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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 7th, 2025

Energy Resources

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  • The locators actually, especially the ones that work with the bigger operators, those contracts will
  • Contracted out, like USIC or State Center and others.
  • Do they want it delivered directly to the contract locator?
  • They can enter into a contract without assuming long-term legal liability.
  • Instead, the current construct has us collecting costs for those projects.
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  • or contractors, the cost of those contracts, and the status of the contract.
  • We're going to ask whether contracts are for services or for staff augmentation and a list of contracts
  • We are asking for central purchasing to publicly post all contracts and the status of contracts and we're
  • asking central purchasing to post in Perpetuity post-assessment of contracts.
  • That they may take, we are asking that contracts be awarded again to the most responsible bidder.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Education

Education

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  • within 30 days after the school district enters into the contract or approves a contract extension or
  • amendment, or an affidavit stating that the employee contract is the same... ...approves a contract
  • extension or amendment, or an affidavit stating that the employee contract is the same contract that
  • and prohibits a contract from being removed from the website for at least five years after the contract
  • Other states have longer contracts and typically higher salaries.
Summary: The committee took up several education bills. HB 2395 would create a voluntary Arizona School Fitness Program in ADE to recognize schools that participate in nationally recognized fitness testing or events and allow the designation on school report cards. Supporters, including the sponsor and outside witnesses, argued it would encourage student activity and support the whole child; the bill passed with a 6-0 do pass recommendation. HB 2409, the Getting Arizona Ready for AI Act, would create a voluntary summer AI course program through ADE with curriculum on digital hygiene, civic integrity, and AI for small business/entrepreneurship, with optional facility use and academic credit. The sponsor said it was meant to prepare students for AI-driven job disruption without requiring new appropriations; it passed 4-2. HB 2203 would direct ADE to review public school and agency reporting requirements for duplicative, expired, or obsolete reports and recommend consolidation or repeal, and an amendment making a technical correction was adopted before the bill passed 6-0. HB 2008 would bar school libraries from using public money to pay dues to certain professional library associations; opponents from Secular AZ and the ACLU argued it was viewpoint discrimination and a threat to professional association rights, but the bill still received a do pass recommendation on a 6-0 vote, with one member explaining a no vote because the problem did not exist. The committee also heard HB 2075, which would require school districts to submit superintendent and CFO employment contracts to ADE, post them online, keep them available for five years after termination, and create a searchable database with compensation details. The Goldwater Institute supported the bill, citing difficulty obtaining contracts through public records requests and examples of very high superintendent compensation and opaque contract terms; the Arizona School Administrators opposed the bill as singling out districts while not applying to charters or other public-dollar schools, though they said they could support it if expanded to all schools receiving public funds. Members debated whether charters are political subdivisions and whether the bill should extend to charters and ESAs, and some discussion also focused on transparency and public records access. The bill ultimately received a 4-2 do pass recommendation.
HI
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  • relating to state construction projects. relating to state construction projects.
  • design review of state construction design review of state construction projects<00:37:41.680>
  • However, we're not against construction. This is for a healthy construction industry.
  • contract management.
  • I was a construction inspector. primarily construction contract primarily construction contract management
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Mar 17th, 2025

Energy Resources

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  • What does it look like the day we're getting ready to start construction?
  • There is not a standard. contract that every county has.
  • Much less cost to the construction company and much more efficient.
  • And so, these construction drawings only give us what the contracts are. tractors were told to install
  • Most of the time, the boring contracts that are doing it.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Jan 13th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

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  • provide a methodology for these sharing ministries to move forward without any type of regulatory construct
  • provide a methodology for these sharing ministries to move forward without any type of regulatory construct
  • And there's no contract. You can come and go as you please.
  • Is there a plan, is the plan to hire a clearinghouse administrator in-house or to contract with one?
  • Next, we'll take up Tab 1, Senate Bill 266 on public adjuster contracts by Senator Burton.
Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with SB 834 on insurance requirements for nonprofit religious organizations and health care sharing ministries. The bill repeals a recent restriction on licensed insurance agents marketing or selling faith-based health care sharing programs. Supporters argued the change restores free speech and consumer education while preserving existing fraud and disclosure protections; opponents said allowing agents and brokers could create consumer confusion and has been associated with bad actors. A title amendment was adopted, and after debate the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard and passed SB 642, which extends reporting and duty requirements to foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and SB 394, a technical bill updating reinsurance intermediary manager law to match current DFS practice. SB 266, which lets vulnerable adults rescind public adjuster contracts without penalty, was reported favorably after testimony from supporters in the insurance and elder law communities and a public adjuster who said the intent was good but the bill may need refinement. SB 832, a residential property insurance transparency bill requiring rate breakdown reports and a consumer resource center, also passed after discussion about consumer clarity and whether the required cost categories can be compiled as written. Later, the committee approved SB 540, which creates cybersecurity requirements for mortgage and money service businesses, closes a regulatory gap for certain investment advisers, adjusts OFR examination-payment deadlines, changes de novo charter requirements, allows virtual credit union meetings, and makes other financial regulation updates. Several amendments were adopted, including a substitute amendment removing fintech sandbox provisions. Finally, SB 1028 on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation was reported favorably after debate over a commercial lines clearinghouse intended to reduce Citizens’ exposure and shift more business to the private market; members discussed taxpayer risk, market competition, and consumer protections. The meeting ended with adjournment.
TX
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  • or finance the construction of improvements to real property.
  • For contracts of $10 million or higher, contracts are awarded to a vendor or bypassing the current bid
  • In Harris County, 35 was a reference to IBM's contract to create a database.
  • And it's 69% for mobile home family construction.
  • Okay, full construction costs including...? That's everything. That's yes, it's the construction.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 7th, 2025

Local Government

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  • or finance construction of improvements to real property.
  • As a result, developers are forced to construct developments with fewer units.
  • So we got 150 units because we paid less than $95 a foot for the construction.
  • And 69% for multifamily construction, Chairman.
  • Okay, full construction costs, including... that's everything? Yes, it's the construction cost.
Summary: The committee heard several bills dealing with local government authority, homeowners associations, hospital district policing, school AED inspections, special district annexation, public contracting penalties, and guaranteed income programs. Senate Bill 2073 by Sen. Zaffirini would clarify that appraisal districts may finance purchases, leases, or construction of real property for appraisal offices without prior approval from taxing units; it was supported by the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and left pending. Senate Bill 1935 by Sen. Hinojosa would increase homeowner control of property owners association boards, require more transparency, limit fines and assessment increases, and require accessible meeting locations; HOA and builder representatives opposed it, arguing it would hinder maintenance and make dues harder to manage, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 434 by Sen. Miles would authorize Harris County Hospital District police officers, was supported by Harris Health, and was left pending. Senate Bill 1177 by Sen. Alvarado, as substituted, would require school AED inspections during fire inspections and reporting to school leadership; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1214 by Sen. Perry would update Concho County Hospital District law to align with current procurement and notice rules; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1965 by Sen. Middleton, for Sen. King, would tighten notice and proximity rules for special district annexations; district witnesses warned the bill could interfere with service to noncontiguous tracts, and the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 2046 by Sen. Bettencourt, which would increase criminal penalties for county purchasing act violations involving unauthorized separate or sequential purchases to evade competitive bidding, and create a tiered penalty structure based on contract amount. Former Harris County DA Kim Ogg, Deputy Attorney General Josh Reno, and James Quintero supported the bill, citing recent Harris County bid-rigging cases and arguing the current Class C misdemeanor penalty is too weak to deter misconduct; some members questioned whether the proposed thresholds were too low and whether stronger oversight, rather than higher penalties alone, would be more effective. The bill was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 2010 by Sen. Bettencourt would bar counties and other political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs and address constitutional gift-clause concerns. Testimony split sharply: Ogg and Quintero argued such programs are unconstitutional, can be used for political data collection, and should not be funded with public money, while Paige Terry Barry defended the bill as protecting taxpayers and discouraging dependency. Senators also debated whether the state can restrict use of federal grant funds and whether local governments should be allowed to run such programs; the bill was left pending.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:04 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

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  • increase recurring funding from $2.5 million to $5 million annually from the Irrigation Works Construction
  • By serving as the one-stop shop for planning, design, and construction.
  • The second year will be construction.
  • It's from an allocation from the Irrigation Works Construction Fund, and then it's also been funded with
  • Is it a million dollars in there that the transfers also from the Waterworks Construction Fund?
Bills: SB193
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Mar 27th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • Would this be a situation where they could agree, and you all could work out a new contract?
  • Of religious organizations seeking to construct residential housing on their property.
  • Process that allows the church to construct on their property without addressing...
  • It is my belief that my leases and contracts with my tenants are legal contracts that should remain between
  • The committee's substitute specifies that allowable emergency repairs are not new construction.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Mar 27th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • Depending, I've been under contract with properties for two years.
  • I've had contracts like that and longer, by the way. I've had five years.
  • Those are things that can be done most efficiently at the time of design and construction.
  • Construction of new homes while allowing a water-intensive commercial construction use such as a car
  • You stop construction; it's not, as they said a minute ago, that it's not just an impact on...
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/9/26

Capital Investment

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  • <00:13:21.160> road infrastructure construction, both road infrastructure construction, both
  • We'll replace the failing construction.
  • > 2027<00:25:53.960> in Construction is planned for 2027 in Construction is planned for
  • Construction cost $9.19 million. Construction cost $9.19 million.
  • And uh Madam construction industry.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 56 (3-31-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

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  • House Bill 480, an act relating to state contracts.
  • 02:14:43.360> relating<02:14:43.920> to<02:14:44.239> state<02:14:44.719> contracts
  • 480, an act relating to state contracts. 480, an act relating to state contracts.
Bills: HB567, HB776, HB2, HB568, HB619