Bills: HB1531, HB2667, HB2809, HB2865, HB3589, HB3151, HB3748, HB3750, HB4419, HB4643, HB3597, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

Bills: HB1531, HB2667, HB2809, HB2865, HB3589, HB3151, HB3748, HB3750, HB4419, HB4643, HB3597, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

Transcript Highlights:

• If we could just get the Secretary of State and the municipalities to have printers that would print
• you could do all that highlighting and everything else automatically, just as it comes out of the printer
• 24:59.960> have State and the municipalities to have State and the municipalities to have printers
• that would printing color you printers that would printing color you could<01:25:03.560> do<01
• you know as it comes out of the printer you know as it comes out of the printer you<01:25:10.560

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Also, members, I want to say, too, that because of our printer malfunction, or because of the ability
• Because of our printer malfunction, or because of the ability to push the print button on a regular basis

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, it just come off the printer. We have this... is it? So get one of these to look at them.
• We'll get that out to you ahead of time, but that's what they're looking at. just come off the printer
• We have this just come off the printer.

Bills: HB303, SB360, SB325, HB477, SB329, HB381, SB330

Keywords: 923, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Would you believe that I, the son of a printer salesman, struggled to print out my testimony this morning
• Would you believe that I, the son of a printer salesman, struggled to print out my testimony this morning
• Would you believe that I, the son of a printer salesman, struggled to print out my testimony this morning
• <01:56:44.880> HP<01:56:45.440> 1277<01:56:46.159> is safety of our printers
• HP 1277 is safety of our printers.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These costs would ripple beyond cannabis companies to local printers, packaging suppliers, designers,
• These costs would ripple beyond cannabis companies to local printers, packaging suppliers, designers,

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• opened the executive session for House Bill 107, relative to political advertisements printed in newspapers
• the motion is ought to pass on House Bill 107, relative to political advertisements printed in newspapers
• advertisements relative to political advertisements printed<03:36:11.399> in<03:36:11.520> newspapers
• <03:36:12.000> periodicals<03:36:12.479> or printed in newspapers periodicals or printed
• in newspapers periodicals or Billboards<03:36:15.399> hey um<03:36:18.680> representative<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 34:34.760> We<00:34:34.879> have<00:34:35.040> high-volume<00:34:35.560> printers
• ,<00:34:36.560> and high We have high-volume printers, and high We have high-volume printers

Bills: HCR92, HCR46, HCR172, HCR147, HCR112, HCR100, HR84, HR42, HR139, HR104, HR92

Keywords: automated external defibrillator, AED, cardiac arrest, state buildings, health education, public health, lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, Hawaii, workers' compensation, auditor, procurement audit, compliance, Department of Human Resources Development, transparency, accountability, medical care

Transcript Highlights:

• was pressed more than once per voter and so multiple ballot cards printed out. on the ballot card printer
• We also work with a number of partner printers across the country.
• In states where they require that ballot paper be provided by a local printer. of the heart policy that

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Should you require a prescription service to put ink into your printer?
• /c><00:14:57.760> ink<00:14:58.079> into<00:14:58.240> your<00:14:58.399> printer
• <00:14:59.360> If service to put ink into your printer?
• If service to put ink into your printer?

Bills: SF0052, SF0024

Keywords: wildlife management, environmental restoration, funding, invasive species, aquatic ecosystems, native fish, habitat conservation, lottery, debit card payments, gambling regulations, state revenue, financial transactions, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Arby Printer, thank you. Against the bill. This is our last speaker against. Two minutes, please.
• My name is Barbie Printer.

Bills: HB2086, HB2248, HB2688

Keywords: vaccination mandates, mask requirements, public health, government entities, COVID-19, medical freedom, healthcare mandates, employment requirements, government regulation, vacant positions, state budget, government efficiency, employment, full-time equivalent positions, 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard three bills, all on medical freedom or government staffing. HB 2248 would prohibit governmental entities, businesses, schools, and ticket issuers from denying employment, entry, services, or participation based on whether a person has received or used a medical intervention. Supporters framed it as protecting bodily autonomy and parental rights; opponents, including physicians, child care and public health advocates, warned it was drafted too broadly and could undermine vaccine-related protections, school and daycare illness policies, and hospital safety. After debate, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 3-2 vote. HB 2086 would bar government entities and businesses from requiring vaccination or masks/face coverings, with stated exceptions for long-standing workplace safety and infection control measures, and it would apply to certain government-owned health care facilities. Supporters argued it was needed to prevent coercive mandates and protect individual freedom and business autonomy; opponents said it would interfere with private employers’ ability to protect customers and workers and could conflict with public health practices. The committee approved the bill on a 3-2 do pass vote. HB 2688 would require the Arizona Department of Administration to identify state budget-unit positions vacant for at least 150 days and eliminate those positions each fiscal year, with some exceptions such as corrections and DPS. The sponsor said the bill would reduce waste and prevent vacant positions from functioning as slush funds, while members raised concerns about specialized or hard-to-fill jobs. After brief testimony in support, the committee passed the bill on a 3-2 do pass vote, then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• So they had 3D printers; they had these oversized printers so they could print.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'VE UPLOADED A RECEIPT, THIS ONE FROM STAPLES FOR PRINTER INK.
• IT WOULD HAVE BROKEN OUT THOSE LINE ITEM NUMBERS, IT PRE-POPULATED FORMING THOSE TWO ITEMS AS THE PRINTER

Transcript Highlights:

• But you've got 3D printers, you've got robotics, you've got hospital conditions that have to be emulated
• But you've got 3D printers, you've got robotics, you've got hospital conditions that have to be emulated

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met during Budget Week and first considered three member bills. House Bill 1111, by Rep. Valdes, would eliminate the option for students to leave high school with a certificate of completion instead of a standard diploma. Valdes said the bill was inspired by students who met credit requirements but could not pass a required assessment, and argued the certificate does not provide access to college, trade school, or military service. The bill passed unanimously, 15-0. CS for House Bill 127, by Rep. Kendall, would support students with disabilities by using existing Florida Department of Education curriculum to create micro-credentials and coordinating with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA on workplace safety. Goodwill, the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Florida PTA, and others supported the bill, which also passed unanimously, 15-0. House Bill 1367, by Rep. Booth, addressed chronic absenteeism by requiring statewide definitions and more uniform attendance reporting, along with rules for excused and unexcused absences and early identification of chronically absent students. Testimony emphasized inconsistent district policies and the need for clearer data and interventions. The bill passed 13-0, with some members noting concerns about implementation details and future rulemaking. The committee then took up PCB-P-PKB-2501, the proposed conforming bill for the fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget. The chair said the bill was designed to align statutes with budget and scholarship funding procedures, especially around the Florida Education Finance Program and scholarship payments. The PCB would require Florida student ID numbers for scholarship students, standardize cross-checking against FTE survey data, set quarterly payment dates, and use one data source for both reporting and withholding scholarship-related FFP amounts. It also would reduce certain add-on weights by 50%, remove the budget stabilization program, and repeal the educational enrollment stabilization program. Several members raised concerns that the add-on weight reductions could hurt career and technical education, AICE, IB, and CAPE programs, while the sponsor argued the data showed too much spending in an “other” category and that the reductions were aimed at aligning funding with actual program costs. Public testimony was mixed: some supported tighter accountability and clearer payment rules, while others warned against undermining expensive career-readiness programs. The PCB passed 11-2. After the conforming bill, the chair presented the proposed fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget, totaling just under $21 billion, about $400 million below the current year. She said the budget reflects a need to slow spending growth and includes $20 million for New Worlds Scholarship Accounts, $7 million for security grants at Jewish day schools and preschools, $14 million for public school transportation stipends, an overall FEFP increase of about $747.7 million, $100 million for teacher salary increases, and increases in the base student allocation and funds per student. The committee did not vote on the budget recommendation at this meeting; it was distributed for review and will move to the Budget Committee next week.

Transcript Highlights:

• You'd be surprised how many people don't Have a scanner out there or a printer.
• You'd be surprised how many people don't Have a scanner out there or a printer.
• They had to be able to have a printer.

Transcript Highlights:

• c><01:01:19.280> licenses<01:01:19.920> and<01:01:20.160> a<01:01:20.480> printer
• for it licenses and a printer. for it licenses and a printer.
• That is one of those one-time licenses and some hardware in that printer.
• 06:48.559> that licenses and um some hardware in that licenses and um some hardware in that printer
• I think that's really what printer.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And it looked like Bill Nye, the science guy, had nine 3D printers. It had all this crazy stuff.
• What they were doing was using the materials that they were using in their 3D printers in order to print
• <00:34:32.480> had<00:34:32.639> nine<00:34:33.119> 3D<00:34:33.520> printers
• the science guy, had nine 3D printers. the science guy, had nine 3D printers.
• in order to print the 3D printers in order to print the materials<00:34:46.800> that<00:34:47.040

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:00 Approval of Minutes 00:02:31 Kentucky Farm Bureau 00:02:42 Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:28:18 Kentucky Cattlemen's Association 01:48:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard first from Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders, who outlined the organization’s current priorities and recent work on farmland transition. Eddie Melton said Farm Bureau is working through 983 county and advisory committee resolutions and highlighted support for the updated selling farmer tax credit, now law through House Bill 775, as well as Senate Bill 28’s agriculture economic development provisions. He said Farm Bureau’s likely priorities include maintaining the 50% share of the tobacco settlement fund for agriculture, protecting funding for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, preserving sales tax exemptions on farm inputs, keeping property taxes controlled, and exploring additional tools to keep farmland in active farmers’ hands, including possible loan or inheritance-tax changes. He also raised concerns about eminent domain transparency, nuisance deer permits, and access to agricultural inputs and crop protection products. Alita Bots described the farmland transition initiative in more detail, saying the revised state tax credit is generating strong interest and that a new federal tax provision now allows eligible land sales to actively engaged farmers to spread capital gains taxes over time. She said the initiative has reached 22 counties and more than 1,300 people this year through outreach and meetings, and that Farm Bureau is pairing policy work with resources to help farm families plan transitions and prepare wills and other estate documents. Drew Graham added that the effort is also meant to bridge the rural-urban divide and support rural communities, and Farm Bureau invited members to its annual meeting in early December. Members asked about rising insurance costs and deer damage. Farm Bureau representatives said severe convective storms, inflation, and higher repair and material costs have driven insurance rate increases, citing five major storm events since 2021 and a recent Owensboro hailstorm that caused about $350 million in losses; they said the company is moving toward percentage deductibles to help moderate increases. On deer, they said crop-loss totals are hard to quantify but acknowledged the problem and discussed possible coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Hunters for the Hungry. Commissioner Jonathan Shell then began the Department of Agriculture presentation, reporting gains from the department’s school agriculture outreach program, including a 23% increase in county participation between March and September and improved teacher-reported student learning, before continuing into the department’s legislative priorities.

Transcript Highlights:

• begin our procurement process just like any local governmental. entity by advertising across 12 newspapers
• So we publish in 12 newspapers across Texas.
• I'm trying to read the small printer. TFC owned, managed, and leased inventory.

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

Transcript Highlights:

• This probably doesn't apply, but my end just has a 3D printer and makes a lot of the himself in copper

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Higher Education Committee met on March 10, 2026, with a quorum present and took up seven bills. The committee advanced S.553, which would require SUNY and CUNY to observe all religious holidays and specifically include Asian Lunar New Year; S.2046, creating Mental Health Educational Opportunity Programs and sending it to the Finance Committee; S.516, establishing a Black History Preservation Commission within SUNY; S.6334, allowing direct support staff in non-facility OPWDD programs to provide nursing services under a registered professional nurse’s order; S.6482, updating geologist licensure requirements; S.6759, authorizing parents or legal guardians to apply topical fluoride varnish to a child’s teeth; and S.6929, requiring dental laboratories to register with the Department of Health. Most bills had no opposition or only a support memo, including support from CUNY for S.553 and from the New York State Council of Professional Geologists for S.6482. Members generally moved the bills forward without substantive debate, though several were reported “without recommendation.” S.2046 was the only measure explicitly referred onward to the Finance Committee. During consideration of S.6929, Senator May asked whether the registration requirement would affect a dental office using its own 3D printer to make dental items; staff said they would check and follow up. The committee completed its work and adjourned at 11:12 a.m.