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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals Mar 20th, 2025

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

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  • Um, members, this is a really important bill for our beekeeping, beekeeping community, and I request
  • idea was to house it in the comptroller's office and we, we do have a resource witness from, uh, the agency
Bills: HB148, HB203, HJR30
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Children and Senior Advocacy

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  • and I were speaking briefly before the meeting about I had contact from one or two law enforcement agencies
  • We have a number of speakers requested to speak, but they will be limited to 8 and 3 minutes each.
  • When a teen tries to download an app on their smartphone or device, the parent would receive a request
Bills: HB285, HB317
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations

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  • Again, we're focused on... agencies. 3.3 million to provide assistance to schools to participate in the
  • Critical IT projects across the agency.
  • I know staff made a request for an agency analysis back on December 29th of DFS, and none has been provided
  • I'm kind of here at the request, although I'm not technically a lobbyist, but I'm here at the request
  • Kind of here at the request, although I'm not technically a lobbyist, but I'm here at the request of
Summary: The committee heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2026-2027 budget, SPB 2500, with chairs outlining major spending in K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Highlights included a $115 billion overall budget, pay raises for state employees and public safety workers, major K-12 funding increases and enrollment supplements, higher education workforce and nursing investments, expanded Medicaid/KidCare and behavioral health funding, corrections and law enforcement operational funding, transportation and housing investments, and significant environmental and water quality spending. Members asked about civic education funding, declining enrollment, professor retention, APD waiver waitlists, cultural grant allocations, and other line items. Public testimony also addressed HIV/AIDS drug assistance funding and prison air conditioning. SPB 2500 was adopted as a committee bill after amendment consideration and a roll call vote. The committee then took up implementing and related budget bills, including SPB 2502 (implementing the General Appropriations Act), SPB 2504 (state employee bargaining placeholder), SB 7028 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and related retirement changes), SPB 2506 (fuel tax distributions), SPB 2508 (state agency law enforcement radio system surcharge), SPB 2510 (termination of an unused court trust fund), SPB 2512 (new judgeships), SPB 2514 (K-12 conforming changes), SPB 2516 (higher education conforming changes), and SPB 2518 (health conforming changes). Most were explained as technical or conforming measures tied to the budget, and all were reported favorably as committee bills, with SB 7028 amended to direct a portion of increased contributions to disability and line-of-duty death benefits in the FRS investment plan. The committee also heard and passed several member bills, including CS for SB 1074 on rounding rules for cash transactions in a world without pennies, CS for SB 678 restoring the alcohol loss deduction framework for distributors, and SB 964 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention. SB 964 drew the most discussion, with questions about the one-year death-benefit window, the separate $25,000 cancer diagnosis payment, and whether the bill could create gaps in coverage for firefighters diagnosed or dying just outside the new time limits. Firefighter representatives testified in support, saying the bill would provide clearer protections for members and families. All of these measures were reported favorably.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services May 20th, 2025

Health & Human Services

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  • and is not a new state agency.
  • leadership from other agencies to request such a review.
  • The Quad Agency Chair will have the discretion to approve these requests, and each initiated review will
  • The Quad Agency may provide suggestions for the replacement... The objectives of the Quad Agency.
  • I had endless support from the agency and still have support from the agency 10 years later.
Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 16th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

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  • When the agency was first created, they agreed to oversee an administrator hearings and and agencies
  • These are just additional agencies they want to incorporate under this current These are not new agencies
  • to use multi-agency vendors. agency, multi-award.
  • agencies.
  • The requester may then have to tweak the request and file again, wasting their time and the state's time
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  • needs to go, and that would be done by a needs assessment tool that the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
  • I would have just one last request of you both: well, actually, of you, because you won't be here either
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Back during the Great Recession, we require our general fund agencies, and they still do it.
  • The general fund agencies still do that. Uh, you know, it's not like it's just forgotten.
  • </c><00:08:02.240><c> and</c> we require our general fund agencies and we require our general fund agencies
  • Uh you know, agencies still do that.
  • One, I've gotten a few requests from you, so you know, let's move them on if you can, please.
Bills: HB245, SB16, SB59, SB62, SB79, SB88
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 13th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • What it does is it gives us, as the child placing agency, the authority to say you have to request this
  • No, that person's supposed to request it. No, they're supposed to request it.
  • We can nail down who's supposed to request the file and who will actually request it.
  • I don't care who's supposed to request it. It's law, and you have to request it."
  • Because it doesn't change if a different adoption agency requests it, right? Correct.
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  • Speaker Hilbert now our request...
  • Senate Bill 592 is a request bill that would allow distributors and wholesalers to take care of each
  • I move to reject the Senate amendments to House Bill 3403 and request further conference.
  • I move to request the Second CCR to House Bill 1851 and request further conference.
  • me, I've got a little bit of sad news that I would like to share just because I need some prayer requests
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  • Does this create a new governmental agency if we pass this?
  • Representative DeBrenski requested the consent, and it was adopted without objection.
  • Do you request further explanation of the bill? No, Mr. Speaker, that pretty much does it.
  • I move to reject the Senate amendments to House Bill 3403 and request further conference.
  • I move to request the second CCR to House Bill 1851 and request further conference.
Summary: The House met in quorum call and then took up a long series of Senate bills, most of them passing with little or no debate. Early action included SB 1475, renaming the I-35 bridge at Indian Hills in Norman as the Toby Keith Memorial Interchange, which passed 77-5. SB 1447, modifying the RFP process for the state employees’ prescription drug plan, passed 87-0. The chamber also adopted Senate amendments to HB 2288 on the Teacher Retirement System, shortening the return-to-work waiting period for teachers from three years to six months, and both the bill and its emergency clause passed 90-0. Other education-related measures included SB 1521 on conversational AI child protections, SB 1276 making the “bell-to-bell, no-cell” school cellphone restriction permanent, SB 201 raising the minimum teacher salary schedule by $2,000, and SB 1721 extending and restructuring the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education; all advanced, with SB 201 drawing the most debate over teacher pay, local control, and whether the increase was enough. The House also passed bills on veterans, public safety, and state operations. SB 1533 would allow the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to bury Oklahoma resident veterans who die out of state. SB 1232 updated penalties for copper theft, SB 1255 shifted medical pardon review from the DOC director to the medical director, SB 1327 restored more authority to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission board, and SB 1525 authorized up to $75,000 for the state’s annual tourism conference; the tourism bill also received emergency passage. Additional measures included SB 667 clarifying chiropractic education language, SB 1436 requiring hospitals to provide information after fetal death, SB 1317 allowing career teacher status to transfer to a new district with approval, SB 604 resolving motor vehicle statutory conflicts, SB 1325 protecting domestic abuse victims, SB 1496 updating OSBI authority, SB 2007 requiring PBMs to honor appealed reimbursement rates going forward, SB 1567 clarifying nursing language, SB 2112 cleaning up open pasture road law, SB 1980 creating gift card protections, SB 1735 aligning career tech oversight, SB 1558 clarifying child-care licensing rules for certain group homes, SB 1491 clarifying replacement presidential electors’ oath requirements, SB 1287 allowing the Abstractors Board to deny licenses to people not legally working in the U.S., and SB 1378 creating an Olympics in Oklahoma revolving fund. Most of these passed by wide margins, and several emergency clauses were adopted. The chamber also rejected a motion to vacate the temporary presiding officer, and later voted to reject Senate amendments to HB 3403 and request further conference, while also requesting a second conference committee report on HB 1851. The session included multiple gallery introductions, including visitors, ag students, and a large page presentation. The House adjourned until Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
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  • Now, what is also in is the agency, which is partnered with the county or the private foundation, has
  • Well, I would think and hope that the partnering agencies are very... ...and hope that the partnering
  • agencies are vetted agencies and doing their due diligence, because the last thing we need to be doing
  • Who requested this bill? Excellent question.
  • Members, Senate Bill 843 is a constituent request from the district that I share with Senator Murdock
Summary: The House convened, called the roll, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized the Nurse of the Day and several student and athletic groups, including Career Tech students, charter school students, Meridian Tech students, and Carl Albert championship teams. A lengthy personal privilege/farewell-style speech was delivered by Representative Lepak, reflecting on his service, family, staff, and legislative colleagues, and offering general advice about public service and the legislative process. The chamber then took up several Senate bills. SB 1369, creating a 988 revolving fund to support Oklahoma’s mental health lifeline, passed 85-7. SB 1441, clarifying penalties for drones contacting critical infrastructure, passed 80-2. SB 137, adding DUI/GBI to electronic monitoring ineligibility and clarifying Department of Corrections language, passed 72-18 after questions about retroactivity and administrative authority. SB 843, raising the minimum ADA threshold from 400 to 550 for school districts to hire relatives of board members, passed 77-4, and its emergency clause also received the required two-thirds vote. The most extensive debate centered on SB 483, which would have authorized county commissioners to establish a relocation assistance program for people seeking to move to supportive housing or services. Members raised concerns about homelessness policy, county capacity, public-private partnerships, safeguards, and possible misuse or “bussing” of people between communities. The bill ultimately failed 35-52, and notice was given of a possible motion to reconsider. Later, SB 1433, requiring agencies to publicly post guidance documents and note they lack the force of law, passed unanimously; SB 1257, updating THC-related language in controlled substances law, passed 68-13; and SB 1365, updating promotional fund language for state retail outlets, lodges, gift shops, and golf courses, failed 43-42, with notice of reconsideration also given. The House then moved to recess until 1:15 p.m.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added May 6th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Bills: SJR50, SJR52, SJR53
Summary: The Administrative Rules Committee met to consider three joint resolutions approving major rules. Chairman Kendricks presented SJR 50 and SJR 52, both related to Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules, and SJR 53, which was clarified to concern the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. Members asked why the Health Care Authority rules were split into two separate resolutions, and were told they could have been combined but were being handled separately. Each resolution was moved for adoption, there was little to no debate, and the committee voted to approve them. SJR 50 passed 10-0, SJR 52 passed 11-0, and SJR 53 also passed unanimously. After the votes, members exchanged brief remarks thanking one another for their work during the year and noting the committee’s efforts to reduce bureaucracy. A member asked whether suggestions should be raised at that time, and was told that was not the appropriate time. With no further business, the committee adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 10th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • It requires OIR to collaborate with DCF and community-based care lead agencies to review data from the
  • to levy fines or penalties on insurance companies and DCF to levy fines or penalties on a CBC lead agency
  • or subcontractor for failure to reply to a request for information within 30 calendar days.
  • or subcontractor for failure to reply to a request for information within 30 calendar days.
  • Next, we'll take up tab 2, SB 794 on Agency for Persons with Disabilities by Senator Jones.
Bills: S0556, S0794, S1600
Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered three bills and a confirmation. On SB 1600, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment and a technical amendment that shifted the bill from creating an accreditation process to requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation, DCF, and community-based care lead agencies to study liability insurance coverage and availability in the child welfare sector and report findings to the legislature by January 1, 2027; the bill also included enforcement provisions for failure to provide requested information. Support was noted from child and family advocacy groups, and the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard CS for SB 556, which would allow students with disabilities to satisfy a physical education graduation requirement through participation in Special Olympics, if included in the student’s IEP, and would clarify that two years of marching band participation can satisfy both PE and fine arts credit. Special Olympics Florida, families, and other supporters testified in favor, emphasizing flexibility, access, and recognition of rigorous activity. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS for SB 794, which requires background screening for employees of residential facilities and day training programs serving people with developmental disabilities and directs a review of waiver support coordination, including quality, consistency, access, competencies, recruitment and retention, caseloads, and geographic gaps in services. An amendment to conform to the House version was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then questioned Secretary Taylor Hatch regarding her confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Senators raised concerns about child welfare system performance, parent notification and rights, CBC funding formulas, managing entities, opioid settlement spending, peer support expansion, and technology/interoperability improvements. Hatch described DCF’s recent data and initiatives, including reductions in out-of-home care entries, youth advisory efforts, missing children recovery operations, expanded behavioral health capacity, and technology upgrades for benefits processing. Public comment included support from family and provider organizations and concerns from a former foster care worker about medical misdiagnosis cases. The committee voted to recommend Hatch’s confirmation favorably, with Chair Grall voting no, and adjourned after allowing Senator Sharief to be recorded as voting in favor of SB 1600.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And what I've handed out to you is a study done in 2018 by the National Council of State Housing Agencies
  • they looked, this is, uh, an organization, a national organization that contains every state housing agency
  • Local governments vary widely in their handling of these resolution requests.
  • Larger cities typically have established and formalized processes for evaluating these requests, while
  • In many cases, smaller cities fail to even bring RA requests to the agenda, which effectively blocks
Bills: HB164
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a cleanup bill requested by the Texas Department of Health.
  • Generally, The committee substitute was requested by TDLR, the Texas Hearing Aid Association, the American
  • and streamlines the application. process for pharmacies with multiple locations and requires the agency
  • Could removing the DEI efforts affect how well these agencies serve diverse communities?
  • We are an agency that tries to be accountable for the things that we do.