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• So we do know, I mean, one of the recommendations here is to work with the conservation community in
• We did have some members of the environmental community that were pretty supportive and helpful, but
• We didn’t involve as many of the environmental community and conservation communities as we could have
• And I certainly don't think that at least my community would agree with amending the bill language.
• That clearly was one of lack of communication with DMAS on that one.

Keywords: Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes, 976, house, all

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• guardrails that's going to put in place statewide protocols for pharmacists to follow and ensure communication
• with the patients... ...in-place statewide protocols for pharmacists to follow and ensure communication
• eligible for additional rural health transformation dollars, which can greatly increase our rural communities
• I just want to point out it allows the use of audiovisual technology for mental health evaluations or
• Shone and his family for all of the amazing things they do here in the Jewish community in Arizona and

Keywords: 1182, all

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• protem, I am thrilled to carry the nomination of Laurie Burns to the Redlands regions of the Redlands Community
• I am going on my second term if approved to Redlands Community College.
• Michael Hiller is a senior managing partner at Hillary Communications, where he supports the company's
• Sweeney is an experienced technology and operations leader with over 15 years of professional experience
• Like it was said, I work at LifeChurch and I'm in charge of communication strategies for the logistics

Bills: HB1675 , HB3242 , HB1739 , HB3320 , HB3047 , HB4434 , HJR1089 , HB4432 , HB3718 , HB3705

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

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• </c><00:06:46.720><c> The</c><00:06:46.800><c> following</c> official communication.
• The following official communication.
• The following communication<00:06:47.840><c> was</c><00:06:48.080><c> received.
• </c><00:06:48.800><c> Please</c><00:06:49.160><c> note,</c> communication was received.
• Please note, communication was received.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A judge should review the facts, consider the risk to the community, and make an informed decision, not
• A judge should review the facts, consider the risk to the community, and make an informed decision not
• And it also affords the work details that so many of our sheriffs do out and about in the community.
• agree totally with Representative Wally in his remarks, and that the sheriffs do so much in the community
• The use of technology without authority to access, control, disrupt, disable, or manipulate any cameras

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on March 25, 2026, and first voluntarily deferred HB 884. The committee then took up HB 806, which strengthens Louisiana’s hit-and-run laws by adding rapid notification procedures through law enforcement systems and clarifying investigative protocols. Vice Chair LaFleur and several family members of hit-and-run victims testified in strong support, describing the bill as a needed accountability and public-safety measure; it was adopted as amended and reported favorably. The committee also heard HB 143, which raises the per diem paid to sheriffs for housing state inmates in parish jails from $26.39 to $29.39 to match current appropriations practice. Sheriffs and committee members emphasized that local jails are underfunded and provide important programming and cost savings to the state; the bill was reported favorably. The committee next approved several local or criminal justice measures. HB 93, which places the Lincoln Parish jury commission under the clerk or deputy clerk, was reported favorably without opposition. HB 166, which removes Vermilion Parish from the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District, drew discussion about regional juvenile detention funding and representation, with members noting similar concerns from other parishes; it was reported favorably. HB 429, which adds theft or unauthorized entry of critical infrastructure as a predicate crime for terrorism and expands protections for energy facilities, received support from industry groups and law enforcement, with one opposition card filed; it was amended and reported favorably. HB 231, creating the crime of intentional evasion of service of process for certain court orders, especially protective orders, was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from the sponsor and support from domestic violence and women’s advocacy groups. The committee then advanced a package of bills by Chairwoman Villio aimed at protecting minors and addressing impaired driving. HB 58 and its companion constitutional amendment HB 51 would restrict post-conviction bail for offenders convicted of aggravated offenses against minors; the Attorney General’s office and law enforcement groups supported the measures, while the Southern Poverty Law Center opposed them, and both measures were reported favorably. HB 69 would make it a misdemeanor to tamper with or circumvent court-ordered ignition interlock requirements while on probation or otherwise required by law, and HB 82 would increase penalties for repeat DWI offenders with prior serious injury or death-related convictions; both were supported by prosecutors, police, sheriffs, and MADD, amended where needed, and reported favorably. The committee adjourned after completing action on the listed bills.

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• the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee; House Bill 744 referred to the Environment and Technology
• House Bill 753 by the Health and Welfare Committee, an act relating to assertive community treatment,
• treatment, provide for the establishment of assertive community treatment programs and teams, establish
• House Bill 753 by the Health and Welfare Committee, an act relating to assertive community treatment.
• ... ...that we claim we want to represent, to understand who they are, to be a part of that community

Keywords: 989, all

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• We’re collecting a quarter billion on community solar.
• We’re collecting a quarter billion on community solar.
• We’re collecting a quarter billion on community solar.
• We’re collecting a quarter billion on community solar.
• Community solar.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Their volunteer work has made our community more visible, more celebrated, more connected than ever before
• foods to coordinating powerful performances to honoring our authors, small business owners, and community
• leaders, creating an experience that truly really really Our authors, small business owners, and community
• leaders created an experience that truly reflects the heart of our communities.
• Committee on Finance, makes appropriations to the Department of Motor Vehicles for information technology

Keywords: 909, all

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• The technology that we have now is that we can see.
• Floyd Self, Charter Communications, speaking for, waving in support. Thank you.
• Floyd Self, charter communications, speaking for, waving in support. Thank you.
• It provides more oversight of community association managers, expands DBPR jurisdiction, permits board
• For the Community Associations Institute, is speaking for. Welcome, Mr. Moore. Thank you, Mr.

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with CS for SB 592, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program. The bill was explained as revising condominium eligibility and grant rules, lowering the approval threshold to 75%, changing roof project rules, capping reimbursement at $175,000 per association, and excluding detached units. Two amendments were adopted, including one clarifying the three-story threshold and another adding wind-driven rain mitigation devices for sliding glass doors as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program was adopted on a roll call vote, but the bill itself was then reported favorably. Testimony generally supported the program, with members noting strong demand and the need for more funding, though one amendment drew concern from a window manufacturer and some members about product approval and fairness. The committee then approved CS for SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit holders, which would allow certain facilities to be leased to Hialeah permit holders and other same-class permit holders, with an amendment making the lessee eligible to apply for, rather than automatically receive, a license for inter-track wagering or Hialeah games. CS for SB 1404 on illegal gambling was also reported favorably after amendments added a declaratory judgment process for veterans organizations, strengthened ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel, and then withdrew a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property. Prosecutors and the Gaming Control Commission supported the bill as a tool to target criminal gambling operations, while amusement machine operators and veterans groups raised concerns about overbreadth and uncertainty for lawful operators. SB 604 on residential swimming pool requirements was temporarily postponed after questions about how the new sale/transfer disclosure and safety-feature requirement would work in practice, especially for cash transactions and whether home inspectors would be involved. SB 1682, adding 911 dispatchers to the definition of first responder, was reported favorably with support from dispatchers and members who emphasized the trauma and public safety role of telecommunicators. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were both reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a cost shift to taxpayers and the spring bill drawing support from JEA. The committee also approved CS for SB 948 on flood disclosures for tenants and condo buyers, and CS for SB 1742, a major condominium and cooperative association reform bill that would adjust reserve funding rules, allow temporary reserve pauses after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over a certain threshold, permit lines of credit in lieu of reserves through 2028, expand disclosure and data reporting, and add conflict-of-interest and governance changes. The condo bill drew extensive discussion and testimony, with supporters praising the flexibility and transparency provisions and some owners urging additional relief for inland, lower-rise buildings; it was ultimately reported favorably.

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• funds. which reflects the spending down of $1.45 billion in disaster-related federal funds. for community
• The funding is mostly made up of community development block grants for disaster recovery.
• But there was a lot of pushback from the local community. Now that it's represented.
• So it was a community effort.
• We need a little more help in information technology, we need some more computers.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Waco community relies on clean, safe water for, for daily operations.
• Yeah, don't you agree though the way to keep a problem from happening is to communicate about it ahead
• Members, HB 4060 allows communities to retain and incentivize peace officers who serve their community
• and to remain in their, and to remain in their community.
• However, they come at a significant cost to local communities.

Bills: SB 4 , SB 23 , SJR 2

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: redistricting, election, Texas legislature, district composition, political representation, congressional redistricting, Texas House of Representatives, U.S. House, Congressional districts, district map, district boundaries, gerrymandering, voting rights, election law, apportionment, representation, special committee, PLANC2308, redistricting plan, elections

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• The Waco community relies on clean, safe water for day-to-day living. Operations.
• It helps keep experienced officers in the communities they serve.
• Members, HB 4060 allows communities to retain and incentivize peace officers to serve their community
• and to remain in their community.
• However, they come at a significant cost to local communities.

Bills: HB485 , HB1367 , HB1370 , HB1827 , HB1879 , HB2032 , HB2133 , HB2357 , HB3581 , HB3830 , HB4060 , HB4085 , HB4270 , HB4979 , HB5217 , HB5268 , HB5478 , HJR96 , HJR97 , HJR119 , HJR195 , HJR209 , SB4 , SB23 , SJR2 , SJR85 , SB 4 , SB 23 , SJR 2

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, access, affordability, public health, emergency services district, sales tax, gas and electricity, residential use, tax exemption, emergency services, gas, electricity, HB 485, ESD, use tax, residential utilities, utility tax, local option tax, Texas Health and Safety Code

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• PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL CELL PHONES AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE OFF OR ON SILENT.
• DIRECTS ACHA TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO REDESIGN THE MEDICAID MODEL WAIVER FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY
• WE HAVE ERIK READ FLORIDA LIONS FOR ASSISTIVE SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY WAIVING IN SUPPORT.
• >> YES, WE DO. >> AND DO THEY COMMUNICATE TO YOU WHO BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY?
• HOW CAN WE BE A FORCE MULTIPLIER AND AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. >> Chair: FOLLOW UP?

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• We're a consortium of heavily impacted community banks by this Supreme Court rule.
• I'm Jeff Harvey, the CEO of Community Legal Services.
• I'm Jeff Harvey, the CEO of Community Legal Services.
• Community Legal Services in mid-Florida. We're a large legal aid. So follow up?
• who bank with community banks.

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Summary: The committee heard several bills and amendments, beginning with CS/SB 498 on trust fund interest for IOTA accounts. The sponsor said a 2023 Florida Supreme Court rule sharply increased interest paid into legal aid funding, creating a windfall and making participation difficult for banks. An amendment was adopted requiring savings institutions to pay the higher of 0.25% or the highest comparable rate offered on certain non-IOTA accounts, and the bill then passed favorably after testimony from banks, legal aid representatives, and other stakeholders both supporting and opposing the measure. The committee also approved CS/SB 232, which clarifies Florida’s consumer collection law applies only to phone calls during restricted hours and not emails or text messages, after a delete-all amendment and supportive testimony from industry groups. It then approved SB 132, as amended, to designate gold and silver as legal tender and set rules for custody, audits, electronic transfer, and government acceptance of payments; supporters called it a sound-money measure, while the banking association said it still had unresolved technical concerns. Later, the committee passed SB 1466 to create a trust fund for the My Safe Florida Home Program, with an amendment funding it from 20% of collected insurance premium tax revenue. It also considered SB 1206 on transportation network company insurance, reducing coverage during the “dead-leg” period before a rider is picked up from $1 million to lower limits; the bill drew sharp opposition from trial lawyers and support from insurers and some business groups, and the committee adopted a clarifying amendment before reporting the bill favorably. Finally, CS/SB 924 on fertility preservation for cancer patients was amended several times to narrow scope and clarify coverage rules, then passed favorably after debate over cost, preauthorization, and post-treatment storage obligations. The committee adjourned after allowing technical and conforming changes to implement the adopted amendments.

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• This bill is important to my community.
• This bill is important to my community. This bill is important to my community.
• . community. community.
• </c><00:54:23.840><c> We</c> community our growing community. We community our growing community.
• </c> Branch community. Branch community.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If an area has a BOCES or a BOCES available, if they don't, how that community college is willing to
• </c> our conversations with the community our conversations with the community colleges,<00:02:54.640
• I'm sure that the Community College I'm sure that the Community College Commission<00:03:52.320><c> can
• He noted that most community colleges and university campuses have it in every restroom.
• 01:14:27.800><c> college</c> talking about that community college talking about that community college

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The committee heard from Superintendent Megan Degenfelder on several interim topics centered on student-centered learning. She highlighted work-based learning and dual/concurrent enrollment, saying the state is updating accountability measures and should examine whether these programs are helping students progress, avoid duplicative costs, and reduce the need for remedial college coursework. She also discussed broader life-skills education, including financial literacy and soft skills, and said districts vary widely in what they offer. On gifted and talented programs, she noted that districts are statutorily required to provide them but the state does not have a clear picture of how consistently they are implemented, and she suggested the committee may want to study that area further. Members asked follow-up questions about whether dual enrollment should be evaluated only by time-to-degree, and Degenfelder said the analysis should also consider additional credentials and remedial coursework. Senator Schuler and others raised the idea of making financial literacy or other life-skills content more common, though Degenfelder said she did not favor a statewide mandate and instead preferred incentives and district-level implementation. The committee also discussed artificial intelligence in schools as an information-sharing topic, with Degenfelder saying the department is beginning a landscape analysis with districts and teachers. She then reviewed NAEP results, noting Wyoming performs strongly in fourth grade but drops sharply by eighth grade, and said the state wants to understand where students are falling off. Members also raised concerns about international comparisons and the need to improve literacy and math outcomes. The committee then moved to member-submitted topics. Representative Strock proposed reviewing the governance structure of state education, arguing that the current split among the Department of Education, State Board of Education, and other boards creates inefficiency and confusion, especially for licensure and programs like CTE. Senator Scott noted that turnover in the superintendent’s office could be a practical issue in any restructuring, and Strock responded that administrative staff could handle day-to-day operations. Representative Williams then introduced a discussion of common core standards and literacy, arguing that standards may be too broad and not specific enough, especially in early grades, and that Wyoming should emphasize phonics, basic reading, math, and civics more directly. Representative Guggenmos agreed that narrowing early-grade focus to math and literacy could improve outcomes. Finally, Representative Williams raised virtual education, saying it is growing quickly and the committee should study funding, accountability, and student support more closely; the chair opened that topic for further discussion.

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• We, the county, and we as a community, have committed a lot of resources to this project.
• And I'll say it one more time: we have people in our community who have moved their homes.
• in your own communities.
• in your own communities.
• It's really important for our community, and I appreciate the opportunity to be here today.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held a work session on two major corridor projects before moving to public hearing and executive session. In the Yakima area, WSDOT, Yakima County, and Ecology described the Interstate 82/east-west connector work as a coordinated effort to add capacity, improve interchanges, and address the Boise Cascade mill site contamination that sits in the project footprint. County and Ecology witnesses said the county is ready to remove wood waste and contaminated material, but the project is stalled pending a draft work plan and a de minimis consent decree; several senators pressed for faster action and clearer direction from Ecology. The committee then heard an update on the SR 3 Belfair freight corridor, where WSDOT said environmental review is complete and the next major step is an access hearing this summer, followed by right-of-way acquisition and construction likely in late 2027 or early 2028. Local and tribal partners emphasized the project’s importance for freight mobility, housing growth, emergency access, and regional economic development. The public hearing was on engrossed substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation resources bill that largely tracks provisions from prior legislation but also adds or changes several tax and account provisions. Staff explained that the bill clarifies fuel tax and peer-to-peer tax distributions, treats trade-in value differently for recreational vessel and luxury vehicle taxes, provides a six-month motor home exemption and penalty waiver for the luxury vehicle tax, allows lease payments to be made over time, exempts tribal members and nonresidents, creates a Preserve Washington account, changes some transfer timing, and repeals the luxury aircraft tax. Testimony was mixed: aviation groups supported repealing the luxury aircraft tax; trucking and some citizens opposed fuel tax and diesel tax increases; Sound Transit, transit advocates, labor, and ferry interests asked for amendments such as 75-year bonding authority, mobile driver’s licenses, ferry funding, and bike education funding. Alaska Airlines and Delta also supported adding mobile ID language. In executive session, the committee advanced several bills, including SHB 1823, SHB 2114, E2SHB 2251, SHB 2323, SHB 2410, EHB 2588, 2SHB 1923, and HB 2495, all with due pass recommendations after adopting amendments where applicable. The committee adopted a striking amendment to E2SHB 2251 adjusting Climate Commitment Act account distributions and a striking amendment to EHB 2588 limiting the ferry district changes to Whatcom County and removing the voter-approval tax provision. It also adopted an amendment to 2SHB 1923 that added further conditions for passenger-only ferry districts, including whale-protection and fare-related provisions. Senator King voted no on E2SHB 2251, objecting that the bill reduced the transportation share of Climate Commitment Act revenues. The chair announced one more executive action meeting would be held Wednesday morning, with amendment requests due the prior day.

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• We have career and technology training investment.
• And they're right there in the community. So it's a fortunate bill.
• You know, we talk about having community among young people.
• Those programs are exactly what builds that community.
• Those programs are exactly what builds that community.

Bills: HB2

Committee: Senate Education K-16

Keywords: disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license, volunteer management system, volunteer registration, criminal history check, background check, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee met to consider HB 2, the major school finance bill, with the chair explaining that the committee substitute would provide about $8 billion in new public education funding. The bill was described as including permanent teacher compensation increases, expanded teacher incentive allotment funding, support for early literacy and numeracy, teacher certification and residency pathways, special education funding, career and technical education, school safety dollars, and facilities support for charter schools. The committee adopted the committee substitute without objection after roll was called and a quorum was present. Members questioned the bill’s structure, especially the balance between across-the-board teacher pay and the teacher incentive allotment, the treatment of uncertified teachers, and differences in requirements between traditional public schools and charter schools. Senator Menendez and Senator West raised concerns about equity, charter-school parity, facilities funding, inflation, and whether the bill should include more support for fine arts and extracurricular programs. The chair responded that the bill was designed to direct most new money to traditional public schools while also preserving flexibility and that charter-school and public-school alignment would need further work. Invited witnesses Dr. Imelda De La Rosa and Val Acri testified in support of the bill, emphasizing that the Teacher Incentive Allotment helps recruit and retain teachers in rural districts and supports mentorship and certification pathways. Public witnesses also supported the bill but urged more funding for fine arts, local flexibility, and full restoration of House-proposed funding levels. Dr. Josh Jones supported year-long teacher residencies, Dr. Philip Morgan asked for more local control and restoration of fine arts funding, Rich Saina supported the bill but warned about hold-harmless reductions, and Dr. Greg Poole supported the bill while asking for flexibility for high-performing districts that already pay high salaries. After the invited testimony and some public testimony, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair so members could attend the Senate floor.

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• The important part is in the name: community.
• I often say that we're not just in the community; we're part of this community, with more than 130 strategically
• It's about being a part of helping your town or your community grow.
• Something like this is essential for our community.
• Our impact on communities and Alabama runs far and wide.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• We have expertise, technology,<00:15:38.880><c> commitment</c><00:15:39.279><c> to</c><00:15:39.519><
• technology, commitment to care for those patients<00:15:40.639><c> with</c><00:15:40.880><c> trauma,
• We are prioritizing ongoing<00:41:12.400><c> stakeholder</c><00:41:12.960><c> communication.
• </c><00:41:14.000><c> We're</c> ongoing stakeholder communication.
• We're ongoing stakeholder communication.

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house