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• The medications are kept in the resident's room to prevent medication errors, confusion, or mix-ups.
• There's no measuring stick, I guess. I'm sorry, I guess to make it easier for you, Mr. Chair.

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• African Americans, the history that has continued on a measurable the fabric of our nation.
• reducing the overpopulation of feral cats by using the trap neuter and return program which will prevent

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• were increased to fund the governor's request for MDE's legal costs and their fraud detection and prevention
• pickup was provisions related to charter school accountability that brings their accountability measures

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• When this conversation began, we were told by our board that detachment was a cost saving measure.
• This bill would prevent a small cabal of unscrupulous board members from splitting up the districts they

Bills: HB4 , HB54 , SB 10 , SB 24

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• What is preventing manufacturing from growing or expanding or being attracted to the state of Florida
• idea of let's home-grow our own businesses that are already here, put some support around them in a measured

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and took up a long agenda of House and Senate bills, many of them conforming or “orphan” measures that were amended with delete-all or strike-all amendments to place them in conference posture. Among those reported favorably were HB 5015 on the State Group Insurance Program, HB 5009 creating the Florida Accountability Office, HB 5013 on state-funded property reinsurance, HB 5201 on state financial accounting, HB 5203 on the Capitol Center, and HB 5501 on documentary stamp tax distributions. The committee also approved SB 1292 on public records exemptions for certain email addresses, SB 1290 on highway safety and motor vehicle agency changes, SB 26 on an uncontested claims settlement, SB 176 and SJR 174 on homestead property assessment for flood-mitigation improvements, and SB 1122 on Florida Virtual School procedures. Several substantive bills drew discussion. SB 924, covering fertility preservation services for cancer patients under the state health plan, received supportive comments from members and was reported favorably. SB 1160 expanded health insurance premium coverage for law enforcement officers and their families when catastrophic injury or death occurs in the line of duty or during official training, and it also passed. HB 1662, the Department of Transportation package, established or revised programs involving the Florida Transportation Academy, transportation research, rural transit, airport and seaport accountability, advanced air mobility, landscaping, and HOV lane changes; it was amended after testimony from the Florida Airports Council about landing-fee language and questions from members about AAM and HOV lane implementation, then reported favorably. The committee also heard and approved SB 600, which codifies a statewide manufacturing office and creates a Florida manufacturing promotional campaign and grant framework, and SB 602, the fee bill tied to that campaign. That pair prompted the most extensive debate, with members asking about grant structure, eligibility, oversight, and whether the program could become a “slush fund”; the sponsor and Florida Makes said the program is aimed at small manufacturers, would be subject to rulemaking, and is intended to support training and modernization. SB 602 passed on a mostly party-line vote with Senator Pizzo voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• OFFICE HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION BY DISSATISFIED COMPLAINANTS THIS EXEMPTION WILL PROVIDE THE SAME MEASURE
• THE EXEMPTION IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION AND MAY SUBJECT INDIVIDUALS FOR FINANCIAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• national security reasons destroyed by a foreign nation-state that employs brute force attacks and measures
• And I would like to ask in order to prevent the Texas Department of Insurance commissioner from employing

Bills: SB 21 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB372 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB764 , SB842

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• He asks the questions: Did you take this measure?
• He serves as a coordinator of resilience risk reduction and suicide prevention for the Alabama Air National

Bills: SB76 , SB35 , SB116 , SB119 , SB118 , SB129 , SB32 , SB31 , SB115 , SB75 , HB27 , HB40

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, firearm possession, domestic violence, violent offenses, criminal penalties, pretrial detention, bail, offenses, constitutional amendment, criminal justice, law enforcement

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• that come from low-income backgrounds are one such factor, and that in New Hampshire the way they measure
• and</c><00:06:37.240><c> the</c><00:06:37.360><c> way</c><00:06:37.560><c> we</c><00:06:37.680><c> measure
• </c><00:06:38.120><c> that</c> backgrounds and the way we measure that backgrounds and the way we measure
• Yes, can you tell me the income measure that Medicaid uses? So you told us free and reduced...
• that Medicaid uses so you income measure that Medicaid uses so you you<01:52:02.320><c> told</c><01:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up HB 651, a school-funding bill that would raise the base cost of an adequate education and increase differentiated aid for students in poverty, English language learners, and special education. The chair opened with housekeeping notices about parking and eating in committee spaces, and noted a revised fiscal note would be distributed. Representative David Luneau presented the bill as part of a broader package of public school funding measures, explaining that HB 651 builds on HB 550 and is intended to respond to court rulings and the ongoing school-funding litigation by adjusting both the base adequacy amount and equity-based funding factors. Luneau said the bill would raise the state’s adequacy grant from about $4,100 to $7,351 per student and increase differentiated aid, while also updating statutory language so future recalculations include the court-identified resource elements. He argued the measure is about fairness and shifting more of the burden from local property taxpayers to the state, not about increasing overall education spending. He reviewed fiscal-note figures indicating the bill would add roughly $576 million to the state share of school funding, bringing the total state share to about $1.65 billion, and said the note also mentions possible effects on charter schools and vouchers. Committee members asked about the evidence supporting higher costs for low-income and English learner students, how long ESL funding should continue, why free-and-reduced-lunch aid remains higher than special education aid, whether the formula is based on enrollment or average daily membership, and whether the bill is truly equitable across districts of different sizes and needs. Luneau and later witness Zach Shen of the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project said the bill is supported by research and court findings, that the current formula relies heavily on local property taxes, and that shifting more funding to the state would reduce property-tax pressure and help address disparities among districts. Shen also cited broad public support for the related HB 550 testimony and said HB 651 is intended as a step toward a more equitable funding system. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Those in favor of the measure vote aye; those opposed vote no. The system is now open.
• That is not fraud prevention. That is a system-driven disenrollment.
• By choosing to fully conform to all of H.R. 1 tax measures, this partisan budget will lose. Mr.
• And if that's not enough of a blow, that comes after this body failed to pass a measure sponsored by

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and several guest recognitions, including a student honored for a national Mandarin speech contest, a Ms. Black Arizona candidate, and a Madison Elementary School reusable-tray pilot program. The body also recognized interns and approved the prior journal. The chamber then moved through Committee of the Whole calendars and adopted committee reports recommending passage of a series of budget-related bills. The main legislative business centered on the 2026-27 budget package and related omnibus measures, including appropriations, budget implementation, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, K-12 education, state property, revenue/taxation, and transportation bills. Most of these measures were advanced with do-pass recommendations, with repeated debate focused on the tax omnibus and the overall budget’s policy choices. Supporters argued the package provided affordability, tax relief, conformity with federal tax changes, reduced government spending, and reforms to entitlement and other programs; opponents argued it favored corporations and wealthy taxpayers, cut health care, food assistance, housing, tourism, wildfire response, and education, and would forfeit federal matching funds. Several members specifically criticized the failure to close the data center tax exemption and to raise sports betting taxes, while supporters defended those provisions as pro-business and pro-growth. There was also discussion of fund sweeps, including university research funds, housing trust funds, and other agency balances, with opponents saying the sweeps targeted encumbered or already-committed money. After debate, the Senate adopted Committee of the Whole reports and advanced the bills, and later took up House bills introduced and placed on third reading, with members explaining their votes on HB 4138, the General Appropriations Act, largely along party lines. At the end of the session, the Senate processed messages from the House requesting the return of SB 1160 and SB 1786 for reconsideration, and the Senate requested the House return HB 2415 for reconsideration. The chamber also introduced and placed several House budget bills on third reading, including HB 4138 through HB 4153, continuing the budget process.

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• Both the executive and LFC have reached a consensus on performance measures.
• Okay, I just have one quick question: on the performance measures, what does percent of transported gaming
• My question, Madam Chair, has to do with the Performance Measures Summary.
• We have the opportunity to hire additional investigators, which can help to prevent some of this before

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• We unanimously passed a measure to require age verification for access to to online porn sites.
• SCOPE Act to protect minors. on social media, a provision of which required social media platforms to prevent
• exemptions, just so I understand fully, the municipality may adopt or enforce an order rule or other measure
• It's very easy to measure the compensation. So like I said.

Bills: SCR5 , SCR13 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB24 , SB35 , SB57 , SB65 , SB112 , SB284 , SB290 , SB388 , SB400 , SB402 , SB412 , SB495 , SB499 , SB502 , SB509 , SB621 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB854 , SB875 , SB893 , SB917 , SB974 , SB1025 , SB1061 , SB1073 , SB1106 , SB1268 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1447 , SB1451 , SB1555 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB495 , SB412 , SB10 , SB18 , SB565 , SB372 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB13 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840 , SJR57 , SCR8 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB610 , SB918 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB535 , SB761 , SB1 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB3 , SB6 , SB15 , SB35 , SB290 , SB706 , SB842 , SB917 , SB1281 , SB1451 , SB1902 , SB12 , SB13 , SB17 , SB19 , SB388 , SR261 , SR265 , SR276 , SR277 , SR281 , SR286 , SR293 , SCR5 , SCR13 , SB2425 , SB2880 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB388 , SB412 , SB495 , SB2425 , SB2880

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• of necessity for individuals who are not around during the election or who have a disability that prevents
• of a individuals that have some type of a disability<00:09:49.519><c> that</c><00:09:49.720><c> prevents
• </c><00:09:50.120><c> them</c><00:09:50.279><c> from</c> disability that prevents them from disability
• </c> unforeseen circumstances can prevent unforeseen circumstances can prevent people<01:24:45.960><c
• </c><04:50:38.958><c> their</c> of Voters that may prevent their of Voters that may prevent their participation

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• passionate about related to youth priorities, such as uplifting youth voices and substance abuse prevention
• ><c> uh</c><01:03:05.440><c> for</c><01:03:05.760><c> interventions</c><01:03:06.760><c> and</c> measured
• uh for interventions and measured uh for interventions and measured<01:03:07.319><c> for</c><01:03:08.160
• 03:09.160><c> and</c><01:03:10.039><c> I</c><01:03:10.160><c> think</c><01:03:10.359><c> it's</c> measured
• for success and I think it's measured for success and I think it's well<01:03:11.000><c> worth</c><01

Bills: HF1966 , HF54 , HF2043 , HF1171 , HF2741

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• Also, a governor's proposal on line 166 is detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Also, a governor's proposal on line 166 is detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse.
• This is an important program integrity measure.
• </c><02:02:06.239><c> Yet</c> of dementia cases are preventable.
• Yet of dementia cases are preventable.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• >> Major source prevention of significant deterioration permits.
• </c><01:02:26.400><c> of</c> &gt;&gt; major source prevention of &gt;&gt; major source prevention of
• &gt;&gt; prevention<01:02:27.359><c> uh</c><01:02:27.520><c> prevention</c><01:02:27.920><c> of</c><01
• :02:28.160><c> significant</c> &gt;&gt; prevention uh prevention of significant &gt;&gt; prevention uh
• Um, this request is not without some prudent measures.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• So I would think patch versus oral medication would not prevent them from being able to switch.
• this change, by going to overall rates instead of first-time rates, will assist the institutions and prevent
• would ask that this committee consider Act 920, which was passed in 2025, and it was a prudent fiscal measure
• So you have to have rules in place to prevent those things from happening.
• including provisions related to turbine spacing, communications interference, and certain safety measures

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

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• Schauer, how is that growth measured?
• What is growth measured on? Senator Boschee, I wish, right?
• I mean, the best way to actually measure growth would be to get down to the individual student level
• You lose the ability to compare measurement across...
• if we start going down a path of a conversation of which by Is it the right measurement if we start

Committee: Joint Special Education Funding Committee

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 minutes, and received a lengthy Department of Public Instruction presentation from Stanley Schauer Jr. on North Dakota student performance data in math and ELA, with comparisons between students with disabilities and students without disabilities. Schauer explained the assessment systems used, the 1% alternate assessment cap for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the absence of 2019-20 data due to the pandemic, and how state standards are set by North Dakota educators. Members asked about cohort trends, the role of alternate assessments, grade-level patterns, and whether the state should focus more on reducing the novice category than on moving students from approaching to proficient. Schauer also discussed the new NDA Plus assessment, the state’s planned growth model, and the possibility of future breakdowns by disability category or by schools using science-of-math approaches. Special education educators testified that students with disabilities continued to receive services during COVID because of FAPE obligations, which likely helped limit learning loss, and emphasized that IEP teams focus on individual growth rather than only proficiency buckets. Committee members then shifted to special education funding and possible funding models. Brandon Bombach of Grand Forks Public Schools presented on the state aid formula, focusing on the special education weighting factor and arguing that the current formula does not adequately respond to growing student needs because it counts enrollment but does not adjust when the number of students with IEPs rises. He used examples to show that a district can have the same enrollment and receive the same weighting even if the number of students needing services increases. Members discussed whether the formula should be tied more closely to actual need and accountability, and the chair indicated that the committee would continue gathering data and ideas for a later meeting.

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• The bill aims to prevent the U.S.
• </c> or Arc act to help combat preventable or Arc act to help combat preventable amputations<01:05:01.279
• Sports will prevent schools from allowing biological men to compete in women's sports by defining sex
• Sports will prevent schools from allowing biological men to compete in women's sports by defining sex
• </c> points apparently so because preventing points apparently so because preventing transgender<03:25

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c> uh measures for low-income ratepayers. uh measures for low-income ratepayers.
• a data center from coming with prevents a data center from coming with that<00:58:16.600><c> with</c
• I didn't say prevent them, but I Okay.
• I didn't say prevent them, but I just<00:58:19.960><c> said</c><00:58:20.280><c> as</c><00:58:20.720>
• How are we measuring or capturing the information to know whether or not we are meeting our goals?

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, April 2, 2026, 960, senate, all