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• F has been changed to a... F has been changed to a parent representative, one parent.
• I think we have that membership covered.
• If that ever changes, they'll change the title of it in the scheduling orders.
• you offered those changes.
• Thank you. ...what we want them to change.

Keywords: 908, all

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• that changes with time. that changes with time. >> Sure. >> Sure. >> Sure.
• Has the vacancy rate changed?
• been a change for them having that law been a change for them having that law modernized<01:17:06.880
• Changes.
• >> Okay, change of venue. >> Okay, change of venue.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• distribution to the Friends for Change distribution to the Friends for Change to<00:41:45.560>
• Section six is a change to the VPharm eligibility. It's a minor change.
• So, this is a conforming change. change. change.
• And it is a very simple change.
• [clears throat] uh change to us. Uh it's [clears throat] uh change to us.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We structured this language and changed the old 313 standard.
• Maybe we do change our minds on it now and then.
• With the membership base here in Texas, we think it's the logical next step.
• Due to an issue of timing, change is found on page 6, lines 6 through 10.
• These are simple policy changes that don't create any bureaucracy. I hope it makes sense.

Bills: SB913, SB1086, SB1087, SB1143, SB1534, SB1553, SB1718, SB1754, SB2004, SB2322, SB2448

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

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• organizational structure and membership organizational structure and membership of<00:19:40.400>
• Um the advisory council the membership Um the advisory council the membership structure<00:24:24.320
• And so part of this entire thing is going to be learning as we go, adapting, making changes, you know
• And so part of this entire thing is going to be learning as we go, adapting, making changes, you know
• And so part of this entire thing is going to be learning as we go, adapting, making changes, you know

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the March 3 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on state grant-management requirements. Deputy Legislative Auditor Katherine Tyson outlined the main controls agencies must follow, including pre-award risk assessments for grants of $50,000 or more, reimbursement as the preferred payment method, limits and documentation requirements for advance payments, and monitoring obligations for active grants. She emphasized that these controls are intended to reduce improper payments and fraud, but also require staff time and strong internal systems. In response to questions, she said advance payments are used in some grants but reimbursement is more common, and noted that agencies can add controls such as retaining a portion of funds, surprise visits, or audits. She also said surety bonds are required in some state programs, but not generally for grants, and that this could be a policy discussion for the executive branch. The committee then received a Department of Natural Resources presentation on the new Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund community grant program created in 2023 law. DNR officials said the program is intended to expand access to ENRTF funding, especially for communities affected by pollution and environmental degradation, and to support projects such as environmental education, resource restoration, trail work, and aquatic invasive species management. They said the department will use the same grants team that handles Outdoor Heritage Fund and LCCMR grants, which already manages a large volume of grants, and that the advisory council application is open through April 10. DNR described its implementation plan as similar to the Conservation Partners Legacy program, with both standard and expedited grant rounds, technical assistance, and use of technical experts. Differences include no match requirement, allowance for fiscal agents to help smaller organizations, and more flexibility for administrative expenses to reduce barriers to participation. Officials said the program will follow state grant rules, including pre-award financial reviews and monitoring, and will use the 5 percent administrative allowance to support both oversight and grantee assistance. They also said the report’s suggestion of advance payments for grants under $50,000 was raised for discussion, but they did not dispute the auditor’s emphasis that reimbursement is the preferred approach.

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• Tezzer's membership not only retains a member.
• On to page two, funding changes here.
• I mean, it's but it's a fiscal issue and I was just curious because if we do change that if we change
• This change is a reduction of $243.1 million from the 2024-25. With no change to the FTE cap.
• and life-changing benefits I've received.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Page two shows the funding changes. two item A is the largest funding change and that's related to the
• And then three riders have minor changes.
• On to page two, which are funding changes. here.
• I mean it's a fiscal issue and I was just curious because if we do change that, if we change the Ethics
• The total biennial change is a reduction of $243.1 million from the 2024-25 biennium with no change to

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• Both have a and revenue changes.
• They expand the membership of the community supervision advisory committee and change a reporting deadline
• :11.200> community the membership of the community the membership of the community supervision
• <00:56:09.440> to<00:56:09.760> laws changes in this article to laws changes in this
• file 1653 Lur legal name change file 1653 Lur legal name change notification<01:07:58.799> for

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You add the fiscal years 24 and 25 change to the fiscal years 26 and 27 change to get 3 million above
• <00:47:30.000> overall of Cannabis Management changed overall of Cannabis Management changed
• to the fiscal years 26 and 27 change to the fiscal years 26 and 27 change<00:49:09.920> to<00
• That's the only change on page three. bianium. The next change then is on page bianium.
• little over 10 to 15% of the membership little over 10 to 15% of the membership of<01:08:20.560>

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions, 1183, house

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• I changed my name when I got married.
• Because when we are talking about name changes and address changes and party changes, this... ...bill
• hundreds of address changes on election day.
• That's a big policy decision and a policy change.
• That's a big policy decision and a policy change.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored a retiring Senate staffer and a wounded veteran, then moved into returning House messages and special order bills. Several measures were taken up and either concurred in or sent back to the House, with multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes on noncontroversial bills. Among the bills addressed were SB 118 on recreational vehicle park assessments, SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, and HB 991 on election integrity. SB 118 and SB 572 were amended to reflect House changes and passed 38-0. HB 991 drew extensive debate over voter registration and identification requirements, with opponents arguing it would burden students, seniors, disabled voters, and others, while supporters said it would strengthen election security and streamline verification; it passed 27-12. The chamber also approved bills on historic cemeteries, chickee regulation, habitual traffic offender designation, military affairs, and a Department of Health package. The Department of Health bill (SB 902/HB 733) was the subject of detailed amendment work, including changes to medical marijuana rules, NICU educational materials, Early Steps, dental loan repayment, and pediatric trauma center designation. The Senate adopted an amendment to the amendment and then passed the bill 37-0. Other measures included a funeral services bill, which the Senate refused to concur in because the House strike-all would redefine cremation to include composting, and a veterans-related bill that was temporarily postponed. The Senate also recessed briefly, then returned to continue the calendar and additional recognitions.

Transcript Highlights:

• These changes do not weaken Due process or expand the scope of injunctions.
• Changes and updates are cost-neutral, as they are not changing any material issue relating to injunctions
• employing agency, creating a pathway towards criminal justice standards and training commission membership
• This is just a technical change to our definition of juvenile probation and juvenile detention officers

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• And if we need to make a change, you'll figure it out when we've made that change. there's enough to
• The A2 amendment is adopted. a change, you'll figure it out when a change, you'll figure it out when
• to see if we need any language changes to see if we need any language changes later.<00:03:45.800
• <00:04:43.280> We change This was with TA from DHS. We change This was with TA from DHS.
• changes are very complicated. changes are very complicated.

Bills: HF4338

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

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• And so that was a change; uh, that's the real structural change of the bill.
• It changes pretty straightforward bill.
• And so that was a change uh banking.
• the real structural change of the that's the real structural change of the bill.<00:03:38.080> But
• You don't need to change there.

Bills: HB0015, HB0017, HB0019

Keywords: right to repair, digital electronics, consumer protection, embedded software, manufacturers, repair providers, tools and documentation, anti-theft measures, blockchain, financial technology, digital innovation, economic development, select committee, trespass, hunting, land use, public access, wildlife, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We made additional changes in the committee substitute, and I am making several additional changes at
• A half a dozen amendments on, we're changing stuff right now. Why can't you change it right now?
• So I cannot make changes to the bill, a significant change, without talking to the stakeholders that
• He made significant changes today already.
• It does not change the intentions of the bill.

Bills: SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB37, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB12, SB15, SJR27, SB552, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: sexual abuse, nondisclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, public policy, victim rights, lottery, bingo, regulation, Texas Lottery Commission, Department of Licensing and Regulation, criminal offenses, state administration, audits, transfers, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation

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• They know government already changes, and they know there’s going to be changes.
• And so when the change orders come, the price goes up, right, for those change orders.
• change orders because the entity changes change orders because the entity changes their<00:37:31.359
• goes up, right, for those change orders. goes up, right, for those change orders.
• I hate change orders. I do Thank you. I hate change orders. I do too.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education heard several advice-and-consent nominations to the School Facilities Authority. For GM779, Shelley Pa was introduced as a nominee for a term ending June 30, 2029. The Department of Education supported her nomination, citing her large-scale operations and stakeholder-engagement experience. In her testimony, Pa said she retired from community policing, wanted to give back to teachers and students, and believed her strengths were collaboration, listening to community input, and helping balance differing priorities. Committee members questioned her about the construction and infrastructure focus of the board, her lack of direct construction experience, and how she would handle disagreements and budget limits; she responded that she would rely on collaboration, ask questions, and keep decisions centered on students, teachers, and the community while staying within budget. The committee then heard GM777 and GM778 for Robert Davis, with terms ending June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2029. Davis described more than 30 years with the Department of Education, including roles as teacher, coach, counselor, vice principal, principal, and complex area superintendent, and said he had worked on major facilities projects and managed pandemic-era funding. He emphasized communication, transparency, and trust, and explained that his experience on the Early Learning Board helped him understand how to set policy, identify schools for pre-K, and use data and community factors in decision-making. Members asked how he would handle SFA’s growing pains, the need to balance DOE wishes with practical and budgetary limits, and the board’s role when the legislature controls funding; Davis said the board must keep communication open, include the right people, and make sensible decisions that move projects forward without stalling. For GM780, nominee Michael Unbasami was introduced for a term ending June 30, 2029. The Department of Education supported him, highlighting over five decades of public service and experience in facilities management, finance, and legislative affairs. Unbasami said he had recently retired after 31 years as associate vice president for administrative affairs for the community colleges and had extensive experience with facilities planning, construction, renovation, repairs, and working within budgets. He stated that the DOE should be treated as the SFA’s client because it knows student, teacher, and facility needs best, while SFA’s role is to implement construction work and collaborate on priorities. Committee members pressed him on how to balance DOE requests with practical project delivery, especially for teacher housing and other non-classroom needs, and he said the legislature funds the work, SFA must keep projects moving, and the workflow should involve collaboration but also realistic decisions that fit the budget and avoid delays.

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• It's in part that the There was some sort of massive behavioral change, psychological behavior change
• So we don't know why it has changed.
• It would not change our funding level.
• We don't change that every year, but we do change it every four to five years. when we think it's appropriate
• All of that is still subject to change.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Some housekeeping items: I would like to recognize a change in membership to the committee.
• And the complexity of our work has evolved over these 20 years due to changes in evolving state and,
• of course, federal policy, and changes in the insurance market.
• Due to changes in evolving state and, of course, federal policy, changes in the insurance markets, a

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on June 17 and began with procedural announcements, quorum, and a consent calendar. The consent items included SB 246, SB 278, SB 317, and SB 386, which were moved together and approved by roll call. The committee then took up its only presentation item, SB 439 by Senator Weber, which would extend the sunset of the California Health Benefit Review Program (CHBRP) by six years and increase its annual budget by $1 million. Support testimony came from Jen Chase on behalf of the University of California and Garin Corbett, CHBRP’s director. They described CHBRP as providing objective, evidence-based analysis of health benefit mandate bills, noted its workload and public resources, and argued that the program needs the extension and funding increase to keep pace with inflation and the growing complexity of health policy. No opposition testimony was offered. Committee members expressed support for CHBRP’s role in informing health policy and fiscal analysis. SB 439 was then moved due pass to Appropriations and approved on a unanimous roll call vote. The hearing concluded after additional add-on votes confirmed the measures were out of committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• Sections 1.3 to 1.4 of the author's amendment are a substantive change.
• It shows change provisions only.
• There's a total net change.
• This is unnecessary and is not a change from how it was heard in committee.
• Our membership is all 100% behind that R&D tax credit.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• >> you can change basis to reliance. >> you can change basis to reliance.
• what I mean, necessarily have to change. what I mean, necessarily have to change.
• Um she changed prevented to prevents. Um she changed prevented to prevents.
• I mean, did you want to make some more changes? You want more time to make more changes?
• You want more time to make more changes<00:29:32.640> or changes or changes or >> No,<00

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed and approved the prior day’s minutes after making several corrections, including changing references to the “majority report,” fixing wording and spelling in the special education section, clarifying language about NAPE scores, and correcting a funding figure from 2,000 to 20,000. Members also agreed to add a sentence noting that the conclusions of the special education study commission should be considered in any consolidation plan. The minutes were then adopted unanimously. The committee then worked through the minority report, making edits to soften or clarify language. Changes included replacing “partisan” with “participation,” revising a statement about test scores so it reflected that “the minority believes” some committee members lacked a complete understanding, and adding “the minority believes” before a statement that the structure of education funding is inequitable because of its reliance on local property taxes. Members also discussed whether some wording was factual or opinion-based, and agreed to leave some comments in place or make minor wording adjustments. After discussion, the committee voted on the final report of the majority of the committee, with edits and appendices, and approved it by a 5-2 vote. Representatives Damon and Bricky voted no. Members noted that a minority report would also be included in the final materials. Finally, the committee authorized the committee assistant to make technical corrections, fix remaining typos, and include the minutes of the meeting, and then adjourned.

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• Its title hasn't been changed by the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading.
• There's a pending amendment that will change the date from April 30th to June 30th.
• There's a pending amendment that will change the date from April 30th to June 30th on one bill.
• H4602, an act increasing the membership of the select board in the town of Munson; H4259, an act designating

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and announced committee membership changes, including Senator Tarr’s resignation from the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading and Senator Durant’s appointment to fill the vacancy, followed later by the reverse reappointment. The chamber then took up and passed to be engrossed two local bills: H.4225, authorizing Marblehead to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption, and H.4584, further regulating the appointment of special police officers in Malden. The Senate also considered several Committee on Rules orders extending reporting deadlines for current Senate documents. An order for the Committee on Financial Services was adopted, extending its deadline to May 4, 2026 for seven bills. Orders for the Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs and the Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery were amended from April 30, 2026 to June 30, 2026 before adoption, also covering seven bills. On final passage, the Senate adopted an emergency preamble for H.4259, designating the Widen Park tennis courts as the Kim O’Connell Tennis Courts, by a standing vote of 2-0. The Senate then enacted H.4602, increasing the membership of the select board in Munson, and H.4259, sending both to the Governor. The Senate adopted an order to reconvene the following Thursday at 11:00 a.m. and then adjourned.