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• So I've stayed away from criminal law.
• Do pass from the chair on the amendment?
• And so we actually heard from the representatives from both those fire departments at Oklahoma City and
• We just heard from a lot of other fire chiefs from some of these rural districts that this could potentially
• I appreciate it, and you will be missed. I will miss you dearly up here.

Bills: HB3045

Keywords: accident response, motor vehicle, law enforcement, fire department, fee prohibition

Summary: The Public Safety Committee first considered several gubernatorial nominations. Brent Black of Bixby was renominated to the Forensic Review Board, with Senator Guthrie noting the board’s seven-member makeup and the need for mental health professionals; the nomination was advanced 8-0. Lou Ann Moody of Henrietta was then presented for the Forensic Review Board. Moody described her long legal career, her work as city attorney and in juvenile/dependency matters, and her decision to avoid criminal defense work to avoid ethical conflicts. Members asked about the board’s caseload and meeting schedule, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee also heard the nomination of a retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer, Mr. McCoy, to the OSBI Commission. He emphasized his decades of law enforcement and emergency-management experience, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee then took up House Bill 3045, with an amendment offered by Senator Reinhart. The amendment would allow certain fire departments, rural fire districts, and fire protection districts in municipalities under 200,000 population to recover accident response fees, while preventing those fees from going into general revenue or funding non-fire services. Reinhart explained the bill was intended to address fire departments’ ability to recover costs while limiting the impact on the state’s two largest cities. Senator Brooks questioned why the exemption would apply only to the largest municipalities, and Reinhart responded that Tulsa and Oklahoma City would see the greatest fiscal impact and that rural departments lacked comparable revenue sources. Senator Murdoch raised a point that the bill had an unescorted fiscal impact on municipalities and asked for a ruling under the Municipal Fiscal Impact Act. The chair took the matter under advisement and, at the sponsor’s request, laid the bill over rather than proceeding further. The meeting concluded with members offering extended personal remarks thanking the chair and vice chair for their leadership and service, and the chair adjourned the committee.

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• This is a constituent request bill from my district.
• SB 1410 is an Ag in the Classroom request bill from the Department of Agriculture.
• Question from Representative Provenzano. Thank you. Representative, thank you.
• But this does not prevent any student from attending college.
• Senate Bill 1614 is a request from the State Department of Education.

Bills: SB710, SB843, SB1317, SB1338, SB1410, SB1477, SB1489, SB1593, SB1614, SB1630, SB1632, SB1633, SB1670, SB1726, SB1734, SB1725, SB1735, SB1894, SB1975, SB346, SB2045

Keywords: teacher preparation, teacher education, teacher shortage, teacher workforce, educator pipeline, alternative certification, apprenticeship, residency program, paraprofessional pathway, high school to teacher pathway, nontraditional teacher candidates, Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, TeachForwardOK, higher education, public school districts, workforce development, grant program, technical assistance provider, mastery-based assessment, emergency clause

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• Yeah, so partially it's from feedback from the field and what we're getting in terms of Tier 2 LEAs needing
• Um, so partially it's from feedback from the field and what we're getting in terms of Tier 2 LEAs needing
• However, we've heard from the public and from our board members.
• Because graduates from these programs and from the CSU more broadly stay in California, serving their
• what we're hearing from others.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• > introduce<00:04:53.120> yourself uh Miss Anash, please introduce yourself uh Miss Anash
• has been systematically removed from has been systematically removed from native<00:05:22.080>
• will be shifting from uh this file. will be shifting from uh this file.
• Thank you, Miss choice for purchasers. Thank you, Miss Mac. Mac. Mac.
• Thank you, Miss Oliva.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:04:19.600> the Senate Bill 26 came from the Senate Bill 26 came from the intellectual<
• We have a motion from Senator Deneen. Do we have a second? Second from Senator Thomas.
• <00:20:29.760> projects field um to remove them from projects field um to remove them from
• <00:28:59.679> a direct message from a direct message from a stranger<00:29:01.640> a
• <00:30:27.600> children the largest rates of missing children the largest rates of missing

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:05 Roll Call: 00:00:14 SB 26: 00:01:50 SB 64: 00:18:29 SB 73: 00:22:54, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Chair Storm, would protect parents and prospective parents with disabilities by barring disability alone from being the sole basis for denying an adoption petition or terminating parental rights. Testimony from Judge Marcus Vanover and Crystal Adams described the bill as a product of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health and its work groups, cited Kentucky and national cases and federal ADA guidance, and said the bill would require consideration of supportive services, clearer documentation, retention of records, and conforming language changes. Senator Carroll asked how the bill would apply to a hypothetical adult child with special needs; witnesses said the bill is aimed at adoption and termination proceedings where the Cabinet is already involved, not proactive service requests. The committee approved SB 26 by a unanimous 7-0 vote and sent it to the floor with favorable expression. The committee next considered Senate Bill 64, also sponsored by Chair Storm, which would expand the definition of key infrastructure assets to include telecommunications services such as telephone lines and broadband and make damaging, tampering with, or rendering those services inoperable a Class D felony. Representatives from Charter/Spectrum and AT&T testified that copper theft and vandalism have increasingly damaged fiber and other facilities, citing more than 20 incidents in Kentucky in 2024 affecting over 30,000 customers and diverting resources from broadband expansion. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then passed SB 64 by a 7-0 vote with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 73, sponsored by Senator Julie Adams, which would create a felony offense for sexual extortion, allow victims or their representatives to bring civil actions, include the offense in Kentucky’s sex-crime definitions, and require school-based notification and education efforts along with resource information for students. Senator Adams and witness Lady T. Thompson described sextortion as a fast-growing online crime targeting minors, often through social media, gaming, and messaging apps, and argued that stronger penalties and prevention efforts are needed. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on SB 73.

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• Does anyone need to hear from the resource witness? Okay, thank you.
• Members, does anyone need to hear from a resource witness? Okay.
• I heard her say that on the other bill because the other bill moved it from 60 to 180.
• Yeah, it went from 60 to 180, but on this particular bill, House Bill 4131.
• It was those three terms I took off from this committee.

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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• I'm from the Churchill area. I'm the club's new president. I enjoy my work.
• I graduated back in '85 from Gallup High School. So it's been a challenge for me.
• I was also a teacher in Zuni from 2015 to 2017.
• I come from Hopi and I'm from the village of First Mesa, but I go to school.
• Most of my peers are from the Navajo Nation and the Zuni Reservation.

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• We've heard from the opposition.
• One report being charged $1,480 by her ALW facility from her monthly income of $1,500.
• This bill creates a simple solution to protect Medi-Cal participants from being displaced from their
• They provide care and services to residents who need help with programs agree to accept payment from
• Emergency preparedness plans cannot stop a natural disaster from occurring.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This is just added from the speaker's office to be said at each hearing.
• Who benefit from the hard labor that they do every day.
• My name is Arturo, I am a member of Chitla from the Antelope Valley.
• Patricia Salazar from Antelope Valley in support.
• And we have to fix these missing, I mean this is a big puzzle that we have to fix, right?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• For the record, Mike Henderson, State Senator from the Third Senatorial District, here to present Senate
• I think junior colleges have gotten from it being a two-year degree program to a lot of them doing the
• It passed out of the Senate 25 to 3 with strong support from stakeholders such as community colleges,
• So that's the reason—just not wanting to miss out on some of those federal dollars that we could be drawing
• First, we are going to do a title change—from grants for workforce training to higher education.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We're going to invite the Chair of LMG from the House to come and join us, a rep from DAGs, a rep from
• LRB, a rep from the business enterprise program within DHS, and a rep from the Joint Legislative Access
• We're going to invite the Chair of LMG from the House to come and join us, a rep from DAGs, a rep from
• LRB, a rep from the business enterprise program within DHS, and a rep from the Joint Legislative Access
• > General<00:21:11.840> Contractors also have from uh General Contractors also have from

Bills: SB2064, SB2312, SB2811, SB2662, SB2744, SB2809, SB2862, SB2343, SB2336, SB2075, SB2308, SB2601, SB2397, SB2219, SB2849, SB2449, SB2781

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government contracts, transparency, record retention, public oversight, Hawaii Revised Statutes, building permits, task force, state-owned lands, construction, regulatory process, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise

Summary: The committee met for decision-making on measures heard earlier in the week and took up a series of government operations, procurement, public records, public meetings, and related bills. Several measures were deferred one week to February 12, 2026, including bills on state construction projects, government accountability, gubernatorial appointments, the legislature, public procurement, and a bill on Hawaiian lei sales, largely so the committee could compare similar measures, address concerns, or integrate related reports. The committee also deferred SB 2449 on public meetings for the year, citing concerns that the proposed business-day definition was overly prescriptive and unnecessary. The committee passed several bills with amendments. These included measures clarifying UIPA applicability to records created or maintained by agencies, with amendments changing “government function” to “agency function” and committee report language noting Attorney General concerns and exempting ERS for now; SB 2811 on state building projects with technical amendments and a delayed effective date; SB 2809 on budget-related reports; SB 2336 on trees, with a Senate draft and removal of “political subdivision”; SB 2308 on small purchase vendor compliance, setting the threshold at $5,000 and adding a delayed effective date; SB 2601 on procurement, reorganizing misdemeanor language and leaving funding/FTE issues to Ways and Means; SB 2219 on a capital visitor center working group; and SB 2849 on public meetings, with technical amendments and a delayed effective date. Bills on neighborhood board concerns and public notice were also adopted, with SB 2929 drawing testimony both for and against. Testimony was generally supportive on procurement and small business measures, especially SB 2928 establishing permanent small business procurement coordinator positions, which drew strong support from the State Procurement Office, DBEDT, the Chamber of Commerce, DOT, the Ethics Commission, and others. On public notice, the County of Maui supported allowing website posting, while another witness raised concerns about accessibility, centralized notice locations, and impacts on kūpuna and people with disabilities. On search and rescue, the committee heard support for creating a statewide coordination structure, along with discussion of where such an office should reside; the Attorney General raised constitutional and placement concerns, while witnesses suggested law enforcement, DLNR, or DoD as possible homes. The committee also heard support for a bill protecting home addresses of covered public servants and candidates, though the Public First Law Center urged broader coverage and a better fit with existing law.

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• From going into home care services right after graduating from a program, whether it be nursing or therapy
• Thank you, Miss Baker, for your testimony this morning.
• > it<00:20:04.440> Miss address it Miss address it Miss misly<00:20:06.840> uh<00:20
• She said it is hard to capture, but from stories from parents in the letters, unlicensed respite with
• <00:35:55.680> federal the the answer is it came from federal the the answer is it came from

Bills: HF729, HF728

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, respite care, children, licensed settings, home and community-based services, 1183, house

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• But maybe I'm missing something. there. But maybe I'm missing something.
• Thank you, Miss Ellis.
• Would you agree >> Miss<01:13:15.520> Ellis? >> Miss Ellis? >> Miss Ellis?
• about it from a ma macro sense.
• revenue stream is coming from. revenue stream is coming from.

Bills: SF0045, SJ0001

Keywords: pari-mutuel wagering, simulcasting, historic horse racing, HHR terminals, horse racing, gaming commission, Wyoming Gaming Commission, local control, city approval, county approval, municipal approval, permit renewal, gaming permit, wagering regulation, racetrack, live pari-mutuel event, district court appeal, public notice, land use, public safety

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• Christine Camacho from San Antonio as the Doctor of the Day.
• And Junior Miss Jim Hogg County Queen, Adeline Rodriguez. Junior Miss First Runner Up, Brianna.
• members from the Senate, four members from the majority party of either of those bodies. as a standard
• The tax code exempts such cemeteries from taxation.
• From a juvenile probation officer, move passage.

Bills: HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29, SB5, SB262, HB 11, HJR72, HB 106, HB18, HB48, HB27, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB503, HB 1089, HB2986, HB972, HB502, HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• Chair recognizes a member from Auburn.
• of law, but this one section was missed. of law, but this one section was missed.
• I miss yours. I miss yours. represent. I miss yours. I miss yours.
• Where would that come from?
• fundamentally different from mine. fundamentally different from mine.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Okay, so from yesterday's agenda, we'll continue to move forward.
• Bettencourt moves that the committee substitute for House Bill 34 be recommended and certified for placement
• House Bill 2960 will be reported favorably to the whole Senate to be recommended and certified for placement
• Bettencourt moves that the committee substitute to House Bill 130 be recommended and certified for placement
• Senator Bettencourt moves that House Bill 585 be recommended and certified for placement on the local

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• It's from our career and technical education group. It is 100% state funds.
• From my understanding, this was first partnered with the Department of Education in 2011 and so it came
• in with... the pilot of the college board's advanced placement computer science principles course.
• Good morning, I'm Dudley Perry from DYS. I have one contract. It's an annual...
• Miss Brown has been providing services to us.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• That prevents individuals from recognizing that they are sick, prevents people from recognizing that
• And I've heard from families directly, some of whom you'll hear from today.
• Anything from LA or DOF? your questions. Thank you. Thank you. Anything from LAO or DOF?
• from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day.
• Anything else from DOF, Raleo? Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• from from Members<00:15:10.360> seeing<00:15:10.720> none<00:15:11.199> uh<00:15
• prevents accredited institutions from prevents accredited institutions from giving<00:20:21.320>
• Members, any questions from Miss Lynch at this point? Okay, Mr.
• questions from questions from Members<00:56:11.559> thank<00:56:11.720> you<00:56:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're at about 8,000 bags we're missing.
• So, yeah, we lease the land from the state.
• And from one region or from one even farm to another, the amount of reduction that occurs from the surface
• There's similarities from farm to farm, but we have to be astute enough to be able to figure out from
• So we have here, from 2001, when the land coverage so we have here from 2001 when the program was created

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and heard three presentations focused on Florida aquaculture, agricultural nutrient reduction, and land preservation. First, clam farmer Tim Solano of Cedar Key described the economic and environmental importance of the state’s clam industry, noting Florida’s strong national production, the industry’s recovery role after the net ban, and the severe damage caused by recent hurricanes and red tide. He said the Dislocated Workers program helped farmers return to work and asked that existing state programs be written more broadly to include aquaculture. Oyster producer Canaan Greg of Pelican Oyster Company then discussed the growth of off-bottom oyster farming, the losses his industry suffered from Hurricane Michael and the pandemic, and the need for better access to recovery loans, student internships, local seed production, and waterfront protection. Members asked questions about leases, production, predators, and storm resilience, and the presenters emphasized that aquaculture is a sustainable, year-round industry that filters water and supports local economies. The committee next heard from UF/IFAS regional extension agent Dr. Bob Hockmouth on education, research, and extension efforts to reduce nitrogen in the Suwannee Valley Basin Management Action Plan area. He explained that the region’s agricultural load reduction target has increased from about 4.2 million to 5.8 million pounds of nitrogen, and that extension programs are helping farmers adopt practices such as precision fertilizer placement, soil moisture sensors, controlled-release fertilizer, petiole sap testing, and irrigation automation. He highlighted corn and watermelon as major examples, saying on-farm demonstrations and cost-share programs are essential because the equipment and technology are expensive. He reported substantial reductions from participating farms and said growers are generally cooperative when funding is available. Finally, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services presented an update on the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The program acquires development rights through voluntary conservation easements to keep working agricultural lands in production, protect water resources and wildlife habitat, and preserve taxable land without transferring ownership. The presenter said the program has expanded rapidly in the last two years, with more acreage acquired, faster application review, and more properties in the Florida wildlife corridor. He noted new online application and monitoring tools, a shortened review timeline, and stronger partnerships with federal and defense-related programs. Committee members asked about long-term maintenance responsibilities and the Board of Trustees approval process, and the presentation closed with support for continued funding and efficiency improvements before the committee adjourned without objection.