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• And it's a big issue, and I think I'm... Thank you, Madam Chair.
• and funded and grants given to people who request it.
• We do follow-up and data collection and monitor the grants we provide and how those grants are administered
• And so TPI is an effort by Representative Bonin and me.
• pandemic crisis in the last 30 years and to impact the future and future needs of our economy and the

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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• They provide cancer screenings, chronic disease testing and treatment, birth control, and postpartum
• And I appreciate your time and your care, and I'm just asking for those things. Thank you.
• ...screenings, chronic disease testing and treatment, birth control, and postpartum mental health care
• And their place will be Diamante Jones and Charna Mente, and then Mr. Boyd. Mr.
• And the mother and the guardian of him allowed us to make a copy of this and show this to you, and we

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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• with cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, birth control, and fertility services.
• So we do not do that, but we do provide sonograms, pregnancy tests, STI screenings, STI treatment, and
• These children are often admitted to the emergency room and undergo expensive diagnostic tests, such
• I have done drug tests and classes numerous times.
• So, how are you giving somebody all these tests and classes, but yet there's no case?

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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• You know, funding and funding and funding and funding and more staff, and I get that.
• new testing expected and expanded in 26, 27.
• And TCEU promulgates the rules? and then we do the water testing.
• We test about 60% of the water supplies, LCRA tests. the other okay so between 60 is y'all's and 40s
• And this is because a lot of providers will get a patient in their exam room and they might have a test

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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• **Christina Adkins**: ...the cost of converting all that stuff goes up and up and up, and sometime it
• and up.
• And I've learned so much and made great friends.
• the issue of the logic and accuracy test.
• And we're paying utilities, wear and tear, maintenance, all this stuff, and for what?

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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• So we said Parks and Wildlife is gonna do the recreational side and the hunting and the fishing, and
• And I'm just saying, and I do health and human services and a lot of work in that area and sometimes
• ensuring that Texans have access to these critical tests that can lead to earlier detection and better
• and human services and education.
• and human services and education.

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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• We go back and say, what'd you spend this, and where we're at, and we kind of get a history of it.
• You know, and, and, and it's a legacy system that the people that write the code no longer do.
• And how we can use that funding and what would be the best way to measure the outcomes and success of
• , and the process and procedures needed to be clarified.
• their teams, and the complications and the issues.

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• Renee Ramsey, the Mustang Creek Estates and yourself, and you are neutral on the bill.
• Beverly Grossman and show you with a place for mom and you're for the bill. Correct.
• , preferences, and budget.
• Uh, and we are in wholehearted support of this bill and the next two coming.
• and families.

Bills: HB 1531, HB 2667, HB 2809, HB 2865, HB 3589, HB 3151, HB 3748, HB 3750, HB 4419, HB 4643, HB 3597, HB 4129, HB 4130, HB 4131

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

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• And yourself, and you are neutral on the bill? Yes, thank you. My name is Renee Ramsey.
• In most of the smaller and middle markets, this bill will hurt seniors and assisted living.
• needs, preferences, and budget.
• All three bills complement each other, and all three are needed by DFPS and the state.
• children and families.

Bills: HB1531, HB2667, HB2809, HB2865, HB3589, HB3151, HB3748, HB3750, HB4419, HB4643, HB3597, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

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• And Dr.
• And we'll continue; I heard another example in the story here, and would love to take you back and see
• Pretty frank conversations back and forth, and then they decided that we were right and they actually
• and Medicare and then begin.
• And I need to stress that. ...this, and it's my commitment.

Bills: HB1531, HB2667, HB2809, HB2865, HB3589, HB3151, HB3748, HB3750, HB4419, HB4643, HB3597, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

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• And thank you, Chair Moeller and Chair West, and the nonpartisan staff.
• , health care, education, and early care and learning.
• We need teachers, and we need police officers, and for us and Others to do these jobs.
• and so on.
• And then before adopting the A4 and A5, I just want to talk a little bit about them and then explain

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• and and and I brief recap of the bill and and and I was<00:01:21.799> gonna<00:01:22.159>
• material and the bills and listening to material and the bills and listening to the<00:09:13.120>
• me and and I know that comes to mind for me and and I know you<00:11:21.560> know<00:11:21.760
• train and communicate with licensers and train and communicate with licensers and chooses<00:37:
• c> and training and so on and I don't like and training and so on and I don't like I<01:26:09.480>

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• forensics and jailhouse conversions and and all of that was kind of a focus and we've addressed it.
• All these facilities you're building, Los Colcores, we gotta then staff them and, and, and. and operate
• And you get into 5,000, and I understand that.
• And then it's all online and automated.
• And so when I hear stories and pediatricians and people say, well, it's just.

Bills: SB500, SB719, SB912, SB1232, SB1467, SB1777, SB1864, SB2023, SB2119, SB2458

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

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• and developmental disabilities. ...and adults, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• forensics and jailhouse conversions and competency, and all of that was kind of a focus.
• And I believe you, I appreciate... And I believe you.
• And I think it's interesting. And I hear your... And I think it's interesting, and I hear your...
• caregivers and nurses and doctors and vets who understand families like ours.

Bills: SB500, SB719, SB912, SB1232, SB1467, SB1777, SB1864, SB2023, SB2119, SB2458

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

Summary: The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data. Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed. The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.

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• 9.8 and this is on habitual truent and 9.8 and this is on habitual truent and this<00:12:58.880>
• c> and curriculum and learning environment and curriculum and learning environment and<01:14:14.320><
• and and things become a a go-to for and and and things become a a go-to for families<01:18:30.080>
• Um and Mr. Chair and members, Judiciary. Um and Mr.

Bills: HF1918, HF2305, HF897, HF2191, HF2617, HF2551, HF2137

Keywords: HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program

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• Italy in the early 2000s started testing this, and they kind of just shifted away from it back to lowest
• Each and every one must be considered and approved by the design professional and the owner.
• the plans and specifications, initially unknown and discovered situations once construction begins and
• And Mr.
• We've been here and we've done this, and I want to thank Ms.

Bills: HR275, HR282, HCR112, SCR62, SCR64, SB513

Keywords: highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, Utility Terrain Vehicles, UTVs, safety regulations, transportation, Louisiana, task force, vehicle operation, legislation, accidents, HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution 112, Louisiana Highway 1

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 with a quorum present and took up several resolutions and one Senate bill. SCR 64 created a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) in Louisiana public works; an amendment added representatives from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors, and the resolution was reported with amendments. HR 282 created a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with state agencies; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and it was also reported with amendments. The committee then considered SB 513 on public works project delivery methods. The bill originally included an average-bid award method for certain pilot projects, along with airport design-build provisions. Testimony from a Reason Foundation analyst and from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors raised concerns that average-bid contracting could encourage collusion, raise costs, and lacked supporting data or use by U.S. transportation departments, while airport design-build was supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to strike the average-bid provisions, leaving the airport-related design-build language in place, and SB 513 was reported with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses, including a fatal incident referenced by the author. HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were disposed of and the committee adjourned.

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• Members, this deals with the Board of Archives and History and, Clerk, if you could take the roll, please
• And so, we have a quorum, and again, this is House Bill 169.
• comments and such at that point. comments and such at that point.
• ><00:02:14.360> my<00:02:14.600> only whatever and and all all I my only whatever and and
• And<00:03:14.080> Senator<00:03:14.400> Coleman. And Senator Coleman.

Bills: HB169, HB169

Keywords: education trust fund, appropriations, budget, fiscal year 2026, public education, K-12, pre-K, early childhood education, community colleges, higher education, Alabama Community College System, teacher pay, teacher stipend, school nurses, literacy, numeracy, reading coaches, math and science teachers, career and technical education, CTE

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• prepare and redact.
• And getting those done quickly. And they can be updated.
• And then they're just redacting two years. Instead of 12. And that's a much quicker process.
• rehab services. and hospice.
• And provide improved protections for our seniors. And with that, I close.

Bills: SB500, SB1522, SB1137, SB1266

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

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• Okay, and is there a methodology that's tested, or is this factual science-based?
• So just to be clear, when we talk about hydrogen and using labels like colors to describe it.
• The Texas Supreme Court settled the issue when they adopted the "ordinary and natural meaning test,"
• It doesn't change the ordinary and natural meaning test; it just provides clarity.
• If you all and the mineral rights folks want to sit down and discuss the ins and outs of this thing and

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• And this is contaminated. It is oil and gas, fluid, oil and gas waste.
• And I think the industry and gas representatives, the Railroad Commission, landowners, and environmental
• with oil and gas waste and disposal.
• try and...
• And...

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards