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• won't bore you with too much of that, but I do want to say that, honestly, I think this is the best committee
• This bill is 99.9% the Same as HJr, that the committee voted on in 2023 and passed 8 to 1.
• Um, Representative Roberts, I I appreciate the opportunity to visit with you ahead of the committee and
• They have scholarships for kids of vets providing for service officers training.
• Chairman, and thank you, committee.

Bills: HJR1074 , HB3501 , HJR1070

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: Oklahoma veterans lottery, veterans trust fund, constitutional amendment, lottery proceeds, veterans services, military families, veteran assistance, emergency relief, indigent veteran funerals, veterans outreach, service organizations, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Guard, Air National Guard, Purple Heart, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma Veterans Council

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• We're going to go ahead and get started with our committee meeting.
• Chairman, members of the Senate Finance Committee.
• Chair and committee, thank you, Senator Woods, for that question.
• I believe we have a committee substitute. That's correct, Mr. Chair.
• The do pass is on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 35.

Bills: SB193 , SB132 , SB35 , SB145

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• Kaiser is better able to speak to the service line question, but those additional services he would also
• And so this program is A way to really leverage and extend services for the critical medical services
• And so this program is a way to really leverage and extend services for the critical medical services
• Thank you, Chair and members of the committee.

Bills: SB21 , SB42 , SB81 , SB101 , SB139

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare

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• Welcome to our awesome hearing at the Early Learning and Human Services Committee today.
• Members of the committee, Luke Wickham, Committee Counsel. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Members of the committee, Luke Wickham, Committee Counsel.
• Thanks again, Chair Bergquist, members of the committee. Luke Wickham, Committee Counsel.
• Committee.

Bills: HB2389 , HB2456

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid, juvenile confinement, juvenile prison, rehabilitation, recidivism, mental health treatment, substance use disorder, chemical dependency, trauma-informed care, racial disparities, equity

Bills: SSB3003 , SSB3004 , SSB3005 , SSB3006 , SSB3007

Committee: Joint Workforce

Keywords: unemployment benefits, claim process, fact-finding, worker rights, employer responsibilities, career education, online platform, student engagement, professional mentorship, workforce development, disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, employment, work search requirements, career development, higher education, student resources, employment opportunities, tuition grant, junior firefighter

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• Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• Allison Ryan, staff to the committee.
• Thank you, ranking member and committee.
• Thank you, members of the committee.
• Good morning, Chair, members of the committee.

Bills: HB2144 , HB2190 , HB2191 , HB2303 , HB2345

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: employee monitoring, workplace privacy, performance evaluations, notification, transparency, language access, collective bargaining, providers, healthcare, interpreters, social services, construction, wage theft, misclassification, independent contractor, employee classification, fringe benefits, prevailing wages, subcontractor liability, joint and several liability

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• I'm with Service Insurance Companies.
• The committee substitute to HB 4483 is withdrawn.
• The committee substitute HB. 875 is with Chair: The committee substitute to HB 875 is withdrawn.
• The committee substitute to HB 5545 is withdrawn.
• The committee substitute to HB 554545 is withdrawn.

Bills: HB875 , HB1667 , HB2369 , HB3844 , HB4415 , HB4479 , HB4483 , HB4676 , HB5118 , HB5400 , HB5545

Committee: House S/C on Workforce

Keywords: workers' compensation, municipal construction, bidding requirements, small municipalities, contracting policies, first responders, PTSD, mental health, emergency services, medical expenses, injury claims, insurance carriers, opportunity youth, workforce development, employment, education, federal funds, employment discrimination, immunity waiver, public employees

Summary: The subcommittee heard testimony on a broad agenda of workforce, labor, and workers’ compensation bills. HB 4676 would require political subdivision workers’ compensation networks to follow the same notice, access, and complaint rules as certified TDI networks; supporters said public employees and first responders deserve equal access to care, while municipal risk pool representatives opposed added regulation and said existing 504 networks already perform well. HB 4479 would create a rural workforce development grant program at TWC to support college-and-career readiness and local workforce alignment, and HB 3844 would define “opportunity youth” in state law to improve data, coordination, and access to services for disconnected young Texans; both drew strong support from rural, education, and chamber witnesses. HB 5545 would clarify federal tax treatment for wage-replacement benefits in non-subscriber injury benefit plans, with proponents calling it a win for employers and injured workers. HB 5118 would direct TWC and DIR to study AI and automated employment decision tools in hiring, including bias and oversight concerns. HB 1667 would move existing PTSD workers’ compensation language into a broader Labor Code chapter so more first responders, including state and campus officers, could qualify for benefits; supporters called it a technical fix to extend coverage more evenly across agencies. The committee also heard several first-responder and workers’ compensation bills. HB 2369 would speed up claims handling for injured first responders by allowing a single medical evaluation, giving carriers 60 days to accept or deny a claim, and letting workers seek treatment while disputes proceed; law enforcement supporters said it would help injured officers return to work faster, while opponents warned it would revive extent-of-injury waiver problems and increase litigation. HB 4483 would reclassify certain workers’ compensation maintenance taxes as surcharges to reduce retaliatory taxes imposed by other states on Texas-domiciled carriers, and HB 875, as revised by committee substitute, would create a small-project exception to municipal workers’ compensation and bonding requirements for certain low-value construction contracts in small cities; both were presented as cost-saving measures for Texas employers and local governments. HB 4415 would extend anti-retaliation protections for workers’ compensation claimants from first responders to all public employees and expressly waive sovereign immunity for those claims, with supporters describing it as closing a loophole that leaves public workers without the same remedy available in the private sector. The committee also took testimony on HB 5400, which would expand remedies for sexual harassment victims by removing the requirement to first file an administrative charge, extending the filing deadline from 300 days to two years, clarifying retaliation, and eliminating current damages caps. Supporters, including employment lawyers and a parent of a victim, said the current deadlines and caps prevent many survivors from obtaining counsel or full relief, especially younger workers and those in small workplaces or franchises. Across the agenda, witnesses repeatedly emphasized access to care, fair treatment for injured workers, rural workforce development, and stronger protections for vulnerable employees. After each bill was laid out and testimony heard, the chair generally closed the public hearing and left the bill pending; no final votes were taken, and the subcommittee adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• Thank you, members of the committee. Um, I am Linda... Members of the committee.
• Good morning, Chairman Lee and members of the House Health Committee.
• Thank you, committee.
• Thank you, committee. I'm here today presenting this for Senator Stutz.
• Thank you, committee. Okay. All right. That concludes our meeting today.

Bills: SB87 , HB491 , SB43 , SB101

Committee: House Health

Keywords: midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery, licensure fees, professional liability insurance, complaints investigation, emergency care plan, out-of-hospital care, HB491, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school lunch, cafeteria, artificial dyes, food additives, food coloring, synthetic dyes, Red Dye No. 3, Red Dye No. 40

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• As a reminder, anyone present who wishes to testify before the committee, please register at the kiosk
• Any members of the committee wish to have any remarks before we begin, specifically about Representative
• An official specialty license plate commemorating their military service. The U.S.
• Army, and creating specialty license plates commemorating their service would be a small but meaningful
• way for us to honor their service.

Bills: HB 1023 , HB2537 , HB3302 , HB3324 , HB3644 , HB3722 , HB3815 , HB4053 , HB4789

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: specialty license plates, military honor, Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, Texas Superior Service Medal, Texas Outstanding Service Medal, Texas Medal of Merit, military honors, Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, veterans, Texas Homeland Defense Medal, military, commemorative recognition, transportation code, claims assistance, disability benefits, court representation, legal services, naming, commemoration, local honor

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• So together that will be $22.9 million in community service grants.
• You'll see on line 279 the community services grants of $12.6 million.
• Agriculture research and extension service to the state.
• I think that what we've done as a joint committee with the Senate committee to Committee with the Senate
• committee to address this school funding issue is huge.

Bills: SB113 , SB114 , SB305 , SB111 , HB600 , SB112 , SB150 , SB109 , SB122

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students

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• State government committee will Okay. State government committee will come to order.
• This also provides for the purchase of prior service. Is that correct?
• But do you see where I'm coming from about the prior service?
• coming from about the prior service purchase, that they should have to...
• I have one, two, three chairmen that are on this committee right now. And Mr.

Bills: SB248 , SB242 , HB44 , SB266 , HB44

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation, license suspension, tax assessment, tax refund, administrative appeal, circuit court, Montgomery County

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• That's again the National Guard and Legal Service Office, the legal services bill.
• This is legal services through the National...
• Legal services through the National Guard can already be offered and is already provided to all of our
• Even we can get any sort of military service provided through that team.
• We have the legal service. Do we have a recommendation for a favor? Okay, do we have a second?

Bills: SB198 , SB179

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: Alabama National Guard, National Guard legal services, legal assistance program, judge advocate, staff judge advocate, paralegal, military justice, military law, legal aid, preventive law, notary, notarial acts, Adjutant General, State Military Department, Office of General Counsel, Army Regulation 27-1, Army Regulation 27-3, Air Force Instruction 51-304, Air National Guard Instruction 51-504, Title 31

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• Thank you, members of the committee. listening to my testimony.
• So it's a significant matter for our committee. be three before this committee and we will rely on those
• . entities come together to help provide services.
• set the cost of providing services.
• Yes. in special education we say it's a service not a place so we may provide service in her English

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Now I've I've sat in in y'all's chair is on on this committee I've sat on the appropriations committee
• Good afternoon committee members.
• House Public Committee.
• Stevens My name is Heather Stevens and I first want to thank each of you for your service on this committee
• Thank you for your service on this committee and your commitment to public education.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• And so I know the insurance committee is looking into this, but our committee is looking into it as well
• doesn't have a great career service office.
• necessary to provide quality services.
• services.
• I encourage this committee to increase state funding for special education services during the first

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• It is my intent that this... committee here testimony this week and work together on a committee substitute
• A service-intensity-based system involves a tiered system for the initial service-intensity decisions
• of the committee can support.
• It doesn't stop the need for custodial services for for 500,000 square feet, the lawn services, additional
• Committee do. committee lead on by increasing the weight of our bilingual programs.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• The Senate Education Committee will come to order.
• Bowe back to the Education Committee.
• Thank you, Madam Chair and committee.
• You, madam chair, thank you, committee.
• If it pleases the Chair and the committee, I'd like to have Miss Yvonne share a few words with the committee

Bills: HB1937 , HB2153 , HB3674 , HB2978 , HB3885 , HB3671 , HB3261 , HB3021 , HB3029 , HB4274 , HB3701 , HB3076

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• Chairman and committee >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman and committee members. members. members.
• </c><00:24:37.360><c> Something</c> committee, Mr. Chairman. Something committee, Mr. Chairman.
• </c> important, I think, for the committee important, I think, for the committee and<00:36:45.440><c>
• Chair and committee. &gt;&gt; Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee. Thank<00:38:52.880><c> you.
• Thank you, committee.

Bills: SB8 , SB22 , SB137 , HB295 , HB2 , HB343 , HB220 , HB303 , HB81 , SB8 , SB22 , SB137 , HB295 , HB2 , HB343 , HB220 , HB303 , HB81

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: emergency management, public funds, educational materials, state legislation, disaster response, uniformity, state laws, legislative commission, appointments, government structure, resilience, natural disasters, risk management, Alabama Resilience Council, Chief Resilience Officer, state planning, environmental protection, community preparedness, Alabama Office of Civic Engagement, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs

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• I think the one that Senator Bell has and several committee members that are on that uh committee at
• I think the one that Senator Bell has and several committee members that are on that uh committee at
• </c> on that and bring it back to committee on that and bring it back to committee next<00:20:18.799>
• Chairman and committee.
• I will vote for it to get out of<00:47:59.520><c> committee.</c> of committee. of committee.

Bills: HB63 , HB19 , HB80 , HB41 , HB20 , HB60 , HB100 , HB71 , HB91 , HB93 , HB63 , HB19 , HB80 , HB41 , HB20 , HB60 , HB100 , HB71 , HB91 , HB93

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: paternity, child custody, joint custody, parental rights, family law, domestic violence, shared parenting, Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, human trafficking, victim restitution, civil action, criminal prosecution, labor servitude, sexual servitude, class A felony, class B felony

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• And so, we've got a couple of bills of non-committee members who are not on the committee, and we'll
• Thank you, committee members.
• Pretrial services actually does...
• Chairman Smithy, Vice Chair Wu, and the members of our esteemed committee. committee here in criminal
• Chairman, members of the committee.

Bills: HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HB799 , HB 1135 , HJR15 , HJR16 , HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HJR15 , HJR16

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit