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• This will restore the commission's oversight and decision-making power, including the authority to hire
• Senate Bill 1937 is the Taxpayer Dollars Protect Workers' Act.
• Senate Bill 277 creates the Oklahoma State Paid Family Medical Leave Act.
• Many thanks to the Oklahoma Workforce Commission for at least temporarily volunteering to act as a home
• for program administration if the Workforce Commission were to house the Paid Family Medical Leave Act

Bills: SB1327 , SB1372 , SB1403 , SB1937 , SB277 , SB2131 , SB1749 , SB1348 , SB1469 , SB2018 , SB1931 , SB1530 , SB2155

Committee: Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Keywords: tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, probation, credits, educational advancement, Oklahoma Statutes, criminal justice reform, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, labor organization, incentives, employer practices, union neutrality, worker rights

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• The bill would create the Sarah Codwell Crosby Act. >> We have a motion to adopt the amendment and a
• The bill would create the Sarah Codwell Crosby Act. >> Miss Crosby.
• 00:20:09.840><c> Sarah</c><00:20:10.320><c> Codwell</c><00:20:10.960><c> Crosby</c><00:20:11.520><c> Act
• </c> create the Sarah Codwell Crosby Act. create the Sarah Codwell Crosby Act.

Bills: SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292 , SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabis, beverage prohibition, criminal penalties, youth access, Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, concealed carry, firearm permit, sheriff fee, permit fee, weapons license, gun licensing, school security, Jefferson County Sheriff's Fund, retirement system, Gardendale, Birmingham legislative office, local bill

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• Part of it was due to some of the issues we've had on the federal level.
• on it without us having to have a act on it without us having to have a bill<01:00:01.920><c> Right.
• Because again, there’s an NC SAAH federal law as well out there that the board is in compliance with.
• And then we had another one that was in compliance with IDA federal law. >> So why were they at that
• </c> compliance with IDA federal law. compliance with IDA federal law.

Bills: HB2185 , HB2621 , HB2179 , HB2534 , HB2168 , HB2427 , HB2560 , HB2565 , HB2172 , HB2298 , HB2304

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• but the FDA does enforce certain quality assurance requirements under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
• Because compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, they carry more risks, and federal and state law place
• law, specifically Section 503A of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
• Section 503A of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
• This bill attempts to impose federal CGMP standards on traditional 503A compounding pharmacies.

Bills: HB2545 , HB2613 , HB1496 , HB2155 , HB2283 , HB2340 , HB2425 , HB2437 , HB2577

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: healthcare, patients, cardiovascular procedures, outpatient services, surgical facilities, HB2613, compounded medications, compounded drugs, pharmacy compounding, bulk drug substances, active pharmaceutical ingredients, API, drug safety, patient safety, pharmacy license, Washington pharmacy law, RCW 18.64, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA, pharmaceutical compounding

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• For a little bit of background, the National Voter Registration Act requires states to provide the opportunity
• know, at a business, but it's a totally different animal when you have to deal with state funding, federal
• know, at a business, but it's a totally different animal when you have to deal with state funding, federal
• Also through fee-for-service or cooperatives, also through federal grants.
• to adopt procedures to review complaints alleging violations of state or federal special education laws

Bills: SB6130 , SB6247 , SB6260 , SB6268 , SB6278

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: voter registration, elections, national holiday, civic engagement, government initiative, school funding, financial management, budgeting, transparency, district governance, SB 6260, public education, K-12, Washington State, OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, education finance, school transportation, school buses, zero-emission bus

Bills: SB100 , SB122 , SB127 , HB182 , HB275 , SB100 , SB122 , SB127 , HB182 , HB275

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, real property assessment, assessment cap, county-wide reappraisal, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, tax assessor, Class II property, Class III property, local government revenue, property tax relief, reappraisal, tax increment district, retroactive tax law, Alabama Code 40-7-2.2, appropriation, education funding, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility

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• Under the Growth Management Act, all counties and cities are obligated to designate, where appropriate
• It's an outlier to the Growth Management Act is really what I want to say.
• and enforcement of the fire code through the Interlocal Cooperation Act.
• He said that appearance alone can undermine public trust and invite lawsuits and federal scrutiny.
• But since he was an elected official, we didn’t have the power to do that.”

Bills: SB5820 , SB6064 , SB6077 , SB6101 , SB6013 , SB6066

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits

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• fund to improve historic sites applies only to a distribution made after the effective date of this act
• the bill amends Government Code Section 481.066, Subsection (e), to add a qualified member from a federal
• Additionally, the bill amends government code section 481.066 sub e to add a qualified member from a federal
• Forces to the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee, enhancing coordination between Texas and the federal

Bills: HB 1240 , HB2768 , HB2788 , HB3146 , HB4850 , HB5032 , HCR90

Committee: Senate Economic Development

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer

Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee met without a quorum, so no votes or formal actions were taken. The chair laid out several bills and resolutions for explanation and public testimony, with each item left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early items included House Bill 1240, a cleanup measure to create a single uniform definition of the Texas-Mexico border region across state law, and House Bill 2768, which would establish an IT apprenticeship credential through junior colleges and technical institutions to help fill state government technology jobs. The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 90, which would encourage establishing a Texas trade and investment office in Jerusalem. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided: one witness opposed it on foreign policy and values grounds, while a Texas Association of Business representative strongly supported it, citing Israel’s innovation and trade potential. Another major item was House Bill 4187, a committee substitute for legislation affecting the Texas Historical Commission; the sponsor described changes expanding use of trust fund money for historic sites, allowing more affiliated nonprofits, clarifying retail operations, and creating a framework for training and consistent interpretation at historic sites. A Texas Historical Commission witness explained that the bill would shift responsibility for maintaining many state-owned historical markers and monuments, including markers on private land, to the commission. Additional measures included House Bill 2788, which would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention methods from public information requests; House Bill 5032, directing state agencies to plan for public display of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Constitution, and the Victory or Death letter at the Capitol Complex; House Bill 3146, which would eliminate outdated memoranda-of-understanding requirements for certain State Office of Administrative Hearings arrangements; and House Bill 4815, a cleanup bill modernizing economic development statutes, revising the Made in Texas standard to 51% Texas-origin content, repealing the Governor’s Broadband Development Council, and making other conforming changes. The committee ended by recessing, with members indicating they would likely vote on pending business later when a quorum was available.

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• House Bill 1368 offers a simple yet powerful solution to this problem.
• Or maybe it's just funded by the federal government.
• And while, yes, it is a federally funded program, those funds are actually at risk right now.
• government. federal government, and there is a reimbursement rate tied to them.
• Thank you for your powerful testimony. Members, any more questions for these witnesses?

Bills: HB367 , HB497 , HB549 , HB983 , HB 1188 , HB 1290 , HB1368 , HB2243 , HB2310 , HB2849 , HB3099 , HB3546 , HB3629 , HB3627

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• That really is our responsibility, as well as the responsibility of the various federal programs and
• Some of these are federal. So what I propose we do. is we take a deep dive into the education code.
• But also, if you read the text, I've asked the commission to consider what the very federal requirements
• Probably gotta do it for federal, then we do it for state.
• law, the impact to compliance with federal education law.

Bills: HB367 , HB497 , HB549 , HB983 , HB 1188 , HB 1290 , HB1368 , HB2243 , HB2310 , HB2849 , HB3099 , HB3546 , HB3629 , HB3627

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• On the education side, uh, it was really we wanted to take full advantage of federal PEL funding, and
• so where we could use federal PEL funding, we really relied on that, and uh these resources were as
• On the education side, uh, it was really we wanted to take full advantage of federal PEL funding, and
• so where we could use federal PEL funding, we really relied on that, and uh these resources were as
• </c><00:14:58.480><c> PEL</c> wanted to focus on using federal PEL wanted to focus on using federal PEL

Bills: HF3006 , HF2130 , HF1290

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: Department of Corrections, DOC, corrections budget, supplemental appropriation, deficiency funding, public safety finance, incarceration, prerelease services, community supervision, postrelease services, supervised release, probation, reentry, reentry services, prison reform, body-worn cameras, corrections officer cameras, ARMER radio system, PREA, Prison Rape Elimination Act

Bills: SF22 , SF5 , SF47 , SF81 , SF106 , SSB1002 , SF31 , SSB1003 , SSB1008

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Keywords: distracted driving, hands-free driving, voice-activated, cell phone use while driving, mobile phone, electronic communication device, texting while driving, driving safety, reckless driving, traffic law, motor vehicle code, Iowa Code Chapter 321, preemption, local ordinance, hands-free mode, Bluetooth, navigation system, public safety exemption, emergency vehicle, commercial driver

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• Bill 3313's core purpose is to modernize and enhance the Retirement Freedom Act.
• Constitutional entities will be asked to abide by the Central Purchasing Act.
• Industrials will be asked by the Central Purchasing Act.
• teeth in this legislation, we are creating a Misdemeanor offense for violating the Central Purchasing Act
• Chief Information Officer on a Public forum to justify contracts in lieu of the Central Purchasing Act

Bills: HB1739 , HB1784 , HB1889 , HB2116 , HB2206 , HB3625 , HB2939 , HB3028 , HB3265 , HB3313 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3415 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3420 , HB3588 , HB3748 , HB3721 , HB3852 , HB4132 , HB4263 , HB4303 , HB4311 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB4434

Committee: House Government Oversight

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, disability benefits, pension system, Oklahoma, education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, public retirement systems, pension, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, inflation adjustment, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, firefighters pension, police pension

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• prohibit the program from supplanting certain higher education funding, to provide relative to the powers
• It grants the same powers to all other districts as those currently enjoyed by Orleans.

Bills: HCR26 , HB28 , HB195 , HB283 , HB316 , HB319 , HB363 , HB380 , HB386 , HB392 , HB406 , HB636 , HB738 , HB807 , HB905 , HB992 , HB1146

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board

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• It’s not federally funded.
• But I'm not quite sure why there's opposition to following federal law, since it is federal law.
• She acknowledged the concern about how the federal law would work in practice, but said it is federal
• Or maybe there's federal assistance on it.
• When they did the Federal Hospital Transparency Act or rule, CMS identified their rationale behind what

Bills: HB946 , HB1093 , SB26 , SB29 , SB30 , SB195 , SB219 , SB222 , SB255 , SB314 , SCR2 , SCR22

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: healthcare transparency, hospital pricing, consumer protection, collection actions, fines, naturopathic medicine, Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine, licensing, healthcare, prescriptive authority, natural therapies, opioid treatment, regulation, addiction recovery, state law, SB 29, Act 732, coroner, autopsy, child death

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• And so, basically, we're taking that power away from the city. Is that correct?
• And somebody commits a violent criminal act in that building.
• Again, the root of that issue is a criminal doing a criminal act.
• They have no control over a criminal doing a criminal act.
• Senate Bill 241 creates the Oklahoma Ticketing Accountability Act.

Bills: SB1241 , SB1242 , SB1442 , SB1592 , SB1623 , SB1625 , SB1913 , SB1940 , SB1949 , SB2102 , SB592 , SB992

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: ticket sales, resale, consumer protection, fraud, bots, transparency, refunds, event tickets, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana license, commercial grower, grow operation, bond requirement, land reclamation fee, revolving fund, environmental remediation, redevelopment, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA

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• I didn't have the ACT.
• This doesn't remove the ACT requirement... ...university would require the ACT to get in.
• It would be books that do not include acts of sexual intercourse, acts of oral and anal sodomy.
• House Bill 3132 creates the Selecting Neutral Accreditors Act.
• You make me nostalgic for my days on the State Powers Committee.

Bills: HB2950 , HB2978 , HB3132 , HB3242 , HB3467 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB4115 , HB4274

Committee: House Education Oversight

Keywords: postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee

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• Staff made a great recommendation in the first stop for the Legislature to find and declare that this act
• course, take the individual into custody, as is required under current law, and turn them over to federal
• My current law, turn them over to federal authorities.

Bills: S0086 , S0554 , S0760 , S0774 , S0778 , S0844 , S1022 , S1230 , S1246 , S1594 , S1630

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, nonprofit, corporation, Florida Nonprofit Corporation Act, membership, articles of incorporation, governance, pretrial release, bond conditions, violations of release conditions, violent crimes, victim safety, public safety, warrantless arrest, probable cause, pretrial detention

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• And we can't do a whole lot about federal policy here, but we have to take care of the things that we
• So it's a tough balancing act.
• Maybe there is, and more power to them if there is.
• I hope that we find a way where the quantum generates its own power.
• And we can't, if we want this, we can't pretend like we don't need other ways to generate this power.

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials