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• This legislation addresses the challenges many Texas veterans face when attempting to purchase a HUD-code
• Under current practice, a veteran can purchase land. the VLB at a relatively low down payment, yet constructing

Bills: HB 104 , HB2054 , HB3459 , HB3745 , HB4486 , HB4488 , HB4601 , HB104

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, HB 2054, Texas volunteer fire department assistance fund, Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, volunteer fire departments, wildfire mitigation, wildland fire, rural fire protection, insurer assessment, insurance premium tax, state appropriations, firefighting grants, emergency services, high-risk wildfire areas, Texas Comptroller, Texas Government Code

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• include double brokering, criminals posing as legitimate brokers, rerouting schemes, identity theft, purchase
• They are also, there are instances out there now where individuals are actually purchasing.

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee , Senate Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports

Keywords: Committee, Transportation, aviation safety, confirmation, Lieutenant Commander, Deputy Secretary, Bradbury, Hafensteiner, aircraft incidents

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened to consider the promotion of Coast Guard Lieutenant Samuel Hafensteiner to Lieutenant Commander and the nomination of Stephen Bradbury as Deputy Secretary of Transportation. The meeting highlighted ongoing concerns regarding aviation safety, especially in light of recent aircraft incidents. Members discussed the critical need for knowledgeable leadership within the Department of Transportation to address these safety challenges effectively. Mr. Bradbury's background as a former General Counsel of the Department was presented as a strong asset for the role he seeks.

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• consists of a cow calf enterprise and then also a red heifer development program where we'll typically purchase

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: 914, all

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• The band purchased more than 300,000 pounds of green rice, putting $1.5 million into our local economy
• As an eight-year-old child, the only lesson I remember from school was water pollution.
• So, I went on with life, went to school, graduated from college, and then I realized and became aware
• </c> from school from school was<00:20:10.160><c> water</c><00:20:10.559><c> pollution.
• um to uh plan life to go back to school um to uh plan to<00:58:58.799><c> succeed</c><00:58:59.200><

Bills: HF3898 , HF3957 , HF4372 , HF4350 , HF3692 , HF4085

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension

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• </c><00:07:23.280><c> uh</c> uh are from the uh uh seasonal school uh uh are from the uh uh seasonal
• school uh seasonal<00:07:24.040><c> school</c><00:07:25.040><c> uh</c><00:07:25.560><c> district</c><
• agricultural</c> school school building bond agricultural school school building bond agricultural credit
• They're sending their kids to local schools. They're shopping at the local hardware store.
• Um, and that's really impacted northern Minnesota schools, central Minnesota schools.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I didn't learn how to do it in med school.
• We have an astounding seven medical schools in the state of Missouri.
• I graduated from the School of Nursing and Health Studies. Yes, roll up.
• I mean, I think, honestly, adolescence in middle school and high school would be the place to be because
• I went to state schools. I did all my medical training here.

Committee: House Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• While AEDs are required at schools and school events, many community athletic facilities lack them.
• The implementation of the training, the purchasing, and the maintaining of this equipment would be a
• Medical schools are integrating end-of-life courses into standard medical education.
• My name is Isabella Carr, and I'm in my final year at Harvard Divinity School.
• I was segregated in schools when I was coming up.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health opened its first hearing of the session and heard testimony on bills in three areas: emergency medical services/AED access, athletic training and student safety, and end-of-life options. Committee chairs outlined testimony rules and noted that written testimony would also be accepted. Some bills had no live witnesses, while others drew extensive testimony from advocates, professionals, and legislators. On AED-related bills, the American Heart Association supported requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events and athletic fields, citing sudden cardiac arrest survival rates and urging cardiac emergency response plans as an added safeguard. A parks and recreation professional supported AED access but raised concerns about the cost, staffing, maintenance, and feasibility for municipalities with limited resources. Athletic trainers supported expanding their scope of practice and removing workplace restrictions, arguing it would improve injury prevention, reduce costs, and help retain professionals in Massachusetts. The committee also took extensive testimony on end-of-life options legislation. Supporters included legislators, physicians, hospice volunteers, clergy, patients’ family members, and advocacy groups, who described the bills as allowing terminally ill, mentally capable adults to choose a peaceful death with strict safeguards and self-administration requirements. They emphasized personal stories of suffering, public support, and the claim that other states have not seen abuse. Opponents, including faith-based, disability-rights, and family policy representatives, argued the bills amount to physician-assisted suicide, could pressure vulnerable people, and may be influenced by prognosis errors, coercion, or financial incentives. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• So, under the CYBHI umbrella, for example, we think about school behavioral health and the fee schedule
• Locally, we took the opportunity to continue expanding the services into our K-12 schools, colleges,
• Over the last 18 months, they have responded to over 600 calls on school campuses to support children
• picked up by ICE, and will they be home in the afternoon or even able to drive their children to school
• And will they be home in the afternoon or even able to drive their children to school?

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of State Hospitals (DSH), the Commission for Behavioral Health, and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on budget proposals and implementation updates. DSH outlined its proposed 2026-27 budget, including funding for patient operating expenses, IST solutions savings, conditional release program costs, LPS bed allocation changes, electrical infrastructure projects at Napa and Patton, SB 380 transitional housing feasibility work, and expanded dental services at Metropolitan and Patton. DSH also reported that it has met court-ordered IST treatment benchmarks in the Stiavedi v. Clinton case, with average time to initiate treatment down to about five days and pending placements reduced to roughly 250, while noting that Proposition 36 could increase referrals and SB 1323 may divert some individuals earlier into community-based treatment. Members asked about rising outside hospitalization costs, Medicare enrollment, the timing and structure of capital projects, and whether IST solution funds are being fully used; DSH said the savings reflect slower-than-expected ramp-up of community programs and that the Central California FACT replacement program is still on track for January 2027 activation. The Commission for Behavioral Health described its role under the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), including data, evaluation, grantmaking, technical assistance, and transparency work. It highlighted the new statewide Innovation Partnership Fund, a five-year, $20 million-per-year program with small and large grant categories; the first RFA drew strong interest, with more than 400 questions and over 1,000 bidders’ conference participants. The Commission also discussed a proposed extension to spend down about $4.1 million remaining for the Alcove Youth Drop-in Center grants so sites can finish implementation and Stanford can complete the final evaluation. Members asked about grant duration, whether projects can be renewed, what qualifies as innovation, and whether the fund could support service delivery rather than awareness campaigns or training; the Commission said awards are expected to be three-year contracts and that proposals must be new or meaningfully expanded approaches that support BHSA priority populations. DHCS reviewed major behavioral health changes under CalAIM and BH Connect, including peer support, mobile crisis, contingency management, traditional health care practices for tribal members, updated specialty mental health access criteria, and new substance use treatment standards based on ASAM’s fourth edition. DHCS reported strong contingency management results, with more than 13,000 members served and 95% testing negative for stimulant use during treatment, and said 21 Indian health care providers have been approved to offer traditional health care practices. It also described BH Connect initiatives such as the $1.9 billion access reform and outcomes incentive program, workforce investments, evidence-based practice expansion, IMD participation by four counties, and transitional rent services. On BHSA implementation, DHCS said it is not tracking individual county contract cuts but is monitoring county plans and statewide outcomes, while stakeholders raised concerns about local prevention and service gaps. DHCS also outlined its H.R. 1 implementation strategy, including outreach, streamlined renewals, exemptions for disabled, substance use, and medically frail individuals, and proposed clinic navigator and outreach funding; it said it has not yet produced a focused estimate of H.R. 1 impacts on behavioral health populations. The discussion ended with DHCS noting that B-CHIP bond funding has supported 437 infrastructure projects, creating 546 new or expanded facilities and more than 9,500 residential beds across the state.

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• Because, you know, when I was on the school board now as chief negotiator, that's news to you?
• <00:23:51.000><c> the</c> Because you know, when I was on the Because you know, when I was on the school
• <00:23:51.400><c> board</c><00:23:51.679><c> now</c> school board now school board now as<00:23:53.320
• </c> that's You were on the school board? that's You were on the school board?
• Was he what school board? Did you Yeah. Was he what school board?

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You know, children can't arrive at school ready to learn if they have a swollen cheek because of mouth
• I'm a school board member representing the Central Valley Latino mayors and elected officials, and I'm
• here to tell you that a toothache is one of the leading causes of preventable school absences.
• Here to tell you that a toothache is one of the leading causes of preventable school absences.
• Preventative care keeps children healthy in school and able to focus on learning.

Summary: The subcommittee heard a lengthy Department of Health Care Services presentation on the governor’s Medi-Cal budget, including a $229.1 billion total-funds proposal, projected Medi-Cal enrollment declines as redeterminations continue, and several major cost drivers such as managed care growth, Medicare-related costs, pharmacy spending, and changes tied to federal policy. Members focused heavily on the elimination of Prop. 56 dental supplemental payments beginning July 1, 2026, questioning the likely impact on provider participation and utilization. DHCS said it is completing the required rate reduction/access analysis for CMS, has been holding stakeholder meetings and issuing provider bulletins, but could not yet quantify the real-world effect. The committee also discussed a $50 million savings proposal tied to new hospice utilization management authority and asked about possible effects on emergency dental care and provider participation. The hearing then moved through the November 2025 family health estimate and several county and program administration issues, including CCS, GHPP, and Every Woman Counts. DHCS said family health costs are rising despite slight caseload declines because of higher utilization and medical costs, and members raised concerns about CCS website accessibility, county administrative funding, and the transition of youth aging out of CCS. The department said most CCS beneficiaries are also on Medi-Cal, that counties have long raised funding concerns, and that it had clarified use of maintenance-and-operations dollars to address some county workload issues. Members also asked about Every Woman Counts potentially seeing higher demand as Medi-Cal changes take effect; DHCS said that is possible and that the program has multiple funding sources including General Fund. A major portion of the hearing focused on provider taxes and federal changes under H.R. 1, especially the Medi-Cal managed care organization tax and the hospital quality assurance fee. DHCS explained that H.R. 1 restricts new or increased health care-related taxes, phases down allowable tax levels over time, and tightens “generally redistributive” rules, which could sharply reduce the state’s ability to use the MCO tax for Medi-Cal financing. Members asked whether the Legislature could amend Prop. 35 or whether voters would need to act; DHCS said a three-fourths legislative amendment may be possible if it aligns with the measure’s purpose, but the department is still evaluating options. The committee also discussed hospital financing, with DHCS describing recent increases in state-directed payments and the effect of H.R. 1 in capping those payments at Medicare levels, and the LAO noting the tradeoff between preserving provider taxes and maintaining Medi-Cal funding. The subcommittee also reviewed a series of DHCS budget change proposals and trailer bill items, including managed care final-rule implementation, managed care operations, a hospital value strategy, a one-year extension of skilled nursing facility financing, long-term care payment transparency, and interoperability/prior authorization requirements. Members repeatedly questioned the use of limited-term versus permanent positions, the overlap among proposals, and the timing of new financing reforms. DHCS said the SNF extension would preserve current workforce standards, sanctions, growth limits, and the SNF quality assurance fee while the department develops a broader 2027-28 redesign. No votes were taken; items were repeatedly held open for later action. Covered California then presented on the expiration of the federal enhanced premium tax credit and the resulting affordability crisis. The agency said Californians will lose about $2.5 billion in premium assistance for 2026, average premiums could nearly double for many enrollees, and as many as 400,000 people could eventually leave marketplace coverage. Open enrollment ended with 1.9 million sign-ups, down 3% from the prior year, with especially steep declines among middle-income consumers and increased movement into bronze plans. Covered California said the state’s $190 million affordability subsidy is helping lower-income enrollees retain coverage, but cannot fully replace the lost federal assistance. Members also asked about the Health Care Affordability Reserve Fund, repayment of loans from that fund, the status of federal review of California’s essential health benefits benchmark, and implementation of the new gender-affirming care benefit under AB 144.

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• Next is an insurance law bill relating to allowing Medicaid and health care organizations to purchase

Committee: Senate Insurance

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The committee met on Monday, May 18, 2026, for its final meeting of the year and considered a series of insurance-related bills. The chair thanked staff and the public for their work and input. Members present were noted at the start of the meeting. The agenda included measures on Medicaid and health care organizations purchasing experience and health insurance, utilization review determinations, disability benefits, discrimination based on mental health or substance use disorder, service contracts and accidental damage coverage, property rehabilitation protection, reproductive health care access funding, life insurance compliance and indexing provisions, and pet insurance. Several bills were reported from committee after brief discussion and voice votes, including the bills on Medicaid/health care organization coverage, disability benefits, mental health and substance use discrimination, service contracts, life insurance compliance, and pet insurance. The utilization review bill was approved but referred to finance, the property rehabilitation protection bill was referred to consumer protection, and the reproductive health care access fund bill was also referred to finance. Some members were recorded as voting without recommendation or in the negative on certain measures, including Senators Helming, O'Mara, and Askey on the reproductive health care funding bill. The meeting concluded with thanks to committee members and staff, and the chair announced that this completed the session’s agenda.

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• Assist communities with purchasing and upgrading emergency communication systems.

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• Representative Burkel's asked me about this too, as purchases by the Church of Latter-day Saints, uh,
• about<01:38:19.679><c> this</c><01:38:19.920><c> too</c><01:38:20.159><c> as</c><01:38:20.639><c> purchases
• </c><01:38:21.199><c> by</c><01:38:22.239><c> uh</c><01:38:22.400><c> the</c> about this too as purchases
• by uh the about this too as purchases by uh the Church<01:38:22.880><c> of</c><01:38:23.040><c> Latter-day
• or folks purchasing that.

Bills: HF2103 , HF4508

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, elk, cervidae, cervid importation, chronic wasting disease, CWD, animal health, livestock, wildlife disease, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, state veterinarian, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA

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• 00:15:24.880><c> our</c><00:15:25.120><c> total</c><00:15:25.360><c> energy</c><00:15:25.760><c> purchased
• </c> energy and our total energy purchased energy and our total energy purchased and<00:15:27.360><c>
• <c> energy</c> as compared to the energy sold or energy as compared to the energy sold or energy purchased
• :41.120><c> with</c><00:15:41.279><c> that</c><00:15:41.519><c> cost</c><00:15:42.160><c> uh</c> purchased
• to come up with that cost uh purchased to come up with that cost uh that<00:15:42.560><c> power</c><

Bills: HF3296 , HF3802

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

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• So, let's begin with House Bill 209 FN, which is allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or
• before to be inspected in the second year after purchase.
• in the past about a consumer feeling like they did not get the electric that they felt that they purchased
• The equipment that has been purchased in order to test gasoline pumps has come out of the general funds
• </c><00:55:41.119><c> in</c> The equipment that has been purchased in The equipment that has been purchased

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a transportation work session and executive session, with the chair explaining the format change to allow fuller discussion and possible expert input before votes. The committee first took up House Bill 209, which would have allowed a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Members said the bill was rendered unnecessary by the broader repeal of vehicle inspections, and the committee voted 16-0 to deem it inexpedient to legislate (ITL), with consent. The same outcome followed for House Bill 212, which would have allowed a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle failed an emissions control test, and House Bill 533, which concerned civilian employees and commercial truck inspections. In both cases, members said the inspection repeal made the bills unnecessary, and in the commercial truck bill there were also concerns that the language did not fit federal requirements and referenced state inspection laws rather than federal ones. Both bills were voted ITL 16-0 and adopted by consent. House Bill 298, dealing with vehicle identification number-related issues and antique vehicle authenticity, also received an ITL recommendation 16-0. Members said the proposal raised fraud concerns and could affect the value and authenticity of antique vehicles, and several said the bill needed more work before any future consideration. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 150, which would define electric vehicle charging stations and establish annual testing fees for the Division of Weights and Measures. That bill drew the most discussion: Representative Sykes described a personal experience with a malfunctioning charging station and a large, unclear bill, arguing that consumer protection regulation is needed. Representative Miller said the fee structure seemed high compared with other inspections and that third-party inspectors were not allowed, though he acknowledged some need for consumer protection. Senator David Watters, the sponsor, said the bill should be improved and suggested a lower annual fee and a fund-based approach to build an inspection program over time. Cheryl, the director of Weights and Measures, testified that the division needs authority, staffing, licensing categories, and expensive test equipment to oversee EV chargers, and that current rules do not adequately cover this emerging technology.

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• be available through that mechanism to the private vendors, but private vendors are eligible to purchase
• be available through that mechanism to the private vendors, but private vendors are eligible to purchase
• Our committee looked at should we come to the legislature and ask to purchase something like that?
• little bit of support from the legislature counts in helping these local governments to plan and purchase
• Counties and express our strong support for House File 1814, which proposes funding for grants to purchase

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• across the state, helping individuals stabilize their credit, prepare to qualify for a mortgage, purchase
• across the state, helping individuals stabilize their credit, prepare to qualify for a mortgage, purchase
• home</c><01:15:50.000><c> and</c><01:15:50.159><c> prevent</c><01:15:50.480><c> foreclosure</c> purchase
• a home and prevent foreclosure purchase a home and prevent foreclosure through<01:15:51.800><c> housing
• and deploy an educational curriculum that outlines the unique roles and responsibilities for home purchase

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I know how it feels to tell somebody they put a nuclear bomb plant next to a high school and have
• I'm a mother of two, and I've served as a public school teacher for nearly 10 years, but today I'm here
• I'm a graduate of Washington University School... ...and thanks for the opportunity to testify.
• I'm a graduate of Washington University School of Medicine, and I completed my three-year pediatric residency
• So we're not any different than any other developer, large farmer, anybody who's trying to purchase large

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Summary: The committee first took up several executive-session items and voted H.J.R. 189 do pass by a roll call of 11 ayes, 1 no, and 1 present. It then adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 2139, with the substitute removing specific references to Sharia law and broadening the language to apply to foreign law generally; the committee then voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 2139 and HB 2175 do pass by 10 ayes and 2 noes. The committee also adopted a substitute for House Bill 3051 that removed manufacturer language and focused the bill on car dealers and the Department of Revenue, then voted that House Committee Substitute do pass by 7 ayes, 5 noes, and 1 present. Later, the committee adopted an amendment and substitute for House Bill 2908 and HB 2990 and voted that combined committee substitute do pass by 13 ayes and 1 no. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to House Bills 2388 and 2656, which would ban geoengineering, weather modification, and cloud seeding in Missouri. Sponsors and supporters argued the bills were needed to stop pollution, protect air, water, soil, agriculture, and public health, and to mirror laws or proposals in other states such as Tennessee, Florida, and Louisiana. Testimony from supporters included claims that these practices are already occurring, that federal and private actors are involved, and that the bills would provide a needed state-level prohibition and deterrent. Several witnesses also argued that weather modification and geoengineering raise consent, environmental, and health concerns, while a Missouri Farm Bureau representative said the organization opposes unregulated commercial weather modification as a proactive measure. The committee also heard extensive testimony on a solar-energy bill, House Bill 2478, presented as a vehicle for a committee substitute focused on safety issues around solar farms. The sponsor said the substitute would likely address setbacks, fire safety, alarms or notification systems, soil testing, and liability/decommissioning concerns, while trying to balance landowner rights with neighboring property owners’ safety. Witnesses in support raised concerns about fire risk, toxic materials, runoff, and the loss of agricultural land, and some urged stronger civil liability provisions. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be handled at the county level, whether existing legal recourse already exists for damaged neighbors, and which provisions would remain in the substitute. No final vote on HB 2478 was taken in the portion provided.

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• So I know how it feels to tell somebody they put a nuclear bomb plant next to a high school and have
• I'm a mother of two, and I've served as a public school teacher for nearly 10 years, but today I'm here
• I'm a graduate of Washington University School... ...and thanks for the opportunity to testify.
• I'm a graduate of Washington University School of Medicine, and I completed my three-year pediatric residency
• So we're not any different than any other developer, large farmer, anybody who's trying to purchase large

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Senate File 37, K through 12 school facilities maintenance and appropriations, sponsor Select School
• Senate File 37, K through 12 school facilities maintenance and appropriations, sponsor Select School
• Senate File 37, K through 12 school facilities maintenance and appropriations, sponsor Select School
• c> maintenance</c> through2 school facilities maintenance through2 school facilities maintenance and<
• Senate File 60, K through 12 School Facilities Appropriations, sponsor: Select School Facilities.

Keywords: 916, all