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• I do request one change, that a 501(c)(3) be included to serve as the vehicle.

Bills: HB370 , HB738 , HB2935 , HB3227 , HB4103 , HB5259 , SB519 , SB1350 , SB1247 , SB1248 , SB2112 , HCR81 , HCR83 , HCR84 , HCR59 , HCR109 , HCR111 , HCR135 , SCR6

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation

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• Recommendation is to pass with amendments, amending section two to change the percentage of electric vehicle

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up a series of House bills in decision-making. HB 309 was recommended to pass with amendments deferring the effective date to 2050 and was adopted unanimously by members present, with one member excused. HB 344 was recommended to pass with amendments changing the EV charger-ready parking stall requirement from a fixed 25% to a standard allowing the Department of Accounting and General Services to determine the number needed in a new facility; that recommendation was adopted. HB 423, HB 833, HB 987, and HB 988 were each recommended to pass unamended and were adopted without objection. HB 596 was recommended to pass with amendments deferring the effective date to 2050 and adding the Department of Defense’s concerns and testimony to the committee report. HB 750 was passed unamended because of the filing deadline, with concerns to be noted in the committee report for conference committee review. HB 1161 was also passed unamended, with the committee report to reflect requested Department of Transportation amendments. HB 1483 was recommended to pass unamended, with the chair voting no with reservation on that measure. The meeting then shifted to a separate agenda item involving the governor’s office and a proposed settlement related to Lahaina. Members questioned why the legislature had not been kept informed during negotiations and expressed concern that the committee was being asked to approve the settlement without meaningful ability to amend it. The governor’s representative said the administration would defer legal questions to the attorney general, but stated that amendments could jeopardize the legal agreement and potentially have significant impacts on the state. Members also raised concerns about transparency, the public nature of the process, and uncertainty over how Hawaiian Electric would cover its share of the judgment. In response, the governor’s office said it would follow up with the attorney general and governor and provide answers directly. The chair then moved to reconsider the prior action and recommended passing the settlement measure with the attorney general’s suggested amendments removing language from page 7, lines 3 to 17, while preserving prior committee-report concerns. That reconsidered recommendation was adopted by the committee.

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• It could be a vehicle bill, whatever is needed going forward, but we have a lot of work ahead.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There's several vehicles to achieve that.

Bills: HB406

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: local economic development, notification, workforce development, municipal agreements, county contracts, 1184, house, all

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• The corridor is also less likely to be congested, has a limited vehicle capability, fewer passengers

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• They trot out carbon capture as the rhetorical vehicle for excusing continuing to pollute.

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

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• There is for pseudoephedrine; you have to have a driver's license, 16 and above.
• What the connection is, is the pharmacist collects a driver's license for pseudoephedrine. ...because
• They're trying to put her out of business and have been trying to take her license away.
• ...jobs or licenses for refusing to prescribe vaccines, like the COVID shot.
• Their job is to fill prescriptions written by licensed medical professionals.

Bills: HB25 , HB48 , HB149 , HB254 , HB26 , HB192 , HCR3 , HCR4 , HCR5 , HCR6 , HCR8 , HCR14 , HCR16 , HR1 , HR2 , HR3 , HR4 , HR6 , HR7 , HR8 , HR9 , HR12 , HR11 , HR13 , HR14 , HR15 , HR16 , HR20 , HR22 , HR23 , HR24 , HR25 , HR26 , HR27 , HR28 , HR29 , HR30 , HR31 , HR32 , HR33 , HR45 , HR48 , HR49 , HR51 , HR52 , HR55 , HR56 , HR57 , HR59 , HR60 , HR61 , HR62 , HR63 , HR64 , HR65 , HR66 , HR70 , HR71 , HR72 , HR74 , HCR2 , HCR7 , HR10 , HR21 , HR35 , HR36 , HR37 , HR38 , HR39 , HR40 , HR42 , HR43 , HR44 , HR46 , HR47 , HR50 , HR53 , HR54 , HR67 , HR69 , HR75 , HCR5 , HCR6 , HCR8 , HCR14 , HCR16 , HR1 , HR3 , HR4 , HR6 , HR7 , HR8 , HR9 , HR12 , HR11 , HR13 , HR14 , HR15 , HR16 , HR20 , HR22 , HR23 , HR24 , HR25 , HR26 , HR27 , HR28 , HR29 , HR30 , HR31 , HR32 , HR33 , HR45 , HR48 , HR49 , HR51 , HR52 , HR55 , HR56 , HR57 , HR59 , HR60 , HR61 , HR62 , HR63 , HR64 , HR65 , HR66 , HR70 , HR71 , HR72 , HR74 , HCR7 , HR10 , HR21 , HR35 , HR36 , HR37 , HR38 , HR39 , HR40 , HR42 , HR43 , HR44 , HR46 , HR47 , HR50 , HR53 , HR54 , HR67 , HR69 , HB25 , HB48 , HB149 , HB254 , HB26 , HB192

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert

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• Licensing is really two main things, right?
• , which is our PeopleSoft license, and then our ticketing system.
• And we just completed our SAP software license purchase.
• bottom left-hand corner would be the maintenance cost for those licenses.
• corner would be the maintenance cost for those licenses.

Summary: The subcommittee heard updates on several major technology modernization efforts, beginning with the Department of Financial Services’ Florida PALM project, which is replacing the state’s decades-old FLAIR accounting system. DFS described PALM as a statewide effort affecting all three branches of government, with cash management already live and the remaining financial management, payroll, and data warehouse components still in development. Officials said the project began in 2014, was restructured after a 2022 legislative pause, and is now being recommended for a go-live delay from January 2026 to July 2026. Members asked about governance, staffing, contract structure, cost growth, and maintenance costs; DFS said the contract is deliverable-based, the current amendment would add a net $2.2 million, and post-go-live maintenance is expected to be about $13 million annually under the current contract through July 2027. The Agency for Health Care Administration then updated the committee on the FX Medicaid enterprise modernization program. AHCA explained that federal CMS directed states to move from monolithic Medicaid systems to a modular approach, leading Florida to procure separate vendors for integration services, data warehouse, unified operations, provider services, and claims processing, with pharmacy benefits still to be procured. Officials said the project has spent about $334 million to date, with most costs federally matched, and requested $189.95 million for the upcoming year. They also highlighted a 2024 special assessment that produced 81 recommendations, most tied to staffing shortages, and said the Legislature added 47 FTEs, with 17 currently filled or being filled. Members asked about governance changes, production status, data access, and future technology maintenance; AHCA said some components are operational, the data warehouse is nearing certification, and the agency is working to keep the system adaptable and nonproprietary. The Department of Children and Families presented its Access modernization project, which is replacing a mainframe-based eligibility system used for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid assistance, and related programs. DCF said the six-year, $205 million project is in its third year and has already delivered a new customer portal with mobile access, multi-factor authentication, and fraud protections, while also building a worker portal, document management, community partner tools, and workload management functions. The agency said it is requesting $36.625 million for the next fiscal year, the same as last year, and emphasized that the project has remained on schedule and on budget by breaking work into smaller modules and using strong vendor and staff support. Members praised the project’s progress and asked about cybersecurity testing and the long delay before modernization began; DCF said security requirements were built in from the outset and that the remaining work will focus on moving staff off the legacy mainframe and modernizing notices and back-end processes.

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• Also, my understanding is that the Department of Environmental Conservation does not approve licensed
• <00:23:01.440><c> not</c><00:23:01.800><c> approve</c><00:23:02.840><c> uh,</c><00:23:03.040><c> licensed
• </c><00:23:03.640><c> engineers</c> does not approve uh, licensed engineers does not approve uh, licensed
• was concerned about one part of the bill, so we changed that, and it was put into this bill as a vehicle

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• It would bring partnership with counties to do site visits and ensure licensing.
• These become more than licensing violations because they create environments where serious harm can go
• This expedited licensing process has been critical to expanding health care capacity and access.
• Licensed midwives are a critical part... ...culturally responsive maternity care.
• Licensed midwives are a critical part of that solution.

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• happening in Utah and the prohibition that's happening in Texas, as well as my license obligations in
• </c> in Texas, as well as my license in Texas, as well as my license obligations<01:32:17.280><c> in<
• </c> government and they hold my law license. government and they hold my law license.
• clinician, therapist, or medical professional. ... without requiring a licensed clinician, therapist
• and regulatory fees paid by licensing and regulatory fees paid by assisted<02:44:07.760><c> living</

Keywords: 981, all

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• by requiring licensing to add internal<00:04:53.240><c> controls</c><00:04:53.560><c> and</c><00:04:
• For example, DHS may only immediately suspend a license if the license holder is criminally charged with
• </c><00:13:36.800><c> if</c> only immediately suspend a license if only immediately suspend a license
• ><c> criminally</c><00:13:38.959><c> charged</c> the license holder is criminally charged the license
• </c><01:07:08.640><c> going</c> decision we would have licenses going decision we would have licenses

Bills: HF1470 , HF1310 , HF1837

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations

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• The House bill authorizing the Town of Cohasset to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all
• An act authorizing the Town of Cohasset to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
• An act authorizing the Town of Cohasset to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
• Third reading of the bill: An act in the Town of Hanson local licenses and permits, denial, revocation

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and routine floor actions. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of congratulatory resolutions for Mary Shanley on her 100th birthday and for Thomas Sagendorf on earning the rank of Eagle Scout; the House suspended the rules and adopted both resolutions. The Rules committees of both branches also recommended suspending Joint Rule 12 to send several battery-storage-related petitions to committee, including proposals on permitting, buffer zones, and lithium battery storage facilities; the House approved that suspension. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported a slate of bills for consideration, including measures on seeds, protecting children from alcohol and marijuana use, library patron privacy, restricted vital records, a local alcohol license bill for Cohasset, and sick leave banks for two employees. The House suspended Rule 7A, took the bills through second reading, and ordered them to a third reading. Later, the House passed to be engrossed bills authorizing Thomas Harmon to purchase retirement credit, allowing Westfield to set an age limit for police officer appointments, creating local license/permit enforcement provisions in Hanson, and simplifying subdivision road acceptance in Marlborough. The House also enacted House No. 4413, a bill concerning the terms of certain bonds to be issued by the Commonwealth. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn and meet again Monday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned to that time in informal session.

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• The House bill authorizing the town of Marion to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic
• The House bill authorizing the town of Oxford to grant two additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
• An act authorizing the town of Marion to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
• the premises, House Bill 5451; and an act authorizing the town of Oxford to grant two additional licenses

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with routine ceremonial and committee business, including adoption of congratulatory resolutions for an Eagle Scout, Tri Valley, Inc.’s 50th anniversary, and a 100th birthday recognition. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to send a petition concerning retirement benefits for Julia Flannery, surviving spouse of the Honorable Francis Frannoy, to the Committee on Public Service. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported several bills for House consideration, including a line-of-duty death benefit for the surviving spouse of Detective John D. Sanji, local tax exemption measures for Grafton and Wellfleet, and local alcohol license bills for Marion and Oxford. The House suspended Joint Rule 7A, then ordered these bills to a third reading. The House then passed several engrossed bills to be enacted, including measures on autism-related police interactions, accidental death benefits for a Boston firefighter’s surviving spouse, town charter changes, a Reading senior property tax exemption, an appointed town clerk in Falmouth, and affordable housing/cultural space in Boston’s Brighton section. House Bill 4795, amending the Groton charter, was amended on the floor to strike references to “assistant” in a charter provision and then passed to be engrossed as amended. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn to Wednesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.

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• The House bill authorizing the town of Marion to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic
• The House bill authorizing the town of Oxford to grant two additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
• the town of Wellfleet, House No. 5374; an act authorizing the town of Marion to grant an additional license
• the premises, House No. 5451; and an act authorizing the town of Oxford to grant two additional licenses

Summary: The House took up several committee reports and routine matters. The Rules Committee recommended adoption of congratulatory resolutions for Wesley Harville Fry’s Eagle Scout rank, Tri Valley, Inc.’s 50th anniversary, and Edward D. Desmond’s 100th birthday; the House suspended the rules and adopted them. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 on a petition concerning retirement benefits for Julia Flannery, surviving spouse of the Honorable Francis Frannoy, sending it to the Committee on Public Service. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee reported several bills for House consideration, including a killed-in-the-line-of-duty benefit for Joanne Sonji, surviving spouse of Detective John D. Sanji of Rutland; local tax exemption measures for Grafton and Wellfleet; and local alcohol license bills for Marion and Oxford. The House suspended Rule 7A, took the bills through second reading, and ordered them to a third reading. The House then enacted several engrossed bills, including a Stowe town meeting validation bill, autism-related police interaction legislation, accidental death benefits for a Boston firefighter’s surviving spouse, charter changes for Lawn Meadow and Falmouth, a senior property tax exemption for Reading, and affordable housing/cultural space legislation for Brighton. On House No. 4795, the Groton charter bill, Representative Walsh offered and the House adopted an amendment striking the word “assistant” from a charter provision, after which the bill was passed to be engrossed as amended. The House also adopted an order to adjourn to Wednesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.

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• approval received; House Bill 5451, an act authorizing the town of Marion to grant an additional license
• approval received; and House Bill 5452, an act authorizing the town of Oxford to grant two additional licenses
• An act authorizing the town of Marion to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
• the premises, House Bill 5451; and an act authorizing the town of Oxford to grant two additional licenses

Keywords: 1212, all

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• alcohol ignition interlock devices, which is a zero-based regulation review, and the other covers license
• alcohol ignition interlock devices, which is a zero-based regulation review, and the other covers license
• So to get into the actual rule changes, first up, there is the license plate rule.
• The license plate rule is docket 39-0260-2501, and the edits for this begin on page five.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 989, all

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• It acknowledges a digital exclusive right; it can be licensed, it's personal, it can be used by the public
• burdening certain individuals or groups. and constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license
• My name is Gary Zimmerman, I am an instructor, and I just want to point out that people with a license
• More law enforcement officers are convicted of felonies. felonies than people with a license to carry
• discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license

Bills: SB1960 , SB1730 , SB766 , SB2342 , SB2501 , SB2903

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code

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• More than likely, their driver's license has been suspended.
• They just license people; they don't know where they practice.
• You have to be licensed in a state; it doesn't matter what state.
• So New Mexico is fairly cheap in terms of getting a license.
• We guess that there are a lot of people who are licensed, a lot of physicians who are licensed in New

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• We did not reduce race days between the two licenses.
• We did not reduce race days between the two licenses.
• <c> through</c><02:02:03.440><c> separate</c> employees are licensed through separate employees are licensed
• Um, we pay license fees for the math models that we have.
• Um so we are we're without a license.

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Gaming

Keywords: 916, all