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• SB 749 Allen, Mobile Home Parks, hold in committee.
• amendments to make subject to appropriation out with Republicans not voting SB 610 Perez tenant and mobile

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• about reducing accidents, It's about reducing accidents and emergency response costs, improving mobility
• that we identify what the best opportunity is, how we are going to craft the future of Texas from a mobility

Keywords: House Bill 483, high-speed rail, transportation network, Texas, public testimony, rail connectivity, economic development

Summary: The meeting was a press event in support of House Bill 483 and its Senate companion, SB 424, which would repeal the current state ban on high-speed rail investment and direct TxDOT to partner with a private entity to develop a Dallas-Austin-San Antonio rail line along the I-35 corridor. Rep. John Bucy, County Judge Andy Brown, Rep. Rafael Anchia, Rep. Ray Lopez, and Sen. Sarah Eckhardt all argued that Texas’ population growth and highway congestion make passenger rail a necessary transportation alternative and a long-term economic development tool. They emphasized benefits such as reduced commute times, improved mobility, lower congestion and emissions, stronger workforce access, and better connections between major metro areas. Testimony focused on the Texas Triangle as a strong candidate for high-speed rail because of its population density, flat geography, and existing growth patterns. Speakers cited examples from other places, including Florida’s Brightline and rail systems in other countries, to argue that Texas is behind and could catch up through public-private partnerships. They also discussed transit-oriented development, last-mile connections through local systems like DART and Austin’s Project Connect, and the possibility of future expansion beyond the initial corridor. In response to questions, Bucy said the bill would allow TxDOT to seek bids and keep costs flexible, that the line would likely require dedicated high-speed track, and that express service could reduce Austin-San Antonio travel time to roughly 30 minutes and Austin-Dallas to under an hour and a half, though no launch date was set. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the transcript. The event ended with Bucy saying the bill was a positive step and could become a bipartisan effort to build a more connected Texas.

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• Florida's high-priority network of transportation facilities important to the state's economy and mobility
• Florida's high priority network of transportation facilities important to the state's economy and mobility

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met to consider its recommended fiscal year 2025-2026 budget and a conforming committee bill. Chair Shove presented an $18.5 billion TED budget, describing it as about 8.5% below the prior year’s TED budget and emphasizing recurring savings, reductions to vacant positions over 90 days old, and a focus on core agency needs. He highlighted funding for economic development, Visit Florida, Space Florida, affordable housing programs, military affairs, libraries, cultural and historic preservation grants, emergency management, and a $14.1 billion transportation work program. The committee then took up PCB TED 2501, which changes documentary stamp tax distributions by redirecting certain revenues to general revenue. The bill would reinstate the general revenue service charge on the supplemental housing-related dock stamp revenue, eliminating a recurring $150 million source for the State Housing Trust Fund, and would also redirect about $466 million from the State Transportation Trust Fund to general revenue. Chair Shove said the measure has no net zero fiscal impact on state revenues and does not alter the longstanding standard dock stamp funding for affordable housing or eliminate FDOT programs, arguing the bill preserves flexibility for future legislatures. Public testimony was split. Representatives from the Florida Transportation Builders Association and the Florida Public Transportation Association warned that the transportation trust fund reduction would significantly affect FDOT’s five-year work program, especially the Strategic Intermodal System, and could reduce planned capacity improvements and transit funding. Several members also raised concerns about the housing-related changes, arguing the bill undercuts commitments made through the Live Local framework and could weaken affordable housing efforts. In closing, Chair Shove defended the bill as a necessary tightening of recurring spending and said existing affordable housing and transportation programs would still be funded through other appropriations. The committee approved PCB TED 2501 on a 10-2 vote and reported it favorably before adjourning.

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• We are also working with Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center to expand mobile crisis services in Walker
• and really the only part of the crisis system of care they need at the moment is the expansion of mobile

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• AND WE DO HAVE SOME MOBILE ASSISTANCE AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.
• WE ALSO DEPLOYED OUR FLEET OF MOBILE ASSISTANCE CENTERS INTO HARD HIT COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE RECOVERY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• One is in Mobile Bay. The other occurrence is in Tokyo, Japan.
• our Marine Resources Division before I became the commissioner, and I grew up on Dolphin Island in Mobile

Bills: HB55, HB212

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, HB212, aquatic plants, public waters, state waters, waterways, water management, aquatic vegetation, weed removal, vegetation control, lake management, river management, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR

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• our Undercovers and our mobile our Undercovers and our mobile enforcement<00:34:12.119> team<
• Those boats obviously are mobile, and those trailers need maintenance.
• <00:49:25.440> and<00:49:25.680> and those boats obviously are mobile and and those
• boats obviously are mobile and and uh<00:49:26.160> those<00:49:26.319> trailers<00:49
• future and um we also have a mobile future and um we also have a mobile vehicle<01:07:52.880>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met for an opening/orientation session in which members introduced themselves and explained their interest in the committee. Several members noted backgrounds in trucking, piloting, boating, motorcycles, road safety, or constituent concerns about transportation issues. The chair also noted several absent members and said the committee would first hear agency presentations before covering committee procedures. The Department of Safety gave the main presentation, outlining its seven divisions and how they relate to transportation policy and the Highway Fund. The assistant commissioner emphasized that Highway Fund revenue supports both the Department of Transportation and the Department of Safety, with collections coming largely from the road toll/gas tax, DMV fees, and the new electric vehicle surcharge. He also noted that 12% of Highway Fund revenues go to local road repair through the DOT Betterment Fund, and warned that the fund has had a structural deficit for several biennia, requiring General Fund transfers that may be uncertain this session. He said the department aims to provide data and fiscal context on legislation and fiscal notes. State Police then provided a detailed overview of its structure and operations, including the Operations Bureau, Investigative Services Bureau, and Justice Information Bureau. Testimony highlighted Troop G’s role in vehicle inspections, commercial motor vehicle enforcement, fraud investigations, and consumer complaint handling, as well as statewide staffing shortages. The division reported rising calls for service, motor vehicle stops, DWI arrests, and other arrests despite a vacancy rate of about 17%. It also described aviation, K-9, bomb squad, special events response, SWAT, narcotics, major crime, forensic laboratory, and other specialized units, with statistics on drug seizures, investigations, and lab workload. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• . from Mobile, Speaker Pro Tem Pringle, for purpose making announcements. >> Mr.
• On page 16 of the calendar, House Bill 119 by Representative Brown, relating to Mobile County.
• On page 16 of the calendar, House Bill 142 by Representative Wilcox, relating to Mobile County.
• Clerk, one... relating to Mobile County. relating to Mobile County.
• Chair recognizes a lady from Mobile, Representative Drummond.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• To recognize the gentlewoman from Mobile, Mayor Jones.
• Chair recognizes the lady from Mobile, Representative Drummond."
• Because in most counties in Mobile, we have a voting manager.
• Because in most counties in Mobile, we have a voting manager.
• Because in most counties in Mobile, we have a voting manager.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• from skin assessments to mobility from skin assessments to mobility assessments,<01:44:03.119>
• , person's vision, alertness, mobility, person's vision, alertness, mobility, emotional<01:50:01.320
• Breathing, alertness, skin integrity, mobility, pain, the ability to hear and see, and the ability to
• <01:59:43.599> crisis<01:59:44.000> programs evaluate existing mobile crisis programs
• evaluate existing mobile crisis programs and<01:59:44.560> funding,<01:59:45.360> evaluate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:58:15.359> but significantly with his mobility but significantly with his mobility but
• Um the mobile event, the SER dental Um the mobile event, the SER dental band, band, band, it<01:18:07.120
• At the current time, we go to 15 mobile sites in all New Hampshire counties.
• So next page you could see the map of the mobile services to the state.
• <01:47:23.920> integrated care coordination, mobile integrated care coordination, mobile integrated

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the draft minutes from its May 29 meeting and then received an informational update from the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing about the state’s ASL interpreter pipeline. Representative Woods and Associate Commissioner Ann Landry explained that the American Sign Language program at UNH Manchester, the nation’s first fully accredited program, is facing viability concerns because high tuition has left only two of a potential 20 students committed so far. They warned that if enrollment does not recover, the program could face a teachout and eventually be lost, which they said would be detrimental because many state services and legal proceedings require qualified interpreters. Members discussed possible alternatives, including whether community colleges could help, and asked for follow-up research and contact information for UNH officials. The committee also heard that interpreter demand across DHHS continues to rise and that the department must ensure compliance with civil rights and service-access requirements. The committee then turned to Medicaid policy changes tied to Senate Bill 134 and a new federal interim final rule on Medicaid community engagement, or work, requirements. DHHS officials Olivia May and Ann Landry explained that the state law and federal rule align in many areas, but the committee still needed to decide how to implement several remaining policy choices. The department recommended adopting all four short-term hardship exceptions because the federal rule requires states to take them all or none: inpatient or institutional care, federally declared emergencies, high-unemployment areas, and extensive out-of-state travel for serious medical care. Members generally supported the exceptions but raised concerns about how they would be defined and applied, especially the emergency and medical-travel categories. Several legislators asked for more clarity on terms like “extensively” and “serious or complex medical care,” and DHHS said the federal rule does not rigidly define them, though the state could refine implementation through rulemaking if authorized. The department also said the emergency exception would apply only to federally declared emergencies, not state declarations, and would be tied to the emergency event itself. No final vote on the Medicaid policy was recorded in the portion provided, but the discussion indicated the committee was reviewing the remaining decisions needed to implement Senate Bill 134 under the new federal framework.

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• Transportation continues to be reimbursed at 100% for students who are homeless, highly mobile, or on
• are reimbursed at 100% for students who are homeless,<00:32:31.279> highly<00:32:31.679> mobile
• homeless, highly mobile on a 504 plan. homeless, highly mobile on a 504 plan.
• homeless and highly mobile homeless and highly mobile transportation<01:25:53.440> can<01
• uh high homeless and highly mobile uh high homeless and highly mobile transportation.<01:26:56.560

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, I served as a director of mentorship for the Twin Cities Mobile Jazz organization, and it was not
• Um, I served as a director of mentorship for the Twin Cities Mobile Jazz organization, and it was not
• For 43 years, through the Minnesota Food Share March Campaign, GMCC has mobilized statewide support and
• We started our mobile market food delivery 11 years ago, and we have been involved in the campaign for
• > food<00:44:50.720> delivery started our mobile market food delivery started our mobile

Bills: HF1660, HF1824, HF1926, HF1002, HF994, HF1915, HF1336

Keywords: children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy

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• The most recent was Metro Surge, where we had additional staff anywhere from 25 to 100 mobile response
• anywhere from 25 we had additional staff anywhere from 25 to<00:05:38.000> 100<00:05:38.480> mobile
• ><00:05:38.800> response<00:05:39.280> troopers<00:05:40.120> that ...to 100 mobile
• Our mobile response team was in the metro area 20 out of the 30 days surrounding, or during, January
• limited success in really encouraging the various kinds of transit and paratransit, you know, and mobility

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• maintain the 100% reimbursement<00:07:06.160> for<00:07:06.319> highly<00:07:06.720> mobile
• <00:07:07.039> and reimbursement for highly mobile and reimbursement for highly mobile and
• year 26, the reimbursement rate for special education transportation, other than that for the highly mobile
• year 26, the reimbursement rate for special education transportation, other than that for the highly mobile
• The highly mobile student population drops from 100% of the eligible costs to 95% of the eligible costs

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• phone call, but allowed for someone to call through the 988 system, someone to show up through our mobile
• really was a technological question, but now years out, we are seeing that the coordination with mobile
• It integrates mobile crisis teams into the 988 system, and it creates a more sustainable funding process
• California is working towards stronger integration with mobile crisis teams, improved coordination with
• California is working towards stronger integration with mobile crisis teams, improved coordination with

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So some of the funding accounted for within the offsets is for the community-based mobile crisis services
• continues to work toward a final budget agreement, we also strongly urge maintaining the statewide mobile
• Mobile crisis services remain a critical part of California's behavioral health continuum, and we look
• And the mobile crisis services: IHSS providers depend on those services to help the folks that they care
• Mobile crisis teams are an essential part of our behavioral health crisis system, with 44% of adults

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard May Revision items for child support, child care, and related human services. The Department of Child Support Services described two technical adjustments, which the LAO said raised no concerns. The Department of Social Services then walked through child care proposals, including a shift in how federal and Proposition 64 funding reductions would be absorbed, a 2.01% COLA, disaster-related child care infrastructure grants, an increase in in-contract administrative support costs for alternative payment agencies, reversion of prospective-pay implementation funding after a federal rule change, a one-time allocation to cover the first quarter of Cost of Care Plus payments in the next fiscal year, reappropriation for existing infrastructure grant closeout work, and estimates of unspent child care funds. The department also outlined trailer bill language on a single rate structure, site safety and emergency procedures, CalWORKs child care data sharing, and child care oversight. The LAO recommended that the Legislature seek more justification for shifting reductions from General Child Care to the Alternative Payment Program, noting that CAP reductions affect more slots and that General Child Care has had significant unspent funds. It supported removing prospective-pay funding, but recommended rejecting the administrative cost shift to a percentage-based rate because it could create future General Fund pressure. It also suggested the Legislature review alignment between the disaster grants and the child care infrastructure program. Senators and members pressed the administration on why the budget would reduce child care slots and COLA percentages while the state still has waitlists and unspent funds, and questioned the need for early funding of Cost of Care Plus payments and the move from a flat administrative amount to a percentage. Public commenters, including providers, advocates, county offices, and infrastructure partners, urged full COLA funding, preservation of child care slots, support for prospective pay, and continued investment in child care access and facilities. After a short recess, the committee moved to Part B on health and heard the Department of State Hospitals. DSH presented a May Revision budget of $3.2 billion and described proposals for a central utility plant replacement at Metropolitan State Hospital, an electronic health record implementation, reduced county bed billing authority due to phased-in LPS bed capacity, limited contract exemption authority for online clinical subscriptions, reversion of prior-year unspent operating funds, and a workforce development proposal shifting some costs to Behavioral Health Services Act funds, including support for an additional psychiatric training cohort at Napa. The department also outlined IST-related savings and a trailer bill to remove the sunset on the independent placement panel program.

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• lot of studies done that, um, and you could say this is good or bad, but Americans are the least mobile
• lot of studies done that, um, and you could say this is good or bad, but Americans are the least mobile
• Americans are the least mobile Americans are the least mobile uh<00:42:58.800> as<00:42:59.040
• Um, and really what it is is that Americans are less mobile in terms of jobs.
• Really what it is is that Americans are less mobile in terms of jobs.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:58 Putting Young Kentuckians to Work: First Year Update 00:04:06 Kentucky Talent Attraction Initiative 00:21:59 Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership 00:57:15, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the October minutes, and heard first a progress report on the state-funded “Putting Young Kentuckians to Work” initiative. Workforce leaders from Cumberland Workforce Development Board and Kentucky Works said the HB 1 funding has allowed them to contract with all 10 workforce boards and build new pipelines with high schools, area technology centers, school districts, and community and technical colleges. They reported an end-of-year goal of 3,600 job placements, with 218 placements reported as of October 2025 and enrollment numbers continuing to rise. Testimony emphasized that the program is aimed at disconnected youth and high school seniors, that federal WIOA funds are too limited to support this work alone, and that the flexible state funding has enabled short-term training and placements in fields such as welding, CDL, and CNA. Members asked about barriers to implementation, wage levels, and services for students with disabilities; presenters said the main challenge was building school relationships and that wage growth should improve as students gain more skills and credentials. The committee then received an update on the Kentucky Talent Attraction Initiative. Representatives from Greater Louisville Inc. and Commerce Lexington explained that the General Assembly previously provided $250,000 for a consultant to develop a statewide talent attraction and retention strategy, and that more than 13 organizations across the state support the effort. Development Counsellors International described its research process, including statewide stakeholder engagement, and said the goal is to create a Kentucky talent value proposition that combines job opportunities with quality-of-place messaging. They reported that Kentucky faces a shrinking labor force and a projected national worker shortfall, while internal research found 47% of working-age respondents could consider leaving the state within two years because they are not confident in career opportunities. At the same time, they said 96% of surveyed higher education students would stay if offered a full-time job, and 72% of employers expect to expand staffing in the next two years. The presenters said they are moving from research into messaging and an action plan, and that the strategy should be customized and measurable rather than one-size-fits-all.

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• At this stage, children are curious, mobile, and unaware of the risk.
• At this stage, children are curious, mobile, and unaware of the risk.
• It would mobilize communities, direct attention to high-risk areas, like water, and give law enforcement
• It would mobilize communities, direct attention to high risk areas, It would mobilize communities direct

Summary: The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well. The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.

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• Um, military families uh benefit from the mobility uh for practitioners through the recognition of an
• The compact uh increases mobility of licensed respiratory therapists to fill critical healthcare staffing
• 32:32.080> compact<00:32:32.960> uh<00:32:33.160> increases<00:32:33.720> mobility
• <00:32:34.200> of The compact uh increases mobility of The compact uh increases mobility of

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the October 23 meeting minutes and then heard testimony on a planned 2026 bill to modernize Kentucky’s audiology practice act. Witnesses from the Academy of Doctors of Audiology and a Kentucky audiologist said the proposal would largely codify existing authority and add new powers to order certain imaging and lab tests related to auditory and vestibular conditions, as well as prescribe topical ear medications. They argued the changes would reduce delays, especially in rural areas, improve access to hearing and balance care, and help address provider shortages. Committee members asked about evidence for the expansion, responsibility for reviewing imaging results and incidental findings, and whether the changes might affect referrals or scope of practice. The witnesses said they could provide evidence, that the audiologist would be responsible for obtaining and reviewing radiology reports and following up with patients and primary care providers, and that the goal was to speed treatment and streamline referrals when needed. The committee then heard a separate proposal to update the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy statutes by licensing MRI technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers, who are not currently required to be licensed in Kentucky. The bill would create a transition period through January 1, 2028 for current practitioners, require national credentialing for new applicants after that date, expand the board from 9 to 11 members, and clarify scope and enforcement provisions. Supporters said the measure would improve patient safety, align Kentucky with most other states, and recognize national credentials. Members questioned how many workers would be affected, whether the state currently meets national standards, the cost of licensure, and whether the bill could worsen staffing shortages, especially in rural areas. The witnesses said about 800 MRI technologists and 1,600 sonographers in Kentucky are currently certified, initial licensure would cost $100, and existing licensees would not pay an additional fee. They also said the board viewed the change as a safety measure and noted increasing portability of MRI services across state lines. Finally, the committee began hearing a respiratory care interstate compact proposal. The sponsor and respiratory care representatives described the compact as a way to allow licensed respiratory therapists from member states to practice across state lines. They outlined the profession’s role in hospitals, emergency departments, home care, pulmonary labs, long-term care, and telehealth, and said the compact would help with workforce flexibility and access to care. The transcript cuts off before the discussion concluded or any action was taken on that item.