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• We have tasked them with anybody else. We have tasked them with goals. goals. goals.
• The fact of the matter is Act 181 was forced through during a supermajority.
• forced through during a supermajority. forced through during a supermajority. opinions<00:06:56.639
• This bill establishes a rare disease advisory council, or ARDAC, which is an advisory body that gives
• This bill establishes a rare disease advisory council, or ARDAC, which is an advisory body that gives

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House returned to Senate Bill 325 on regional planning and Act 250 tier jurisdiction and first took up Representative Charlton’s amendment to extend the interim housing exemptions in tier one areas from 2028 to 2030. Charlton argued the change would better align the exemptions with the state’s 2030 housing targets and give rural communities and smaller developers more realistic time to plan and build. Committee members opposing the amendment said the exemptions would no longer be needed once 1A and 1B areas are established, and Ways and Means reported an unfavorable straw poll. After debate, the House rejected the amendment by roll call, 66-76. During debate, members discussed whether the extension would help or hinder housing production, with supporters emphasizing rural Vermont, achievable timelines, and the need for certainty for developers, while opponents stressed that the temporary exemptions were meant to bridge the transition to the new tier system. The House also heard questions about whether any communities had actually adopted 1A or 1B status yet, and it was noted that future land use maps were not yet complete. The chamber then moved to a second amendment from Representative Dobervich, which would extend certain interim Act 250 exemptions for designated village centers and nearby areas through January 1, 2031, including projects of 50 units or fewer or mixed-income/mixed-use projects meeting specified infrastructure criteria, with municipal bodies able to opt out. Dobervich said the proposal would expand access to the interim exemptions for rural communities that lack permanent zoning or subdivision bylaws but otherwise meet the criteria, helping more towns build housing in already developed areas. Opponents argued the amendment could allow too much development in small towns without local review and questioned how many municipalities would actually qualify. The debate continued with members discussing the relationship between Act 181, the temporary exemptions, and the ongoing work to create future land use maps and tier designations.

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• IN RECENT WEEKS, LIFE HAS ONLY BECOME HARDER FOR THIS WORK FORCE.
• EMPLOYEES WHILE ALLOWING AGENCY LEADERSHIP TO MANAGE THE WORK FORCE APPROPRIATELY.
• IT WILL HELP EVOLVE THE WORK FORCE TO KEEP AIR TRAVEL TRUSTED AND SECURE.
• WORK FORCE WHILE ENSURING THE T.S.A.
• As D.H.S. is tasked with protecting the homeland, we should not be acquiring...

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• force activated to get the data, And then there's committees and a task force activated to get the data
• Texas Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2.
• So is Task Force 1 and 2 still there working?
• So is Task Force 1 and 2 still there working? No, sir.
• And we may ask, as I said in my release to Texas Task Force 2...

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness and flooding hearing opened with quorum calls, prayer, testimony time limits, and remarks from legislative leaders emphasizing decorum, respect, and the goal of learning from the July 4 flood to prevent future loss of life. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows said the special session and hearings were intended to hear directly from local officials and residents, and that the state would pursue immediate and longer-term legislation and continue working beyond the current session. The committee then heard invited testimony from Kerr County, Kerrville, Kendall County, Real County, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, followed by member questions. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, and emergency management coordinator William B. Thomas described the flood as a sudden, unprecedented event that overwhelmed local systems before many officials or residents understood the danger. They said the county received multiple National Weather Service and IPAWS alerts, but the rain fell in remote upstream areas with limited gauges, and the flood rose too quickly for normal response. They detailed the emergency response, including dispatchers handling heavy call volumes, deputies and volunteer firefighters conducting rescues, and state and federal partners assisting. County officials said 108 people died, including 37 children, and two remained missing. They called for better real-time flood detection, stronger rural emergency management resources, improved broadband and cell coverage, and more funding for swift-water rescue and warning systems. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and City Manager Dalton Rice said the city had floodplain rules, emergency plans, and prior preparedness efforts, but the event exposed gaps in communications and regional warning capacity. They urged the Legislature to fund a flood warning system, whether sirens, automated alerts, or a hybrid, and asked for support for predictive weather modeling, broadband expansion, a hazard mitigation fund, and disaster recovery resources. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority said it had long funded gauges and pursued flood-warning and mitigation projects, including a new software-based flood prediction system and possible retention dams, and planned to dedicate reserve funds to feasibility studies and infrastructure improvements. Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk said his county’s emergency action plan and early alerts helped prevent deaths there, and he recommended easier access to alerting tools, a river-wide warning system, simpler grant applications, and regional coordination. Real County Judge Bella Rubio said rural counties face major challenges because of limited cell service, broadband, staffing, and funding, especially for camps and visitors along the Frio and Nueces rivers, and argued that reliable alert systems should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. Members asked about the timeline of the flood, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and funding, and several witnesses said the key lessons were better communications, better warning systems, and more investment in rural flood mitigation and emergency response.

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• Chairman of the Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee to order and ask the clerk to take the roll,
• Good morning, members of the Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee.
• force and helped answer many of the questions.
• force and help create or answer a lot of the questions we had.
• Linda, in her role as a county auditor, served on that task force. Governor Dalrymple chaired it.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to continue its tax reform and relief study agenda, approved the December 3, 2025 minutes, and announced a new subcommittee to examine property tax statement issues with counties, auditors, and the tax office. Representative Headland was named chair, Senator Rummel vice chair, and Representatives Dressler and Dr. Dr. and Senator Patton were also assigned. The chair noted the group may need an additional meeting and thanked staff and attendees. A major portion of the meeting focused on economic development incentives. The Department of Commerce presented on the Renaissance Zone program and TIF districts, describing Renaissance Zones as locally tailored tools that combine local property tax relief with state income tax incentives. Commerce said the program has supported thousands of projects since 1999 and cited examples from Beach and Mandan showing increases in property and taxable value, business retention, housing, and downtown revitalization. Committee members raised concerns that smaller rural communities often lack the staff and expertise to apply, and Commerce said it provides outreach through conferences, office hours, and one-on-one assistance. League of Cities and local officials from Bismarck and Ellendale echoed the capacity issue, discussed how the programs have worked in their communities, and suggested possible reforms or more targeted support for small towns. Ellendale’s mayor also described two TIF districts, one for industrial infrastructure in Oaks and one for housing infrastructure tied to a data center project in Ellendale. The committee then turned to stripper oil taxation. The Tax Department gave a comparison of oil and gas tax structures in selected states, noting that most have some form of stripper or marginal well provision, while Alaska does not appear to have a specific stripper-well exemption. Members asked for more detail on definitions and North Dakota’s annual adjusted rate. The Department of Mineral Resources followed with a detailed presentation on North Dakota stripper wells, explaining the statutory thresholds, the 12-consecutive-month production test, and the fact that once a well qualifies it remains on stripper status even if production later rises. DMR said about 11,332 stripper wells are active, representing roughly 54% of wells and about 16% of state production, and emphasized that stripper status can extend well life, preserve tax revenue, and reduce orphaned wells. Committee members and industry witnesses discussed refracs, the economics of keeping marginal wells active, and the competitive disadvantage created by North Dakota’s oil price discount. No votes were taken on these informational items.

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• for a certain task on those tasks and should be very clear about it, especially when it comes to patient
• There's no use-of-force training. There's no...
• On the other hand, this bill attempts to force detox people under a system process.
• Madam Chair, you're forcing people to take, you're mandating and forcing people to take something that
• I am a flight surgeon, and I also serve in the Air Force Reserves.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.

Bills: HB3281, HB3320, HB3081, HB3127, HB3128, HB3498, HB2035, HB3765, HB4324, HB3678, HB4170, HB3495, HB3040, HB3062, HB4140, HB4106, HB4109, HB4104, HB3581, HB3620, HB3942, HB3279, HB3378, HB3383, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3420, HB3130, HB3700, HB3379, HB3129, HB3132, HB3315, HB2950, HB3242, HB3041, HB4428, HB4429, HB1064, HB3265, HB3721, HB3028, HB3313, HB3588, HB3020, HB3724, HB3392, HB3466, HB4060, HJR1074, HB3501, HJR1070, HB3794, HB3796, HB3928, HB2955, HB4453, HB4460, HB4128, HB3659, HB3270, HB3145

Keywords: administrative procedures, guidance documents, transparency, public inspection, rulemaking, sunset laws, statutory entities, regulatory compliance, emergency provisions, board re-creation, fire extinguisher, licensing, public safety, age qualification, State Fire Marshal, medical marijuana, employment rights, safety-sensitive positions, workplace policies, public assistance

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• recognizing the value of care provided within the family unit, and the establishment of a permanent advisory
• recognizing the value of care provided within the family unit, and the establishment of a permanent advisory
• Preventing spouses from being paid caregivers forces low-income families, especially women of color,
• They provide medications, meals, transportation, finances, and even complex medical tasks.
• It creates a permanent family caregiving advisory council.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing focused largely on tax-credit proposals tied to children, families, caregivers, child care, health care workforce development, and public health. A major portion of the hearing concerned bills to expand the state earned income tax credit and child and family tax credit, including H. 3073/S. 1957 and S. 1975. Testimony from advocacy groups, legal services, tax assistance organizations, and health providers supported increasing the EITC match from 40% to 50% of the federal credit, expanding eligibility to immigrant and mixed-status ITIN filers, larger families, younger and older workers, and SSI recipients, and raising the child and family tax credit to $600 per child with inflation adjustments and possible advance payments. Witnesses said these changes would reduce poverty, improve health and educational outcomes, and help families meet basic expenses; committee members asked questions about ITIN filers and expressed support for the policy goals. The committee also heard extensive testimony on S. 1938/H. 3159, An Act Supporting Family Caregivers. Speakers described the scale of unpaid caregiving in Massachusetts and supported a package that would create a refundable tax credit, respite vouchers, workplace and housing protections, unemployment insurance access for those who leave work to care for relatives, a permanent advisory council, and a provision allowing spouses to be paid caregivers under MassHealth. Several witnesses shared personal caregiving experiences, and committee members responded favorably, noting the emotional and financial strain on caregivers and the importance of supporting them as Medicaid and long-term care systems face pressure. Additional bills discussed included H. 3174 on a child and dependent care tax credit, which was presented as a way to offset the high cost of child care; H. 3197/S. 2019 to improve the financial security of family child care providers through a tax credit; H. 3218/S. 1960 to create tax credits for health care preceptors to address workforce shortages; S. 2064 to establish a living organ donor tax credit; S. 2034 to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks through a tiered tax; H. 3015 to create a tax-return checkoff for the YMCA Youth and Government Program; and several public testimony ideas including vaccination, literacy, and grade-improvement tax credits. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing, which ended after all testimony was heard.

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• Kim joined forces with me 30 years ago to form the Dale Street Crime Watch.
• So we should allow the administration to act before forcing any legislative action.
• I have a quick question: the bill contemplates both a working group and an advisory council.
• This bill would codify the trail advisory working group into a permanent advisory council and a place
• This bill would codify the trail advisory working group into a permanent advisory council and a place

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered several environment and natural resources bills focused on natural and working lands, forest protection, municipal reforestation, trail accessibility, and a park naming bill. Representative Moschino and Senator Comerford described the natural and working lands bill as part of the state’s climate roadmap, arguing that protecting these lands supports carbon sequestration, resilience, biodiversity, and helps prevent development pressure on the least expensive land. Senator Comerford also testified on a separate bill to expand access to trails for people of all abilities, saying it would build on the administration’s Trails for All initiative and create a permanent advisory structure and trust fund. Representative Consolvo and family members testified in support of H. 4259 to name the tennis courts at Wether Park in Roslindale after Kim O’Connell, describing her long community service and activism. A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 952 and H. 953, bills to protect watershed and state forest lands as parks or reserves. Supporters, including environmental advocates, scientists, and organizations such as Standing Trees, Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, and the Massachusetts Forest Alliance’s opponents, debated whether state forests and watershed lands should be permanently reserved from logging and other active management. Supporters said the bills would improve carbon storage, water quality, biodiversity, flood and drought resilience, and would protect large acreages of public land at no cost. Opponents, including the Massachusetts Forest Alliance, argued that sustainable forest management and a mix of reserves and managed forests are needed for climate, water quality, wildfire prevention, rural jobs, and carbon outcomes, and urged the committee to allow the administration’s existing reserve process to continue. The committee also heard extensive testimony on the municipal reforestation bill, H. 1013/S. 553, which would create a statewide program, advisory council, and trust fund to support urban tree planting and maintenance. Municipal officials and advocates from Wellesley, Cambridge, Boston, the Mystic River watershed, and other communities said urban trees are critical for cooling, stormwater control, air quality, public health, and equity, especially in environmental justice neighborhoods with low canopy cover and high heat. Several witnesses emphasized that consistent funding is needed because trees take years to mature and many municipalities lack staff or watering capacity. Some witnesses asked that the bill be funded at $100 million and tied to the Mass Ready Act or environmental bond funding. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Do you have a Citizen Advisory Committee connected? Are there citizens involved?
• The other mayor has what we call a Nuclear Task Force Committee, and in that committee, there's representation
• So, they're the ones where we typically are part of that Nuclear Task Force.
• We're not forcing you to disclose a trade secret; we're just saying you can have your trade secrets,
• We've issued consumption advisories, though.

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• responsible for investigating teacher licensing and educator misconduct are the same individuals tasked
• IRG expected prompt disclosure of responsive records to Dairyland's request, otherwise it would be forced
• Otherwise, it would be forced to exercise its enforcement rights under Chapter 19.
• by a mayor, a citizen's advisory committee appointed by a county executive.
• Village Board of Greendale also concluded purely advisory bodies are therefore subject to the law, even

Keywords: 970, all

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• Courts are tasked with, or judges are tasked with whether punitive damages go forward or not.
• We've got a lot of advisory folks. Maybe you and I may be the only two voting people here.
• You're presuming somebody's guilty and then forcing them to prove their innocence.
• There was a task force that was convened.
• I was actually a lawyer on that task force, not a politician, and we came up with the recommendation.

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• AB 662 Alvarez Chula Vista Education Faculty Task Force due pass out on a roll Do pass out on a roll
• Education Agency Housing development, do pass as amended to clarify HCD's technical assistance is advisory
• AB1003 Calderon, wildfire air quality plans do pass with author's amendments to remove the task force

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• in 2026 when we have $6 million; anything above the state cap, to include punitive damages, would force
• It is the Early Childhood Tribal Advisory Coalition, Joni Sweeney, who is the Assistant Secretary for
• To our purpose for today, I want to highlight our New Mexico Early Childhood Tribal Advisory Coalition
• Short, and as you may know, they were established as a community tribal advisory body to ECECD in 2022
• We do have some urban centers that we've included as a part of our advisory coalition as well, and the

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• I serve on the advisory committee which was created under Senator Johnson's leadership to strengthen
• the benefit of consumers and... ...the market, as has been mentioned, is being made through the ADER Task
• We've tasked. ...that poor commission with more work than 17 commission agencies at size can do.
• The recommendations of the EDR task force put them into statute, and this bill seems to go somewhat in
• Pulling these up, you mentioned that there was a task force, and 1699 put into four policies the fact

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• efficient for VDRs to continue their service in the following electoral cycle without the repetitive tasks
• To process challenges, then they lose funding, which could force them to lose staff, which would make
• Those are advisory opinions. We like when people follow them. They tend to be correct.
• However, since opinions by the Secretary of State and the Attorney General lack the force of law, House
• The other thing is it forces people to vote for candidates that they absolutely do not support.

Bills: HB376, HB817, HB 1297, HB1478, HB1661, HB1783

Keywords: HB 817, Texas Election Code, majority vote, majority threshold, ranked-choice voting, preferential voting, instant runoff voting, vote reassignment, ballot ranking, election administration, public office election, Election Code Section 2.0215, runoff elections, plurality vs majority, voting systems, education reform, budget allocation, teacher retention, student performance, accountability measures

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• Force, Incident Support Teams, and the Incident Support Task Force, as well as our... ...faith-based
• , the Disaster Recovery Task Force.
• We have our Texas Task Force 3 down in the Rio Grande Valley.
• Force, the Disaster Recovery Task Force over the years.
• I think through some organizations that are emergency medical task groups, Force, EMTF is built.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• There's no partnership programs, no interagency task forces, no proposed changes to critical access hospital
• task forces, no proposed inter agency task forces, no proposed changes<00:38:13.760> to<00:38:
• You know, there are members on this committee that have served on the EMS task force.
• You know, there are members on this committee that have served on the EMS task force.
• you know, the the EMS task force. you know, the the EMS task force.

Bills: HF1925

Keywords: nurse licensure, multistate license, healthcare, public safety, interstate compact, nursing regulation, 1183, house

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• It's not an easy task. I just want to run something by you. I know there's a stakeholder group.
• Without Medi-Cal, families are forced to make difficult decisions of whether to seek care, pay rent,
• To achieve this goal, the advisory council should be convened as soon as possible.
• Yet instead, right now, they will be forced back into large, overcrowded skilled nursing facilities,
• LHPC was appointed by the Speaker to serve on the Prop 35 Advisory Committee and requests that we call

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• have, don't have specific data in front of me, but s and from Conversations with human trafficking task
• About the advisory board of massage therapy, it is being done away with since we are adding a massage
• The previous bill failed to include the repealer of the long-term care facility advisory board, along
• Just for clarity, you're saying that the long-term care facility advisory board or repealer was left
• Does this create confusion for courts and agencies tasked with interpreting abuse and neglect.

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• for 24, and then we adopted regular rules for fiscal year 25, working closely with the standing advisory
• This change comes from the Higher Education Coordinating Board's Formula Advisory Committee, and they've
• Right now, there is written testimony and also a copy of a task force report.
• Right now, there is written testimony and also a copy of a task force report.
• The Governor put together a task force on the healthcare workforce, and so I'm sharing a copy of that

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