Bills: HR42, HR43, HR44, HR45, HCR22, HCR23, HCR24, HCR25, HCR26, HCR27, HCR28, HCR29, HCR30, HB894, HB983, HB984, HR39, HR40, HR41, HCR19, HCR20, HCR21, HB2, HB3, HB15, HB441, HB976, HB977, HB978, HB979, HB980, HB981, HB982, HB129, HB130, HB287, HB489, HB521, HB545, HB553, HB555, HB570, HB670, HB672, HB797, HB854, HB952, HB207, HB300, HB331, HB428, HB464, HB587, HB618, HB629, HB801, HB853, HB891, HB474, HB487, HB503, HB606, HB633, HB707, HB720, HB728, HB733, HB846, HB852, HB856, HB868, HB875, HB112, HB657, HB221, HB149, HB901, HB148, HB354

Keywords: women, chemistry industry, Louisiana, recognition, workforce, commendation, leadership, faith, community service, Bishop Weidner, log truck drivers, transportation safety, log industry, pastor, Church of Pentecost, forestry, tree farming, W.H. Ward Properties, community support, Louisiana Forestry Association

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• . $20 million for Catholic schools for operational and fixed capital outlay costs associated with school
• Waste cleanup programs, $166 million. Resilient Florida program, $110 million.
• and $20.6 million and $200,000 FTA. to provide additional correctional officer positions for state-operated
• The HOA board is an entirely appointed board operating without any oversight.
• Currently, Leon County Schools does not operate DCF after-school programs at elementary school sites

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• So very briefly, we have a rural. definition cleanup bill.
• allocations for. the state promisee program, as well as our funding agency. do business, to run operations
• This could include finding an alternative water supply, resolving operational issues and notification
• Each one is operated by five locally elected landowners.
• to operate within the state or they have to go to the water quality remaining route through TCEQ.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I think operators wouldn't want that from the safety of the operations or the facility, and certainly
• required, then the operator.
• Most of our operators are great.
• Uh, operator. And the uh NRI.
• So then I called my operator, who I'm good friends with my operator, the division order girls.

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• So, what this simply does is, it's a cleanup bill from last session.
• City's word against the operator, or whoever.
• Why are these operators abandoning these sites?
• . or state government operations and sorting that out.
• So having a... permanent dredging operation that operates continually out there to keep Removing the

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• House Bill 3934 is a workforce bill and the board of dentistry yearly cleanup bill.
• It's a technical fix or cleanup that aligns law with recent changes, reduces unnecessary costs, supports

Bills: HB3767, HB3934, HB4199, HB4336, HB2947, HB3834, HB4302, HB4095, HB3287, HB3649, HB4430, HB4431, HB2059, HB3647

Keywords: dentistry, licensing, dental hygiene, foreign-trained dentists, temporary license, public health, emergency response, child care, workforce, pilot program, affordable care, income eligibility, interventional pain management, pain management clinic, chronic pain, acute pain, spinal injections, epidural steroid injection, peripheral nerve block, nerve ablation

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• It's cleanup language from the drafter.
• Page, or same page, and line 91's deleting another comma, cleanup language.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This is just really a cleanup bill, but we'll get the comptroller here before we vote on something.
• Members, all right, Senator Miles is adding cleanup today. And let's go to Senate Bill 375.

Bills: SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525, HB22

Keywords: municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, SB 1633, Texas Tax Code

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• Fellow members, House File 2741 is an agency operations bill that allows PELSB to continue to license
• Because this is operational, I'd just like to briefly provide some context of PELSB's work.
• Section 5 is also just technical cleanup to remove some outdated redundant language.
• It increases operations funds to help ensure we can remain fully staffed.
• So that concludes the brief overview of this operations bill. I'm happy to answer questions later.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• :18.640> three locally owned and operate three locally owned and operate three convenience<02:
• We operate on small financial trainings. We operate on small uh<02:43:38.640> margins.
• Many store owners<02:48:02.399> operate<02:48:02.880> stores owners operate stores owners
• we run a locallyowned and operated we run a locallyowned and operated convenience<02:53:22.720><
• cleanup language. cleanup language.

Bills: HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools

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• I'll talk about our operations and our budget.
• I will talk operations and our budget.
• Um, thanks to Minnesota, we are operating with about 105 million in financing and the state funding you
• . operations. operations.
• operations to be self-sustaining. operations to be self-sustaining.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I represent the Delaware Apartment Association, which is an association representing owners and operators
• Housing providers across Delaware have seen significant increases in operating costs, and additional
• At the time, stakeholders' input would have been critical to deciding how ag land would operate through
• Regulatory updates are infrequent and do not result in substantial change to our operation, keeping a
• I don't think that's probably how it would operate, based on Senate Bill 228 and then the House bill

Bills: HB371

Keywords: HB371, Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, farmland preservation, agricultural lands, agricultural preservation district, Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, county advisory board, Delaware Foundation, Department of Agriculture, DNREC, planning and zoning, growth zone, open space, land use, farmland protection, rural land preservation, agribusiness, active farmers

Summary: The Senate Executive Committee met in hybrid format, approved the minutes from its June 17 and June 18 meetings, and considered several nominations and bills. The committee heard testimony from Michael T. Skeuse for the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission and Jay Eric Fearwald for the University of Delaware Board of Trustees; both nominees described their backgrounds and qualifications, and no objections were raised. The committee then moved to legislation focused largely on property tax reassessment and related school-tax issues, along with a technical constitutional corrections bill, an agricultural lands preservation cleanup bill, and a child-safety/service-letter bill. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 350, which would create a third multifamily residential tax classification at 1.2 times the residential rate. Supporters argued apartments are housing and should not be taxed as commercial property, emphasizing relief for renters and fairness after reassessment. Opponents, including county and school officials, warned the bill would reduce local revenues, complicate tax administration, and create unintended consequences for counties, municipalities, school districts, and agriculture. Similar themes carried into House Bill 462, which would make the split-rate school tax structure permanent and lower the nonresidential cap to 1.85, and House Bill 463, which would align New Castle County senior school-tax exemptions with county exemption rules; both bills drew discussion about shifting burdens, fiscal impacts, and timing. The committee also heard House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320, a technical corrections bill to the Delaware Constitution, with one public commenter objecting to charter-related changes being included in a correction bill. House Bill 371, which removes the requirement for county farmland preservation advisory boards under the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, was presented as a streamlining measure and had support from the Department of Agriculture and public comment in favor. House Bill 438, expanding service-letter requirements to a broader set of child-serving facilities and requiring reporting when employers fail to respond, was described as a cleanup bill closing a safety loophole. After public comment and committee discussion, the meeting ended with a motion and unanimous adjournment; no recorded votes on the bills were taken in the transcript.

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• So we have a lot of shelters that are operated by a lot of entities around the state.
• in the state are existing and probably proposed fall within the private sector and they're either operated
• why don't we have that with other housing situations, whether it be a hospital, a state-run, state-operated
• It's just cleanup language. Move to option.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• THIS BILL IS A CLEANUP AND ENSURES THE INCOME OF PARENTS GIVING CARE TO CHILDREN WHO ARE APPROPRIATELY
• DISCUSSED IN THE MEDICAID AND CHIP PROGRAM AND THE CORE COMPONENTS OF THE BILL INCLUDE TRANSFERRING THE OPERATIONS
• DIRECTOR OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ALLOW A 501 C3 NONPROFIT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY OPERATING
• DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO MAKE SEVERAL KEY ACTIONS WHICH IS TO CONDUCT FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I'm calling to order the Elections, Finance, and Government Operations Committee.
• Chair Quam, members of the Elections, Finance, and Government Operations Committee.
• The language, if you look on page 2, lines 225 through 230, is the operational language regarding when
• We're always happy to do that technical cleanup so statutes are more uniform and up to date.

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• Britt. executive director for HR operations for Russia.
• This bill operates in a very clever way in that our universities are incentivized to have of the student's
• differences in the rigor of you know this required to be accredited or you know it's one one college operating
• This bill is a simple cleanup that brings Texas law in line with what THECB has already done and with

Bills: HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• We don't have entities like Carlsbad District, Sumner, Bloomfield, and more that operate under a different
• But then, under estimated additional operating budget impact, it says that the affected fund is the general
• But then there would be a fairly large In comparison, the operating budget impact... and I'm just trying
• an important step forward. in achieving this goal by helping to shift our state from a reactive, cleanup-based

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• I mean, if a cable operator is required to move those lines, is it..."
• <00:09:33.680> and wood um says that cable operators and wood um says that cable operators
• situation I mean if if a cable operator situation I mean if if a cable operator is<00:10:21.880>
• The licensed to operate any Class A, B, or C vehicles unless he or she has a K restriction.
• The licensed to operate any Class A, B, or C vehicles unless he or she has a K restriction.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met with a quorum and approved the minutes from its previous meeting. It then considered several transportation-related bills, beginning with House Bill 157 on special license plates. The bill, as amended by a committee substitute, would create a commercial Friends of Agriculture plate to support agriculture-related programs, with proceeds going to the same fund used by the existing farm tag. Members also discussed the committee substitute’s fee exemptions for military-related plates, and the bill was reported favorably with the substitute attached. The committee next took up House Bill 682 on utility relocation. Testimony from Charter Communications explained that the bill would update outdated law so cable and broadband providers are treated like public utilities for reimbursement when forced to relocate facilities for highway projects, while preserving the Transportation Cabinet’s discretion over reimbursements. Members asked about the current reimbursement process and fiscal impact; witnesses said the bill does not change cabinet discretion and therefore has no fiscal note. The bill was reported favorably. House Bill 443, which would shift the east end signage of the H. Rogers Parkway farther east to US 23 in Prestonsburg to reflect the already four-laned section and support future federal funding efforts, also received favorable expression. House Bill 444, a commercial driver’s licensing measure brought by the Transportation Cabinet and amended by committee substitute, would align Kentucky reporting requirements with federal law and allow drivers age 18 and older to qualify for a hazardous materials endorsement, with limits excluding school buses and interstate transport. Members discussed the safety rationale and the need for drivers in agriculture and propane delivery; the bill was reported favorably with the substitute attached. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 493 on towing and storage of motor vehicles. Representative Pollock and a Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance witness described it as a cleanup bill aimed at transparency and enforcement against predatory towing and inflated charges, and members noted constituent concerns about towing practices. The bill was reported favorably with a committee substitute attached. The committee also reviewed Administrative Regulation 600 KAR 1:041, which updates disadvantaged business enterprise certification rules to conform to federal nomenclature and related federal changes; the regulation was reviewed without further action.

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• So, I think that was a cleanup that got So, I think that was a cleanup that got put<02:18:29.840>
• . operations. operations.
• how an operation takes place. how an operation takes place.
• dispatch operations into one big room. dispatch operations into one big room.
• I'll make a note. the operational side of 911. Would that the operational side of 911.

Keywords: 916, all

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• That works closely in tandem with, ...in operations.
• So DCB will continue to operate its nursing programs in there.
• It's not through your general operating funds, I wouldn't guess, but I'm a detail...
• Eighty-five, 90% of our time is operational testing.
• Again, I think those are probably two cleanup things.

Summary: The Higher Education Institutions Committee met on the Minot State University campus for presentations on campus operations, enrollment, and new academic initiatives. President Shirley reviewed recent audits, noting mostly clean results with only minor technical findings, and highlighted MSU’s broad academic offerings, specialized accreditations, athletics, and partnerships with Minot Air Force Base and the MSU Development Foundation. Members asked about declining interest in teacher education, tuition waivers for athletes, dual credit incentives, and how MSU decides when to launch new programs and avoid duplication within the university system. Shirley also discussed several workforce-focused initiatives supported by the Legislature’s Workforce Education Innovation Funds, including the purchase of the Trinity Health Center West building for a downtown health sciences hub, a new daycare/preschool partnership near campus, the Aspire program to recruit rural students into teaching, and a paraprofessional-to-special-education degree pathway. Enrollment data showed overall headcount was flat at just under 2,750, but full-time equivalent enrollment rose slightly and new student numbers increased, including the largest freshman class in 15 years. The committee also discussed Minot State’s in-state tuition rate for all students, its dual credit “Emerging Scholars” scholarship, and concerns about the share of high school graduates who do not immediately pursue postsecondary education. Faculty then presented two new programs funded in part by WEAF: an Innovation Engineering degree and a master’s program in counseling with an integrated addiction studies focus. The engineering program was described as industry-driven, designed with broad early coursework, hands-on learning, and local employer input to prepare students for western North Dakota workforce needs; officials said it had already drawn more applicants than expected and would use renovated library space and donated or grant-funded equipment. The counseling program will be mostly face-to-face with hybrid options, aims to address shortages in mental health and substance use providers, and is structured to help students meet licensure requirements. Committee members asked about startup costs, licensure supervision hours, and whether the programs would be on campus rather than online, and presenters said both programs had recently received required approvals and were moving forward.