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• That's another qualifier.
• The bill updates search activity requirements to qualify for unemployment benefits.
• , who should be qualified, from having benefits.
• As you know, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs releases its qualified allocation
• Senator, you're reading the wrong paper. Oh, I'm reading the wrong paper. Oh, this one. Thank you.

Bills: SB111, SB128, SB203, SB205, SB261, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB466, SB510, SB582, SB705, SB731, SB748, SB801, SB867, SB876, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1250, SB1285, SB1310, SB1400, SB1444, SB1483, SB1553, SB1556, SB1581, SB1608, SB1698, SB1723, SB1730, SB1835, SB1858, SB1903, SB1946, SB1950, SB1986, SB2017, SB2043, SB2056, SB2058, SB2063, SB2082, SB2105, SB2133, SB2137, SB2177, SB2203, SB2260, SB2311, SB2334, SB2344, SB2403, SB2417, SB2446, SB2519, SB2522, SB2532, SB2600, SB2611, SB2619, SB2637, SB2688, SB2717, SB2764, SB2785, SB2790, SB2794, SB2841, SB2847, SB2857, SB2878, SB2891, SB2943, SB2955, SB2972, SB2995, SB3037, SB3057, SB3059, HJR2, HB26, HB206, HB334, HB451, HB517, HB554, HB1109, HB2081, HB2756, HB3204, HB3809, SJR3, SB5, SB72, SB509, SB616, SB963, SB985, SB1025, SB1080, SB1143, SB1172, SB1245, SB1267, SB1271, SB1273, SB1355, SB1422, SB1759, SB1786, SB2361, SB17, SB314, SB455, SB761, SB1023, SB1968, SB2122, SB2371, SB2420, SB2544, SB1, SB260, SB1506, SB1637, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1359, SB1234, SB2926, SB2972, SB2841, SB1528, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB2532, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB1285, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB1723, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2177, SB2460, SB2785, SB867, SB1608, SB640, SB1698, SB705, SB748, SB2680, SB2994, SB2747, SB1950, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB3059, SB2637, SB2334, SB1861, SB2043, SB1367, SB2857, SB128, SB3058, SB2044, SB2363, SB2311, SB1986, SB2565, SB2943, SB1888, SB2417, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SB3036, SB3057, SB3056, SB3043, SB3037, SB3050, SB3063, SB3047, SB3035, SB2446, SB466, SB2611, SB2794, SB2105, SB2017, SB1790, SB1778, SB1730, SB2995, SB2847, SB205, SB2619, SB1903, SB203, SB3061, SB1581, SB2600, SB2799, SB2790, SB2688, SB2515, SB1230, SB876, SB2522, SB2639, SB2137, SB2519, SB2403, SB2459, SB3051, SB2655, SB2251, SB2764, SB2878, SB1884, SB111, SB582, SB2617, SB1835, SB2751, SB2063, SB1400, SB2058, SB2260, SB2928, SB1310, SB2566, SB2344, SB1897, SB1749, SB1361, SB2549, SB2553, HJR2, HJR1, HB1109, HB517, HB1130, HB1689, HB2884, HB1393, HB2559, HB26, HB2756, HB3204, HB3012, HB1327, HB451, HB109, HB206, HB1238, HB2890, HB9, HB2081, HB4215, HB2970, HB37, HB1899, HB3809, HB334, HB554, HB1593, HB2607, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, HB388, HB2809, HB1151, HB913, SB2919, SB1782, SB1705, SB2696, SB1944, SB2215, SB644, HB3307, HB879, HB116, HB12, HB2703, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB30, HB21, HCR7, HCR75, HCR86, HCR92, HCR93, HCR126

Keywords: special education, school districts, legal fees, reporting requirements, transparency, hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, student privacy, numerical class rank, education policy, academic programs, high school, fetal development, health curriculum, public schools, middle school health education

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• While the majority of the county fire marshals in Texas are qualified veterans of the fire service or
• In order to qualify for this local consideration, the bid would have to be within 3% of the lowest bid
• In order to qualify for this local consideration, the bid would have to be within 3% of the lowest bid
• Recruiting qualified personnel is already a difficult task.
• He walked out off paper.

Bills: HB240

Keywords: tax exemption, farm products, ad valorem taxation, tax code, producer ownership

Summary: The subcommittee heard a series of county and regional government bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097 would let counties that opt in give sheriff’s deputies an alternative appeal route for certain discipline cases through an independent hearing examiner instead of the Civil Service Commission. The author and a CLEET witness said it would be faster, cheaper, and fairer; questions focused on why the bill was needed and whether sheriffs could already use such a process. No opposition testified, and the bill was left pending. HB 4642 drew extensive testimony after the author said it was prompted by a death involving an out-of-state jail contract. The bill would require counties contracting with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas-like jail standards and oversight provisions. The author, a former detainee held in Louisiana, his wife, and a Texas Jail Project advocate described poor conditions, lack of accountability, and multiple deaths of Texans housed out of state. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards director said five counties are currently housing 1,251 Texas inmates out of state, mostly because of staffing shortages, and said the bill would give the commission more authority and oversight. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, which would allow peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face retaliation risks and should have protections similar to judges and other officials; a title industry witness cautioned that redaction should not compromise the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687 would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet specified training and certification standards, and HB 4105 and HB 4205 would give Harris County preferences in construction contracting and require pay parity for comparable law enforcement ranks within the county, respectively; all drew support from county officials and were left pending. HB 5403 would repeal a special rule requiring Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs to get commissioners court approval for commissary disbursements, and it was also left pending. Later, HB 4462 would let elected county officials in large counties choose outside counsel in civil cases involving them, rather than relying solely on the county attorney. Supporters argued this would reduce conflicts of interest and protect officials’ reputations; questions centered on who qualifies and whether it could conflict with county interests. Finally, HB 240 would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively requiring all commissioners to be present before a new tax rate can be adopted; supporters framed it as a taxpayer protection, while the Conference of Urban Counties opposed it as giving one member a de facto veto and potentially disrupting the budget process. Both bills were left pending.

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• Qualified staff to care for the most fragile in our society and allowing those who truly have a passion
• Increasing reimbursement rates for providers is essential for recruiting and retaining qualified staff
• This includes insufficient funding to hire and retain qualified direct support professionals.
• Insufficient funding to hire and retain qualified direct support professionals and insufficient funding
• Insufficient funding to hire and retain qualified direct support professionals.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

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

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• <01:39:14.719> for people that otherwise would qualify for people that otherwise would qualify
• one-month cap for qualified applicants. one-month cap for qualified applicants.
• . qualified. qualified.
• 03:04:18.160> can Marginally qualified tenants can can Marginally qualified tenants can can already
• <03:13:00.800> They already got a qualified tenant. They already got a qualified tenant.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We also work closely with our community health centers, including our federally qualified health centers
• <00:28:51.159> Health<00:28:51.360> Centers<00:28:51.679> to federally qualified
• You had to have a categorical kind of thing to qualify.
• I didn't want to overwhelm you with paper.
• plus a pair of shoes so it's of papers plus a pair of shoes so it's very<02:33:34.439> useful

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, you wouldn't be surprised that we have a flurry of paper here today, and uh, they're the ones managing
• And what we would like to do is if you go look at the paper that's got like the HB1 items on it.
• psychiatrists that are qualified psychiatrists that are qualified throughout<04:30:02.399> the
• <05:03:34.958> I'm<05:03:35.440> working find which sheet of paper I'm working find
• ,<05:27:41.840> what looking at this piece of paper, what looking at this piece of paper,

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in Division 3 work session on HB 2 and began by noting a delayed start to allow the Legislative Budget Assistant to finish a large packet of updated amendments and revisions. The chair said the goal for the day was to move as many items as possible, with any cleanup deferred to a Friday follow-up. Members also discussed the process for handling public and department testimony on selected items before votes. Several early amendments were taken up and voted on. The committee unanimously recommended items dealing with repealing the liquor transfer to the alcohol fund and redirecting liquor-related revenue to the general fund, and it also approved an amendment revising Granite Advantage funding so there would be no automatic transfer from the liquor fund, instead using a general fund appropriation. Members then approved repealing the foster grandparent program by a 5-4 vote, and later approved an amendment requiring DHS contractors to comply with the patients’ bill of rights by a 9-0 vote. The committee also approved incorporating House Bill 94 on Medicaid coverage of circumcision by a 5-4 vote, while deferring the Wick Farmers Market Nutrition Program repeal for more discussion. The committee spent substantial time on the youth risk behavior survey amendment. Supporters said the change was intended to clarify opt-out procedures and ensure parents, guardians, and students are clearly notified that they may opt out without negative consequences. Some members raised privacy concerns and said the language could add administrative burden, but the amendment was ultimately recommended to Finance by a recorded vote of 8-1. Another amendment on civil rights and contractor standards for DHHS was discussed but not voted on after concerns were raised about vague enforcement language and possible penalties. The committee also struck amendment 1026 as redundant, with members noting related work in existing law and Senate Bill 134, and then moved on to other items, including a revised equity/access-related amendment that was postponed for later discussion.

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• It is an essential safeguard that helps ensure taxpayer dollars are protected and the qualified providers
• <01:40:57.440> So<01:40:57.760> Trisha piece of paper to sign.
• So Trisha piece of paper to sign.
• I had thought, Jordan, that I had to sign a piece of paper requesting it.
• But I'll tell you paper requesting it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A lot of people qualify and they could be counselors.
• A lot of people qualify and they could be counselors, but these barriers hurt schools and hurt children
• to, and we've heard it a million times and we appreciate it when a teacher has to buy pencils and paper
• The bill clarifies which non-monetary contributions qualify for matching funds and, when needed, sets

Summary: The Education and Employment Committee heard and voted on several education-related bills. HB 129 on Florida Virtual School was presented as a cleanup bill responding to audit-related statutory updates; it would remove priority language, allow all Florida students and eligible overseas military dependents access, clarify teacher employment/retirement status, permit local schools to administer required exams, and authorize direct support organizations. The bill drew support from Seminole State College and Florida Virtual School and was reported favorably 15-0. HB 423 on student elopement, sponsored by Reps. Eskamani and Tramont, would require schools to establish safety teams and procedures to prevent and respond to elopement by students with autism or similar needs. Testimony from the Autism Society of Greater Orlando and a student advocate emphasized safety risks and the need for clear school protocols. Members spoke strongly in support, and the bill passed unanimously 16-0. CS for CS for HB 753 on school counselors removed two certification barriers, kept the master’s degree requirement, and aligned evaluations with Florida school counseling standards; school counselor groups and several members argued it would help address counselor shortages and workload issues. It also passed unanimously 16-0. The committee also approved CS for CS for HB 1253, which would let school-employed coaches use up to $15,000 per team per year of personal funds to support student-athletes with items like food, transportation, therapy, and rehabilitation, with an amendment requiring written parental consent. Several members raised concerns about liability, fairness, and guardrails, but the bill passed 17-0. PCS for CS for HB 833 on private school facilities would allow small private schools of 150 students or fewer to locate in commercial or mixed-use zoning without rezoning and to use certain existing buildings if fire and life-safety standards are met; members discussed traffic, school zones, and proximity to dispensaries, and it passed 15-0. PCS for CS for HB 1325 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund clarified matching contributions, allowed use of funds for expansion or modernization of existing space, and permitted two-year awards; it passed 16-0. Finally, CS for HB 1437 on conversion charter schools created dispute-resolution options over facility maintenance and, via amendment, allowed capital outlay funding if the charter assumes full maintenance responsibility; despite some opposition, it passed 13-3. The committee then adjourned.

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• increases accessibility for our young families to rely on their digital platforms rather than traditional paper-based
• But you'll see on page three, line six, has qualified expenditures.
• million applicable and we're just going to give everybody 1/5 of what they otherwise would have qualified
• I think once they're hired outside the country, that it doesn't qualify here.

Bills: SB1280, SB1392, SB1393, SB1395, SB1400, SB1405, SB1832, SB1839, SB1989, SB2001, SB2143

Keywords: excise tax, oil tax, natural gas tax, state revenue, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, income tax, tax credit, aerospace sector, employment, economic development, adaptive reuse, affordable housing, urban renewal, economic impact, program, housing, revitalization, urban development, income tax credit, manufacturing

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• being in the conversation with interested parties far before projects are are really put on a piece of paper
• It doesn't qualify the level of our it just says harm.
• The bottom that could be harm doesn't qualify what level of harm.
• So what this does is it it's it qualifies significant harm for this, for the subject matter matter, experts

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We'll do a paper card for you and we'll take your testimony. Thanks.
• I qualified for the TCUP for two conditions, neuro... ...protodegenerative disease and PTSD.
• Unfortunately, the use of flour is not included in this bill. ...However, thousands of Texans can qualify
• Now, adding more conditions to qualify would definitely be an improvement and help many patients who

Bills: HB46, HB272, HB551, HB1661, HB2820, HB3181, HB4145, HB4157, HB46, HB272

Keywords: low-THC cannabis, dispensing organization, Texas Compassionate-Use Program, medical use, patient access, registration, healthcare, legislation, credit card fraud, debit card fraud, prosecution, illegal possession, state law, political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, election supplies, ballots

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• have time limits, other options<00:09:30.160> such<00:09:30.320> as<00:09:30.480> paper
• c><00:09:30.880> use<00:09:31.120> or<00:09:31.360> perpetual options such as paper
• use or perpetual options such as paper use or perpetual access<00:09:32.320> must<00:09:32.560
• If, for example, a lobbyist provides you with a white paper on lobbying material, it doesn't have to
• If, for example, a lobbyist provides you with a white paper on lobbying material, it doesn't have to

Bills: HF3698, HF4243, HF4239, HF4241, HF4242, HF4240

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee

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• But despite scoring well on the aptitude test, he, like many other qualified Black men, was forced to
• test, he, like many other qualified test, he, like many other qualified black<00:08:26.479> men
• For over 150 years, the Comanche<00:53:10.079> Chief<00:53:10.319> Paper<00:53:10.880><
• c> has<00:53:11.200> provided Comanche Chief Paper has provided Comanche Chief Paper has provided
• publisher, ensuring that the papers publisher, ensuring that the Comanche<00:53:44.160> Chief

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:06:36.000> children<00:06:36.319> for other programs that qualify children for
• other programs that qualify children for School<00:06:37.120> meals<00:06:38.120> feeding
• I do not qualify for EFA.
• students right now 106 currently qualify students right now 106 currently qualify for<01:41:55.480
• We're often short basic necessities like pencils, erasers, and paper due to budget cuts.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• There's no real, I guess, definition as to what qualifies for each of the categories, but I think that's
• as to what qualifies for each of<00:04:13.200> the<00:04:13.439> categories<00:04:14.080
• <00:42:27.760> for<00:42:27.920> different [snorts] um what qualifies for different
• [snorts] um what qualifies for different low<00:42:28.480> growth<00:42:28.720> scenarios<
• <01:32:39.920> ballots<01:32:40.400> combined<01:32:41.360> with using paper

Bills: SF0102, SF0113

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, hand count audit, ballots, election integrity, transparency, voting system, 916, all

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• not sick, and it took me calling his Vietnam buddy in Colorado to fly out and to make my dad sign papers
• What qualifies as active? Regular interaction with the different tools.
• What qualifies as active? Regular interaction with the different tools.
• Our proposed trailer bill would also define what qualifies as a designated 988 center, describe what
• mobile crisis services with an enhanced federal Medicaid, To offer qualifying mobile crisis services

Summary: The hearing focused first on behavioral health, especially serious mental illness and anosognosia, a condition described by witnesses as a neurological symptom that prevents people from recognizing they are ill. The chair framed the issue around families cycling through emergency rooms, jails, conservatorships, and short-term stabilization without lasting treatment, and warned that federal changes under H.R. 1 could reduce Medi-Cal funding and worsen access. Dawn Marie Anderson gave a personal account of her son’s long history of psychosis, homelessness, arrests, repeated jail and state hospital stays, and eventual stability when he received sustained medication and coordinated support. She argued that the system often treats the problem as criminal rather than medical and that voluntary programs and short-term services are not enough for people who lack insight into their illness. Other panelists, including representatives from the California Behavioral Health Association, Santa Barbara County Behavioral Health, and the County Behavioral Health Directors Association, agreed that anosognosia is not denial or noncompliance and said the system needs long-term, coordinated care, including assertive community treatment, mobile crisis, supportive housing, medication support, and stronger handoffs between county and managed care systems. They said CalAIM and other reforms have improved some coordination, but significant gaps remain, especially for people with serious mental illness, for those in jail or locked settings, and for people with private insurance, which witnesses said often offers little meaningful coverage for early psychosis or intensive behavioral health services. Several witnesses urged the Legislature to protect Medi-Cal, shore up county safety-net services, and invest in training and family engagement. The committee then turned to the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, with a focus on the virtual services platforms BrightLife Kids and Soluna and the CYBHI fee schedule. DHCS reported strong growth in app registrations, coaching sessions, referrals, and positive user outcomes, saying the platforms provide free, culturally responsive, early-intervention support statewide and help connect users to higher levels of care when needed. On the fee schedule, DHCS said more than 500 LEAs, colleges, universities, and school-linked providers are participating, 181 LEAs have submitted claims, and $9.6 million has been reimbursed to date, with 41,556 students represented in claims. The chair and several members criticized the pace of implementation and the amount of money spent relative to reimbursement levels, saying the Legislature had requested data earlier and that the return on investment still appeared low. DHCS responded that many claims are still being submitted, that 70% of denials are correctable, that $400 million in capacity grants has been distributed locally, and that reimbursement is increasing rapidly as more districts come online. Public comment included a rural county behavioral health director who said private insurance denials leave counties with significant uncompensated work, especially for unlicensed staff providing case management and mobile crisis services.

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• The current law requires a person seeking to qualify for nomination as a candidate for partisan office
• Must, at the time of qualifying, state and write certain information about his or her party affiliation
• For which the person seeks to qualify.
• Bring a claim that a person seeking to qualify did not comply with the party affiliation qualification
• The Division of Elections qualified that person anyway.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And what you're saying is trust us, we've got it in some paper that we'll send you a link later.
• that we'll send you a link in some paper that we'll send you a link later. later. later.
• qualified health clinic exemptions<01:20:26.800> from exemptions from exemptions from exempting
• <01:20:29.080> federally<01:20:29.520> qualified<01:20:30.040> health exempting
• federally qualified health exempting federally qualified health care<01:20:30.600> clinics<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > and<00:19:10.480> a<00:19:10.640> lot<00:19:10.720> of produce a lot of paper
• and a lot of produce a lot of paper and a lot of data. data. data.
• for seeking work in order to qualify for unemployment<00:56:22.559> benefits?
• Yes, it is a hot topic, and I think there are probably many people much more qualified than me to talk
• than me to talk to talk about qualified than me to talk to talk about it.<01:03:27.200> But<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• happens is, by changing the areas of costs between the hospital and the nursing home differently on paper
• and the nursing home differently<00:04:29.240> on<00:04:29.479> pap<00:04:29.759> paper
• ><00:04:30.720> it<00:04:30.840> changes<00:04:31.360> how differently on pap paper
• it changes how differently on pap paper it changes how we<00:04:31.800> allocate<00:04:32.320
• <00:32:28.039> from<00:32:28.200> Medicaid children who will qualify from Medicaid

Keywords: 1187, senate, all