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• And that's not an accident.
• High school students volunteering at polling places are not donors. They are not public actors.
• High school students volunteering at polling places are not donors. They are not public actors.
• As I said, the earlier you do this, the better the chances are that the children will learn to do mathematics
• I know many, many students who do.

Bills: S0564 , S1062 , S1340 , S1646 , S1718

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Keywords: student volunteers, polling locations, election administration, community service, Florida statutes, speech education, debate, high school, Florida Debate Initiative, civics, competitive teams, student participation, educational advancement, dyslexia, dyscalculia, education, screening, intervention, student support, educational facilities

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 considered several education-related measures and one election-related bill. The committee first took up CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which was presented as a statewide effort to expand and institutionalize competitive speech and debate through a Hall of Fame, a designated Speech and Debate Week, teacher endorsement options, Florida Virtual School programming, statewide coursework and credentials, and annual district reporting. Supporters, including a parent and representatives of the Florida Debate Initiative and school groups, emphasized student benefits and the need for funding; the committee adopted a delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee next heard SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, aimed at reducing administrative delays for initial certification and reinstatement while preserving standards. An Orange County school administrator supported the bill but requested language to allow educators to bank professional learning hours for a future renewal cycle. The bill was reported favorably. SB 1646 on educational facilities followed, revising how facility funding is calculated and prioritized, with attention to safety, maintenance, renovation, and planning requirements; it also received support from school district and advocacy witnesses and was reported favorably. Members then considered CS/SB 564, which would allow registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling locations and count the service toward community service hours. After an amendment clarifying that the hours could count toward graduation or postsecondary financial aid requirements, the sponsor and a county supervisor of elections explained the bill as a way to encourage civic engagement and future poll workers. The committee also heard SB 1340 on coordinated screening and progress monitoring for dyslexia and dyscalculia, requiring early screening, support plans, and rulemaking; it was reported favorably after questions about how the support plans would interact with IEPs. Finally, the committee recommended confirmation of Laila Collins to the State Board of Education and then adjourned.

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• We do have an expert. Can we?
• help them get jobs that they can pay and not have a lot of debt.
• And not have a lot of debt. I just think we can do it a different way.
• We do have a resource witness. Not sure if you need him to come forward for anything.
• Oh, I do have a sub.

Bills: SB1998 , SB646 , SB2786 , SB2076 , SB2615 , SB1961 , SB1418 , SB2647 , SB1322 , SB2788

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard several bills and took no final votes, leaving each measure pending. The first major item, SB 1322 by Senator Hagenbuch, would create a Texas Higher Education Accrediting Commission to evaluate and approve accrediting agencies for public colleges and universities using outcome-based metrics such as retention, graduation, employment, debt, and repayment. Supporters, including Kate Byerley of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, argued the bill would add competition and align accreditation with Texas workforce needs; Senator Menendez questioned the need for a new bureaucracy and noted the $3.6 million fiscal note, suggesting existing reporting and oversight structures could serve the same purpose. The committee then heard SB 1998, which would establish a pediatric subspecialty preceptorship program to encourage medical students to enter pediatric subspecialties. Dr. Lauren Gamble testified in strong support, saying the program would help address shortages and improve access for children, especially in rural and underserved areas. SB 2788, authored by Senator Menendez, would add the PSAT as an accepted assessment for dual credit and Texas Success Initiative purposes; Priscilla Camacho of Alamo Colleges supported the bill, citing strong student outcomes and widespread use of the PSAT as a readiness indicator. Senator Creighton laid out SB 2076, which would remove or modify certain Capitol view corridor restrictions affecting the UT Austin Academic Medical Center project, including the planned specialty hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center expansion. He said the existing corridors are outdated and limit development. The committee also heard SB 1418, a cleanup bill replacing outdated references to ACT Plan with Pre-ACT and removing obsolete SAT subject test language. After brief testimony and no opposition on the later bills, the committee closed public testimony and left SB 1322, SB 1998, SB 2788, SB 2076, and SB 1418 pending before recessing for the floor session.

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• It's not. LDH is already doing that work.
• They do not have any liability under this bill.
• I do not. I do not. I have seen the difference between myself. I do not.
• Then they have to pay for parking. And, you know, you do not get them out as quickly.
• I do not. Do you believe I want to see it collapse? I do not.

Bills: HCR41 , HB11 , HB227 , HB243 , HB278 , HB335 , HB424 , HB454 , HB455 , HB492 , HB623 , HB641 , HB660 , HB708 , HB719 , HB940 , HB1029 , HB1053 , HB1069 , HB1077

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings

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• Yeah, we're not going to do that.
• That's not the process we do in this chamber. Thank you.
• And so do we want to have to do this? Absolutely not. But the problem is the fact that...
• And so do we want to have to do this? Absolutely not.
• But that costs us, not us. You and I don't pay for this. Our constituents do.

Bills: SB4 , SB7 , SB9 , SB17

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, medical education, salaries, graduate education, clinician pay, health sciences, education funding, faculty salary, University of New Mexico, healthcare funding, general fund, state budget, New Mexico legislation, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks

Bills: HR1034 , HB1559 , HB1560 , HR759 , HB2180 , HCR62 , HB1949 , HB3109

Keywords: House of Representatives, privileges resolution, legislative process, cosponsorship, majority leader, postal service, employee rights, appeal, Merit Systems Protection Board, labor relations, Postal Service, supervisors, negotiation, pay policies, managerial personnel, USPS, United States Postal Service, postal workers, postal supervisors, postal managers

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• </c> do not care about illegal immigrants. do not care about illegal immigrants.
• </c><00:40:18.240><c> people</c> do not believe the American people do not believe the American people
• to</c> many friends who do, you're told not to many friends who do, you're told not to confront<00:47
• do not have immunity sure that they do not have immunity because<01:04:57.200><c> then</c><01:04:57.359
• do not put uh president's desk so we do not put uh American<03:41:07.439><c> federal</c><03:41:07.840

Bills: HB7194 , HB3377 , HB7211 , HB7148 , HR1032

Keywords: Medal of Honor, valor, Army, Nicholas Dockery, military service, James Capers Jr., Vietnam War, acts of valor, military recognition, military valor, John W. Ripley, Marine Corps, appropriations, omnibus, consolidated appropriations, fiscal year 2026, FY2026, federal spending, budget bill, defense appropriations

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• We have not very good wind resources and are really unavailable to do wind projects because of our endangered
• really being called upon but they're not really being called upon to<00:51:16.720><c> do</c><00:51:16.960
• So out of these nine sort of cases, there's only one that would be worth doing LG, and there's not much
• </c> &gt;&gt; Do you have Do you have a question? &gt;&gt; Do you have Do you have a question?
• You're not going to pay Henry Hub.

Bills: SCR48 , SCR28 , SCR74 , SCR62 , SCR60 , SCR89 , SCR147 , SCR179 , SCR182 , SCR59 , SCR54 , SCR180

Keywords: affordable housing, housing credits, perpetual credits, development, Hawaii Housing Finance, Vietnam veterans, commemorative medal, recognition, working group, Hawaii, no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, emergency response, disability access, 911 systems, life-saving measures

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• not to do it.
• </c><00:02:24.240><c> to</c><00:02:24.400><c> do</c> uh they can certainly decide not to do uh they can
• </c><00:25:50.720><c> requirements</c> today do not have the same requirements today do not have the
• When the door back there is closed, we do not hear the noise from outside.
• </c><01:11:33.160><c> not</c><01:11:33.960><c> permit</c><01:11:35.000><c> parks</c> guidelines do not

Bills: HF4119 , HF3959 , HF3792 , HF3913 , HF3752

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: property tax, renter credits, co-pay, housing affordability, tax relief, homestead, tax refund, Minnesota, tax increase, financial relief, homeowners, AmeriCorps, taxation, individual income tax, living allowances, stipends, national service, tax compliance, revenue, analytics

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• and we do not have assistant provider and we do not have funds<00:05:01.680><c> to</c><00:05:01.840>
• Many callers are not only asking us to help pay rent.
• </c> not only asking us to help pay rent. not only asking us to help pay rent.
• </c> pay their fair share more than I do. pay their fair share more than I do.
• or</c> currently to uh not do the penalties or currently to uh not do the penalties or the<01:03:03.040

Bills: HF4119 , HF3959 , HF3792 , HF3913 , HF3752

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: property tax, renter credits, co-pay, housing affordability, tax relief, homestead, tax refund, Minnesota, tax increase, financial relief, homeowners, AmeriCorps, taxation, individual income tax, living allowances, stipends, national service, tax compliance, revenue, analytics

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• Bless everything we do this. Bless everything we do this meeting in your name, Jesus. Amen.
• They have to do a resolution.
• The reason I do that, I like to make sure that people know that we're not giving them the raise.
• I am, I do the county too. My bad. Okay.
• Um, actually, they wanted to... well, I'm not...

Bills: HB424 , SB286

Committee: House Montgomery County Legislation

Keywords: HB424, Montgomery County, sheriff, county sheriff, salary increase, expense allowance, local act, county general fund, retirement contributions, public official compensation, law enforcement pay, elected official salary, Montgomery County legislation, sheriff compensation, term-based salary, retirement system, Montgomery City Council, constitutional amendment, employees, service credit

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• I guess one of the questions I had is just how big of a problem is it that we're not paying what we're
• So, these fees do not come out of appropriated funds. That's correct. That is correct.
• They're just asked to make a decision basically as do they want the red shoe or the blue shoe and not
• We're not even gonna do it. We're gonna back off of that. The committee may punt on that.
• Five-figure pay increases and bonuses should not be the norm for any agency.

Bills: HB3310 , HB4311 , HB3841 , HB3024 , HB3075

Committee: House General Government

Keywords: purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, unclaimed property, service charges, property fund, accountability, government transparency, local development, economic impact, voter approval, tax increment financing, review committee, public finance, blight, salary increase, bonus limits, job performance

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• What does the bill do? It strengthens what we're asking the individual to do.
• They're not going to work whether you make them do it three times, five times, or ten times.
• I often think about what Jesus would do, and I feel like this bill is not in the spirit of Jesus.
• not be suitable.
• Let's see... no, nine, not... Not our... thank you. Thank you!

Bills: HB93 , HB160 , HB29 , HB29 , HB93 , HB160

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: HB93, Alabama State Port Authority, State Auditor, property inventory, inventory control, audit exemption, state property, personal property inventory, public authority, port authority, Section 36-16-11, Code of Alabama 1975, administrative oversight, state audit, conforming changes, government property, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, AMEA, municipal electric authority, board of directors

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• So we are not a business in that regard. We do not require business licensing.
• So are they not doing a great job at... All right.
• I’m not going to do it. I’m going to sell it then.
• Do not wish to speak. Frank South Hall, Peyton Rose, Mitchell, Do not wish to speak.
• cover for people who are not really doing their jobs.

Bills: HB414 , HB457 , HB475 , HB611 , HB616 , HB740 , HB897 , HB925 , HB926 , HB931 , HB949 , HB962 , HB1076

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: healthcare, criminal convictions, employment, background checks, prohibited offenses, consent, recording, artificial intelligence, patient rights, pregnancy help centers, healthcare services, licensure, Department of Health, medical services, counseling, regulatory compliance, public health, healthcare data, privacy, pregnancy services

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• He said they do not know, because as Commissioner Peterson said on Monday, every day there's something
• What I would say is there are good things in this bill, but I do not support this bill, and I'm kind
• There are good things in this bill, but I do not support this bill, and I'm kind of confused because
• There are people who will lose, but doing the same thing is not going to work.
• </c> lose but doing the same thing is not lose but doing the same thing is not going<00:50:42.119><c>

Bills: HF1704 , HF2052

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• We do not surrender those rights.
• </c><00:09:57.440><c> not</c> truth is best found when we do not truth is best found when we do not censor
• We're not trying... done? How do you how do you because you done?
• We're not restricting ADEM at all from doing their job, you know, in an isolated instance like that.
• We're not restricting ADEM at all from doing their job."

Bills: SB71 , SB71

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: environmental regulation, federal standards, scientific evidence, water quality, administrative law, income tax, tax exemption, Alabama tax code, Section 40-18-3, civilian employees, Department of Defense, DoD, Armed Forces, military pay, combat zone, deployment, National Guard, Reserve components, emergency response, federal employees

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• Was not changed.
• How do you plan on having students that choose to not pursue their degree after they graduate?
• The Balmer Group is doing it for e-cap, and I thought you were doing... What? That I were. Or not.
• The Balmer group is doing it for e-cap and I thought you were doing. What that I were. Or not.
• It's not... so my daughter could choose to do a WASFA or a FAFSA.

Bills: HB2148 , HB2132

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, pay it forward program, tuition, student loans, financial aid, state financial aid, financial aid application, postsecondary education, higher education, student aid, Washington Student Achievement Council, public records exemption, privacy, student records, personally identifying information, financial information, data sharing agreement, enrollment assistance, institutional records, FERPA

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• I want to state just openly that I do not believe that the attack on the church in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• It has everything to do with if someone does not want to be bothered with what you're advocating.
• It's not... It's not has anything to do with the worship service.
• This is not a gotcha; it's just trying to parse out what this is doing.
• And so these are the honorable men who do not participate in such deplorable and shameful acts.

Bills: SB1519 , SB1775 , SB1900 , SB1948 , SB2080 , SB1226 , SB1456 , SB1462 , SB1463 , SB1980 , SB1479 , SB1608 , SB1923

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• We come to you desiring to do what is right.
• Desiring to do what is needed and desiring to please you.
• We have with us Sandra Treywick, donkey dairy, and not for profit.
• You can do your special introduction. Thank you, Mr.
• This is the reason why we do this, right?

Bills: SB1519 , SB1775 , SB1900 , SB1948 , SB2080 , SB1226 , SB1456 , SB1462 , SB1463 , SB1980 , SB1479 , SB1608 , SB1923

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• Now, we do give, you know, there's something if you're working, whether you're legalized or not here
• I agree that many of our state employees do not make what they're worth.
• “I do not know.” “Okay. So, Mr. Chair, typically what’s the procedure?
• That's not what we're out to do. And it's not necessarily up to the management companies.
• It does not dramatically expand the industry. The initial licenses... ...form whatsoever.

Bills: SB1206 , SB1254 , SB1290 , SB1421 , SB1432 , SB1515 , SB1563 , SB1641 , SB1649 , SB1670 , SB1671 , SB1747

Committees: House Commerce , House House Commerce Committee of Reference

Keywords: storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention, storm chaser, residential construction contract, workers' compensation, joint check, claim solicitation

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• the highest cost, risking their lives for us, it seems to me that they should Not be required to pay
• And so it's not costing us anything. They actually have to pay to get into the system.
• not what the rate of pay was when they were in service.
• and that we do have two different pay for success funds and the goal is that OMES would be saying oh
• I do not think that it would get lost in that but I'm willing to hear arguments as to where it might

Bills: SB134 , SB1356 , SB1407 , SB1611 , SB1639 , SB169 , SB1722 , SB182 , SB1870 , SB2039 , SB432 , SB609 , SB715 , SB716

Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources

Keywords: retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, state government, OMES, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Rehabilitation Services, civil service, human capital management, state employee disputes, whistleblower, veterans employment, veterans placement, fleet management, state fleet, motor vehicles