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• Chapter 10A does define securities to mean stocks, shares, bonds, warrants, options...
• The definition includes stocks, shares, bonds, warrants, options, pledge notes, mortgages, annuities,
• And if the allocation options did include an individual stock, I just want to be clear... be uh a be
• of the funds and decide the allocation of the funds and if<00:51:37.680> the<00:51:38.160>
• :51:40.160> an if the allocation options did include an if the allocation options did include

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• HB 2926, housing contracts bonds taxes — Government.
• HB 2289, truth and taxation bonds notices — Finance.
• HB 2289, truth and taxation bonds notices — Finance.
• HB 4033, school bonding ballot language — Education.
• HB 2320, school districts bond financial advisors.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Our word is our bond. So when we say we're on it, we're on it.
• That reduces their capacity to take on or even support existing bonds. Are you concerned with that?
• I had many meetings with people who write bonds.
• So one of my concerns along with the bond is that a few years ago we passed Redbud funding.
• have A lot of businesses were having challenges with capital investments because they weren't able to bond

Bills: HR1051, HR1048, SB2074, SJR39, SJR47, SB1983, SB444, SB1503, SB1561, SB592, SB1501, SB1946, SB1567, SB1833, SB2026, SB904, SB2178, SB1651, SB1558, SB1565, SB1553, SB1257, SB65, SB1749, SB1242, SB1642, SB640, SB667, SB1436, SB1484, SB1562, SB1794, SB1644, SB1533, SB933, SB1555

Keywords: livestock, judging, Oklahoma State University, championship, agriculture, military children, recognition, community support, military families, April 15, pharmacy benefits managers, reimbursement, healthcare, prescription drugs, cost regulation, property valuation, tax limit, homestead, income threshold, elderly

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• It's the same thing with bond conditions where if someone is ordered to have no contact with someone

Bills: HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, SB 14, HB 12, HB 1522, HB 422, HB 675, HB 204, HB 748, HB 912, HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, HCR 123, HCR 124, HR 57, HR 87, HR 111, HR 228, HR 230, HR 322, HR 624, HR 625, HR 626, HR 627, HR 628, HR 630, HR 631, HR 634, HR 635, HR 636, HR 637, HR 638, HR 639, HR 640, HR 645, HR 646, HR 648, HR 649, HR 651, HR 652, HR 653, HR 654, HR 664, HR 665, HR 668, HR 675, HR 676, HR 678, HR 679, HR 680, HR 683, HR 686, HR 688, HR 689, HR 694, HR 695, HR 697, HR 698, HR 699, HR 472, HR 622, HR 632, HR 633, HR 643, HR 655, HR 657, HR 660, HR 661, HR 662, HR 663, HR 667, HR 670, HR 674, HR 681, HR 682, HR 696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• That's what we had allocated. It's a record number.
• An increase of $50.51 in the base student allocation.
• Each restoration is allocated $50 million.
• and safe schools allocation.
• We need to increase, I think, the Bay student allocation.

Bills: HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, SB 14, HB 12, HB 1522, HB 422, HB 675, HB 204, HB 748, HB 912, HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, HCR 123, HCR 124, HR 57, HR 87, HR 111, HR 228, HR 230, HR 322, HR 624, HR 625, HR 626, HR 627, HR 628, HR 630, HR 631, HR 634, HR 635, HR 636, HR 637, HR 638, HR 639, HR 640, HR 645, HR 646, HR 648, HR 649, HR 651, HR 652, HR 653, HR 654, HR 664, HR 665, HR 668, HR 675, HR 676, HR 678, HR 679, HR 680, HR 683, HR 686, HR 688, HR 689, HR 694, HR 695, HR 697, HR 698, HR 699, HR 472, HR 622, HR 632, HR 633, HR 643, HR 655, HR 657, HR 660, HR 661, HR 662, HR 663, HR 667, HR 670, HR 674, HR 681, HR 682, HR 696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• SB 533 by Sparks relates to the authorization of issuance of bonds on election day for the Committee
• SB 533 by Sparks relates to the authorization of issuance of bonds on election day for the Committee
• SB 533 by Sparks relates to the authorization of issuance of bonds on election day for the Committee
• HB 422 by Gonzales of El Paso, relating to the limitations on the issuance of bond funds by the Texas
• SB 533 by Sparks relates to the authorization of issuance of bonds on election day.

Bills: HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, SB14, HB 12, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912, HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, HCR123, HCR124, HR57, HR87, HR111, HR228, HR230, HR322, HR624, HR625, HR626, HR627, HR628, HR630, HR631, HR634, HR635, HR636, HR637, HR638, HR639, HR640, HR645, HR646, HR648, HR649, HR651, HR652, HR653, HR654, HR664, HR665, HR668, HR675, HR676, HR678, HR679, HR680, HR683, HR686, HR688, HR689, HR694, HR695, HR697, HR698, HR699, HR472, HR622, HR632, HR633, HR643, HR655, HR657, HR660, HR661, HR662, HR663, HR667, HR670, HR674, HR681, HR682, HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• legislation provides our intent to address those issues by providing funding through cash payments or bond
• It also provides bonding authority to be used for new correctional facility construction and establishes
• Office of Policy and Budget, and Executive Office of the Governor, the Department and Division of Bond
• He was in that phase of love bonding, a phase that is the horrors that would happen behind those future
• our incarcerated population, compensate healthcare providers adequately, and then find a better allocation

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• definitely don't want to say there's any difference between a female and a male because you need to bond
• with your child, but I... ...need to bond with your child, but I did think that 8 weeks was a little
• Well, again, just in trying to be equitable and give time for bonding. ...and give time for bonding because
• to ensure that they can use those funds throughout the county to make sure it's all effectively allocated

Bills: HB61, HB327, HB253, HB297

Keywords: home school, career and technical education, public schools, K-12 education, enrollment policy, parental leave, state employees, adoption, employee benefits, aircraft tax, aviation tax, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, lease tax, rental tax, commercial aircraft, air carrier, airline, aircraft parts, maintenance

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• We allocated around a hundred million dollars to higher ed, you know, so that if a family makes under
• We allocated around a hundred million dollars to higher ed, you know, so that if a family makes under
• Section 2 eliminates an outdated bond requirement.
• Section 2 eliminates an outdated bond requirement.
• <00:53:58.000> those expertise in how to best allocate those expertise in how to best allocate

Bills: HF4598, HF4884, HF3732

Keywords: workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, correctional officer, security counselor, public safety dispatcher, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability

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• SB 2137 by Menendez relating to the allocation of low-income housing tax credits.
• SB 2137 by Menendez relating to the allocation of low-income housing tax credits.
• and the calculation of the penalty for filing a late application for such an exemption or allocation
• a certain amount, they may not be able to bond out, or at least not initially.
• We did not allocate the required money to implement this amendment. I move to table.

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• We assisted ten land grants throughout the year with obtaining either bonds or tort liability waiver
• Water sharing and the repartimento guide how Ezekiels allocate water.
• So that fund allocates $2.5 million annually from our Irrigation Works Construction Fund directly for
• Allocated for.
• In fiscal year 23, I believe $9.6 million was allocated to that program.

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• <00:25:21.440> that statutory and formula allocations that statutory and formula allocations
• Uh 12.8% is allocated by council policy. Uh 12.8% is allocated by council policy.
• I'll continue to describe how we allocate this and how we came up with these allocations in subsequent
• this and how we came up with allocate this and how we came up with these<00:42:25.119> allocations
• these allocations in subsequent slides. these allocations in subsequent slides.

Bills: HF4693

Keywords: transportation, license plates, validation stickers, replacement fees, government fees, 1183, house

Summary: The Transportation Finance and Policy Committee approved the April 13, 2026 minutes and then heard a presentation from Charles Carlson of Metropolitan Transportation Services on regional transit governance and finance in the Twin Cities area. Carlson reviewed the history of transit governance from private streetcars and buses to public control, including the creation of the Met Council and Metropolitan Transit Commission in 1967, later fragmentation through suburban opt-outs and the Regional Transit Board, and the 1994 consolidation that made Metro Transit part of the Met Council. He also explained the role of the Transportation Advisory Board as a state-created advisory body to the council’s federally designated MPO function, and noted that any major structural change to the Met Council could trigger federal redesignation requirements. The presentation then focused on funding changes over time. Carlson said transit was long supported by fares, property taxes, and federal aid, but that property taxes for operations were prohibited in 2001, federal operating assistance ended, and the state shifted to general fund support and then motor vehicle sales tax revenue. He described the 2006 constitutional dedication of motor vehicle sales tax, the volatility of that revenue during the Great Recession, and the use of one-time state appropriations and later federal COVID relief to cover operating gaps. He said the 2023 legislature created the regional 3/4-cent transportation sales tax to stabilize transit operations, reduced the state’s rail operating obligation, and moved Metro Mobility/Metro Move into a state forecast-based program effective in 2025. Members asked several questions about the structure of suburban “opt-out” providers, including Maple Grove and Plymouth, and how they can contract with Metro Transit or private providers while still retaining control of their allocated funds. Carlson explained that replacement service municipalities receive statutory and formula allocations and choose how to use them. He also described Metro Move as a waiver-based service begun in 2024 that uses human services and Medicaid funds to reduce pressure on the state general fund. Later discussion covered ridership and service shares, with Metro Council providing the vast majority of regional transit service and suburban providers accounting for a small share. No votes or bill actions were taken beyond adoption of the minutes; the chair indicated a bill would be taken up later in the meeting.

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• <00:53:29.200> Um, allocation cap for the the credit.
• Um, allocation cap for the the credit.
• And it lastly provides an allocation of the occupation tax revenue from the gas generated within this
• Leaders agree that budget, bonding,<01:11:12.640> and<01:11:12.880> tax<01:11:13.120>
• > bills<01:11:13.520> will<01:11:13.760> avoid<01:11:14.159> growth bonding,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Because that's where you start and build that bond with them.
• But we have one last question and then we'll have to move on to our resource allocations.
• And then we'll have to move on to our resource allocations, our adequacy stuff. Thank you.
• And now we'll move on to our adequacy resource allocation study from our Bureau folks. Thank you.
• Okay, so this is part two, continuing our resource allocation presentations.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Highway 610 has allocated two primary sites, and with overwhelming development requests, it's the Oxbow
• Highway 610 has allocated two primary sites, and with overwhelming development requests, it's the Oxbow
• If the $55 million bond is passed today, the sales tax exemption for construction materials would help
• the $55 million bond. the $55 million bond.
• language that was updated in allocation language that was updated in 2023<00:53:16.640> in<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Congress has allocated approximately $1.6 billion in disaster relief through the U.S.
• It hadn't been in the business of private activity bonds for 23 years.
• Um, but that's going to be a big issue for us because, you know, we have bonds.
• do any more projects as far as bonding or capital improvement.
• Bonding or capital improvement.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Because of some concerns that some of the political subdivisions had about bonds that are out there,
• But the issue that came up with the current bond issues that are out there, that we were able to maybe
• This is a version that, after talking to the political subdivisions who have those bonds that go out
• If they need to have a bond issue to pay for a new building, they can do that.
• It still gives counties and schools and everybody else the opportunity to have bond issues or whatever

Bills: SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR39, SB1290, HB4028, HB4029, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, HB1250, HB2951, HB2961, HB3151, HB3581, HB3705, HB3970, HB3972, HB3980, HB3981

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and several floor recognitions, including the Doctor of the Day, Psychologist of the Day, and Nurse of the Day. Members also honored the OSBI Cold Case Team for its work on unsolved cases, recognized the 75th anniversary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and welcomed guests for the Prague-Kolache Festival. The chamber then moved into floor action on multiple measures and conference motions. The most significant item was Senate Joint Resolution 39, a property tax constitutional amendment. After extensive debate over the impact on homeowners, seniors, farmers, schools, local governments, and future revenue, the Senate adopted House amendments by a 27-19 roll call and then passed the resolution 40-8. However, the motion to order a special election failed 26-20, so the measure did not advance to a special election call. Senators also rejected House amendments to Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 215 and requested conference on both. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1290 unanimously as an emergency measure, and advanced or passed several House bills dealing with ARPA and funding reallocations: HB 4028, HB 4029, HB 4073, HB 4074, HB 4075, HB 4076, HB 4077, and HB 4078. Other approved measures included HB 1250 creating a Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund for local law enforcement grants, HB 2951 renaming Red Rock Prison as the Chief James Smith Correctional Center, HB 2961 creating a Gold Star Survivor tuition benefit, HB 3151 extending the school year to 173 days, and HB 3581 increasing penalties for riot-related offenses. The Senate also took up HB 3705, which would raise the Parental Choice tax credit cap from $250 million to $275 million, but the transcript cuts off during questioning on that bill.

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• Bonds are overridden to the district.
• Public funding should not be allocated to how to for life.
• And while that may be a great idea for some districts... ...for going to a bond.
• This is... ...for bonds issued without a financial advisor.
• They say that if you're going to issue bonds, you need to have a financial advisor.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• In opposition to AB 103, this bill exempts 181 million of Proposition 4 bond funds from the Administrative
• Earlier when we saw the May revise, we saw that there were no dollars allocated for Family Justice Centers
• So I want to thank you all for making sure that this allocation happened and every one of our colleagues
• We're allocating more money. not for other families instead of prioritizing Californians.
• scheme, his scam, to tie the hands of future legislators, to tie the hands of future taxpayers with a bond

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• to issue what's called a financing order, which would permit utility to issue U.S. storm recovery bonds
• Florida power light sought approval from the commission and was granted financing order and issued those bonds
• And then I can will reallocate those those folks that were done only be allocated to support transmission
• substation done only be allocated to support transmission substation and get them focused on the distribution
• foundation of our plan and understanding what resources would be needed finding contracting and allocations

Keywords: 999, senate, all