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• force over the interim last session.
• I work with stakeholders to Author a writer in the state budget to create a task force to study the growth
• The task force brought together state agencies, utilities, and public and private sector leaders to create
• To address your question, Representative, I sat on the task force in the interim with the group.
• They train our forces, house critical operations, and deploy military power.

Bills: HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• Now, on the more Air Force Base are you on construction, are you 5%, 10%, 20% on construction?
• be put together from 15 to 25 million. dollars when we're talking about a plant down at Moore Air Force
• And that's, you know, from the The Governor's Task Force, that was our first meeting focused on sharing
• force Zoom meeting.
• That is a massive change that USDA is forcing. upon different states.

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• We have support vehicles, command vehicles, and a host of other specialized vehicles that might...
• Command vehicles, and a host of other specialized vehicles that make up our mutual aid system.
• These delayed deliveries force not only OES, but our local government partners... ...deliveries force
• They force painful budgetary trade-offs.
• They force painful budgetary trade-offs.

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• Recognize Doctor Pleasant, an educator and United States Air Force veteran. with 20 years of teaching
• In the Air Force, we set up a clichéd motto that I but I really liked it.
• Having had a number of people under my command when I was in the Air Force, I was their Natural mentor
• And I would view this very similarly, commanded by sheer.
• So, I want to force communication so that the parent is fully aware I've said and I think everyone in

Bills: SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, high school assessments, workplace skills, state education, credentialing, teacher certification, principal requirements, education administration, special education, Oklahoma education law, SB2045, Grow Your Own Educator Program, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, alternative certification, alternative teacher certification, teacher preparation, tuition reimbursement, course fee reimbursement

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• When a drone strike struck the command center where Army Reserve soldiers were supporting operations
• and helping supply troops with the food, fuel, and equipment that sustain our forces overseas.
• 00:28:59.600> strike<00:29:00.000> struck<00:29:00.400> the<00:29:00.520> command
• When a drone strike struck the command When a drone strike struck the command center<00:29:01.280

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• The Railroad Commission would be tasked with certifying what qualifies... oil and gas well, and again
• Army Futures Command magnified this, and the number of tech companies and startups grew each year.
• Space Force and NASA on a number of opportunities, including key capabilities for national security priorities

Bills: SB524, SB782, HB42, HB1056, HB2894, HB3033, HB3474, HB3594, HB4738, HB5246, HB42

Keywords: SB 524, Texas franchise tax, veteran-owned business, new veteran-owned business, business tax exemption, filing fee exemption, Tax Code Chapter 171, Business Organizations Code, Comptroller, small business, veterans, entrepreneurship, tax repeal, privilege tax, beginning date, franchise tax exemption, severance tax, oil, gas, restimulation wells

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• I had 10 bomb dogs under my command, and it was that background that first I cut my teeth on learning
• <01:02:23.640> and<01:02:23.960> it had 10 bomb dogs under my command and it had 10
• bomb dogs under my command and it was<01:02:24.440> that<01:02:24.680> background<01:02
• so when you're dealing with this force so when you're dealing with this in<01:08:20.679> my<01
• So in order to treat everyone the same, are we going to force the 103 towns in the state an unfunded

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• Therefore, I command thee, saying, thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to the poor, and to
• Therefore, I command thee, saying, thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to the poor, and to
• thank<00:19:33.280> your<00:19:34.160> uh<00:19:34.480> law<00:19:34.799> force

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Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then the clerk called the roll and a quorum was declared with 34 members present. The journal from Thursday, January 8, 2026 was approved without objection, and there were no committee reports or second-reading bills on the calendar at that point. The clerk then introduced new measures, including Senate Bills 51 through 56 on topics such as property tax exemptions, permitting and licensing practices, planning and zoning, short-term rentals, water fluoridation, and Medicaid utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics, along with Senate Resolutions 31 and 32 honoring cancer patients and Tatum Elizabeth Dale. The committee on committees later reported Senate Resolutions 15 and 24 to the floor and announced a committee assignment change: Senator Chambers Armstrong was removed from the transportation committee and Senator Clemens was added. Both memorial resolutions were then adopted by voice vote: Senate Resolution 15 honoring Joyce Leverne Johnson and Senate Resolution 24 honoring Myra Friend Ellis. During announcements, senators discussed the upcoming schedule, including the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday closure and a return to the floor on Tuesday, January 20 at 4:00 p.m., with committee meetings still possible that day. Senator McCracken also filed and described a bill on nuclear energy development, creating a Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program within the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority; he said it would support at least three sites through public-private partnerships and funding contributions from the state, utilities, and industry. The session ended with remarks recognizing Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and an adjournment motion adopted without objection, adjourning the Senate until 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2026.

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• It was at that time that we decided that we were going to bring together a task force made up of public
• I'm tired of culture wars, book bans, the Ten Commandments being posted in book bans, the Ten Commandments
• Across Texas, districts are being forced to cut staff and delay critical programs.
• of the teacher vacancy task force, including on workload and other factors that are not specific to
• Parents are often forced to choose between school attendance and medically necessary therapies.

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• Instead, we for force working and care.
• Um, most under American command.
• , Canadians served under British command, Canadians served under British command, but<03:15:43.760
• military force often called AUMF. military force often called AUMF.
• So this would uh or its armed forces.

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• I am a 25-year Air Force veteran and a 28-year resident in the town of Hooksett, New Hampshire.
• It's to the um up the chain of command.
• And when a term is left undefined, we see that agencies are forced to infer the meaning.
• And also, generally, individuals who are certified command a higher salary.
• individuals who are certified um command individuals who are certified um command a<01:46:14.800

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• importance, and the impact of this resolution than Brigadier General Ruth Wong, United States Air Force
• My own return from the Persian Gulf War, serving as an Air Force flight nurse and commander of an aeromedical

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs heard two resolutions. S.J.R. 14, authored by Senator Gabaldon, urges California’s congressional delegation to support federal legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and Navy Nurse Corps who served in World War II. Brigadier General Ruth Wong testified in strong support, describing the nurses’ frontline service, harsh conditions, discrimination, wartime trauma, and long-overdue recognition. Senators echoed support, noting the nurses’ sacrifices and the importance of honoring their service. The committee also heard S.J.R. 17, authored by Senator Choi, which honors Republic of Korea veterans who fought alongside American troops in the Vietnam War and later became U.S. citizens. Senator Choi explained that the resolution asks Congress and the President to allow states to extend burial and memorial benefits in state veterans’ cemeteries without jeopardizing federal cemetery funding. The resolution was presented as a narrow request to recognize allied veterans who served with U.S. forces. There was no opposition testimony on either measure. Both resolutions were moved and approved by the committee on roll call votes, ultimately passing 5-0 each and being placed on call before final adoption.

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• So I'm trying to figure out here, as far as on time, on task, what does that look like?
• So we are forcing those payments it took us to make higher. ...year closed period.
• So we are forcing those payments, us to make higher payments and continue to make payments instead of
• I mean, I was the driving force behind it. I thought it was the right thing to do at the time.
• The Formula Modernization Task Force is meeting right now.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• All the school districts that would have to sort of join forces in who they choose to vote for for those
• I would go back to the recommendations of the teacher vacancy task force, which were really a holistic
• Yeah I mean this again is what the teacher vacancy task for spent about a year studying and it's a mix
• Force has a set of recommendations, all of which are worthy of attention.
• That means that our board, through active management of the program... program has never been forced

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• However, implementation will not be an easy task for our schools.
• There's a task force in Maine, for example, that's looking at the impacts of screen time on students.
• There's a task force in Maine, for example, that's looking at the impacts of screen time on students.
• Yet schools are being forced to cut teachers, close campuses, and eliminate programs.
• Not un, but underfunded mandate that forces districts to choose between security and classrooms.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• House Bill 2856 establishes a Healthcare Workforce Task Force and would help nursing schools coordinate
• HB 4236 by Martinez Fischer relating to the establishment of the Property Value Study Task Force.
• HB 4236 by Martinez Fischer relating to the establishment of the Property Value Study Task Force.
• This task force will work hard to do that, and I move passage to engrossment.
• HB 1437 by Gonzales, relating to the creation of a task force on pollinator health.

Bills: HB1500, HJR7, HJR112, HB34, HB133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB271, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB1819, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2043, HB2467, HB5333, HB5265, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2349, HB2508, HB2970, HB2520, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3529, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB1804, HB1926, HB4041, HB1965, HB1964, HB2679, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HCR77, HB3354, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB333, HB405, HB519, HB569, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1888, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2626, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB2914, HB3016, HB3096, HB3129, HB3248, HB3251, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3701, HB3724, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB3832, HB3887, HB4127, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131, HB4163, HB4187, HB4229, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HJR5, HJR2, HB1399, HB388, HB 114, HB205, HB2789, HB2791, HB499, HB2960, HB3163, HB3135, HB2427, HB1672, HB1722, HB2618, HB879, HB 1126, HB4134, HB3513, HB1445, HB1893, HB1734, HB3229, HB3306, HB 1276, HB3516, HB4145, HB1585, HB4810, HB2558, HB2742, HB1695, HB33, HB144, HB 109, HB 103, HB148, HB3809, HB2217, HB220, HB2421, HB2363, HB421, HB2455, HB3711, HB2559, HB2775, HB3126, HB3666, HB3595, HB3260, HB3376, HB3826, HB3770, HB1831, HB2614, HB3113, HB322, HB431, HB869, HB 1203, HB 1244, HB1875, HB1950, HB2152, HB2341, HB2809, HB2856, HB3012, SB1415, SB1058, SB487, SB1499, SB513, SB1697, SB1197, SB1437, SB1809, SB836, SB1879, SB1145, SB963, SB1038, SB1147, SB914, SB711, SB1409, HB3707, HB589, HB1360, HB2337, HB2391, HB718, HB23, HB2436, HB1500, HJR7, HJR112, HB34, HB133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB271, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB1819, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2043, HB2467, HB5333, HB5265, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2349, HB2508, HB2970, HB2520, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3529, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB1804, HB1926, HB4041, HB1965, HB1964, HB2679, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HB3354, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB333, HB405, HB519, HB569, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1888, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2626, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB2914, HB3016, HB3096, HB3129, HB3248, HB3251, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3701, HB3724, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB3832, HB3887, HB4127, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131, HB4163, HB4187, HB4229, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HCR77

Keywords: Information Resources, Department governance, cybersecurity, state assistance, procurement training, technology resources, advisory committees, water fund, Texas water supply, constitutional amendment, state revenue, infrastructure, parental rights, child upbringing, government interference, Texas legislation, science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration

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• So the task force was great.
• task force was was do something so the task force was was was<00:02:36.840> great<00:02:37.480
• reconstitute it and and do the task reconstitute it and and do the task force force force 2.0<00
• task force or she on the uh work of the task force or she answered<00:05:21.639> them<00:05:22.160
• sustainability task force the meds task sustainability task force the meds task force<01:13:58.960

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Summary: The Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee met on February 6, 2025, for an update on emergency medical services (EMS) policy and implementation. Senator Seberger described the work of the EMS Task Force, which traveled statewide to hear concerns from providers about staffing, reimbursement, and retention. She said the task force led to the Sprint Medic model and two innovation zones in Otter Tail and St. Louis counties, and she urged continued monitoring and possible reconstitution of the task force to evaluate what is working and what could be expanded statewide. She also said future EMS work should continue to explore alternative response models and telemedicine, but that the most immediate need is additional funding, especially to address unpaid non-transport calls. Dylan Ferguson, director of the newly formed Minnesota Office of Emergency Medical Services, gave a detailed update on the office’s structure and priorities after the transition from the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board. He described the office’s three divisions, the appointment of deputy directors, the first meetings of the advisory councils, and work on a statewide EMS strategic plan. He also reviewed the $24 million emergency ambulance aid program, explaining its 40-40-20 formula, the emphasis on rural services, the reporting and spending deadlines, and the positive response from ambulance providers. He noted that the $6 million Sprint paramedic grant program is underway, with Otter Tail County moving forward and St. Louis County still finalizing its application. Ferguson also outlined the office’s budget request for modest staffing and contract-cost increases, two rulemaking efforts to update outdated ambulance vehicle standards and expand medication options for basic life support services, and ongoing data collection on workforce needs, violence against EMS providers, and ambulance crashes. He highlighted the paramedic scholarship program administered by the Office of Higher Education, saying nearly 300 scholarships have been awarded. Members and Senator Seberger praised the EMS reforms and emphasized that non-transport calls create significant unreimbursed costs, especially for rural and volunteer services, but no votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• We will be forced to raise demands.
• of itself of trying to force of itself of trying to force municipalities<02:18:05.359> to
• They do not tend to like command-and-control regulations, and this kind of regulation is a command-and-control
• like command and control regulations. like command and control regulations.
• command and control regulation. Right? command and control regulation. Right?

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• From building the transcontinental railroad, serving in our armed forces, to leading movements for civil
• barriers, notably as the first woman to serve as the special representative to the Legislature and as commander
• McClennan, executive director of Abate, and other California motorcycle safety program officers, commanders
• Ladies and gentlemen, if we can give... ...cycle safety program officers, commanders, and administrators

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Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the journals, and took up several gubernatorial appointments. Senators confirmed Clint Kellum as Director of the Cannabis Control Department, Jennifer Osborne as Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, Dr. Trinidad Solis and Dr. Gerald Tolbrook to the Medical Board of California, with roll-call votes showing broad support. The chamber also adopted a request to remove SB 830 from the inactive file for return to the Assembly. A major portion of the session was devoted to Senate Resolution 97, recognizing May as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. Senators from multiple caucuses spoke in support, highlighting AAPI contributions to California, histories of exclusion and discrimination, solidarity with other communities, and the importance of visibility and representation. The resolution was adopted 39-0. The Senate also recognized numerous AAPI community honorees and guests, including leaders in advocacy, education, business, and public service. Members then adopted several awareness resolutions: SCR 168 designating May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, SCR 148 declaring May 23, 2026 as GM1 gangliosidosis awareness day, SR 95 proclaiming May as ALS Awareness Month, SCR 156 recognizing Stroke Awareness Month, and SR 110 marking National Hospital Week in California. Each measure was supported by personal testimony or remarks from members and guests, often tied to lived experience or advocacy work, and each passed unanimously or by unanimous consent. The Senate also honored retiring California Professional Firefighters president Brian Rice and heard additional floor recognitions before adjourning until May 14, 2026.

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• And that's, you know, from the governor's task force—that was our first meeting focused on sharing information
• From the governor's task force, that was our first meeting focused on sharing information, and we're
• force zoo meeting in January.
• That is a massive change that USDA is forcing upon different states.
• That is a massive change that USDA is forcing upon different states.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.