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• group and during my time in the executive branch.
• Our boundary is executive privilege.
• That is specifically not. a defense of executive privilege.
• When was the last time a president asserted executive privilege?
• , and executive is thrashing us.

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• The executive increases personnel costs for mandatory rate increases.
• So, Executive Director, your audio quality is not good.
• executive is at 628,700.
• The Executive recommended 835,000 more than the LFC.
• The Executive just included a little bit more than the LFC.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Kieran Pulk, Executive Director and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce.
• Kieran Pulk, Executive Director and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce.
• Service uh our internal uh executive Service uh our internal uh executive branch<00:08:35.440>
• future mment with the state executive future mment with the state executive branch<00:09:32.040>
• you okay up next we have the executive you okay up next we have the executive office<00:26:17.559

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Labor and Technology heard testimony on several measures. Senate Bill 327, relating to internships, drew broad support from the Department of Education, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Hawaiʻi, DBEDT, P20, HFIA, Hawaiʻi Electric, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and the Chamber of Commerce, with suggested amendments to clarify the internship purpose, limit some responsibilities to the state executive branch, and address staffing and reporting details. The committee later recommended passing SB 327 with amendments, including changes to the internship language, private-sector references, work-hour limits, reporting requirements, and a deferred effective date for further discussion. Senate Bill 716, relating to the Hawaii Employment Security Law, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations as a step toward modernizing unemployment insurance, and the committee recommended passage with housekeeping and technical amendments. Senate Bill 717, relating to collective bargaining, would allow certain exempt employees to grieve suspensions or discharges. The City and County of Honolulu and the Department of Human Resources Development said the issue should remain a collective bargaining matter, while HGEA and United Public Workers supported the bill. DHRD opposed changing the statute and pointed to existing internal complaint procedures. The committee nevertheless recommended passing SB 717 with amendments and deferred the date for further discussion. Senate Bill 742, relating to data sharing, would create a data sharing and governance working group within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services and include appropriations. OETS, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi, DOE, Hawaiʻi Kids Can, Hawaiʻi P-20, and others supported the measure, with OETS estimating a total cost of about $2.64 million, including software, consulting, and six FTE. The committee recommended passage with amendments and a deferred effective date, and noted the budget request in the committee report. The final measure, Senate Bill 855, relating to the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act, would shift the program from opt-in to opt-out and appropriate startup funds; former Senator Brian Taniguchi and AARP supported it, while Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi and the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi opposed it over costs and burdens on small businesses and concerns about adding mandates before the program is implemented. The committee recessed briefly on a proposed AARP amendment, then returned and indicated support for the opt-out language before taking the bill up for decision-making.

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• The plan is to execute all 17 of them today.
• The plan is to execute all 17 of them today.
• > on<00:06:28.720> House Close the executive session on House Close the executive session
• <00:24:28.880> session And I will close the executive session And I will close the executive
• that, I will close out the executive that, I will close out the executive session<01:15:27.040><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened a work session on 17 retained bills and moved through several measures, often with motions to ought to pass or inexpedient to legislate. House Bill 54, allowing alternative treatment centers to operate for profit, was supported as a way to improve efficiency and potentially lower costs for medical cannabis users, and it was recommended OTP by a 9-0 vote. House Bill 97, an appropriation for wastewater infrastructure, drew mixed views: supporters said the Senate’s reduced funding still met the bill’s intent, while opponents argued the funding was inadequate for critical infrastructure needs; the committee voted 5-4 to ITL. House Bill 111, extending the Right to Know Ombudsman and exempting certain assistance from unauthorized practice of law, was recommended ITL 9-0. House Bill 197, concerning state payment of a portion of local retirement contributions, was discussed as a recurring issue; members noted an amendment could fund it starting in fiscal 2027, but the committee ultimately voted 5-4 to recommend the bill itself rather than ITL. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a harms-and-benefits report, was amended to narrow its scope to future privately owned landfills only; the amendment and the bill as amended both passed 9-0. House Bill 216, on workers’ compensation credit toward retirement service, was ITL’d 9-0 after the sponsor said the proposal was too open-ended and could affect unknown numbers of people.

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• We are not overrunning executive rule. We are not overrunning executive rule.
• and there was just an executive counsel. and there was just an executive counsel.
• executive session on House Bill 1126. executive session on House Bill 1126.
• changes from Executive Counselor Kenny. changes from Executive Counselor Kenny.
• to speak for executive counselor Kenny. to speak for executive counselor Kenny.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I opened an executive session.
• I close executive session.
• I open executive executive session.
• be executing its citizens. be executing its citizens.
• Open the executive executive session.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The executive is recommending $30.8 million, or 3.4%, on the I&G base.
• The executive recommended that same 1.75% increase for the special schools.
• The blue-shaded items are new RPSPs recommended by the executive.
• So that was the executive recommendation as far as tribal RPSPs.
• If they had BAR authority, then they would execute.

Bills: SB37, SB29

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• Connie Corona, executive director of the PUC.
• I’m the executive director for the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, BHEC is how we’ll refer
• I'm the executive director for the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, BHERC is how we'll refer
• At this time our executive director, Ms.
• Um, at this time our executive director, Ms.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to review Article 8, regulatory agencies, and began Article 9, general provisions, before recessing for floor action. The committee first heard budget presentations from the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC). The PUC budget recommendation was about $5.07 billion in all funds, including an additional $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, plus funding for staffing and technology needs tied to contested cases, infrastructure resiliency, and outage mapping. PUC witnesses emphasized the agency’s growing workload, the need for more staff and modern systems, and oversight of the Texas Energy Fund. OPUC’s recommendation was about $6.9 million, with a reduction in authorized FTEs to better match actual staffing; the agency requested additional funding for salaries, expert witnesses, and budget flexibility, and members highlighted OPUC’s role representing residential and small commercial consumers in utility proceedings. The committee then heard from the Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), whose recommendation was just over $11.2 million. BHEC’s main requests included funding to fill vacant positions, money for continuous National Practitioner Data Bank queries, and a proposed Texas-owned psychology licensing exam in response to concerns about changes to the national exam. Agency leaders also discussed a rider request that would shift responsibility for certain judgments or settlements to the comptroller. Members asked about prior complaint backlogs, and BHEC said those backlogs had been cleared. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners followed, with a recommendation of just under $2.4 million; the board sought support for staffing, training, broadband, and salary retention, and described its work regulating chiropractors and workers’ compensation-related doctors. The Board of Dental Examiners was the last agency heard before the committee recessed. Its recommendation was just under $10 million, and it requested a 10% salary increase for eligible staff, three additional licensing staff, one staff member to handle required background checks, an additional attorney, and an executive director salary adjustment. Dental board witnesses said licensure growth, increased complaints, and low salaries were straining licensing and enforcement operations, even though the agency reported strong performance and high case completion rates. The chair ended the hearing early because the Senate had to return to the floor, and the committee remained in recess.

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• The executive recommendation for this project is $1.04 million.
• I believe it is in the executive recommendation in Section 5.
• The executive recommendation is $2.61 million.
• The executive recommended 5.224 million LFC did not recommend.
• The executive recommendation is $8.19 million.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The meeting began as an informal education budget work group focused on reviewing a revised House Appropriations and Finance Committee scenario and flagging concerns rather than taking votes. Staff outlined the main changes from the LFC recommendation, including moving the statewide student information system appropriation, adding funding for the Black, Bilingual, Multicultural and Hispanic Education Act, universal school meals overrun costs, an evidence-based CTE pilot with a 50% local match, STEM network funding, wellness room pilots, Martinez-Yazzie action plan items, and changes to innovation zone and out-of-school time appropriations. A separate handout on the seven-year CTE pilot explained spending patterns, reversions, and possible federal maintenance-of-effort concerns if the state continues funding beyond a true pilot. Members then debated CTE extensively, with several arguing it improves attendance, graduation, and career readiness and should be sustained or expanded, especially in rural areas, while staff and others emphasized that much of the current funding has gone to general operational costs rather than intentional program design and that regional or matched funding models may be more effective. Members also discussed STEM and math initiatives, the need for more industry involvement, and whether the proposed match requirements would be too burdensome for smaller districts and BIE schools. The discussion also covered the Black, Hispanic, and Multilingual Education Acts and the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit. Some members stressed that the acts should be explicitly named in the budget language and not merely implied, while staff said the scenario reaffirms prior commitments by building the costs into agency operating budgets. Members raised concerns about charter school hold-harmless funding, declining enrollment, and the need to align spending with the needs of at-risk students. The work group ended the education portion without any votes, with staff noting they would incorporate the feedback and return with clarifications, including on CTE funding, the educational acts, and the charter hold-harmless item. The meeting then shifted to the child well-being and early childhood work group, where staff presented a revised Early Childhood Education and Care Department scenario. The proposal moved money toward child care assistance and early pre-K, kept the FIT program funding level unchanged, and used a mix of trust fund, TANF, federal, and operating-budget adjustments to close part of the gap between the executive and LFC recommendations. Members questioned the policy direction, especially the shift toward infant and toddler care and pre-K expansion, the impact on school-age child care, and the implications for continuity of care and provider costs. Staff explained that the scenario prioritizes younger children and at-risk families, includes language for a wage and career ladder, and would require legislation to raise the early childhood trust fund distribution cap from 500 to 525. Members also discussed a separate proposed CYFD pilot bill (HB 65), which would be distinct from ECECD funding. No votes were taken, and staff said they would return with more cost information on full pre-K plus wraparound care. A final work group reviewed C2 and Department of Information Technology-related appropriations. Staff compared the LFC and executive recommendations for new funding and reauthorizations, noting that the LFC generally limited new projects while the executive funded more. Members discussed several IT modernization requests, including the Secretary of State’s voter registration and election management systems, the Spaceport Authority, Game and Fish, the State Engineer’s WATERS system, ECECD’s FitKids and EPIC replacement discovery, and Aging and Long-Term Services’ enterprise system modernization. The main themes were whether to fund planning versus full replacement, how to avoid piecemeal spending, and whether new systems should wait for incoming leadership. The Secretary of State’s office said its system is nearing end of life and the planning funds would help prepare a realistic replacement request, while other agencies described aging infrastructure, cybersecurity risks, and the need for modernization. The work group did not vote on any of the items and ended with staff noting additional follow-up on funding needs and reauthorization details.

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• and we'll be holding an executive and we'll be holding an executive session<00:02:34.319> on<
• The executive session on House Bill 244 is hereby closed and I hereby open the executive session on House
• that, I will hereby open the executive that, I will hereby open the executive session<00:25:00.080
• ><00:26:45.679> hearings, >> Yes, executive sessions aren't hearings, >> Yes, executive
• The executive session consent calendar.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Executive Departments and Administration Committee met in executive session on November 5, 2025, to consider House Bills 244, 610, and 727, and Senate Bills 94 and 193. On HB 244, which recodifies municipal enforcement of the building and fire code, the committee adopted amendment 2025-2952H by a 16-0 vote, then voted 16-0 to report the bill ought to pass as amended and placed it on the consent calendar. The discussion emphasized that the bill reorganizes building code statutes into a single chapter and was the product of substantial subcommittee work. On HB 610, concerning repeal of the Office of the Consumer Advocate, the committee adopted amendment 2025-3076H by a 16-0 vote. The amendment narrowed the office’s charge to residential utility customers, added duties for the Residential Ratepayer Advisory Board, allowed a two-thirds board recommendation to remove a consumer advocate for failing to perform duties, and broadened the qualifications pool for the position while retaining attorney eligibility. The current consumer advocate, Donald Crease, testified that he still preferred the existing statute but appreciated the committee’s effort to preserve a vigilant, independent ratepayer voice; members generally described the amendment as a more focused, less drastic approach. The committee then voted 16-0 to report HB 610 ought to pass as amended and placed it on consent. For HB 727, relating to the New Hampshire retirement system, the committee voted to inexpediently legislate by a 15-0 vote, with one member recused, explaining that the bill’s subject matter had already been addressed in House Bill 2 and signed by the governor. The bill was also placed on the consent calendar. On Senate Bill 94, prohibiting municipal amendments to the state building code, the committee heard extensive explanation from Mr. Sherman about a substitute amendment, 2025-2972H, which would preserve the prohibition on technical municipal amendments and avoid an unintended trigger that could reopen technical amendments across the code if the state falls behind on model code updates. The committee adopted the amendment 15-1 and then moved toward an ought to pass as amended recommendation; the transcript cuts off before the final disposition on SB 94 is fully completed. Senate Bill 193 was listed at the start of the meeting, but no discussion of it appears in the provided transcript.

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• In fact, the agency recently, because of the pay that we have Two of our executive staff, our executive
• Our executive Executive Director, Ms.
• I'm the executive director for the Texas Behavioral Health Executive.
• Executive Director for the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners.
• Deputy Executive Director of Operations.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• With that, I'm going to close the executive session for HP 420 and open the executive session for HB
• We will close the executive session for House Bill 574 and open the executive session for House Bill
• Going to close the executive session on House Bill 618 and open the executive session for House Bill
• We will close the executive session on House Bill 686 and we will open the executive session for House
• <00:25:26.480> Bill executive session for House Bill executive session for House Bill 160<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm Brent Carlton, Executive Director of the Texas Medical Board.
• I'm the Executive Director of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
• Ralph Harper, Executive Director for the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
• Executive Director position.
• This is basically an executive department court where you can bring executive department issues that.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

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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• <00:12:13.160> counselor van aern uh former executive counselor van aern uh former executive
• the executive the executive counsel<00:13:07.639> are<00:13:07.760> you<00:13:07.880
• The Oath by the executive The Oath by the executive counsel<00:16:45.120> chair<00:16:45.399><
• Speaker, executive counselor. Mr.
• <00:36:15.680> Council Hill Mr Speaker the executive Council Hill Mr Speaker the executive

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That's the first fund of resort for executive orders.
• If you're talking about executive orders, of course, you're aware that there's a cap on executive orders
• Then the governor signs the executive orders, and we execute those orders. Thank you, Mr.
• And that's what I had hoped for the Executive Office building.
• Executives make calls. The other thing, real quickly, Mr.

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• In fact, the agency recently, because of the pay that we have, two of our executive staff, our executive
• Um, our executive director, Ms.
• I'm the executive director for the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council.
• Chair now calls Ralph, Ralph Harper with the Executive Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational
• I'm Ralph Harper, executive Director for the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

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• I'm the executive director of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
• Steve Bruno, Deputy Executive Director for licensing Services with TDLR.
• Um, after I became executive director.
• acting executive director in his absence and then ultimately became executive director in April of 2024
• When I became executive director.

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• <00:36:45.359> Um in executive session. Um in executive session.
• executive session? executive session?
• >> Come out of executive session. >> Come out of executive session.
• and a second to go in executive session. and a second to go in executive session.
• in executive session. in executive session.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:39:33.359> director we could invite the executive director we could invite the executive
• <03:07:37.760> I'll executive session on this one. I'll executive session on this one.
• Uh, next I will open the executive Uh, next I will open the executive executive<03:18:32.399>
• executive session on House Bill 1395. executive session on House Bill 1395.
• executive session on House Bill 1657. executive session on House Bill 1657.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• >> and as a legislator to execute >> and as a legislator to execute >> and<00:
• >> and as a legislator to to execute >> and as a legislator to to execute >> all
• >> and as a legislator to execute >> and as a legislator to execute >> and<00:
• >> and as a legislator to execute >> and as a legislator to execute >> all<00:
• As a legislator to execute all the requirements thereof imposed on the legislature.

Keywords: MS Senate - New Member Swearing In - 6 January, 2026 ; 11:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The meeting was a ceremonial swearing-in for newly elected Mississippi senators, with family members and guests present for photos and congratulations after each oath. The presiding officer repeatedly administered the standard oath of office, which included pledges to support the U.S. and state constitutions, faithfully discharge legislative duties, and not vote based on promises from other legislators. Senators Johnny DuPree, Don Harkness, Teresa Gillespie Eason, Kamasha B. Mumford, and Senator Pope were among those introduced and sworn in. The transcript is largely focused on the formal oath-taking, brief remarks of welcome, and photo opportunities, rather than legislative debate or policy discussion. No bills were discussed, and no votes or substantive committee actions were taken in this segment.