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• They are not consistently granted in-state tuition rates across all Texas institutions.
• Additionally, the committee substitute strengthens our long-term commitment to officer development and
• leadership excellence by incorporating a grant program to support cadet-led leadership. model.
• The grant will provide funding to support professional leadership positions within the Texas Military
• for direct teaching and mentorship, providing hands-on coaching, daily guidance, and structured development

Bills: HB101 , HB290

Committee: Senate Veteran Affairs

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation

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• Our communities are broken by violence in the communities and everything else, and then being abused
• out in the community, not in the correctional facilities but out in the community.
• We're trying to build that community.
• their communities.
• community in the state of Texas.

Bills: HB31 , HB3360

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

Keywords: juvenile justice, community supervision, felony offenses, treatment of children, juvenile facilities, chemical dispensing device, solitary confinement, rehabilitation, criminal proceedings, delinquency

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• This bill provides a narrow and temporary public exemption for communications related to legal strategy
• Tammy Grant. How are you doing today? I'm here. My name is Tammy Grant. I am a bus driver.
• Tammy Grant. How are you doing today? I'm here. My name is Tammy Grant. I am a bus driver.
• My work matters because it means something to make my community better.
• This bill adopts a voting rule designed to block outcomes, not measure support.

Bills: S0332 , S0464 , S0576 , S0830 , S0964 , S0984 , S1096 , S1296 , S1298 , S1612 , S1656

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Keywords: public records, public meetings, property rights, transcripts, settlement negotiations, Veterans Day, K-12 schools, holiday observance, education, Florida statutes, cybersecurity, local government, grant program, data-sharing, Florida Digital Service, ransomware protection, county administrators, city managers, exemption, privacy

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• Communication is probably the leading cause related to untoward events because EMS, community birth,
• Community-based midwives as consultants to medical directors when they are developing protocols for childbirth
• All of our community colleges, even our more urban community colleges, have been engaged in these conversations
• I live in a community, and that community has a hospital named Summit Healthcare.
• Now, granted, we didn't start till five.

Bills: HB2190 , HB2202 , HB2233 , HB2251 , HB2252 , HB2396 , HB2437 , HB2689 , HB2796

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: physician assistants, licensure compact, medical services, multistate practice, patient care access, healthcare workforce, military families, adverse actions, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, HB 2233, rural health transformation, rural health transformation program, AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, JLBC

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• c> countries</c><00:20:36.720><c> like</c> communities afloat in countries like communities afloat in
• These grants are part of the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Distance Learning
• > communities</c> serve those small communities serve those small communities better.<05:14:30.320><c
• </c> communities. This is the way they do it. communities. This is the way they do it.
• </c> community care is far from reality. community care is far from reality.

Bills: SJR13 , HB1969 , HR1223 , HR426 , HR430

Keywords: SJR13, S.J.Res. 13, joint resolution, Congressional Review Act, CRA, OCC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, bank merger, bank mergers, Bank Merger Act, business combinations, merger review, financial regulation, banking regulation, bank consolidation, regulatory disapproval, federal banking rule, rule repeal, Public Law 119-19

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• by majority vote, a second extension of time may be granted only by unanimous consent.
• Section 5, in-block consideration of amendments to be placed in...
• Chief and left a lasting impression on the community he served.
• Today we acknowledge the. profound impact that BAPS has made on our communities here in Texas.
• I want to thank them for all of their work that you do for our community and our students.

Bills: HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135 , HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392

Keywords: constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer

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• </c><00:04:45.080><c> and</c> Beyond helping rural communities and Beyond helping rural communities and
• It impacts dozens and dozens of communities.
• It would mean so much to so many communities across our state.
• </c><00:35:31.640><c> are</c> the projects that get developed are the projects that get developed are
• </c> projects that would have been developed projects that would have been developed anywhere<00:35:34.880

Bills: HF2066 , HF340 , HF341 , HF566 , HF2107 , HF2130

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: electric bicycles, tax rebate, transportation, environment, local economy, fleeing peace officer, culpable negligence, traffic laws, public safety, motor vehicle offenses, driving violations, penalties, license suspension, traffic enforcement, all-terrain vehicle, ATV, class 1 ATV, class 2 ATV, road rights-of-way, public roads

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• economic development thank you for your economic development thank you for your time<00:11:49.760><c>
• you to continue funding the geothermal planning grant program to help more communities unlock these
• planning grant program to help<00:57:59.680><c> more</c><00:57:59.920><c> communities</c><00:58:00.440
• What happens a lot of times is these small communities do not have the resources, grant writers, and
• What happens a lot of times is these small communities do not have the resources, grant writers, and

Bills: HF1013 , HF1598 , HF1656 , HF2162

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy, economic development, funding, renewable resources, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, air ventilation, geothermal, school financing, Minnesota Climate Innovative Finance Authority, geothermal energy, renewable energy, construction funding, Como Zoo, energy efficiency, HF2162, Minnesota, planning grants, renewable development account, clean energy, Department of Commerce

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• In fact, we saw truancy going up in our community.
• If there was a requirement that my mom had to do community service, she's going to do community service
• They can maybe go do some community service.
• And if community service is somewhere else, you're going to get to community service how?
• As far as community service goes, sure, you deal with it.

Bills: HB2947 , HB3276 , HB3513

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

Keywords: truancy, school attendance, parent responsibility, education code, community service, criminal record nondisclosure, juvenile board, Moore County, appointments, juvenile justice, county legislation

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• I want to welcome everybody to the Urban Rural Development Committee.
• to say we're going to consolidate this, you know, one of the things that happens with the entity community
• when you start trying to bring community when you start trying to bring I<00:03:15.920><c> know</c><
• , county communities, you know, county government,<00:10:52.399><c> you</c><00:10:52.560><c> know,</c
• they were interested [cough] a community they were interested [cough] in<00:12:03.040><c> meet</c><00

Bills: HB558 , HB558

Committee: House Urban and Rural Development

Keywords: education funding, public schools, student achievement, RAISE Act, K-12 education, state budget, accountability, rural impact, legislation, report, government analysis, community assessment

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• to health physics. ...radiation control and waste management, but it does not address workforce development
• Firefighters, police officers, and EMTs dedicate their lives to protecting our communities through selfless
• Development is coming along.
• 800 directs post-secondary institutions to include a video. in these orientations that clearly communicates
• first semester when incoming freshmen and transfer students are getting acclimated to the university community

Bills: SB800 , SB1534 , SB2055 , SB2310 , SB2431 , SB2786 , SB3039 , SB1242

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, higher education, student safety, orientation policies, health physics, workforce development, nuclear energy, radiological safety, scholarship, education, Texas Leadership Scholars Program, student funding, transparency, degree requirements, certificate programs, student transfer, foreign language

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• Continuing care retirement communities modernization.
• Continuing care retirement communities modernization.
• Trade publications identify unlicensed communities as CCRCs.
• Is an independent living community combined with a life alert system...
• As more communities expand or open satellite campuses, CCRC...

Bills: SB331 , SB883 , SB926 , SB1137 , SB1138 , SB1144 , SB1151 , SB1236 , SB1270 , SB1522 , SB1869 , SB2207 , SB2422

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: healthcare, cost disclosure, transparency, administrative penalties, health facility compliance, COVID-19, off-label use, prescription drugs, patient access, medical standards, insurance, physician ranking, incentives, fiduciary duty, health plan issuers, SB 1137, group home, assisted living, residential care, board and care

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 883, which would protect physicians’ ability to prescribe off-label medications and treatments, framed by the author as a “Right to Treat” measure tied to COVID-19 care. Supporters, including physicians and patient-choice advocates, said the bill would safeguard the doctor-patient relationship and prevent interference by boards, pharmacies, or hospitals. Several witnesses described using hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, budesonide, antibiotics, steroids, and monoclonal antibodies during the pandemic, and said they faced complaints, board scrutiny, or pharmacy refusals for those prescriptions. The bill was left pending after public testimony closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 331, which would extend hospital price-transparency requirements to additional health care facilities such as freestanding ERs, urgent care and retail clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics, and birthing centers. Proponents argued that broader disclosure of prices for shoppable services would help consumers compare costs and reduce surprise billing, while opponents from ambulatory surgery centers said the bill would impose costly compliance burdens on small providers and that insurers or the state already have much of the needed data. The bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 2422 would expunge Texas Medical Board records and impose reparations for disciplinary actions tied to COVID-era treatment decisions, including references to ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, budesonide, and masks. The author and supporters argued that doctors were unfairly targeted for trying to save patients and should be made whole; the Texas Medical Board representative said most pandemic complaints were dismissed, that actions generally involved broader issues such as privileges, documentation, or informed consent, and that no physician was disciplined solely for prescribing off-label COVID medications. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2207, which would loosen Texas Medical Board rules on physicians advertising themselves as board certified, especially by reducing barriers tied to maintenance of certification requirements. Supporters said the current rule is overly restrictive, inconsistent, and costly, and that it drives physicians out of practice; they also said Texas is one of only a few states with such a rule. Witnesses described hospitals using the rule against physicians and said the change would improve transparency and competition. The bill remained pending after testimony.

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• As part of our grants to operate.
• With this grant funding, we hired dedicated staff, developed clear criteria for triage and investigation
• With this grant funding, we hired dedicated staff, developed clear criteria for triage and investigation
• </c><00:31:12.640><c> And</c><00:31:12.880><c> most</c> grant 20 the 2021 grant.
• And most grant 20 the 2021 grant.

Bills: HF3901 , HF962 , HF4428 , HF4478 , HF1775

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: foster care, ombudsperson, investigative powers, children's rights, complaint process, HF4428, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, community engagement, work requirement, work mandate, employment requirement, community service, 80 hours, half-time student, income threshold, federal minimum wage, eligibility verification, benefit suspension, benefit termination

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• In the bill, the Habitat Conservation Account must be available for grants to landowners when the cost
• The Habitat Conservation Account must be available for grants to landowners when the cost of mitigation
• The bill directs OFM to develop an agricultural fiscal note process, defines an agricultural impact statement
• take appropriate steps to ensure that federal wildfire response entities have capacity to protect communities

Bills: SB5816 , SB5838 , SB5930 , SB5960 , SB5971 , SB6075 , SB6097 , SB6104 , SB6216 , SB6233 , SB6318 , SJM8015

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, tribal representation, natural resources, board of natural resources, environmental policy, community involvement, irrigation districts, director contracts, beneficial interests, transparency, governance, ungulate populations, wildlife management, habitat restoration, conservation, sustainability

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• In our community, we regularly see survivors continue to be contacted and threatened and harassed and
• Henry Benjamin developed a diagnosis and treatment protocol.
• In the summer of 2023, out of the blue, he developed schizophrenia.
• It's time we start holding people that inflict the most damage on our communities accountable.
• “We have new drugs that are being developed.

Bills: SB1095 , SB1127 , SB1170 , SB1208 , SB1211 , SB1237 , SB1239 , SB1240 , SB1243 , SB1244 , SB1259 , SB1283

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, lifetime probation, early termination, criminal justice, supervised probation, sexual offenses, annual review hearing, community notification, aggravated harassment, lifetime injunction, victim protection, felony offenses, domestic violence

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• I'm the founder of Colorful Communities.
• So this is about community safety for me, number one.
• Also, the person has been assessed as low risk to the community at the time of release, and granting
• Also, the person has been assessed as low risk to the community at the time of release and granting the
• appropriate, and community-ready placement plan.

Bills: HB2387 , HB2490 , HB2508 , HB2539

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: elected sheriff, sheriff accountability, recall election, peace officer certification, certified peace officer, law enforcement authority, Washington RCW, criminal justice training commission, special election, public official recall, decertification, sheriff removal, voter accountability, county sheriff, police powers, extraordinary medical placement, compassionate release, medical parole, terminal illness, serious medical condition

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• They were collaboratively developed underneath...
• Insurers are doing our part to develop solutions.
• Changes to the review process are targeted and allow for community input.
• Far too many communities in New Mexico.
• Burnt another community up.

Bills: HB471

Committee: Senate Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology

Keywords: forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.

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• The House is in receipt of a communication from the Lower 9th Ward Voters' Coalition dated April 23,
• Senate Bill 384 by Senator Harris, Innovation and Economic Development; provides for a pilot innovation
• House Bill 549 by Representative Burrell provides relative to workforce development, create the Bayou
• Without notifying them, without communicating with them, without engaging with them whatsoever.
• All 105 of us were each individually elected to represent our communities.

Bills: HR192 , HR193 , HR194 , HCR80 , HCR81 , HCR82 , HCR83 , HCR84 , HCR85 , HR188 , HR189 , HR190 , HR191 , SB134 , SB140 , SB281 , SB331 , SB384 , SB389 , SB415 , SB451 , SB458 , SB479 , SB504 , SB523 , HR38 , HR96 , HR160 , HCR31 , HCR61 , SCR19 , HB316 , HB549 , HB578 , HB646 , HB748 , HB798 , HB824 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1032 , HB1081 , HB1108 , HB1129 , HB1140 , HB1157 , HB1186 , HB1192 , HB1195 , HB1198 , HB1222 , HB1244 , SB73 , SB89 , SB128 , SB149 , SB191 , SB196 , SB238 , SB318 , SB340 , HB225 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HCR4 , HCR47 , HCR32 , HB362 , HB893 , HB990 , HB1007 , HB1153 , HB1243 , HB12 , HB42 , HB205 , HB222 , HB267 , HB324 , HB325 , HB350 , HB478 , HB610 , HB617 , HB745 , HB749 , HB752 , HB797 , HB807 , HB821 , HB896 , HB979 , HB992 , HB1000 , HB1024 , HB1050 , HB1166 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1207 , HB1218 , HB1223 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , SB127 , SB244 , SB256 , HB911 , HB306 , HB366 , HB1161 , HB1230 , HB59 , HB481 , HB772 , HB897 , HB1003 , HB1008 , HB1112 , HB1180 , HB1189 , HB181 , HB1118 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB393 , HB458 , HB459 , HB525 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB864 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1058 , HB1082 , HB1113 , HB1234 , HB1240

Keywords: ACOG, maternal health, healthcare professionals, patient-physician relationship, obstetrics, gynecology, condolences, military service, veteran, community, memorial, visual acuity, student health, de-identified data, longitudinal analysis, education policy, property rights, carbon dioxide sequestration, expropriation, Landowner Bill of Rights

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• The initiative was created to address the disparities faced by children in disadvantaged communities.
• The bill requires DCF and each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with organizations that
• Tirelessly advocating for our needs and communicating our feelings, just for it to lead to no change,
• I'm an honor student, and I'm involved on campus and in the community.
• I'm doing well in college and in my community.

Bills: S0996 , S1022 , S1462 , S1690

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Keywords: dependent children, child welfare, cash allowance, caregivers, community organizations, empowerment, foster care, out-of-home care, temporary cash assistance, eligibility, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Florida statutes

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs heard several child welfare and early childhood bills and reported each favorably. SB 1690 on early childhood education was amended with a delete-all amendment that would require public posting of child care inspection and safety data, change certain child care disclosure and insurance rules, and create the Florida Endowment for Early Learning; the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. SB 1022 would add two new Florida Children’s Initiatives programs in Bay County and Pompano in Broward County, and it was also reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 996 on dependent children. Senator Rodriguez explained that the bill is intended to center lived experience in foster care policy and promote normalcy, including financial literacy and allowance-related supports. Multiple members of Florida Youth SHINE testified in strong support, describing the importance of youth voice, consistent allowances, and opportunities to build budgeting skills and confidence. Senator Sharief also voiced support, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered a bill on temporary cash assistance eligibility, presented with an amendment that narrowed a SNAP eligibility carve-out to people who were victims of human trafficking at the time of a drug conviction. The sponsor said the change recognizes coercion faced by trafficking victims and avoids a lifetime penalty tied to exploitation. After the amendment was adopted and several supporters waived in, the committee reported CS for SB 1462 favorably. The meeting then adjourned without further business.

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• </c> answer the question but in this grant answer the question but in this grant process<00:18:25.600
• </c><00:18:42.720><c> money</c> how we would make sure this grant money how we would make sure this grant
• </c> geographical distribution so the grants geographical distribution so the grants would<00:19:16.400
• </c><00:21:48.400><c> program</c> appropriation for the grant program appropriation for the grant program

Bills: HF729 , HF728

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, respite care, children, licensed settings, home and community-based services