected for this this bridge?
• So I am definitely in favor of naming the bridge over 101 the Charles Redford Bridge. Thank you.
• So I am definitely in favor of naming the bridge over 101 the Charles Redford Bridge. Thank you.
• So I am definitely in favor of naming the bridge over 101 the Charles Redford Bridge. Thank you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• If our road and bridge budget takes a significant hit because of the federal government not collecting
• we're saying right now is if the federal government cuts the federal gas tax, that the roads and bridges
• and repairing roads and bridges in our state.
• We already have bridges that are on our bridges repair list.
• But under the definition of critical infrastructure, we have things like roads, highways, bridges, data

Bills: HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HB1370, SB2154, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1099, HJR1100, HB3021, SB893, SB206, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB633, HJR1077, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1806, HB3004, SB1572, HB4342, SB1618, SB2, SB237, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1859, SB1894, SB1461, HB4432, SB1948, SB1589, SJR52, SR46, HCR1030, SB2071, SB2182, SB1451, HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1096, HJR1099, HJR1100, SB2185, SB893, HB3021, SR46, SB206, SB237, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB625, SB633, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1378, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1572, SB1618, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1806, SB1859, SB1894, SB1948, SB2071, SJR52, HB1370, HJR1077, SB2, SB1451, SB2182, HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

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• So it would be great if we could get that bridge to make it easier for us to get over here.
• So it would be great if we could get that bridge to make it easier for us to get over here.
• McLeese Memorial Bridge.
• McLeese Memorial Bridge. Representative Wright: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• And just to say, the police stop people who have an encampment under a bridge somewhere, right?

Bills: HR153, HR154, HR155, HR156, HR157, HR158, HCR57, HCR58, HCR59, HR133, HR134, HR135, HR136, HR137, HR138, HR139, HR140, HR141, HR142, HR144, HR145, HR146, HR147, HR148, HR149, HR150, HR151, HR152, SCR28, SB141, SB169, SB206, SB233, SB417, SB421, SB429, SB437, SB477, SB510, SB521, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HB55, HB385, HB394, HB396, HB406, HB608, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB897, HB902, HB943, HB1030, HB1035, HB1038, HB1045, HB1049, HB1056, HB1058, HB1059, HB1092, HB1100, HB1117, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1177, HB1180, HB1189, HB1216, HB1239, HB1240, SB127, HB284, HB1, HB2, HB3, HB312, HB313, HB383, HB314, HCR3, HB983, HB1126, HB21, HB24, HB29, HB31, HB39, HB45, HB77, HB136, HB150, HB263, HB273, HB299, HB315, HB376, HB377, HB431, HB444, HB450, HB519, HB533, HB538, HB559, HB562, HB663, HB664, HB715, HB717, HB805, HB822, HB823, HB834, HB864, HB867, HB1017, HB1018, HB1068, HB1134, HB1137, HB1234, HB1235, HB1236, HB211, HB27, HB71, HB214, HB225, HB241, HB244, HB306, HB345, HB366, HB446, HB511, HB514, HB655, HB730, HB743, HB1027, HB1037, HB1043, HB1082, HB1091, HB1096, HB1103, HB1167, HB1174, HB1175, HB1230, HB1237, HB1238, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, HB401, HB51, HB58, HB140, HB982, HB1010, HB132, HB193, HB635, HB690, HB1003, HB750, HB911, HB151, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB961, HB1146, HB977, HB181, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB9, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB615, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB996, HB1113

Keywords: commendation, robotics, high school, competition, education, Tomato Festival, community celebration, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, fundraising, local heritage, Holocaust, remembrance, Yom HaShoah, Jewish history, condolences, community service, law enforcement, legacy, Shreveport, D.A.R.E. Program

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and led the pledge. The bulk of the early portion of the meeting consisted of personal privileges and recognitions, including ARC Appreciation Day, Teach for America, Film Louisiana, the Child Care Association of Louisiana, Textron Systems, Iberville Parish Day, AARP Louisiana Family Caregiver Day, and several visiting groups and honorees. The chamber also received Senate messages, enrolled and introduced resolutions, and referred a number of Senate bills to committee. The House then took up a long series of bills, many of them local or technical measures, with most passing by wide margins. Among the bills adopted were measures on municipal and teachers’ retirement systems, retired clerk insurance funds, fire and police civil service, a local Cameron Parish insurance program, specialty courts, jury bond filing by paper check, non-compete limits for interns and apprentices, a memorial bridge naming for Lance Cpl. Justin D. McLeese, veteran points in civil service exams, provisional fire/police appointments, special masters in complex litigation, judicial and court-cost funding measures, aerial applicator safety rules, cell-cultured food labeling, wine and spirits container standards, nonprofit eligibility to appoint economic development commissioners, a homeless diversion pilot program in Orleans, animal shelter standards, a Fort Oge police chief appointment change, retirement benefit calculations for divorced firefighters, an alcohol-permit moratorium in Shreveport, waste-collection contract renewal authority, and a backdrop retirement option for certain judges. There was one notable defeat: House Bill 444, which would have added legislative seats to the East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission, failed on a 37-49 vote after debate over whether legislators should appoint themselves to the board and whether the proposal had adequate stakeholder support. House Bill 284 on expropriation also failed earlier by a 48-47 vote and was returned to the calendar. Several other measures were temporarily returned to the calendar or held over, and some bills were referred or received amendments before final passage. Most final votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, and the House repeatedly adopted titles and motions to table after passage.

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• you know, road closed ahead, exit here, left lane ends, weight limit restrictions on a road or a bridge
• > a</c><00:53:43.359><c> road</c><00:53:43.520><c> or</c><00:53:43.760><c> a</c><00:53:43.920><c> bridge
• ,</c><00:53:45.040><c> uh,</c> restrictions on a road or a bridge, uh, restrictions on a road or a bridge
• </c> you're in and the and the bridge you're in and the and the bridge potentially<00:53:53.839><c> that
• roads that have GPS that tells them it's a pass-through road, and they end up there banging into bridges

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• <00:21:38.640><c> and</c> to AIA and 50% goes to the road and to AIA and 50% goes to the road and bridge
• fund of state of Alabama highway bridge fund of state of Alabama highway department<00:21:41.919><c>
• /c> Doing so will have significant implications for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges
• >> Didn't we, about two years ago, pass a bill that I think really had a lot to do with our I-10 bridge
• >> Didn't we, about two years ago, pass a bill that I think really had a lot to do with our I-10 bridge

Bills: SB222, HB560, HB475, HB484, HB583, HB542, HB566

Keywords: medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials

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• Reinsurance was a temporary bridge, not a permanent solution.
• Reinsurance was a temporary bridge, not a permanent solution.
• Then another bridge was built, and then another bridge.
• </c> 2016 2017 it was labeled as a bridge 2016 2017 it was labeled as a bridge then<01:36:09.639><c>
• ><c> and</c><01:36:11.119><c> then</c> then another Bridge was built and then then another Bridge was

Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations

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• Representative Bridges. Representative Chester Burton. Representative Dossett.
• Representative Bridges. Representative Chester-Burton, yes. Representative Dossett, yes.
• &gt;&gt; Representative<00:04:43.440><c> Bridges,</c> &gt;&gt; Representative Bridges, &gt;&gt; Representative
• Bridges, &gt;&gt; Representative<00:04:45.600><c> Chester</c><00:04:46.000><c> Burton,</c> &gt;&gt;
• Representative Bauman, yes. >> Representative Blanton, aye. >> Representative Bowling, yes. >> Representative Bridges

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:05 HB 313 Discussion 02:16 HB 313 Roll Call Vote 04:33 HB 60 Discussion 05:30 HB 60 Roll Call Vote 20:12 HB 397 Discussion 21:18 HB 397 Roll Call Vote 31:35, 958, all

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• As the bill states, it is to fund non-toll roads and bridges in the region, and those projects have to
• We have expressed to TxDOT leadership that it is not our intent to build these roads and bridges.
• I'm the Carnes County Road and Bridge engineer, and I'm for this measure.
• system, specifically in TxDOT's right-of-way, North Lamar, transit center, all the way to TxDOT's bridge
• If this was, if this bridge...

Bills: HJR58, HJR63, HB263, HB542, HB905, HB 1288, HB1402, HB2003, HB2262, HB2323, HB2429, HB2876, HB3019, HB263

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access

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• And because of some old law, the bridge law, unless we change this, it would drop the weight to like
• Regarding the old bridge law, why don't we just get rid of that old law if it's not useful?
• What I first observed is that trucks were getting tickets for this bridge weight law.
• To address the bridge law question, there are trucks out there that use more than these four axles or
• They're trying to comply with the interstate state bridge law.

Bills: SB249, SB546, SB744, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1365, SB1366, SB1394, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1745, SB1746, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB1939

Keywords: memorial markers, law enforcement, officer memorials, killed in the line of duty, highway signage, school bus, school district, student transportation, child safety, seat belts, three-point seat belt, two-point seat belt, bus retrofit, bus warranty, Texas Education Agency, TEA, transportation code, school activity bus, multifunction school activity bus, school-chartered bus

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• Representative Bridges. Representative Donworth. Representative Dossett. Present.
• Representative Bridges. Representative Donworth. Representative Dossett. Present.
• Representative Bridges. Representative Donworth. Representative Dossett. Present.
• Representative Bridges, yes. Representative Donworth. Representative Dossett, yes.

Keywords: Roll call 01:19 HB 293 02:50 HB 293 Vote 09:00, 958, all

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• allowed those use tax monies to only be spent for the repair, construction, and building of roads and bridges
• for sidewalks and to, two, delete the language that still restricted use tax monies for roads and bridges
• </c><00:01:27.680><c> So,</c><00:01:28.000><c> the</c> system of roads and bridges.
• So, the system of roads and bridges.
• I'll yield for roads and bridges. I'll yield for questions. questions. questions.

Keywords: Finance - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

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• Years to design a bridge, then we just need to know that.
• If it takes four years to build a bridge, then we need to know that.
• I know exactly where that bridge is; I know it needs to be replaced. Replaced.
• They want the road built and repaired, to drive on a safe bridge.
• It's the Canal Bridge.

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• In my area, we don't have that ability with the transportation with the roads and the bridges.
• Identified itself as a bridge state.
• Identified itself as a bridge state.
• So there's a lot of momentum of being able to move trade and goods and have it not just be this bridge
• to add value or adding value through our other advanced manufacturing pieces that we have be this bridge

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• professional engineer is required to sign off on major structures, civil engineering things like bridges
• </c> structures uh civil engineering things structures uh civil engineering things like like like Bridges
• they are it is allowed if you Bridges they are it is allowed if you have<00:49:53.160><c> a</c><00:49
• professional engineer is required to sign off on major structures, civil engineering things like bridges
• Structures, bridges—I don't know the full scope of it, but it's generally major projects that get signed

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Subpart six updates reporting deadlines for the SR 520 bridge noise study.
• Subpart seven corrects the proviso amounts for the I-5 Columbia River Bridge project.
• Subpart twelve includes funding for the State Route 504 South Coldwater Slide, Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met in executive session to brief and act on three measures: proposed substitute Senate Bill 6005, the 2006 supplemental transportation budget; proposed substitute Senate Bill 6225, authorizing transportation bonds; and engrossed substitute House Bill 2508, relating to the Office of Independent Investigations. Staff first reviewed eight amendments to SB 6005, including technical corrections and several funding changes for ferry service, rail projects, transit electrification, and other transportation programs. The committee then adopted all eight amendments, rolled them into the bill, and advanced SB 6005 with a due-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. For SB 6225, staff explained that the bill would authorize additional transportation bonds, including $1.1 billion in general bonds backed by gas tax and vehicle-related revenues, $400 million for potential cost increases on Move Ahead Washington projects, and a $500 million increase in SR 520 bond authorization, while repealing some older bond authority. With no amendments offered, the committee advanced the bill with a due-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. The committee also considered engrossed substitute House Bill 2508, which would clarify the scope of authority of the Office of Independent Investigations and add public disclosure and privacy provisions. The committee moved the bill without recommendation to the Ways and Means Committee. Members concluded by thanking staff for their work on the budget and bond package before adjourning.

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• They also tend to work weekends and at least once a month, and their shifts tend to bridge multiple days
• They also tend to work weekends and at least once a month, and their shifts tend to bridge multiple days
• firefighter shift is classified as three work days, or at least two work days because they usually bridge

Bills: HB39, HB114, HB1875, HB1894, HB1965, HB2513

Keywords: veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits

Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard several House bills related to veterans’ services, mental health, military leave, burial access, suicide data, and Veterans Month. House Bill 114 would transfer administration of certain veterans’ mental health initiatives from HHSC to the Texas Veterans Commission, create a TVC grant program for community-based mental health services, require a statewide veteran suicide prevention action plan, and mandate annual reporting. A committee substitute was mentioned, but members said they were not prepared to adopt it yet. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 1965 would direct TVC to study ways to expand access to mental health services through the military veteran peer network, including increasing peer support coordinators, with emphasis on rural communities and broader use in veterans treatment courts. Support testimony came from the Texas VFW, which emphasized the value of peer-to-peer support and the network’s role in suicide prevention. The bill was left pending after testimony. House Bill 2513 would clarify military leave rules for state-employed firefighters by counting their 24-hour or 48-hour shifts appropriately so they do not have to use vacation time to fulfill military duty; a firefighters’ representative testified in support, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 1875, which would require the General Land Office and TVC to study veterans’ burial needs, access to cemeteries, and cemetery operational needs, and House Bill 39, which would require DSHS to provide TVC de-identified death certificate data when a veteran dies by suicide or homicide to improve understanding of veteran deaths. The Texas VFW supported HB 39. House Bill 1894 would designate November as Veterans Month in Texas. All of these bills were left pending, and members indicated they were waiting on committee substitutes before voting, with possible action later on the floor or in committee.

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• and more electric vehicles, we really need, and I mean we, those of us that care for our road and bridge
• /c><00:03:09.680><c> paid</c><00:03:10.000><c> road</c><00:03:10.159><c> and</c><00:03:10.319><c> bridge
• </c> road system is paid road and bridge road system is paid road and bridge system<00:03:10.879><c>
• :38.400><c> and</c> those of us that care for our road and those of us that care for our road and bridge
• </c> and maintenance of roads and bridges and maintenance of roads and bridges within<00:23:46.159><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, we might have, for example, a bridge.
• We're not going to be designing that type of bridge all the time.
• </c><00:20:10.440><c> Uh,</c><00:20:10.720><c> we're</c> have, for example, a bridge.
• Uh, we're have, for example, a bridge.
• It might be bridge all the time.

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• the pathways between the community college system and the university system are only part of the bridge
• Helping to build those bridges, work on student advising both in both systems.
• the pathways between the community college system and the university system are only part of the bridge
• the pathways between the community college system and the university system are only part of the bridge
• The community college system and the university system are only part of the bridge that we're building

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to review the annual report on collaboration between the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire, and the meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and a gubernatorial proclamation recognizing the community college system’s 80th anniversary. Both chancellors praised the proclamation and described the report as a statutory follow-up to the public higher education task force. They said the two systems have built a close working relationship and that the collaboration is intended to continue, though progress may be limited by resources and staffing changes. Much of the discussion focused on transfer pathways and new academic models. The chancellors said House Bill 1530 helped drive the creation of more than 100, and possibly about 130, “universal pathways” between the systems, with a reported 30% increase in community college associate-degree graduates transferring to the university system in the last academic year. They also discussed direct-admit outreach for community college graduates, early college and CTE-to-workforce pathways, and the development of three-year bachelor’s programs at Plymouth State and in some health-care fields. Members asked about nursing, allied dental health, and radiologic technology, and the chancellors said they are exploring whether some programs can be streamlined, while noting that nursing’s requirements may limit how short a pathway can be. Members also raised concerns about whether transfer pathways could affect university enrollment, but the university chancellor said declining enrollment is more likely due to a smaller pool of college-age students and broader competition, not the transfer programs. Another topic was the ERP/technology platform recommendation from the task force: the university system is moving to Workday, while the community college system is working to align business practices and move from an on-premises system to a cloud-based solution. Officials said a shared enterprise system could create efficiencies in the future, but it is not expected in the short term; student-facing tools like Canvas are already shared. The committee also discussed House Bill 112, which would require passing a civics test for graduation, and the chancellors said they support civic education but see implementation challenges. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the report.