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• to the tune of $20 million annually.
• Yeah, I think they'd like to preserve it and figure out how to get it back on better footing.
• And if the state wants to step in and subsidize me, I'm happy to do that.
• To be late with a point, many of the remarks of what I had to say were echoed by the author.
• to quality health care, food security, education, and good jobs for all Texans.

Bills: HB 105 , HB982 , HB1483 , HB1508 , HB2575 , HB3646 , HB3993 , HB4083 , HB4580 , HB4725 , HB5169 , HB5511 , HJR73 , HJR102 , HJR174 , HB3746 , HB4240

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC

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• If that's correct, then why do we need to go from 4% to 6%?
• This is simply adding the Department of CareerTech and Technology Education on the allowables to charge
• We're supposed to build calls to retain those rights and only use those advisors that agree to follow
• I don't want to answer. Do I have to?
• Is 3 to 1 equal to the amount of people we need?

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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• So law enforcement is able to access.
• access to it.
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2805 requires the Secretary of State to expand access to the EQUAL
• Additionally, the bill requires any candidate that is allowed to use EQUAL to designate whether they
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2805 requires the Secretary of State to expand access to the EQUAL

Bills: HB2109 , HB2168 , HB2198 , HB2226 , HB2415 , HB2440 , HB2665 , HB2805 , HB2811 , HB2825 , HB2857 , HB2874 , HB2966 , HB4067 , HB4117 , HCR2001 , HCR2016 , HCR2051

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, attorney general, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks

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• have access to that care.
• have access to that care.
• required to do in order to hold an Access ID.
• they're expecting access to do.
• they're expecting of access to do.

Bills: SB1086 , SB1193 , SB1318 , SB1345 , SB1346 , SB1451 , SB1496 , SB1611 , SB1630 , SB1631 , SB1632 , SB1672

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: reimbursement, healthcare, laboratory services, noncontracting providers, Arizona health care cost containment, personal identifying information, PII, privacy, confidential records, public records exemption, commercial disclosure, data privacy, licensure, certification, health professions, health care licensing, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, emergency medical care technician, EMCT

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• So I'm going to ask you to raise your right hand and repeat after me, or I'm going to ask you to answer
• I wanted to return to my interest in housing.
• I actually want to be able to step away from the sale.
• WCAI already does a great job of having open meetings and that access to information available to owners
• That access to information available to owners, with the need for volunteer board members who are willing

Bills: SB6015 , SB6069 , SB6096 , SB6200 , SB6201 , SB6214 , SB6237 , SGA9280 , SGA9281

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: residential building, construction permits, housing development, planning efficiency, state regulations, affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption

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• I wanted to speak to this bill.
• access, and that is, you know, what this particular bill is trying to do: create revenues that could
• be used both for locals and for our state to be able to provide the education and the prevention.
• access and that is you know what's it harder for young people to access.
• both for locals and for our state to be able to provide the education and the prevention.

Bills: SB6290 , SB6282 , SB5379 , SB6197 , SB6158 , SB6302 , SB5882 , SB6303 , SB6180 , SB6195 , SB6196 , SB6204 , SB6287

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: liquor regulation, cannabis board, reorganization, state agency, governance, apprenticeship, behavioral health, construction trades, workforce training, wellness, interest arbitration, parks and recreation, public employees, labor relations, employee rights, SB 6197, plumbing contractor, plumber, contractor licensing, licensing enforcement

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• in getting the information and access to the resources to our journey-level workers who struggle.
• So we think this is going to be a really good attempt to get some good education out there, pieces that
• In many cases, these workers have had access to binding interest arbitration for decades.
• with low levels of access to a grocery establishment, and then goes on to define census tracts for low
• Some of the groups do not have access to card check. I believe teachers don't have card checks.

Bills: SB6053 , SB6134 , SB6147 , SB6106 , SB6045 , SB6135 , SB6128 , SB6282 , SB6068 , SB6303 , SB6290

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: SB 6053, domestic workers, domestic worker rights, labor protections, minimum wage, overtime, private household employment, nanny, home care worker, personal care provider, housekeeper, cleaner, cook, gardener, household manager, wage theft, retaliation, anti-discrimination, immigration status, privacy rights

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• Who wanted to talk to? Was it &gt;&gt; Okay. Who wanted to talk to? Was it Aaliyah? Aaliyah?
• /c><00:24:04.400><c> his</c> did you want to speak to him on his did you want to speak to him on his
• need to have prior to discussion that we need to have prior to then<00:24:53.919><c> we'll</c><00:24:
• </c> something to that effect because that to something to that effect because that to me<00:25:38.400

Bills: HB10 , HB33 , HB35 , HB42 , HB74 , HB102 , HB107 , HB10 , HB33 , HB35 , HB42 , HB74 , HB102 , HB107

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: body-worn cameras, dashboard cameras, law enforcement, public disclosure, investigation, transparency, juveniles, nonviolent offenses, intervention program, juvenile detention, youth services, volunteer firefighters, cancer compensation, death benefits, line of duty, first responders, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice

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• But we do need to make some changes to it and update it.
• One of those is to make sure that they can have video conferences if they need to, to bring Representative
• director must provide approval to the discharger to resume.
• Do you think it would be more fair to require 3 of them to get together as opposed to one signature?
• Paulette Guajardo: Doesn't allow us to sell to a manufacturer that wants to come in needing 10 MGD or

Bills: HB3115 , HB5671 , HB5693 , SB790 , SB1055 , SB1302 , SB1504 , SB1625 , SB1663 , SB2692

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater, water wells, domestic well, livestock well, exempt well, metering device, well meter, groundwater conservation district, Special District Local Laws Code, Water Code, Section 36.117, groundwater regulation, water rights, aquifer management, municipal utility, retail public utility, groundwater export, water supply contract, election

Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on a series of water, utility, and groundwater-related bills. Early items included HB 5693, which would let Drainage District 7 hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election is occurring, and HB 5671, which would update the Johnson County Special Utility District by clarifying board eligibility, allowing bond issuance, and removing redundant TCEQ approval language to reduce costs and delays. Both bills were left pending after brief testimony from bill sponsors and local witnesses. The committee also heard SB 1504, which would update the Gulf Coast Authority to allow video-conference participation in meetings, and SB 1302, aimed at closing a TCEQ permitting loophole that allowed dischargers with prior denials or suspensions to reapply through an automated process without meaningful review. SB 2692 drew substantial discussion: it would change the signature threshold for outside-city-limits customers appealing municipal utility rates to the PUC by customer class. Valero supported the bill as a way to avoid requiring large-volume users to gather signatures from unrelated residential customers, while the City of Corpus Christi opposed it, arguing that lowering the threshold to one customer could trigger expensive appeals costing $500,000 to $1 million. A PUC witness said such cases are increasing and that the agency would need additional staff under the fiscal note. SB 790, creating a simplified PUC complaint process for small water and wastewater billing disputes, and SB 1663, expanding TCEQ notice requirements for nearby residents when groundwater contamination is discovered, were also heard and left pending. Additional bills included HB 3115, clarifying that the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District cannot require meters on exempt domestic or livestock wells; SB 1055, raising the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s production fee cap from 1 cent to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons; and SB 1625, requiring private water and wastewater utilities to report cybersecurity incidents to TCEQ and DIR. The committee then took up pending business and adopted a substitute for SB 7, which made several changes to water fund use, eminent domain coordination, and EDAP-related provisions, and voted 10-0 to report it favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2347, a county water conservation program bill, and reported it favorably 9-1. HB 5675 and SB 2476 were each reported favorably 10-0. The meeting concluded with adjournment.

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• This bill poses a serious threat to the progress we've made toward ensuring housing access in Dallas
• If you're going to change to bike lanes, just have to get the public involved.
• Current law allows the Texas DMV to deny access to the license plate database for fraudulent... ...activity
• This bill expands the Texas DMV's authority to deny access not only for fraudulent use of license plates
• Need to speak to DPS? OK, no.

Bills: HB341 , HB469 , HB971 , HB1624 , HB2721 , HB2959 , HB3365 , HB3731 , HB3793 , HB3861 , HB3946 , HB3966 , HB4348 , HB4401 , HB4402 , HB4924 , HB4966 , HB5563

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• We want to continue to be competitive to bring advanced industry here to Oklahoma.
• Again, that was just to be able to review All the reports that were given to them.
• What we're seeking to do is limit or prohibit minors' access to artificial intelligence companions. until
• The overall consensus is that we're okay with limiting or prohibiting minor access to the companion bots
• to meet the verification standards and provides access to a minor?

Bills: SB1670 , SB1716 , SB1521

Committee: Senate Technology and Telecommunications

Keywords: higher education, state regents, university research, technology transfer, intellectual property, patent ownership, royalty income, commercialization, startup companies, research partnerships, public universities, faculty inventions, student inventions, innovation policy, economic development, medical technology, biotechnology, energy technology, telecommunications, aerospace and defense

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• tell you you got to go to Wind Rock, then they’ll send you to complaint agency two to another office
• We're going to move to proceed. We're going to go on to item number eight.
• cost to it 1,000 to 3,000 for each unit.
• I'm simply trying to point out we have two bills serving similar purposes, which is to provide access
• remain respectful, accessible, and allowing people to disagree without being disrespectful.

Bills: SB273 , SB37 , SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

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• Energy demand is going to continue to rise.
• We need affordable, reliable energy, and reliability means we need access to it.
• protect ratepayers and expand access to community-centered renewable energy.
• Madam Chair, we are charged to ensure that our public has access and opportunity, but more importantly
• But we need to have information in order to be able to arrive at that.

Bills: HB303 , SB96 , HM6

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: public utility, certificate of public convenience and necessity, certificate of need, Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility regulation, ratemaking, energy storage, battery storage, grid reliability, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, generation plant, utility expansion, service territory, mutual domestic water consumer association, economic development department, clean energy, fossil fuel reduction

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• And so we not only have access to the equity market.
• to ensure our energy future is secure, affordable, and accessible.
• We've seen huge growth in the transmission, connecting the east and the west to give access to energy
• But in order for them to meet them, we're saying you can't access that. Thank you.
• But in order for them to meet them, we're saying you can't access that.

Bills: SM20 , SM9 , SJR6 , HB124 , SM20 , SM9 , SJR6 , HB124

Committees: Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business

Keywords: youth violence, violence prevention, violence intervention, community violence intervention, credible messengers, peer support, restorative justice, violence interrupters, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, high-risk youth, public safety, Department of Health, New Mexico, statewide summit, data collection, reporting, interagency coordination, community-based organizations, law enforcement

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• It sounded like the Public Education Department sent a referral letter over to our office and any impending
• that the question was about a referral... ...from the Public Education Department to the New Mexico Department
• decision to me not to fund it.
• Are we going to really have a statewide online system for connecting education data sets or not?
• So the SHARE system, which we have access to, would say they haven't moved it at all, but not the folks

Bills: SB152 , SB145 , SB190 , HB247

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

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• They're there to work with the rural fire departments to help get equipment through forestry to help
• to run the.
• His expenses to travel because they're going to go to other counties.
• What I'm trying to say is What I'm trying to say is, in this skill center, to be eligible to learn to
• I also plan to Have an amendment on that to open that up to add Cox to help with that funding and also

Bills: HB2993 , HB3850 , HB3595 , HB3763 , HB3760

Committees: House Public Safety , House A&B Public Safety Subcommittee

Keywords: rural law enforcement, grant fund, public safety, financial assistance, coordination districts, grant funding, law enforcement coordinators, municipal assistance, education, inmates, literacy, high school equivalency, Department of Corrections, parole, rehabilitation, HB3595, Safer Counties Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, county grants, traffic barrier equipment

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• Trying to classify it only for educators... I excuse me, for just classroom teachers.
• I just want to know how to be justified to those other educators.
• How many educators or teachers are we looking at when this windfall comes and everybody decides to leave
• Ready to go to 2027, I mean 2026, and I have to go back home and tell all these other educators in my
• I know it wouldn't have been a necessarily good thing for retired employees and educators to help us.

Bills: SB45 , SB73 , SB169 , HB243 , SB177

Committee: House Fiscal Responsibility

Keywords: athlete agents, commission, state regulation, Alabama, higher education, athletics, membership diversity, catastrophe savings account, catastrophe fund, storm savings, disaster savings, hurricane, windstorm, floodwaters, hail, tornado, property insurance, homeowners insurance, insurance deductible, FORTIFIED

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• It would put in place a mandatory dispensing fee, equal to the Medicaid dispensing fee established by
• First, do we need to move to amend this bill to the Maryland start continues through oversight to save
• million to the state to make up this.
• The response was that diverting education funds to this would not have been a good idea, but the point
• I'm a little reluctant to suggest that diverting education funds to this would have been a good idea,

Bills: SB206 , SB640 , SB667 , SB1344 , SB1380 , SB1423 , SB1425 , SB1436 , SB1484 , SB1500 , SB1502 , SB1503 , SB1557 , SB1562 , SB1572 , SB1644 , SB1645 , SB1794 , SB1796 , SB1806 , SB1849 , SB1984 , SB2007 , SB2074

Committee: House Health and Human Services Oversight

Keywords: SB206, emergency medical services, EMS, ambulance, 911 response, emergency response, essential services, federal funding, grant funding, public health, health care facility, municipality, county, ambulance service district, tribal entity, public entity, contract ambulance service, Oklahoma, 63 O.S. 2021 Section 1-2502, emergency clause

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• In a moment, I'm going to turn the chair over to Representative Harris.
• I'm going to turn the chair over to Representative Harris.
• people were able to, if they want, to be able to tell their stories about the abuse they had.
• I believe we have a few problems with it, so we're going to have to make some changes before we go to
• access to that.

Bills: HB1322 , HB3053 , HB3180 , HB3244 , HB3269 , HB3299 , HB3301 , HB3302 , HB3430 , HB3497 , HB3584 , HB3586 , HB3587 , HB3606 , HB3742 , HB3743 , HB3755 , HB3764 , HB3767 , HB3835 , HB3848 , HB3903 , HB3905 , HB4108 , HB4130 , HB4142 , HB4227 , HB3996

Committee: House Criminal Judiciary

Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, elderly, parole, criminal justice reform, inmate rehabilitation, Oklahoma statutes, firearms, handgun permits, self-defense, training requirements, Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, elderly exploitation, identity theft, crimes and punishments, criminal offenses

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• filing fees equal to that $608,000.
• to provide outreach and education to non-network providers.
• Representative Cortes: Language access providers play a vital role in ensuring access to justice, health
• Representative Cortes: Language access providers play a vital role in ensuring access to justice, health
• some point we're going to see some weird counter-argument of access to justice denied simply because

Bills: SB5420 , SB5877 , SB5868 , SB5109 , SB5832 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5988 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights